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Don't get me wrong. I love Kompany too. I think he's a very good person, not just footballer. His interviews and tweets are always very well put and level-headed. I would absolutely love to have him at Chelsea.

Funny, because the sole reason why the EPL is one of the top leagues is due to its reliance on foreign players. Imagine how shit the league would be if you take out the likes of Suarez, Hazard, RVP, Ozil..etc and relied on the "stars" of the England NT! Coleman has been doing very well, imo, even if he is not getting the recognition. But we already have a pretty good RB. Too bad we're playing him at LB..

Sorry mate, but that's just power in the shot for the goal. Some of the goals Luiz has scored (obviously the goal vs Basel was the best of the bunch) show technique that the vast majority of midfielders and attackers only dream of having. The pass was pretty awesome though!

Actually I wasn't talking about on the ball but the way he defends. Kompany defends on the same line as his back four, likes his fullbacks tucked in beside him and defends very well inside the area. Luiz, on the other hand, steps out of the defense to intercept passes and meet attackers and defend against them one-on-one. They are completely different styles and football "cultures". As for the part about technical ability, I'll believe Kompany is better when I see him score the goal David scored against Basel at the Bridge last season and play one of Luiz's trade-mark 70-yards inch-perfect pass to the striker

Luiz and Kompany are very different types of defenders. What they do have in common, though, is that both are capable of being world-class and have showed so, and both have been inconsistent in their time in England and are capable of being absolute liabilities at times. Luiz is the much much better footballer and obviously he offers so much more going forward. He can be very important to any team with his ability to bring the ball forward and efficiently give an extra man in midfield when needed. He's also a defender who likes to play 1vs1 and intercept attacks before they become a real threat. Kompany, on the other hand, is more of a typical English "no-nonsense" CB. Physically he's stronger than David, but I think mentally as well. Kompany is natural leader and organizer of the defense. Something we have been sorely missing when JT is absent. The comparisons that are being made at the moment are largely unfair because one is in pretty good form (despite the injury) and the other is in terrible form. It would have been very difficult during the second half of last season to find anyone, even a City fan, who believed that Kompany was better than Luiz.

That's very true. In fact, I think that Jose intended in preseason to rotate Kevin with Oscar and play Juan on the right. But Kevin's performances didn't really help his case. Plus, obviously, in terms of experience and maturity Juan is miles ahead.

That kind of language is not acceptable here. I'm sure you can convey your point in a much more respectful way.

Yeah I like Lucas as a striker, his movement is excellent. But not as a lone striker, he needs someone (preferably a big guy) next to him. I know we're a very long way from it, but I dream of a Piazon-Lukaku partnership in a couple of years.

In theory he should be able to do what he wants in his free time, but players know that they should have the club's image in mind whatever they do. Because doing something silly like attending Arsenal's party a few days before we play them gives the media something to write and make stories about and you end up discussing the event and not focusing on the game like we are right now.

That's the key word there. Without JT our back four five look unorganized and clueless.

Can't compare Kevin to Sturridge. Danny was by far our best striker when we were refusing to play him and then sold him to protect Goldilocks's "confidence" Kevin, on the other hand, just can't get enough playing time with all the talent we have in his position. We should have realized that he will be gone the moment we signed Willian.

Atm, we just don't look secure at all without him. Against Sunderland, the shape of the back four was so bad on so many occasions. Do they not speak with each other when JT is not on the pitch?!

It's not as big a deal as it's being made out, imo, but he should have asked Jose before going. I think Ash is on his way out of the club soon.

He's more than earned a shot at the first team. That said, I don't think Bertrand has showed anything to suggest that he should leave and I don't think there is any chance we will have both at the same time.

Can't believe Vitesse blew that 2-0 lead. They'll lose their first place if Ajax win today.

I'm sure there's something missing there...something like a 5-0 home defeat..who was it against? Oh right, it was against Chelsea And guess what? We're going for an encore in February no matter how you cheat and mess up the pitch you will lose

They were awesome! I see them every year and they just keep getting better. Best psychedelic show possibly ever!

Going to see Brit Floyd

Hello. So....why do you want to rip us off for 15m for an average player like Guarin?

Although, tbf, Chelsea only played for like 80 minutes of them.

Dunno. Maybe something to do with your browser having issue with the page layout. Have you tried if you have the same issue on a different browser?

The issue is on your side. Try using the built-in paste button in the reply box.

That's who I'd go for. Ultimate counter-attacking team with pace that will really cause Arsenal trouble.

Very true, but I don't think it's just down to lack of financing of the education sector or lack of interest of the American people in foreign matters but rather curricula that are designed to plant this mentality in the masses. I was recently doing a little research about the neccessity of renewable energy for a uni project and I was absolutely shocked to find out that only 23% of GOP believe that global warming exists! You can't start to imagine the many millions and millions that oil companies spend each year to try to get people to believe that global warming is a myth through the media. Capitalism allows you, with enough money, to buy the beliefs and opinions of a large of the masses without them even knowing.