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Hope you're learning, but you just sit there burning, lying in his fire

I will feel you in everything

He's been underwhelming all season really. One of my favourite Chelsea players for quite some time last season but ever since the Euros, he's been average at best, surprised his form hasn't got more coverage but then again he's English and a bit of a media darling.

Whilst I don't agree with those who tout penalties as a lottery, I'm personally not too critical of Kepa or those behind the decision making process in bringing him on. It's worked twice before, the staff at the club have the best data and see first hand both keepers in training, I understand it and despite what happens in the game everyone knows it's going to happen. I think we should be more critical of the chances we missed during the game, people like Pulisic and Mount missing sitters which would have changed the course of the game. Kepa deserves criticism yes but so do a lot of our forward players who missed big chances today and who for the most part have been below par all season. Kepa deserves some stick, if you're going to miss a penalty at least get it on target but yeah it's important we look at the game as a whole. It's probably not going to do Kepa's confidence any good, who before this had quietly been impressive in recent times or even just under Tuchel in general. People forget that. Congrats to the Liverpool lot on here.

I like that tune as well. Whilst I like some of his tunes, I find him overall however to be a bit bland and boring. I like this one as well from his album, even if it sounds like a complete rip off of Fleetwood Mac.

I know it purely depends but for those in relationships, how long were you seeing each other before it became official?

Fekir's taken the headlines for Betis this season but Canales for me is the best to watch.

No it won't. Could be one of the best Betis teams in their history, just need to cap it with a trophy, would be perfect in Joaquín's last season. I'm off to the Betis game tomorrow.

Sometimes there's more to a manager's reign than trophies, league position and win percentages, particularly at the clubs where the expectation is higher and success is measured on trophies. I'll say one thing to Everton fans though, Lampard may not have won anything with us but he did a lot of good things, a lot of which were the reason we won the Champions League, maybe Tuchel's Ranieri. That said, he did have his flaws as well, I hope this move works out for him and wish him all the best except against Chelsea of course.

Yes, there's love if you want it

We were just up for it because it was Spurs and the fact that Conte doesn't want to go past the half way line in these sorts of games. Shame we can't find this sort of motivation against other teams in the league.

Yeah mate, it seems to be a mixture of things with us but more than anything, we look unmotivated. The cups are providing the players with fresh impetus. Brighton wanted it more but they're also playing the European Champions and have nothing to lose. It's not good from us.

This and I've been thinking it ever since the first half since when we played them at home earlier this season where it was both Werner and Lukaku. I don't know why Tuchel insists Lukaku, perhaps the price tag, his status, the pressure in and around him. In the home game earlier this season you could perhaps forgive Lukaku a little as he had little service. Today, there was no excuse, he has to do better given his price tag. I'm never sure what he's going to do with the ball when he has it at his feet, looks so awkward and clumsy. I think Lukaku is a good striker for certain games and matches but he wasn't bought for that, he was bought to be the main man, really isn't delivering at all and he probably deserves more criticism given his comments the other week. Costa was the last world class striker we had, carried us in that first half of the title winning season under Conte. Two of Tuchel's biggest mistakes so far as manager for us have been these last two City games. We had beaten them three times in a row playing differently previously. Why throw that away? Today I did see us play higher and there were some good opportunities on the counter so I did see a plan that could work but execution of it was dreadful. Pulisic, Ziyech and Lukaku all dreadful.

Nearly 100m for Lukaku, who this season has offered a similar level if not worse than Tammy Abraham.