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Torres is shit.

Send Lukaku on loan.

All the long balls over the top we're playing are absolutely pointless without a player like Lukaku on the pitch. Seriously don't understand the tactics.

Valencia deserved a yellow. De Bruyne did not.

Same problems exist for Chelsea. Neither pivot midfielder able to link up play through to the attack and no outlet up top.

New bid for Rooney. Perfect timing!

Don't mean to sound overly negative. The line up is what it is, so now lets go thrash them. I'd happily take a 6-1 result like the City one a couple of years back. Let's go Chels!

So Schurrle is a star player and Lukaku isn't? Did you watch preseason or all of last season for that matter? Lukau scored a hat trick against United to finish the season. Is that really the sort of player who isn't up for it?

There's still a week left in the window.

I'd be looking for another loan at this point if I were Lukaku. Really a shame.

The last time we played a false 9 we got destroyed by Juve 3-0 and RDM sealed his fate. Hoping for better this time.

Really unsure about this... Not a big fan if I'm being honest.

I think your assessment of Mata and KDB is spot on. However, I don't see the back 4 changing from what we've seen in the first two matches. Cahill and Ivanovic stay in the starting 11. Lukaku deserves his shot.

I'm sorry, but you can't say something like this until Lukaku starts a match. He deserves a shot after the preseason he had.

Why do you say that?

Torres not even a sub. Interesting.

I just don't believe this...probably because I don't want to.

Bony scores. Really wish we would have gone in for him.

After watching these games today I really hope we smash Hull tomorrow by 5 or 6 and really send a message.

Absolutely buzzing from that Arsenal result. Glad to have the league back.

Well, that's a relief.

Victor Moses is missing... http://www.weaintgotnohistory.com/2013/8/17/4629598/victor-moses-goes-missing-after-nigeria-duty Hope everything's okay.

I don't think his whole game was awful. The first 10 or so minutes of the second half were pretty good for him. His hold up play was very nice and he had some good chances on goal. Despite the good, he still looked quite young and a bit immature tonight.

I just posted in the Lukaku thread, but that open goal miss was rough.

Lukaku essentially just missed an open goal in the friendly against France right now. He was immediately subbed off for Benteke. It's unfortunate because he was finally starting to come into the game. Had a rough first half as he was flagged offside several times.