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It all balances out.

José Mourinho thrives on tension but after two years it becomes a problem http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2015/aug/20/jose-mourinho-chelsea-masterplan-three-years

If Draxler hadn't got injured, I doubt Juve would be able to buy him. Was a lot of stuff about him going to Real Madrid at one stage.

Look like the sort of slip-on I'd expect an 80-year old to wear, just with the twist of that weave-effect on the front.

I don't think he meant it like that. More about moving about and disrupting the shape of their defence/midfield. - - - Updated - - - Loads, but I guess you are viewing 4-2-3-1 as something different.

Yeah, it was a pretty even game, but Monaco were horribly open and disorganised. Great stuff from the extra official missing a clear penalty about a yard away from him.

What happened to the super-organised, super-disciplined Monaco of last season?

And with Alex Sandro charging up the left, Draxler is free to drift into a trequartista-ish role when Juve have the ball. Glorious.

I see there is talk of Giaccherini leaving Sunderland.

No.

Not unless they change the qualifiers/seedings.

Yeah, Cuadrado (or Lamela) would be an interesting signing as an extra if other issues have been solved. You wouldn't want to bring either of them in to be important players initially, though, because of questions over their reliability.

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/aug/18/jeremy-corbyn-rivals-chase-impossible-dream

Watched a lot of it. Chuffed for Day - he deserved to win a major.

Wasted opportunity against Kairat. Think both sides were of a similar standard, but we played poorly. Hayes and McGinn both had off nights and most teams struggle when their two key creative players don't show up. Was particualrly troubled by the continuing failure to make correct decisions...

Yeah, we dozed through that one. Spent a lot of the game wondering why on earth anyone would start Boyd ahead of Magennis in a game like that. Kilmarnock aren't good enough to carry Boyd through games in the hope that he gets a goal. You need everyone working all the time and it has come as...

Not convinced. http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2015/aug/17/mateo-kovacic-gamble-real-madrid-internazionale

Very good effort by Lazio last night. It would have been hard for them to play as team as athletic as Leverkusen at any time, never mind when they also have the edge of fitness and sharpness. But they did the classic Italian thing of making sure they clogged up the middle of the pitch and...

Ah, the thrill of the unknown. Has Cronios given him the official left-back blessing?