Tiresias

better every time i see it

After we went 3-0 up it became 'operation pass the ball to ba', thought it was rather nice to see the whole team working to cheer up Ba

His defensive skills will meet sterner tests but very good game for him. Reckon he'll end up a fantastic signing for us. Glad he's got the right attitude after a pretty stop start season.

Think he'd picked up a knock. I'd be happy for Perch to fill in if he's out next week. Good game for him though, apart from one time he scuppered an attack after ben arfa passed him the ball

yeah had one mixup but i'll chose to blame danny simpson for that one

I'm almost glad his first shot was saved because after he made the second shot which got saved i was laughing my head off at tiote suddenly turning into a shooting god

Has to be among the best in the league for clean tackles, just so reliably dispossesses people. Considering his shakey start can't believe how well he's developed. Glad he was made captain too, nobody more worthy.

How did he see the pass to Cisse, could so easily have been one of those aimless passes that rolls out but weighted spot on on and Cisse immediately cottoned on, Xaviesque dare I say

I thought tiote's passing was largely fine, just hammered some longer balls out wide way to hard, which were really obviously bad. He was brilliant defensively and passed short crisply and kept us moving.

His best performances this season have been in the middle, impossible to fault his work ethic and his passing was essential. Ever since chalkboards went down anyone know where one can get stats over specific players?

Ronaldo's very good but I'll always struggle to look past what a preening twat he is. Also 'best player' tags around him always have the stink of a bit of a PR campaign anyway. He's one of those players who brings very little to the table other than goals, as stupid as that sounds.

Well can't see chelsea beating Munich or Real Madrid anyway...

Deserved, Barca look just knackered, season has taken it out of them.

This

Stoked it in!

I never thought I'd say this as a fan of possession footy but Barca just overly faff about, too much tinkering? Flaw in having pretty much the whole team in midfield? Just fucking shoot. I know he went completely off the boil but they seem to hugely miss Villa.

He did seem depressed, hope just playing things down.

Barca's love of youth is all very well but thiis Tello is fluffing his lines in the biggest game, could ruin his confidence.

They could have had a hat trick?

Hopefully Cabaye is back, with him ahead of Jonas and Tiote no reason why our midfield shouldn't do a better job than Man U or Arsenal's did, and we can score past them. Different game to Stoke, they're on some form despite being beaten by fulham. Hopefully can bully them off the ball some but lets just stick with how we're playing.

You see ben arfa and lovenkrands and you report you saw lovenkrands first!

GTFI

No doubt if the ref had remembered the first yellow he'd never have given the second yellow. Fair by the rules but very harsh.

red for scoring against england's bravest club or something

After a fair period when I was sick of our rigid 4-4-2 its so great to see us playing a different way so fluidly. Good footy and also effective and direct. What a team we have