LDN Blue

Doubt it. I reckon Carlo would opt for Zhirkov to fill in (if Cole does get a rest) and then he'd play Malouda on that wing ahead of him. Hope I'm wrong, because I'd love to see Bertrand get his chance on the big stage!

I hope he gives Torres a start at least. Dropping him won't do much for his confidence. Would like to see Ash rested though..

And he wonders why he fails to inspire the squad. (Crapello)

Feel sorry for the boy more than anyone. He knows Ancelotti vouches for him, yet he is not allowed to be played. Hope it's not too damaging for his development.

I kind of feel sorry for Rio now too. He, technically, hasn't done anything wrong.

Perhaps his last visit to Cobham..

Wait.. Now I'm confused

I was thinking give Ivanovic a rest. If Alex is fit then we should use him, as his strength can be a big asset against a team like City. Their players are quite small so Alex can intimidate them and he wins most of the aerial battles that come his way. Just a thought really. Would like to see him on at some point though, be it from kick off or after 80minutes from the bench.

What about the message from the Sao Paulo board?

Capello to wait after Wales clash Apparently Terry will lead them out vs Wales, but will decide on whether it's permanent or not based on that. You can guarantee that Rooney will have a "bad" game then

Starting to come round the idea of what Blue Lion was saying about putting Luiz at right back. Luiz - Alex - Terry - Cole?

Sad, but true..

€12million is quite a bit for an 18-year old (in real terms). Hopefully he's as good as that suggests!

Nice! Don't know much about him, I'm sure our American associates & Henrique can fill us in though.

Interesting they left out Cork

Ahahahahaha Rio's crying over it.. At least Gerrard knows who the real captain is

Great competition for defence now! Luiz vs Alex Alex vs Ivanovic Bosingwa vs Ivanovic Luiz vs Ivanovic.

It's no secret, England lost their way after Terry was stripped of his captaincy. Just sayin Brilliant article Alex!

England's most consistent player in the last 2 years. Has to be Terry!

McEachran for Team GB England will take part in the Football at the Olympics in 2012 after a long time. There's been a lot of talk about Wilshere representing TeamGB, how about our very own Josh McEachran & Danny Sturridge?

Fixed that for ya ^ :eyebrows:

Yep exactly. They're a testament to that "2 players per position" rule Mourinho liked to have. In terms of Zhirkov's performance, I just hope Blackpool was an "off-game" for him. Hope he gets another chance vs Copenhagen. He owes Carlo a good performance for being rewarded a start.

Yeah, I was really disappointed with him in that game. In the games leading up to it, he looked very sharp and really outshone Malouda. However when given a start, he looked on par with the Frenchman! Not a good way to make the most of your opportunities.

Stop ageing you lot Happy Birthday to him though.

the club is still heavily advertising this game for people to buy tickets. Yet their cheapest price is £57, are they totally inept?!