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Another excellent game for Moses. Hazard is going to be completely unstoppable this year. He is not even 100% fit and glides through the opposition so easily, so enjoyable to watch. Based on merit if things go the way they do I hope Moses starts against Hull because he has shown that despite a new manager and new signings that he is not going to be simply pushed out and surely is giving Mourinho a few selection headaches. Good goal by KDB too and good general performance but MOTM definitely has to go between Hazard and Moses. Terrorised the opposition repeatedly. Mourinho for sure has a tough decision on who is going to play the opening game of the season. Bar Hazard who I am sure will be in the starting lineup against Hull it really is hard to say starting from the two pivots in midfield and the attacking trio, followed by the striker slot, who will start. Good position to be in as we look very strong in depth and players are on form so far

Another excellent performance. Combines his strength with excellent strength which makes it harder for the opposition to stop him. Like Cundy said in the post-match analysis if he can keep this form up, he might just well play his well in the team against Hull. Very impressed. Always supported him. While many may think he could/should be on his way out I believe he has a point to prove and hope he does. Big season for him!

It is a long season. I think it is a decent buy and offers us something different. Let him prove himself.

15 in 15 against Arsenal. Crazy!

Arsenal thought they got rid off the Drog when he left us but he would always come to haunt Arsenal. Brilliant player. Made Mertasacker his bitch.

Arsenal's nemesis at it again! Reminds me of the Chelsea days. Only needed a half to write off Arsenal's only trophy hope

Good on him but tbh I think that is a crazy and stupid decision to make. He is 20, on loan and obviously not going to sign a permanent deal there. I can imagine a few players being unhappy about his appointment as captain. This is a link someone posted btw which supports the view about players being unhappy: http://www.demorgen.be/dm/nl/998/Voetbal/article/detail/1679731/2013/08/02/Thorgan-Hazard-wordt-kapitein-van-Zulte-Waregem.dhtml Really surprised. If it is true I don't understand why we would set that as part of the conditions. Don't think Hazard needs to the burden of being captain. Quite shocking IMO.

Not denying Traore's potential but is ridiculous to think that some people stated he was a better option than Moses based on some pre-season games in Asia. Hope Moses can prove himself because I know he has the quality. Just needs to be consistent.

Hard to tell the difference between Lukaku and Moses sometimes

The league is on the decline in reality. All the best stars beside the players from Real and Barca are moving to other European Leagues and the financial situation is dire out there.

Well tbh I have them as favourites. I think their team is near complete and possibly a bit stronger than ours. Hart makes mistakes but like Cech done himself previous seasons, there still both top keepers. Surprised on your stance about Zabaleta. He was the best RB in the league last season and has vastly improved over the last 2 years.

Definitely will not happen. Their finances are already in a perilous position and they would only be able to afford Torres if he took a half wage cut which is not going to happen. They can get better strikers who are worth less in fee and wages.

No chance. They probably see him as a mercenary for what he has done. They were after a DM anyway so maybe he will stick around.

So sad. Was being reported on twitter initially as a car crash but looks like it is due to peritonitis. So sad, was linked with clubs like Tottenham this summer and played against us a few times. So sad to pass away at such a young age. RIP, condolences to family, only moved to his new club earleir this month http://www.sbnation.com/soccer/2013/7/29/4567382/christian-benitez-chucho-dies

Wow. Impressed with the pass more than the goal. Wonderful assist.

Assisted one then scored one in Zulte's first game of the season against Lierse today in a 2-1 victory. P.S wow football season in some countries has started already

No he will not.

Some people will say he is not ready which is understandable. I believe he is ready and the only way to prove it is to keep scoring, regardless of the quality of opposition. Keep doing your thing Lukaku and prove what you are capable of!

He did not play more because although he is a quality player, Martinez and Schweinsteiger are ahead of him and they were never going to leave Martinez on the bench after the fee they bought him for. I have watched Gustavo several times and I believe he is a quality player but that is my opinion. I think Bayern are very lucky to be in a position to have a player like him they can rely on for rotation or if an injury occurs to one of their players.

Very good prospect but we don't need to get every single prospect out there. I mean what is the point. He plays in the DM department and can play CB/RB and is very versatile but we are well covered. Very good and probably ahead of many we have now but what message are we sending out to Ake, Chalobah, RLC, Josh and many more if we get him. I think he is a Mourinho type of player and he would be a good signing for us but like I said I think we have a good flurry of youngsters coming through already. Nice summary of him btw http://www.weaintgotnohistory.com/chelsea-fc-transfer-rumours-news/2013/7/24/4552368/chelsea-fc-profile-scouting-report-junior-malanda-transfer-rumor

LOL of course it does not. Demba Ba will start tomorrow. That does not mean he is a favourite of Jose over Lukaku. Lukaku has started the previous 2 so others will be rotated. Plus the team we are playing tomorrow are quite inferior so players will be played purely for fitness. We can start thinking about more serious matters of "Jose's favorites" when the American tour is on but even that does not confirm anything.

What a talent he is. Enjoy the clip!

Fair point but I think Clarke done that because Long had better workrate so thus would put the opposition under more pressure and when Lukaku came on against almost every big team from the bench he made an impact. Maybe Torres might be picked for the big games and Lukaku would make a bigger impression coming on but for the Hull game I hope Lukaku is given the start.

Wilshere's dribbling and close control is one of the best I have seen from an English midfielder for sure. Wilshere done a similar thing when Arsenal played Swansea in the FA Cup last season. Same with Cleverley. Josh is a good technical player but Wilshere, right now is in a different class. I don't see how we are comparing their abilities. Wilshere IMO is better in nearly every aspect. You may not see him dictating play like he could because their other main playmaker is Arteta. But Wilshere's vision, dribbling, close control, passing and vision is excellent. I really think some people (not at you Tomo) are forgetting what Wilshere does.

Look at this clip of him from last season and see his link up play, goals and assists. He managed to do all of them well last season IMO. Lol 3:21- 3:27 makes me laugh btw, the way he just physically controls the Sunderland players out the way. Amazing strength!