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If it's at the Bridge, I would be confident of us beating United. But it's at Old Trafford and I don't trust this lot to go there and beat them, especially if we take a battering from Barcelona just few days before that.

Would say somewhere between 30-40%? Not having to play in Europe might be the difference maker in last few months.

Did I explicitly say we still have a chance of finishing in the top 4 if we lose to United and City? Was merely pointing out the potential situation. Besides, the main thing here is about us, not about Arsenal!

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Are you really going off on me not including Arsenal in there? Don't be so picky!

Well, they might end up 2 points behind us but they won't be getting into the top 4, that's for sure.

BIG possibility that after the next 2 league games, the top 4 fight could look something like this! Man Utd - 62 pts Liverpool - 60 pts Spurs - 58 pts Chelsea - 53 pts Can't believe I'm saying this but getting out of Europe might be the best thing and need the other 3 to go as far as possible. Don't think Liverpool and Spurs, in particular, have the squad to cope with both competitions.

Chelsea 4-0 Hull City PRE/POST-MATCH DISCUSSION, LIVE CHAT AND ANALYSIS 2017/18 FA Cup 5th Round 16th February, Friday, 2018 Stamford Bridge 20:00 Kick Off (UK time)

Not the best or perfect performance but it was an improvement and a much needed win. All about getting the wins now at this point of the season.

Hazard's lack of goals may be something that will dissuade Real Madrid from going after him, especially if Zidane gets sacked some time soon. If Hazard is seen as someone to replace Ronaldo or be one of their main attacking players, he'll be expected to score plenty of goals on a regular basis but I'm not sure if he has that in him at all, even in a more attacking side than us. Perez and Real may prefer to go after someone like Neymar, who not only can score lots of goals but also has that 'brand' and big personality to lead a big club like Real.

To be fair, this is the real Conte. Used to be combative figure when he was back in Italy. His other quotes, though, were even worse. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/feb/10/antonio-conte-chelsea Also, in that same article, I don't get how he can moan about the media creating speculations, negative vibes around the club when he's been feeding them with negative stuff to write about on a weekly basis.

His wife posted a video on Instagram of them dancing and she even jumped on his back apparently!

The last time we played a side totally rock bottom was Crystal Palace, wasn't it? West Brom are in that position now and 7 points away from safety after this weekend's result. No doubt we'll give them a boost tomorrow...

Conte? Never mind the manager, the players should be fighting for the club. They should be fighting for the badge they wear and represent week in week out! What they have produced over the last month or so have been nothing short of embarrassing. They better buck up their efforts starting Monday or otherwise, hell is gonna break loose!

Javi Gracia at Watford... L 0-1 Southampton D 0-0 Stoke W 4-1 Chelsea L 0-2 West Ham

Banged about how we're in a top 4 fight this season. Has gotten his wish now...

And that's a guarantee because? We have players like now and had in the past and have hardly pushed them out, have we?

Isn't it lovely that we somehow have 3 players who, for one reason or another, are pining for a move to Madrid? Would be nice having players who are actually committed to the club as opposed to constantly having one eye elsewhere!

Granted we haven't played this matchweek yet but it's a fucking joke that Spurs have gained 7 points on us in last 3 games when those 3 games were Man Utd, Liverpool and Arsenal while we had Bournemouth and Watford!

Sliding down to 5th like...

Where did I say Hazard isn't allowed to leave? We all know that Hazard is probably gonna leave for Madrid at some point but I doubt many would appreciate being constantly 'reminded' about him with his constant talk about Real, Zidane etc. Just because the likes of Lampard, Cech did it, it doesn't mean Hazard have to do the same. But him always having one eye on Madrid and talking about them is something that won't endear him to the fans. And was there anyone really pissed with Cech that he chose to join Arsenal? Think we all respected his decision and could understand why after what he did for the club in 10+ years.

I don't necessarily mean that literally but it has certainly felt that way. Besides, he's been talking about Madrid for years and has certainly been eyeing that move for some time now. It's not like it's came out of nowhere because of our lack of ambition or anything like that. That's hardly the same, is it? We didn't want to give Lampard a new contract and he wanted to play more than he was (IIRC - whether he was right to join City via New York City FC is another story) while Cech wanted to leave because we chose Courtois over him as the no.1 Different from Hazard, who is the undisputed no.1 star and the main player here, no?

If/when he does leave, we'll no doubt miss his quality, talent and what he contributes to the team but I highly doubt we'll miss him on an emotional level. Though he's not the first one and won't be the last, every time he talks about being interested in Real Madrid, it's like spitting in the fans who have supported him all these years, even through during bad times. Sees us nothing more than a stepping stone to bigger things. That is why I said what I said before, IF he does end up staying, it'll feel nothing more like a marriage of convenience because the "girl of his dream" rejected him.

Would like to have whatever you were smoking...

Getting ready to see us drop down to 5th like...