Ronaldo

He means John Obi Mikel. And he's going a bit over the top imo.

Yes. 2 or 3 players don't make a team, as with Liverpool.

Nowt short of a miracle that Chelsea have managed that points tall with players like Anelka and Kalou constantly getting into the team.

Doyle and Carroll would be far too static.

Off the bench.

I hope (and think) 3 of those will make it.

Was just thinking about that fella last night after watching the 92-93 season review. Have no images like, saw him coming out of Wembley and getting into a car with a couple of youngish lasses after the Charity Shield defeat in 96. My dad always joked that it was KK's grandad, which I believed for a few years.

It's more the hypocrisy I cannot stand.

Where's the irony?

When you set further up the pitch you are leaving yourself open to a counter attack. So you need players who can run back to defend if you lose possession. Does that make sense? It also gives your midfield less pace to operate in and makes it easier for the opposition to press. As a rule of thumb its the team with less skill that wants to compress play, thats why so many visiting teams play five 451 when they go to Old Trafford. I'm not talking about chasing down every man, i'm talking about setting up higher instead camping deep and inviting pressure whilst completely isolating the attacking players to the extent to which they just repeatedly lose the ball.

When you set further up the pitch you are leaving yourself open to a counter attack. So you need players who can run back to defend if you lose possession. Does that make sense? No, the same players manage it at home. There's no reason we can't defend from the front on our travels.

Aye, I bought him on Fifa 10 too. Sold him after 5 seasons and about 40 goals from midfield.

Is he getting into those positions regularly?

The arrogant ones are the foreigners/ex-pats who come on here and accuse folk who spend over a grand a year following the toon of being too critical of certain players and the management.

What the hell has setting further up the pitch got to do with running? We're fine at home with exactly the same players. You don't even know what point you're arguing.

Nowt to do with running, man.

Where have I suggested that?

I've noticed a fair few players saying he doesn't speak when spoken to.

They did play three central defenders today which might have changed things slightly from that game. And what on earth does that have to do with us not going at them from the start?

He's played about 8 games now and has shown the square root of f*** all. He's basically done nowt but model the shirt for the last 6 weeks.

Without investment it has to be S Taylor for the RB spot.

Well that says it all, doesn't it? We're playing Doncaster Rovers with almost a full strength midfield and attack and some of us are dreading it.

I've said this before, when the players use their own initiative to attack, we get goals with ease. When following Hughton's plan, things aren't quite the same.

He seems to be the type of striker who 99% of the time is incapble of doing anything in the final third with the ball at his feet, even against the most shoddy of defenders.

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