And next up....Chelsea vs Alex Hleb

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Perhaps a little facetious however I would not necessarily disrupt the first choice midfield of Torreria/Xhaka to accommodate Fabregas nor would I remove Ozil when Ozil is what we know he can be.

Hleb was a really lovely footballer for sure.

I am perfectly happy and at ease with the current set up, players come in and out and we continue on the path. I really don’t get the hatred of Mkhytarian, not just you but I have seen now successive reports from that clown Arseblog where his performances have been written off as ineffective. He may not have completely dominated the game on Monday as Mesut did however he was not necessarily any more “ineffective” than a few others last night, noticeable late in the game working back to assist Bellerin on occasion.

Perhaps even when things are going well there is a need for a target, or a scapegoat for whatever.

There is no doubt he can contribute more but to simply label him as infective is a nonsense.

I wouldn’t say he’s a target, he’s just not performing to expectations (mine at least). He drifts in and out of games too much and often has defensive lapses leaving Bellerin exposed. Although as you say he also can be seen providing good cover on occasions which is the frustrating part. For me the fact Iwobi is now clearly ahead of him in the pecking order says it all really. Granted Iwobi has improved a lot but his promotion to the first 11 is just as much down to Mkhitaryan being poor as it is Iwobi’s improvement.

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I wouldn’t say he’s a target, he’s just not performing to expectations (mine at least). He drifts in and out of games too much and often has defensive lapses leaving Bellerin exposed. Although as you say he also can be seen providing good cover on occasions which is the frustrating part. For me the fact Iwobi is now clearly ahead of him in the pecking order says it all really. Granted Iwobi has improved a lot but his promotion to the first 11 is just as much down to Mkhitaryan being poor as it is Iwobi’s improvement.

Iwobi is having his purple patch and is doing excellently, good luck to him. Think there is 3-4 of them who will constantly revolve / rotate through the season with only really 1 of Lacazette/Aubameyang and Ozil being permanent fixtures if you will.

Iwobi, Henrik, Ramsey, Welbeck.

Love it.