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Is May 16th the day then?

Henrique, where are you?

Real wont go anywhere if they keep missing all these chances!

BVB to lose 2-1, but will go through!

Madrid all attack!

Can you three please make smaller posts? Makes it so diificult to read on the go.

@Sheva., how is your Benitez love going?

Well, it is better than Oscar's.

If we draw against Utd and win against Villa and Spuds, we wont even have to bother with Everton!

Here is something I never thought about. Great observation mate! Our pitchs are indeed huge. Maracanã was 113m x 75m and so was many other pitchs. With the WC 2014, it is all being reduced to 105m x 68m, which is what FIFA recomends. This does change the style of play, position and first touch more than one can imagine!

To be fair, Webb did a good job the last time we played Manure...

I hope we dont win the Supercup without winning the Europa League though!

8-9 points, being 3 from Spurs is enough to secure top4!Beat Aston Villa and Tottenham and draw both or win at least one from Manure and Everton, that we finish in third place!

Shit, I didnt know that. FUCK IT! Thanks for the info...

They are a total joke of a Newspaper, but I am ready to jump at any bandwagon when it comes to Moutinho!

Modric and Varane... Xabi Alonso is old, Di Maria can be replaced with Sanchez or Schurrle and Higuain/Benzema are worse than Falcao!

Yeah, I guess you could say that!

Well, if we indeed finish 5th (which seems unlikely now), UEL will be less important than League Cup. Meaning most of the times we will play a mixed lineup. You cant really compare the level of focus we would be giving to UEL in comparison with UCL. The players would be thinking 100% of the time about the league... The fact we have to improve 20+ points is the exact reason I am against the notion we don't need to be active on the transfer window. I don't believe our loaned players will all of a sudden lift us up to the point we would be making 85-90 points/season. However, like I said, with Mourinho and a couple of more players, we can very well get there. This season is a bellow average one, our current team is capable of more than 65 points. If Chelsea didnt have such a troubled and full season, we would not be that far apart from the Manchester teams. Things will take its natural course next season, the gap wont be so big. Anyways, all I am saying is that with UCL or not, we can push for next year's title. Also, we need to be active on the transfer window, no more dreaming that some 18 yo players will save our asses... I dont think it is such an utopic scenario to picture us buying a few important players, signing Mourinho and chanting "We Are The Champions" in May 2014. EDIT: I reeeeaaaallly like debating with you!

Welcome! :blue scalf:

I see where you are coming from, but when you say that Thursday nights are meaningless (specially if we win UEL this year already), dont you think that you are exactly making my point? (that we will be super focused in EPL and that might be threatening to SAF?) For instance...Suppose that we can't get the players you are suggesting, we would still be able to recall some loanees (Chalobah, KDB and Lukaku) and buy lesser known names (Benat, Garay, Schurrle, etc). This would already be a very good improvement from what we currently have and I am not even touching the fact Ba, Hazard and Oscar will be much better next year. Add to all of this a top manager as Mourinho, with no UCL to worry about, and we might just be able to win the title again. The Only Place To Be wants us to only buy Schurrle and rely on unexperienced promisses such as Chalobah and Lukaku to go onto a full season, which I personally disagree (I dont think we can reach 80+ points with this). However, if we add to that some other players (a big time transfer would be amazing, but even if that doesnt happen, there are enough low cost players that can help), we could very well fight head-to-head with the Manchester teams.Dont get me wrong, I am against the notion that no UCL football will be benefical (I have discussed this over and over already), but I am also against the notion we wont be able to attract big players and we wouldnt be able to fight for nexts year's title because of it. Also, I dont even have to touch the fucking Liverpool and Arsenal comparisons, just like you said! P.S: Relax, I have them sometimes!

Again, not saying he should not be criticized nor that he had a decent first 30 min (just read the locked game thread and see me complaining). This was a message for the absurd overreactions we had during the game, like people saying he was the new Kalou!

Wow, we are almost 18k points ahead of Serie A. Tell me about an overreaction!

I want Lampard to score so he can equalize the record in Stamford Bridge!

That is really hard to get, Man City did great with Pantilimon though.

What does he say now?