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I'm not saying that we won't win the title. Just stating that City have the easiest fixture list. Though they are bottlers, surely they will not even win all of their remaining fixtures so we probably would even be champions with just over 80 points. But I am pretty sure we will end up with 88 points.

Obviously most of our remaining problems won't get solved by throwing money at them. We have tried that. We still got a massive quality and creativity deficit in AM/RW despite having bought players for a good 150m for those positions. Most of those have struggling covering their offensive and defensive duties at the same time despite their hety pricetags. So why not simply recall some loansters and let them have a try. Especially Bertrand Traore. He appears to be a promising player and can still be formed. Honestly can't do worse than Willian.

just as we have them, united and pool. City now have the easiest reamaining fixtures left. Only a trip to old trafford. Except Tottenham, who are shit they play Southtampton at home on the penultimate day.

Why does every pundit predict Utd to finsih outside the top 4???? Everytime i read sth at europsrt or skysports they all state how shit Utd are and how they are gonan finsih 5th, 6th. WTF? When has playing shit prevented Utd from moving up the table? Utd have ALWAYS played like shit, even when they won 3 titles in a row they have been playing like Stoke City hoofing the ball up the pitch or crossing as if their lives depended on it hoping Ronaldo/Berbatov/Rooney/RVP finishing the rebounds. Did anyone really expect Utd not to win vs fucking spurs?

TBF Cahill was much better than JT today, so he should retain his place. I just wonder who should be captain then I'd like to see: ---------Courtois-------- Azpi--Zouma-Cahill--Luis ----------Matic------------ ---Willian----Fabregas--- Remy---Costa---Hazard But of course we will see ----------Courtois---------- Iva---GC/Zouma--JT--Azpi ------Matic----Fabregas--- Willian---Oscar-----Hazard -----------Costa-----------------

the problem today was not fatigue due to lack of rotation. Actually there only were a few instances were some players individually looked tired, but never the whole team despite our small squad. I agree we have too many average players like Willian and Oscar playing all the time. But who are we gonna replace them with? Fucking Cuadrado?

The same procedure as every week. Score first, stop playing, defend like shit, concede, play some tired, pathetic attacks, waste a lot of chances and maybe get a lucky winner over the line. I expect us to scramble to a win here. Somehow. 2-1 or 1-0. We got a full week rest. Not the end of the world if we won't though. City and Arsenal will slip up at some point and we'll probably. Nevertheless we should really win here cos we are still playing arsenal, manUtd and liverpool all three are still playing for the Cl places. Jose will park the bus in those games and we all know how that ends. Leading the league has never been so frustrating. I know I am spoiled but we have been playing shit for the whole of 2015 and only are top because the other teams are even worse bottlers. This would be totally ok if did not have the potential to be great inside us. We have Hazard, Costa, Fabregas, Courtois, Matic, Fllipe Luis who for whatever reason is just rotting on the bench, but the likes of Oscar, Willian just hide in their shadow. What we are missing from them is character. I hope Mourinho instills some hunger into our players again. If not I can see the next two months becoming a pain in the ass to watch.Every week we play like shit or don't get the result enhances the possibility of us staging the most catastrophic collapse in the history of football.

WE were always gonna limp towards the finish line. No need to be upset. We tried but we simply are no better than a draw vs Southamtpon. This was one of 5 draws we can allow ourselves and still win the title. I just don't get why we keep playing Oscar and Fabregas who are both shit in the 2nd half of the season. We pay the price for our lack of depth and genuine quality in the squad. Willian Oscar are no better than Mane or Tadic just more expensive. Until we start playing some tactically astute football and our fringe players growing some balls this limping towards the finish line will continue

We will win this league. but not on merit. On City being even worse bottlers than us.

Cuadrado another dead end to our play. will finish 1-1

with mancity losing a poiint is not that bad a result.

we have just too many dead ends to our play: oscar, willian, fabregas.

Cahill is getting so humiliated by mane

Oscar with one of his worst performances even for his standards. hope cuadrado comes on for him.

we are so fuckin shit in defense.

#After starting the season brightly Matic has become a passenger with late tackling. the penalty is testament to that.

boring is good. So Jose can give some youth players time on the pitch. Shame we did not beat PSG, could have concentrated on the CL now. Anyway, that a decent but nowhere near great Chelsea side can win the epl title in march tells at least as much about the quality of the league as the early european exits.

We can allow ourselves 5 draws in 11 matches now and City still would have no sniff at the title, even if they win all their remaining matches. I hope we don't get complacent though. Last season we lost the league because we could not accept the gifts pool and shitty were giving us

There is no need to be objective here. btw. win our 2 matches in hand and the title is ours.

10 mins played and burnely should have had 2 penalties already. So far they have dominated city. A bit wasteful though.

This guy is such a clown. As if he will ever play for us. Never was an option for us. We just wanted to balance out or options but no serious interest. Only he himself believed that.

Robbery are aging, on a slow but certain decline. I always wondered who they are gonna replace them with. But I don't think either Real or Madrid will sign Sterling as of yet. IMO he will move within England. Why not try a bid ourselves. His contract runs till 2017 and he is at the age of 20 already better than most of our attacking mids.

played 2 great matches against us but should have been sent off in boht. Also he looks like Samir Nasir's lesbian partner. Probably too small to play the hard man every game.

But but but but but Coutinho can't tackle and does not track the goalkeeper I am not a fan of either Oscar or Willian, but to say that they lack skill is not fair IMO. Willian's ball control is immaculate. Both are capable of backheel assists and exceptional strikes and all that fancy bullshit you expect from Brazilians. They just don't do it effectively and on a consistent basis. They lack the determination and grit to impose themselves on a game, even if they have shown they can on occasions. We somehow appear to draw the tooth from flashy players by having them work hard and defend instead of giving them attacking freedom. And rightly so. Nothing Willian or Oscar have ever done would warrant a team like Chelsea to play around them. But my question is why buy them in the first place? I always was against signing either of Willian or Oscar because i have never seen anything special in them. In the last 2 years, we splashed out more than 100m on some of those average/decent attacking mids you find all over world football Eriksen, Roberto Firmino, Coutinho, Cazorla, Pedro, Callejon, Candreva, Walcott etc. That is what you can buy for 30m nowadays. Some might come out and say "what those players are much better than Oscar/Willian". Sure stick them into our system having to clean up for Fabregas and Ivanovic and they will look as shit as them. What we need is either players who are so good they are defend for their lives and still score/assist loads or simply have our defenders do their job so we can afford attackers with an actual offensive output. Those 100m+ on average AMs like Schürrle, Willian, Oscar, Cuadrdado should as well have been spent on some "defensive wingers" who might not have the skills of Willan but as much offensive output and defensive workrate like Milner e.g. and some actual quality players who get shit done. Reus and Alexis Sanchez for example. Both don't really have that much of a superior technique compared to Oscar/willian but they use it more adventurous. When willian dribbles he shifts in right, left, right again and then passes back to ivanovic. Also Oscar is usually to afraid to take on a player and when he has to he usually shits himself and makes a turnover. Reus, Alexis both produce at least as many turnovers or wasted shots as our dynamic duo but they actually try and whenever they fail they try again. When Willian tries a shot he usually rolls it straight at the goalkeeper with the inside of his boot instead putting his foot through it. Both have shown that they can take on players and score great goals but they just lack the attitude to fulfill their potential. IMO it is the coach's job to instill hunger and believe into players instead of making them willing watch dogs. But it is also the players fault of being tamed and castratedd by a few tactical instructions

I would like all players who fucked up yesterday to be benched. I know I am dreaming but I'd love to see a team freshened up with some youth players. --------Courtois-------- Azpi--Zouma-JT--Luis ------Matic--Ake------- Cuadrado-RLC--Hazard -------------Remy---------- That team looks competent and has flair. IMO Remy will be an upgrade on Costa on current form. Also given that Fabregas never really performs in the 2nd part of the season, we should have a plan B. Obviously that plan B is not Ramires. RLC and Ake are both quick and strong enough to cope with the physical challenge of the EPL.