kellzfresh

Strong lineup for united, anderson > cleverly IMHO

The problem with mikel is simple. 1. He thrives in a 4-3-3, 3 man midfield. 2. He is not a natural DM, he's not an AM, he can only play as a CM. His peformances for nigeria from the youth stages till now is proof of this 3. He enjoys possession football. Proof of this is his best season came under ancelloti who was a total possession manager. Even in nigeria now, he is the star player because of the possession football we play. This is what makes him limited, he can't change his game to suit a counter attacking style, he is not a mobile player which is required for a pivot. His main attribute is to keep possession as long as chelsea don't play possession, mikel will struggle. Only ancelloti played his true game.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1771196-forget-barcelona-bayern-and-brazil-england-need-to-copy-manchester-united I dont normally agree with stan collymore, but i think he's spot on with this

not happening though

Reserving the number for a possible ronaldo return?

I hope we play MVG more. He's a good talent with his quick passing, he'll massively help us increase the tempo of our play especially now we'll likely have two dribblers on our flanks(hazard and willian) and a quick thinker in mata, just in front of him

Finally, game day. I think eto and willian will come from the bench. No need to give them pressure by starting them on their debuts and increasing expectation levels.

Its not like mourinho is completely only thinking of the defensive responsibility, its just that he play with wingers more and likes the middle of the park to be close together to gain an advantage in the midfield battle, (like brazil).

True. I think what hazard is lacking is taking more responsibility, i'll give some examples. When barcelona is losing, messi takes matters into his hands and dribbles 4 players and smashes the ball in the corner.When madrid is losing, ronaldo just comes to life blitz through people with pace and sometimes smashes the ball from long distances to score.Last season when tottenham were loosing bale took matters into his hands, beats a few defenders and smashes the ball from long range to win a lot of matches for tottenhamIn brazil, when the matches gets tough, neymar often goes on a solo run and creates an assist or scores.When you compare all these teams, people say they are one man teams but its about their best players taking more responsibilities when their team needs them. Thats what hazard needs to do more often now just like the bayern game. He decided to use his natural talent when we needed him. Both goals we scored was directly due to hazards impact and long may that continue.

all i know is he must start tomorrow, no excuses this time

fantastic decision by UEFA We cant let the young ones out do the big boys now for sure

No he didnt say this without thinking, he was talking to everton fc tv. Saying anything else will warrant an unhealthy reception from the fans

Lol, people dont see the reason for willian to add depth to our attack on the right flank but think that courtois can come and be on the bench here. The double standard these days are just

England are the only country when i watch them play, i cannot tell the style of play. It just seems like the coach tells them to do push ups during training and then throws them on the pitch. Even erikson was a far better coach for england than hodgson. Absolutely, those bunch of tw*ts handed the job of a big football nation to a yes man. Absolutely shocking

Your coach doesnt want to play with a particular style. England are blessed with fast wingers, why he doesnt base his game on quick possesion play with crosses and counter attack football is baffling. He's a terrible coach thats lucky he's english to last this long. England are the only country when i watch them play, i cannot tell the style of play. It just seems like the coach tells them to do push ups during training and then throws them on the pitch. Even erikson was a far better coach for england than hodgson.

Brazil

this. They have to get rid of gerrad, i know he scores screamers once in a while but, his hopeful terrible long passes are outrageous.

I actually :banghead: after ivanovic did that

No one has provided any additional solution so far so i'll throw in one. Maybe the only way is to just increase the nominees from 5 to 10 people. This would allow room for more people to be recognized in the voting polls.

We'll officially have a hair fanbase

Practically any decent team that attack in numbers. Once they lose the ball, the front three could dribble into space at will. Since they are so fast, it would take just 4-7 seconds to get into the opposition box to have a shot lool.

I know but that formation would be a countering heaven

What if some games, Mou wants to go as fast as possible on the counter, and sends hazard back to his loved #10 position and plays schurrle since he's impressed more on the right. Eto Willian - Hazard - Schurrle We'll be so fast on the counter, no team will even dare attack us

During a transfer window, i can easily love to see xpetrcechx or special juan win MOTM. Because of their vital contribution on news related to chelsea. There's nothing wrong with that. I think your taking this too far now, The only way you can be really satisfied with your opinion on the MOTM, is option 3 on the polls, and no one wants that so far.