Oriol Romeu

[BleedsBlue 1,549]

If I had to choose between Essien and Romeu,I would pick the former.Essien offers more upfront and is more experienced.He also needs to play more but with Ramire's injury I really hope AVB chooses to play Essien Romeu and Lampard as our three midfielders and not play Raul AND Malouda.

[manpe 10,861]

So, Oriol was fucking brilliant a month ago, now you're all slagging him off? I give up.

Moulding the new Mikel, as we sense the latter might be off soon... can't be without a scapegoat now can we

[francozola 2,040]

I don't think people are "slagging him off". We are just commenting that he does have flaws and isn't playing as well as he was when he first came into the starting XI, which is a fair comment imo.

[eldo 868]

I think he's doing ok for now.

[Fernando 6,585]

- Barcelona Sporting Director, Andoni Zubizarreta

So AVB was talking the truth when he said that. There is no buy back clause for Romeu.

[Rubber bullets 1,183]

Go to the Barca forum and they are still convinced Oriol will be a Barca player. Some have even gone and claimed its actually secretly a mind trick to tell them they won't re-sign him now, but later.

[Blue Armour 4,436]

So, Oriol was fucking brilliant a month ago, now you're all slagging him off? I give up.

Players are like clothes here

[The Big Drog 1,110]

Because he's had a dip in form. Simple.

How has he had a big dip in form? How can anyone have a big dip in form when they haven't been playing? Yes his cameo against Man Utd wasn't great, though considering the conditions he came on in it is understandable.

[Fernando 6,585]

Go to the Barca forum and they are still convinced Oriol will be a Barca player. Some have even gone and claimed its actually secretly a mind trick to tell them they won't re-sign him now, but later.

It's silly because the guy came and said the same stuff AVB has said, that it's not a buy back but first refusal, which Chelsea has to agree.

However, if it's next year then I think AVB might agree so as to keep the Barcelona relationship cool cus if AVB ever wanted to buy from Barcelona academy he would be seen with good grace.

[eldo 868]

Sam go have some sleep.

[Sheva. 5,373]

So, Oriol was fucking brilliant a month ago, now you're all slagging him off? I give up.

He was praised when he was playing great, and obviously will be criticized when he isn't.

It happens to every player on the team....

How has he had a big dip in form? How can anyone have a big dip in form when they haven't been playing? Yes his cameo against Man Utd wasn't great, though considering the conditions he came on in it is understandable.

Why do you think he's been on the bench recently?

Just want to know, because my opinion is that - if he played well (against say Wolves and Sunderland) there's no way he would have been benched in the first place.

[Joker10 946]

So, Oriol was fucking brilliant a month ago, now you're all slagging him off? I give up.

I truly never understand all the praise he got when he put in average performances, In my account his performances has been severely overrated.

Moulding the new Mikel, as we sense the latter might be off soon... can't be without a scapegoat now can we

That is unfair Mikel has given good performances on a regular occasion, but criticized unfairly to no end because he differs from your typical dm. He is the ultimate scapegoat for fans.

I have said Romeu performances were never that good in the first place, his performances has been overestimated by most.

[eldo 868]

He's going back to Barca. We are shiiiiiit.

[The Big Drog 1,110]

I feel like I missed an important chapter of a story. Where exactly is Romeu? I saw pics of the team training and Romeu seemed to be in one of the pics. So I assume that he was fit enough to travel to Italy and train? Yet he wasn't on the bench. Granted he was poor when he cam on against Man Utd, though at that stage of the game all of our players were poor, but he is clearly a very talented defensively midfielder who knows how to do a shielding job and also is quite good on the ball. I just don't understand why he has been completely erased from the first team setup.

[Jase 43,479]

Anyone knows what has happened to Romeu? He's not even been in the matchday squad in recent games now!