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Fully agree Lucky about Lamps. I think he must be the luckiest manager around to have had the jobs he’s had. The media go easy on him because he’s Frank Lampard. Make no mistake, this “homecoming” has been a disaster. Potter’s Chelsea were guilty of not taking their chances. Lampard’s Chelsea are guilty of just about every sin in the game. This second stint has surely put to bed any idea that he belongs at this level.

Sean, yeah I wasn’t suggesting you got away with the pen or anything. As I said, I have genuinely no idea what handball is any more. I’m sure VAR looked at it and deemed it not worthy of overturning.

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Gjblues is right, Nil. Besides, it’s the Villas, Newcastles and Brightons of this world our teams should be concerning ourselves with now, not City. They’re in a league of their own 😁

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I think they bottled it tbh Sean. The last 3 games were where they lost the title. Coasting at 2-0 up at Anfield. Didn’t see the game out. Same vs West Ham. Then a complete collapse at home to the bottom side. Not enough character, in game intelligence for a title run in.

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Was that a potential pen for West Ham at the end there? Thought it looked pretty clear to me but can’t say I really understand the current rules around handball.

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Oh I’ll not be confident of top 4 Mikus until we’re mathematically secure. It would indeed be a total collapse for you to catch us but stranger things have happened. Doesn’t help we’re up against another new manager tomorrow then have a real in form Villa side at the weekend. If we win both those, we’ll be fine. Lose both and I’ll start to be a bit concerned.

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Only Chelsea could concede 2 goals from 1 shot on target 😁

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Arsenal such bottlers again after missing top 4 last season. Lampard at real risk of ruining his Chelsea legacy here. Walk away Frank. This job is too big for you. Brighton result suits us. Liverpool result less so. Good performance by Liverpool so far. Feels like they’re starting to find their way.

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Yeah West Ham seem to be on a decent run since that hammering by Newcastle. Could be a close one that vs Liverpool. City are definitely beating Arsenal. A draw would be nice so there’s still some room for drama but I think we’ve all known for a while that Arsenal were throwing this title away. Hopefully Forest can take something from Brighton.

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I asked the same question recently Mikus but referring to Lampard’s recent results. I’m not sure one has. I think Lampard is safe, though, purely because there’s nothing left to play for so little to gain by sacking him. Spurs will want to put up a fight for the slim chance that remains for a CL place and, failing, that secure EL football.

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Sean, that should be the case but we’ve been so up and down recently. It would take a huge collapse though.

Lucky, no it shouldn’t happen at all. It’s just that unknown factor when a new guy comes in and can sometimes rally the troops.

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😄 no worries Lucky. We have all had to backtrack at some point. It’s ok to change your mind/perspective because, as you allude to, the situation has changed significantly. Just as I now think state ownership is brilliant 🙄😂. Nobody has ever backtracked quite as far as Chucky had to when Mourinho came in to Spurs anyway!

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Terrible news for Utd. I’ve lost count now of the number of times we’ve come up against sides who have just brought in a new manager and, annoyingly, they suddenly turn into prime Barcelona for the new man. Exactly what I feared after yesterday.

Ryan Mason would be fav candidate as new interim coach until the end of the season in case Tottenham decided to fire Cristian Stellini. 🚨⚪️ #THFC

Stellini position, now discussed with Daniel Levy to make a decision soon. pic.twitter.com/IxmifpU00r

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) April 24, 2023

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Thoughts on Poch being favourite Lucky? 😁

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Chelsea1967, with the benefit of hindsight, would you have liked to have seen Potter given the rest of the season? Considering how things have gone since, I imagine that’s a resounding yes.

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Thinking of you Paul. Fingers crossed Lampard can get a tune out of the boys on Wednesday for you to hopefully put a smile on your face. Your posts of reason are very much missed on here.

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I’m just hoping Spurs don’t sack the stand-in manager before we play them. As Mikus says, it’s mad how much worse both Chelsea and Spurs have got despite sacking their managers. Neither has had the traditional bounce you usually see.

Delighted to make another Wembley final after that dire performance mid week. Thought Brighton were excellent. He’s created something really special there De Zerbi. Really moved them on a few levels since Potter left. They’d have been worthy finalists. Fortunately, we won a shootout for once. De Gea never, ever saves pens so we really are relying on the opponent to make a mistake in pens. We’ve been so up and down this season. When we’re bad, we’re absolutely awful. The midfield still lacks the dynamism and the guile needed to control games like this.

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In fairness, as bad as Chelsea have been, Liverpool and Arsenal have shown everyone this season just how quickly a club’s fortunes can change, albeit in opposite directions. Arsenal have gone from 18 points behind Liverpool at this point last season to 27 in front, a 45 point swing. I think unless you’re Man City, every single club other top club can have massive swings in either direction based on a couple of bad (or good) decisions/signings.

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It’s quite bizarre how Chelsea find themselves without a decent option up front having spent so much money. Meanwhile you have their former striker Giroud firing his side to the semis and their current (loaned out) striker Lukaku firing his side to the semis. If Brighton are currently the template for how to run a club correctly, Chelsea are very much the opposite.

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PPT, absolutely no chance you’ll surrender a 3 goal lead tomorrow. Pep is too smart for that. Real can never be written off but I think the 2 results against Liverpool and Chelsea have clouded people’s judgement of them. They’re struggling this season and likely to get rid of Carlo in the summer.

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Me too PPT. That’s great news for City, assuming you get to the final. I think Napoli are possibly the only side left who could have caused you problems. This Real Madrid side is nowhere near as good as Liverpool or Chelsea made them look. They’ll probably only get 3rd in the league this season.

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