Yeboii

They want to be rappers so much its actually annoying...

At least Ruben was really good. A little tired in the end but he looked like he cared the whole game! Great performance being technical but also strong and imposing.

Its obviously not that simple. I have a feeling CHO needs to learn how to move without the ball. Just like Sarri said, he needs to improve in the defensive phase and he needs to move better in attack when he doesn't have the ball. Its what to do when he has the ball that he is superb at. Without the ball he needs to get better. We saw in the game against Tottenham how much movement off the ball matters. If players are not doing it correctly we can leave big gaps in our defense or not attack gaps in the opposition defense. Even though I write all this, I have said on this thread before that I will be disappointed if CHO (and/or Ampadu, preferrably and of course!) won't get to play a good amount in this game.

If neither Ampadu or CHO will be playing (and not the last 10 mins or shit like that) I will be very disappointed. This game really means nothing to us since we already topped the group.

Speaks volumes about both players. Especially annoying stat since Willian always tries for the shot instead of passing if given the chance.

Anyone knocking Sarri here deserves a slap... We all should know by now that Spurs is a great side now, and Chelsea at home is as big as it gets for them!

"Professional Footballer Player" Doubt its real, but who knows!

Great! He really needed that since his loan to Valencia is not going well at all.

Against the team that always turns up when facing us!

Kovacic is a great player! I hope he stays beyond this season as well! Class act on and off the pitch. Knee jerk reactions on here after a game where the team was below average. Kova is not a goal scorer, and we knew that from the beginning. However, he is a terrific dribbler that can get the ball in midfield and carry it forward with speed past 1-3 players. He has great technical qualities and can pass the ball well. He also seems to never lose the ball. At least not because of a great error of his part. That is the only similarity I see with him and Jorginho in playing style (does not lose the ball nearly at all). Only complaint is that he sometimes jumps into sliding tackles when there is a risk that he might foul the player seriously. I think he made a tackle like this against Everton where if he had hit the player, he would probably have gotten a red.

No way the board will sell

Conte managing Real would be a very interesting mixture. At least, the next job he gets I wish him nothing but good fortunes.

It affects everything. Niggling pain, even if not severe, can impact your whole life!

So frustrating that there are no news over his injury. At least I can't seem to find any!

Tread carefully. Anyone remember Michu for Swansea?

No he doesn't haha

Eden doesn't have a agent

What a career...

Seems like Newcastle fell apart after Kenedy went off. Good signs for Kenedy! Atsu was hopeless in this game unfortunately. Ruined attack after attack. Ref pretty much gave Utd the lifeline they needed because if Newcastle would have gotten the pen from the (CLEAR!) handball and scored - 3-0 would be something they would never have overcome.

Criticising him for that is the "pathetic" thing here. This view, that many have, that men are not allowed to show emotion or open up to what they are feeling is one of the root causes for why so many young men suffer depression at some point in their life. Childish behavior from, tbh, lesser men thinking they are "big and strong".

Oh of course Jay is a LB. I forgot Regarding Reece James, according to what people are saying about him this season it looks like he isn't that far from Callum and Ethan when it comes to quality.

Jay DaSilva? Reece James?

Looked a man just wanting to do well and impress. Good game. Should have scored and should have gotten a pen.

I guess Sarri is looking to top our group and then intergrade youth. Lets see what happens. He has only been here for three months, and he already gave Hudson-Odoi a chance against City in the Community Shield. I do worry though that Hudson-Odoi does not get to play because he hasn't signed a new contract.

Also, the save against Mané is a save that if De Gea made it there would be hundreds of news articles about how he is the best in the world with that save showing it... Great passes as well bar one pass that went out!