Mole_Toonfan

This how everything going to shit during the international break is amusing to me, surely you can just find something else to do ?

There is no reason a 21 year old cannot come back from one ACL tear, it is a very common serious injury. Depending on the severity, there is every chance that he is back running full speed and cutting by next pre-season. Didn't say he wouldn't come back from it, just that he'll likely be severely effected by it and there's evidence to suggest that. Honestly considering the type of player he is it's probably the worst type of injury he could have got imaginable.

Even if he recovers i think you'll see a significant difference in his game, ACL is a fucking horrible injury and most never come back the same. Especially those who rely on pace and play with a lot of explosion.

When it happens this often there's a little more to it than luck IMO.

Intel are paying to have their name on the inside of your shirts as well ffs. Inside? what the fuck is even the point?

I'm sorry but playing him in midfield is no different to when people wanted Colo there, because he can pass a bit doesn't mean he can play in midfield. People feel in this trap with England and Rooney constantly, there's much more to it than passing ability which is the only reason Mbemba would be considered.

He's pointless considering he can't keep himself fit, if he could then we wouldn't even be discussing it as he'd be worth more money than we could spend.

And that's our fault how? because we are able to sell highly valued players and replace them shouldn't be vindicated, if anything it's the opposite. Never thought i'd see the day where you have people criticising a club from replacing it's best players, it's nonsense is what it is if they don't like it develop their own players and sell them for big money like most championship clubs do. There's no validity to any of it.

We have basically been criticised for having highly valued assets and being able to replace them properly.

Besides it's not like Mitrovic played bad in his role, at the time it was probably the best thing for him.

Couldn't you say the same about Atsu though? not that i'd want Delph as he's not very good IMO but the whole damaged goods thing.

Considering Suarez scored 30+ for Liverpool it really doesn't.

Ronaldo did? I think he got 40 odd goals in one season but it was in all competitions. Not sure. I was under the impression that your first post was just a joke. Erm, nah. What's Suarez's goalscoring ratio, btw? You don't think Ronaldo (who actually scored 23, 42, and 26 goals in England) or Messi (who regularly pisses all over the best English teams) wouldn't score as many goals in the Premier League? You can't be serious? Ronaldo has scored 40 or 50 odd goals consistently in La Liga, no? His stats are certainly better in Spain. Messi? Didn't he "struggle" for goals against English clubs before the last few years? Also, are you not capable of disagreeing with someone without sounding like a total t***? It's almost like as Ronaldo matured as a footballer he got better at scoring goals. You are talking about the two best goalscorers in the world who routinely shit on the best on Europe. They'd shit on the league.

Personally Rafa was forced to be someone he's not in Madrid to please them, i mean against Barca they played without a DM and they were exposed. That isn't Rafa in the slightest and he'll never do that here.

Pretty much the same as comparing Didier Drogba with Kevin Doyle. Hopefully there isn't something like that hidden deep in this forum....

Some nice buildup play from Mitro, class assist from Yedlin and personally i think Darlow should do better for their goal.

Doesn't sound like the best of the performances but we won and I that's all that matters.

Great, was starting to get concerned the longer it stayed at 1-0.

That was fast

After this game, were live every other game until the end of January There's no way that's not gonna be a losing streak. We ain't the Knicks

Don't know why Triggs is saying is so controversial tbh, he's right in the KO stages Payet did fuck all. I don't think Sissoko was particularly good either tbh, but he was probably more impactful to the teams overall result and performances than Payet was in the KO stages. Don't think either were particularly good mind and it's a silly argument, France got to the final pretty much because of good defensive organisation and arguably the best finisher in world football banging in timely goals.

KI

Besides because he's trained doesn't mean he's fit enough to play and play well.