Kostas

Please... Perfect chances feelings and stuff should not matter to a coach. I can't believe people are complaining for resting a player, something we rarely do. You're more obsessed with him getting his first goal than you should, have a word with yourself. Chelsea > Torres

Mikel for Essien

There's nothing to be sorry about. It's a contract dispute and he'll have the chance to keep training with the very best until he joins Parma (?) for free.

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They'll do a better job examining him than we ever could. *cough*Drogba*cough*

Hold an opinion = Voice it whenever the subject is being discussed. Hate an opinion - Whine whenever people voice that view. Soo simples.. :dude:

Funny that you mention it. Di Santo was the first player that came to my mind but the only similarities is that they're both South American and relatively anonymous to us fans. Homegrown rules won't touch him until he's 21. He'll have to be an "exceptional talent" to get a work permit.

Piazon's goal against Venezuela (@2:03) Not much to write home about as it's a simple header.

A lot of sources confirming this so I guess there has to be some fire. He won't feature in the first team for the next couple of years but I'd like some extended highlights to know what he's like.

Carletto said that he wants to keep some players fit for ManCity. Therefore I expect ~30 mins for McEachran, Bertrand and Zhirkov.

Michael Mancienne has recovered from his injury and is back training with the Wolves.

uhm Tranfer Talk anyone?

Digging through this thread.. Well he got half of it right

I've lost count of all the players Roman has supposedly chased in the last few years..

I'm just waiting for the opportunity.

I know England can be all puritanical and stuff but I've always held the opinion that off-pitch incidents should have nothing to do with the armband. Then again I also don't buy the footballers & celebrities should act like role models bs either.

That is if we're talking about the market of the early 00s.

Comparing the power Mourinho had with the level of control Ancelotti has now? You're having a laugh.

Both.

Speculation..

He's certainly not world class now. The real question is whether he ever was world class or not. The answer for me is that throughout his whole career his hype was bigger than him. Many fans believed into it and it seems he did too. That along with injuries and lack of tactical nous ruined him. He's a whore of a player too.

Kalou as a link-up could only work if nobody marks him as that frequently happens when he's used as a sub. But I doubt Copenhagen would be that naive.

+5? Fair enough then.

I believed forum rep was awared only for in-forum activities.