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Biggest issue for me is once you give him 10million a season, every time there is another contract extension for a starter in our team, they will start demanding big pay rises. I can already see the current crop asking for 7mill+ referring to squad rotation players like Rabiot and Ramsey on...

All the talk was that we did agree for that exchange but the player rejected the move (possibly because he made a bigger wage demand there than he’s currently making with us).

At one stage in this game he was shouting instructions in English before a set piece out wide. I get we have quite a few English speaking players in the squad but it sounded odd after a decade plus with Gigi.

Whether there is something to play for or not, a team coached by Conte will show more determination to win in a meaningless game than a team coached by Pirlo in a crucial game. The players look unmotivated, unbothered and seriously low on confidence. If something was going to turn for us, it...

And no money available to reverse prior bad decisions

Because they have ruthless people in charge who are not afraid to admit mistakes. We have people with big ego’s unable to accept they may have made a bad decision(s).

Every team in Italy we’ve played this season has a visible game plan and a shape without the ball other than us.

Pirlo’s post-match comments, a 1-0 would’ve been fair but we lost 2-0.

Arthur didn’t look match fit when he came on against Atalanta, surprised he’s starting. 9 months into a season and we still have no idea what the manager things his best side is.

I think there will be a new game plan. Try to get the ball wide to our wingers and to create some 1v1s. If that doesn’t work then Pirlo hasn’t had the ability to think past that point.

Or we could hit lows like our 7th place finish that was followed up with another 7th place finish? I’m not sure I could stomach another season of this level of mediocrity.

AA would be a genius if he led the creation of a European super league whether you’re in favour of it’s inception or not.

Is it actually unlucky when you have seen pretty much our entire team turn their back on the ball when a shot is being taken or someone puts a cross in the entire season? If you turn your back on a shot, that is what you deserve (and AS has been as culpable on this as anyone). A low on...

I complained at the utter lack of discipline at game 5 when we had 3 red cards already and no shape that clearly stemmed from the manager’s careless attitude.

I mean he put Danilo in front of the defence in possession and at one point we lost the ball at the back and there was a gaping hole at left back where they had two players wide open on the cross. If you can’t do the basics, why the fuck would you make things complicated by having a different...

Pirlo’s existence as manager makes this group of players play worse. At this point it can’t be any worse sticking Igor Tudor there and try to play some basic co-ordinated organised football.

Death, taxes and a hybrid 4-4-2. The dynamic duo of Rabiot and Bentancur along with Chiesa playing wide left are almost becoming similar certainties.

Toughest part would be finding a buyer who would give a transfer fee and take on his high wages. Wouldn’t be the worst move we’ve seen, so I’d take it personally. He had the impossible job of taking the gloves after Buffon and whilst he’s been decent, he’s had a good number of errors in big...

Still unable to keep his head up, often falls over under the slightest contact, goes through barren patches with confidence through the floor. Sadly he doesn’t seem to have evolved at all since his first spell here and has hit his ceiling. There are a real death of good centre forwards out...

Can see him going to PSG, who would be silly to replace Navas for him but it’s the kind of thing they would do.