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True that. It's a myth. Jose is not gonna come here and reminiscence about 2004-05. He will want to top that!

i agree with that. The people who get to the top are more likely good speakers rather than smart

You better put some effort on the Opposition Views Take pointers from Muchacho last week

10 mins is impressive but they don't look at whether you solve it though. The puzzle they give usually has many combinations where you get the desired result in say 10 steps but there will be only 1 or 2 combinations (out of several) where you will get result in 9 steps. They look for the guy who gets it in the 9 steps Otherwise, with a pen, paper and above average thinking, all of us will be working in Microsoft

Software companies - Microsoft etc - use these riddles while interviewing candidates for job/internship although they are not nearly complicated as this. It's a real test of how fast you can rule out permutations.

Left alone. Jay Rodriguez plays on the Left for Soton (seen Lambert a couple of times as well) under Pochettino and as you can expect he's left alone a lot. Can't blame Rodriguez (and Lambert sometimes) as they are basically strikers played out of position He's had a few games where he's overrun 2 on 1. example Reading, but for his age, i think it's normal for fullbacks to have testing games. Usually reliable and solid. Would love to sign him but we can't loan him to a PL club the window we sign him. So, the club has to play the waiting game I think

Ha! and Ryan is talking smack about Scotland giving the laws of thermodynamics to the world :D

Angels and Demons was his best. Action packed. Didn't really like Da Vinci and The Lost Symbol - Characters are talking encyclopedias...

Thank fuck for Korean genes. Saved India

Yeah. Just started. So far so good. No time now though

Some countries have 'N/A' against it. I sure hope it doesn't mean 'Not Available'

Wtf? India is so less?

Roosters lay eggs? edit: Ah, the Belgian beat me to it

Hated him. Hate him. Will Hate him. Forever

@Rmpr, This arrived today Sky high expectations

Arsenal are close to signing 20-year-old Auxerre striker Yaya Sanogo. "It is in advanced stages but it is not done," manager Arsene Wenger told Arsenal.com. - Wenger must be playing FM

No. Not even good for backup

I like him

Mata should be CAM but that doesn't mean Oscar should never be used there. Oscar offers much more in terms of tracking back. I would love to see Oscar played at CAM instead of Mata when protecting leads or against teams like Barca where Mata will be ineffective

The thing is Hazard is good even on the wing and Mata is not. For such a great player, Mata is a tactical liability

There is a good chance that deep midfield role will limit him. In the 4-2-3-1 Chelsea play now, the midfield duo are very deep. More often they are CDM rather than CM. Even if he's played in midfield with the intention of attacking, he will need to fall back to cover for Mata's (lack of) tracking back.

Alternating being the key word there. He has played at CAM at various stages of the game and has a tendency to drift central but never had a good run at CAM

I like that. There is little chance of getting over-run in that midfield except for down the flank (Ashley Cole) but Mata in the wing shouldn't be considered as a permanent option imo. He has CAM locked up Mata stands between Oscar and a central role. If we do sign a solid midfielder in the summer, Oscar could adapt to a DLP role. Assuming Mourinho returns, it is unlikely Oscar will be shunted out wide. Mourinho will most likely want to have faster wingers - Duff/Robben, di Maria/Ronaldo - and put Oscar in the midfielder role

Disagree with Oscar on the wing. He should play more central. He's shown that he's no mug while challenging for the ball and his workrate is great for a player of his kind.

Mata's dribbling ability is nowhere near Hazard. Up-front, Mata will have even lesser space than at CAM. Hazard at CF is a better topic for discussion