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I think we need to bring on Bosingwa so Iva can play against Ba. I'm afraid that Romeu might have picked up a knock at the end while blocking Ben Arfa's shot. He was limping the last few mins.

Half time. What an entertaining 45mins. Moral: I really hate Tim Krul!

Danny again! I swear Danny feels like punching Krul!

Fuck yeah Drogba!!!

Cole's defending!

How the hell has Cabay not gone in the book yet?

How has Danny not scored yet?! I missed the first 15mins. I'll take your word on it.

Fucking Krul!

What a shot by Danny...unlucky again.

The game is so open. We just need a bit more luck.

Danny hit the post!

good save Krul.

Penalty! great work Danny!

Lamps has enough experience to control his tackles. I'm sure I can say the same about Luiz though.

I would've liked Raul instead of Frank, but I'm sure Lampsy is going to prove me wrong.

Let's wish him an injury-free year.

Yeah it's always been wrong for me too. Not just this game, but every game.

I watched the wolves game 3 times and thought he dad that very very well throughout the game. By the way, I'm not saying that Drogba has been good this season. He is after all a striker and his main objective is to score, something he has been woeful at this season. I'm just saying he has been the better of the worst because he can contribute to the team other than just scoring goals. Whereas when Torres is not scoring, he adds very little to the team performance.

Except Frank Lampard.

20 millions? seriously? To put in perspective: We paid 23mil for Mata a player who has the assets to be one of the best in the world, 12mil for Meireles a proven midfielder.....Heck, Villa paid 1 million for shay given who is easily one of the best 3 or 4 goal keepers in the PL. Have we really gotten to a stage where no body values 20 million pounds any more?

Brilliant work mate.

The 2 goals you are referring to are at home against Genk, the weakest side we have faced this season. On the other hand, whenever Torres is on we would be practically deffending with 10 men, not to mention that he very rarely gets involved in build up play. At Liverpool he used to make up for all of that by having great movement off the ball and by being the best instinctive finisher in the world. While Drogba, even a past-it and not-in-his-day Drogba, offers some valuable assets for the team that no one else can provide. First he is our best FK taker. Second, and this is very important especially with our recent defensive issues, his set piece defending is second only to JT in our squad. Third, when we are off the ball, he is always closing down on the oppositions defenders, preventing their mid-field from making back-passes. And finally, and probably most importantly, DD gives the whole team the option of the long ball (this probably most helpful to Cech) which really gives our attack a new dimension. What Drogba still is, despite his age, is the best target man in the league; If a player is in trouble, he can just lump the ball forward and there is atleast a 50% chance that DD will get to it before the defender and use his physical strength to bring it down and keep possession. His first touch might be slightly off, but when he does get it right you get something like the goal he got against Bayern. Anyone who thinks DD can't benefit the team more than Torres needs to watch the Wolves game again, in my opinion. Well, you have to choose one of them, or at least AVB has to. Sturridge is a great striker, but cannot play alone upfront.

Maybe for 8m. But personally I'd take Michael Dawson over him any day. Yes he is 2 years older than Cahil (just turned 28) but he is, in my opinion, much more solid and very consistent.

I knew we were going to pay for that indifferent performance away at Genk. The chances that we missed were in excusable. That late header in Germany didn't either, not to mention Kalou's hand ball .So I don't blame the manager for being in this position. But I have faith the players will use their experience against Valencia.

Leverkusen are 1-0 up at home against Hoffenheim; Derdiyok just can't stop scoring!