Reddish-Blue

I don't know if its just me...but whenever Mata plays (and Oscar is pushed out wide)...our central midfielders look extremely vulnerable. I'm not going to blame Lampard for his poor performance yesterday...our whole team (other than Terry?) performed under-par... I feel Lampard and Mikel should be rotated based on opposition.

I disagree. Our midfield is weak, imagine if Ramires picks up an injury...we'd be screwed. IF the right midfielder is available in January, we should sign him.

I don't think Ozil can be made, just a class act whenever you see him play. As for Mata...he goes missing in alot of games. He really needs to step up if he wants to claim the CAM position from Oscar. Back to the original post, I say keep Oscar as the CAM.

He would have been better than Lampard today. At least by having a holding midfielder, Ramires would have been able to join the attacks.

The one game week I decide to put Suarez as captain...he doesn't score. Should of stuck with Ramsey as captain

disgusting performance...how in the f*ck do you lose at newcastle? Not sure why Lampard started this match....and we need to find a replacement for Cole asap.

Just get the feeling this game will end 1-0 Hope we score early in the second half..

The only problem with playing Mata & Oscar together...no width.

He's 28 and not much better than Torres or Eto'o.

Nearly every predicted lineup has Mata in it... I'm not sure how he'll find the time and space to be effective against physically dominant midfielders.

Romeu just seems to have lost all his confidence since the injury. As for him not getting any time in the Valencia side, maybe the coach doesn't rate him or maybe he's lacking match fitness? There could be many reasons why he's not playing at Valencia... At the end of the day, He's not a bad player...but maybe sending him to a lesser league (like Holland) would have been better for him.

Hopefully we see Hazard - Oscar - Schurrle/Willian start against Newcastle Mata can come off the bench if needed.

penalty shoot out at the Lane.. Spurs need 5 Soldado's.

Dzeko assist...Negredo goallll City 1-0 8 mins extra time

What a rubbish capital one game between Newcastle and City

KDB will probably leave first. I don't see Mata leaving unless someone offers us ridiculous money...e.g. PSG

He's kinda like a young Paulo Ferreira with pace. Capable of filling in when needed and generally doesn't get embarrassed by his opponent. It must be hard for Bertrand though...if he had asked for a move to a mid-table side, he'd most likely be the starting LB..

Willian what a player...i can see why Spurs wanted him, he's a game changer. Good to see Bertrand and Essien play.

Mata won't get the recognition he deserves...for me, he's just a bit too reserved. Hazard will get recognition cause he's an explosive player, just like C.Ronaldo, Robben, Ribery.

Luiz just needs to take some of the risks out of his game. He's got all the skills you want in a ball playing defender, just needs to keep a coolhead in certain situations... Cahill is a good squad player. The world cup should be a good experience for him next year...

Hopefully Klopp gets coach of the year I respect Jose alot...but what Klopp has done at Dortmund is amazing!

Eventually...KDB is going to be sold. The only I see him playing in Chelsea's first team is if Hazard & Schurrle suddenly lose all their talent and become crap players...

Would be great to see Azpi and Essien get a start. Expecting Arsenal to play a strong team...maybe Wenger will rest Ramsey and Sagna for Dortmund and United...

Arsenal are strong at the moment because Ramsey has stepped up massively in midfield... Arsenal's season starts now with the upcoming matches: They play Chelsea at home, Liverpool at Home, Dortmund away & Manchester United away.

Good performance, brilliant result. Joe Hart makes another costly mistake for City. Was expecting Yaya to dominate...but he was fairly quiet.