Leif

CAHILL LOVES TOTTENHAM!

FUCKING COME ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So off-ball incidents don't get cards now

Oscar is a good passer with good work rate. He doesn't have a good technique though. If he did, he'd know how to cross. He seriously needs to work on it.

Incredibly awful positioning from Ivanovic there, I'm baffled. It looks like he was looking for Cole or something, but just.. no.

Walker looks like a peanut.

What the fuck Ivanovic. Don't run forward like that you nob-cheese.

Luiz just hurt himself during warm-up. Looks like his ankle.

Our worst centre-back pairing. They both prefer to cover instead of press. This means long-shots galore for Bale which he's made great use of this season.

b-b-but, i don't want Torres to play in such a crucial game

I posted in the Mourinho or Fergie thread earlier that I could see us going after Rooney and Jose joining us... I should start an ITK account on Twitter.

He's surely amongst the top 5 finishers in the league, has an engine in him, has learned how to play in midfield well, has good link-up play, decent strength, he's decent at headering the ball & would in general improve the team IMO. It's not my money, it's Roman's. All the above plus the need for more English players in the team makes me think it should happen. He's also a leader on the pitch despite having his perhaps 'chaotic' moments. Hazard and Mata would be incredible with him i feel. Edit: Just a point; Just because United are interested in listening to offers for him doesn't mean he's not good enough for us. We play a completely different style to them, one which Rooney would thrive in. With Moyes (seemingly) becoming their next manager things would be tricky as Moyes & Rooney had a major fallout regarding something one or the other wrote about the other in a book of theirs.

So I'm the only one thinking Laurent Blanc is still an option?

I'd be happy with either Mourinho or Moyes here next season personally. Get whichever one doesn't go to United. Voila.

Fergie to retire. Chelsea to sign Rooney + Jose. Not saying I want that, but stranger things have happened.

Loving today's rumour that we've dropped interest in Falcao

So (potentially) the main clubs with new managers next season:- Real Madrid Bayern Munich Manchester United Chelsea Everton(?) Manchester City(?) AC Milan (?) AS Roma Schalke Yum.

My only real concern about this game is who will start as centre-backs. I feel Bale needs to be pressed a bit, which Terry certainly does not do, so Luiz playing should be a given. Then it simply comes down to who partners him.

"Sky Sources have David Moyes as next Manchester United manager." *SkyBet have Jose Mourinho as favourite to take over at Manchester United*

People seem to forget (or simply not know) that David Gill is also leaving. They. Will. Crumble.

It has to be asked though; If this idea of Mourinho going to a direct rival is even being entertained by many, should he be held in such a high regard? Maybe King Carlo is truly our king, eh? Or Di Matteo

Now Chelsea fans on Twitter (some) are almost crying and saying he won't return because some Mirror journalist said Mourinho isn't a fan of Mata

NO DEMBELE!!!!!!!! Now just hope for Bale to take a wrong step on the way to the game and sprain his ankle

Because despite failing to win the Champions League with us, for obvious Liverpool related reasons quite possibly; he was at his absolute best here, dominating teams both in Europe and the league. No manager would raise our atmosphere and confidence like he would. His press conferences bring joy. He understands the club and it's fucked up policies. He's going through a crisis - a crisis which could be completely reversed at the one club which adores him most. It'd be a match made in heaven reunited.