Oscar

DAVID SILVA.

if the youngsters can't get gametime for this match, they will never get it this season

Honestly, EPL would be perfect for Hulk in his prime... He had everything you knew in an EPL player. Overrated, but doesn't mean he can't produce stats and score goals...

Dele Alli has been the Spurs best player this season so far... He was fortunate with injuries to ericksen, mason, bentalb, dembela etc, however, he looks to be a key player for them this year. I expect him to win YPOTY unless Poch drops him out of the starting 11. Last 3 games he has started, Spurs are 3-0-0. Prior to that, the spurs were 0-1-2. Big 2 games coming up for the Spurs vs arsenal and City this week. He has immense pace/workrate and would be a great sub for Oscar to play the n10 role for Jose imo. Spurs could go Dier-Bentalb-Alli Son-Kane-Ericksen

Well, we let Bony go to Swansea.

Don't worry guys, you have next week. Silva returning doesn't look good for the Spurs game, so KDB will have another go as the n10. Spurs team do one thing pretty well so far this season and that is pressing. I can imagine Lamela and chadli being dropped and bentalb/mason and ericksen returning to the starting lineup (all depends how Poch will lineup vs arsenal on wens) It will be a good test for KDB, especially at WHL against a fast hard working team that presses well.

KDB didn't have the same responsibilites as Cesc did. Cesc, even though his pace is similar to a turtle can put in a defensive shift better than KDB can. Did you see the juve game where KDB kept getting destroyed on the wings when he was introduced into the game... i'm sure the belgians can't deny this, but his tackling ability might be even worse than Juan Mata. Cesc is a better fit than KDB here, so, no lost imo. it's like barca fans dont give a shit about Cesc leaving them because rakitic was a better fit for them.

Mistake? WHY He was never going to pull those stats here at Chelsea, so what mistake did we make? Only mistake was not adding a performance clause into the deal. This isn't like Pogba and United where United needed Pogba. We don't need KDB, we already have Cesc.

KDB made Cuadrado look like a god...DOn't know where you get this idea that he has good defensive workrate, but than again, you claim Coutinho has good workrate and balance. KDB is not a top am in Europe. Plenty of ams that are better than KDB. KDB and Hazard are 2 different players. Hazard can dribble, keep possession and take players on.... KDB cannot

Only transfer I admit to Jose making a mistake is Luiz and Felipe Luis. (other young loanees is a different thing). The proof is in the other players and how they played when Oscar was there... First game, we played vs a good swansea team and was the better team until thibo got red carded/oscar subbed out, second game, that team is probably the worst team in UCL, however, arsenal we dominated them from beginning to start and they were hardly a threat. Oscar has always been a key player for chelsea in the first half of the season, just as Eden has been usually the best player in the second half.

Reminds me of dumb England fans that thought Gerrard and Lampard pairing was going to succeed and placing Scholes as a SMF and later on retiring before he was done playing.

I don't dislike KDB, I dislike the fact that people think KDB was going to make City into a top tier team in Europe and we should regret his sale...

Last 3 games for City had 1 crucial element.... Silva didn't play in any of them... The 3 games Oscar played this season, we conceded 1 goal and are 2-0-1 Just based on EPL season, we already conceded 12 goals this year. We will drop points with oscar on the team sheet, but we also will win more games with him as our cam than KDB as our cam

come on man, better man management? We had mata, oscar, hazard, willian, KDB, schurrle and salah and later on cuadrado. They couldn't all stay here and KDB did the right thing to leave Chelsea. However, going to City was a mistake for both KDB and City football wise and financially (except for KDB since he got a huge wage increase). I always vouched for KDB to go to a team where his talent would be highlighted just like wolfsburg.... City have a better playmaker in Silva, whose absence has been felt by City. They have 2 hard working wingers in sterling and navas and a backup in nasri. Ideally, City would of bought the replacement to yaya toure and fullbacks, but instead they bought another AM. KDB is a good player, but wasn't needed here and at City. It reminded me exactly of what arsenal does. Buying talent in positions they don't need.

1-2-0 man city's record the last 3 games which kdb was part of... Very close to 3 games and no wins if it wasn't for a last minute tap in.

it must hurt you guys to know that city has lost 2 consecutive games and was close to drawing vs CP in all the games KDB played... it must also hurt to know that wolfsburg are still undefeated this season... The notion that KDB made Wolfsburg was completely farced, KDB is fantastic, but he was not the whole team

Lampard might be the worse big signing this season for MLS....

I'm serious. Some fans thought KDB was Wolfsburg, but even in the first few games in the season, you can admit KDB was terrible for Wolfsburg and even though he was terrible and left for City, they still are undefeated in all games this season and have their best start in bundesliga...

I hope Spain drops Costa for the Euros

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Don't you know, he's more consistent and can grab the game by it's neck and dominate.

Where that Coutinho again.... Another game, yet, no win again.

Inter Milan first place after 4 games. Allowed one goal all season long. Don't need creativity when you have medel, kongdobia, guarin and melo in the middle. Best midfield in Italy by far.

Palace sucked today outside of 2 really good opportunity

Another cameo for bamford. Played behind the cf and was invisible in that short cameo.