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This game was a tough game for us to play, Sunderland sat soo deep with so many players that it became very hard to play through. We controlled so much of the game and through most of the match the pressure was relentless, we could have scored many more and 2 - 0 is the least we deserved from that game, Sunderland were never in with a chance of taking something from the game.

Yup, he is a good prospect too. Fact is though we are going to be linked with pretty much anyone who can kick a ball from now to January.***Nice avatar BB ***

Well we could do a lot worse, he is a Brazilian international after all.... havn't seen too much of him though if i am honest..

lol, i'd say there is only ONE bit of pipe she is going to get tonight.........

Chelsea are moving for CSKA Moscow striker Vagner Love. The Brazil international is a favourite of Blues boss Avram Grant, who has watched him in league action already this season. Tuttosport says Chelsea have already tabled a tentative opening bid for Love, who will be offloaded by CSKA in January after a row with coach Valery Gazzayev.Source: Tribal Football

I agree, i though i wouldn't rule out an earlier move. Even as early as the summer...

Yes bit those are specially designed ones... he cut this himself off the end of a pipe the jagged edge alone would be enough to put me off

The question we should be asking is, what the hell was he doing it for? What was he hoping to achieve from it...

It was dissapointing to see Sinclair shipped out on loan. He did very well in the games he played in. But a new manager needs to learn his players and see what they can do, i hope when he comes back off loan he is given a chance.

Bloody hell, thanks FB. I was just about to pop off and do just that!!!! close one....The stupidity of some people is staggering....

The report on Sky said he will be 22 when his contract runs out... I don't know the stats but i am sure that there are not many top rated Brazilians (Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, Kaka, Pato, Anderson ect...) who were still in Brazil at 22. The way i see it is that the club have no intention (and neither does the player) of keeping him on till the end of his contract, but what they do want to do is make sure that when he does go he goes for a good price. Young Brazilians are hot business at the moment and it isn't suprising that a club has finally decided to raise the price...

Well Lulinha has taken a real gamble. Any Brazilian who wants to make it big in the game eventually moves to Europe, he has Gambled the fact he may have to wait years now because his price has gone up. Corinthians obviously wanted to make sure they got top dollar for him, they may be confident someone will pay the price but it is more likely to put people off.

Yeah well the key like you say is a blend of youth and experience!! Also the youth have to be of the right calibre, but we have enough of them comming through now...

I couldn't agree more!!! I am bemused by the Sinclair thing, he is a first team squad memeber, done excellant when given a chance but never gets a look in. The only reason i can think of is there are too many too keep happy (Malouda, J.Cole, SWP, Kalou) although the only one who has had any real form has been Joe.Stoch would be well worth the gamble, was aparently going to get a go in the Carling Cup earlier in the year but something happened that meant he couldn't. I would give him a run out against QPR he has proved he can play against the big boys and run rings around them......

There are ways around it, and the way that Lulinha has been hyped in Brazil i am sure we would get the permit due to "exceptional talent".... Aparently now though he will cost in the region of £25m...

Malouda is definately of the physical type of player we have seen come into the squad recently and certainly wouldn't call him creative in the same way that J.Cole is or Robben and Duff were... Kalou has a lot of promise and certainly one of our more threatening players, a bit up and down still - a little infuriating at times. SWP is a little too direct but at times can open a team up....I would like to see a real creative winger and a midfield playmaker to make us tick better going forward.

Don't worry i am not for one second implying that it is down to Grant it is 100% down to Ten Cate. It isn't a ground breaking difference yet like i said, but the difference is still there. Like i have said many times now (before jose left and after) part of ou lack of creativity is down to the lack of personel to play that way.Exposed at the back? Whilst i would agree that the defence is under a bit more pressure due to us attacking in more numbers the clean sheets speak for themselves, and rightly so. Our defence is strong enough to be able to say to the midfield and attack "You attack, we are strong to cope with a counter attack"...

Reports this morning saying that he has agreed a new contract with Corinthians. Now this doesn't at all mean that he is staying there till 2012 but what it does mean that if we want him in the summer we have to pay a hell of a lot more for him....

Why would he play in midfield? He has played wide in a front 3 for Barca for years, he slots nicely into that system for us as well and with Joey Cole on the other flank and Didi in the middle. Would be lovely to see.....

There has been a change in the way we play, at the moment it is not that hugely different, that is because you just cannot change the style of play that drastically overnight, it's impossible. But players are playing with more freedom, we are attacking in larger numbers and constantly going for the kill and then when in front to keep going.As time goes on it will get better, also with the addition of some creative players it will also improve the way we play more. At the moment it is good, but there is a long long way to go yet.

Exactly, Fabregas is a little tart and wouldn;t go into hard tackles anyway. But players with a bit of fight at a young age tend to get carried away. Mikel will learn with time and he has already learned a lot....

Well it would certainly be good to have him back. Carlo has done an excellant job and kept a lot of clean sheets but Cech is the best there is and to have him in the team is fantastic.

Lol ah, the good old british tabloids..... best in the world....

Of all the things to do, pretending the daily mail is right is the last thing to do Shame on you

Yup i noticed that too, could quite as easily have been any news agency doing that though, it's all lazy reporting