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18 minutes ago, Blue Armour said:

Hope this puts to rest any talk of Unai Emery coming here.

He's much better than most managers Chelsea have had over the past 4 years, but he wouldn't be in the conversation during the Roman era.

Definitely. Sainsburys or Tescos, but certainly not a Waitrose egg. 

Then again Avram fucking Grant - rancid old Farm Stores egg

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Just now, Fulham Broadway said:

Definitely. Sainsburys or Tescos, but certainly not a Waitrose egg. 

Then again Avram fucking Grant - rancid old Farm Stores egg

Well when you have prime Drogba, Lampard and Terry in your team - anything is possible 🙃

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53 minutes ago, Blue Armour said:

Hope this puts to rest any talk of Unai Emery coming here.

He's much better than most managers Chelsea have had over the past 4 years, but he wouldn't be in the conversation during the Roman era.

It is one game. He rotated his better players. They have a bigger game ahead on Thursday. Pep has lost how many times at home to Spurs? He is an elite manager no?

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4 hours ago, Stats said:

It is one game. He rotated his better players. They have a bigger game ahead on Thursday. Pep has lost how many times at home to Spurs? He is an elite manager no?

For me its not just this one game. I'm going back to the 2nd half of this season when they went on a losing streak to give up 3rd place and ultimately drop down to where they are now. Too inconsistent for me. 

Also, this Spurs side are shambolic. Its the worst they've ever been in a decade.

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5 hours ago, Blue Armour said:

Hope this puts to rest any talk of Unai Emery coming here.

He's much better than most managers Chelsea have had over the past 4 years, but he wouldn't be in the conversation during the Roman era.

He's rightly played a weakened team though. 

They're very safely in the top 5 and need to turn around a 1 goal deficit in a European semifinal. Their drop-off this season is also linked to the number of games they've played. They've managed the season really well I thought - for a team that didn't really spend in the summer because of a financial handicap.

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5 hours ago, Blue Armour said:

For me its not just this one game. I'm going back to the 2nd half of this season when they went on a losing streak to give up 3rd place and ultimately drop down to where they are now. Too inconsistent for me. 

Also, this Spurs side are shambolic. Its the worst they've ever been in a decade.

When you consider they virtually had no money to spend in summer due to FFP and are juggling European commitments with league commitments, I think getting top 5 is a tremendous achievement regardless. United spent so much in summer and have no other commitments apart from the league, so it is no surprise they fell off. Also when they fell off, their two key players in the middle of the park were injured in Tielemans and Kamara.

They will 99% still get into top 5 and secure UCL footy, so for me this result isn't going to be the be all and end all. Their key game is on Thursday and to ensur they get to the final and ultimately win it.

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4 hours ago, Stats said:

When you consider they virtually had no money to spend in summer due to FFP and are juggling European commitments with league commitments, I think getting top 5 is a tremendous achievement regardless.

They wouldn't even be top 5 if it wasn't for this club bringing in Liam and then the players quitting on Liam after that PSG display. 

We hammered them and then Liam loses the dressing room for whatever reason, we lose 5 straight and now we're looking at 10th place finish in the league. 

A lucky win against Sunderland and they beat West Ham since February 😆

10 hours ago, Strike said:

He's rightly played a weakened team though. 

They're very safely in the top 5 and need to turn around a 1 goal deficit in a European semifinal. Their drop-off this season is also linked to the number of games they've played. They've managed the season really well I thought - for a team that didn't really spend in the summer because of a financial handicap.

Shame for West Ham though as they're pretty much relegated unless they get a result against Arsenal. 

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2 minutes ago, Strike said:

City are not the machine of old. 

Arsenal have West Ham this weekend and then six free points against Burnley and Palace. 

Really they were never going to lose the title! Its been theirs for so so long and for that they deserve it. Theres been a blip but not a race and they also have goal difference advantage.

Champions league double is my fear and that doesnt look that unlikely...

Then theres us...

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