Blue Armour

City are trying to copy us...not the other way around...

Sorry if this has already been posted but I found this quite funny: edit: Even one:(Mourinho!)

The comments made below that article were absolutely hilarious...wonder if the journos even pay attention to the feedback...bunch of twats...

SeB of TC

I used to think the same, but I now believe its more down to the fact that our CB's spend more time playing with JT than they do with each other. There's no doubt that JT takes responsibility and offers thrust from the back, but in recent times Luiz and Ivanovic have also been displaying such qualities.This is a good thing, as we will have to cope during a situation where JT is absent from the game.

Yeah, and if I'm correct we played two different teams as well...Probably should do the same against Everton and confuse them a bit

Just when I though we were finally seeing eye to eye... I'm not talking about that kind of improvement. I meant the difference between him playing stupid and playing with common sense. Last season he was terrible without any sort of guidance or instruction, this season his game has improved, partly because AVB is a good tactician and maybe partly because he's a Portuguese as well...I just said he's that kind of player..If he relied on his natural instinct every time, he might have made for a terrible right back...

Yeah..he probably needs a bit more of that.. But then again when you have coaches like AVB or Guus Hiddink constantly giving him directions and tactics to use, his game improves...And he has improved this season from the last one...

That's open for debate...Yes he could have got forward more; I will agree he didn't do much further forward in that match, but then again I don't think many wing-backs could have done so without leaving the right side in danger during a counter attack from the opposition. Also the space you mentioned would be available only on the counter. Bosingwa was having enough trouble just clearing the ball whenever they came forward, so it was definitely a tough ask to get him to defend and counter at the same time....

Exactly..but Bosingwa was having to do the job nearly alone, when the likes of Mathieu and Jordi Alba were combining well on Valencia's left flank...

Listen cupcake, that's all I was trying to state in my post. There was no, as you say "retarded", comparison in my post. You yourself don't seem retarded, so if you take a good look at my post again you will find that I merely cited an example... On second thought...scratch that. I have my doubts so I will cite my example again and modify it so it makes mores sense (to you): Do you think Ashley Cole (and Bosingwa in the previous leg) single-handedly fended off Dani Alves and Messi in 2009?

You're clearly deluded... You have no idea what you're talking about, let alone what I'm talking about... Where in blue blazes was I even "comparing the defending qualities of wingers to a fullback"? Btw...please reply, I'm quite enjoying this even if it is a massive waste of time...

Ah...but you do agree that they have at least "some" defensive responsibility. Now I don't know if you were watching just the highlight reels, but there are clips of the match which can actually show you Malouda walking back when when two of their players were attacking down the right flank in that match. Winger and full-back have to work in tandem, when the opposition is particularly strong on one side. Do you think Ashley Cole single-handedly fended off Dani Alves and Messi in 2009?

And you wonder why my comments feel insulting... As for your question: No they aren't. Neither is Frank Lampard. But that doesn't keep him from tracking back and making tackles does it? Now if we had a Ronaldinho on the team who makes sure that he'll never lose the ball when flying up the wing, then I couldn't care less whether he tracked back or not. But we dont. We do lose the ball higher up the pitch sometimes, and its necessary for our attacker to track back and help, especially if the opposition winger and full-back team up... Get a clue next time...

Lol...I was actually going to say the opposite. As far as today's performance from him goes, you can't ask for more than that. But he could have made more goals for the team in the latter stages if he had just looked out for his team-mates who were also arriving in the box. That way he'll earn more respect from the other players. Otherwise we'll have a "Scholes calling Nani a ball hog" type situation. However I'm not too worried...If all goes well, he'll have a more mature head on his shoulders a few years from now and that'll make him an even better player.

Yeah..I remember the match at the Bridge in 09...Anelka and Drogba ripped their back four apart, but for every good goal we made, they equalized from a cheap set-piece.

D'you think Lamps is all fired up now that Stevie's back? Maybe he was missing the competition...

Yeah JT always seems to have a panic attack when Saha's around...

Yeah David Luiz had a lot to do with that today...he really knows how to pick a pass...

Andy Carrol in the squad...and Capello claims he looks at club performances before choosing his players.....

Yeah, fully agree with that. Very pragmatic and not over-emo, and when its working, gets his team playing beautiful football up front... He's probably even responsible for the performance of a certain someone today. Hope he can work wonders with Kakuta as well.

Towards the end of the second half, he wasn't spectacular but then again the entire team had taken the foot off the gas...before that I felt he wasn't getting enough chances himself, bar that one where he got tackled by Knight.. Anyways a win is a win and I'd much rather talk about that...As for Drogba, in a lot of his games he appears to do nothing but intervenes when it matters

Really..? Take a good look at Lampard's third goal and tell me how poor he was...Also remember how Sturridge "nearly" got a hat-trick?

Mata clearly not enjoying the physicality of this match... might be a good idea to keep him injury free and bring on Malouda/Anelka now that the game's almost in the bag...