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[Despiadado.Maleante 1,046]

Can't even be mad it's that funny

[chrismada9 1,948]

I'd love to see Jose's press conference. We usually try and play for everything and maybe..... with City being out of everything, this could be a good thing. I only wanted the league this year, this makes it more possible. We'll get a week off as opposed to 3 days when the UCL is back. This could be a good thing.

An antidote to this poison, would be Arsenal to lose away to Brighton... am I right Ollie?

[lionsden 4,689]

Knackered because of the vicious circle of having to play him all the time.

Yet people moan when he's rested.

[Tautvix 1,321]

The fact is - this defeat will be good in the long run...

But for today, it's a shame.

[different level 1,056]

Unbelievable

At 2-0 I was like: game over

At 2-1: meh, we'll score some more

At 2-2 I was shocked

At 2-3 I was pissed off

And at 2-4 I started laughing

[Barbara 15,149]

I said exactly the same thing

Love Barbara's thinking - always agree :)

I'm lost in this thread, I started writing my first post it was on page 1, it's now on page 6 and I have only read a few posts - some of which I quoted. I'll have to go through the beginning of it.

[CMS 382]

Post count = 3

Amount of posts in the 'worst post of the year' bracket = 3.

I just didn't know how to respond to the guy. I think rather than take his bait I'll ignore him.

[xPetrCechx 13,571]

Too Funny to be mad.

[LAM09 7,054]

Salah just looked poor. The only great thing he did was his assist for Ramires' goal, but in general, he was poor.

As for Christensen. Any defender, who is part of a setup that lets in 4 goals at home to a small side.. you have to question them!

He seemed be playing very well in the second half listening to the commentary, but got subbed off for someone that did nothing.

[iseah100 5,612]

Disgrace is an understatement. Fucking ridiculous.

[Viper22 2,418]

Ima take a break from this forum for a while while all the detractors and moaners come out in force. I'll be back for the Liverpool game.

But final comment, think logically about this people (might be hard for some of you, I know, but try):

The team wasn't filled with youth, no, but it had 3 players 22 and younger on the pitch and 2 more young players on the bench (unless they're not youth players either now?). But it was a fully rotated squad with a sprinkling of youth. This just proves that when you rotate a lot there is always the chance for something badly to go wrong (like today). Think about how many more times this could've happened if Mourinho did what some people suggested and played a genuine "filled with youth" team in the COC or FAC?

Noone who wasn't physically at the game has seen the game and seen what caused this pathetic collapse, and although it's unlikely that Mou is blameless, it's a little early to start flinging shit at him just because we lost when you don't even know if it was his tactics that cost us the game (yet).

In conclusion I suggest that everyone CALM THE FUCK DOWN. This was a woeful result, yes. We should be doing better, yes. But if we come away at the end of this week in the final of the COC and 8pts clear at the top of the league it would still have been a fantastic week for us.

This has just made our next 2 games absolute must wins, for Mourinho's sake.

[Blue Armour 4,439]

Well done. Although he and the team will have to take a hard look at themselves.

Going out of a cup competition was not surprising for me this season, given the gap in performance level of the first 11 and the second string. But losing badly against a league one side at home was definitely not on my mind.

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

What the?? just tuned in.

Maybe if I watch it, I will be gutted, angry and so on. But, I didn't watch it so I won't complain. It's disgrace like Jose said, but if shit happened, well we just have to move on. Pool next.

[Daniel1980 1,425]

"many" is an exaggeration. Just as big of an exaggeration as saying we lost because Matic wasn't there.

I can name at least 4 games since the middle of December he was poor in. He's hardly been a rock lately. It's pretty worrying.

[LDN Blue 7,903]

It's beyond ridiculous how we fall apart in these situations.

When we lose now, it's not through the other team stealing a goal or anything. We get torn apart, a collapse of basic traits of defending and attacking. When these players lose their bottle, they really fucking lose it. No professionalism, no saving face, no effort.

Disgraceful and embarrassing. José wants to talk about lack of fans support? How about looking at lack of player support for our fans turning up to these games.

[CMS 382]

and he had a bad match in both, because you know, he's human, has been playing every match that is there to play and is entitled a few off days throughout a long season.

What I mean is without Matic - playing well or playing at all - we're vulnerable because we don't have good enough pivot players to replace him and because it exposes how fragile our defense can be.

cahill is a walking liability, I don't need to watch the match to know at least one goal has to be credited to his account. I'd be utterly surprised if he isn't guilty at all.

The guy just gets exposed on one v one with quick and pacey forwards.

[nadavTKL 1,787]

Yes this loss is very poor from the team, but it seems people are a bit too mad.. we're 5 points clear in the top of the league, could be 8 next week, we're having a great season, the reaction from such a random loos, a once in 10 years loss, shouldnt be so agressive.

Some people here are so freaking spoil. You cant win all the time.

[Atlas Lion 1,223]

Anyone who actually saw the game provide a detailed analysis on the shit storm that was this result?

[sonic 2]

This is what happens if you play a 37 year old striker lol

Exactly. Mourinho should have selected Costa just like Pellegrini did with Agüero.

Oh, wait?

LOL!

[cosmicway 1,333]

I 've seen this thing happening before.

In 1983 a 90 year old woman scooped the pools as a result.

The Zogopoulos granny the Greek members will recall.