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I know the player a little; I've watched some of his matches with Hertha Berlin, Leverkusen, and with the Algerian national team, notably at the Africa Cup of Nations. He's a midfielder who plays more of an 8-10 role, a promising talent, very technically gifted, and who puts in a lot of...

Maybe against Burnley, we're playing two days after Arsenal. Doku is a bit injury-prone and we need him until the end of the season. Maybe Semenyo will play on the left and Foden on the right, that's a possibility.

Nueur really ruined his team's first half.

Giovani Read has great potential for his age, judging by his performance against AC Milan. He was good and kept Rafael Leao quiet, but his recent multiple injuries worry me a bit. According to Bild, he's also on Bayern Munich's radar, valued at around £25-30 million.

I also really appreciate your contributions. I generally share your opinions; we have the same vision and sensibility regarding football. I also took advantage of your message to clarify things for @Gumzy97, who is wondering about the reasons for the attacks by the French media against Cherki...

I didn't invent anything, I know quite a bit about the history of my national team and the careers of our players. I followed Christophe Dugarry, first as a player, then as a commentator on Canal+, and later on RMC radio, both as a pundit/host when he had his own show, "Team Duga," and now as a...

He's criticized by the same people as always: former players who had poor careers, whether with their clubs or the national team, like Christophe Dugarry or Jérôme Rothen. Rothen has a daily show from 6 PM to 8 PM, a show based on negative criticism, designed to generate buzz and get people...

Yet, I posted a video from last February. If you had seen it, you would have noticed they were making the same long passes as yesterday against Chelsea. Apart from his Chelsea match, he has always been satisfactory, and many of us, coming here, didn't understand why he wasn't playing anymore...

Having watched him play Lens in Ligue 1 quite a few times, he consistently displayed good footwork and distribution. It's only here in the forum that some people have invented a flaw in him, claiming he's poor at distributing the ball and his passing is bad—a choice I've always disputed...

His speed is a quality he can and should use more often to escape pressure. He pushes the ball forward and, thanks to his speed, beats his opponent and gains a two-meter lead.

He doesn't always execute technically sound moves for his own enjoyment. In this instance, if he hadn't lifted the ball, he wouldn't have enough space to pass to Semenyo and would have given him a one-on-one opportunity.

Several times he should have been passed the ball, but they didn't pass to him, notably Semenyo. But what a fighting spirit! He wasn't wearing the captain's armband, but he acted like a true captain, defending and winning back possession like a dog until the very last minute.

What a performance, splendid! I love you, Nico.

A mediocre first half, like the rest of the team except for Nico O'Reilly. But in the second half, he took control of the game and dictated the play. Both assists were magnificent.

Impeccable, a boss's performance

We're starting to get used to his defensive game, but on top of that, he almost made the decisive play; his long passes to Semenyo and Doku were a delight.

Doku holds onto the ball too much during quick transitions; he would benefit from passing to a more advanced teammate. He's explosive over the first 20 meters, but lacks pace over long distances. Several dangerous counter-attacks were thwarted by his poor decision-making. Chelsea have a...