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AVB said in his presser yesterday he wouldn't play because of the knock in the CC.

Does AVB know Dalglish is using his "obsession" word when speaking about the media and Carroll? The scousers and their media friends are obsessed with Torres and his price tag but the same shouldn't occur for Carrol? Hypocrites. "I don't understand the obsession....I think people are obsessed with Andy Carroll". "I'll tell you one thing. The fans are more supportive of Andy than some people that write about him, and that's the most important thing to him, and us." "I don't understand the obsession with certain players. If the team changes, the team changes. The team changes not just for the sake of change, but for the benefit of everyone for varying reasons. That will continue." "I said before the price of someone doesn't make a difference. That's not Andy's problem."

http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/jack-wilshere-to-undergo-ankle-surgery If I was an Arsenal fan I'd be crying.

After a heads up from another forum I sent the club an email via the club website asking the club to take a look at it. A few others have also. This is pennies for Chelsea to make a young boy's dream come true.

For three successive summers prior to leaving Atletico, clubs came calling about Torres. Torres kept saying "no thank you". After the infamous 6-0 loss to Barca at the Calderon, Torres decided he needed to leave Atletico. Even his agent said that loss was a watershed moment for Torres because of the mentality of the club at that time. The move would be good for him and Atletico could try to rebuild. Many think Torres chose Liverpool because of the Spanish connection - Benitez, Reina, Alonso, Arbeloa, etc. which is probably true. I'm sure Chelsea and United could have tried harder but the consensus was Liverpool were the front runners to get him at that time. Here's a really interesting article during his first Liverpool season. http://fourfourtwo.c...42/article.aspx 1. What he says about Terry - lol 2. He felt Atletico relied on him for everything and couldn't compete at the level he wanted. Funny how when he left Liverpool it was the same thing, a club relying on him for everything. 3. The Calderon and Atletico fans relationship with Torres. Having watched a few games during his time there, they absolutely loved Torres. The weight of the Atletico world was on his shoulders and he wasn't even 24 years old.

More media love: @johncrossmirror: How can a manager berate a referee for a "mistake" and in the next breath absolve a striker for missing a sitter

Exactly. It's too easy for the media to relate stories to the public that portray Chelsea as ruled by a secretive Russian gazillionaire (yes, that's a word) who fires managers on a whim while secretly praying to his own personal gold version of the CL trophy. Then there are the players who get their own media love on a regular basis - Terry, Cole, Lampard, and of course the media's personal favorite, Torres. AVB at least makes them stop and think for half a second before continuing on with their usual media spin. Not saying everybody has to love Chelsea, at least treat Chelsea with some impartiality which seems to be missing at times.

I'm not looking for a manager to stand up there every press conference and have a diatribe or whine, leave that to Fergie or Kenny. I do like a manager who stands up for his club, his team, and his players with class and dignity. Thanks AVB.

Wherever you hear "Britney Spears", change to "Fernando". I forgot how damn bad this video was. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHmvkRoEowc

I thought it was a head band thing. It's really called a snood? Something we don't have in southern California.

Nora's his daughter's name, Olalla his wife, and he's got his son Leo's name tattooed somewhere. Still trailing Meireles in the tattoo dept.

Hell, I'm drinking some of your blue kool-aid. I'm all in, Torres with 6 and an own goal to give the media something to talk about.

I get what you're saying but when Torres delivers a poor cross, I cringe too and he's a CF. Basic crossing seems to be a lost art.

I know Luiz is young but he just played 120 minutes. Don't see AVB rushing him after his exploits yesterday. After all it is a long season.

Think you have a type there.

Sounds very promising and encouraging. Never hurts to have the boss in your corner. Maybe we'll see him more in the PL this season.

He did ok in the summer with Spain in the one game I saw where they went to PKs.

I don't know whether to laugh or cry at some of the comments I'm reading here. Sense there's just a little bit of frustration.

Leave Britney/Torres alone! Don't make me post that video.

How long is extra time?

I read on another forum about Romeu: can't get excited about him, he's not our player. What a dumbass moron. Last I checked he was wearing Chelsea blue and playing pretty decently.

Romeo has played that a few times.

Maybe because he's been playing full 90 minutes and AVB is saving him for Sat.

Someday I'll look at my DISH bill. I know I pay extra for FSC. My luck I probably pay extra for FSC Plus too.

I donated and sent out a tweet to the Torres obsessed I know. I'll share the justgiving.com twitter link when I get to a better computer (not work). Good luck to young Daniel and hope his dream day comes true.