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We should take a punt on this guy. Was decent for QPR and it would be nice to have back-up for Azpi. It looks like he'd be a good attacking threat too, and he's also a CL winner which would mean some decent experience would be added to the squad.

Ibra looks set to leave PSG at the end of the season. Cracks are starting to show in the PSG project. Anyone think he's worth a punt? Apparently the biggest interest in him is from Juventus and Man City.

GET TAMBLING ON!!! WE NEED A MORE CLINICAL FINISHER FFS!!!!

So far this looks like one of those games where if we're gonna score it'll be from a set play. Play needs to be sharper up front. No point in possession if you don't make the most of it.

Our passing in general is much better when Luiz is in midfield. None of those unnecessary backward passes.

Luiz reminds me of Gullit in so many ways. Bossing it so far.

So - Any theories as to why Benayoun makes the bench ahead of Moses who proved his worth, for now, vs. Basel? Hopefully just a precaution for whatever reason.

I feel like if he makes a bad "First impression" in his return game a lot of fans will jump on the "FFS, SELL HIM!" wagon despite forgetting he's just come back from injury!

After his lengthy period out Cahill better come back with a bang or risk a lot of slating from some of us fans.

I have no doubt we're all going to get irrationally angry at Swansea when they play a good game trying to stop us from winning. How dare they?! "They have nothing to play for." Yes they do! It's called pride. Proving to yourself you can beat one of the big boys. Something our players need to quickly pick up too. Anyway, hope we make mince meat of them.

I wasn't even alive when this happened, but watching this made me happy. Some of my all-time favourites in this team! Love the way we'd counter-attack with such precision. Osgood's celebration for the 4th goal is one of the best celebrations ever.

Do you really need to still refer to me long after we've stopped conversing, and in a negative way at that?

That plus being one of the top scorers in the league = He's not ready

Remind me - How many professional games has Andre Villas-Boas played again? Unless of course, as I assume, you mean just play it in general etc, in which case you shouldn't assume I haven't or don't play.

Where were your arguments about Neymar being as good as you say he is? "HE HAS WUN COPA'S ON HIS OWN!!!". Don't be a hypocrite now. I think the majority of your posts are shit, if not all, but that doesn't mean I think they have atrocious* points, does it? You make valid, but shit points. You may disagree with what I say, but well thought-out and presented articles & facts are not atrocious when compared to your own 'sarcastic' posts which you cling to so dearly. Remember how you said your 'agenda' against me was (partly) due to me (in your opinion) thinking higher of myself than I should? *cough* I'm not offended by this. In fact I'm glad you've posted this, as you've just shown the forum your true colours.

Can someone elaborate on this pathetic and immature reply/personal attack/whatever he's been doing all day to Skunk and now myself?

Yeah, but at what point was that even being discussed before you brought it up? No one was or is having a debate over work-rate. You're nit-picking out little bits to try and start arguments in yet another thread.

And Ramires helps our team and does the 'dirty work' more than Iniesta does at Barcelona. What's your point? You keep insulting people and people's posts. If you can't comprehend or accept something as fact or opinion there's nothing I can do about that. It's not random though. Saying that Coutinho is better because I prefer his hair is random. You bringing up the distance they travel is random, for example. What? Schelotto, Palacio, Kovacic, Alvarez and Cassano have all been rotating in that position (Cassano less-so than the others) this season. That is full of competition. Should I now call your post shit?

The amount of distance you cover has nothing to do with whether you're good or not. If that were the case, Ramires >>> Zidane. I presented the stats which are often used to reflect an attacking-midfielder's abilities.

In 10 Premier League games, he's directly contributed to 6 goals. I'm impressed by that considering he's 20 and it's his first season in the league. Just because you don't agree with something doesn't mean it has no merit or substance. I'm not arguing, and I specifically said that there's other ways to judge other than stats at the end. Most people on here like to go by stats, so I presented them stats. Stats often go someway towards showing how good/bad a player is. You know, how you were using stats in the Neymar thread? Not much better. But we're not comparing how they both did in their 1st seasons in a top league or anything. The debate was simply "Who is currently better".

No I haven't. I'm not talking about today's game Kalou has scored a couple 'wundergoals'. Should Hazard 'come back' once he's got the same amount? IRONIC.

Hate to interject, but during his time here (including Europe) Oscar has played 19 games in the middle in his preferred position. Granted, not all those games were him playing as a starter, but Coutinho has been coming off the bench too.. and even playing out wide like Oscar has. If we take Europe out of the equation, Oscar has played (and started I believe) 11 times through the centre in the Premier League - 8 more than Coutinho (3) has. Oscar (30) has played 3 times the amount of Premier League games that Coutinho (10) has. They've both played around the same amount percentage-wise of games through the centre as opposed to other positions on the pitch. Coutinho has played as second-striker 5 times, left-attacking-midfielder 2 times and through the middle only 3 times. Yet with him being swapped around positions so much it can still be argued that in his short time here, Coutinho has impressed more than Oscar. This seems to show that Coutinho is more versatile than Oscar. Oscar has 2 goals in 30 Premier League appearances, while Coutinho has 2 goals in 10 Premier League appearances. Oscar has 4 assists in 30 Premier League appearances. Coutinho has 4 assists in 10 Premier League appearances. Oscar has contributed with some "wundergoals" and some welcomed pressing of the opposition which is admirable from a player in his position, but he's really offered little else. He averages under 2 shots a game, where-as Coutinho averages just over 2 shots a game. In conclusion, it would seem that if we go by stats, Coutinho is currently equal to if not better than Oscar at club level. If we simply go by what we see, it's all wide open for debate since everyone's perception is different.

I think he'll be the next Jo.

I HEARD A RUMOUR THAT STURRIDGE USED DROGBA'S CELEBRATION TODAY. IF HE DID SOMEONE SLAP HIM.

I believe around 11 (I think that's it) are penalties though, meaning that's only 15 league goals from open-play - the same amount of goals 19-year old Lukaku has in a much harder league.