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F***in A, that shot....upper-V much??

I think we're all saying the same thing...drogba lumbered and picked up speed, but not very quickly--a very powerful runner nonetheless. Though when he hit his speed he was moving pretty quickly, without a doubt. He had a great stride and great balance, though didnt have the quickest first 3 steps. Lukaku is a freak of nature, whereas his speed is, at worst, up there with Drogba's, he explodes out of the blocks like a sprinter. Phenomenal stride length and frequency, he's a specimen. One must consider that "game speed" is a function of timing (when to run), stride length/frequency and balance (body position relative to opponents)...lukaku possesses a rare combination for his size. Too big to be knocked off the ball by a smaller defender and too fast to be held back or caught up to (ask Carragher how that went). Just an observation, feel free to criticize.

Maybe he just doesn't know what tapping up is?

Ugh I fail.

Most successful troll...EVER.

Most successful troll...EVER.

Everyone's allowed their opinion, but it tickles me when he takes a defender on and he just glides past them. Touch under pressure could be better at times and doesn't mark as well as he could but he's a decent finisher and never stops runnings. Ever. He and Mikel are both 25. Give em some time to gel together and watch em grow.

Haha he's so bad at football it's borderline hilarious anymore.

Damn the amount of money Torres makes to produce how he does sickens me.

Man were getting good at this football thing.

^^ lol it seems like you're fishing for a compliment bro

All reasons aside, it still infuriates me the number of times he loses the ball on the break or touches it into a defender and the attack falls apart. But to be fair, we were all probably a bit spoiled with Drogba's beastly hold up play for so many years...and wrong to expect Torres to play the same way. It would be nice if we stopped hucking the ball into box from 40 yards out tho...on every other possession. Drogba's not there, David Luiz, no ones going to get that ball.

...I'm still laughing at Claude Slothelele. I don't know why it's so funny lol

From a (albeit, very limited) playing perspective, there's something gritty and respectable about watching your own lumbering CB throw his body into shots to block them, thrash opposing forwards, and scream at all the prima donna attacking players (myself not excluded) to get their heads out their asses when they're down lol it really galvanizes a team when facing adversity. not to bemoan the importance of other positions at all, but I could see cahill or Luiz doing that just fine. Maybe the language advantage giving it to Cahill.

Service service service service service service service. Stop saying that word. How many more times does torres have to lose the ball trying to take on defenders before we stop making that excuse. Falcao chipped cech, then hit the upper V back post from 17 yards, then nutmegged cech 1v1, for his third. He also had two more chances IIRC. Sure, if service is getting the ball to your feet Falcao got it but they pass it to Torres all the time, only for him to lose it. We were awful, no doubt, but what he did, when he did it was outrageous. Dont get me wrong, Torres is a good striker, Falcao is next level. End of story. Lots of money tho... ######

Serious question, is this a joke or is there a real possibility of this happening?

He's got such a buttery touch in the final third. Every time he squares up against a defender, ya just know he's gonna get past him. Really exciting watching him with Mata, Hazard, and Oscar.

Plan B? Got em, Gary Cahill and feckin Ivanovic.

^^So mad bro.

People really shouldn't get all butt hurt about it. He wasted his time last year. So he told the press that he wasted his time last year. We all know it, move on.

Danny is a young striker. Danny wants to score lots of goals. Danny shoots a lot cuz he wants to score a lot. Danny isn't the best finisher, but he'll get better. One day, he'll find out that the best strikers also set up goals for others. When he does, he'll be one of the best strikers, who scores lots of goals. Keep shooting, Danny. Keep shooting. He'll learn to play nicely with the other boys, get off his back.

Damn, we didn't even get through one league game yet...and people are shitting themselves.

Well played, Manuf. Lmao

Fuckin A that's a gross kit. Lol like a picnic table cloth he draped over himself. That sucks for them.

^^he is, without a shadow of a doubt, not alone.