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To be honest, he seems like a talented guy and at 24 quite he is young, so I would give Morata a go. They should also add two midfielders. I wouldn't mind if the rumours about Verratti and Bakayoko turned out to have some truth in them.

What annoyed me a bit was that their goal came across as a bit of a protest about the fact that they were being destroyed even though they too had good opportunities throughout the game. And yeah, I would say they did a deserve a goal. But our victory was still very deserved, on the whole. I would say Courtois deserves some high praise today, doesn't he? He was superb once again and he does make a difference with regards to that massive lead of ours. 2017 could be the year in which he will challenge Neuer for Goalkeeper of the Year.

Our fixtures until April: Burnley (A) - 12th Feb Swansea (H) - 25th Feb West Ham (A) - 6th Mar Watford (H) - 13th Mar Stoke (A) - 18th Mar Crystal Palace (H) - 1st Apr Anything but the title would be a bit disappointing at this point, wouldn't it? After that comes City at home. So let's stay focused, win them all, and we might be playing City for the title!

Absolutely correct. He is getting selfish now and I am worried that it will only work against him. Next he will get frustrated, and then maybe throw another tantrum. I don't like the way he has changed in January.

That Arsenal goal is Diego's fault. Another poor performance today.

Well done Marcos, scored a fab goal and downed that guy. If they think they can play dirty with us let's show them who they're up against.

That was a yellow for Coquelin, same for the other guy who fouled Costa.

According to the laws of physics, the sun attracts the earth, the earth attracts the moon, and the fourth spot attracts Arsenal. I believe in science and so they won't be in that third spot by the end of today

They're predicting what they want to happen not what they think will happen. We're favourites today, no doubt.

Sorry, I was super high yesterday. He left the national team, didn't he? But I am still glad he came.

Even though I do think we will beat Arsenal tomorrow, I sadly don't think it's realistic that City as well as Liverpool draw and Tottenham lose at home against Middlesbrough. That would open up a 12 point lead that would equal our league winning record from 2004/2005. Remember that team? They were pretty damn good.

He's not just an excellent manager who knows how to get the best out in a team, but also this charming Italian guy who will get along with anybody and everybody. You just can't dislike him no matter how much you hate Chelsea. I noticed that he improved our reputation a lot and got credited for being the best coach in the world by Pep himself, who, before this season, was probably considered the best worldwide. Antonio, I do not know why you chose to leave your beloved Juve for a 10th placed Chelsea and turn sh*t around for us, but I sure will never forget it and hope you will stay with us for a very long time!

If that's what you think Eden is doing in his spare time then I am afraid you haven't done your homework, sir. He is a humble man, he has a family, he is not an attention seeker and most importantly he owes you nothing. So please stop acting like he has to be at your service under any circumstances.

I guess it's fine then...

Just what on earth would upset a Chelsea fan about our best player so much? I will never understand the people who will come out calling their fellow supporters "dumbfounded idiots" to prove their point that the one player many fans and independent sources consider the best in the league is "overrated". And you won't convince them otherwise. You can't fight bigotry with common sense, it just doesn't work. You see it everywhere in the world right now. A very strange phenomenon. It's like some people want to compensate for some problems of their own by doing damage to others.

Hmm, sorry but I can't agree with this at all. Kante was our best player, yes, but it was not a 10/10. There were several poor first touches that cost us good opportunities and a few badly misplaced passes in the beginning of the game. I'd give him an 8. Giving Costa and Courtois the same mark seems rather bold, given that one cost us the victory and the other one saved us the draw. Mind that with strikers and goalies it's the key moments that make up a good or a bad performance. Giving them a 6 essentially means they weren't involved in anything important, which I think is not accurate here. And finally Fabregas. I believe there is a reason why he usually comes on late. He needs space more than anything, and hence he would not be able to play his game in the early stages of a high pressing opponent when they are still fresh. Now I will not purport to know this for a fact, but I am very, very certain that this is why Conte usually opts for Matic. Despite being next to useless going forward, he is better at absorbing pressure than Fabregas. Having said that I would replace Matic in the starting line up with a new player - but I would also give Fabregas preference over him when it comes to making subs later in the game. See, it's all about the right player for the right situation. So yeah, I am not with you on this one. But again that's just my opinion.

Kante had a very good game, but he can't control the midfield all by himself and unfortunately the other three weren't quite up to it. For some of them I am not even sure if it's just bad form or a matter of not being good enough for this kind of game. It's not the first time our midfield got overwhelmed by a top 6 side. Other than that, I thought Courtois was very good, Luiz obviously had a good game, and the other defenders were solid, too. On the other hand, Hazard was quiet, so was Willian and Costa gets a 3/10 from me. As a striker you either bury that penalty and win it or you had a bad game, simple as. I expected more, I have to admit that, but ironically even the draw was enough to extend the lead. As long as we do not have to worry about playing the likes of Munich, Barcelona or Real this first evelen is just about good enough. That's, however, mainly because our competition can't get their act together against small teams - we should never forget that! Nor should we rely on them keeping it that way. Let's win the league and then we'll see how we can improve the team.

Yeah, Matic isn't exactly playing for a new contract, that's for sure

Yeah maybe it's just me but our performances against the top 6 teams aren't the greatest

Good line up, Willian is probably starting because he is better defensively than Pedrito but also explosive on the break. Just my guess though. Damn, I so wanna win this!!!

Not sure what the issue is for you but if they don't allow access from outside the UK you'll have to use a proxy. Either set up Tor and configure it if you are comfortable with this stuff or try to find a free VPN service (more information on what it is), but there will almost certainly be massive performance issues either way because the traffic will be routed through more nodes than usual. Otherwise you can use SopCast and get links from livetv.sx (just open it in Tor in case your ISP has blocked it) :)

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Who is Firmino?

With that line up, I think your crystal ball thought you were asking about the Brentford game ;) Jokes aside, I agree that we can win this one