Hope not. But even id he nids to be sub. Shud be no prob for us. Remy on the bench. And Costa returning from suspension in the next match.

Not a bad touch by Pochetino. He used to be a player?

Well. Ntg much to say bout in the first half. Spurs had some gud moment. But we started the match like how we started the match against Schalke.

Once our brother gry post 'no more attack' then v score.

Bro, post few more times.

Enjoy here in the first half.

Start work in the second half. 

Ahh our lead potentially being trimmed even more this week isn't a pleasant feeling.

First of all, the player i was most impressed with was actually MIKEL,of all people . he slotted in really nicely alongside cesc,and kept our midfield solid and neat. Those pinpoint raking passes which dropped right onto didier's head late in the game were also extremely 'fabregas-like,' believe it or not!

Sadly, having a DM as your MOTM just goes to show how awfully below par our attacking players were. Oscar and hazard in particular look jaded and short of ideas,and cesc's radar seemed to be malfunctioning.

Turning point was our missed open headers from both cahill and mikel (the only blot in his report card,imho). Particularly the one from cahill when he was totally unmarked from a corner and the match was scoreless.

Unfortunately we only decided to add urgency to our game after going a couple of goals down,and the drog's neat header wasn't quite enough for us to stage a spectacular comeback. I have to say i enjoyed watching our fighting spirit when we absolutely pummeled Newcastle as we desperately seeked an equaliser but as the cliché goes,it was too little too late.

I guess this is the main problem when you more or less stick to a first 11. Fatigue is clearly setting into hazard,oscar and cesc which would partially explain their woeful performance. At least schurrle looked fairly lively i guess.

Time to mix things up a little in the next match?

P.s: in the meantime if the club have really lost faith in salah,just ship him out and get someone to challenge willian / schurrle in January. I think a sneaky bid for palace's bolasie or better yet stoke's bojan krkic (who somehow ended up at the britannia )  would represent some smart business.

Who would you prefer Chelsea draw on Monday?

Basel
Bayer Leverkusen
Shakhtar
PSG
Juventus