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Yeah he asked if his job was to put the ball inside that framework with nets... Luckily Frank said SI....

Lmao - seriously

Is Studge even there? Luiz is playing well!

My summary... 1) Hazard not having a good game, replace with Lampard 2) Torres back to his usual shit self 3) Luiz looking good in Midfield 4) Azpi looking poor, we know he's better than this, so maybe rotation hurt his form 5) They can score, we need a second and possibly third goal ASAP 6) Moses or Marin (missed subs lineup after 60 mins)

Awesome upgrade - wow a full size text box on iPad - this is awesome :) Man I can't believe how small the old box was! Name also missing after 'hi' I kinda like it - casual

Lack of experience has hurt us recently, you need a blend of youth and experience... Credit to UTD - they have done this well over the past... Essentially with Terry/Lampard/Essien/Drogba missing we have ripped the spine out of the team, we need to get that steel and WINNING MENTALITY back... I would love us to sign a couple of really good, solid PRO's late 20's who have won things - it will definitely help the team...

Lol signing Mascherano will get the Lpool comments into overdrive Next we'll be linked to Stevie G and Jamie C...

Agreed But look at the majority of Spanish players in EPL first season, they dive a lot - Carzola etc. In Spain that's part of the game, over here it isn't - the clever ones soon cut it out. That's also another reason why English/German (except Klinsmann lol)/Belgium etc teams get royally fucked in CL by Spanish/Italian/Greek teams Hopefully with the start of goal line technology, video replays will be here in a few seasons like Rugby and Cricket, then all divers will be fucked and it could be eradicated, much like corner/free kick wrestling in the box... Hope to see the end of both of them soon Hope we do sign him - we will be amazing with a true DM in the team

This I would also have Suarez... Remember Drog wasn't an Angel, but he did learn (slowly) and improved on the perceived cheating... Think any other fans wouldn't have wanted him? Biscuits is class and EXACTLY what we need and he's probably excited about joining up with FSW Lol

I trust Shonex to decipher this How many time have people said - Me, leave, never - as they are cleaning out their locker and heading towards their car...

That is the worst post I have ever seen on TalkChelsea... If you have a problem with Kojo sort it out on PM Doing it in public like that = Fail... So we disagree with Seb and Choulo on Mikel... That's what football, and life, are about - opinions... At least offer some debate and not just make derogatory gestures...

Cool I'm not a Tiote fan btw... I'm more Busquets... I think Mikel + attacking quarter + Ramires need to work harder in training to create space, if he then plays them in, I will be happy. If he doesn't #angry He has improved massively over last season, but still think we need a 'vision' passer to play alongside him... Or replace him, depending on above

Haters always gonna hate Hope we win some trophies this week and smash Leeds... Then when we Play Villa - because I'm back in blighty and have tickets So a minimum of a 4 game unbeaten run, otherwise Rafa out - lol :)

The smiley face fucked up my A and B points and as on iPad couldn't be arsed to fix... Mikel is an 'outlet' he should be playing through to the top 4 players... Romeu has had zero game time in comparison, so unfair to use that stat. IF an attacking player has to drop deep, that REDUCES our attacking threat... ? I can't be arsed to repeat everything I said, but I'm positive a World Class DM would make us a better team...

Ballack + Lampard were certainly more experienced than Mata/Oscar/Moses... But I don't think they have confidence in Mikel finding them... Hopefully we sign a good DM next to Mikel to take the pressure off and then we can see how the attacking lads respond to a good forward passer

Er not at all... Why should a defender score? Stop twisting my words... Mikel is supposed to: A) Provide defensive cover provide an outlet for defenders So yes, as a COUNTER attacking team, he should be doing more with the ball, so should Ramires. Instead our attacking players fall deeper and deeper to get the ball meaning less space/time on the ball and everything gets broken down. That's my point, be interested to see how wrong I am

Agree - but, is it a chicken and egg scenario... Do players drop deep to get the ball because they know he 'cannot' find them? If so then that is artificially distorting our shape and movement. I don't know - I like Mikel as a person, just don't like him in that role, feel we're way too slow...

Fuck Cruciate Ligament is bad - luckily he is young, but that going so early in his career is a massive blow... Dam hope he gets some good Xmas presents to cheer him up!!!

Wow, you, me and @kojo are either all correct or horribly wrong Lets see what happens

So 1 decent pass every 2 games? Fuck me that's worse than Torres!

Thing is, is he really that great defensively? He seems to stroll around and end up in terrible positions..? I have no diagrams, just my tired old eyes... I think him + Ramires need replacing, if honest - Busquets + Alonso will do

Yeah that's the point I'm trying to make, instead of answering my question, I get everything and the kitchen sink thrown in. As for Wolves not interested in that What I wanted answering was; Out of the 60+% of Mikel forward passes, how many were key passes... Not unreasonable?

Fair enough As long as we play Moses against teams in red, we'll always have a chance

Hmm who is Dorious? I'm not saying a GK should be providing the assists? What a weird and unrelated point! I'm talking about Broccoli! That's where it's at!!! Small trees, jumpers for goal posts..., But of Mikels 60+ % of forward passes, how many were key? It's like a dude that's good at chatting up women, but can't close the deal - at the end of the day he's still a wanker

Well I guess you misunderstood the KEY PASS part, by that I mean goal scoring opportunity... We need to create more chances and convert them As for turning over the ball, you make it sound like Mikel is the only defender on the pitch? He's an average defender at best...