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Swansea throw up some interesting results.
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Thats what i dont get you watch them week in week out know the stats etc letting both them go (id forgot about Sturridge tbh) but keeping the misfiring Torres makes no sense to me. And yes he may have had a good 30 minutes or so the other day before bitch slapping Vertonghenbut for me its to little effort to late. Im not a Chelsea hater by any means and i love seeing top players in the Premiership even the likes of Aguero and Suarez etc but for me he has been a waste of cash.
Ah, Torres! A difficult one to be sure! Frustrating spell with us - I am hoping that with Jose at the helm that he will finally come good. If we solve our width issues and manage to convert pretty football to balls at Torres's feet then maybe he will! We shall see - last chance saloon for the lad though.
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Re Sturridge/Lukaku. Sturridge struggled with us playing into a packed box. Lukaku struggled with us playing into a packed box plus looked frigging lazy at times just ambling about, not tracking back quickly (if at all). Demba Ba struggles playing into a packed box. Sometimes strikers play well in teams that are afforded a lot of space in the opposition box but not when it is packed. Teams set up very differently against top sides and can be very hard work to break down as you know.
I think Sturridge may well be 'one that got away) in the long-term. Lukaku has huge potential and may well become Drogba-esque but equally could fizzle out. Ba needs off-loading asap.
Let's see in say 5 years time if Sturridge and Lukaku have really cut the mustard by playing in the CL and putting a good few past the top clubs rather than getting too excited now.
mark st1
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Ba is terrible imo Lukaku though no excuses for me ! you have some of the best wide providers in Mata Hazard Oscar Ramires even. And Lukaku is a born poacher and also strong as an ox. I thought the comparison between him and Drogba was a bit of a joke in the build up to this season im believing it more and more each week.
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Just back from the Amex tonight after a 1-1 draw with sheffield wednesday...pretty uneventful game and we grabbed a late equalizer to save the day. Their keeper behaved like a mouthy brat from where i was sitting
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Can't these prediction posts have their own thread?
Dayvo
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Can't they be sent to the games section? That is, basically, what it is.
Dayvo
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Err, just checking! 
Carry on as you were.
Carry on as you were.
on the road
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No need to be all high and mighty, come down off your high horse.
mark st1
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I would but the mods would probably delete it.Maybe start a football thread or something
on the road
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It's a shame that the mods have allowed this thread to be hijacked by the gamesters.
