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And that could have been 3-0 to us... Hope they don't wake up and we finally manage to use these holes in their defence.

Happy New Year to everyone!

First we need same attention and good play in defence like in last 3 games. My main fear is that players will relax as Southamton is down the table, not good, haven't won a game in a long time etc... It's the only thing that can cost us points. If we keep doing what we were doing against Liverpool or even Arsenal, we should have it in the bag. I'd still put Eto'O in front. For all weaknesses his game currently has, he's at least trying and he still - for me - looks the most likely to find scoring form.

Now on to celebrating New Year in great mood For a third time in a row - good defending. I'd say brilliant if not for two fails, but very well sone. Solid, paying attention and quick. Way to go. Big thanks to Hazard and Eto'O who is still our best striker. Anyone knows how serious Iva's injury is?

Yes. Thank God.

Do. Not. Jinx. It.

4 more minutes. Please, hold.

The only one who is horrible here is Webb.

I hate Webb. He's looking for a reason to send off one of our players, I swear.

Sky says Lampard has some injury - hopefully minor.

Cech is great. But that was an epic fail of all epic fails in defence.

EtoO scores? Fuck my life! YESSSSSS!!!!!!!!!

Well, we better score some more now.

Oh damn, that is bad news.

We'd better score another 1. Or 2. Or 3. I'm not certain the defence will hold the whole match.

YESS!!! We rock!!!

At least we're attacking. Too bad Lamps' shot wasn't just a bit lower.

Exactly. Torres or Ba wouldn't even have been there to miss what Eto'O missed, so a logical choice here. But how I hope he finally will be able to score.

Had a dream tonight of us going 0-2 behind and winning 3-2, but with our strikers it will never become reality I'd take 0-0, even if it probably means we'll go 4 points off the top.

And counter attacks like that usually start with a pass from defender - even in this video how many times it was Ramos that started a flow forward? I'm pretty sure Jose will manage to install something of this sort - we've seen bits of this counter attacking sty;e already this season, even if only briefly. It's truly a dangerous weapon, but it takes time for players to get into it. Though as our play is looking now (I repeat - now) I'd take parking the bus and killing on the counter against Liver even at SB. But to have a killing counter attack we need someone who will be able to put ball in the net. Which brings us back to square 1...

We need a striker. Any half-decent guy who can understand that ball should be put in the net will do. Good performance today, no gaps in defence, good in the middle, pressuring the opponent anc creating chances - that's one of the best I've seen us play this season and way to go. But it's just not funny anymore - having 20+ shots and only one goal to show for it. I'm really not surprised anymore when our players (and not only strikers!) miss an open goal from 2 metres distance. I'm much more sirprised when I see us score.

Exactly my thoughts for the duration of the match. Solid defensively, and if Lamps had more luck in 1st half and had better shot in the 2nd this defence could have gotten us a win. As it is, it kept us 2 points off the top and very much in it. Now watch us go and let in 3 or 4 against Swansea

There are a lot of words in Russian obscene lexic to describe our play in this match but 3 points have aleviated my anger. Just a bit. We are shit and we are 2 points off the top of the table, move on.

lol really. Still I think we will score one more.

Mourinho should buy them all dictionaries for Christmas gifts so they finally learn what the word "finishing" means. It's not even funny how much we create and how little we score.