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Never really saw what Whelan did, but from what I remember he didn't lunge with the studs raised like Perch. Lunging with raised studs should be banned, worse than diving ffs. Its just a disgrace.

Torres never touched the player...it really shouldn't matter if its two or one footed, in the end you SHOULD never tackle with the studs raised. Fucking disgusting, and I don't think it was with malice but was a terrible tackle and Ill remain with the opinion that he was lucky to get only a yellow.

He lunged with his studs pretty high. Had that hit Whelan (think it was him) in the shins, there would've been a big chance of a broken leg. It was so unnecessary and I hate to see those tackles. I mean, Torres got a straight red for the same thing, without really touching the player. A player should never lunge into a tackle with the studs raised like that, its cowardly.

It looked like a 50/50 to me. It was. It mostly wasn't. He was lucky to escape with a yellow card. Disgusting tackle, watched it with neutrals who agreed. Should been a red, you don't lunge into a tackle like that.

I know he's class, but I don't believe he's racked up 66 goals quite just yet. Kind of read it like that too. Fucking hell. Was first shocked and then I realized I'm stupid.

Watching the match again, and fucking hell disgusting challenge he put in. Should've been off and almost fucks it over for us again against Stoke. There's no need for him in our team, I bet one of the kids can do the same job as he did yesterday running and closing down player with 10 minutes to go. Always look awfully nervous when with ball at his feet and seems clueless in how to defend too. Even for the peanuts we bought him for he's along with Smith the worst buy this club has made in many many years.

Agreed, getting more and more impressed with him. Wins almost every header and holds the ball up well, needs to find a way to do something individually when he has the ball though gets to predictable that he'll pass it to Cabaye or Simpson or whoever, needs to try and turn the defender away and get a shot in at times.

Great great player to watch, didn't get everything right last night but still ran his socks off with Guthrie and played two balls perfectly to our strikers. Once again I feel he got by many on the matchthread an unfairly low rating.

Yeah cos we're going to carry on like this all season, suffer no injuries and nobody's going to suffer a loss of form. My exact reaction when I read that post. Ben Arfa will at some point get his chance, if he's that good as he was prior to that injury he'll get a spot in the team in no time. In the longrun we need a genius of Ben Arfas capability, be now or later in the season, he'll play an enormous part in our hopefully successful season.

Cabaye 6?? He must have covered every blade of grass. I thought he was excellent. Couple of wayward passes but so f***. Certainly a 7 or 8 for me.

f***ing great tonight, and really starting to deliver the goals now. Good partnership with Best too.

Neymar gotten 4 goals today. Hasn't been scoring many this season, but got 4 today at least. Would be lovely if he started scoring loads of goal.

Agreed, but had we spent £100m and played like them I rip my own head off.

Let me add, Henderson is as poor or even worse than Obertan. Disgusting that someone bought him for £20m

Liverpool are poor for the squad they have. Bunch of midfield players, but nothing in there suggest they're a better team than us. Their difference is that uruguayan cunt.

Hate Suarez so much, really detest him, but fucking hell he's a frustrating player to watch if you support the opposition. Cheating scum.

Hmmm....Maiga is not french so who is this french striker?

WTF you on about?

Italian football is so shit nowadays. Such a boring league. Snoozefest all around. Even Milan winning 4-1 was a snoozefest.

It was a strange one. When we were chasing the game and balls were going out for goal kicks and throw ins, he was going and getting it and giving it to the Blackburn players (appearing interested). Whilst we were in possession however, he was the easiest player on the pitch to mark. He barely moved looking for the space he should crave and quite frankly it baffled me. He was extremely happy when Cabaye scored too. Might be that he was frustrated with nothing going like planned for him, but tried his best off the pitch.

Even his brain at times.

Do you know him or has he reffed you? If you know him how bout you go smack him right across his face.

Stu you fascinate me.

very descent.