The Skipper

I'd say you can put Ivanovic in that group too.

We've already got title winning depth in the attacking midfield section of our squad so there's no need to add to it when we've got other areas in the squad that still need addressing. We need a technical striker, a new midfielder for the pivot, a CB, a new LB to replace Cole later on, maybe another new midfielder as Lampard is getting on as well and maybe even again look at a new striker to improve our strikeforce before I'd even look at touching the attacking midfield area. Signing Willian will certainly not give us a more impotent ability to unlock defences, he offers nothing new IMO. We have what he does in the players we have already. Signing Willian for £30m+ would be one of the most idiotic things I've seen in a while. Not a dig at you but most people who want this transfer to go through are really just getting excited because it's potential a new signing and because of the fact we appear to be stopping Spurs from getting him more than anything else. They're not thinking about how it'll actually effect the team. As I said before. It'd be a ridiculously bad signing in my honest opinion.

It would be one of the worst signings in recent history simply because of the fact that it makes no sense in terms of squad make up and because £32m for Willian is overpriced. He's a good player but we're absolutely stacked in the position he plays in so there's no point whatsoever, hence why it'd be a very bad signing. I really can't believe people are happy this could be happening.

This would be one of the worst signings in recent history IMO.

Yeah I was at that Villa game and again it was Cahill's fault for backing off so much against Benteke so much. He really can't handle him.

Oh dear. Feel bad for laughing now. RIP if true.

Yes, I actually can. I'm not going to say much because it's been discussed to death before but Mikel is our best DM, and if we do end up playing a few games with 4-3-3 then I can easily see him starting as our holding midfielder in that. Like I said, you really can't make serious conclusions over the role any player will play after only a mere 2 games.

Hahahaha.

After 2 games?

You can't really make conclusions about whether he's our main man in midfield after 2 games.

Great to see that people are finally starting to really rate this guy. It was criminal how underrated he was by our fans.

Lukaku has to start against United for me.

I agree that our 2nd goal was offside and that Ivanovic could've also been sent off but what I do disagree with is the supposed blatant penalty. Yeah JT touched the ball with his arm but his arm only went up because of Agbonlahor. It was pretty much involuntary.

Big let off. Only players to really hold it down today were Ramires, Cech, Schurrle & Lukaku when they both came on, and possibly JT. Most of the rest were pretty sub standard. Villa really would've had at least a draw if it wasn't for big Petr Cech who is my MOTM. Only real positives I take away from this game is our 3 pts and that our ability to win games even when not playing well seems to be coming back. Looking very much forward to the United game.

It's okay. We needed to wake up anyway - taking this game way too easy.

It's okay. We need to wake up.

Also, absolutely hate the villa fans.

Lampard's distribution is very off today.

Thanks for this. Great quality.

No way he'd go for a mere £10m especially after his new contract.

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This has got to be one of the funniest things I've read here. You're a good poster mate but Willian is not on the level of Mata and Hazard whatsoever.

Kaboul will start over Dawson. If they get Coentrao, their starting XI and best team I think will be: Willian - Soldado - Lamela Dembele - Paulinho Sandro Coentrao - Vertonghen - Kaboul - Walker Lloris Very impressive.

Falcao scores goals yeah, awesome player, he's one of the greatest finishers on the planet but I've always maintained from the beginning that I don't think he suits our squad make up. He's the sort of striker that needs a team built around the striker to score goals. Our team is more geared towards our attacking midfielders, so we need to find a striker that compliments them in that regard and I don't think Falcao would exactly fit. He'd probably still be a success here but I think we'd be better off with a player who's more complete.

Nope, wouldn't take Falcao simply because we don't need the type of striker he is.