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Looking forward to another 3 goal defeat.

Typical.

Swansea still playing some good football. It's the system they have, rather than the manager.

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Casillas will be truly done by then, they'll come for him.

Can't wait til Real come to take him.

Sterling should have had at least 2 today

And Chelsea will eventually get a new stadium. Then there won't be a single substantial reason that Liverpool could be considered 'bigger' than Chelsea.

Every team in the league knows he's shit in possession and they target him. The guy had one good year and has been shit ever since. Sound familiar? We all give Pardew crap even though he had a good year but Tiote still escapes a lot of criticism even though he has the same record relatively.

Liverpool turned their dominance in the 80s into something that has been able to sustain them financially today. If Chelsea continue to be successful for the next 5-10 years, they will have a very large mindshare in terms of fans around the world, something that will manifest in financial power. The only thing they lack is a big stadium but even then, Stamford Bridge is only a tiny bit smaller than Anfield. It's not Old Trafford v The Dell we're talking about, it's 6,000 seats.

How long does it take for Chelsea to be bigger than Liverpool? Their record over the past 10 years isn't even comparable, Chelsea have been far more successful. They have a growing number of fans around the world because of their success, much like Liverpool grew their fanbase in the 80s when they were successful. If Chelsea get a new stadium they will have the advantage in terms of infrastructure, chance of success, quality of players, financial means and recent history. They will be a bigger club than Liverpool. Just because they came from money doesn't mean they can't turn it into something sustained.

He didn't start Coutinho because this weekend is huge for them. Lose and it's 10 points behind, with Sturridge still a few weeks away. Their season could be over before the end of the year.

Sturridge was also great. They had a pretty damn good record even when Suarez was missing.

It doesn't include the human element. I think that's crucial. In other industries, in IT, in manufacturing, CEOs are the usually smart guys. At least the original CEO is pretty damn smart. But in sports, because emotions play such a huge part, no sport has really developed a way to include 'outsiders' as managers and coaches. You look at the NFL where the best coaches are sons of former coaches or they're former players. In the NBA, the same thing applies: the best coaches were players. Same with MLB. I think the difference is in the squad building and general management. Those guys are now all educated guys. In MLB, the vast majority of general managers are graduates from the top universities in America. GMs in the NBA are increasingly data-driven and thus extremely well-educated. Football, because it's not as easily broken down into data that can be analysed as the American sports, doesn't require as data-driven people. But, is there a greater benefit from hiring someone well-educated to negotiate contracts, transfers and execute youth development? Yeah, I definitely think so and the smarter clubs will edge that way. I would say the coaching could be taught to outsiders so the technical part is possible but the man-management and motivation part is what's missing and that really requires someone who's good at it, whether they're a former player or not. I'd say someone smart would see that buying English players in general doesn't yield as much value, they'd be able to see optimal squad sizes, develop training methods and rehabilitation methods that are an improvement on what currently exists. This would be an improvement on someone like Pardew whose first choice is to buy English has-beens. But man-management is something else that I don't think an outsider can do as easily because of the respect and acceptance part from the players.

What's the feeling on Enrique at the moment, VI? Is there progress that can be seen? What are the stories coming out of the club? Do the players believe in him and the process?

It would be a great move. It's a short term solution to a short term problem.

He's going to have a heart attack.

Aye. I disagree here. I thought he'd have a better goal scoring opportunity. The collision slowed him and narrowed his angle by a lot. If he had run through without being touched, he could have taken at least one more touch before shooting. He hit the post, it clearly wasn't impossible to score. It's a goalscoring opportunity, not a tap in. If he had fallen down, I think the ref would have given the same decision. I don't think the attacker should be punished for trying to score there. The opportunity became much more difficult after the collision. It was the angle and the spin on the ball that made it difficult. He had to use his weaker foot, too.

Just seen the handball, ref fucked up.

Aye. I disagree here. I thought he'd have a better goal scoring opportunity. The collision slowed him and narrowed his angle by a lot. If he had run through without being touched, he could have taken at least one more touch before shooting.

With that service, he's going to score loads.

He's unstoppable with that kind of service.

He's such a fucking numpty. Some great footballers are idiots off the pitch but this guy is an idiot on and off it.

As if a devout Muslim like Tiote would have anything but the finest champagne.

Tiote back into the side. Sucks.