They are still one of the best teams but Messi obviously is the main man, but just like Liverpool won more without Suarez last year, and Man Utd actually scored more and conceded less the year Ronaldo left teams can cope without one player no matter how important he is. Hopefully he is given time to recover properly because these kind of injuries are no joke.
Walcott needs to go? jeez some fans really are clueless. Not an Arsenal fan but they are on a fantastic run, undefeated in how many away matches in a row since they beat Bayern now? 15 I think. Also to the guy saying Arsenal didn't deserve it, well did Dortmund deserve to beat Arsenal at the Emirates? I still think they will fall short in the league and Europe simply because Giroud is imo not world class, although I do like him as a player and he is much improved since last year he just i...
Both Messi and Ronaldo are simply on another level. We are so lucky to get to see them! It's natural to compare the two best players but what I don't like is when either set of fans disparage the opposite player- if you think Messi is the best, fair enough but you don't have to call Ronaldo 'Cristina' etc, and if you think Ronaldo is the best you don't have to say 'Messi is nothing without Xavi and Iniesta'
Reckon a loss vs Dortmund and win against Man Utd (depending on whether Carrick, Rafael recover in time)
Imo Lahm should win it.
@Koyes how is it insulting to see Bale on the list? insulting to who? he had a great season last year and carried his team (most goals from outside the box in Europes top 5 leagues)
I think this will be the turning point (as long as Nani and Januzaj keep starting) because atm the main culprits with bad form are usually the best players I.e Van Persie and Vidic and I really don't see them being off form for too much longer tbh
Ramsey is immense- tackling, assisting, goal scoring he is becoming one of the best midfielders on the planet. Be honest, how many of us thought he would ever recover from that leg break? his form was horrendous, arsenal fans used to boo him aswell, Wenger really is a genius. That said in last night's match Higuain was a massive miss and I suspect Napoli will have much more to say at home.
Btw we all know about Arsenal's away win record (11 and counting atm) I think it's ...
The problem for me isn't really the results (Because City aren't too far ahead, yet) its more the way we are dropping points. We never really look like we're gonna come back. Do you guys realise that United haven't scored from open play in the league or capital one cup apart from the Swansea game, so that and the Champions league game- Only two games where we haven't relied on a set piece. Imo this is the strongest team De Gea, Rafael, Vidic, Evans, Evra, Valencia, Carrick...
Rooney on this form should be playing up front on his own with Kagawa behind him and Nani should be in the team because he's miles better than both Valencia and Young put together, the only reason they make the team is because they work hard and track back yet yesterday they wouldn't even do that. I think the two wingers lost Man Utd the match, every time they received it they just turned around and passed back. Only Vidic, Evra and Rooney come out with any credit and that's sayin...
On what planet are Welbeck, Giggs and Cleverly better than Hernandez, Nani and Kagawa?! even if the latter are just back from injury. How does Giggs still start? he's a legend yes but my god he needs to take a step back and retire gracefully. He should be coming on at the end of matches not starting and playing 70+ mins. Jesus. Congrats to Liverpool, when they get Suarez back they are in decent shape to really push on this season. Spurs need time to gel, Arsenal are always prone to injuri...
This is a weird one, I'm no Spurs fan but if they get Eriksson and Lamela (who is a total beast, 15 goals at 21 years of age) then they could potentially have won the title if only they managed to convince Bale to stay
Lloris
Walker Vertonghen (Dawson,Chiriches?) Kaboul Rose (Or B.A.E)
Paulinho Dembele (Or Sandro)
Lamela Bale Eriksson
Soldado
That's title winning 11 for me or at least taking the race to the final stages
If he goes for more than 50million r.i.p football basically, fair play to Levy for extracting this much. He's a great player but has had one great season and before that he had a decent season, he is nowhere near Ronaldo's level. I'm thinking fans in Spain will expect him to be better than Ronaldo if Madrid pay more for Bale which will be hilarious because Bale's record really isn't THAT good, he didn't really get near a goal or assist per game whereas Ronaldo gets a g...
Agree, the draw suits Chelsea and tbh it feels like a loss as a United fan since they were there for the taking but we just couldn't create anything.
I just don't understand what's going on with Kagawa :( this is a guy who alongside Lewandowski took apart Bayern and now he can't get a game ahead of Cleverly, Giggs?! Just sad.
I agree Nani is an amazing player on his day, and people are quick to forget he was consistent for one whole season, his confidence only...
@asmith2306- That's not the only reason the PL is more competitive, money is distributed evenly here so even without wealthy owners buying clubs the PL would still be fairer than LA Liga where Madrid and Barca negotiate their own deals and take a massive cut of the money ( and this is still while ignoring Madrid's help from the government)
Completely disagree, the whole reason Real were so angry was precisely because he didn't give cheap free kicks (mainly to Ronaldo)
I thought the ref handled it well really, I mean why blame him when there was diving, kicking, appealing for handballs when there were none, harassing him even when he made the right decision, disgusting behaviour from Real IMO. I think one time the linesman correctly awarded Athletico a throw in and the whole Real bench practically ran onto the pitch :/ Pathetic and I'm glad they lost. Courtious had an amazing game and Falcao's assist was something special
@Nix- Really? Cause I heard Howard Webb changed his name to David.
Fergie is a legend simple as, the hardest thing in football is to rebuild a team, Mourinho has never done it, Rafa hasn't, even Pep left Barca before their cycle of dominance was truly over. His win percentage in the prem is 2nd only to Mou (who started off with unlimited money and a Chelsea team who was already top 4) Fergie took over from 2nd last position and created this massive club. Pure genius, to those say...
Lucky they signed Goetze, look how much they needed him (!) I hate Barca but I still feel people are writing them off too soon, Barca losing away is nothing new, out of the last 16 away knockout matches they've had they only won 3. It's at the Camp Nou where they dominate and turn it around (with the help of the refs sometimes) So yes you can argue Bayern and Madrid are better but that makes Barca third best team, would you really be surprised if they win it next year? I wouldnt, hell...
Yeah, the worrying thing for us is that this isn't the old Gerrard, this one can be quite wasteful but we still need him more than ever- he simply is our most dynamic midfielder. He had one of his badder games yesterday (2nd half, you can maybe put it down to the bobbly pitch) but at the same time looked most likely to assist or score from midfield. I reckon either Milner or Cleverly should have gone off for Ox, it was clear to everyone watching that the goal was coming but like England m...
I think it's the fear factor. England's players are so scared of failing or making a mistake and becoming the villain that they never try anything in a match, everything is rigid and forced and painful to watch. Of course someone will pipe up and say it's not because of fear it's because they're crap but go back and look at the Algeria match from the last World Cup, even Algeria outplayed England simply because they saw a gap and passed through it, saw an opening and tried...