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I agree. Still think Mourinho will jump at the chance to swap him for Rooney.

Lolol

Mourinho on Willian: The best thing to do is to do the medical in secret! *everyone laughs* Lold at that.

So I expected Coleman who got 13 points to be subbed in for Snodgrass who didn't play, instead Huth who got 2 points was brought in. Y o y I'm also blaming @Barbara for Benteke scoring and ruining the clean sheet points!

Hehehe I don't even think de Bruyne will start tomorrow. Have a sneaky feeling Schurrle & Mata might come in, with KdB and one of Oscar/Hazard missing out

4th at the moment with 68 points, but will have 81 points once Coleman is subbed in for Snodgrass who didn't play. Also have Cech, de Bruyne, Hazard © to play vs Villa. Not a bad start

Very much so. From winning the league last season, United earned around £60m from TV money. The champions this season will get closer to £100m and the team that finishes bottom will receive more than £60m.

Thought it was a decent debut from him. Lovely pass for Oscar's goal and was disciplined when Hull started to control the play more after 30 mins. Encouraging start!

Why should United care if he's not celebrating? As long as he's delivering on the pitch and putting in the effort (which he did & was) there is no problem IMO

Possibly. Although he does have an annoying tendency to go completely missing for large parts of the game, but then again he is only 16!

Lukaku Hazard - Oscar - de Bruyne Essien - Ramires Cole - Terry - Cahill - Ivanovic Cech That's what I think the team will be, maybe MvG in place of Essien though. Can't wait for the match!

1. Not necessarily. Surely that depends on the individual? When Ryan Giggs lost his blistering pace what remained was his technical skills. I'm no Russian league expert but from reading some articles on the man recently apparently he's frequently played as a no.10 for Anzhi, due to his technical ability. 2. Because I had a problem with that particular part of your post, and wanted to respond to that & that alone.

He had great pace, but to say his whole game was reliant on it is just simply not true. Technically he was extremely underrated, his dribbling & close control has always been very good.

Off the pace at times, going through the motions. I thought Kompany was fantastic, but Fellaini put in a solid display to.

Save Courtois!

Indeed. Final ball hasn't been there, either overhit or a French player intercepts. Ribery has looked very dangerous.

Romelu getting well acquainted with the offside flag at the moment. Not having the best of games.

Is Belgium vs France on TV anywhere in the UK?

I agree. And if it's Sky Sources then it must be 100% legit.

He certainly needs to shoot more, but not to the extent where he's averaging 6 shots per game like C.Ronaldo/Bale. His shooting technique isn't as good as those two, therefore he shouldn't be given as much freedom as it would just be inefficient. When I say shooting technique I don't mean in terms of quality, but the consistency of his shooting. When Messi strikes a ball, 9 times out of 10 the ball stays hit. Whether it be inside the box, outside, or at a tight angle, the shooting is crisp and with precision. With Hazard it's different. You'll see a spectacular left footed strike followed up by a tame side foot, followed by an audacious curling effort, and then a scuffed shot that is dragged wide. Once his striking technique is consistent he will be twice the threat he is now, even more so as his left is almost as good as his right. Then there is of course the mental side. Being more decisive in the box, acting in instinct and not trying to over think things which he is sometimes guilty of when infront of goal.

United have already replaced Rooney if he were to leave in the shape of Kagawa, who would probably get a chance in his favoured position. They need a winger & a central midfielder more than anything.

I've always wondered why a TalkChelsea IRC channel has never been set up? Would be far easier, help the forum run smoother and would be open to an unlimited amount of people

Ironically, Mark Schwarzer

Looking forward to the match later. Never know how these opening matches could go, with Pep still trying to get his ideas across. Gladbach have made some decent signings, Max Kruse in particular a fantastic signing who should really be playing for a better team. I fancy an upset for an odd reason.

How valuable is David Luiz to Chelsea? - EPL Index Decent read. Agree with some of it but not others, especially the part about how Cahill complements Luiz' game.