Or he hopes to have us home and hosed by half time ...which is a damning indictment of how little he knows about us as a club
Anyone sensing a torn hamstring. No preseason and then 3 games in 8 days. Can't see him being rested for Saints.
To be fair he hardly had a preseason and has looked well off the pace. He needs minutes to get up to PL pace even if it’s just 60 or so.
Interesting comments from Dier I thought, both on the schedule, the mood in the dressing room, and the influence of Joe Hart.
"But could you please answer this slightly altered question that we've been told repeatedly you won't answer?" Twats. Sensible questions from the Bulgarians, especially about the conditioning of the teams. Mourinho's reply to the question about high profile players being left behind was nicely done.
Also loved Mourinho’s response to the first question from the first Bulgarian about the mood in the camp
Quite surprised that Lloris even travelled, yet he starts. Carter-Vickers on the bench is a bit of a turn up, too.
Baring in mind our congested fixture list, that’s an extremely risky line up. Should be more than enough to win today but at what cost going forward?