LDN Blue 7,903 Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Agreed, it's as if he thought he had something to prove by being a former Arsenal player whereas in reality if he'd have played to his normal tune we might have been able to profit from his usually-sexually-good set-piece deliveries. He was more wound up today than I've seen him be for us. I think you've hit the nail on the head with that point because he was visibly sacrificing his tactical awareness and positioning to try and score and create at any cost. I mean it was great to see, he was really passionate about trying to rescue the game.. You could see him constantly appealing decisions (which could've got him s/o, thankfully Dowd used Terry to calm him down) BlueLion. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyalBlues 4,050 Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 I didn't see the match, and in no mood reading newspaper online. Did Fabregas got any assist today? At least some good notes.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeboii 1,844 Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 I didn't see the match, and in no mood reading newspaper online. Did Fabregas got any assist today? At least some good notes..Yeah he did lol, he passed Hazard the ball for his goal. RoyalBlues 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLion. 21,491 Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 He was more wound up today than I've seen him be for us. I think you've hit the nail on the head with that point because he was visibly sacrificing his tactical awareness and positioning to try and score and create at any cost. I mean it was great to see, he was really passionate about trying to rescue the game.. You could see him constantly appealing decisions (which could've got him s/o, thankfully Dowd used Terry to calm him down)Captaincy material, IMO. He didn't have a great game but it showed his character. Manuf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParNolio7 285 Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Check out my latest blog article: The Three Goal Scorers Principle on what makes the difference between a decent and a brilliant side.http://pieterhontele.wordpress.com/2015/01/02/the-three-goal-scorers-principle/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Namika 922 Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 Hopefully he'll play 10 from now on. We create more with him there. Oscar/Willian right winger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Skipper 20,609 Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 Hopefully he'll play 10 from now on. We create more with him there. Oscar/Willian right winger.The conundrum is though that we need him deep to organise our tempo. He touches the ball a lot more. It is more to do with the fact that Oscar and Willian don't produce enough going forward hence why we need him further forward, which is a massive shame. Barbara 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xPetrCechx 13,571 Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 Cesc as No 10, and a new Rw, because willian is too weak, and oscar not got in this position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue-in-me-Veins 4,067 Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 I think everyone is forgetting that, Cesc like playing in CM. He's said it time and time again that CM is his favorite position. So idk how a signing like Pogba would make him feel? Of course he'd still play and still get a shit load of assists, but thats not where he "wants" to play. I doubt JM would shake that up. Barbara and The Skipper 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post! The Skipper 20,609 Posted January 3, 2015 Popular Post! Share Posted January 3, 2015 Just to reiterate... For me as well, people are forgetting that he's been quality at CM and that that's his preferred position. It really isn't his fault that Oscar and Willian aren't producing enough in the final third. Blue-in-me-Veins, xPetrCechx, Dion and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo 21,751 Posted January 3, 2015 Author Share Posted January 3, 2015 Just to reiterate... For me as well, people are forgetting that he's been quality at CM and that that's his preferred position. It really isn't his fault that Oscar and Willian aren't producing enough in the final third.He will still technically be playing CM if we revert to 4-3-3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mediator 2,026 Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 He will still technically be playing CM if we revert to 4-3-3.That's what i'm thinking. If we sign someone like Pogba, he would still be a cm in a 4-3-3 SouthKorea and Tomo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthKorea 38 Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Cesc replaced two players essentially.Mata and Lampard. I just read the lampard thread and Jose did the right thing getting Cesc.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthKorea 38 Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 As I said before, cesc or matic should take the armband when Jt retiresFirst choice is Cesc though.Fabregas or Matic won't become captain as long as Ivanovic has a starting role in the team.and Cech or Cahill still aroundMourinho selects the starter who has been at the club the longest to be captain so it won't be either of those two anytime soon.Really? He has only played a few games for us in preseason and suddenly he should be captain. What a load of toss. As good he is I don't think he should be anywhere near the armband.Cesc is going to be the signing of the season in the epl....On a side note, Arsenal probably wouldn't need cesc as much as Chelsea would. If I was manager/tech director and had limited funds, I would of done the same and use it on sanchez instead of cesc. However, I'm glad United didnt get cesc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nero 1,874 Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZx5ojrzjtY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedsBlue 1,549 Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 He's been tremendous for us but come to think of it, we always needed a player like him. Its a pity we could not sign Modric because he really would have improved our team back then. The Chels and iseah100 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xPetrCechx 13,571 Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Another assist for Cesc this season, they're expecting another child. CurlyHairLikeLuiz and Barbara 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post! LAB 1,030 Posted January 16, 2015 Popular Post! Share Posted January 16, 2015 Watching Basketball Blue Armour, Tautvix, Dion and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DH1988 1,348 Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 No words describe how good this guy is for us in these types of games, another assist today too. kellzfresh, Barbara and Daniel1980 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post! Madmax 9,219 Posted January 17, 2015 Popular Post! Share Posted January 17, 2015 Watching Basketball3 Arsenal legends, nice. bababoom, The Skipper, Tautvix and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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