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LMAO at Essien's pants getting pulled down during the celebration...

Said it before, but this man has assisted more than 80% of Didier's goals. A really underrated combination.

Love how Drogba gives credit to Lampard...more than 80% of his goals from the no.8

Really? I saw him posing for a pic with Didier, just the two of them holding the cup...was smiling then.

I think it had more to do with fatigue...it showed against N.castle..Towards the end, the Livi players had better recovery rates and were able to move quicker

There you go.

He's still doing the hold-up play pretty well though.

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We're about to play Liverpool, and the tripe has begun to roll out..

Don't worry...you have company

Why don't you go ahead and start a topic anyway?

Lol...I wonder why RDM has to worry for his "safety" when he hasn't even become permanent yet..

I guess one thing AVB did very well was to keep Sturridge in check. Remember that world-class pass to Drogba against Leverkusen? Or his assist(s) to Lampard against Bolton..He can deliver, but he needs his head to be screwed on straight. He's trying to force himself into the starting 11 of two teams atm, and is trying to do that in the best way he knows. Also notice that things tend to go to pot, whenever Stuart Pearce is sitting in the stands like a vulture.

True, but I guess the usual formation might be of no use without the right players.

Ldn_bLUE

Maybe, but for big matches like this, form goes right out of the window...

Nothing at all mate...was just funny watching you go a bit hyper after today's match

Slow day, sloth?

True. In the first half Malouda was the sole outlet for creativity. He probably thought Meireles would link up well with Torres, but Raul didn't really turn up today.

Can't do much about those 2 goals... Still disappointed that we couldn't break Newcastle down though....

They're double teaming on Sturridge....predictable given how he raped them in the previous fixture...Need Ramires and Meireles to step up... Atm, Malouda is the sole creator out there.

Need one of Drogba/Mata/Lampard to come on. Fast.

Not sure, but I think he had made the most number of key passes in the final third of the pitch last season. This is about Malouda's and Mata's contribution in the 2011 season:

Imo, they don't have either a Mourinho or a Lampard/Terry. Kompany and Hart are pretty good though...

Don't think he's fond of Liverpool either However if I'm correct, Liverpool, after Arsenal, is one of the big sides he scores against regularly.