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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

i see u didnt count the super cup. anyway, there are 3 games this week. i would rest him. he has barely had time to rest

mata maybe rested for the start of the season according to di matteo. oscar debut looks imminent atleast from the bench after meireles plays his farewell game for Chelsea i hope

"LoopyLatic" anyway, i think we have to be wary of the 3-4-3 today. if they overpower our double pivot, we are in big trouble

to be fair, they looked good and created enough chances. cathorla was great in the middle going forward but they need a genuine finisher and CDM now. Yann M'Vila and Edin Dzeko spring to mind. if they get them or players of their level, they will get 4th easy

chelsea on the opening day - lukaku looked pro while he ripped apart hopeless liverpoop - steve clarke will do well at albion. yacob was a smart signing and a front three of brunt lukaku odemwingie is dangerous - borini made a bad choice - joe cole's career maybe coming to an end - damien duff's still got it - scott sinclair need not leave swansea - good to see sidwell is still playing in the top flight

we need a striker because we have only 2 first choice strikers now - torres and sturridge. if both are injured, i think rdm will play piazon up front but i think he would rather play behind the striker. also, with 3 strikers, it gives us the chance to rotate for capital one cup, fa cup, ucl etc.

Wigan fans say Moses has very little intelligence on the pitch. even the guy who did the opposition views mentioned that. otherwise he seems a good pacy winger Ayew, Damiao and Remy are good options given how pricy Lewnadowski, Cavani and Hulk seem to be Azpi is done i guess and i agree we need a CM but that wont happen without selling few. would like to see us sign Moutinho or someone but it probably wont happen

Reus wouldn't give depth up front. we were priced out of jovetic. another player mentioned is Hulk. he provides directness and power to our attack but i would no way in hell pay anywhere remotely close to 40 million for him. we are short of options and schurrle at 20 is a good deal imo. but knowing chelsea we will probably sign moses and be done with it

seems weird - the start of this season.. not really much enthusiasm after the olympics.

depth in wing with about 60 games this season. powerful striker if torres flops. better suited to the team we are building. and last but not the least, more germans

Schurrle and Azpi for me. Fuck Hulk, Moses and Modric

the heat is on di matteo for the next few months. he has to get the team to gel and put points on the board. united and city look far ahead of us atm