Gattuso's right to sound paranoid—belief is the only thing keeping Lazio's pretenders from looking like everyone else. • Simeone's finally caught Aragonés in the wins column, which means we're about to hear how this proves something about his greatness that it probably doesn't. • Bayern created enough to win three derbies and walked away with one point, which is what happens when you play like you've already won before the whistle goes. • Fabregas getting away with a penalty in a one-goal game tells you everything about Como's luck this season; enjoy it while it lasts. • Alexander ditching five years of shape mid-season for energy management is either smart adaptation or panic—Stoke will tell us which.
Gattuso's right to sound paranoid—belief is the only thing keeping Lazio's pretenders from looking like everyone else. • Simeone's finally caught Aragonés in the wins column, which means we're about to hear how this proves something about his greatness that it probably doesn't. • Bayern created enough to win three derbies and walked away with one point, which is what happens when you play like you've already won before the whistle goes. • Fabregas getting away with a penalty in a one-goal game tells you everything about Como's luck this season; enjoy it while it lasts. • Alexander ditching five years of shape mid-season for energy management is either smart adaptation or panic—Stoke will tell us which.