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Obviously not, because you got a lot of likes for that! Honestly, it's no surprise to me that he is underrated because while his finishing can be inconsistent, his best attributes is his good linkup play and smart movement to create space for others, something most people who watch football don't necessarily notice or put much weight on. But I bet he is very much appreciated by his managers and teammates.

He can score without talking, you know. In fact, that is what he should do.

Don't think so. Our forwards are very hard working, we can easily afford his forward runs, imo.

Bin means son of. So, his name is Saud, his father's Muhammad, his granddad's Ali...etc. You can go back as far as you want. And Al Thani at the end means the second. So, basically, his name is Saud the second. Not as glamorous as Saud bin Muhammad bin Ali bin Abdullah bin Jassim bin Muhammed Al Thani, though, you must admit!

I read this as a poem. It's not a very good one..

More importantly though, he seems much more an average footballer than previously thought.

Bit out of the blue, but apparently Xavi will sign with Qatari club Al Sadd.

So much class!

Sorry, I'll have to reply to this later. I don't have the time to do so properly right now.

Guys, don't be so stereotypical with all those weed questions! So....do you personally grow ganjas? BTW, is @Stats even aware of this thread?

He can play both which I predict was a factor in Jose wanting him here. I think he'll mostly be used in the pivot but will play in the number 10 role in certain games for tactical purposes. "Hi. This is Jose Mourinho speaking." That should do it.

Ideally, I'd agree. But if the alternative is infringing copyright laws, it's a compromise worth taking. Again, it's just something we're considering, not something we will necessarily do.

Actually, in his first season, he was invaluable to our offense under the FSW, but for something other than his crossing. He was a vital to us getting the ball from defesne to attack which was by far our biggest issue before Rafa came. He utilized Azpi's good technical ability on the ball to use him in triangles with Luiz and Lampard/Mikel to move the ball beyond the first line of pressure by the opponents. Go back to some of the games that season and you'll see that more often than not he was the player with the most touches on the ball in our team. Offensive contribution is much more than just crossing. The ability to move the ball and link up smartly and dribble when needed is already a huge plus on what Ivanovic offers. And while his crossing is certainly not the best in the league, he did still manage 4 assists that first season IIRC which is a respectable return for any RB especially that our playing style was the opposite of wing play and using full backs for width. So his crossing can't be that bad.

From what I remember, he only had two crosses against Netherlands, both in the second half and both were pretty good. People are criticizing his offensive contribution against Netherlands, but he made some excellent runs and was often in acres of space, but for some reason, the midfielders never found him. Bottom line for me is that he has all the technical ability to contribute offensively, and he also confidence awareness to go forward so there is no reason why he would be poor offensively.

What the others said. Imagine someone signing up to every Chelsea forum and going through every page of a certain players' thread just for a one in a millionth chance of finding an image..

The avatars wouldn't just all disappear, but it would just look like everyone has the typical TC avatar until you log in and can see the actual avatars. But like I said, it's just something we're considering.

This is so cute!

A simple way if you're using google to search for images is to click on "Search Tools" and select "Labeled for reuse" on the Usage rights filter. We're also looking into the suggestion made by some here of making all pics invisible for guests to prevent this from happening again in the future.

What about this:

When the world cup started

Is he attempting the Van Persie goal?

All points spot on. There is another solution, but obviously all those involved will have to agree. Not sure if this option is even still available but the admin of the league could in between seasons (I forgot what the actual term used in the game was) could bring the level of the teams in the league closer. Basically, it's a just butting that the admin clicks on and it bridges the gaps between the teams. It strengthens the teams with the weak squads and strengthens the teams with the tough ones. The team with the best squad will remain so as will the team with the weakest squad, but the gap will just be smaller.

With the info being posted by an Israeli guy and questioned by an Indian

Just echoing what Steve said, but our awesome members really do deserve a lot of credit for their great response. Your donations are really an immense help.