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Just imagine him and Fellaini there

Fuck me .... Hazard n Mata

Hazard is gonna be on fire for this one ... just feel it :-)

Be gone with all hope, yee who put Torres in thine Line-up

lol!!!!! Love how we see Torres actually :-)

Ow God. There goes my confidence again a little...

Cheer for us as well mate!!!!

Get Puffin free. Its a trial browser for 14 days that lets you see flash content. Not too excellent but doable :-)

Can i have some of what you have been drinking? :-) lol

Ow the motivation level is high with Torres!!

If he question is: is he good enough for us I'd say yes. If the question is: is he the man, our new cdm/cm: that depends on tactical guidelines and the presence of other players around him (eg. Are they complementary, can they compensate for his particular competencies, etc.) Any other answer would be too one-dimensional. Good enough?

Not having/keeping KDB would be the dumbest move ever. This boy is pure, pure class. The metronome of the Belgian midfield, the one with THE pass (which we lack now tremendously), always accelerating the game. I truly believe we should recall him right now actually.

Correct!

I genuinely feel worried about this. Except if our last 'debacle' imprinted the notion of 'overconfidence is letal' into the minds of the players - then we will pull through I guess. It's about mentality this one.

because he has such a nice fro? You don't see that fro- quality a lot these days :-) Can you just imagine the wig-sale augmentation? On a serious not: even in a possesion based team we could use a powerhouse like him - this is EPL not la liga. But then again: he is less quality in build up and tends to be sloppy tactically/positionally. So I will postpone a definite verdict on him. It could go both ways like I sais: good or really bad.

If anything, he will have an impact - good or bad - on our team. He is a lot of things, but 'neutral' doesn't seem to apply. My worry more than the passing and the creativity lies in him not tracking back sometimes when the team looses the ball. He often seems to stroll around in the Belgian National team when we go into defence or even when he himself loses the ball. annoyed the fuck out of me when watching the national team. On the other hand - any time he is on the pitch - you seem to feel his presence. subjective as hell of course. Anyways: I'd love him here for the warrior that he is. With our lightweight trio (or quattro if you count Marin) we can use a beast. I see him fitting in here. I used to watch a lot of Standard Liege matches and he will do just fine as a midfielder in a pivot. No worries there. Tactical discipline, however, to go to the next level as a DM/CM.... ouch. ps: all the positive stuff is generated by a genuinely Belgian Bias :-)

Torres to start and fail to score, Ba to come on with 30 minutes left and score multiple times, leaving Torres tied to the bench the next couple of matches :-) Much better :-)

Exactly. You refined your initial statements, and I thank you for it. Please do not forget we are not psychics that can mindread. Apparently there were a lot of hidden assumptions underlying your argument. Now I heard them, I can even relte to them. But without the context you just gave, it sounded to harsh. Ps: this has nothing to do with not criticizing Hazard = getting attacked @corner or @Choulo19. If you raise an argument and you feel it is valid but others do not get it (even though it is merely due to lack of context or not knowing the assumptions underlying the argument - which is the responsability of whoever puts forth the initial argument), you can except a debate. Nobody trashed you or anything - at least not in my view. However: if you can criticize and others can't respond .... well, thats like playing tennis with the net down for your serve and the net back up for the return. It's also a little intellectually unfair. Debate is a debate. All sides/arguments can and must have their say. That said, now you explained I can relate to your argument. Still ... regarding the argument : I think besides 1 and 2, he also does 3 and 4, though you apparently don't see this from him (so your argument is more than just about defending, not?). The defending part I agree on. He sucks on that. Sorry for the off topic, Moses :-) Hope that clarifies why I found it harsh, Seb.

Cause i am getting old : This is Sophie's Choice. But, Lampard deserved it :-) Plus: I wanted Ba to be all I dreamt of - till now he was so good ! Ps: Lampard is a Legend at 35. However, we will have to let him go sometimes. Him being a Legend I would love it if he had a smashing end, not a contract struggle .... Ps2: Torres should fuck off (just because i promised to extravertly say this from now on in every post following an appearance of the Flaxen Butt Plug Scorer). Cheers

Very very harsh on Hazard. Undeserved and unnuanced in my opinion. Also, Moses can't offer more than Hazard at the same age. Hazard is younger, dude!! plus: They are two different players whom I both rate high. You seem to forget Hazard is younger, new to the league, is also giving a lot to the team. Your statement that Hazard offers very little is bollocks. Stats are here to support this (besides having sound judgement by just watching games).

No more backstreet boy leading the line! Rock it Ba!!!

Dude.

Fuck. We should end his loan ... Our midfield could use him.

Torres. You are done. You are exposed. Please just leave.

Also. I don't know ifthese stats are worrying or reassuring ....