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StarBoard:
I already didvthat a few days ago and I think it is a general consensus here that we have issues there.
But in a way I think we might get through with the way things are playing out. Smalling and Evans are hardly reliable both in terms of performance and staying fit but we could have some potential in McNair and Blackett. Both have had good performances. if either/both can get more games and build confidence, it would be great for us.
Luke Shaw is a huge worry for mr. he looks to be like Evans and Smalling type of spending more time injured.

never rely on young british players - they are too indisciplined to have the required fitness needed at the top level. i hope the trio(jones, evans, smalling) get sold. defenders that are barely fit for the season are as useless as conference league defenders.

i always admire how chelsea have an unchanged back 4 all the time and we cannot even have a breather without an injury in ours. terry/cahill are older than our defenders and yet our boys are glass-made.

afrodoc2:
LVG can switch Herrera to the left side of the diamond and retain Valencia on the right side of the diamond. This frees Di Maria to play behind the 2 strikers. Just an option if Mata/Rooney are not available OR if Van Gaal needs more energy in midfield.

LVG's tactics are strange.
i think no matter what happens, his captain must finish a game even if he's stinking the whole joint. the falcao substitution was bizarre - RVP should have been taken off instead.

blind can also play on the left, carrick can sit & valencia can play on the right. we have enough options in that midfield - it's the defence that needs to be sorted real quick before we host mourinho.

StarBoard:
I think youre going in hard on Carrick and to me there's no need for that.
Carrick has been instrumental in our recent success. We started winning league titles and getting far in Eurooe with him in our midfield. you once praised him for being intelligent enough to not be throwing himself into tackles like other midfielders. it's actually strange that you eoukd criticize him that way.

i am a big fan of michael carrick but he's not without his flaws. he's the only midfielder that can play for 90 mins & have his shorts dirty. his strength is anticipating what opponents are doing and nullifying the danger before it comes to fruition. he's the best player in the league when it comes to remote defending.

however, he has his bad side. he cannot really tackle hard & he's generally weak with the dirty work needed to add balance to a side. carrick allowed 2 bayern goals in 2010. the olic one was painful, the robben one was unforgivable.

Let's talk selection/tactics.
With the way Valencia went about his midfield duty today, it would appear as if injured Herrera might not get back into the starting side if Valencia replicates this performance. how would you go about selection snd formation sfter seeing his performance today?
by the way Valencia iş still a donkey despite his good performance today.His needless tackle on Lukaku led to Everton's equalizer even if his departure led to a huge hole in our middle.

herrera must start always but valencia can be brought in to steady the ship if any of blind or herrera were to get injured. i have seen a handful of his games for his country and he always did well from the middle. he's a donkey - he's good at getting stuck in, winning tackles, recovering the ball & playing a simple pass to a more creative teammate.

he's found a new role for himself.

vosquare:
what!!! ...y d curse?

juan was angry with the stüpid pass rafael made that led to mexico scoring a goal in the final. they cursed each other out on the pitch.

brazil had about 89 minutes to equalise but failed to do so....then rafael didn't like the fact that he was taken off in the match & he threw tantrums.

to make everything even more comical, the brazil football federation singled out rafael for the loss in the official statement they released. i have never seen such in my life.

hensben:
then drogba was still coming up n it was a disciplinary act, tevez was dropped from the the tournament as a whole unlike berbatov who started the tournament n later dropped in th final due to out of form....rooney is normal cos he is average player only man utd and english fan think rooney is world class.

so if a player is out of form, it means he's poor. did owen even kick a ball in that final? what difference did it make? there's no guarantee berbatov would have come on if he was named on the bench.....

berbatov was a good buy for united - he's better than all the strikers chelsea have bought since 2003 apart from drogba & costa. so show some respect to our bulgarian striker. he won a golden boot without a single penalty. it's a record in the premier league.

hensben:
but he was dropped for owen(a free n wash out player) in ucl final against barcelona right

tevez was dropped for argentina. rooney was dropped against madrid. drogba was once dropped by jose to play with the reserves for a week.

any player can be dropped!

hensben:
cooger rest for this nando matter....man utd signed berbatov for 32million pounds and owen was chosen ahead of him in ucl final against barcelona in 2011, later he was sold...what will you have to say about that?...you purposely brings up this argument just to make chelsea fans feel somehow which is not working, whereas, man utd have players that didnt make it as well...thats football for you....its a big gamble...chelsea signed lampard for 11million pounds and he become great.

berbatov won a golden boot in the premier league. in the last 11 seasons, only drogba has matched that feat.....so stop talking nonsense.

hensben:
so only cecs can make him better as it stands now ..ur logic is becoming stale bro

yes now, cesc was in liverpool when torres was taking the mick out of terry & carvalho....cesc was in liverpool when torres demystified vidic & rio. cesc was in liverpool when torres destroyed arsenal.

AirborneLacer:
I'll keep pushing you to the wall untill you confess that Costa is better than Torres.

So we're now talking about the League's strength?

Let's assume that assertion is right, how do you now explain Costa's exploit in the UCL?

8 goals in 9 games last season in Europe. Is the UCL a phucking tournament too?

how many top teams are in the UCL?
the group stage is an opportunity to score plenty of goals if you wanna. Athletico were at least 4th to 6th best team in europe last season as per quality - it then means they were better than about 26-28 teams....

in a nutshell, champions league competition has more useless teams in it than la liga. ruud @ united used to win golden boots even when united don't get past the 2nd round stage. all you have to do is score 7 goals against ludrogets(home & away) in the group stage & golden boot is guaranteed.

Bimfo:
Coogar is back again with all these Torres analysis..

When Mata and Hazard were Top assist maker in the Premier league, Where was Torres.. As a Passenger of Course..

hazard mostly assisted penalty takers. he gets brought down, a penalty or a freekick is given & he assists a goal. mata mostly assisted set plays. none of them is 1/3 as intelligent as cesc.

don't even compare....and i don't want to argue today. falcao is coming for you soon. united must stop your unbeaten run on the 26th.....it has been written!

MrTA:
Jeez, Granted they are the strongest team in the league but Chelsea are just awful to watch. Pretty much parking the bus at home.

that's a typical jose tactics.
he knows how to win. what's the point of 3-4 goals when 1 or 2 is enough to cop 3 points.

they will take some stopping - whoever finishes above chelsea will win the league. it's on us to stop them in 3 weeks time & i am sure we can do it. by then, jones & co should be back in the team.

AirborneLacer:
So without a top-notch assist maker, Nando can't score? That goes to define how incomplete he is.

Now tell me, did Costa have a Cesc's equivalent at A'madrid last season to be a success?

Cooger lock up!

athletico madrid?
la liga is different - the top 3 teams are light years ahead of the other 17. my grandmother can score 40 goals easily in la liga. the premier league is the most difficult league to score. the real test is here in england & cesc has greatly helped costa's cause here.

remember they are also team mates for spain so there's an existing chemistry between the two - the 2 of them understand each other to the T......an advantage nando would have benefitted from if he wasn't loaned out into the wilderness.

AirborneLacer:
Cooger lock up.

We've seen and had enough of Nando.

This your excuse don dey wear out form.

BTW, how's your crush faring in Milan?

there's no cesc equivalent in milan too. so he's back to square one.

cesc didn't score & he won the MOTM, that tells you a lot about his pass. cesc has given you guys another dimension to win football games. if hazard's footwork proves difficult, cesc can ping it from 70 yards & set costa through on goal.

AirborneLacer:
And Cesc's genius just came alive.

Costa is the best striker this damn league has got.

He gets that lone chance, he grabs it - phuck off Torres!

that's the kinda pass alonso/gerrard was giving torres in liverpool. unfortunately for nando, he never played with a midfielder capable of making such slide rule passes.

costa didn't even have to break his stride. chest control & he's through on goal.....the pass made the goal easy, yakubu would score from that pass in the same circumstance. don't worry, costa will soon meet his master.

sephia:
Costa is a 'god'. Fabrepasss. What a pass.
Fucck off coogar... lol

emi? sephia??
don't worry - i reserve your beating till the 26th when falcao locks eyes again with petr cech. uba go suffer.

cesc is a machine!
his range of passing is peerless in europe. he's the lifeline of this chelsea side.

what a player!!!

arsenal must not concede now & i don't want them to score yet. they should wait till the 90th minute before delivering the killer blow.

fabregas does it again....

damn!!!!

codedguy1:
This useless Arsenal team should better make sure they draw this game.

Tottenham is doing the business against southampton.

It will be a good day for our win and make the table a little more interesting!

chelsea haven't really played well too....asides hazard's moment of brilliance. it's been huffing & puffing. the football has been horrible to watch. start-stop-start. arsenal might still get a draw here if they improve their passes in the final third.

codedguy1:
Atleast he scores!

who doesn't score? mata has more min/goal than him from the same position.

My main grouse with Rooney is that he thinks he has all the energy in the world to be everywhere, hence his positional indiscipline and when he does that when he falls back he starts pinging unnecessary balls to left and right that don't make sence wnen he be upfront causing problems for the opponents.

if he stays upfront, he's a good finisher. we don't need to overflog that. if he stays at the edge of the box, goals would be scored.....but he doesn't have the guile to play short passes in a crowded box.....this is why he drops deep and make passes from 70 yards.

Rooney with all his shortcomings will score if he stays upfront. Am just irritated when I see him fall back and starts pinging useless balls that don't make sense.

it's a good problem to have....if any of them gets injured or suspended, there is a capable replacement. van persie was poor today by the way. wrong technique about 3 times he had the ball in the box.

I will give him the benefit of doubt to perform if we have strong players behind him like yaya and fernandinho. Right he just uses his energy to pass hollywood passes.

we can play football without gorillas in the squad. there was a time carrick & cleverley were beating up toure, barry & milner in the midfield. if the passes are on point & the strikers have their scoring boots, there should be no need for gorillas in the team.

van gaal has completely revolutionised our football. only a hater wouldn't see this and even before today's result.....he had more points from 6 league games than moyes did. we play better football, the forward passes are endless & we are creating loads of chances.

2 more defenders, 1 world class midfielder and we would soon win the EPL.

codedguy1: So in essence, we need two strong players playing behind both of them for them to thrive effectively.

even if you put toure, cattermole & vidal behind rooney, he would still drop deep. he doesn't understand tactics & his short passing around the edge of the box is highly flawed. rooney depends on the long ball to thrive......

so if arsenal lose today, we would be above them? winning is the name of the game in this league. am i seeing right or am i missing something? elfenomeno go hear am today if they lose.

vosquare:
rafael deserves brazil call up....he x beta dan alves and maicon

he's messed that chance up when he went apeshït in the last olympics. he made a big mistake & he wouldn't accept it. he cursed his manager, cursed his teammates and the team doctor.

christ - hazard just went through a mazy run now taking about 4 arsënal defenders out of the game. penalty for chelsea.....goal for hazard.

chrisley024:
A midfielder with good ball possession and technique with Val's energy and strength in place of Val will be perfect

no wonder ecuador plays valencia in the middle. when he's not required to make crosses or beat his markers, he's very very good. he tackles hard, drives the ball forward & make simple passes.

he was very good today - the best i have seen of him in the last 30 months or thereabout. i should be a manager....i made the call that he should be the one to replace herrera today. fletcher woulda been swallowed in that midfield today.

StarBoard:
erm...I dont understand why Carrick is in this discussion.

so you have not noticed carrick hides from blocking a shot? he takes 2 steps backwards & lunge at the direction where he knows the ball won't hit him.

he's a pùssy when it comes to putting a block on a potential shot on target.

bxg:
There was nothing impressive about mata today besides the assist

of course!
assist is what players pick on the streets like mango. it seems you guys underrate that everton side. they are the toughest team we have faced under van gaal.

anyone comparing the useless teams we have faced earlier to this everton side needs spiritual deliverance. liverpool couldn't even beat them at home last weekend.

bxg:
Can we try Januzaj at the head off the tip next match?

try januzaj ke?
after mata's impressive display? was this not this same team we lost to at old trafford last season with rooney in the hole? i was very satisfied with mata's display.

van persie was the reason mata didn't grab 3 assists today.

arsenal fans constituting a nuisance in stamford bridge, now there's a delay in chelsea kick off. why would fans throw flares on the pitch in england?

shameless lots!
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shout out to paddy today too. he did well, he räped lukaku in nearly all the aerial duels they had. rojo was a monster! blackett started poorly but his block to deny barry was world class(carrick should take note).

afrodoc2:
If we do not win this match all the blame should be on Van Gaal

his substitutions have been horrible!
it's not his fault though, we don't have the games to blood young players so we have to play them in these games....he should be bringing them into the game late.

taking falcao out was wrong.
shaw's injury was unfortunate but then why is he in our squad? anyways, valencia was super impressive. this is the first time valencia would have a flawless game in 30 months.

larride:
I'm sure we top the list of teams which ref has awarded penalty against this season, the rate at which these ref's award penalty against us is alarming.

that was a penalty. the blackett foul was a pen too. the only bad call was the rafael one. we have to pay for fielding rookie defenders in the EPL.

Leyqute:
Falcao n Persie shooting blanks BTW

it will soon come together....
there's no european games or carling cup games in between do some shooting practise.

mata

•91% pass accuracy
•3 created chances(open play)
•1 assist (open play)
•90% short pass accuracy.

first baines penalty miss in his career, wow!

luke shaw is a goat, he didn't need to make that tackle. de gea is god! everton have been lethargic.

so we can play this positively, cheiiiii, e no go better for moyes. we are couple of defenders away from becoming a monster team.