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Tell this to Mourinho then, it must be a reason why Salah can't even make the bench. And that is not because he is a bit introverted or fasting on Ramadan, he is simply not good enough for this level I think. And don't get me wrong, I would be glad for him to be given opportunities and why not consolidate his place in the first team line-up, but for now I just can't see it coming.

Salah is more of a Downing type of player and in this case I'd rather have Willian or Schurrle on the right wing. No disrespect to Salah, dude is ok, wish him all the best, but he is no Chelsea material. Him on the pitch today would not have made any difference to be honest. Robben, Bale, they are explosive players, they kill you with pace and they can always bail you out with a long range shot. Remember Salah's long range effort at Shrewsbury? I think it hit some dude waiting for the bus here in Bucharest... I get that he's had little to no time this season, but those five or six games he's had, you have to take your chances. So far he hasn't showed he could have been the man to infulence a game like this one today.

Felt like shit after the game, but at least Burnley saved the day. Hazard and Cesc were class, but it's dissapointing to see that Chelsea could not exploit that right wing more. Targett is inexperienced and should have been the key to this match. A more direct player would have tore him apart. Man this team screams for a Robben/Bale type of player. No time to cry though. WHL in a few days and that game is a must win. Pretty sure Sunderland won't bail us out again, like Burnley did today.

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So they bought Cerci for £12m just to swap him back with Torres six months later??? They could have saved that money by simply asking Chelsea to involve Torres in the Diego Costa deal. What a dumb move. And a waste of £12m.

At least we now know he ain't going nowhere

There is nothing wrong in hoping a team playing w/o Zabaleta, Kompany, Fernandinho, Aguero, Dzeko and Jovetic would slip away from home. And the frustration grows when you see Foster and Lescott serving them two goals on a silver platter. Eventually, this is the essence of football - no one can be 38-0-0 in May, you need others to slip in order to win the title. If we are crybabies, I wonder you didn't you put your morgage at stake, City was 5/8 today

No way they'll be losing points in the next few games, Southampton and Spurs are must wins.

They'd still win it with Silva on goal and Boyata leading the line

Lescott still on the payroll

Foster what a wanker fuck off

We will soon be running out of superlatives to describe how great of a player he is. Such a dominant force in front of the back four.

Now come on you Albion, snatch a draw and call this a great Christmas :blue scalf: :blue scalf: :blue scalf: :blue scalf: :blue scalf:

Miguel Angel Diaz (Miguelito) was on air (Cadena COPE) minutes ago and he said that United have submited a €150m (that's around £120m I guess) offer for Bale and Madrid will accept the offer only if Bale will specifically ask to leave. Other than that, they have no intention to sell him. Maybe you remember from the Diego Costa thread, I have told you before, Cadena COPE is a reputable outlet in Spain and Miguelito covers Real Madrid for them.

Matic, Xabi Alonso and there is no point in talking about the other defensive midfielders as they are irrelevant at this point. Such a player.

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Jonas Gutierrez. He's back on the football pitch. Beat the testicular cancer.

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Just saw the news. Welcome back Jonas

Petr has been on and off lately when it comes to defending corners and free-kicks and I hope Thibo will be ready in time for this game. He is the perfect GK to be facing the kind of team Stoke are. Other than that this is a must win game as City will probably get past Palace with ease and United will batter a depleted Aston Villa. Hideous ground but Chelsea must get out of that shit hole with the three points. Diego Eden Oscar Willian Matic Cesc Azpilicueta JT Cahill Ivanovic Courtois

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Make it five. The FA Cup 4th round game will be right in between the Liverpool games. That's if Chelsea gets past Watford, of course.

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