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That's why we bought Coutinho and Dembele to add something different, creativity, pace, but now EV has problem integrating them. And he has to integrate not one, but 3 new players(Dembele basically is a January transfer), so it's quite a headeache for him.

It has already been answered, it's because they play different style than ours, counters, countless crosses, headers. If we played like that people would be screaming that this need to stop asap because it's not our philosophy.

I was thinking the same if played last years Lucho's team with 4-3-3, what would have happened? Neymar, Messi, Suarez would have been losing the ball in dangerous areas and all the defensive work load would be on Iniesta, Rakitic and Busi. It would have been a disaster.

RM were struggling against teams like Levante and Girona, La Liga isn't easy. Do you think it would be better if we played against teams like Dijon or Amiens and trash them 8-0, 7-0?

That's what I was saying, many times we could have finished the game off early and win with bigger margins, but instead we got unlucky because we kept hitting the post, well now I guess we getting our luck back.

Ousmane Dembélé was arguing that hitting the post has nothing to do with luck, it's just misplaced shot. If it is luck this means that we been been unlucky all season long because we hit the post like 30 times in all competitions this season.

It was carbon copy Juve away game for me, moving the ball around and creating nothing for majority of the game, I think EV was playing for 0-0. Yes away goal is important( and we actually got it), but it's better than going to Camp Nou trying to overturn 4-0 or 3-0 result. We had 3 very...

Appearantly his house got robbed today.

Because it maybe the last opportunity to do so in case he has a world class performance against Chelsea.

Vidal is faster though and he could help out Roberto to defend against Alonso or Hazard, he can also put in a dangerous cross from time to time.

Chelsea has played West Ham who are at the bottom of the table in PL and Hull City who are at the bottom of the table in Championship. Had we played Malaga and Murcia before Chelsea game maybe we would have been in better form.

Paulinho most likely will start, but I would choose Vidal.

Yep and Chelsea is in the same boat as us. So what that they rested players just before 1stl leg, they played more games than us since they always have very hectic Christmas period in PL and they go full throttle in the league since they are fighting for 4th place.

It may reduce controversial decisions yes, but it can also be very disruptive to the game. You have play stopped when free kicks are taken or when injuries occur and now you add VAR to it. Some decision can be taken fast, but others take time and imagine if the weather is cold and players are...

His price for the club was around 32M, Paulinho refused part of his salary and it's the only reason why this transfer happened. And they picked him for his performances with Brazil NT, not because of his play in China.

Exactly and if we won CL and RM won a domestic double, I am sure that people wouldn't be satisfied and would say that something is wrong with a team and changes needs to be made asap.

Resting players and prioritizing for CL doesn't guarantee you CL if that was the case then Bayern would be winning it every single year since they are playing in joke leageu of 18 teams and they can rest players as they wish throughout the whole season.

Dembele after he gets more match rhythm, now Vidal.

Most expensive bench in the world? Got to be worth around 400M.

All the games I saw of Chelsea this season he played in the middle, we might see Pedro as left winger instead.