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Thank dog Haaland is on! Captain of my FF team.

Sterling having a go.

Obvious to all bar Lampard.

Just to completely screw my day, the useless Clinton Morrison is on co-coms on 5 Live! 🤮

One or two good games beats some other contributions. He has potential, he can only learn and grow by playing. Ditto Mudryk. I can't see the point of today's selections.

Watched him yesterday. Very good. Quick, a lot of skill. Aided by Bayern going AWOL in the second half. Can't see Salihamidžić and Kahn lasting much longer.

Players knew Frank was only ever interim and they will have been across the Pochettino business. Possibly know more than has been made public. They will likely have respected his playing days, can't possibly have respected the sh*t show of a job he has done in the dugout.

Is Fofana fit?

And his body. The WC flattened him. Rarely been 100% fit, playing carrying injuries.

He's been a spectator at BLK. Benched most of this year, more recently an unused sub. His confidence has to be rock bottom. A couple of seasons ago Bayern offered a loan deal with an option to buy for 70m which Chelsea rejected. Of course he might not have worked out at Bayern either. Pochettino will need to see something very special to want to keep him. On the other hand, what is his market value now?

Koulibaly, Badiashile, Kova all crocked.

Yup. Just voted.

They're going to need CL next season or they're in very deep sh*t. Owners borrowed big time from an American private equity mob. Interest rates have climbed and the debt is due next year. If they can't service the debt - ie, find another source of funds - the private equity mob probably takes control. Of course they have a chance to win this year's CL. Well, they've made the final.

Suspect Haaland will start, he hasn't had a feast for a little while. De Bruyne looked tired last night. Probably bench. Not that it's going to matter.

Depending who you believe, Inter are paying his wages after he took a pay cut. I was wondering about another loan fee. Pfffft. The first one was only £8m plus add-ons if Inter won the title which hasn't happened. Still, another £8m will keep Todd in cigars.

James Horncastle reporting that, according to Inter, Lukaku a 60% chance of staying.

Lukaku will be back whether anyone likes it or not.

+ pineapple for a red card.

Good thinking. The "1" up front remaining the riddle.

+ beetroot for late for training.

Kante is out for the season so it looks like Enzo, Kova, possibly +1.

I'm not sure where Nkunku fits in either. In the BL he floats between midfield and across the front. He's 5'9".

Good idea. I suppose it ultimately depends on what Thiago wants to do but having his class and experience around the youth of Badiashiele, Fofana, Colwill and Chalobah even at Cobbity has to be a good thing. According to one of the tabloids, Thiago's wife says he will be at Chelsea next season. Mrs Silva isn't afraid of an opinion.

Bringing in Haaland, Alvarez and, for that matter, the £100m Grealish explains a lot, too. (And it has taken Pep a season and a half to educate Grealish) They let Jesus go, too. Who has prospered at Arsenal because he slotted into a disciplined, organised system. Unlike Chelsea's chaotic revolving door of a forward set up.

Sterling at City was a cog in a very well organised, disciplined machine, and prospered. Everyone knew their roles. Pitch him into the mess that is Chelsea and it's unsurprising he has struggled. Especially at wing back! He hasn't lost his ability as the weekend showed. With at least a semblance of organisation under Pochettino, he will be fine.