CurlyHairLikeLuiz

I think we have little choice but to play them both, all we can do is give Fabregas more physical protection and play Zouma + Matic midfield and he can take main flak and some marking duties.

Haven't seen any news on our proposed expansion for ages... anybody know anything new since Feb?

I think everyone needs to calm down. Stoke are probably the most physical team in the league, and Cuadrado is not used to English football yet. In Italy nearly all the times he went over would have resulted in a free kick and probably a yellow for the opposition. He's probably a little nervous but when he was dribbling down the right and attempting dummies I saw glimpses of why we brought the kid. Tbh, while he was never better than Salah, he has different qualities which I reckon we'll only see from next season.

Looked so in his element today at no 10. Considering how poor our first choice is atm he should be a replacement.

Cech Azpi GC/KZ Terry Luis Matic Cesc Oscar Willian Hazard Remy or Cech Iva Cahill Terry Luis Zouma Matic Willian Cesc Hazard Remy

Think surgery is up now for Diego.

If we lose anymore forward players we will have very little choice but to recall him.

Don't be fucking silly, whenever he got the ball a stoke player put his foot in and he went over like a leaf, his lack of pace means he simply can't break from players with the ball, and therefore he is easy to tackle.

Let's not forget, Hazard was fouled before Adam's goal and therefore that opportunity should never have existed. They should have been 2 men down too. Dirty northern monkey cunts.

who cares? He's not gonna get 13 yeallow cards in 8 matches. Doing the necessary.

Fucking hell Iva! That nearly put us on terms. Fuck the cunts.

Hazard Willian Oscar (RW) next match please. Willian is so much more influential in the middle to be stuck on RW out of position

Remy must be protected. If he gets injured I can't see Drogba leading the line for 8 more games.

Still, he made a mistake in 2 games (for us) in a row and imo that is grounds enough for Cech to get a run of matches.

Hoddle was just saying that Fabregas should be sent on a holiday in the mid point of the season to keep him fresh.

Courtois Azpi Zouma Terry Luis Matic Koke/Cesc RLC Juan Costa Hazard ?

Let's see until the end of the season, eh? His decline only began when he got that hammy injury from JT. Maybe he might recover, damn you Del Bosque for not resting him Hazard must be rested soon. I fear he will get burned out, just look at the way Liverpool fear Sterling'll get burned out, they even manipulate Roy into resting him in the international break. Why can't we do this to Wilmots lol?

Zouma? I'm serious, with the right training... he has the physicality of Luiz, even if he is more defensive minded. Alongside Matic, he could sweep more while Matic can cover ground further up the pitch.

Key being '...not yet' It takes more than domestic titles to be a remembered team. It takes unique football, European trophies, years of being together for that.

And this is why, I'd imagine, we got rid of him. In the PL there is no space in the AM position against <15 placed teams, it's why Cesc prefers to play deep, while Oscar, at least before he goes away for a few months, is more direct and is less technical. The same applies to both KDB and Mata, and them playing there means that pressing would be a weak strategy, and also being liable to be pressed.

Terry's on £120k, I know. To be fair to his point though, our wage structure is pretty incredible compared to clubs like MU, where Rooney, Falcao et al are on £300,000/wk contracts.

(unless in CAM)

Would have thought Diego would be on about £120-130k

Good. Next season should be the season Brana gets moved to CB or buggered off to somewhere else, ideally for a cash rich sum.

He has the wrong attitude, don't like him.