Florent Malouda Develops Into A World-Class Star

[Steve 10,227]

A lot of people where still on Florents back before the west ham game and a lot of people on this forum where still saying they wanted him to leave. He has been great for us since Guss joined last season and since than he has not looked back. He might of had a couple of shaky game here and there but he has been very consistent all season long.

[Kez 2,727]

You can really see what Drogba was raving about before we signed him and why we wanted to sign him so badly. I gave him stick he had some awful moments last season but he really is becoming one of our best players.

Great performance yesterday from Flo.

[kakuta44 16]

I can imagine that as a player you don't pass to Anelka because he wastes the ball every now and then. Ancelotti should show some balls, throw Joe Cole in! Same for Ballack, i reallly don't see why he is still on the pitch, most of the time he is invisible and doesn't seem to add something to the play/team imo. Time for Matic!

if ancelotti really takes anelka out of the pitch against inter i will have a great respect for him ..... that will be a master move by a great tactician it will have a great influence on the whole team and i agree that j.cole will be our best option there ...

but cant see ballack out ... obviously his running days are over but with essien out injured and deco will be no good there as well so we are stuck with him but i would love to see matic given some time every now and then ..... he is real class

[zolayes 14,489]

if ancelotti really takes anelka out of the pitch against inter i will have a great respect for him ..... that will be a master move by a great tactician it will have a great influence on the whole team and i agree that j.cole will be our best option there ...

but cant see ballack out ... obviously his running days are over but with essien out injured and deco will be no good there as well so we are stuck with him but i would love to see matic given some time every now and then ..... he is real class

hope next season Matic takes Ballacks place ...he reminds me of what Ballack used to be like

[kbchel 2]

it takes a great man to take ballack out for matic for the inter match 2molo lol

[Blueboy 14]

if ancelotti really takes anelka out of the pitch against inter i will have a great respect for him ..... that will be a master move by a great tactician it will have a great influence on the whole team and i agree that j.cole will be our best option there ...

but cant see ballack out ... obviously his running days are over but with essien out injured and deco will be no good there as well so we are stuck with him but i would love to see matic given some time every now and then ..... he is real class

Yeah well, he seems to have restored some of his game against West Ham & Stoke, but against Inter he was absolute crap imo. We can't afford him to don't play at his best tomorrow night, not only because we need to score a goal (or a few), but also because mistakes against opponents like Inter on nights like that, are lethal! I am convinced Joe Cole can fit into that gap perfectly for the Inter game, but hey, don't expect too much of it because Ancelotti gives much credit to the greater names like Anelka.

Matic is amazing, he is so calm, so mature and has marvellous passing, besides, he also has quick feet at times in the reserves. Already better than Mikel on that point, and i think he can reacht the level of Ballack at ease, even surpass it in the future!

Edited March 15, 2010 by Blueboy

[.Cee 50]

Yeah well, he seems to have restored some of his game against West Ham & Stoke, but against Inter he was absolute crap imo. We can't afford him to don't play at his best tomorrow night, not only because we need to score a goal (or a few), but also because mistakes against opponents like Inter on nights like that, are lethal! I am convinced Joe Cole can fit into that gap perfectly for the Inter game, but hey, don't expect too much of it because Ancelotti gives much credit to the greater names like Anelka.

Matic is amazing, he is so calm, so mature and has marvellous passing, besides, he also has quick feet at times in the reserves. Already better than Mikel on that point, and i think he can reacht the level of Ballack at ease, even surpass it in the future!

That sounds like Mikel is some 30 year old player when he's actually only 22 years old and is only a year older than Matic.