LDN Blue

£5 says he doesn't play.

Pfft.. Our own Brazilian can do that

It's not bashing. Relax yourself. Nothing to do with the fact he's from Barcelona. He could come from Nottingham Forest for all I care, but from what he's done when he's called upon, he deserves his place. I'm sick and tired of explaining Mikel & Romeu's differences. I'm not saying Mikel is shit ffs. I'm saying there's a different situation where Romeu is effective & where Mikel is.

Just read that.. Unbelievable.

Isn't Benzema playing more regularly though?

The highlighted part, I agree with. His improvements are undeniable though.

Preaching to the choir.

Should be, it's a quarter-final match.

Ronaldo's 12th hat-trick.

LMAO!

Good read. Mikel is useful in the right situation, in games where you do need the boring 1-0 win, like at Blackburn. Other times he will be a hindrance to the pace of the squad & this is where Romeu would more efficient.

Would cost too much. Higuain is more realistic.

Very surprising!

LOL yeah I saw that. I think either the Telegraph or Guardian countered him saying "hopefully, longer than his captaincy". Which lasted.. 3 weeks?

Or at least hit the target. He forgot to do the basic thing (head it) and decided to do the complex thing (use his feet).

Haha. We may mock him now, but if he does have a positive response for Liverpool.. We, and Torres, will look like a fool.

Yeah media can make you feel really low and stuff. But at the end of the day.. Come on. You've got lots of support from the team, the fans & even general journos. We've signed players for you, we've given you more starts than you deserve ect. The least we can expect is a hit on target. The media can only do so much to you. Look how Dzeko responded, how Carroll will respond ect.

I don't buy this. Look how Rooney came through last season after his 'media pressure'. This can't be all down to confidence..

Every time he has, he's put in a performance that gets everyone's attention. Why shouldn't that warrant a push for a start in the PL, if it can be done in the Champions League? You could argue the same case for Josh too.

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Andre_Santos27 André Santos!!! Verry good win gays!!! #GoArsenal 14 minutes ago LMAO!!

Torres.. You're breaking my Chelsea heart.

Yup. Anyway AVB likes the attacking game, so we won't see such a blunt performance all season - But certainly it's not a bad thing imo.

ManUtd always got lucky games like this. We should just say "it's our turn" and not read so much into it.

I, personally, don't see the problem with that. Consistency is the key, as in, consistent starts.