Special Juan

The reaction came well before this game, today was more of dotted I and a crossed T and that was well before the penalty shoot out loss. Within that 90 minutes there was enough stand out points for people to notice the short coming in this team.

We are the family and the majority feel for him.

We can't sell him because we can't replace him. We are struggling to sign anyone, and whilst he maybe not good right now how can we sell without a replacement.

Conte is not the problem, backing him and transfers coming in are.

The club has no direction, if we had direction we would be talking about 1 player to complete the squad, we are talking about 4-5 with a week to go of the season. The deluded people will talk about a whole month of the window to go, the realist will tell you we could be a bad start away from being out of the race by 31st August.

If Bats starts this will be another complete confident dent to Morata, it's already smacking of the Torres situation....every kick, every header, every touch, every miss and every time his name is mentioned is under the microscope.

Just forgetting this result, but looking directly at the performance it was what I expected and knew was apparent before KO. Nobody, and nobody can tell me the board have fell short in targets, this team needed work before the window and IMO it's still very poor and weak in a few areas. The board have not done enough, this is 1 week before kick off and we look laborious and predictable in nigh on every area. As for Morata, I can smell low confidence, I can smell an air of despondency and I am very worried for him and the team. Strap yourself in, this is going to e one bumpy ride.

Bit like the team.

Squad awful, squad thin, football boring and new season one week away, not jumping the gun, this is being very realistic.

Broken I feel already.

Morata is off to an absolute stinker, new he would miss that penalty....Confidence is rock bottom already.

Get in.

Slow movement, no urgency and Alonso has been a complete car crash. Our wing backs need massively upgrading.

Calling people morons isn't helping your case either, enough of that thanks.

We all get frustrated, but to stop following the club just isn't even part of the process. Through thick and thin, land and sea, good and bad.....CFC KTBFFH

Just listening to him, reading his words and all what is not happening with transfers, I'm starting to think there is a huge power struggle between him and the board. What he wants is not what the board want and vice versa. If we start well it will be almost a two finger salute by him to the board, and the opposite if we start bad he will sacked. This is my opinion, I'm seeing cracks.

I'm hoping all this Morata out wide is just a pre season thing, the problem being is Batsuhayi is playing well and I have a feeling that Conte has no idea what to do.

Allegri can say what he wants, if the offer is massive and Juve have the replacements he will be sold. Cash is king.

BJ's all round

Hope it doesn't now

Go on Chels

If this happens it will mean Moses is nudged out for Azpi, with VvD as the right sided back 3. VvD Luiz Cahill Azpi----------------------Alonso

Please leave it as it is, thanks.

No mention of him in the injury update from Conte, so I assume yes.

Left out of Leicester's friendly again tonight, not even on the bench. I'm trying to find out more about this because a good friend of mine plays for Leicester.