Special Juan

I'm taking what he says with a pinch of salt, I am taking the stance that it's just another assault from him and what he likes to think he's good at. As for Hazard, my opinion remains as it has been the past few months. Unbelievably talented but waiting for him to explode, and just after the Sunderland game I thought 'This is it' and I am still remaining hopeful it can be. I have stated in the past I feel he doesn't go at his opponents enough and still take that stance, he did it at Sunderland and look how that turned out. I have recently taken over a kids under 8 football team and made my mark using wingers, it's something I like to see, those wide players with white on their boots and driving at players with pace, you cannot mark it as I say time and time again. The kids have done exactly this, they have listened to what I want from them. I took one of the kids and his dad to the Sunderland game a few weeks back and in the car on the way there I told him to watch Hazard get at people. It was the perfect game from Hazard for the kid to see, I just want that bit more from Hazard, it's as if he hasn't dotted I's or crossed the T's just yet here.

I know what you are saying, but it also seems as if Ashton has accomplished his mission with Spurs and now wants a piece of us. Scum of a man.

Didn't see that draw happening Hope Sunderland go all the way, but that's wishful thinking. Sides are still aching after laughing at Spurs...karma is a bitch.

weather is brutal all over the uk right now

learn something new everyday.

We do attack, we just can't score.

Now that my friend is the difference.

Funny you should mention Man City, see they smashed another 3 in last night again. Dzeko was clinical

See this is where it falls down, of course he could come him and up-root tress etc but he comes here if you believe the rags for 18ME in January as a stop-gap. Ba was a stop gap, that turned out....well.....errr yeah!!!! 18 fucking million Euros.

I will take comfort from how may are so confident on this one.

Imagine asking Torres, Ba and Eto'o to just do their job, and score goals

The problem there is that a lot players are not performing to a consistent level thus he changes it, can't blame him for that especially if you have people like Willian waiting around for a chance etc.

That's the problem, the term 'not bad' is not good enough for the sheer amount of talent fielded last night. Our ball retention is a complete joke, if all else fails hit it long to Eto'o that should do it. Jose's after match comments couldn't of been any more wide of the mark, we weren't excellent attacking, we weren't playing well. It was a display that showed lack of commitment, lack of cutting edge again and showed all our deficiencies in large amounts once again.

'The Pivot' It's become a fucking obsession.

Difficult to judge him on what we have seen so far, but I think it's clear his time is limited here on the field. The most sensible thing to do would of been to loan him and not do what we did with Romelu. Let the kid either go or be loaned, he is being shackled here and it ain't right on his development.

Guarin's agent, Ferreyra—"Chelsea are trying to get the agreement with Inter. When that happens, Fredy will accept the move..." (Metro) #CFC Chelsea are said to be willing to pay £10m up front for Guarin, with the rest to follow in installements over the next 3 years. (Metro)

What was so annoying was the continual long, high balls up to Eto'o all the time!! Not in a million years was he going to win them and come out on top. Keep the ball for fucks sake.

I'm not, it's away.

I think Jose is laying his cards on the table for Roman to see.....the foundations are being laid. Get me a striker he says.

If you don't take your chances then you are always going to be on the edge. Let's face the facts, our strikers are absolute shite in front of goal.

Let's face it, he put more effort into Twitter than he did last night, I know a few others like that too.

Under-rated this lad for me, thought he was the only one that came out with credibility last night and possibly Schwarzer. Watch his first touch, it's as good as Mata's and that's saying something.

Nothing will change until we get a striker who is clinical and we get a midfielder who can dictate a game.

could of fooled me.

both sooner rather than later, fetch Nathaniel back and buy someone capable for that position.