CHOULO19

At the risk of sounding ignorant, what exactly is shooting goals added? I know it's defined at the bottom of the pic but I still don't get it, would really appreciate it if you can explain it please

Thanks mate. What would you say their strong point is? Speed? Physicality? Defending?

It was a valid point because everyone was making remarks about a team they don't know. And I did not judge you, it was a question, and one that I asked politely. You better watch your language or you will find yourself facing warnings/suspensions. Attacks on users are not tolerated on these forums.

Really? How many matches have you seen Nordsjaelland play in? If the answer in none as I'm sure it is, then your judgement on what team is better is completely unfounded.

We even drew with them at SB after they scored two late goals if I remember correctly. Just comes to highlight how complacency can hurt us.

I don't even think it's the manager, they just have the players to stay up this season imo. Every one knows their game now and how to stop them, add to that loosing key players like Allen and Sinclair and not really replacing them properly.

Yeah but didn't he have problems getting a work permit? Or am I thinking or Raikovic?

Wow, did not expect such detailed explanation of the situation Thank you for taking the time to make it. I know the situation wasn't ideal for the crosser mainly because no one though he would be able to keep that ball in play. But I still think that in similar cases, the ball that will give the opposition most trouble is a low hard cross, simply because defenders can't deal with it. They can't stick a foot or they score an OG; even if they stand still, the ball could still come off them and end up in the net or rebound and find the feet of an attacker. The high cross was never going to cause them problems especially that it was intended for Mata who I don't think has ever scored with his head. My criticism for him was that he opted for something flashy instead of something piratical. Am I being harsh? May be.

Yeah I said in the match thread that he was marked out of the game. I genuinely think he should take on defenders more often; twice yesterday he was one-on-one with the full back and just passed back. Although it could be RDM's tactics for all we know.

No one was wondering Absolute must win after the draw at home. Don't think it's be as easy as everyone is making it out to be, complacency can hurt us a lot. I expect an overdue start for Danny if he is fit and Lamps will most definitely start. I'd like to see Bertrand at LB and a rest for Cole. Some minutes for Marin would be great as well.

Yes but naturally everyone is highlighting our dives. Pullis' comments last week didn't help at all.

Except it was totally needless in this case and we could have ended up with a goal had he put in a decent old-fashioned low and hard cross.

I think they meant how many times he was dispossessed and not how many stray passes or crosses he had.

I meant it is irrelevant to how we are perceived by other fans, the media, and consequently the referees in our upcoming matches because in the eyes of everyone else, it was a dive.

Well his 'fall' happened to occur when he lost the ball in the pen area. Whether he meant to dive or not is, in this case, irrelevant, because he was perceived by the ref and match spectators to have dived.

I thought he was crucial to the balance of the side yesterday. Certainly made up for Mata's lack of defensive ability.

Luiz at the start of the second half. Torres, although he did not dive, but why the hell did he put his hand in the air pleading for a pen when he clearly missed his kick? Absolutely spot on.

It's hard to complain when you win a derby away from home, but I will say I thought it wasn't our best performance this season. The Oscar, Mata, Hazard combination may have worked yesterday (in terms of the result at least) but our lack of width was alarming. Cole was MOTM for me for an absolutely flawless performance. Pete saved our 3 points with two top shelf saves. Mata brilliant again, Hazard marked out of the match again (that's maybe a bit harsh to say that he was out of the game, but his influence was hugely reduced; he needs to take on players more often imho). Oscar was crucial for the balance of the team, his defensive work was excellent ( I stand corrected about his defensive abilities). Mata continued his stunning form and Torres had a great game (bar that one-on-one with the keeper) especially in terms of his hold-up play; his best match in blue. On a side note, we really need to stop diving, it's getting fucking embarrassing!

Voted Hughton but I have a feeling Laudrup will not end the season employed.

Napoli got a 1-0 win from a pen that should never have been. Wonder if the Napoli fans will be around soon to say how Juve only win by cheating?

I wish Roy would call Rio back, I'd pay anything to see that idiot embarrass himself on the international stage.

Petrescu maybe?

Call me crazy but he was my MOTM yesterday. Absolute flawless performance as he often does vs Arsenal. His tweets are legendary

Any news on the knock he picked up yesterday?

Yup same here.