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Who can we buy now?

If we sell him to them when they didn't want to give us Rooney than we're just idiots. Pathetic idiots.

Who's the guy? is he reliable?

Next fixture is a very good chance to go up from 3rd: Chelsea - West Ham Spurs - City Southampton - Arsenal

Next fixture is a very good chance to go up from 3rd: Chelsea - West Ham Spurs - City Southampton - Arsenal

As usual the work rate was great, but that was one of his worst games i think..

I dont think anyone thought he'll come this January.

Chelsea are in advanced stages of negotiation with #Wolfsburg over leftback Ricardo Rodriguez after agreeing to sell KDB (Tuttomercato)

#Chelsea are in advanced stages of negotiation with #Wolfsburg over leftback Ricardo Rodriguez after agreeing to sell KDB (Tuttomercato)

Vieira.

Thats what i especially like to read: "great technical skills in the 1st phase of construction which makes your offensive process so much easier for a team that needs to win every game and essentially" Hope he could show that quickly, thats the biggest problem in our central midfield imo.

City still has to play AWAY against Arsenal, Liverpool, United, Spurs and Everton. That's the main reason I think it's up to us. This, and the fact they lack a big club character.

#CFC will push to sign Luke Shaw from Southampton during the summer and Cole’s future could yet hinge on that deal (Telegraph) Jose Mourinho had identified holding midfield and striker as the two areas that he most wanted to strengthen (Telegraph) Jose Mourinho's summer priority will be another attempt to prise @WayneRooney from Manchester United. (Telegraph) Seems like thats what we're going to see in the summer. I guess we'll get Zouma too, and if we wont get Rooney we'll go for Costa.

Matic, Shaw and Zouma.

---Ramires-Matic---- Willian-Oscar-Hazard That is some midfield, already look a lot stronger. I think Matic and Rami are going to be like a wall in defense. Remind me a little of Brazil's pivot with Gustavo and Paulinho.

Do you expect him to say he signs for Chelsea?

Well if Di Marzio and Sky Sports are in... i think its done.

Not always, especially not with us it seems. Many times in the near future we're hearing about the concrete stuff only after its almost a done deal (well we dont know if thats the case yet..).

There were reports about us interested in Matic for at least a month. Di Marzio said its Guarin or Matic for us for some time.

I can understand the people who look at Matic and say "but he's not the DLP we wanted", my favourite CM to partner Ramires was Gundogan and i said it a lot, I wanted this techniquel CM to give us some smart direction in the game. But to be honest im not worried, If Mourinho sees Matic as the right player to this midfield - the one to partner Ramires for the future, im sure he had his thinking. He might sees Matic as someone who could develop to a midfield player like Alonso in Real, thats the way i see it. He might want us to play different than Dortmund/Bayern/Barca.. thats ok too for me. We can play great football with our own system. Its always "as long as we win" for me.

Torres was so awful until he scored.. almost all of his passes went short, when the AM's needed his touch to create some link up play on the break he always got it wrong. That was a special performance even for him. Hazard was fantastic, the other midfielders not so much, great defense.

We were clearly interested (Inter CEO,Guarin and his agent confirmed that), but probably not anymore.

A Bola reports that Benfica are close to sell their striker Rodrigo to Zenit for around 30m euros, and maybe this will mean Matic could stay until the summer. We need to act fast if we want him, it seems.

The amount of times i read things Le Parisien reported and never happend.... thats a lot.

I dont think he defends well at all, a pretty tackle and an impresive chase on a player now and than, thats about it i think. The Skipper, First, we are five years after his days in Barcelona. He havent contirbuted a lot in attack when he was there, and I also think he never was a beast defensively. I know he doesnt play a DM anymore, but Toure still needs to do his job in defense as a CM. It clearly doesnt work for City right now, their defensive midfield is very soft when defending. Its Pellegrini's fault as well to allow that to Toure, but i do think Toure was playing like that for years. Imo his overall impressive and powerfull play in his CIty career has blinded people to think he's a complete CM, but he doesnt show it.