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Anything that gets us through to the semis. This is far from over.

From a spectator's point of view, I'd want Napoli to get the third spot, they are a joy to watch sometimes. But from a Juve fan point of view, I want them to get demolished today.

We don't have enough centerbacks. If two get injured, which is always a possibility, we are in deep trouble.

I see no reason for him not to take a pay cut and stay for a year or two before retiring. He has proved time after time that he can fill in when needed.

I've lost all faith in you Alex!

One of the most entertaining matches I've ever watched, especially the last 20 mins. And it tore the title race wide open. Bravo to both teams for the wonderful game

No I was manipulating the facts to suite my point of view. It's part of my anti-Meireles propaganda! In all seriousness, I did not include it because I did not think it an important or major skill, just like I did not include crossing for instance. I really don't think that shooting is his best quality. His energy and willingness to chase the ball is much more beneficial to the team.

Horrible news. Really hope he gets better.

True, but this hasn't, so far, been something we rely on. I guess in tight closed games that one give us another dimension, but it's hardly a "tie-breaker".

I don't think he strong enough to be a lone striker in the PL. I think he'd get dominated by the two centerbacks. But I guess there's no way to know except by trying him there.

Mario Ballotelli: This explains sooo much!

His controversial actions make him seem much better than he actually is. He has only score one more goal than Lamps this season, not exactly as prolific as the likes of Van persie and co.

Let me start by saying that both Allen and Britton would just walk into our starting eleven. I agree, Josh isn't yet good enough to be starting in a team competing for a top four finish in the PL, but then again, who in our midfield is? Definitely not Raul. My prime argument about selling Raul is that Josh provide almost anything Raul does on the pitch (except looking like a mafia guy from Vice City ). So here is a brief comparison of the two, please feel free to dispute any point I make: Defensively: Both seem to suffer in that domain. Josh's physical assets don't help him in tackles and most PL players seem to just brush him aside, but his sliding tackles are quite good. Raul is better at chasing the ball but seems unwilling to ever commit to a tackle making him a disaster at DM. Passing: Josh clearly wins this round. His short and composed passing is what makes his such a great prospect while his through balls sometimes look like magic tricks. I think he needs a bit more confidence to start making more forward passes. Raul, on the other hand, have showed that he can sometimes create good chances for his teammates, but he often messes up the simple short pass. In games, (like city away) his passing was just shocking (or atrocious ). Dribbling: Another point to Josh. He has excellent ball control and a good turn of pace while you'd rarely back Raul to get by a player, not that he often tries to. Experience: This is where Raul has a major advantage on our young Josh. His PL experience is major asset in any game. I would hardly say that Raul is miles ahead of Josh, which brings me to the conundrum: Why did our club send a nineteen year old who can easily turn into the next big thing and who desperately needs some playing time at the highest level to warm the bench in wales while he can't do much worse than the player we chose to start half of our matches? Essien should definitely be sold and Lamps should be a rotating option, no more. I think we can all agree on that. But that only means that we need to buy a couple of GOOD young midfielders in the summer. Meireles staying would only be a reason to not buy the players we desperately need. Besides, Raul is hardly much better than Lamps or Essien. This kind of strategy by our board is what led us to the predicament we're in. It is quite simple in my opinion: Average players who have no hope of developing to anything more should move on. Someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed today

It's easy to attack a man who can't respond. Most people on this forum were 100% behind Andre a few weeks ago, I guess this is a reminder of how powerful the media propaganda can be.

There's your answer. It doesn't matter when or why you started supporting the club and it certainly doesn't matter what others call you as long as you support the club through thick and thin.

My bad, "thug-looking player" is more fitting.

What upsets me most about seeing him play in a Blue shirt is that he has nothing over Josh. Why did we send one of the biggest prospect in the country to rot on another teams bench while we play a thug that can hardly do better?!

The thing is, I honestly don't think he can play as a lone striker, not in PL at least. He is a player that thrives on spaces left by the defense and those will very hard to find down the center. For the time, he is better off on the wing.

How do you come up with this stuff?

I think Juve will pay Barca to take him! He has been a disaster at the back this season.

:confused: I never run out of likes. I guess I'm just a bitter cynical man!

The comments I read mainly revolved about his physical presence and his lack of confidence which made him extremely reluctant to make forward passes. If you watch the matches he played, those remarks are spot-on.

I'd kill for that to happen!

I actually found the opinion of most swansea fans to be quite fair having watched Josh play for them. You can't expect Rogers to play him when they have better options available, it's our fault for loaning him to Swansea.