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He started vs leeds,did nothing....just like every time he has played after pre season.

I don't think finishing is something you can drastically improve on.Most of the youngsters ive seen that cant finish stayed like that for the rest of their careers.Iniesta is one of those cases

He only needs to improve in 2 things:first ball control and a bit of knowledge on how to deal with crowded midfields.He's great at everything else.I think he is at the same level as Iniesta back in 2005, you peeps who watched fotball back then know what Im talking about. Main difference is that Oscar scores those Gerrard/Lampard long shot goals lol .

I haven't missed mikel at all.

Am i the only one who liked the Lamps-Oscar pivot?Looked pretty awesome when they jelled and bossed in the second half

I meant that Cole has been dreadful defensively,ok offensively.Maybe I overreacted, he has been just bad..It's so easy to get past him nowadays.Corinthians were having fun on our left side.

Luiz-Terry should be our partnership,no doubts now. Cole has been so dreadful.Ivanovic isnt a solid RB either....

"You can bring all the 35 million to Japan but no one will notice you while Lampard lifts the trophy on the 16th. " -Choulo19 Players came in with this mentality

Paulinho is a better passer and goalscorer than Ramires.He was bad today but he was really impressive with the Brazillian NT in all of his past games.Was huge vs Colombia and Japan.

Which game are you watching?They have been pressing like crazy and also tracking back a lot

25.000 is the number of tickets they can get guys

Credit where its due. I think he has been pretty awesome under Rafa.

Him in the double pivot=

-------defense------ ----Mikel--Rambo-- -Mata-Oscar-Hazard ----------Torres-------

When we were under AVB people kept saying it was the veterans' fault for our bad form, now people are blaming their absence.

The Marin hype in the forum is too high..The guy is a headless chicken.If he starts more than 3 games he will make you want to throw the TV off the window like he did to me many times

Marin did exactly what I expected him to do.Nothing.

Its pretty natural to see him underperforming in the EPl compared to CL and international football.It takes time for some players to adapt. It's not like he is playing badly though

He is not an AM,he is a winger.

Mazacar were pretty meh,Mata was having the worst game I have ever seen from him on the first half but then he turned it on after the break.When Moses came on it got even worse, he was awful today.But kudos for their defending.Im not even going to comment on how useless Torres is.

I can see Benitez using Oscar in the pivot alongside Mikel. I hope Drogba comes back.asap

They actually were an instant success,but people expect them to perform at a high level consistently even though thats tough when you are 21.Oscar just came to Europe for example.About the price tag, thats based on potential.Xavi and iniesta were nobodies at 21, hazard was huge in ligue 1 and Oscar is Brazil's 10 while tearing CL apart.Im a bit concerned about Mata though, I expected him to improve his consistency this season.He ghosts too much

Luiz seems to be the scapegoat of every bad defensive performance from the team.He was good today by his awful standards.Everyone was very inconsistent in the back.Mikel was just awful, I swear he keeps walking on the pitch.We need a good DM just as much as a striker.

on defense --Iva-----Luiz------Cahill-----Cole --Azpi--Mikel--Oscar--Ramires-Mata -----------------Hazard------------------