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Lol United would never sign Falcao. Doesn't suit them at all. Or who knows, maybe they would.. but he'll end up how Forlan was there most likely.

What the actual fucking titty-fuck. Just read he's only 24. What. I thought he was like 28. What. SIGN HIM NOWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!

So if he were to go on loan to Stoke, would you be... Swansead?

yes yes yes Swansea please. they play the closest sort of football to what Roman wants us to play I believe, so Lukaku would benefit from trying out their system.

I wanted Malaga to go through

Galatasaray fans are surely the world's most vocal, yes?

DROGBAAAAAAAAAA

Lee Dixon really doesn't know his shit when it comes to Chelsea or ex-Chelsea players, does he? (Drogba). Oh how I hope he'll be off my TV soon.

I keep playing with the idea of him being captain in my mind, but I rarely see him shouting at his own players. I see him communicate more than most of our other players, but he never yells when we concede like Terry would do etc. I think if he adds a bit more passion to his games (if that's indeed what he's lacking) he should really be considered to be our next captain should the opportunity arise.

InB4 "NOT BELIEVIN ANYFIN UNTIL CLUB CONFIRMS XOXOXOXOX"

I'm happier with him recently. You can see his head isn't down as much and he's taking more shots from daring positions, but still... glad Ba started today, and generally want it to stay that way until he has 3 amazing sub appearances or something. Still want him gone ASAP.

Sturridge looked rather good today. Meh.

I genuinely think he's one of our most talented players - full stop. (Ok forget the full stop, I've more to say.) He adds steel to midfield. He can run, tackle, and distribute the ball well. He's like Malaga's Camacho in more ways than one; which is a huge compliment. He understands the game so well for his age, and I'm pretty sure that we went on a run where we lost only 1 match in 10 or so (if even that) when he started in the DM position under AVB. His lesser performances came when played in the role Mikel currently occupies. A much less mobile role. It doesn't suit him at all. If he can adapt to a 4-2-3-1 I see no need to get a new defensive midfielder at all. I think he's great. A big plus is that he's also fairly capable in defence and wins more than a few headers. I noticed that playing with him instead of Mikel/Rami/Lamps lead to us getting the ball to Mata far quicker last season.

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So! Who wants to sign Remy from QPR? With them going down he'll probably want to leave surely. Get a feeling Tottenham will nab him. Blegh. Wouldn't mind Cesar as back-up.

We're really building momentum aren't we? Can genuinely see us finish 2nd if Man City somehow slip up. It'll be very tricky but it's possible. On a personal note, although not his 'best game ever', this was my favourite performance from Luiz. He went forward at the right times this game. He's definitely learning just when and where to be it seems. He's so much more than just a defender. He's a Libero. On the team sheet, yes, he just lines up in central defence - but what you can't take from a piece of paper is the roles players are given. I'm not sure exactly what role he gets given, but at some point during games, he just reverts to his natural style which can be compared to the greatest Liberos in history, or other adaptable players such as Gullit. It's hard to get my point across at the moment because I'm tired, but for some reason I see today as the game where Luiz has taken himself up a notch. 4-4-2 formations throughout history have been what Libero's dread but he handled it very well. We just need to get Mikel dropping back a bit to partner Ivanovic when he goes forward a bit more to get the most out of the role.

Ivanovic - 88% Pass Accuracy 67% Aerial Dulls Won 6 Tackles 1 Goal 3 Clearances I couldn't not pick him for MOTM.

We're only winning because of Mikel

Hazard has been given a completely different role today. He's clearly been asked to not get forward as much. You can't expect his explosive skillz 2 pay da bilz each game.

Luiz is such an important player. Not because of his defensive skills or attacking skills, but more his instinct. I like.

Not sure if anyone else has noticed, but Mata has been instructing players a lot more than usual today.

If Torres gets the winner I'm changing my "Fav Player" on here to Torres for the rest of the month.

WHOAH MIKEL JUST WENT LIKE, 3MPH!!