Lucas

Going to be a busy summer for Chelsea from what I've seen Saturday and tonight. Not enough creative spark. They get to the edge of the area, draw a blank and run out of ideas. Very predictable. It actually wouldn't hurt them to try mix up their play a bit. Abraham looks too isolated to me. Ludicrous to think they hold a six point cushion to 5th but then, everyone below them are just as bad.

If only it was the Ice Cream Van...

Tuesday 21st January, 2020 Aston Villa 1-2 Watford Bournemouth 1-1 Brighton Chelsea 2-1 Arsenal, 20.15 Crystal Palace 2-1 Southampton Everton 1-0 Newcastle Sheff Utd 1-2 Man City Wednesday 22nd January, 2020 Leicester 2-1 West Ham Man Utd 1-0 Burnley, 20.15 Tottenham 2-1 Norwich Thursday 23rd January, 2020 Wolves 0-2 Liverpool, 20.00

Nothing against the 49ers, they have been brilliant. But I hope the Chiefs win. 1) I'm all about the attack. It's what I prefer. And Kansas City have the best attacking side in the game for me. 2) Andy Reid is one of the most likeable guys in the Sport. Really want them to win for him. 3) I think it would be a great story to see Patrick Mahomes come back from a nasty injury mid-season, to lead them to a Superbowl win.

Don't think Disney can win with these live action remakes to be fair. They either piss people off if they don't include all the songs or all the characters, or they piss people off if they do, because it's too similar to the original. Heard the same sort of thing with The Lion King. For what it's worth, I don't mind them but I grew up on the cartoon versions, so they will always be my preference.

I'm surprised by Villa this window so far. I really thought they would splash cash to try and survive, irrespective of what they spent in the Summer. So much average in there. And yet, if they had managed to get Benrahma on one wing, Bowen on the other, with another top forward, they could give themselves great chance.

Penalty given in the Forest Luton game today for exactly the same thing. Very odd.

Chelsea look laboured when teams camp and sit back. There is not enough creativity, end of story. Can see why they need an Isco kind of player. But for me, the width is so disappointing. You watch Hudson Odoi in a game like that against weak opposition and you think, go and have a go, run at them. Just looked a non entity. Willian looked equally poor mind. His final ball tonight was gash. Newcastle played to their strengths. Sat back, defend and look to nick a goal. Can't fault them given their injuries and general lack of quality to be fair. Horrible to watch though.

I find when you watch Chelsea there is a lot of huff and puff, but painfully missing some quality where it counts. Abraham isn't the most clinical but you can see his workrate and yet fed on scraps.

I hope you stub your toe.

Saturday 18th January, 2020 Arsenal 1-1 Sheff Utd Brighton 2-0 Aston Villa Man City 3-0 Crystal Palace Newcastle 1-2 Chelsea, 17.30 Norwich 2-1 Bournemouth Southampton 2-1 Wolves Watford 2-1 Tottenham, 12.30 West Ham 1-0 Everton Sunday 19th January, 2020 Burnley 2-1 Leicester, 14.00 Liverpool 2-0 Man Utd, 16.30

Haven't won in London since December 2017, which was ironically at Loftus Road. 2 years and a month later, we try to put this 'curse' to bed. Had some awful luck this season at Millwall and Fulham so hopefully we get something go for us Saturday. Really have gone off the boil lately and the doubts have crept in. If ever we needed a confidence boost, it's now. Absolute MUST win for me. Got to go make a statement and show the others chasing us we got the stomach to see this out. Jack Clarke will make his debut for them, couldn't write it could you. No doubt he'll be keen to make a point. They are very dangerous at home, have some decent players, especially Eze who was quality at Elland Road this season so it will be tough. We lost there last season so we owe them one. I just hope we can convert our chances this week. Our achilles heel.

I used to have a soft spot for Bournemouth because they played good Football and I admired Howe's philosophy. But it's at the stage now I find it irritating they spend what they do off the back of 11k crowds with nothing to show for it. Pretty much encapsulates everything that is wrong with modern day football. They had their time in the sun but this league needs a bit of livening up. Time to go (hopefully)

Who takes over then? Would you give it to John Terry?

Stalemate at the moment with Che Adams. If we got him, would be a massive game changer for us but its a big if at the moment. For me, it's down to whether the board overrule the manager at Southampton.