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or the media simply don't have a clue.

If we are going to play 3-4 flair players upfront, we better learn to keep possession or else we're screwed to say the least.

You mean Hulk. I would love Cavani as our CF, but this story is just something out of the rumor mill. As irritating as it sounds, Gourlay has endorsed Torres as the main man for next season. I don't think they want a repeat of the Drogba-Torres scenario.

It was Kakuta..they both speak French.

True. Ever since his signing with Chelsea became official, DeBruyne has been averaging nearly an assist every game.

Not needed if we have a proper left-footed winger on the left wing.

Lovely opener by Sturridge in that one with from his weaker foot. And people say his right foot is totally useless....

Probably for Victor Moses if he comes here..he wears 11 for Wigan.

Hope its not worse, like all-yellow or something.

I wonder what color the shorts are going to be...

Capello's son admits family are 'very happy' with Terry verdict:

Quite a reception for Didier!

Drogba did say Cech was "Man of the Match" for him. Great read.

Also a pretty interesting read: Nothing stops Teflon Terry: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/4428504/John-Terry-showed-nothing-stops-him-says-Steven-Howard.html

Well said Zolayes: Anton and JT both face ban: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4428868/John-Terry-not-guilty-of-Anton-Ferdinand-race-slur-but-still-faces-FA-ban.html

Well I guess its time for a new Anelkalouda...probably 3-4 months from now by my guess.

These things happen. Daniel Sturridge is ex-Man City for instance. If Borini were here, Sturridge wouldn't. Now I don't want to enter into a debate regarding who's better, but that's how things are. Move on.

But isn't the context in which he said "black cunt" the issue here?

After seeing the reactions here...what do you think?

One of the worst forms of criticism leveled against Mikel in recent times, is that Oriol Romeu makes more forward passes than he does.

Is this discussion really necessary? The only talking point is that he and Roman disagreed on the direction in which the club had to move in during the middle of the season. Nowhere does he "claim credit" for the club's success. And he goes on to say that no-one really had faith in the squad at the start (people commenting on how old it was, how Torres was flopping) yet the same squad goes on to win 2 trophies. That's pretty much it. He could have said something more vehement, but this is trivial.

Took the words right out of my head.

I think loaning him to a championship side would be a lot worse. He's supposed to be a midfield creator that thrives on the clever runs made by other players. This is why I think he'll be more successful playing alongside members of the senior team (just like his pre-season form showed). Sending him to a side like Burnley would only make him dull and ineffective.

Completely agree. It also means that the 2 in midfield don't often join in attack. Rather they stay behind and dictate play from the deep, setting up the wingers and full-backs. The end result is you'll have more attackers around the opposition area than a 4-3-3 or a 4-2-3-1

You can get a 4-3-3 from a 4-2-3-1: