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Bope Dinki IV said:
Hard to say really.
Depends on who we keep and sign in the summer.
I have a feeling Costa will leave and Hazard will stay.
If that happens then we need a new front man.
Lukaku is the name being touted about, but who knows.
I think our style will suit Europe, Conte has lots of experience in European football with Juve in the CL and managing Italy
So no reason why we cannot hit the ground running. We will be seeded too in the group stage so that will help.

As for you guys, despite your great league form, you disappointed a tad in Europe. I dont see many, if any weaknesses in your first XI, do you put this down to inexperience of Poch in Europe? If so, he should hopefully improve as time goes on. I think you can expect to atleast get through your group next season.
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I think we will have learned from this year. Hopefully Wembley wont have a bearing by the time the CL comes round, but being 3rd group seeds we need a decent draw. Probably need better luck with injuries - missed Lamela for example - and a couple of decent squad players so that more rotation doesn't damage us too much.
As a footie fan, quite looking forward to seeing how Conte does on the really big games, and to see how that will affect (or not) how you do in the league.
 
I'm not sure that Kyle will go and I wonder whether even Citeh are going to want to pay what Daniel Levy would demand for Kyle Walker. It's going to be more than they paid for Stones and everything has a ceiling, even for them. As good as he's been, a world record for a full back?

No bitterness (okay a little bit) but I think that Chelsea will need an upgrade on some defenders , especially for CL games. Your currently crop have done well but better teams will exploit some weaknesses. You can carry purchases and the current crop, so you are deserved favourites to retain the title.

Citeh could challenge if Pep learns to be sensible and pragmatic. I cannot see United, Arsenal or Liverpool challenging for the title. Too many problems at those clubs. Mostly, very few of their players are good enough.

We'll make Top 4 again, which we need for the construction costs. After that.........? Lads, it's Wembley!
 
remembercolinlee said:
Where are all the city fans...the empty seats do not look good on tv.
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I've said this before, but they seem to have less fans now than they did when they were in the third tier.
It's really odd.

Maybe they have roughly the same local support, a bigger ground and quite a few foreign fans now?
More overall supporters, but less that can actually make it to games on a regular basis.
Clearly just speculation, though.
 
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Mahrez dives and gets a penalty. Takes it himself, slips and hits the ball twice. Disallowed.

Karma is a bitch sometimes...... <laugh>
 
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PleaseNotPoll said:
I've said this before, but they seem to have less fans now than they did when they were in the third tier.
It's really odd.

Maybe they have roughly the same local support, a bigger ground and quite a few foreign fans now?
More overall supporters, but less that can actually make it to games on a regular basis.
Clearly just speculation, though.
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Big pigeon race.....huge.

Mahrez........****ing useless ****! Yes mate, we're all laughing at you!
 
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I wonder if that Mahrez mistake was caught because of the one that got through in the Madrid game?
Griezmann did something similar, but it was allowed to stand.
 
Not a big fan of Madley, but I wonder how many refs would've spotted that?

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PleaseNotPoll said:
Not a big fan of Madley, but I wonder how many refs would've spotted that?

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He didn't see the offside goal... Both big decisions favouring Citeh. And he 'bought' the penalty, so not exactly a perfect performance <laugh>
 
Spur of the Moment said:
Mahrez dives and gets a penalty. Takes it himself, slips and hits the ball twice. Disallowed.

Karma is a bitch sometimes...... <laugh>
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You're mental!
In what world was that a dive.....

It was outside the area mind, and therefore should have been a free kick, not a pen.....but never a dive!
 
Bope Dinki IV said:
You're mental!
In what world was that a dive.....

It was outside the area mind, and therefore should have been a free kick, not a pen.....but never a dive!
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What is your feckin' problem??
Take your aggression back from whence you came!!
 
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