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You seem to forget Sakho getting turned inside out on the regular for a moment there.

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We'll see if big Mama is the man when Palace come to the Bridge.

I don't think Chelsea have won it yet. Probably need 7 wins. As unbelievably Spurs keep winning. If Spurs did get close though they'd definitely Spurs it up.

Citeh were the ones.

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lol, wasn't Sadio Mane doing the same at the Liverpool game with a lyric sheet a few posts ago?

Plus the Atlanta club was literally just created.

You talking to me or chewing rocks mate? Either way you'll get a broken jaw

[*OG Wenger*]

You talking to me or chewing rocks mate? Either way you'll get a broken jaw

[Phenom]

We'll see if big Mama is the man when Palace come to the Bridge.

I don't think Chelsea have won it yet. Probably need 7 wins. As unbelievably Spurs keep winning. If Spurs did get close though they'd definitely Spurs it up.

Citeh were the ones.

Spurs have too many English players realistically they never were challengers for anything more than a top 4 Man City were the only threat and they still had to play Chelsea now even if they win at the bridge it's a 9 point gap



It's over.

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Chelsea should win it but you never know. That said..........

Stoke ran themselves in the ground and Hughes said deserved a point. They didn't. They had 1 shot on target - their goal, got given a bogus penalty for that goal, conceded 20 attempts on their goal at home, and spent large parts of the game chasing shadows. They deserved to lose about 4,5,6 nil, ffs, deserved a draw my arse. That is like Jeff Lacy saying he deserved a draw against Calzaghe. They did nothing other than have a sympathetic referee who gave Stoke free reign to kick everyone. Stoke looked very much like a team with worse players and could have played Chelsea for a month and not scored a goal in open play.

Chelsea have actually been unlucky recently in that they're playing really well but not taking all their chances but individually they are nearly all in good form. Someone gets smashed 8 nil before here and the end of the season, imo.

I still don't trust them completely because there are a few of them who are proven bottle-jobs and always will be.

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We should have the title gift wrapped but yeah, anything can happen if injuries come into play.

Alonso, Moses, Kante and Hazard. If the lot of them go on ligaments. The 343 is out of the picture. Hazard, despite last season, is a difference maker. We aren't really hounding the top Prem sides without him in the line up. The other 3 players are what make the 343 possible.

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Luiz and Kante I would say are our most important players. If either got injured I suspect we'd be vulnerable again. Ancient Terry and Zouma would both get torn up in a back 3 alongside Cahill and Matic and Cesc are horrible together in a two.

The media tend to think Costa is very important to us - I am not sure. I would rank his importance below Tibo (still not a great fan), Luiz, Azpi, Kante, and Hazard and Hazard himself is less important than the previous 4. We'd still win without Hazard too I feel which we have.

Both Costa and Hazard could be replaced I feel even this summer.

Costa could be replaced with Lukaku, Icardi, maybe this Bellotti dude.

It will be interesting to see Conte's targets because what he really wants is to play 4-2-4. In which case Hazard becomes a striker or gets replaced with an actual striker.

I like the idea that players slot into a system at Chelsea now. It makes it easier to see where obvious upgrades could be made and where actually even players could be sold for no great loss in performance.

Matic whilst pretty good this season is a player who could be comfortably upgraded this summer.

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Luiz is crucial definitely. I only mention Alonso and Moses though because we have zero cover in those positions. None at all what-so-ever.

I agree though, we could get on easy without Costa and to an extent Hazard. I just think with Hazard however, he makes things a lot easier for us. I can't help but think if it was a healthy hazard vs Stoke. We'd have made it look a lot easier than it already was to take them apart. No Hazard vs Spurs, we'd probably lose more often than not.

It'll be interesting to see how Conte further modifies the squad though. I really can't even imagine who he'll bring in, if a 424 is really what he wants.

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Alexandre Lacazette has agreed a move to Atletico Madrid. Seeing how the ban will end up being lifted.

So much for "Arsene Wenger finding him first" or the "New Stand" bearing fruit.