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Maybe Kevin wants assurances that he will play a LOT this coming season, so he keeps his place in the Belgium squad for the WC. That would be the only logical reason for him wanting to be loaned. If we are sticking with the 4-2-3-1, I'd assume de Bruyne would start on the right side of the 3, interchanging with Mata & Hazard. He is better than Oscar, Moses, Marin, and Schurrle.

Two great crosses.

Few hours of research and he's a van Ginkel expert apparently

Ironically, the season Ibra left Inter won the the treble, including the CL. Hehe

Make what you wish: Tancredi Palmeri ‏@tancredipalmeri17h.@papakojo Mourinho has never sold him, Ibra left cause he wanted to win Champions, Mourinho asked him to stay. They still talk often

Just heard the Ibra rumours to. World class player but does he carry too much baggage? Time to reopen the thread maybe: http://forum.talkchelsea.net/topic/13959-zlatan-ibrahimovic/

Despite conceding 3 tonight he had a fantastic game. Could've easily been 6 or 7

Only Mata, Hazard, and Luiz. Terry is also very underrated technically. Oscar's first touch is too inconsistent.

Brian Kidd trying to land the City job with the team he put out?

Is it weird that I'm annoyed that City have put out near enough a full strength team for both games?

Player 1 = Cech

Anyone know if he's travelled to the US with the squad? The most impressive player in our current youth team IMO

Barzagli is better than Chiellini IMO. And Dante has been the best centre half in Europe this year.

Ronaldinho during his first 3 or so years at Barcelona. Best player I've ever seen, and was the catalyst that revived Barcelona at one of their lowest points.

Classy player but he's been playing as the no.10 for the majority of the season.

Thoughts on David Villa leading the line? I know he's been linked with Spurs/Arsenal but if we are to buy a forward, the top quality options are looking increasingly unlikely.

de Bruyne > Van Buyten

How good can this guy potentially be?

This time last year I was at the English Garden in Munich, outnumbered by Bayern fans 100/1. Everything that could've possibly gone wrong during the day did, and there was a massive sense of over confidence with their fans (and probably rightly so). Best night of my life, no question. Wish I could relive it.

He is most certainly better than Oscar at the moment for me. Not yet on Hazard's level, needs to play in a better team.

Give him the solid platform and he could do so. He & Hunt have carried a horrible horrible Bremen side week in week out. One of the worst defences I have ever seen.

Not sure but it wouldn't surprise me. Madrid have been linked with him as Alonso's future replacement.

He's an absolute bull. Defensively very good but classy on the ball also. Rarely loses possession and always finds time for himself. Has the potential to be an elite DLP. I can't stress how much better he would be than Benat. Far more complete player. The problem is if Sociedad make the CL they would have no reason to sell yet. In a way I would like to see them in the CL, but from a selfish point of view I would like to see some of their players here. Illarramendi and the always improving Martinez in particular can certainly make the step up.

Fantastic player, but he plays predominantly down the left and not on the right where we could do with some width. So unless we are moving Hazard there is no place for him. KdB would offer so much more down the right.

Are you sure this is true? Haven't heard anything about him having a clause