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I honestly feel like he didn't want to take on the challenge at Chelsea (even though he had all the attributes to be a pretty good wingback in Conte's system) He prefers being a squad player for a 'fun' 'attacking' team than trying to improve himself and become a starter for a title-challenging side.

I don't see how it can be worse than the Atletico, City fixtures. At least now we have 4 midfielders ready to play in the first XI... As for the Qarabag match, We should be able to rest a few of the first teamers and still get a result (if we are serious about making a UCL run this season).

Musonda tried to do too much, lost the ball quite a bit. You can see the flashes of brilliance, he needs regular game time to build rhythm, to improve his decision-making, to improve his approach to the game. He's not going to displace Willian or Pedro anytime soon...and playing 1 cup match with the odd 15 minute appearance isn't going to help his development. Ampadu did as well as you would expect from a 17-year old. The one thing separating him from other youngsters is the composure in midfield. He doesn't look scared or intimated to be playing against men.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/10/24/leicester-3-leeds-1-michael-appleton-step-unbeaten-record-foxes/ Claude Puel to Leicester City, interesting choice.

He won't be available until late December.

His skillset seems perfect for the LWB role. Every time I saw him play for Schalke, he had that extra bit of pace over his opponent and he seems to have more stamina than Alonso. He just needs a chance to stake his claim.

That was very surprising, both Jim Beglin & Andy Townsend were shocked when they saw Deeney coming off for Watson (basically a Defensive mid)...and then after we score, he decides to bring on Gray.. Credit to Conte though, taking off Alonso and giving Michy the chance got us the 3 points. I wouldn't mind seeing a back-4 till Kante comes back into the side.

I feel like this is the role for him. He's not a starting XI guy in Conte's system but off the bench against teams that actually try to play the ball, he's the ideal impact sub.

Not a bad lineup considering our best midfielder is injured! Hopefully we create chances and let Morata do his thing infront of goal.

I'd rather grind out results than watch our team do nothing against relegation-threatened crystal palace. As for evolution, what do you expect? The club hasn't signed an attacking reinforcement in quite a while. We're being left behind by our rivals.

Even with the most successful CL manager...a team with no depth isn't going to make it to the latter stages of the competition. The last time we won it...we at least had 'known quality' in terms of Mikel, Meireles, Bertrand...guys who were capable of putting in a decent shift.

Apart from individual brilliance, I don't see us winning this game. They're in form, they'll be coming off a nice rest and they'll be playing without any pressure. If Watford lose: nothing happens. If Chelsea lose: the media will be licking their lips. "Crisis at Stamford Bridge" "Conte loses dressing room" etc etc

If a big offer were to come in (like Oscar), the club should consider selling him. He's done his best for the club, he tries hard most of the time, maybe he just needs a change in scenery (less-intense league) to reinvigorate himself.

I get the feeling that Atletico's goalkeeper coaching staff must be amazing. First they produce De Gea, then they help Courtois develop rapidly and now they have Oblak who looks class most of the time. As for Courtois at Chelsea, he never looked interested. It felt like he was happy to live in Spain and we 'forcefully' brought him back.

Let's not ruin the kid. He's better off playing week in week out (like Christensen) then coming back and 'waiting' for injuries like Ake last season. Surely we can find a stop-gap for a season or two...

City just have the perfect balance at the moment. Two creative maestro's in the midfield, two quality wingers, the best RB in England, a world class striker and one of Europe's elite young strikers. I wish we could address the key holes in the first team (RWB, LWB, RW) and become a dominant side.

Hope for Charly's sake, he gets some game time. The kid has more natural creativity than Pedro & Willian combined. The question is: do you stick with woefully out of form experience or do you give a kid a chance to walk to walk after the insta post?

It's hard to see a massive turnaround as he doesn't have any other options on the bench. Apart from putting Luiz in midfield and Christensen at CB, I don't see massive changes.

I'm getting the feeling that Conte doesn't have a Plan B in case of injuries and this is part of the reason why he's getting found out. He's never been known as a tactical mastermind like a Mourinho or a Pep, it's always been work hard & be disciplined on the pitch. Sometimes you need to think outside the box to get a result...as soon as I saw the lineup for the Palace match, I knew they were going to get at least 1 point out of the game. We'll be beaten again next week by Watford.

If one of the two is being over-exposed, change the tactics...using Luiz in midfield in 1-2 games isn't the worst option. You could even play Fabregas slightly higher up the pitch, which is better than watching Willian do nothing on the wing

actually city managed to score 7 goals against Stoke

How does he even get the chance to start after the woeful performance against City? This is like Ivanovic under Mourinho version 2.0 Watch Palace get a point from us today..

This is so true. Out of your original list, only 1 name will be a premier league regular. Kakuta went after easy money, Feruz did nothing, Lalkovic did nothing, McEachran hasn't done anything, Stoch isn't in a major league etc

I'm guessing the reason behind his frustration is that he can't get a game, even though the two options ahead of him on the right side of our attack are out of form/ lack natural creativity.

It all depends on how we approach the game. If we dictate the game, attack their RB/LB and create chances, there is no reason why we can't win by 3 or more goals. However, if the players get cocky and complacent on the pitch, it could lead to an embarrassing draw or loss.