Jase

Good news for us, if true...

Pienaar just scored a screamer to give Everton the lead at Villa Park.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2193433/Frank-Lampard-says-Chelsea-team-split-Champions-League-win.html?ITO=1490&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter An understatement Frank. A massive understatement! And he also spoke about his relationship with AVB a bit...

He starts for Boro again against Crystal Palace.

Now that you mentioned the cross for Lampard against Blackburn, that was certainly a quality one, a rare quality one in fact. As for the one against Napoli, it was Ramires who crossed it for Drogba.

Van Persie starts for United against Fulham and Rooney is on the bench, according to MUTV.

That is why you practice them. Even if you are good in other areas, then doesn't mean you should just neglect your weaker aspects. They are a vital part of the game and could be a difference in drawing games or winning them. Someone could easily score an OG from it! You don't have to be in form to put in quality crosses. Even when Ivanovic was, he hardly put a good one in. And tell me, when was the last time Ivanovic put in a really great cross?

Fair enough then and not expecting Moses to be part of the squad today anyway since his signing was confirmed late last night. Cheers.

You can't be serious? Those are basic aspects of football and yet our players can't seem to master it.

Any confirmation? Any link?

The whole team basically...

Think Azpilicueta might be on the bench since he was already signed on Thursday and already trained with the team in the afternoon yesterday.

He wanted to play for Arsenal because there's CL football but Madrid wanted him to go to Liverpool. Read that Alonso & Arbeloa persuaded him and think Mourinho also had a word with him because of his relationship with Rodgers. And also, he hates Wenger and Arsenal may be a threat of sorts in the Champions League.

They argued that time and then both tried to leave the ball to each other for Meireles's goal when Gerrard whipped in the cross in that game.

Yeah but the frustrating thing is, this is not the first time it happened. Our crosses have been consistently poor for some time now and I already said before, it is just baffling that we never seem to practice them in training. Our quality of crosses have been pathetic for a couple of seasons now.

If anyone wants to know, Phil Dowd will be the referee for this game.

Would you? I know this is a home game but 7 points from 3 games is a decent return...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2193247/Newcastle-ace-Yohan-Cabaye-issues-Eden-Hazard-warning.html

Ivanovic can cross?! He can only put in a good cross like once out of 100 times. The number of pathetic low crosses he put in against Reading was driving me nuts. None of them found the target and the Reading players were always the first to get onto it!

Nope. Too late for that and don't think he has even trained with the squad yet.

And also, he came through the ranks at Crystal Palace.

Strange to see De Bruyne playing as the striker/False 9. How did he fare overall? Only saw the 1st half and thought he did OK but Bremen didn't exactly attack too much then.

Someone has been thinking too highly of himself...

If anyone is interested, Azpilicueta's birthday is on next Tuesday, 28th August.