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Are you kidding? That fourth goal was one of the best goals in history. Even the other goals were excellent goals that took great physical and technical skills. He was simply unplayable that day.

You were saying that speed is a necessary part of technical ability, which just isn't true as evident by a very long list of world class "lazy" players. And trust me, Pirlo is by no means quick on the ball, even with his passing. Frank, to give an example, moves the ball much quicker than Pirlo, but obviously Pirlo's passing technique is on whole different level than Frank (and almost every football player on earth, for that matter). That is rather contradictory. All I was saying is that players don't have to be quick to have good technical ability. When did I ever say that we shouldn't buy a replacement for Mikel? I think we need at least one great pivot player in the next two transfer windows and this should be our priority. I'd love nothing more than for us to have 3-4 world class pivot players and Mikel being fifth in pecking order, but that's not the case atm and Mikel currently has an important role to play with the team. But the constant criticism of Obi when he's had a good start to the season is getting beyond tedious and ridiculous, imo.

And to think that less than a year later he had gone from that to slow mo

And did you bother to actually read the sentence?! Someone made a point that if you're slow then you can't have good technical ability and I gave those 3 as a counter argument. Of course Mikel's technical ability does not compare to their exceptional technical abilities.

He was in some form that whole season but particularly that month when we played united (I think it was away). Easily the best player in the league back then.

If we're talk non-Chelsea, remember when Zlatan won football?

But is it worth it, man? The average male smoker has a life expectancy that is more than 12 years less than a non-smoker! You're still young, you can still quit and it would be like you've never smoked.

Good goal, but LOL at the CB

No, not really. It just calms the stress that it creates. It is well known that smoking messes up you nerves. You should really try quitting man, but first you need to admit that smoking is a problem. It's never too late and never too soon to stop smoking. Here, have a look at what you would gain if you quit smoking: http://whyquit.com/whyquit/a_benefits_time_table.html

Are you making plans with Rumpelstiltskin to invade Laos and defeat the Mighty Ducks?

Hey. How are you? School's going alright, I hope?

I'm happy both ways as long as neither of them is first to get injured!

Excellent finish on the goal. The keeper did everything right to close the angle for him, but his finish was too clinical. Hope to see more of that in blue.

Can't really argue with you there..

So you think Pirlo does not have technical ability? Or Barbatov? Or Bergkamp? In terms of technical abilities, before we started getting players like Mata, Hazard and Oscar two seasons ago, Mikel was one of our best technical players. He is slow, but his technical ability on the ball is great. Some people on here have an unhealthy obsession with Mikel. I honestly don't get what anyone can complain about Mikel this season. Apart from a couple of sub appearances where he was brought on to preserve a lead, Mikel has started 3 games: He was MOTM against Everton, had an excellent performance was our second best player behind Oscar and even scored against Fulham, and had an average performance in the first half against Tottenham when the whole team was under-performing (apart from the back 4 maybe). Yet some people don't seem to able to post anything without having a dig at the man.

Bon appetit

Can probably beat yours. You can't prove otherwise

Why? You'll only embarrass yourselves There's no JT this time to get you out of the group stages..

It actually reminds me of this:

Hardly a big deal. Sterling must weigh less than a pound

Al Jazeera got Sam Allardyce tonight....just

For any smokers on here:

Well, Chelsea giving Nathanial a role with first team atm is about as likely as him making England's WC squad. And that has nothing to do with Pogba or any CM we sign in the next two transfer windows.

Bolter for the WC squad? He can't make the starting XI of the England U21 team And you're actually saying that we should not sign Pogba, who is a nailed on starter for Juve and France, because he would hinder Nathanial's development? By the time Nathanial is ready to be a first team player at Chelsea we will surely have bought a CM, if not two, regardless if it is Pogba or not. Top teams wait for no one. If Nathanial is good enough, he'll force his way into the first team over the options we already have just like Pogba forced his way into Juve over the likes of Marchisio and Giacherrini. I would absolutely love Pogba here. One of the best prospects in the world. If we do have a chance to sign him, it really is a no-brainer. But I find it very unlikely in the next year or two.

Still too early to tell if it is best that he stays with Zola as he's barely ad two matches there till now, but I definitely agree about him not being ready for the PL just yet.