The Skipper

Better athlete - yes. Better natural talent than Messi - no.

Lol, I'm sorry but where are the CR7 haters? If someone (which is the majority) thinks Messi is better than Ronaldo then it doesn't mean they hate on him?

I've said this many times over this thread but Huntelaar would be a terrible, terrible buy.

The Visionary Dreamer.

Most of what you've said is sensationalised. Ramires is not being kept on the wing, all EN said was that he plays there because it bring balance to the side. Doesn't automatically mean he'll play there forever. In the interview he actually said that now that Lampard's getting old he should understand that he won't start every game. He also said that Oscar has the capability to play in the pivot perfectly fine, he just isn't ready yet completely. All he said was that he's more natural in the number 10 and number 7 position, doesn't mean that he'll only play there. Why do people view everything in a cynical way?

Even the Ramires thing. Doesn't mean that Ramires is seen as a winger, he just plays there because he's capable to provide a nice balance to the side due to the fact that the front three of Mata, Hazard and Torres do not track back a lot. It's the same with Bertrand. Is he a winger now he's played there for the majority of the (short) season? Of course he isn't. Granted both Ramires and Ivanovic haven't exactly had stellar starts to the season but that doesn't mean they should be shoved aside after a handful of games. I don't have a problem with them starting. It's the start of the season. If it's 10-15 games into the season and still they aren't performing up to scratch then by all means yeah, drop them. There's no need to do that just yet though.

I think people are overreacting a little. Nowhere did EN say that Ivanovic wouldn't be dropped if he had shocker after shocker. It's only the start of the season, Azpilicueta still has to integrate into the squad. Just because EN said he was brought in as a squad player doesn't mean Ivanovic is untouchable.

I think if Luiz sharpens up his English he'd be a good candidate too.

I stand corrected. Seb's point about Cahill slightly being linked to the top four clubs by Sky Sports et al probably made a figment of my imagination think we were in for him before.

Seriously guys, Bran might've had a bad start to the season but that doesn't mean he's automatically gone shit. Just give him time. If he doesn't perform for a prolonged period of time Azpilicueta will take his spot, it's logical.

We were linked with Cahill before AVB came. I think it was a club buy.

He's been injured for a long time, the club have started handling it a long time ago. It's not a recent thing.

We might need power, but not in the position Fellaini now plays in. What we need is power AND technique in the double pivot.

He didn't at all. We played two up top, Drogba and Sheva both coming wide when needed.

Everyone loved Sheva. Only thing Torres has on his side is age.

Deluded!

They wouldn't need all of EC to build a stadium. What CFC are essentially saying that not all of it should go to houses being built, as potential commercial activity could be lost.

We won't be able to play the 4-3-3 effectively on a regular basis. If we do want to maximise the 4-3-3 we'd have to drop Hazard from the position he's most effective in and drop Mata in a similar way, as they really aren't as effective out wide. Playing those in a 4-3-3 would automatically turn the tactic into a Christmas tree formation. For the best effectiveness in a 4-3-3 we'd have to play Marin - Torres - Moses, but I can't see us dropping either Hazard or Mata. The 4-3-3 would however be perfect for Ramires and Oscar to an extent. Ideally we'd make a hybrid between the 4-3-3 and the Christmas tree formation... But it'd be hard to achieve that.

If you still think Fellaini is a DM you've obviously completely ignored him over the last few seasons. He doesn't play that role anymore. Might make a rare appearance as one but the majority of his appearances have been behind the striker or just as a pure B2B midfielder.

How is that possible lol?

People call Ronaldo a selfish player because he's like it on the pitch. That's just how he plays, but no one criticises his personal life. No one actually knows him to do that.

http://cfctruth.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/all-eyes-back-on-earls-court.html Article and some new news regarding EC.

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Mata just needs a rest, he hasn't had one for years, that's why he looks tired. Doesn't mean he's unfit though.