Ronaldo

'Couldn't give a fuck' is an easy and lazy tag that folk give to players who are underpeforming, the truth of the matter is usually more complicated. Btw, where did I say that Guthrie was fantastic? He may have had a few fantastic games this season but I never said he was a fantastic player. He's a good player with the potential to be very good.

Perhaps, but that's based on form. Nobody would have made that comment back in October. Rooney has been the best player in the premiership this season, not disputing it for a second. But to say that Drogba is surrounded by better players is a bit daft imo. Without his goals they'd be mid-table at best.

it's you showing bias if you think he has been anything less than poor in his playing time here and not as bad as you've seen in your life here in his games this season. You said he demonstrated a lack of desire last season. That comment is just utter drive.

Anelka has been no worse than Berbatov, tbh, and significantly better at times. I don't see how you can consider Man Utd's midfield to be on a par or better than Chelsea's, tbh. They might be under-performing, but as individuals they seem to be clearly better players to me. Berbatov has been a lot better than Anelka this season. Nani is on a par with Malouda and Valencia is better than Kalou. As for the midfield, Lampard fair enough but then you have Ballack who's been terrible this season. Giggs on the other hand has been pretty good. Really, Drogba has virtually done it himself at times for Chelsea this season.

Not really, do your research. He got taken off very early against Wigan. If you think that performance against Liverpool was poor/demonstrated a lack of desire, you're even more biased that I though.

f***ing hell. He got taken off very early in the game against Wigan with ligament damge. As for the Liverpool game, was he s**** poor. He was easily our best player until his red card.

Parker isn't really box-to-box, although he'd like to think it.

It doesn't help that the local media make them out to be gods. I mean, Carroll scores gets his 11th and 12th league goals of the season against a shocking Scunthorpe team and that absolute w*****, Lee Ryder makes a comment about 'Mr Capello'. Taylor has been made out to be the english Nesta for some time, even though in reality, he's only just acceptable as a premier league player. At some point the hype is believed.

They're all just speculating, man.

Potentially 2 weeks from the Premier League and the only fit strikers in our squad are Nile Ranger and Leon Best, you couldn't make it up. Looks like Nolan moving up the pitch and Barton coming into the team.

there was at the start of this season and when he played last season. Which game(s) last season?

Enough is enough now like. 2 months ago 90% on this forum would have been happy for him to get sacked. As it happens, a few goals against the likes of Scunthorpe United convinces people otherwise. Sell him in the summer.

:lol:

If he continues carrying Barcelona to league titles, it'll be inescapable.

He's easily the weak link in the midfield, like. Sticks out like a sore thumb at times in comparison with Jonas, Routledge and Guthrie (who wasn't great on saturday either).

Sky TV to thank for that one. He's in the top 15 at best.

There's nowt wrong with his desire.

Plymouth and P'Boro will probably have nowt left to play for by the time we visit them. If we can't win both of those games, the players and Hughton especially want shooting with large quantities of shite.

Aye, like Kalou, Malouda, and Anelka. Utter nonsense there, Keith.

Dribble past every opponent on the pitch including the keeper, then turn and dribble past them all again and find the top corner from the halfway line.

In 2 or 3 years time, Higuain will be the best striker in the world by a distance.

Also, take into account that Drogba doesn't take penalties, those two do.

He's in my top two, easily. Quite honestly, nobody comes close to Messi and Ronaldo. Rooney has had the best 3 months of his career, but he really proved that he's in that calibre, yet.

Best strikers in the world: Drogba > Rooney > Torres > Higuain > Villa. Best players: Messi > Ronaldo.

passing it out from the back? i got taught that when i was about 8 You got taught that our 2009-10 squad was better suited to playing football on the deck when you were 8? Explains a fair bit.