Wearyourblue

Are they targeting Jorginho because he's poor? or are they targeting Jorginho, because we are poor playing around him? I think it's the latter, early in the year, our movement through Jorginho was a lot of over/ unders, since teams have played him, our movement is side to side.

He plays much quicker than Fabregas... Fabregas plays the killer pass as well as anyone I've ever seen

he's world class in speed of touch, short passes, movement off the ball, and directing/coaching on the field. he needs a better long ball, and he could defend bettter for his role. Our midfield has very good peices but don't really match our forwards. Kovacic, Jorginho, and Kante all have a lot of class... but are all missing the big game, long shots, long passes and winning headers. Sometimes it's not that one guy hurts us, it's we're missing some pieces that we must have.

Well the transfer window wasn't just about Odoi, as some of these pundits or Kinsella would suggest. The situation is obvious, Hazard went from a winger to a false nine, back to a winger with Higuain. When he was a false 9 and RLC was hurt, Odoi was the #3 winger. Right now he's 4 or 5 depending where you see RLC getting minutes. I personally would rather see CHO as #2... but that's a hard argument to make for a team fighting for top 4. It's hard for the fans to have it both ways to, show no patience towards building yet insist on Odoi in the lineup.

Pulisic is already better than Donovan; Donovan could have made a decent wage playing in the Premier League no problem - maybe not top 6. He got bundesliga games when he was a teenager; he was just a California boy, that wanted to stay in California. He's always been a quirky personality. The MLS was paying him close to $5 mil/ year 5 years ago to play and he got to do that in his hometown.

I think he didn't realize when he came here, that his squad at Napoli is better than his squad here.

Charlie Cooke

I thought Isco was the best player for Spain in the last World Cup. I'd prefer Isco, but Asensio has more upside, think he'd be better on a counter team.

obviously argentina! we may finally have a good frontline again!

Best front line in the world, and nothing behind it.

I don't think the problem is the players we have, I think it's the player we're missing... or hopefully were missing. If Higuain can add a bit of that attacking leadership we'll be ok. Too many attackers we have aren't really alphas, and are more artists, they want the ball at their feet only. Higuain wants it in dangerous areas and then he wants to smash it.

interesting how much more he put balls in the box with Higuain there

Seemed he had added a few pounds at Milan... the good news is he looks leaner here.

Disagree massively here, think if Alonso played we win. The tide turned from that first goal, where Emerson was way out of position, he missed headers, and was always caught too far up the field... no coincidence Luiz played like poo that game. Alonso covers for more mistakes than people realize.

huh?