Las7 951 Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 It's sad this guy is playing regular first team football while Joshua is send out on loan to Swansea; Meireles in his current form isn't good enough to be more than a squad player in the current Swansea midfield. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubber bullets 1,183 Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 I don't know why he gets so much slack. He seems to be one of the few players (especially inthe midfield who look like doing something on the pitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldo 868 Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 Needs to stop with those flicks and backheels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idiot 71 Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 but its not chelsea like to be objective. It's Mereiles, Torres Bosingwa and the Coach (no matter who the coach is). Lampard, Cole, Drogba, Essien etc. will be protected to death.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidEU 2,023 Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Really can't understand why this guy keeps getting in the team. Completely average, doesn't offer a great deal at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
termninja 5,290 Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Really disappointed with Raul in the last couple of games. As David said, average describes him best. His passing has been horrible and shooting even worse. He does bust his guts every game but that is not enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheva. 5,373 Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Better option than Lampard atm imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Every time I see him in a Chelsea shirt I am reminded of how different our season may have been had we got Modric. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Better option than Lampard atm imo.How? Defensively? Definitely not on the attacks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheva. 5,373 Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 How? Defensively? Definitely not on the attacks?Meireles was good at Liverpool last season because they played him in a more forward role, but at Chelsea or even Portugal he's asked to play more defensive - which is quite stupid really since he doesn't like to get "stuck in"Now to your question, Lampard has been crap for most of this season, except for that period after everyone were saying he's done.He slows down everything and i think our midfield looks better without him there - with the exception of the last couple games, where the vast majority of the team have just been rubbish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosnian Blue 2,471 Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Hope he doesn't start on Tuesday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Meireles was good at Liverpool last season because they played him in a more forward role, but at Chelsea or even Portugal he's asked to play more defensive - which is quite stupid really since he doesn't like to get "stuck in"I am honestly starting to believe he is a one-season wonder. He hasn't been doing even the basic passing right lately. Even his long rage shooting, his supposed strong point, has been awful.Now to your question, Lampard has been crap for most of this season, except for that period after everyone were saying he's done.He slows down everything and i think our midfield looks better without him there - with the exception of the last couple games, where the vast majority of the team have just been rubbish.Hmmm. I have to disagree, I don't think he has been as bad as some make out. The argument that a single player slows down a team does not make any sense imo, especially if the midfield is just as slow without him. Yes he's lost a yard or two and possibly his ability to shoot from outside the box, but he can still pick a pass better than any other midfielder we have ( if you count Mata as a forward) and most importantly can get a few goals, which comes in handy when out strikers can't. Even defensively, he has the ability to make a sliding tackle, unlike raul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xPetrCechx 13,570 Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Lamps/Essien/Rambo >>>>> Meireles! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laylabelle 9,534 Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 He's another one who started off pretty well and has gone crap! I remember him having really good games a while back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 He's another one who started off pretty well and has gone crap! I remember him having really good games a while back.He had a few slightly-above-average matches at the start of the season, nothing too glamorous; Now he doesn't seem to be able to pick a simple pass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manpe 10,861 Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 His first assist to Sturridge against Sunderland was exquisite.. shame he can't do it regularly. The performance level of everyone has dropped over the last half a season, not only his.. he's probably one of those players who performs when the team performs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Term-X 7,891 Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 The worst part, is that you just know this 'panic buy' will be part of the furniture here for a good 2-3 seasons now. When we failed with Modric in the final hours, Josh McEachran's stock should have risen. Instead of splurging £12m on an average 29 year old box to box liverpool reject. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmax 9,219 Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Supposed to be jack of all trades ... think 'jack' means 'shit' in today's lexicon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedsBlue 1,549 Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Raul can be a great super sub but is definitely not worthy to start every game.I don't want him to start against Napoli,my preferred midfield lineup would comprise of lampard,essien and ramires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Keeping Meireles on and bringing Mata off yesterday was just another diabolical decision by AVB. Granted that Mata was not having the best of games but he's arguably our only creative player in the entire squad and someone capable of producing a moment of real quality but yet AVB sticks with Meireles who have given away possession cheaply countless of times yesterday! I really can't understand why AVB plays him so much!! Are they having some sort of secret affair off the pitch or something?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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