Shane 2,275 Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Was a decent squad player to have, The performance in the Nou Camp will never be forgotton, Thank you Raul! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclezillion 23 Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 We will not miss him if David Luiz is moved to central midfield.That is assuming we don't go back to 4-3-3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jype 6,398 Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 We won't realize what we're missing until we are struck by an injury or two.If we're very lucky, then maybe we can survive the season without any major injuries and maybe Lampard & Mikel could play at their absolute best for the whole season but I believe that only happens in Football Manager when you load the game again when something goes wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dumps 284 Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 NoI don;t think we'll miss him because he never really looked good in that DM position. I understand liverpool played him as a DM, then pushed him to AMC. we seemed to play him in either DM or AMC and he never really consistently looked comfortable in them. im not even sure HE knew his best position! so technically we just lose another player competing for that double pivot role that isnt entirely comfortable with it like everyone else competing for it.he was too in consistent. as is lampard these days. More faith in Oriol would be nice. in all the games i saw him in he was pretty strong there. had the odd bad game, but doesnt everyone? If the 4-2-3-1 is going to be continued to play, Mikel and Oriol should be the 1st choice.theres a lot of talk of us now changing to a 4-3-3 which i personally feel could be our strongest formation in terms of attacking. Moses would love it. Sturridge would be affective, even if he doesnt love it. Mata/Marin/Hazard can also play wings. the only problem with the 4-3-3 there is no definite AMC role which is arguebly the best role for Mata, Hazard and Oscar...ooooh its a tough one, Im pretty sure RDM will do the right thing though. I hope.another thing, David Luiz. We have all thought about luiz playing as DM, and in all our minds we all think it would be a good move, but AVB and RDM have both not tried it, and they MUST have thought about it and they both haven't tried it, so there must be a good reason for it. but id imagine if we were desperate, that would be tried out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Las7 951 Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 He would be missed if we plan to just play Lampard and Mikel in midfield, if we plan to actually play Ramires in his natural position and also give Oscar and Romeu time in the first 11 I don't think we would miss him that much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manpe 10,861 Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Meireles was our "Ballack" last season. True, a more flawed version of him, but nonetheless. Ballack was also often labelled a flop or not good enough, but everybody realized his worth after he'd gone. He was our midfield workhorse who didn't seem to have any objections to being a stand-in squad player, and to be honest, you can't find many better squad players than him. He is the type of guy you want to throw in to harrass the opposition and cover more miles.We will miss him once we realize that we have to play our fatigued starters in less important Capital One Cup games, when we lack options, when Lampard realizes he has no more competition, or when injuries screw us over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strike 7,489 Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 wouldn't have sold both Meireles AND Essien if you'd ask me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 wouldn't have sold both Meireles AND Essien if you'd ask me.It's all about trusting the youngsters we have. Now instead of Meireles and Essien being used for rotation, we'll get Oscar and Oriol. I don't get the over reaction on here about this matter, we've been saying that we should drop our 'less effective' senior players for youngsters for years now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieran. 6,317 Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 I liked Meireles. I liked his personality and his attitude. Seemed like a pretty nice guy overall.He was an important squad player, he will be missed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheva. 5,373 Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Yes if we keep playing 4-2-3-1 because we simply don't have enough players to play there (can and should change in January)No if we switch to 4-3-3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 It's all about trusting the youngsters we have. Now instead of Meireles and Essien being used for rotation, we'll get Oscar and Oriol. I don't get the over reaction on here about this matter, we've been saying that we should drop our 'less effective' senior players for youngsters for years now.Yeah but it's not just that. Letting BOTH Meireles & Essien go leaves us a bit short in midfield in terms of depth. Say IF Oscar and/or Romeu are having a bit of tough time and/or struggling, we will not have many other players to call upon, and players that have experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Yes if we keep playing 4-2-3-1 because we simply don't have enough players to play there (can and should change in January)No if we switch to 4-3-3.Kinda leaves short in options to switch things around, if needed doesn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheva. 5,373 Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Kinda leaves short in options to switch things around, if needed doesn't it?For the 4-3-3? we can play Ramires-Mikel-Lampard one week, then Ramires-Romeu-Oscar another. Not that bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 For the 4-3-3? we can play Ramires-Mikel-Lampard one week, then Ramires-Romeu-Oscar another. Not that bad.If we get injuries and/or suspensions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheva. 5,373 Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 If we get injuries and/or suspensions? We can cope, the only big miss will be Ramires as we don't have anyone to replace him atm, maybe Bertrand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 We can cope, the only big miss will be Ramires as we don't have anyone to replace him atm, maybe Bertrand?In the midfield 3 you mean? There's still Malouda. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheva. 5,373 Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 In the midfield 3 you mean? There's still Malouda. Yeah midfield 3, can't see Malouda making a return to the first team, so Bertrand the only other option atm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Yeah midfield 3, can't see Malouda making a return to the first team, so Bertrand the only other option atm.Not sure if he will fit in there. Maybe move Luiz into midfield, as Eddie mentioned the other day, and push Mikel further up in midfield. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheva. 5,373 Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Not sure if he will fit in there. Maybe move Luiz into midfield, as Eddie mentioned the other day, and push Mikel further up in midfield.Another option. Bertrand is capable of playing there imo, just like Coentrao for Real Madrid, he can go forward, decent passer and good defensively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Another option. Bertrand is capable of playing there imo, just like Coentrao for Real Madrid, he can go forward, decent passer and good defensively.On second thought, maybe I will prefer to see Mikel stick with his DM position and play Luiz ahead of him in that 3 men midfield. Don't trust him defensively and the move would allow him to express himself with his flair and attacking prowess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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