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exactly.. Luis would not start over an inform marcelo. Marcelo inform is the best lb in the world, attacking wise at least. Nor would cesc start over Modric...Cesc improved chelsea tremendously, but Modric would of made chelsea even better.

Oscar can, but James is the politcally correct choice, since this board would tell me how if oscar starts as cam, than hazard should start in the combined 11 instead because he is "better." Realistically, I would choose oscar or james over hazard as cam to provide balance and modric over cesc because modric can handle the press and tactically is probably one of the best players in the world...

Well, i said they didnt allow any goals in and you said la liga opponents suck. So, to counter that, I said those 2 teams put goals past chelsea? You dont understand?

How many counters did cr7 mess up? Like 8. if willian did that, this board would ask for his head.

you should of seen him in his pk in champs league......

and chelsea let burnley score and everton put 3 past them....

Barca allowed 0 goals until this one this season?

tell that to Real Madrid.. James was fantastic today. Winning the ball like Oscar does and moving forward... James is the future of Madrid.

Modric would always start on every team. Today was a prime example why he is the best cm right now. People can talk about cesc assists, but el clasico is a prime example why modric will always be the better cm than Cesc. And James was a beast... Hazard as cam? Nah, ill take James.. Both these guys tactical are fantastic and their work rate along with going forward is amazing... Still think real going to get shitted on in champs league, but thats a different question.

Modric-isco-james were fantastic.... Exactly why neither hazard nor cesc would start over them

Defensively?Physical? You mean aerial ability because cr7 is not physical. He is one of the best divers in the world. Messi massive lower body is second to none

So just aerial ability.

What is cr7 really better than messi at? Aerial ability. Cutting in and shooting 10x a game/shot power. Cant think of any other attribute cr7 is better than messi in... Also, i meant the single season record

I said neymar will score more goals than them.... maybe in england, more goals=better, but not to me...Just like lampard would never make my starting 11 in the epl era.. when madrid loses 3-0 today, I wonder where all the cr7 fanboys will hide.

people dont watch madrid games and look base on stats... cr7 la liga stats... 15 goals 4pks on 49 shots. Take away the 4 pks, he has 11 goals on 45 shots... Neymar. 8 goals on 22 shots and not the key to the offense... cr7 is exactly like lampard. Players that take all the free kicks and stat pads, so fans think they are the best... Maybe you guys dont know but barcelona hasnt let in a goal this whole season with a backline that consist of alba, alves, masherano, mathieu, barthra and pique....With a new goalkeeper... When your manager and your club president wants you to be the center of everything and gives you complete freedom to do anything, your going to score a ton of goals... Neymar will beat both messi and cr7 goalrecord in a few years.. When barcelona revolves around neymar and he is given first option status on pk, fks, and generall offense, there is no way he doesnt and the fact he is the king of Nike will only help.. Both Messi and cr7 are second strikers, except Messi role this season has changed quite a bit with luis enrique.. He plays a lot deeper and plays more as a playmaker role, which is why he has so many assists already which are primarily from open play. But than again, you guys dont watch games and give stats instead.

I really hope they start rojo and shaw on the left side.....

I rather have james in the middle. Gives cr7 the free role, while james, bale, modric and matic smash everyone... Cant have both cr7 and hazard in the free role... Marcelo is a winger playin lb, but he and cr7 play really well together on the left flank. People really forget how good coentrao is because hes behind marcelo.. Ivan maybe, but like arbeloa, real fans hated him for years and wanted him replace for years, the same would happen to ivan, you know how every fan wanted ivan to be replaced at rb all those times last year for chelsea?

Why? Thibo, matic and maybe felipe luis (but madrid already have fabio and marcelo)... Who else is there?

2-3 players would get on real i think and 1 player would get on barca, but I dont think anyone on chelsea would start on bayern. Essentially why I think munich is overall the best squad in the world (when healthy).

Portugal boss Paulo Bento has claimed that Cristiano Ronaldo is not comfortable playing the centre-forward role on the back of a failed World Cup campaign. The 29-year-old could not prevent Paulo Bento's men from getting dumped out at the group stage as Germany and USA progressed ahead of them from Group G. There had been suggestions that Real Madrid star Ronaldo should have been deployed in the striker role, especially given injuries to Hugo Almeida and Helder Postiga, but Bento has doubts over whether he would have been suitable away from the flank. "I never thought of Ronaldo as the spearhead, it was not on my mind to put Ronaldo as the only centre-forward since the beginning of the tournament," he told TV1. "I think it's not the best for his goal tally and for the team. We talked about it, of course. He did not seem to feel comfortable in that position, but it was not necessary for him to tell me that." I recognize that the center forward position is not what I like but I feel good helping my team." -cr7

I dont play fifa. But your guys thinking of putting cr7 at CF is essentially fifa. RM already tried it and it failed... Cristiano cant play lead striker, he needs to play inverted winger or second striker..

Yea, CR7 can hold up the ball well right? Or the fact he always plays behind benzema... They tried cr7 at cf at madrid and it failed.

TBH, dont think anyone on chelsea would get on (taking away real politics) starting 11 besides thibo and matic. Costa is possible, but I think benzema provides better balance for the team. Also, depends on what league your playing in..

Thibo Caravalj-Varane-ramos-marcelo Matic-Modric- Bale-james-cr7 Benzema RONALDO DOESNT PLAY CF AND CANT PLAY CF... James and oscar is a toss up in the middle as is rambo and matic...

nice, so he can post a thread even after right? COOL