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When did mikel become matic? Most important player is Costa, than JT.

Pogba is a future superstar for club and country... I take pogba or a fit gundogan over anyone else.... However, chelsea going to need to adress the cb situation because neither kalas, zouma, cahill are adequate.

http://www.insidespanishfootball.com/129965/aymeric-laporte-hints-he-could-represent-spain-if-france-doesnt-call-him-up/ Doesnt matter where you play for your unders.... ANd no to inigo martinez.

I love how sterling is the next messiah and berahino is not useful.....

There was a stupid mod that said a lot of dumb shit to me than as well (not you spike) about mata not being a striker and how dumb I was.

yet, people on this board killed me for saying he was a striker... Because on paper he was listed as a "midfielder." people look at stats and paper too much and not watch the games... FIFA killed it for everyone...

not the portuguese teams, barcelona and probably the spanish teams.... TO some extent the germans.. Italy as well. EPL would be affected the most.

That's what he did at Chelsea. Somehow everyone thought he was a dictator/number 10. Probably because he's small and Spanish, I guess. He was always a second striker. He played best under Di Matteo who allowed his 'amigos' the freedom to not defend. It was a team that had poor shape in the league, and moved the the ball forward really quickly from front to back. This minimised the physical side of the game. Most of his good work came as Chelsea broke. He'd receive it in his half, spin, pass it wide, sprint forward and score from a cut back. It was 4 on 4 counter attacking. Lots of space to run/pass into. You put Mata in a part of the pitch where he's closely marked, and needs to hold the ball - and you'll get the Mata we see today. I remember having a huge argument that Mata was a striker, moreso than a midfielder, but than again this board kept saying the latter. United fans are seeing what I already knew from mata in his younger days at madrid.

http://www.redcafe.net/threads/juan-mata-2014-2015-performances.394002/page-45 Pu£&y. All I can say about him. He won't be here for long playing like that. Just awful. Get rid as soon as possible. It's like playing with one man down. He really isn't the player I imagined he would be. Looks scared when put under pressure and even when he has space, he isn't particularly creative. Most of the time, he will play a simple pass. I do think he worked harder tonight than usual so I'll give him that. Was shite today tbh. He needs to man the feck up and take some responsibility. Pretty sideways passes are nice and all, but he's in the team to try and create some goals. Was missing all game. People on here (rightly/wrongly whatever) slating Januzaj and Van Persie but Mata was actually the worst player thinking about it. I considered Blind our worst till the goal but that's only cos I forgot all about Mata Simply can't dictate play or hold the ball where you want him to. Added to his lack of defensive nous, it's hard to see where he'll fit in. For me, our worse player tonight. His touch, control and passing are poor. He just does not look the classy player on the ball that he was. Completely anonymous again. At this point I might start thinking Fellaini should play ahead of him. Reminds me of the Torres thread after every chelsea game....

Chelsea/any epl team without their foreign players would be shit....

O yea, people forget the bs in the awards now... Where everyone votes for them friends/buddies, so PRESTIGIOUS! My name is vincent kompany and I voted for ribery, yaya and eden hazard. My name is buffon and I chose pirlo My name is RVP and I chose Robben... My name is Cristiano and I give bruno alves the captaincy so he can vote for me......

Messi so versatile, thats why aguero did so well for argentina in the world cup.....

butttttt, Shaw is 19 and a starter!

United is playing like a liverpool/england team. I fully expect to spank them 5-0. If Chelsea loses, it will be the most disappointing loss in a while...

Fellaini a second striker....

top 5 lb Luke Shaw... Typical brits overrating their players..

Mata out, Falcao/fellaini in I expect them to longball in a lot second half and those 2 are the best in those situations

People are complaining about hazard's performances... FOr me, hazard is doing extremely well and even though he will always be defensively lacking, you cant really ask for anymore from him. Only thing hazard can improve on realistically is making runs without the ball..

Yes, because your mouth is located under Messi's pants as well right? And thiago is better than Cesc. Go ask catalans and spainards.. Obviously, since england never had thiago, besides the u21 game where he rape England... Messi's overall game from what? You mean vision and play involvement like this? Or like this? Tell me again what Messi is better at? I figured it out.. Messi is maybe better at ball control because of his tiny legs. But anything else, I give ronnie the edge. hey marlon brando, i take you as a fan of good movies?? Guess who has the most oscars on a single film? Thats right, the POS TITANIC does. Therefore, the movie must be the best and prestigious! I guess with your logic I can say titanic was better and more prestigous because of awards right? SO, TITANIC>GODFATHER...RIGHT?

I do agree that it is pointless when comparing players of different eras, but when people say Messi and esp. CR7 greatest of all time, than that pisses me off... messi is understandable.. Neymar going to beat pele before his 25th birthday...

How is his overall game better? PRESTIGE...lol Speaking exclusively in the December 2012 issue of FourFourTwo, Messi said: "Ronaldo was my hero. He was the best forward I've ever seen. He was so fast that he could score a goal from nothing and he struck the ball better than anyone I've seen." Prestige.

United vs Chelsea is the game I've been most excited about in months.... After reading redcafe and their mindset they have defensively stability now, I hope Chelsea scores 6 on them...

Everyone wants Hazard to be the next cr7, when he is not that type of player... Even though his stats are down, this hazard is better for chelsea and I'll take this year's hazard over last years.

Dortmund lost again..... and bayern are winning without half their squad.... Alonso has been munich's best player since his signing. Absolutely class. Madrid made a dumb mistake again. Losing reus and gundogan are lookling more likely than ever.