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Ronaldinho has scored his third free-kick in three games. Too bad he's a horrible player in open play nowadays, slows everything up.

If Liverpool had not conceded I'd be having a great round. Welbeck, Evra, Silva and Suarez all got me decent points. Mignolet + GlenJ disappointments.

Never expected that, fair play to the whole squad and staff. Hope we can keep this up. We got the players to do it.

We always need Anita there, that's for sure.

I dont think it is a bad idea to let Remy rest at that moment Could've easily put Benny on and moved Gouff at the time then, not complaining just saying Shola rarely offers anything. He won a penalty and set up Cabaye for a one on one. Sounds like your nitpicking for the sake of it. Which is why I put rarely. I'm just saying at the time of the sub I don't know if it seemed like the right one, but Pardew got everything spot on today.

I dont think it is a bad idea to let Remy rest at that moment Could've easily put Benny on and moved Gouff at the time then, not complaining just saying Shola rarely offers anything.

Except for the Shola sub (I know Cisse offers nothing and Remy was having an off day, but Remy still in a bad day offers more) he had everything spot on. Really thought we'd give another shit 2nd half, but came out on top still and then got even better with Ben Arfa.

We've got 3x as many points as Sunderland now

How the game changed when he came on, we were a bit on top, but with him on we've dominated the last 10-15mins. New role might suit him really well.

Hope we get a third, they're fucking horrible. End this now please, if I see another similar 2nd half performance I'll kill myself.

Finally Sissoko! Been asking for this for a long time, has to be more aggressive. Good goal.

No Shola

Oh fuck off Liverpool. Glen Johnson and Mignolet...

Agreed re Messi. But like I said last season Suarez is the best player in this league, many didn't agree and possibly rightfully so as Bale and RvP had great seasons, but I just think Suarez has more about him than both of them.

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Why though? I honestly don't get the grief. He still racked up over 700 career appearances so it's definitely a case of 'as well as', as opposed to 'rather than'. I just prefer footballers to keep themselves to themselves and go about trying to be the very best footballer they can be. To become famous for doing what they do better than almost everyone else. He's always come across as far too desperate for publicity and fame. I always compare him to Paul Scholes, about the same age, same team, same training, same managers etc. One will go down as one of the best midfielders of his generation and the other married a spice girl, became a walking clothes-horse and hawked his brand at every possible opportunity to maximise his status/fame. I know which one I've got the respect for. As per Middsy nails it. Indeed. Ultimately he'll be remembered more for his nonsense off the pitch. Will he f***, football fans will remember him as a top player who played for Man Utd, Real, AC and England with distinction. Only your celeb obsessed brain dead sun reading morons will remember him for marrying a Spice Girl, wearing a dress etc. I don't get the Beckam hate like. He is one of the best English players of all-time, is a thoroughly nice bloke and on the pitch gave it his all. So what if he's a huge star away from the pitch, good luck to the man. In an age where the likes of Joey Barton are fawned over or Ballotelli regarded as legends, Beckham really is a global football icon, someone we should be applauding not slagging. The man has made the absolute most of his career and life without being a c***, flaunting himself or going off the rails. He was never in that very top bracket of players but there is no denying he was a great player. That performance for England against Greece remains one of the best individual performances I've ever seen. I've yet to see a better all-round passer or crosser of a ball either, traits often downplayed as key attributes in the pace and skillz obsessed mindset of the FIFA generation these days. David Beckham will be remembered as one of the greatest players England has produced and indeed one of our most successfull. Although I wouldn't say he's the best all-round passer I've seen, but his right foot was certainly one of the best around during his time as a player.

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Basically this. Cant really give scholes plaudits when he didnt have the same options open to him. Don't see what Beckham has done wrong either tbh. Played for the best teams in the world his whole career, granted he wasn't one of the best players around, but it's not like he embarrassed himself on the pitch either.

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I'm looking at it now and laughing man I'm just wondering how shit your national team is if there's talk about Willo being called up.

All of South America has used it for over a decade I think. In fairness, though, you ARE a bunch of cheating b******s.

All of South America has used it for over a decade I think.