Liam

Exactly the word I would use. He certainly backs himself which I admire.

Always had a soft spot for a little lad.

Yes, 06/07. He did his cruciate in 08. I agree on the strength, but I always valued a bit of guile.

Not by you in any case. Do you remember "Mikel of the Match"?

There was an element of tongue in cheek at the time, as @SydneyChelsea has alluded to, but a midfield of Essien, Mikel, Ballack and Makalele was, at best, prosaic.

Ridiculous decision. Everyone on Sky got it wrong too!

f**king love it. Drop the c**t

Age has given you a wisdom you lacked in your youth,

Maresca has him working his bo**ocks off. He could do with being given a break on the defensive duties but he's not going to get that.

Nice applause for Nico from the fans of our club

Caicedo I love you man

Dennis piling it into the hair

Cole loves a nutmeg

Cucerella does everything well

More of the same please. We have no need to push the issue, they will have to press higher and hopefully that will open up things at their end. We have all the appearance of being properly coached, except at set pieces. If we could get the odd cheap goal like the Arse get we could be cruising.

Excellent pressing and some really nice patterns. Loving this so far.

Great goal

Jadon you have to go down there

Never a dull moment...

Cucurella is some player

Atwell relieved anyway

Palmer doesn;t dderstand Neto's accented English

Wonder has the set piece coach covered this angle

Finally a proper decision from a ref

Jaysus, me heart!