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Thought this was activated in this January. Maybe Carlo didn't want him to..

Agree. We'll be in trouble once Mata's game is figured out by opposing teams. Hopefully Drogba will use the next 3 games to really show give Torres some competition for the striker. But you're right about not having pure wingers. Just look at City today. Mancini went with Balotelli - Aguero - Johnson. Aguero down the middle and the other 2 as wingers. Even when Aguero went off, they were still very strong out wide. In regards to Josh, you're right about him being a good temp solution. I think having Ramires and Mata with him will really help his game till we get someone in January who can play in that position while Josh continues to develop.. Because like you say, Ramires will become very fatigued in February-ish.

Very, very, true! Villas-Boas does have a great philosophy. One look at some of his interviews will give a good insight for anyone with moderate football knowledge. But like you said, he must be given enough time and resources, by our infamous board, to do so! Guardiola managed to do this very thing in a season. He was very fortunate to have such quality players with him and AVB did it with Porto. We don't have so much quality in this squad atm, but we do have a manager who's buying the right players to fill in before the haulage. Mata & Miereles the most influential right now.

Apparently the first goal shouldn't have been how it was? Obi shouldn't have been sent off & it was out the area & the player was offside? Regardless of that, good on Napoli!

touché

He is a player like Miereles is he not? If so, pointless.

Why change the format, if I could query? Wouldn't it be logical for the 5 with the most nominations to then be the actual final 5? This format might not be very good if members have personal issues with nominees. No disrespect to Zolayes or anyone who would be in such a position of course. Anyway, my nominees: 1. SeB 2. Dodojojo 3. Tortilla9

Such a shame no-one (in the media) will go on and on about it. Even Giggs' was kept hush-hush. No fan backlash, no condemnation by other players (like Craig 'Glasshouse' Bellamy). Same thing will happen to Rio and any other United players' personal life. Meanwhile if it was discovered tomorrow Lampard was having an affair, it would be front page news and questions about his Chelsea career would be put forward. Unbelievable.

I don't agree about Torres, but Rami's definitely one of our most strongest players!

My response was to Gil's use of Lampard's past accomplishments to justify his starting place now.

Ahh.. I'm 3 eps behind! Catching up from today though. I don't think it's going past a 5th season though, not sure creators aiming for a long series length. Similar to The Wire.

Luiz. Terrific defensive performance. Positionally was excellent and even showed signs of being a leader off the ball! Brilliant.

Ah, good to know then. Sturridge - Drogba - Mata then!

Yeaah, noticed that a while back actually!

Kalou handball Happens quite quickly, so watch it a few times. When I realised how he'd done it.. I almost exploded.

Yeah for sure haha! To be honest, I'd lost track of him and didn't even know he'd signed for Valencia before yesterday! Good to see he's at a very good club now, no disrespect to Almeria. Spain's got a very good selection of goal keepers in their league; Casillas, Valdes, Courtois, Alves ect. And oh! Cheers for that

Has Sturridge recovered?

Come on. Players shouldn't be picked on reputation.

Very good game from Nando. His rise in confidence is reflected in his accurate shots. Whereas before he couldn't head on target, or dream of a crisp volley, both things are coming to him instinctively now. He's showed, unlike many of us, he's over "that miss" and for him, now, it's about consistency. He's facing 3 games out now, in domestic games, so it's a good chance for him to stay fresh and healthy.

Personally.. I'm waiting for the, inevitable, "everyone makes mistakes" excuse.

He was very good. Still needs to show some consistency though.

LMAO just saw his handball. I'm sure AVB now knows the real Kalou. The man he took off 34 minutes into a game, the man who cost him 3points in a hard contest vs Valencia.

MOTM for the whole game was Diego Alvez for sure. For Chelsea, David Luiz. Positioning was exceptional.

You're a better poster than this Warnie.

Happy Birthday Mate!