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While Mata is an attacking midfielder, Modric plays more of a creative playmaking style of midfield, which is what Chelsea desperately needs at this point.
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While Mata is an attacking midfielder, Modric plays more of a creative playmaking style of midfield, which is what Chelsea desperately needs at this point.
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exactly.. i say Chelsea needs both..
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hope to see chicharito today, but i doubt saf will play him over berbatov
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^ MAYBE 10 mins if they desperately need a goal. He still needs a few games with the reserves-team.
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WELBECK~!
But Friedal is doing a fine, fine job.
EDIT ~ LOL, Danny... so full of confidence! With the overhead kick and now trying to cut apart defenders!
Still... 1 goal isn't enough.
But Friedal is doing a fine, fine job.
EDIT ~ LOL, Danny... so full of confidence! With the overhead kick and now trying to cut apart defenders!
Still... 1 goal isn't enough.
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Welbeck looking like a damn all star right now
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That 2nd goal was a thing of beauty... team-goal.
Hernandez, Giggs and Park coming on... Berba STILL can't get in...
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Banned
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Looks like it will be a long season for Tottenham and Arsenal.
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another 3 points
EDIT: anderson's goal celebration needs to be a umad gif.
EDIT: anderson's goal celebration needs to be a umad gif.
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Pathetic. Typical Spurs performance at Old Trafford
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In fairness, Brad was excellent...
Lol at Ando's... "Dancing".
27 shots, 21 on target... good stuff there.
Lol at Ando's... "Dancing".
27 shots, 21 on target... good stuff there.
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Welbeck
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with the exception of Evra,that was a very young United squad out there...
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happy with the performance today
, still had another slow start but we were fantastic in the second half.
all back four players played great, ando was sooo crucial, welbeck was great as well.
would like to see us balance the looks between nani and young though, still ando motm for me
all back four players played great, ando was sooo crucial, welbeck was great as well.
would like to see us balance the looks between nani and young though, still ando motm for me
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Tottenham played a pretty good 55 minutes and then it all fell apart. Just goes to show how much they miss Modric. At the same time, they need to cut their ties with him so they can be buyers before the transfer window closes. If they can get Diarra, Adebayor, Benayoun and another player while only losing Modric, that's still an improvement.
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i agree, they looked a good side in the first half..harry needs to just move on with modric and get those players in, i think huddlestone should start for them, and
adebayor will help replace crouchy...also kaboul and brad freidel were class as well.
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As crazy as it sounds, Phil Jones could very well end up being a bargain for £16.
Welbeck has a ways to go, but IMO has the potential to be world class. He put in some good work 3 years back, I think, playing alongside Ronaldo and Rooney that year as a 17 year old. At the time I remember saying
if this kid ever gets a chance and develops properly, well, 3 years later..
Patiently waiting on a gif of Ando after his goal
Welbeck has a ways to go, but IMO has the potential to be world class. He put in some good work 3 years back, I think, playing alongside Ronaldo and Rooney that year as a 17 year old. At the time I remember saying
Patiently waiting on a gif of Ando after his goal
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Originally Posted by RuffRydya08
As crazy as it sounds, Phil Jones could very well end up being a bargain for £16.
Welbeck has a ways to go, but IMO has the potential to be world class. He put in some good work 3 years back, I think, playing alongside Ronaldo and Rooney that year as a 17 year old. At the time I remember sayingif this kid ever gets a chance and develops properly, well, 3 years later..
Patiently waiting on a gif of Ando after his goal
at him, hes a manchester boy as well so its great to see him play that way in front of his community.
i cant stress how optimistic i am about the future though, all our young players look great already and just wait till we introduce paul pogba and ravel morrison
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goal as a 17 year old =
set up from manucho =
Pogba is going to be such a problem. Fergie recently said that he has no choice other than to start giving him 1st team experience b/c his contract is up at the end of next year and teams want this kid. Morrison needs to keep his head straight & stay out of trouble. If he can do that he very well could be the best of all these kids we have.
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Giving up Modric at this point would be absolutely pointless. The plan for transfers never included money
from a Modric sale so any signings using the money would be complete desperation. We do not want Berba to
happen again at the end of the window.
Modric was not the problem today for Spurs. Having Defoe play as a lone striker is basically playing with 10 at
all times when he's off the ball. He can't hold the ball up, his movement is poor, his finishing is nothing to write
home about and he's never going to win any balls in the air. Even Super Pav who came on and only played 15 minutes
had more smart runs than Defoe did in 90 and better passes too. We cannot solely depend on VDV to hold the ball up
in the midfield. In all honesty United just outclassed us with their strikers alone, look at Rooney and Welbecks
movement, they actually come show for the ball and force the CBs to make quick decisions, which without good
communication as shown by Welbecks header, will rip CB pairs apart eventually.
Congrats to United, Jones and Caulker will be the CB pair for England for a long time within 2 years. Cleverly is great
in the midfield.
from a Modric sale so any signings using the money would be complete desperation. We do not want Berba to
happen again at the end of the window.
Modric was not the problem today for Spurs. Having Defoe play as a lone striker is basically playing with 10 at
all times when he's off the ball. He can't hold the ball up, his movement is poor, his finishing is nothing to write
home about and he's never going to win any balls in the air. Even Super Pav who came on and only played 15 minutes
had more smart runs than Defoe did in 90 and better passes too. We cannot solely depend on VDV to hold the ball up
in the midfield. In all honesty United just outclassed us with their strikers alone, look at Rooney and Welbecks
movement, they actually come show for the ball and force the CBs to make quick decisions, which without good
communication as shown by Welbecks header, will rip CB pairs apart eventually.
Congrats to United, Jones and Caulker will be the CB pair for England for a long time within 2 years. Cleverly is great
in the midfield.
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RuffRydya08 wrote:
Pogba is going to be such a problem. Fergie recently said that he has no choice other than to start giving him 1st team experience b/c his contract is up at the end of next year and teams want this kid. Morrison needs to keep his head straight & stay out of trouble. If he can do that he very well could be the best of all these kids we have.
thats good news, hes already pitted to be a better patrick viera..and thats saying a lot.
with his size and skill set, he can easily inherit a consistent role in the 1st team..the question is whether this team right now is good enough to win the league and
perform in the champions league as well. which is why wesley might be needed, but looking down the road with pogba we will surely have a potential world class
midfield
to all the anderson haters
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Originally Posted by RuffRydya08
As crazy as it sounds, Phil Jones could very well end up being a bargain for £16.
Welbeck has a ways to go, but IMO has the potential to be world class. He put in some good work 3 years back, I think, playing alongside Ronaldo and Rooney that year as a 17 year old. At the time I remember sayingif this kid ever gets a chance and develops properly, well, 3 years later..
Patiently waiting on a gif of Ando after his goal
Although it pains me to say it, Phil Jones is going to be a star defender in the EPL, mark my words.
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It all depends on really what Chelsea is offering. It really sounds like Benayoun is headed to the Spurs, and Lass and Ade are almost signed/sealed/delivered. If Chelsea is offering both Kalou AND Benayoun, you're getting some quality players. Ultimately, Tottenham would increase their chances at a top 4 finish, even while giving up Modric.
