LDN Blue

Good team. Fair enough for resting Luiz & Ramires (injuries) with Spurs in mind next week. Come on you blues!

Oh yes, a great shame.

Co-sign. He is a good filler, till we find a better midfield player. Definitely does a good job in the middle though.

that's harsh

Mata, definitely. If only we'd had him around last season.

They are a strong side, with a smart manager. They're also quite exploitable too, especially on the counter attack. Like someone said before, it comes down to the quality you have on the pitch, so we can beat them. All it take it that one away goal in Naples to get our confidence sky-high, and give us enough impetus to beat them at the Bridge. Of course they'll give us a good game of it, but I also trust in our strike force of Mata & Sturridge (and Drogba if he's around..)

There is no way we should pay £50million for him. Put it this way.. Napoli found the likes of Cavani from somewhere else. They scouted him. That's what we must do, to find such players than we can see the potential of and take a risk with them, for a relatively low price. To be honest, I think we should sign Lavezzi over Cavani. The former would probably cost £30million.

It was v. Us

It's a fair analysis. This was at a time where any signings, to us, were amazing news. So there was some expectancy he would be ready, especially considering we paid £20million.

LMAO. So guess who's regretting his decision to not move to Chelsea.. http://www.givemefootball.com/premier-league/pastore-issues-come-get-me-plea-to-epl-clubs

If we play high line.. Maggio & Dossena will have a field day. It's a good draw, shows us the real strength & character of this team. Perfect team for us to prove our worth in this competition, this season. Give them a good go at it, and it speaks a lot for how strong we're becoming under André - Even if we get knocked out. Will be a great game. We'll need the spirit & passion of the Bridge that showed v. Manchester City. Good job we're playing away, we all know the importance of an away goal.

Where's Styles gone? I do miss his critiques.

I, personally, don't like some of the media stuff. But fair do's.. Doesn't really affect our play, which is the stuff I care about more.

Judicial system that stupid?

Think he meant in general

Yep, that This is true.. But Real clearly saw something from him, when they saw him playing at Espanyol, to recall him. Though for experience, as DYC. said, Podolski would be a good shout.

I heard there was an Arsenal-link with him.. £20million was often quoted in those stories. It's a possibility. The type of players who are bought in, to play a part in the background but could lead the line with good form.

Like Javi Martínez?

Very true.. Yet Del Bosque continues to snub.

Yes.. It is

Perhaps. But as Choulo said, since he's reluctant to use Soldado & Llorente, this is the chance Torres needs.

Yeah! That's exactly what I was thinking.. Wasn't this the expected date for his come back anyway? They've just totally misinterpreted what André said. As usual.

He'd a good supporting striker (not literally in that positional sense)

No wonder Celtic were furious

Why don't we go for Callejon instead? He'd come a lot cheaper.