steve5221

I don't agree that our young players were not good enough this year Josh Mc was MOM in recent England U21 game, we have been crying out for a bit of creativity in Midfield as Frank is sadly coming towards the end of his career. With Yossi injured Josh should have at least started a few Prem games, look at his performance against Ipswich Sturridge has proven he is good enough at Bolton but Prior to that he scored was it 5 reserve goals and 2 against Ipswich then found himself out of the side Bruma showed against Villa he was more than capable of holding his own and that own goal was a foul against him by Heskey. I'm still torn on my opinion of Carlo, yes he won the league last year and they sacked Wilkins behind his back but the league does not lie and we have already lost 7 games that is not acceptable. By the end of the season he will have had 2 seasons with us - lets reserve judgement till then..

Yes agreed. We have to have a bit of patience thats all, next year we could reap the rewards of our youth setup......

I can see your point and agree with the stability thing, but if we do not get in the top 4 this year and do not win the CL is that really acceptable for a manager that has that squad and the second biggest wage bill in the league (after City)???. Re: Ferguson - he got the job at Man U in a different era - his record in the 1st year was terrible (there was talk of them being relegated at some stage). Sure look at him now and has done fantasically well but football is different in todays climate, managers are under much more pressure due to the money involved. They do not get a season to prove themselves - that is the nature of the game I am afraid.

Agree with the point about them having to play twice before meeting us....they have a big injury list to...the game could all hinge on the ref calling the big decisions correctly. With us being at home we should get them, remember the free kick that lead to our goal at the Bridge last season....

I do like the fact that he seems to have a long term system in place to get the most out of Torres. His tactics last night showed us that he is willing to change things at last........

I'm liking how our team could look next year: Cech Ivanovic Luiz Terry Cole Ramires or Essien or Josh Mc or Maluda or Essien Mikel Yossi Zhikov Torres Anelka or Sturridge

Give him credit to that he does not shy away in games, he stands up to be counted...

Harsh on Torres he did better that a 5.

4-4-2 with width......Carlo I take it all back you do listen!!!!.....shame we had to wait so long for it...

Surely we need the Drog up front ahead of Anelka???????

That looks the most likely I guess.....I was hoping for Drogba and Torres but that is wishful thinking.....

Whats the team gonna be for tonight, anyone got any suggestions????. Is Bosingwa fit yet??

Wow thats dedication to the cause!!!!!! I take it you still have use of your right nut??

Its just Jose being Jose, Real have a game with Lyon this week don't they??. Trying to distract the attention away from his players as only Jose does..

Nando will score tonight - they will have been working on his touch and finishing in training, he will get a few chances in this game.....

I think Roman now knows that sacking Wilkins was a huge mistake but it is done now and we can only look forward. Roman's philosophy has now changed with regards to sacking managers and he obviously likes Carlo alot. I do think that the writing is on the wall for him now though - if Roman was really gonna back him 100% he would have got a new assistant in to aid Carlo....

Hopefully the crowd will not be on his back as much

Is this the game for Torres to open his account for us?? - less pressure on him away in Denmark

The problem with Gronkjaer was he was such a bottle job - I remember when Ash played for Arsenal and he was physically superior to him...

Agreed

Ramires is an Essien clone - it has to be one or the other for me.....

Totally agree with this post and it is exactly for the above reasons that if Carlo does not change his mentality NOW we are not going to get 4th in the league and will cost him his job.....

Fair point, but it is so frutrating that he picks the same dozen or so players when things are not going well....sure they are established players but if they are not performing they should be dropped - point in question, when will Josh Mc get a start in a competitive game????

I remember seeing him in Richmond drinking on his own once - looked a bit of an oddball!!

Told ya!!!!!!!!!!!!!!