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Kalou, Torres and Mata are all team players just look at the assist charts for Torres and Mata. I can't say the same about Sturridge, he is incredibly greedy but he is trying to prove that he is a striker by taking on opportunities which others wouldn't.

Don't that TMN not sponsor Porto or they did recently? If they did I take it they just wanted to rip the piss out of Benfica

He hasn't been at his utter most best since Andre's departure from the club but he has still produced some great crosses and final third passes for his team mates recently, plus the meg he got today was utter genius. Just hope he doesn't leave if we finish 5th or below

I know we are getting results under RDM but I preferred the football AVB tried to get us playing at the start of the season and it was working until the players turned on him.

Supposed to be revising for my exams but in all fairness I cba

3 points yaaaas thank god for that.. Bertrand = MOTM, great performance supposing he had to face one of the most in form wingers right now in the PL. Looked comfortable going forward when he could, just he was ignored by Malouda when he made great runs forward. Branna was great as well and I also though Mikel made a decent cameo, made some vital interceptions.

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES MATA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

4 minutes to try and rescue top 4 status

Fuck this, we play like this against Barca and they will win atleast 15-0

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Kalou coming on for Sturridge I think

Ivan faking an injury so he can see Eva I guess..

YEEEEEEEES IVAN!!!!!! LEGEND <3

See if Sturridge had a bit of muscle about him like Moses wouldn't he be so much better.....

Al Habsi is too feckin good...

Drogba and Anelka under Carlo were a good partnership.

Hmm Malouda and Drogba combined for a decent chance there, still think we should take Torres and Romeu on for Drogba and Essien to try and control this game and go for it.

I have to be honest, this is not good at all

Personally I always though Lampard was known for being a goal scoring midfielder, McEachran isn't a cut from the same cloth imo.

Josh McEachran is nothing like Frank Lampard btw BlueLyon.... Anyway there is no doubt the standard of players would be better if football was concentrated on more than winning, look at what it has done for Spain. They found that if they can develop players who are more than comfortable with the ball they can beat anyone no matter if their squad is full of natural winners or not. Their playing style is very simple but very unique, they keep the ball rather than just go direct forcing a chance, to try and create much more clear cut chances and tire the opposition by manipulating the ball, similar to what Villas-Boas tried to do earlier on in the season with our squad. Typical Spanish/Dutch/Portuguese/Brazilian/Argentinian players compared to typical British players are very different, the philosophy of football is very different, while they concentrate on manipulating the ball, in Britain we were used to seeing very direct, route one football. Hence why Villas-Boas' tactics failed at Chelsea because the team is full of older players, who have played a very different game of football to the one he wanted to create. Yes maybe players ego's got in his way as well but still it is very hard for a team who has been used to playing defensively over the years to change their approach to a more free flowing and expansive type of game when they aren't exactly cut out for it in technical ability and perhaps fitness. British players, who are capable of this sort of football are coming through academies, just they aren't getting the chance either unlike in other European and South American countries, where they are giving youth a chance.

Why waste Kakuta by using him as a squad player when he could be on loan developing and starting or being first 11 for us anyway? Plus imo, a squad player is probably better being slightly experienced and slightly older. Kalou for example 26 or 27, got a bit of experience, average player, capable of putting a good shift in when called upon... maybe Lampard could become a squad player next year, if we get a creative midfielder. The same with Sergio Canales, he is young, talented and technically gifted so why waste him when he could contribute straight away? He can't be too bad by the time Real Madrid signed him. He is still showing a lot of promise at Valencia so its not like hes a wasted talent and he is bound to become a international player for Spain in the next few years.

We don't need quick players as much, we need midfield players who can read the game more than anything ie. Mikel, Essien, Meireles and Lampard. Plus Mata is more an attacking midfielder so playing him in the midfield 3 is a risk as its not what hes used to, he will have to be more disciplined in terms of going forwards even though the whole team is going to have to be. Look at what AC Milan did in their home leg, they didn't play a team full of fast players, they went for experience and players who are excellent at reading the game(Seedorf, Antonini, Nocerino, Nesta, Mexes) and if Van Bommel wasn't suspended he would of played for sure. Even though they pressed Barca, they did it together as a unit, that is how it is much more effective. If we can press them as a unit rather than as individuals it will be much more successful. Off topic yes, sorry

Why would we sell him when hes an excellent squad player? Plus on his day he can preform very well. Also people talk about squad depth when teams are trying to win championships and other competitions so it is vital we keep Raul imo. Its not like we have any better midfield options for a squad player anyway... Josh clearly isn't ready by the time hes not getting games at Swansea and Romeu is being overlooked. Pointless giving a promising young player a role as a squad player anyway just going to harm their development.

He suited AVB's ball manipulation philosophy more, personally I reckon thats why Mikel is starting more under RDM because we prefer to counter attack teams now rather than break them down passing the ball like we did under AVB. Anyway I hope Andre doesn't get appointed at a club and try steal him from us

Negredo is a good striker, if this is true I will be quite happy. Great scoring record for Sevilla and Spain so far so not bad business by ourselves if we get him!