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After the blow we took in CL we really need to start confident in the EPL again!

Why not think out of the box this time? I would go for:

----------Tibo----------

Iva---Zouma-JT---Luis

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-----Cesc----Matic-----

Willian---------------Azpi

----------Hazard---------

----------Costa-----------

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Don't expect miracles here. This team hasn't shown anything so far that would suggest that they have a strong mentality as a group. We'll probably get a lucky bounce but no way this team redeems itself. Mourinho will panic now and play his best possible team with the most pragmatic approach so say goodbye to your hopes for seeing guys like Remy and Luis and our youth players. The latter won't even sniff a second this season anymore.

I hope you're wrong.

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Elaborate my friend.

The best bits.

When being asked about the Champions League defeat:

“If you want to speak about the Champions League you have to go to Wenger or Pellegrino as they are still in the Champions League."

No, that wasn't an error. He called Pellegrini as Pellegrino, again. :lol:

One Sky journalist was focusing on the bad results, performances etc. He responded:

“Be optimistic. Be positive. We want to beat Southampton. We cannot promise we will win the Premier League but we are optimistic.”

The Special One tells Sky’s reporter to be optimistic, saying: “Move on man!”

On Carragher's and Souness' criticism (our players surrounding the ref on Wednesday):

“The world is a bit strange. Maybe because of diets and the products we are eating. Memories are a bit short.

“When Jamie Carragher and Graeme Souness speak about it they are having problems.

“I’m not like people sometimes like to describe me. Jamie stopped played two years ago and forgot everything.”

"I managed Benfica not long after him (Souness) ... I know A LOT about him"

"Envy is the biggest tribute that the shadows do to the man."

On any injury concerns before Southampton:

“My doctor told me after the game maybe we have a couple of injuries because we lost. I told the doctor I don’t believe. Zero injuries. Everyone wants to play.

“They are not like some journalists who write bullsh**t and then don’t come to the next press conference. My players aren’t like that.”

Kinda hard to get the fun by reading the quotes. Definitely need to watch his presser.

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Have you watched any Colombia game at World cup? Cuadrado is amazing attacking prospect ;)

But you have to look at his position .. he was playing alongside back 4 as a right back and Ivanović moved to CB when we were defending. So his attacking prospect in counter attacks is "killed" with this approach. I think he has much to offer but we have to attack and press against this smaller teams .. otherwise there is only Hazard who will look good in attack just because he has roaming freedom and don't have to defend deep ;)

I have not seen much of him so I don't know how good he is yet, I've seen him play 2 times during the WC and he was really good but I can't really base my opinion on 2 games. I was talking about Willian and Oscar who aren't amazing :).
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Unless Mourinho can somehow get over the line tactically, I can easily see this as another draw at home.

It's up to the players on the pitch to prove us all wrong, however..

“Be optimistic. Be positive. We want to beat Southampton. We cannot promise we will win the Premier League but we are optimistic.”

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I wanted to win the Premier League more than anything at the start of the season,

It's just the way we went out and the manner of it that will leave a salty taste in my mouth for a few weeks.

This. I didn't expect us to go very far at CL either, but we let PSG do to us what we used to do in the past to other teams so... it's the worst way i'd imagine us to go out.

Thoughts for Southampton:

I definitely want to see Cuadrado at least as a sub, Jose come on! And Luis!

Costa has to play to continue improving form but maybe not full 90 minutes. Normally i'd want to sub Remy on at 60-70 min whatever scoreline, except if Costa is absolutely on fire.

I am not sure about GC though on that one. Southampton can be tricky enough for him. Zouma is the best option imo.

Fabregas and Matic have to try and do their best. It's been a while since i've seen both of them bossing it in sync. They are the most important part of the team.

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