When the answer is Victor Moses, you have to wonder why so many managers have considered him not to be their cup of tea. \u00a0People hail Antonio Conte as a tactical genius for switching to the shape that had served him so well at Juventus and then Italy, but he must owe Moses a huge debt for making the system actually work. \u00a0The last time Spurs won at Stamford Bridge Gary Lineker was scoring on Match of the Day and not presenting it and their unbeaten record in the lead came to an end. \u00a0Eriksen scored the first goal against Chelsea since goodness knows when, and what a goal it was only to be completely outdone by Pedro, yet another player completely at mercy of the strings of his puppet master Conte. \u00a0Chelsea lead the way, meaning the likes of Cesc, Batshuyai and co can expect another little run out for the U23\u2019s in the week.<\/p>\n
Pochettino followed in the footsteps of Jose, not in getting beaten at the Bridge but in asking Conte and his coaching staff to calm down a little bit during the orchestrating of their victory. \u00a0Sensitive souls these losing managers.<\/p>\n
Well, if Kloppo ever gets sacked at Liverpool he could get a job as the conductor of the Royal London Philharmonic Orchestra. \u00a0King Klopp was in peak mode at Anfield as Liverpool struggled to manoeuvre the double decker bus parked by Moyes out of the way. \u00a0It took a fine goal from Origi to mean Sunderland might have to think about starting an attack, before a late penalty from Milner settled matters. \u00a0Klopp\u2019s biggest worry after the match was the state of Coutinho\u2019s ankle, the injury possibly ruling the Brazilian out for anything from six days to six months according to reports.<\/p>\n
Pep is having to learn on the job, that is for sure. \u00a0The early Saturday kick off was a trip to Burnley and they found themselves one-nil down following the ultimate \u201ckeeper-punts-it-long-someone-thumps-home-the-rebound\u201d type goal. \u00a0Yet, if Burnley had taken just two of the ninety eight opportunities to clear their lines they wouldn\u2019t have conceded two goals to Sergio Aguero from a combined distance of half a yard.<\/p>\n
In the game where you wouldn\u2019t have backed either team\u2019s big name striker to actually score, Champions Leicester fell behind to Negredo\u2019s first goal in what felt like a decade. \u00a0The Spaniard got a taste for it, scoring again in the second half. \u00a0Yet Leicester are champions and therefore get special privileges. \u00a0The decision to penalise Callum Chambers for the first penalty was a shocker. \u00a0I think Morgan had heard Chambers likes to swap shirts and was getting in early. \u00a0Leicester\u2019s skipper then managed to win the injury time penalty that got Leicester a very undeserved point. There have been rumours that there is a problem between Ranieri and Mahrez. \u00a0I would imagine the only problem is that Claudio would like Riyad to contribute a little bit more than taking penalties in the league and play more like the Champions League version of himself.<\/p>\n
I admit I forced myself to watch the highlights of Hull and West Brom. \u00a0It didn\u2019t take long. \u00a0The surprise was not that WBA scored from a corner, it was that they conceded the equaliser from a set piece. \u00a0Still, Albion are in the right half of the table as far as they are concerned.<\/p>\n
At the risk of sounding like a broken record, I think Pardew is completely done Fer at Palace. \u00a0Despite his claims that it\u2019s not like them to concede from set-pieces it clearly is as Leroy Fer helped himself to a brace that meant Swansea led 3-1 with 20 minutes remaining. \u00a0Job done you would have thought, but Swansea visibly did not know what to do in this rare position of winning comfortably and set about dismantling all their good work. \u00a07 minutes remained and Pardew was dancing like a very drunk uncle at his niece\u2019s party yet again as his side found themselves 4-3 up. \u00a0Mr Smug looked like he was about to earn at least another week at Selhurst Park, and the players must have suddenly become aware of this possibility. \u00a0Palace downed tools for the 7 minutes of injury time and allowed Bob Bradley the honour of becoming the first American to coach a winning side in the Premier League. \u00a0I believe the only record left for BB now is to become the first American to be sacked having relegated a Premier League side. \u00a0As for Pardew, well the FA haven\u2019t officially appointed Southgate yet at the time of writing.<\/p>\n
Stoke, frankly, need all the help they can get at the moment so it was a good time for them to be facing a previously in form Heurelho Gomes in the Watford goal. \u00a0As Spurs fans will testify, he can veer between being a fine goalkeeper and a bit of a patsy, and each week that goes by error free is a step nearer to the next howler. \u00a0And a howler it was, Gomes attempting to save the ball with his back as it rebounded off the post.<\/p>\n
Arsenal are trying a new approach to winning the title. \u00a0They\u2019ve realised winning some matches and remaining unbeaten in November might give them a chance of not being miles off the pace come the turn of the year. \u00a0Xhaka and Sanchez dominated the match against Bournemouth who will have felt a little unlucky to leave London without a point. \u00a0Arsenal sit in 4th, where else if you want to go for the lazy gag, five points off the leaders.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve had to leave this bit until near the end, just in case you\u2019ve stopped reading and my reputation may stay intact. \u00a0Jose Mourinho was treated unfairly at Old Trafford. \u00a0Yes, I mean it. \u00a0We all know that if Kloppo or Conte had kicked that water bottle it would have been filed under \u201cgreat to see that passion from the manager\u201d as, well you know, they are popular and all. \u00a0Jose does it and he is sent to the stands. \u00a0More worryingly for United, it was another home draw against a bang average side.<\/p>\n
Southampton had fewer issues dispatching a bang average side at home, Charlie Austin\u2019s first minute tap in seeing off Everton. \u00a0I know, I change my tune by the week.<\/p>\n
Will Mourinho\u2019s injustice see me willing him to do better from now? \u00a0I have no idea. \u00a0I literally make this up as I go along.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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