Jase

Maybe Fabregas would be better off working as a PR officer. Speaks better than he plays.

Think you're being kind there. Costa looks more interested in fighting with other players and winning free kicks/penalties than doing the most important job - scoring goals!

You forgot the most important bit - "Oscar provides balance to the team".

Agree to disagree then. If they had shown some form of competency in their performances, we wouldn't be in such a desperate situation. And blaming the clueless attacking tactics (I don't disagree with the criticism) only goes so far because at the end of the day, it doesn't excuse the rubbish goals we have conceded this season.

Says a lot when you could only name 3 players. Wouldn't even put Matic in that bracket because taking aside the "he's gotta do the job of two players" notion, his performances have been nowhere near the standard he set in the last 1 1/2 years. That is true but the thing is, we're talking about experienced players here, players who have won things. The least you'll expect them to show, especially at the current moment, is competency but they aren't showing that. I'll just quote what I said to Henrique...

Courtois, Terry, Pedro and err, Azpi/Hazard?

How is it even arbitrary when their performances week in week out say that they aren't playing to their best of abilities or even reach the minimum standard set. You can't say the players have done their jobs well this season and that you have not criticized the players. Like I said, they all had issues with the managers and didn't like them but they still showed the desire to win games, to win trophies. They are still at least winning things for themselves and the club. Are the players now even doing that? I'm not trying to defend Mourinho here but if we aren't even going to give some thought to some of the things he's said (like the ones tonight) and are just going to blame him everything, then what's the point of even debating? People are so caught with everything bad about him that they're just keep on criticizing him even if the things he's said are valid.

You can talk about modern day fans for all you want but at the end of the day, ask any fan out there and he or she will tell that the least they want to see week in week out is commitment, desire and fight for the club. The team won't always win and/or perform well and that's fine but that's the least people want to see. The problem with us right now is that the players aren't showing those in the matches. They are just drifting through games and hoping for something to happen.

But is he wrong? Yes, Mourinho has his faults and deserved to be criticized for them. People can hate him for all they want but one thing people can't deny is that he's emotionally attached to the club. How many players out there we can say feel the same way for the club, for us fans? Never mind Mourinho, how many feels the same as Terry does for us all? You can practically count on one hand the number of players who have actually shown the willingness to dig and fight for a result. And on the larger point, how many of them are even playing for their personal ambition and pride? Even when the likes of Lampard, Drogba etc had issues with managers and didn't like them in the past, they still showed the desire, commitment to win games, to win trophies. Can we say the same for the current group of players? It's like they all can't be bothered anymore and are just trying to get the manager sacked. If that's how they are going to behave, then this won't be like the last time we see our players dictate the manager's fate at the club.

But is he wrong though? It might harsh but it's certainly true. Beyond Terry, how many of them actually care playing for the club, for the fans? Heck, how many actually even care to play for their pride and personal ambition? Compare the players and leaders we had in the previous squad to the one we have now. So many look like they can't be bothered to play these days.

Sounds as if Jose knows that P45 is coming his way. Going down fighting with those strong but true words about the players. Mourinho is at fault yes but the players continue to put in spineless and abject performances week in week out. Even if you don't like to play for the manager, where is that desire to play for the fans, for the club? (the fact that only 3 players came to acknowledge the fans says it all) More importantly, where is that desire to play for your pride, your ambition, your goal to win trophies?! At the momet, they are all nothing but spineless mercenaries.

Pedro now has 3 assists in the Premier League, which is more than anyone else in our side this season.

Somewhere in the north-east tonight, Big Sam must have laughed his head off watching that Leicester game. He's gonna 19th-centuried his way to 3 points on Saturday.

The funny thing is we actually created enough chances to win 3-2 (thanks a lot Costa, Ivanovic!) but didn't take them and lost. Then again, that's what we get for putting in another spineless performance. Bloody awful apart from that 10-15 minutes spell after going 2-0 down.

To be fair, at least he wasn't sleeping then. The Costa of 2-3 weeks ago wouldn't have even made that run.

Shaved or not, Neymar has a shit hair. But Griezmann?

Just wait for PSG to start their banter on Twitter.....

Chelsea vs Sunderland PRE-MATCH DISCUSSION AND LIVE CHAT 2015/16 Premier League Match 17 19th December, Saturday, 2015 Stamford Bridge 15:00 Kick Off (UK time)

Chelsea 3-1 Sunderland POST-MATCH DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS 2015/16 Premier League Match 17 19th December, Saturday, 2015 Stamford Bridge 15:00 Kick Off (UK time)

http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/12/psg-await-in-champions-league.html First leg is on 16th February (Tuesday) - in between Newcastle and potential FA Cup 5th Round games Second leg is on 9th March (Wednesday) - in between Stoke and Liverpool league games

Oh my god. PSG again?! As if playing them 4 times within the last 2 years isn't enough! They're 17 points (SEVENTEEN!!!) clear in the league and they can practically just rest players all the way until February. That's without mentioning the fact that they have a winter break coming up while we have to slug it out through the busy Christmas/New Year.

But that's non-Liverpool fans' perspective. Nothing wrong with applauding your fans after a game, regardless of the result and it's much better than when the team loses, no one goes over to the fans and acknowledge. But that's not a rule, isn't it? It's just a culture and nothing wrong if someone like Klopp wants to introduce a different one. And again, nothing wrong with acknowledging the fans. Better than most who only do that if the team wins.

He's shaved his hair off. I'm appalled.

It's not a transfer window these days if Mikel isn't linked with some Turkish or some other random clubs. He won't go anywhere unless we sign a defensive midfielder from somewhere. Shouldn't forget that Matic is suspended for the Champions League last 16 first leg. So, a back up is definitely needed.