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I agree they are better, although we only play 1 striker at a time. 3 good strikers will make us like ManCity (4 strikers, 2 playing and 1 always extremely unhappy).

I just hope you heard it from BBC or SkySports and not from Goal, Mirror or The Sun...

Not really. Maybe Sturridge was not 100%, he did not see him performing for more than 10 minutes, still trusted Torres, etc. RDM is with the team everyday, there is always things he sees that us (fans) dont.

Falcao/Cavani + Jovetic + Lukaku (loan). Striker problems fixed!

TO SUM UP: JUVE MID WEEK...

LOL, SONG JUST SCORED FOR BARCELONA! Barça 2-1 Zaragoza

@, you seem a bit alone in this thread... How is the game?

You forgot some zeros there. More like 390000000000th best CFC player ever!

1. Possession does not translate to good performance, we passed to the side and to wrong directions most of the times. No changing of position or infiltration to disorganize their system, Torres didnt go out of the box to open their defensive line, lack of long distance shots, etc. 2. We did not create enough chances and the ones created werent that clear, besides Sturridge at the end. 3. Most of our shots were off target and only 3 or 4 were real difficult shots. Again, if you look at how many chances big teams create and look at their convertion, we will be behind both. 4. Unlucky is not the right term, inaccurate works better. Also, there were no penalties. 5. They were clinical, but that was their purpose in the game (defend and score when there is chance). We are the one to blame for not stopping it. Should we have lost the UCL because we played the same way vs. Bacelona and Bayern? 6. Cahill and Luiz made silly mistakes (positioning, marking, air balls, cover, etc.) and our double pivot was not offering any resistence to their counters, they passed through it like hot knife and butter. 7. Oscar underperformed, that made our midfield lose a bit control at the end. 8. RDM did what he could, but if he was a bit more energetical at the sideline, we could have inflated the game a lot more. 9. No heart or will. Besides Mata, Azi and Sturridge it seemed that nobody was too bothered to have lost. I think we did enough to draw, but we clearly did not perform well and did not deserved the win. We must give credit to Steve Clark for what he was able to do.

1ST PLACE: MUST WIN QUALIFICATION: MUST DRAW

WOW, you clearly have not watched the same game I did... We did not play very well, only when Mata came in and West Brom was already defendidng for their lives. No movement, short passes and infiltration for our attacking trio (Moses, Sturridge and Hazard), Cahill and Luiz were pure shit, Mikel had a good game but Romeu didnt help (they were passing through so easy and quick), Torres was Torres (did not even shoot) and we did not play with our heart. We created a OK amount of chances, but we are UCL winners playing against a above mid table team. The convertion rating wasnt amazing, but it was not like we created 10 chances (look how many chances Barça, RM and Bayern create to score 3-4 goals). Myhill did made some fantastic saves, but it was not like we had to be winning by 4-2, you cant count that he wont make any. I agree there are many drama queens around here, but we did not have a good game, that is for sure.

If he wants to be our senior striker he has to bang that chance at the end, but it was not like he lost the ball or something, overall he was great and most importantly, better than Torres. RDM did a fine job, he tried to rotate and he changed quickly and they were excellent changes (although Oscar wasnt good today). We are in transition so I am not very worried with EPL (of course I want to win, but we all know we are the 3rd power in England right now). We need a CB, CM, ST and a better attacking variation and a defensive system. At least we are not Liverpool, Arsenal or Spurs, who need 5-6 players to begin dreaming of a top squad. Maybe something similar to this for a next year champion... GK: Cech, Turnbull, Courtois RB: Iva, Azi CB: JT, ?, Cahill, Chabollah LB: Cole, Bertrand DM: Luiz, Mikel, Romeu CM: ?, Ramires, Oscar, KDB CAM: Mata, Marin, KDB, Oscar RW/LW: Moses, Sturridge, Hazard, Marin CF/ST: ?, Sturridge, Lukaku, Piazon

Some coments are so stupid that I am expecting something like this: "Cech should have scored when he had that chance, useless. Buy another GK!"

GOAL!!!! AZIPILICUETA = 80% HAZARD = 20%

Add to that...Torres does not leave the box area to drag their center backs out of the line of 4, no short passes and infiltration beetwen our attacking trio (just like Moses and Sturridge at the begining) and Luiz and Cahill are looking bad.

WTF TORRES...

LOL, Moses spending too much time with Torres...

OH DEAR LUIZ! Why do you have to fuck everytime? Did you forget everything you made midweek?

Rafael never played in professional football in Brazil, that is the problem. It is harder to fix a defensive work than to teach it for a first time... I get your point, Wallance can come and have a 2-3 years of a learning period and become a great RB, but this does not leave the fact that a youth player has a better chance to adapt than a professional footballer.

I really like that, great lineup RDM!

I DONT WANT RAFAEL ANYWHERE NEAR COBHAM, he has cost Brazil the Olympics! Have said that, he is becoming a great player. The thing with Rafael is that he grew around English philosophy of full backs. Wallace on the other hand, was raised in Brazillian school of full backs (aka shitty defensive work).

YEAH, you will find the writing space too small (quite irritating frankly)! Great job on the forum though.

WHAT DO YOU PREFER? 1. 2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImhOD7vMAdM&feature=player_embedded

There is a big chance that he wont, but I am really worried with Juve (1st place is very important).

Cech Azi - Iva - Cahill - Bertrand Lampard - Romeu Moses - Oscar - Marin Sturridge Maybe?