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I had riots after me when I wrote exactly that at the time! I wrote an article about it before we had secured 4th and won the EL and everyone almost wanted the team to fail to do that so they could say "I told you appointing that wanker was a terrible idea"!

He died months ago, though. What died now was the (very slim) chance of justice for him. And it would also be the death sentence for tens and even hundreds just like him if people don't organize and force a genuine change.

The first statement is demonstrably false. Do I need to remind you what happened when we tried to revolve our team around Torres? And our system never revolved around Lampard. It suited him a lot, yes, but it was never built around him. It was first built around Drogba then around our attacking midfielders. And everyone sucked and still sucks balls for England except for JT. That proves absolutely nothing. Of course it helps to have a system built around you, but all that does is magnify the star player's influence. I'd completely understand your argument if you were talking about Ronaldo, but Messi? Come off it. He's gone through several systems in his time and Barcelona and has always been nothing short of phenomenal. He's never selfish and you never feel that his teammates give him the ball because they just have to like often is the case with Ronaldo.

It's catching on!

Shows how reliable they are. I'm watching the rerun and I just saw Cesc make an interception in the 63rd minute!

I'm sorry, what?! Yeah, totally, consistency is overrated, the real challenge is to have one or two great seasons and then turn wank again. That's why Torres is the best striker of his generation!

Like Jose said, he can play if needed but he won't be 100% and it might affect how long it will take for him to recover completely. Still, might be worth the risk calling him up for Newcastle with Matic's absence.

Turnbull And Liverpool celebrating it like they've won the league

Yeah, I'm confident that Cesc is very smart that way that he can most probably control when he will get the fifth card. Obviously before Derby would be ideal.

Yeah, I distinctly remember a stat that Robbie's average points per game in those last 3 months were actually worse than AVB's!

Yeah, definitely. Wasn't just him though. Everyone just took it a few notches up when Robbie was promoted. Ramires, Cahill, even Raul and Torres. He did some brilliant man management. And I remember that Stoke game very well. One of the most boring I've seen. Absolutely zero chances for 88 minutes (IIRC) and then some absolute magic from Juan and Didier scores.

Alright, I'll start: Oh shit! No Matic??? If Mikel starts we will lose

That was some assist! Perfect first time ball. His third assist of the season if I'm not mistaken, which would make him our third best assister in the league after Cesc and Oscar (tied with Rami). Not bad for someone who should be executed for his lack of attacking contribution

I think we should cope just fine without him. We're lucky that the suspensions have been to players that, although key for the team, have backup players that are very similar to them. Now, Cesc on the other hand, I think we'll struggle without him.

Yeah, that also is a very good point. Yeah, but let's not forget that those performances were only in the big games. People forget that for over a year before he left, in regular games in the league he was often very very poor and annoyingly nonchalant.

Don't that would be unpopular. Seen many suggest and agree with that already. But of course, all this is built on the assumption that Rami is fit and available. If not, then we'll really have only one choice.

People really like to always have something to moan about, don't they? He's been playing fine. Much better than fine in fact in recent weeks. Yes, he has his limitations and flaws, but we all know exactly what they are and I think he more than makes up for them and he clearly deserves to be in the starting XI in my mind. So all this talk about Reus and other players coming in during Jan is just rubbish, imo. There is absolutely no need to spend big money and disrupt the chemistry of the team. Willian is more than good enough for the team right now.

Excatly why I'd like to see all three of Mikel, Rami and Cesc start. Give Oscar a rest.

Question: Is he playing better now that he did in his last year and a half in his last spell? I think he is. Maybe because he isn't playing as much and is hence in a better physical condition, but he's really surpassed all my expectations so far.

That goal was pure determination. He looked like he had a point to prove. Incredible strength, good finish and made Vertonghen look like the bitch he is. Three thumbs up from me Thought that was Eden. Didn't expect that from Azpi at all!

The danger with Newcastle lies in how physical they are, especially their midfield. Very strong, and quick as well. They've shown in flashes this season that they can completely bully teams at times and they seem to have a knack of raising their game against top opposition. That said, their defense looks very unconvincing to say the least. I honest half expect a crazy match similar to the 6-3 at Goodison.

He always seems to hit his own banner, doesn't he?

Thought he did fantastically well in defense yesterday. I haven't seen the numbers, but he made several crucial tackles and interceptions in midfield and at the edge of our box.

Haha, I'm joking of course. I think the site maybe doesn't allow him to have a poll with multiple selections for each option. Best of luck to him

Haha, yeah I remember that! "I think I like them Tottenham lot as much as they like me!" Think that was a couple of years ago.