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Not very convincing that, was it....If he just said...

'I don't think its fair, because people don't understand how difficult it has been to be in the top 4 every year, particularly when we spend less than almost every other EPL club for a decade and because despite our bad run, this season's points total would have us in the top 3 almost every other year in English top flight history, despite there being greater competition than ever. I understand people's frustration with the familiar, but consistency as a club and as a team is incredibly hard to achieve, even if we have fallen short of our targets, as is evidenced by the fact only 3 other teams have been in the Champions' League as often as us in my time here, and those are 3 of the four richest and strongest clubs in the world'.

That would be better...this stuff about values while fluttering his eyelashes at Kroenke is a little off. Preparing the narrative in case he doesn't stay.

You are marking him like a schoolteacher!! Shouldn't he be credited for finally being open about his own feelings over this whole issue. After all, it has been going on all season and has got very personal, as we know only too well from this little forum. That he thinks its a 'disgrace' seems to me a mild comment in return for what has been coming his way. Well said Arsene!

I think losing 5-1 three times in a row to the same team as a 'disgrace' as well. Shouldn't a coach deal with that? Instead of criticising the supporters he'd be better off using his energy to improve the age old failings, of which we're all very familiar.
By the way, I want us to win today.

No Čech I hear. It better be because of injury.

After all, it has been going on all season and has got very personal, as we know only too well from this little forum. That he thinks its a 'disgrace' seems to me a mild comment in return for what has been coming his way. Well said Arsene!

That you now want us to win will make all the difference. Chelsea may as well not go to Wembley.

That you now want us to win

That's a bit misleading, since I have always wanted us to win. I just think the team needs a new coach.

Misleading is a fairly generous description of it.

In any case, I have always seen you as one of the more positive supporters until very rec ently.

The BBC website quoting Martin Keown, "his life is dependent on staying in management. I cannot believe that after all he has achieved over the last 12 years that the fans are against him". Too right Martin - two FA cups, countless FP trophies, record defeats like 8-2 in Manchester and 15-3 over three games to Munich, fooling Walcott into staying for a piffling 140k a week, longest ever league run without beating Spurs, achieving fifth place after spending a mere 100 million or so... It's downright astonishing that fans want a change.

I still don't see how that was a goal but I'll take it.

Sanchez kicked the ball and it went into the net

Why no yellow for Kante ?

...because the referee didn't give one.

Özil is giving it everything

Great performance, best this season in some ways. Like many I fear that it might be different Chelsea next half and we are very unfortunate not to have at least a second. But at least it has been a performance which mean we can be proud of them and who knows...

...also defence doing well especially Mertesacker but I really worry that we're getting exposed on our left flank by Moses. Chapeau for Ramsey who has done some fine defensive work so far.