Magic Lamps 11,692 Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 In costa you may, may may may, may... let me repeat may have a striker similar to drogs, albeit drogs was much more explosive and much more technical gifted. Matic is OK this season, maybe he is exhausted but he is no Makalele, too. For Lampard we have nobody to replace him. Had high hopes for john swift but after 3 tremendeous seasons with academy he has went somehow anonymous at least he has vanished from my radar. LFC isn't his replacement, more of a (probably) better Version of Matic. I can't see anybody close to replace Lamps, Boga or Traroe but still not as complete as Lampsy. Thought of Oscar 3 seasons ago but meh... but I have to admit I'm not watching much more then the blues for the last 3 Seasons...https://vine.co/v/eUazxuzaWZJ/No one will ever replace Lamps. He is one of a kind. No box to box midfielder will ever be that creative and dangerous in front of goal whilst at the same time offering an immense passing range and physical presence. It is more that his goalscoring and creating job has been outsourced to the wings. robben, cole and duff were great but not at the level hazard is. Because all-round cms like lampard, gerrard, ballack have become extinct, their responsibility has been split up into the 2 holding players and an AM. When on form, Matic, Oscar, FAbregas are ok to do that job but neither are real world class players at that. IMO before buying reinforcement we should always look at what we could improve with the players we got and their composition. Matic is without alternatives. Mikel and Ramires can both do a job in dm but are mere squad players. Playing Fabregas and Oscar/Willian in the middle has a couple of major disadvantages: 1) they lack physical presense which is why our midfield often gets overrun by quick or strong midfielders like experienced with Toure, Imbula, Shelvey or even Naismiths. 2) none provides that offensive spark on a consistent basis. lampard always found so many avenues to find a direct connection to the striker be it lobs, short passes through the gap, 50m passes, lay offs you name it. Fabregas, Oscar, Willian are all much more one-dimensional in their offensive contributions. 3) whilst all three run their lungs out defensively they do read the game well enough to really make an impact defensively. I remember Ballack/Lamps/Essien/Makelele averaged at least 3 interceptions per game each. which equals to 12+ attacks of the opponent just broken down before they even get into the danger zone.what i could imagine working on the short to middle time horizon is------Matic------RLC-----WillianPace, physical presence, defensively extremely solid and very reliable on the ball. does not produce as many turnovers like oscar+fabregas would. In Willians current form also a goal once in a while. IMO defence should take priority atm and these 3 are some o four defensively most astute midfielders. also willian would have the game in front of him which is what he strives utlizing his bags of pace. Oscar and FAbregas could be extremely vital coming off the bench. against tired legs their lack of pace and physical presence does not become as evident.alternatively this could change to--------------------Matic-----RLC(Fabregs if chasing a game)---Pedro/kenedy-----Hazard------Willian-----------------IMO Hazard is a bit more dangerous in the middle than from the left. MOst of his best dribblings come through the middle. Hazard has that bit better close control and bit less pace compared to Willian that both would be more effective this way. Willian can beat a player on the left much easier as he is less predictable here. also with having azpi by his side he will be much more effective.To sum up, a few tactical and personnel tweaks could do wonders to sort out our shaky defensive organization. Including RLC from the start will give us a more solid first half. Oscar and Fabregas should start on the bench and provide some quality subs later in the game. Also Willian, as demonstrated in the last few games can be utilized more effectively as the last few games have proved. They also proved that Jose is finally ready to experiment with the lineup so I hope we will see at least a fraction of these amendments in practise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kezza 1,965 Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Willian for Pedro..he started off well but has provided nothing lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the wes 7,212 Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Willian for Pedro..he started off well but has provided nothing lately.for me Pedro needs time to settle in pl I agree Willian should get ahead of pedro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the wes 7,212 Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Everybody sees that Ivan playing shit why doesn't mourinho see that aswell ffs if mourinho doesn't feel baba not ready for left back position yet why not keep dave on the left side and play zouma has a right back and play jt along Cahill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reddish-Blue 2,507 Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 2-1 win for either side...hopefully their left-winger doesn't abuse Ivanovic too much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluephoenix 1,131 Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Hopefully a 3-0 if Ivanovic doesn't start otherwise 2-1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robsblubot 3,595 Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Difficult game against a good team, but at home so it's a must win. Ivanovic starting or not makes no difference to me - he's not the only player struggling with the higher defense line, but he's certainly the fav around here.Like Victor Wanyama and he's a difficult player to control in midfield - and can score too from outside the box.Time to rally around and win at home... don't play pretty just get the result! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
didierforever 7,349 Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 You always seem to make up little stories in your head. No one said he is not good enough, just might not be ready. Read what I said...Mikel and Rambo are better at defending, not creating. Though Rambo has a better shot. They are three completely different players and to compare them isn't really an option IMO.what does "not ready" even mean? he is not ready for what exactly? also, "no one said", really. go and see exactly what people wrote in the baba thread before the match or what choulo wrote in the match thread of porto,what "creating". what has cesc created in these 10 matches this season for us? cesc is a CM as is rambo and mikel is a DM. since matic is our best option for those 2 slots, these 3 are fighting for 1. so obviously these 3 will be compared. how can they not be compared? no squad in the world will have a same replica of a player on the bench. these are players with different abilities fighting for the same spot. and considering the fact that we have conceded 2 or more goals in 7 out of 10 games that we have played this season, i would have to say defence has been our problem not creating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted October 1, 2015 Author Share Posted October 1, 2015 Oh the things that I would do to see us return to our old selves and get a boring 1-0 win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the wes 7,212 Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 This would be my line up BegovicZouma-cahill-JT-DaveMatic-ramriesWillian-oscar-hazardRemyThe reason I didn't pick baba cause I think he needs time to find his feet in the pl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Despiadado.Maleante 1,046 Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Mane vs Ivanovic... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the wes 7,212 Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Mane vs Ivanovic... zouma vs mane sounds better i would drop ivan and put Zouma in right back position Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,141 Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 i would drop ivan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucio 5,418 Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 This would be my line upBegovicZouma-cahill-JT-DaveMatic-ramriesWillian-oscar-hazardRemyThe reason I didn't pick baba cause I think he needs time to find his feet in the plhow will get time to find his feet , without getting time?but your back 4 looks perfectly reasonable nonetheless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the wes 7,212 Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 how will get time to find his feet , without getting time? i would play in the league cup and fa cup games till he gets use to the pl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the wes 7,212 Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Anybody seen a film called space jam?? I'm starting to think aliens suck the talent outta are players like they did with the basketball players in space jam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iseah100 5,612 Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Anybody seen a film called space jam?? I'm starting to think aliens suck the talent outta are players like they did with the basketball players in space jam Monstars strike again. Fml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fulham Broadway 17,317 Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Going to batter them. Down the bookies, lump on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted October 1, 2015 Author Share Posted October 1, 2015 Here's something positive - Southampton haven't won any of their last 10 Premier League away matches - D4 L6. However, 3 of those draws have come in their last 3 away games while the other came in last season's corresponding fixture back in March. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccg 1,528 Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Going to batter them. Down the bookies, lump on. Hopefully we get a arsenal kind of stamford bridge performance,press press press with no mistakes and a team performance. I like it what bet shall i do,fcuk i could do with a winner! I usually travel over for birthday game(not this season grrr),so it would be this 1,i usually do 3-1 with 1st goalscorer,Hazard i'm thinking(due a motm performance) should pay 75-1 pay for the beer. Time for Cfc to stand up and wake up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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