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the players for the pivot romeu - young and learning essien and lampard- old and declining mikel and meireles - well, they are just hopeless ramires - apparently he is better on the wing tells you everything about the problems we are facing.

insufficient data to back this up. u maybe right of course, but i think if we struggle to break defences down we may be seeing more of mata oscar hazard. those 3 behind torres should leave torres with no excuses for misfiring

mata takes better fk's as well. i dont want to see another luiz freekick driven into the wall

dude, its not criticism if you point out he has gone to the same side a lot.

nope. if you read my first post, u could save yourself the trouble. my opinion is that he should change it up. last 4 attempts have been predictable. maybe he is going for double bluff or he is keepin it simple - i am not analysing his psychology or anythin but i merely said he has gone to the keeper's right a lot

i dont care what you say. but don't make up stuff. i didn't criticise lampard, i am merely saying his penalty kicks from the last season have been directed to the keeper's right. it's my opinion that opponents may catch on. don't be a prick and assume stuff for the sake of shootin people down

Meireles hopeless in passing, sloppy in possession would rather prefer romeu , although it is unlikely, or lampard there

true. if torres tanks and sturridge is injured, moses will get a run out up front but his finishing skills are not really encouraging

i am not sure whether you are even reading what i posted. i did not criticise him. it is a fact that keepers have gone the right way in his last few pens and that too it is the same - goalkeepers right side - since the krul save at st james park. then on he took pens against manc, fulham in the bpl, benfica, napoli in the ucl and finally bayern - all to the same side. so, just hold your outburst to yourself

yeah major improvement from Kalou. but he doesn't play CF according to wigan fans. was hoping for depth in attack as well

yeah. nitpicking for sure. been following lamp's penalty routines and since that schwarzer,krul saves he has never gone to the keeper's left.

his effort yesterday was poor but it has worked out so far

tbh, neuer knew exactly where lampard was gonna put it but was beaten for pace even al habsi went the right way but was unlucky that it squirmed under his body de sanctics and artur went the right way as well at the back end of last season. maybe the fact that schwarzer and krul saved his penalties when he went to the gk's left must have discouraged him from tryin it again but at this rate, he will soon be figured out

@Kojo, but clearly his positional sense was maddening. he was acting as the 3rd cb and puttin us under pressure. maybe it was rdm's orders but mikel should be kicked right out of the double pivot imo

how many chances did we create yesterday? while it is true that hazard and mata combined well but overall we didn't create nearly enough chances. also, circling back to moses' performance, his end product is the main issue.he was great takin on cole and ivan but just imagine him and ivanovic crossing from the right. it'll be like a rugby showdown

i meant John Obi Mikel, mate. your man of the match for the wigan game according to the post match thread. surely you're havin a laugh??

moses just gives us another fast winger but he doesnt solve our problem of creating chances. his end product is poor and i think we should sign him only if other targets cant be signed

everyone from al habsi to his milkman knew lampard was gonna put it left centre. i think lamps needs to change his tried and tested routine of penalty kicks

your man of the match for the wigan game. surely you're havin a laugh?

by great you mean he got past bertrand and cole? he did the dribbling side of the winger well but his end product was piss-poor. imagine moses and Ivanovic crossing from the right side......oh dear

1. 2nd half starts. forwards kick off and pass ball back to Luiz via Bertrand/Cole. Luiz takes one look up front and launches it forward - harmlessly into the hands of Al Habsi 2. 56 mins gone, same situation, Luiz dumps it long. comes to nothing. someone tell david luiz to not play the ball long aimlessly please.

john obi mikel - u r a f***in CDM you are supposed to transition our attacks. not sit back and be the 3rd CB

should sustain pressure. we are playing like a mid-table club now. Mikel has seen the game fly-by around him. has done f*** to stop wigan midfield. Oscar for Mikel and control the game please

exactly. can't believe people are having a go at rdm before the season has even begun. he doesn't have fuckin options as well. sturridge doesn't count. he doesn't want to play there and is a shite crosser. bertrand was the best option once ramires was injured

probably because its wigan away and because he is short of options. i wouldn't play malouda and i think sturridge is being kept on the bench to be brought on as ST also i dont know how much the defensive winger argument holds though. united have valencia while city dont necessarily play wingers but do play yaya toure and de jong or barry who are defensive midfielders. barca and real may not care but remember 1. they are in the la liga and 2. they are much better than us