http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/jul/22/chelsea-juan-mata-fernando-torres? Well, now our (Hull's, obviously) chances of spoiling Jose's return have gone from very slim to slim. Get in.
Honestly... We'll have Lukaku up top for Torres which I would prefer... We'll have Ivanovic at right back who is as good as Azpilicueta... And we have Schurrle/De Bruyne in for Mata... Mata the big loss out of that but we'll cope!
Yeah instead it could be Ivanovic, Rooney and Lukaku replacing them. Not to mention the options of Oscar, De Bruyne and Ba too, woe is us!
To be honest, last season I would have been ****ting bricks if this happened but I feel we have enough firepower to cope, especially with Lukaku and De Bruyne. Ba is probably 3rd in the pecking order and if Lukaku performs against Hull, Jose won't drop him for the United game. I've said all along I'd much rather see Lukaku as first choice than Torres or Ba. Mata seems to play better in away games anyway so hopefully he'll be fresh for the United game.
I always thought Lukaku would be your first choice striker this season btw. Mata is the main loss here. Not that it will matter, as you'll probably still comfortably beat us. The little comment underneath my link wasn't meant to be taken seriously...
