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If Liverpool lose it won't be their fault

Out of Abramovich era first team keepers -Cudicini, Cech, Courtois, Kepa is the least talented imo. He isn't bad, but too ready in one on one situations to remain flat footed and not attempt a save. Just as some of our overpaid primas are getting slated, he also should not be off the hook.

Our yoof 2-0 up against Monaco

Might be true as the Independent is also owned by a Russian oligarch

Pretty certain if a fourth substitute was allowed he'd have replaced Barkley with Kovacic again....

Zola wasn't there last night, got the flu. Feel a bit sorry for the fag chewer. I genuinely think he doesn't know what he's doing - He turned up thinking his shape and style would work and he's genuinely perplexed that it isn't - The problem is he'll keep trying even if it means we end up in League 2. Time to get rid, the players are still playing for him, just not well - That's almost worse (and by the way, we need to get rid of a lot of those cunts in the summer too).

6 months have passed it’s 100% possession without purpose. He’s learnt nothing from beating City at home when we didn’t dominate possession and played on the break. The predictability is mind numbing. not just the substitutes, but the style of play. 433 possession without purpose, this isn’t some new unseen football. It’s 433, narrow possession based football. Except he’s slowed it down. And made everyone be Nigel Spackman.

Any team can come to the Bridge and take the piss now. Unheard of a few seasons ago.

Sarri is a departure from the 'ready made shelf item' they purchase But the board are at fault -they shouldn't get a 'work in progress' manager if theyre not prepared to give them at least two seasons and play youth and hungry players that the manager can bring in. Probably this week it will be Sarrivederci.….if not after the coming Sunday humiliation

Wonder if there are many keepers that are far from the top, with lots of growing to do at £70m

Alex ! I know you were/are a keeper. But that statue stance we all did at school and not even attempting a stop is shocking. Willy would have been the better option tonight imo

Do not fear. Barkley will be on for Kovacic soon.

I am sorry but he is a bang average keeper. I can think of at least 3 that he has let in, one on ones, where he has made up his mind to stand flat footed, look exasperated and hold his hands in despair to blame the defence -without even attempting to make a save. The sort of dramatics you do in school.

Yes agree- so it is because appearance quotas are written into a lot of contracts. Clubs are now quite happy to accept these contracts, due to players like Bogarde , but it can make the managers look stupid,

Playing the same players, and seemingly stupid substitutions -eg Kante and Hazard coming on when we're 2-0 up shouldn't rush to attack Sarri/or whatever manager is there, It is very common for playing time to be written in stone in the contracts drawn up by the players parasites agents Good read https://www.amazon.co.uk/Done-Deal-Contracts-Multi-Million-Transfers/dp/1472947177

I think the media focussing on the 4-0 Bournemouth debacle and the City revenge thrashing has actually helped us. When we play with confidence, this team are World beaters. I don't buy into this disaster scenario that is being portrayed. OK Sarri has 5 wins in the Europa League, 2 in the FA Cup (against lower league opposition), 4 in the league cup (1 of which was against lower league opposition) - That's 40% of his wins and his league record is 58%... but it would be good to give him to the end of the season imo.

What the fuck are you on about ? He IS a gooner cunt. Stupid one too. Now you behave, because I am a Moderator

You need to stop this Ty fixation, Gooner cunt I am happy we won, and on track for 25th piece of silverware, fuck all the whataboutery.

Thought they had good spirit, well marshalled for a team of non-superstars. Their ground was a good cauldron for a Home team too. Not quite comfortable yet, but I would have took a 1-2 away first leg at 8.00pm

Some people just like moaning I suppose. Kind of defence mechanism. We won tonight.

Exactly give him a season Who the fuck is Ty ?

Really ? Chelsea manager win %: 1. Maurizio Sarri (65%) 2. Antonio Conte (65%) 3. Jose Mourinho (64%) 4. Carlo Ancelotti (61%) 5. John Robertson (61%) 6. Roberto Di Matteo (57%) 7. Luiz Felipe Scolari (56%) 8. Claudio Ranieri (54%) 9. Gianluca Vialli (53%) 10. Ruud Gullit (49%)

Good win. Still on track for another bit of silverware. I ain't getting on the negative, doom and gloom bus. Its a one way ticket to Depression, stopping at Entitled Street, Spoil Bastard Avenue, Moaning Parkway, and Unrealistic Dreamland.

Was thinking the same. Deft, but not very strong, reminded me of Owen Hargreaves