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These are the games we need to win. I've suffered too many seasons of seeing small teams knicking 2 or 3 points from us. Brilliant to see us turn this around, especially after taking of Cole and bringing in Hazard. Get in lads !

It wasn't something that carries a literal meaning, I actually meant it figuratively. As of now he has too much physicality and needs to brush up on other area's of his individual play, which Roberto Martinez, a person with a fine youth track record, will be able to provide Lukaku with. On the second line though, I do go to gym. Infact I had a 3 week course on maintaining the fitness list and gym training scheduling of under-19 players of a local club.

Just got sent off for his second yellow.

Highly disagree . Looks like we've come to a deadlock. agree to disagree then . Cheers .

I've seen Torres do that actually, atleast sometimes. Apart from the raw physicality, and that's what's hurting Lukaku. I think it was kellzfresh who said it, but he spends way too much time in the gym while he should be working on his first touch. His link up play can be much much better than what it is. Actually all these could be done by Ba, until he came to Chelsea. He was physical against Villa, has decent pace., but long balls? He was caught offside how many times again? It's the way Villa defends. They won't defend the same way against Everton. Ba was also one of the best poachers in the league at the time. But as we are on the Torres debate, I agree Lukaku is better, but how better is the question. Fernando's experience pipes him up to a spot above Lukaku cause when we really need a goal, Fernando is more likely to get one in the dying minutes than Lukaku. And that's a frightful hypothesis. Anyways, on the kind of goals Lukaku has scored, found something interesting at WAGNH - His first goal against Newcastle came on a counter attack where the Newcastle defenders had pushed too high up the pitch and then got caught out of position. In their scramble to try and get back, they all end up out of position and nobody marks Lukaku: His second goal against Newcastle came because the defenders pushed too high up the pitch and Howard booted the ball straight over the top of them – look at how much space Lukaku has to work with (the two guys next to him are the deepest defenders): The goal against West Ham was just a comedy of errors – he picked up the ball on the edge of the area and I have no idea what the defenders were trying to do. I’ve highlighted the defenders in red, Everton players in purple and Lukaku in blue: The guy by the penalty spot was the furthest defender to the right (which means nobody at all is marking the guy at the bottom of the screen) and the midfielders aren’t making any real effort to get back and help. The defending style in each of these (and, in fact, for his goal today against City) is really not the kind of thing we see against Chelsea and certainly not at home.

stranded has two meanings. one where you are completely alone and don't have anyone to pass to, as you seem to mention with Lukaku, and another where you're hoping to recieve a ball, dragging defenders away, and working hard, you don't get the ball. That's another form of being stranded. And that's another reason why strikers can't fare properly at the club. It's not just Torres, almost everyone has that problem. Ba was so prolific at Newcastle, joins Chelsea and boom. It is no way the fault of the AM's, but the way Chelsea have tactically set themselves up. Neither of the players should be blamed.

I forgot to bold the part. have done it now. A lot of people also say that the trio behind the striker plays way too forward and combines way too much to bring the striker into play. Another way to look at it.

same kind of reasoning fans make with Torres right?

16/27 passes. 59% completed passes. Lost 3 on 3 headed duels, and 2 on 5 take ons. 2 goal attempts, and scored once. Action area's are even more peculiar - He's working hard. Martinez will make sure he becomes better by the end of this season.

Pretty sure he is here just cause there are Belgian players. there are so many good Belgian fans here, it's harsh for them.

False. You can't force a player into saying something he doesn't want to. Proof about what he said on so called 'belgian' television?

He didn't think we would do good without Mata. We've gotten along fairly well, picking up points apart from the Basel game. He never said Mata was useless and never would play for Chelsea. He wanted Mata to know that he has to adapt and play in a way that would fit the team. Mata didn't show him wrong. He did what Jose asked him to do, cause he's a tremendous professional and doesn't mind working hard to achieve what he has to. If he has proved anyone wrong, then it is those who thought Jose was throwing Mata away from the team, and that he would never again play for Chelsea.

One question though, wouldn't the steering wheel be on the other side?

Experience and skill. That's what makes it tough to choose strikers.

Good to see him score, would rarely get a chance ahead of Torres and Eto'o, but brilliant to see him scoring . hope the run goes on and come back next season as a better product.

This. Remember this game perfectly. good memories.

Hell no. I want to see more of this. You go along with whatever you are doing and I'll add mine to it. No problem .

I was just kidding around. It's fine , the more the merrier. makes the forum much more interesting. nothing to feel bad about.

haha no no. It's not my job or anything. Continue, I was lazy anyways. I'll get mine up along with yours from the next game.

too late now. anyways, one kind of piece on this game is enough. good job once again.

Haha, brilliant . A very unique layout for an analysis. Enjoyable. But, this was my job. *slowly cancels match download*

I don't think you've seen the Kagawa that played for Dortmund...

Agree with the bolded part. Disagree with the rest. But don't know how I said I want to please people. All I said is I don't have to cause I'm in the good books of everyone. Hardly know how it translates to me wanting myself to be liked by people, especially this one, which I have a feeling is either Nour, Stats or Alex. if I agree with the opinion of a person whose opinion you disagree with means that I suck up to over 200 people on the forum, then I don't know what to say really.

Not sure about the Spurs thing. I've said it before, Paulinho had a terrific game alongside Dembele and AVB aimed to make that pitch narrow . They suffocated passing lines , especially when Eriksen joined in with them. It was more due to the fact that Mikel had less options to spread the play, especially when Ramires was used to exploit Naughton. The whole game changed when he was brought in to the midfield. Not sure which other guy you are talking about, but I'm pretty sure that this is my opinion, which I've had for several years before joining this forum. Collective mistakes always fall on his shoulder. My opinion, and not anyone else's. I hardly have anyone to impress, cause I'm pretty sure I'm in the good books of almost everyone, and that is me being humble.