Leif

YES. I am soooo sorry, but please Ramires, come off now.

Anyone else notice that Falcao doesn't need the ball 2 inches in front of the goal to score? Can't remember when we last had a consistent striker like that. Drogba a few seasons ago?

Even a blind person can see it's the fault of the double pivot. The individual fault was from Luiz, but Mikel and Lampard are fucking awful. FUCKING AWFUL.

What are you actually doing Mikel?

WHY AREN'T THEY TACKLING? PLEASE SOMEONE TELL ME.

YOU HAVE 4 GUYS OUTNUMBERING 1 OF THEM. WHY DO YOU ALL REFUSE TO TACKLE?!

Why is no one tackling? !?!?!?!? WHY ARE YOU STANDING STILL!?

What the fuck was that from Ramires? My cat would've kicked it better.

Back to the usual then with Ramires on the right and a double pivot who walk around casually.

Lampard and Mikel aren't fucking moving backwards at all.

David Luiz was literally our ONLY player running. Or even jogging.

Stop fucking ball watching!!!!

Ivanovic, why are you so far forward? You have no pace.

STOP STANDING STILL IVANOVIC, PLEASE!

ffs. Hazard needs to be central. Mata looks out of it so far.

WHY. CAN. PAID. PROFESSIONAL. FUCKING. COMMENTATORS. AND. PRESENTERS. NOT. GET. THE. DIFFERENCE. BETWEEN. "ATLETICO", "ATHLETICO" (not even a team) AND ATHLETIC?

Trequartista/Supporting Striker/Attacking Midfielder (in the hole).

Umm... no. It was his Champions League debut. That's all. He's played over 100 league games in his career (including npower Championship) and is 23...

is 18 and never played a professional game in his career.

Excuse my language, but why the fuck won't Robbie rotate!? What's wrong with slotting Romeu in for Mikel!? Why is Ramires, a central midfielder, starting on the right ahead of Moses and Sturridge (he's decent there, don't deny it)!? Meireles was pretty good with Mikel in the double pivot not too long ago. So if not Romeu in for Mikel, why not Meireles in for Lamps? Are we sticking with the same XI all season with 1 change at most each game?

Oh, and if Sturridge isn't on the bench... surely that means Moses, the closest thing we have to a striker, is, right? (See the problem now people? One injury to either Torres or Sturridge and we'd have no recognized striker to help out.)

Not at all happy about Ramires starting if true. Their left-back Filipe doesn't usually leave much space behind him, so if we counter-attack, Ramires won't get too much joy down that side. It's also risky playing Ramires, because he's a pretty awful passer, and one wrong pass can lead to Falcao's head somehow and them leading. Would have made more sense having Bertrand (again) starting on the left to limit Juanfran and then having Hazard down the middle; Mata right. I'm sorry, but I think Robbie's got this one wrong.

So. Damn. Excited. I'll be in a really bad mood if we lose this. I have a hunger for trophies since our CL triumph.

For the most part, the comparisons between Remy and Henry are pretty accurate. Remy however is probably less selfish than Henry, but also a lot less technically gifted. (I doubt/hope no-one is expecting him to become the next Henry if he signs!) Very useful player though. Can play in any attacking position, and play those positions very well.

...pardon me for asking; but where exactly did you see this?