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Yes, those clubs you mentioned have only 1-2 strikers but the BIG difference is they all have competent strikers. We have 2 STs but one is totally incompetent, which basically leaves us with just one ST. Just because Barcelona/Real/Juventus/Bayern/City have 1-2 STs only, it doesn't mean we have to have the same as them, do we? Have you forgotten that under Mourinho we always have 3 STs even though we only play with 1? Our pursuit of Llorente in the transfer window suggested Conte wants 3 in the team too. And Barcelona and Real having so few STs is totally irrelevant considering they have goalscoring freaks in the team.

*30 minutes He still looks rusty yesterday and Conte already suggested he won't rush him back. Best to slowly re-integrate him back into XI like what Hiddink did. Think he'll be on the bench for Arsenal and then start against Nottingham Forest next week.

He already knows Zappacosta from his Italy days and if you don't play him where possible, he's not going to adapt to the team, is he? Plus with 7 games in 21 days, Conte had to rotate and rest players and yesterday's opposition was the perfect opportunity for him to do that.

If we let him go in January, who on earth are we going to get? No one is going to sell us their best striker mid-season unless we pay silly money. I expect Costa to play at some point before moving on. You're being really optimistic there. Costa has been hell bent on doing every thing he can to leave for Atletico and Conte has offered no suggestion whatsoever that he'll welcome him back to the team. And not to mention, whenever Conte gets asked about Costa in his press conference, the questions get swatted away by Steve Atkins.

Never watched him play at Torino or for Italy. So, I don't know how he does on the left side but until we see him do that for us, it feels like we'll just be filling square pegs in round hole.

Alonso should be rested against Nottingham Forest next week but yeah as mentioned above, the LWB position is a concern.

Probably but the LWB position is a concern. We don't really have an alternative for Alonso and may have to flog him to death this season.

Not saying we can't have a banner for him but how has he gotten one when some other equally or more successful players don't?

Willian and Alonso too.

Considering Conte has a dodgy record against Arsenal, can't disagree. Wenger's team selection on Thursday will be interesting to see.

Honestly, how have we allowed ourselves to go into the season, with the Champions League this time, with only 2 strikers? Such poor planning!

Good game from him tonight. Just a shame he has to contend with Luiz and Azpi in that back 3.

Was Cahill trying to get himself sent off again with that early challenge Henrique?

Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal PRE/POST-MATCH DISCUSSION, LIVE CHAT AND ANALYSIS 2017/18 Premier League Match 5 17th September, Sunday, 2017 Stamford Bridge 13:30 Kick Off (UK time)

Qarabag were awful but good performance and good win. The next 3 group games will be telling. Reckon we need at least 5 points from Atletico and Roma (x2).

First Champions League goal.

Got the goal but didn't convince...again. Dodgy movement, passing was sloppy and fell over almost every time under the slightest bit of challenge. At this rate, we better pray Morata doesn't get injured.

Still yet to convince defensively but offensively, he looks pretty good and if he continues making those off the ball runs, reckon he'll get a few goals from Fabregas' or someone else's pass.

Erm, where did I talk about Rudiger?

Griezmann's shit hair means we should stay far away from his as possible.

A fact? More like an observation from ONE game. Doing it at the weekend doesn't mean he's good at it or will be good at it. Hell, I can probably pick out games where Cahill plays out from the back but does that make him ball playing CB, comfortable at playing him out from the back? No. And that's just one aspect of the game. Is Zouma comfortable at being asked to defend higher up the pitch? I don't think so.