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Lol Wtf was that post above? I don't like Matic, why?, I just don't lol<br /><br />Anyways I'm not going to judge Matic on just one game but he's looked decent. Big and strong, half mikel half Ramires. <br />He'd do OK in the prem because a few fouls called on him probably won't get called here<br />I am so desperate for a good midfielder I'll take anyone at this point, he's not world class but he's a def improment

Can we buy the Porto DM too? Fernando, dude looks good.

I can't think of any clear penalties he's been denied other than the one against Liverpool. Fouls he's def been denied a lot though.

any links to his post match interview?

Must win game. Jose's tactics have been to get a point away to all the big teams. Which means he must win all the home games and this is a must win. I'm actually glad United are winning today cause I was scared our players may become complacent if they thought they were going to win against United without even kicking a ball.

since when do "massive" clubs request loans for reserve players from just a "really good" club? haha

To me, KDB and Mata are pretty much the same players. Not exactly same of course, but they offer the same skillset to the team (especially in Jose's system). So if KDB is leaving then we should def keep Mata and I think that's what Jose is thinking as well. There are things KDB does better than Oscar, but those same things Mata can do even better. We know KDB or Mata aren't becoming first choice under Jose, it's going to be Oscar. So really KDB is competing with Mata for that backup CAM or RW position and that's just not ideal for KDB. He's not winning that competition anytime soon, probably not even if he realizes his immense potential.

Why shouldn't he seek first choice designation? Dude is one of the best GKs in the world. He'd be stupid not to want to be first choice. And, if he can't be first choice at Chelsea then he should go to a team where he will be first choice. The only reason to not strive to be a first choice GK is if he starts performing poorly. At the very least he should expect a first choice GK position which will be his to loose, not a second choice GK fighting for first choice position.

If Ryan is happy being second choice and competing with Luke then I wouldn't mind keeping both. Especially cause we need homegrowns.

I hate Arsenal but Walcott's always came across as a great dude. Def feel for him, not only is it a bad injury but he's going to miss the world cup too. Very unfortunate.

Top speed? Driblle Speed? or Acceleration? Top speed is def. Walcott, the guy from Aston Villa and Walker...... You can make a case for Ryo from Arsenal, Valencia and Lennon. I think Walcott is fastest in the league. Lennon, Agbonlahor and Willian are too close to call imo. And Miyachi doesn't even play, so he's not in the conversation yet.

Think he's easily the fastest player in the squad. Gotta be top 3 in the league too. With and without the ball.

I reckon we're getting Matic, otherwise I don't see why this would fall through. We would have been prepared to pay a premium if we really wanted him in January.

Will he really be counted as homegrown? If so then we'd be stupid not to do it.

United are desperate for some new blood, they need players. Let's offer up Moses + Marin + Essien + Torres + Eto'o for Rooney.

Can anyone tell me why Jose played Ramires on the RW? Pathetic. I know we won and all but why is he played on the wing in a 4-2-3-1? Someone better ask him this because it was fuckin pathetic. I'm happy for the win, but I have to know wtf he was thinking. Does he know we have top class wingers on the bench? Top class ones who haven't been getting playing time either.

Source? Can't be posting things like this without a source.

Still too early to count anyone out imo. Arsenal and Liverpool might not be destroying the top top teams but they've both made mince meat of the rest of the table, which we've had problems with.

Lukaku is a beast no doubt. But what's worrying me is he isn't improving on his weakest areas. I still see that inconsistent first touch, poor back to the goal play, poor aerial dominance (for his size). He's still young and will improve for sure, but maybe it's time to accept that some parts of his game won't improve too much. I think if he's OK with it, then he should be our 2nd choice striker and we should buy one world class one next year as well. <br />He'll be the perfect sub off the bench and will still get other games where we just rotate our strikers. <br />After the world cup hopefully regular playing time isn't his biggest priority but rather it's trying to make it at Chelsea.

For me, "being smart when it comes to shielding the ball" is as unsporting as diving is, but unfortunately both things are part of the game now. When I labelled Hazard a diver, I don't mean like Ashley Young, I mean he goes down under minimal contact quite frequently, which is what Ossie did yesterday. Which is why I'm not making a big deal of it. Really? Wow. You think what Hazard does by being clever with the ball and shielding it is unsporting? Makes no sense to me sorry. Diving though is cheating straight up. What Oscar did isn't even your run of the mill dive, he did it to get a player sent off which imo is the worst form of cheating. Diving to get a pen is bad enough but to get someone sent off and suspended is the absolute worst form of cheating. Like Rmpr said though, he'll learn from this for sure.

Worst player on Chelsea imo. LB is def a worry now. Azpi is first choice for sure and I don't see Cole even coming close to regaining it.

A beast simply a beast. Willian and Hazard are key as well but they can go missing, especially Hazard but Oscar is Chelsea 's heart now. No matter the circumstances, he's always involved and fighting. Just a beast. <br /><br />That said though, that attempt to cheat Southampton was pathetic. Can't be doing that. A little dive once in a while is ok cause sometimes you have to to even get a call but to dive just the get someone sent off is the straight up cheating in my book. Oscar is better than that.

(4-1-2-1-2) De Gea Coleman - Mertesacker - Terry - Shaw Fernandinho Ramsey - Yaya Toure Rooney Suarez - Aguero Subs: Howard, Lovren, Zabaletta, Ramires, Hazard, Oscar, Sturridge

This guy didn't bother playing for the coach he calls his father, a coach that gave him chance after chance and stuck by him all the way. Considering the amount of dogfights there are in the PL can you really trust a guy like Mario? His talent can't be questioned and when he's on he's a great great player, but can you trust him? Can you rely on him? Do you really want a guy like him around a very young team? What kind of influence is he going to be on others around him? Just too risky imo, a guy who single handedly can destroy team chemistry is way too big of a risk regardless of the potential reward imo.

Yeah they were great against City. Arsenal put 3 past City too and could have scored more but they couldn't get a shot on target against us. City plays all out attack, their sole aim is to outscore you, especially at home. Now I'm not marginalizing Liverpool's performance but there is no way Jose will let Liverpool play like that against us. Gameplan wise, we should probably play similar to how we played Arsenal, except this time I'd play a little higher and with Luiz instead of Cahill. Against Arsenal their AMs were dangerous but with Liverpool it's Suarez dropping deep and linking up which is the real danger so we'll want a CB to stay tight to him and follow him every time he drops to receive the ball and not let him turn. Luiz is the most suited for this kind of job and I'm guessing Mikel will also start so he can fill in if Luiz rushes forward. I think we can definitely win this match, I expect us to win this, especially since we're at home but we have to take our chances when we get them because it's all well and good to have the perfect gameplan but the kind of form Suarez is on he can score a goal out of absolutely nothing so we'll have to score goals if we want to win. I'd be scared of Suarez, who wouldn't but not Liverpool they can def be had, I'd say the same about City too. On our day we can beat both, Jose is def capable or devising the right gameplan and the players are listening to him so they are perfectly capable to execute these gameplans.