Jase

Did you basically just say Marcelo is solid defensively?

Good weekend of results for us. We now just need to sort out that annoying Costa fiasco and hope can get him back into the team!

Indeed but I do wonder if we'll get a LWB with a sweet left foot like Alonso. So unlucky that his 18-yard volley went wide yesterday. Hit it so beautifully!

As if they have any chance of overturning United after that 2-0 defeat.

Muller unhappy? They haven't got a clue, have they? Then again, it's Daily Fucking Express!

On the funny side of things...

Hmmm...

Hull seem to be enjoying the new manager bounce. 2 wins in 3 and this now may not be a straightforward game as it was a week or two ago.

Chelsea 2-0 Hull City PRE/POST-MATCH DISCUSSION, LIVE CHAT AND ANALYSIS 2016/17 Premier League Match 22 22nd January, Sunday, 2017 Stamford Bridge 16:30 Kick Off (UK time)

Wasn't a fluent performance but we controlled the game very well and barely gave anything away to Leicester. Definitely needed the win to put the Spurs result behind us as well as the Costa debacle, for now anyway. We MUST get Costa back in the team, assuming the situation is still salvageable, before next weekend, with Liverpool and Arsenal coming very soon!

We're truly Hollywood FC.

Of course but it's been some time, if my memory is still working right, that we've had media reporting what's happening inside the club.

Yeah but considering it's been reported by Sky, BBC, Guardian, Telegraph etc, it does feel like there's some truth to the story. Do wonder how they all managed to find out about it though. Did someone from the club leak the story to the press?

That's assuming if that video was even filmed yesterday...

Knew this season's good vibes was too good to be true!

Replacing an inconsistent player with another inconsistent player. Would be vintage Chelsea move.

He may not have met the squad but that doesn't mean he didn't his homework on the squad and/or speak with the club about transfers. And considering how late we got Alonso last summer, I doubt he was high on Conte's main targets list. Likely to have only bought him because we couldn't get others. And could have been approved by Conte himself.

Good draw, considering we go to Liverpool a few days after that tie.

That inexplicable miss...gets worse every time you see it!

Is there any proof that Conte actually didn't want Batshuayi or the board bought Batshuayi without consulting Conte? Have seen so many mentioned it like it's a fact. Let's not forget that Conte was confirmed as our new manager last April and given he might start the job late due to Euro 2016, he and the board could have easily discussed their transfer plans very early on, with Conte telling them who he wants and the board working out to get them. Maybe Conte also has a point that Batshuayi is still adapting to English football and his demands and it's difficult for Conte to play him when the team has performed well and won all but 2 games since the October

But Tomo, you know as well as anyone that stats don't tell the whole story. The stats may be high/good but if they don't make any difference on the pitch, then what's the point? It's just like a midfielder who has 90%+ pass completion, which is impressive on the surface, but when you look the deeper, you realize the reason for that is because he's mainly passed sideways and/or backwards. And if we really want to talk about last season, then I'm sure even you would admit that he was nowhere near his best or performed at the minimum level required, despite whatever stats you have found. But the up and down seems to be happening a tad too often!

I know today was Loftus-Cheek's first game in months but he doesn't seem to have the stamina to go the distance. Always seems to fade away in games.

The bizarre thing, if we can call it that, is that all of his goals this season have come at home.

MUST. WIN. THIS.