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To get 4th place, They need to win 10 of the 11 games and hope Leverkusen and schalke both lose 3 times.... Hard

Yes I heard. CNN have already indirectly blamed Putin and played videos of how his opponents have all died or been attacked. It could be Putin who killed him It could be someone trying to create a negative atmosphere amongst Russians for Putin since this happened just after recent polls showed Putin has 86% support and the opponent had no chance of winning Putin in the first place. It could be one of Putins fanatics who went on his own to kill anyone who challenges Putin. Just Like the volunteers fighting in Ukraine. Its sad though.

Batman and Robin http://twitter.com/Bundesliga_EN/status/571705548489547778/photo/1

They're still 8 points away with 11 games left

The problem with fabregas is he is too easily dribbled with pace compared to lampard.

Just play Ake in midfield and avoid a player who will back of opponents and hoof the ball in the sky when tottenham surely presses him

We have no size in midfield. Lol

Watching Giroud miss so much chances against Monaco just reminded me of how important costa is to us. All his hold up playing amounted to nothing when he coudn't score. So putting the ball in the net comes first and Costa has it in abondance.

Its crazy. I have a lot of friends who support laliga and I havent heard the end of premier League failure

He's so hard to get dispossessed of the ball its unreal. Dribbling in tight spaces is so good, and to imagine he was better two years ago

We have a winner!!!

The premier league bottom half of the table is better than all other leagues bottom half. But the premier League top 6 teams are not on the same level with Spain. (Yes Sevilla and valencia will beat this arsenal and manutd I'm seeing.) we'll come third/fourth in laliga and 2nd in germany. The problem is the system of play and the type of players, we've been left behind. From 2000 - 2004 you could get by playing with a flat 4-4-2 with Lennon on the flanks crossing and leave all that space in the midfield. But Mourinho came in and dominated with 3 in the middle and the epl learned and became a force in Europe from 2004-2008. After this period, Guardiola brought a new system, which is to combine possession with incessant pressing. If you only need to press, you can get by with Antonio valencia, Lennon, young, and other players that just kick the ball and run in your team. But now you need to press and be good on the ball. This is where we have been left behind in Europe you now need more ball players, more technicians that can press. The comparison between the technical players in the top champions League teams and the English champions League teams is like Comparing heaven with earth. Hopefully we will have the desire to keep on developing our team further, Arsenal got away with it for years, Dortmund didnt and are paying for it now. That's what will happen to us the day we think we have it all.

When I say replacement, I mean sub for fabregas or starting in Oscar's role. Jesus!! People can't read anymore

Even if we park the bus. Some of those players will be able to pass the ball out and hold ball under pressure. We can't do it, except hazard who knows how to win fouls for us, Willian can hold the ball but ends up passing it to the wrong person. Hazard and Matic are the only players in our team with this attribute of holding balls under pressure, winning fouls to stop pressure, dribbling out of pressure and passing accurately. We used to have essien, ballack, Drogba deco and anelka when we won the league under Ancelloti. That's 5 midfielders/attackers you have to foul to collect the ball off. We have just 2 now.

He'll replace oscar in the starting line-up. He's quality. I don't know why you keep missing that part of my statement

Moutinho would be a perfect fabregas replacement sub and could even take Oscar's place in the starting line. Had to edit since people can't read a complete sentence

Their matches are boring when they are supposed to hold the ball against lesser teams. Against bigger teams their style is good.

See how well Monaco were passing the ball under pressure. I don't know how we can't. If its not hazard, Matic or Willian the rest kick the ball away or lose it when a player chases them.

Europe has moved from having walcotts and Sterling, to having people with the combination of ball control, passing, dribbling and vision. If you don't have 4 players in your starting line-up with this quality, you can only park the bus to win the Champions League.

Europe has moved from having walcotts and Sterling, to having people with the combination of ball control, passing, dribbling and vision. If you don't have 4 players in your starting line-up with this quality, you can only park the bus to win the Champions League.

We too are not as good as everyone thinks. Once you have players in your first eleven that can't pass the ball well or control the ball with a perfect first touch, you are not on barca, Madrid, and bayern level. If we aspire to reach that level, we won't accept the level of our first team quality now. This season we should just concentrate on the league and carling cup, next season get pogba and reus so that we won't have people who can't give 5 yard passes consistently in our line-up.

I think its just in the league

Lmao

I think we should play Ake in midfield. Thats the only person that is natural in defensive midfield role. We need one in this match, even Bradford destroyed us without one