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anything related to Neymar and us isn't worth mentioning UNLESS it's official and confirmed

lol sounds like something off those propagandistic anti-smoking websites

how do you know Willian truly is mediocre and has no potential? I am interested to see how you argue that. Drawing comparisons with Meireles will be void, every case is individual and they are as different players as they can be.

Looking at that video, I started thinking about the main difference of Chelsea then and Chelsea now... The speed of passing and movement, incomparable. Now we look lazy beyond words, not enough agility. And that started in 3rd Jose season imo, I remember watching the games and thinking "oh oh, we're slower than we used to be, refreshing is needed"... I'm still saying that season after season (except 2009/10, I still don't understand where that freak of a season came from).

People, I'm not fucking with you when I say that I'm more excited when Kalou is on the wing than Malouda.

or that he's content with his paycheck. He's 31, he's lost his main attributes... there isn't anything to give up on, he simply isn't the kind of player we need. We milked everything we could out of him, move on. imo this thread is just wrong.

I wonder why they decided to take action just now, those sites have been up and known for years, hosting illegal content (taking down file hosting sites is a safe bet, you can be 99,9% sure that it holds illegal material). I do have a feeling it's got something to do with the SOPA thing, showing that they are not helpless without it and they are ready to take action, trying to show authority and setting an example/warning for others. Oh well, 2 sites down, 4 will emerge instead. Hopefully this doesn't become a trend, there are plenty of other hosting sites around. It's probably best if they moved their servers out of USA though.

they are probably living out their frustration of the SOPA shit being rejected

Not sure which forum you've been reading, I find much more criticism towards the whole team (and Bosingwa) than on Torres. I haven't seen people blaming Torres for all of our misery, but of the lot we have, he's by far the biggest underachiever/performer (not mentioning Bosingwa, his standards have never been high). For all I know, people here realize that the problems are much more extensive than only Torres. Out of individuals, he's the most noticeable one for obvious reasons, but haven't you seen cries for overhaul, ®evolution? Concerns over the whole structure of the club. And out of individuals not only Torres gets stick, but also Bos, Sideshow, Malouda, Kalou, Drogba, Lampard, Mikel, Villas-Boas... in fact, most of our shit defensive displays are put on Bosingwa's shoulders and he gets blamed for losing us games much more than Torres. The thing with Torres in the Norwich game was that he missed a golden opportunity which would have been the winning goal, hence 2 points rolled behind the goal not into the net where you want it to be. Blaming him for the whole team's miserable performance is over the top, but blaming him for losing us 2 points is peoples' way of showing how important that miss was in the game. Had it been any other striker, he would have got as much as stick... it's just that Torres gets analyzed more because he's been doing shit like that for a year now, that miss wasn't a fluke but a regular occurance, which makes people worried and rightly so.

Torres and Sturridge situations aren't even in the same worlds.. one is a 50 million striker who has probably worse goal record than Bendtner over one year. The other is a young striker turned winger who just has started to shine and managed to score more than Torres could ever dream of. A couple of expected anonymous performances are forgiveable, the issues they have are completely different. Current frenzy over Torres is a consequence of being goal-shy for a year (a YEAR, we're not talking about weeks as is the case with Danny). I'm sure that Sturridge will go berzerk mode once again, you can't be outstanding all the time, and most people here realize that it isn't the end of Sturridge, far from it, he's just starting.... but it could well be the end of Torres, and it's a question of whether he finds his shooting boots or not, that's why every game he goes dry more questions arise.

It wouldn't be a grand signing like he's done before, it's actually a pretty humble signing, people who don't play FM or aren't fans of Shakhtar don't even know who this Willian is. At least it's a signing that would be made out of genuine need.

RM ex-president said that. And if JM doesn't like him, then there must be a reason.

Football Manager has been recognized by real-life football clubs as a source for scouting players. In 2008, Everton FC signed a deal with Sports Interactive allowing them to use the game's database to scout players and opposition. http://www.eurogamer...anager-database

Not sure how you can fit 'magic' and 'Torres' in the same sentence. Well, actually his misses have been unbelievable - just like magic.. In that sense, I agree.

So his price is € 30M as said on Shakhtar's site... should we pay it?

a smiling Luiz picture would inject a bit more optimism than a depressed Torres though

use proxies or vpn

When I read that one word popped into my mind - Heskey, he would be perfect for the current style. ultra ditto

He didn't say that. He always says "maybe" or mumbles something... at first he said they'll look to add 1 or 2 players, recently he's said it will be one (Cahill) MAYBE one more but that's unlikely because of bla bla and being cup-tied.

5'8" for a winger isn't small, it's good because if he was bigger he probably wouldn't be that fast

LOL, arsenal are certain to be leading a table every season, just not the league one

You should consult with your constitution and use it for your defence. I'm pretty sure your constitution protects your freedom, especially taking it away by singing a harmless line.

I can't agree with the "best players main problem" part, because when I think about best players (not name reputations), I think about the players who have contributed the most... and that can't be a problem. Our problem still is our worst players.

those numbers in 20 minutes are very solid tbh

well yeah, he's an option... needs a new contract though