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Not defending the guy in any way, he was clearly an outright c*nt, but he got some nasty abuse on twitter. Who, Cole or the crybaby? Sent from my GT-S5660 using Tapatalk 2

Winning the CL was probably the worst thing that could happen to him. Imo he was signed as preparation that we would not qualify and we wanted to clinch a player early on. The moment we won the CL there was no doubt we were going after high caliber players. Otherwise we would probably be playing with Marin and Moses regularly. There is no chance we would have signed Hazard or even Oscar. The fact that we're currently in a shit situation doesn't help him either, because the manager is pressured to play the best team as often as possible.

People who?

If we play our best team it's a matter of drawing 3pts in the table. Sent from my GT-S5660 using Tapatalk 2

Great pass for the assist. Was also a bully in defence and often played as a third man in midfield. Would be my 2nd choice for motm after Torres. Sent from my GT-S5660 using Tapatalk 2

For his standards he had a remarkable game, but in all fairness that should be the average performance you expect from your striker. But yeah for him, well done. Sent from my GT-S5660 using Tapatalk 2

Ladies and gentlemen, an historical moment has glanced upon us. T.T. has given his hand a well deserved rest and joined us, mere mortals, for a casual chit chat. Screenshot this, I certainly will, for it could be priceless in the future when legends will be told about a mysterious entity who scoured the jungle of virus infested side of the internet like Tarzan to serve us with sweet fruit that are not safe for work. Oh, and I can relate to you feeling dirty, even guilt sometimes, but don't worry, we all do it. Sent from my GT-S5660 using Tapatalk 2

How many minutes has he played this season? Wonder if it adds up to 3 full games. Sent from my GT-S5660 using Tapatalk 2

Surprised no one has mentioned Van Aanholt after last 2 games. Wonder why that is Sent from my GT-S5660 using Tapatalk 2

An injury ridden player, no thanks.

We often complain that keepers have games of their lives against us. Imagine what our opponents feel when Big Pete is on form. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myljhwQjnoU

How long was he out? Maybe he just needs to recover.

Please don't ruin this thread by talking about you-know-who. We have something beautiful going on here (talking about a striker that scores), no need for it to snowball into yet another extensive discussion that involves you-know-who.

Every bit as good and much better. I don't get the fuss over that Banks save, is massively overrated just because it happened in a classic game between England and Brazil and the shooter was Pele.

I'm pretty sure they said "cunt" at one point.

People compare him to Kalou because he's black and a utility winger.

The best April's fool thread so far (not that there is much contest). I won't bet my life on that it is one though, who knows, your controversialness has no limits, a beast that cannot be tamed. I think the last sentence of the OP is the most controversial ever.

I don't know, to me it looks like he only turned his shoulder to protect his face. Torres jumped for the ball, how could he have moved away from it?

Just had a look at the Southampton goals. I don't understand what this free-kick discussion is even about. Mikel had zero chance of reaching that ball, what the fuck, the shot was too high even for Yao Ming to reach it. And if it's about him not jumping, the wall was clearly instructed to stay in place. Out of 4 men only Torres jumped, the rest stood still. Maybe I misunderstood something, what is this argument over the free-kick about?

Chou-chou is a commie

I don't see anything in the spoiler tags

22 is hardly very young. He probably lacks proper gametime, it's hard to get yourself into any kind of game rhythm by playing bloody 3-4 minutes. Though I agree, he was much better before AFCON kicked him out of his form.

To be fair United didn't look interested for large part of the game. I was very disappointed with Benitez too, the lineups vs Soton and Utd clearly show which competition he prioritizes. Ashley Cole got injured as a result, when he really should have played against Southampton and Bertrand should have started against United. United, in both games, played exactly the way we wanted. They didn't press, they left space to exploit. Of course kudos to our boys for actually capitalizing on it. I'm happy with the win, but I'm not overly excited.

What drog was he on today? Because he certainly added some Drog to his Ba. Man that was bad. No but seriously, it felt like playing with Drogba over a long time. Held the ball up, good link up, won aerial battles, had a fantastic finish. Simply put: dominant and deserved his MOM award.

I haven't said any of that, I seriously don't know what you're on about.