Sheva.

If we're getting rid of the likes of Lamps and Cole it might be because of someone like Pep. At least he won't have to deal with all the 'reported' trouble makers in the dressing room and can groom his own young team.

I thought that crazy Russian would give AVB time too lol. As for best man manager, Ibra does not agree with you.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/alvaro-negredo-transfer-sevilla-president-1528119 Sevilla president is in London trying to sell him apparently. Arsenal, Spurs and Chelsea mentioned as possible destinations, but i don't think we will buy 2 strikers in one window.

He brought on Hazard earlier against QPR, but delayed the Mata substitution. But the one today was inexcusable for me. We needed a goal, our #9 is playing badly as usual but this time around we have the leagues 3rd highest scorer on the bench and he somehow doesn't fucking bring him on till the 82nd minute? total pisstake, i wanted to punch my screen.

Lol, I'm willing to give any manager a chance, but will also admit when they fuck up.

What the fuck is up with us having managers that can't make right substitutions? seems to be a regular occurrence the past few years.

Also again Norwich he played on the left - Rafa clearly wants to have Mata behind the striker, but he could use Oscar deeper instead of on the wings.

This is not good. I have refused to believe all the play Torres at all costs nonsense, but that might just change in the next few weeks.

Oscar on the right was a stupid decision, i know Moses is not around, but give Marin a chance, he delivered a good ball when he came on - Oscar was not even in the game. And the substitutions were too late, i understand wanting to save Ba for Stoke, but he should have come on around 65th minute, so he has enough time to get into the flow of things. Anyway a disgrace to lose this game by 2 goals, our home form really sucks under Rafa.

Not only did we lose, but by 2 goals in a game where they couldn't even string 2 passes together, lol.

Unbelievable, still 45 minutes to sort this madness out though.

Eden is in the mood. Weak effort Mata.

Ah closeeee.

Yep.

Swansea playing a strong team - Vorm on the bench, Michu starts instead of Graham, Dyer on the bench and Williams returns to the side.

Azpilicueta likewise.

Hmm i expected Lampard to start this game.

You can't expect him to be on the bench every game lol.

From the same article you posted: "Gone was the player who could at times look a lost and lonely soul in games" like i said, i've seen him play in midfield many times for club and country and i've never been impressed with him like i have when he's played further up the field winning balls in the air and just dominating. On Capoue, i have never seen him, but hear a lot of people talk of him, so i'm assuming he's good. There's no real concrete Chelsea interest yet for me to check him out.

Lampard isn't a deep lying playmaker but we're and have been using him as one since last season. Tbf he's done alright, but he's old and will be leaving in a couple months. And since Fellaini can't replace him, the only other position is DM. So 26m for a DM? when we already have 2 - whatever you say about Mikel, he's been doing the job for years now, stepped in for us when Essien was out for long periods, and was great in our run in the CL last season, certainly good enough for me. It really doesn't. Madrid have Ronaldo-Ozil-Di maria but still very much need Xabi Alonso.

Outstanding? i have rarely ever seen anyone describe him as that when he played in the position. And if he really was outstanding then surely the 20m+ Everton would've wanted wouldn't be a problem and some club would have gotten him.

Exactly and we also have Romeu. I'm not fussed about DM position, those 2 should be enough. And then there's Capoue, M'vila etc who would cost much less than 26m for that position. What i want is someone to take Lampard's place as the deep lying playmaker, and Fellaini is certainly not that.

We have been interested in many players, but until we make a move then that interest is not considered concrete. I don't doubt we had scouts watching him, but why didn't we try to sign him? because he wasn't considered good enough? we tried several times to get Modric, after failing why not go for Fellaini? If we sign him now it will be because of what he has been doing behind the striker at Everton, and then to now put him back in midfield would be stupid for me.

Buying him to be that kind of player would be a mistake. Only reason i can understand this is if we sign him, play him behind the striker and start playing hoofball. By playing behind Jelavic, not in the double pivot.

I certainly will not be against that.