Strike

Cahill and JT vs Agbonlahor and Benteke. Rafa, you genius!

Cahill is such shit.

Decent lineup. Hammer them in the first half and rest some of the lads for Wednesday

There was no other time. Poor Oscar/Luiz/Rami and the English guys have to rush to Rio de Janeiro to play another friendly on June 2. What's worse is that the Brazilians then have the Confederations Cup in June. Chelsea will begin pre-season in July and on the off-chance Chelsea have to play a playoff-game to get into the CL, then they will look to start pre-season earlier. I just hope Oscar and Luiz are not burnt out by all this

Still unnecessary. We were in the US just last year.

But surely there was no necessity to schedule 2 more matches at the end of the longest season for any club in the PL era? It's not like we are broke!

Agree with that. We have won some trophies through this Managerial Merry-go-round but our best League form has come in an environment of stability under Jose and Carlo. Even Carlo's second season, Chelsea made a late charge for the title which I feel wouldn't have been possible had we sacked Carlo in January or Ferbruary of 2011

care to elaborate that statement?

that is never confirmed and i am quite certain it is not true. He told MUTV in March, he'll never come to Old Trafford as the manager. And he did it with a straight face.

Klopp will not come lol He just won't leave Borussia with 3 years left on the contract

If true, then it is a damn shame. I was looking forward to Jose vs Fergie vs Mancini Now it will be Jose vs Moyes vs Pellegrini. What a dud

So, fans shouldn't voice their opinion on Rafa subbing Yossi Benayoun in for Oscar? With Lampard and Ba on the bench?

That moment when you realise there's only 3 more games with Rafa

The board should offer Torres to all the rich clubs - Anzhi, Monaco, PSG etc

Not watched the Portuguese League enough to have an informed opinion on him. Would like to see him at Spain/Germany/Italy before jumping on his bandwagon

Napoli will look to sell him. Just like Lavezzi last year. They are not in good financial shape

"He's played deeper this season" is no argument imo. It's not like he'll forget how to play as striker. Different club, different roles

2 games at CM all season according to Shogun - vs Fulham and vs Arsenal. Pass

I think the club will have seen how RVP was hiding United's deficiencies all season. A new striker will be signed I think. But if Falcao to Monaco is true, I'm starting to get the feeling Chelsea will miss out on the "Big 3" strikers in Europe - Falcao, Cavani, Lewandowski. Cavani to Man CIty looks strong and Lewandowski to United and Bayern looks more likely than Chelsea. If we miss all 3, what then? Sign someone like Rooney or Higuain? or Stick with Lukaku?

The thing with Ba - he's shown up in the big games, where our defenders and mids are closed down quickly and they play the long ball over the top to Ba. His goal vs City was typical example of this. I think Ba was a great signing, especially at 7mil, but NOT as a first-choice striker. Next season, when we get a proper quality striker, Ba will be a great option to thrown on from the bench and add a presence up-front. Something like the role Dzeko plays at City

Why's everyone leaving Mata out?We struggle without Mata. Is he injured or something?

He's spot on when he says "Chelsea didn't have a clear strategy. They half-heartedly counter-attacked, with Ramires wasting their main opportunity on the break when he slipped over after great work from Juan Mata. They didn't defend with any certainty, particularly down the flanks. And they didn't keep the ball, killing the game, as a good possession-based side would. They did nothing. Villas-Boas had a point - what is Chelsea's style? " The next coach will have the big task of building a footballing philosophy here

Will he leave Porto and the CL for Everton though? Michael Laudrup maybe unlikely given his new contract . Slaven Bilic maybe? - Former Everton player. Could be considered.

They will sit on Moyes' ass for atleast 2 seasons. United will not sack him for fear of turning into Chelsea. We will walk the league at this rate