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Hilario's a good comparison because it shows s**** can start for Chelsea if they have enough men out. Mourinho said at one point that we were well off with Edgar and Huntington, which tells you the extent of their defensive crisis. If Geremi was considered good enough to start ahead of those two, how come he only started 15 league games? because for the other 23 league games he was considered not good enough to start ahead of those two?

yeah, what a game, was behind the goal where Robert smashed in that free-kick when 99% of the best of players would have chosen to cross it one of many wins that season that would have been written off after 60 mins had Robert not been on the pitch

Hilario is a bad comparison considering he was third choice Geremi was considered good enough to start when Boularouz and ferreira were fit

come on, Solano has done well for us there but you can't possibly think he's as effective as Geremi They're both right wingers who can do a job further back. Just because Geremi's played there for Chelsea doesn't make him any better. i know, but Geremi has the attributes to play back there. Solano has the intelligence and very little else

Duff, Owen, Martins, Rozenhal, Emre etc have all played with and beaten the best how the hell are they expected to look up to Steven Taylor? Duff, Owen, Martins and Emre could all certainly look up to Steven Taylor. hilarious do you expect any of them to?

come on, Solano has done well for us there but you can't possibly think he's as effective as Geremi

You only want one? Both the Neville brothers. Chimbonda. Eboue. There's 4 for starters there is no way Phillip Neville is better than Finnan at RB Eboue however.....

Geremi Taylor Rozenhal New LB wouldn't be dissapointed if we lined up like that in August

Duff, Owen, Martins, Rozenhal, Emre etc have all played with and beaten the best how the hell are they expected to look up to Steven Taylor?

those two would be worse than any of the ones you've discounted how would Emre be worse?

Butt will not start every game Solano will be on the bench at best if Geremi arrives, and that's looking very likely Given cannot captain a defence let alone a team Taylor is too young, too rash, and has the intelligence of a drunk/stoned Beckham leaves Emre, Owen, new signing

I'm aware of that, but fact is, he is a CB and still played ahead of him. by whos definition is he a CB, he can play either comfortably and is world class in both positions WORLD CLASS?! yes Marquez is world class in both positions

the first two I couldn't agree more with, Ferdinand and Cech need to be there Essien however is twice the player Lampard is

I'm aware of that, but fact is, he is a CB and still played ahead of him. by whos definition is he a CB, he can play either comfortably and is world class in both positions

Seem him play plenty of times, never been impressed, has always been the weak link for Country & club and i'm very disappointed we'd be going for him even without all his injury problems, high wages & advancing age. Got to laugh a people always thinking you know jack about a player just because someone doesn't rate him & he's never played in England, so you must only know him from FM or not at all. weak link for Brazil? I've seen many games where he's absolutely held it together for them in midfield, Barca also

have you ever seen him play? you'd rather play Butt, Ramage or Huntington then?

O/T but on the subject of Torres - something a bajillion times more nonsensical than Newcastle bidding for Deco just appeared in the Times: "There were reports in Spain last night that Manchester City flushed with cash after the takeover by Thaksin Shinawatra had outbid Liverpool for Torres." (No I didn't just make that up) And its Sun Ji-Hai, through to Vassell, who flicks it onto...Torres?! Nahhhhh!! surely the cross would come from Danny Mills?

correct me if i'm wrong but i can only remember 2 goals from that season

£50m is overstating the case a bit reminds of a couple of years back on this forum when some guy said he wouldn't sell Shearer for 10 strikers, no substitute for class etc

a lot of people have this image of Deco as a diving, diminutive cunt true, he's a diver and probably a cunt, but he can hold his own on the ball and his balling winning abilities are seriously underrated

my opinion on him isn't gonna change just because he's pissed off plus, competent or not, their best excuse for a defender

i was gonna bring up Dyer's wages, the fact he's raking in £80k when he's pehaps half the player Edmilson is

if he's fit and playing to his potential he's worth that So many more appropriate/better options. i know but how many of them are going to come to us? Edmilson is a terrific player and i've thought for a while he'd do well in the premiership at a faster pace. We can't attract Nesta or Marquez, he's the next best thing

doubt it, the best defender they'll ever get