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My only problems with him are: 1) Sticking to a formation that is going down the pan. Also sticking with players who are clearly off form (case being Deco or Ballack) 2) Dumbarse subs, for lack of a better word. I love Belletti as much as anyone on here, but is he really the man we need (especially when you take Joe Cole off...) when we're chasing another goal and Stoch or Di Santo are on the bench? He only fires in those 30-yarders once or twice a year... 3) Refusal to play Drogba and Anelka together. Why? Seriously, why the hell not? From what I've seen they compliment each other and the rest of the team brilliantly. Joe Cole in particular thrived in the one game he got playing with them in a 4-4-2. Now I could live with '2', but the other two are really starting to get on my tits. I don't mean Ranieri-style constant tinkering, but at least show the balls to change things around when they're clearly not working. I don't want him gone (mainly because the alternative is only going to be worse), but I'm losing patience with him fast.

Can we let him get a string of games together before we jump on his back again? No matter what anyone says, the man is an incredible footballer and I still believe him and Anelka can forge a partnership this season... if only that damn muppet Scolari would give them the chance.

For the sake of making a positive prediction, if you need a tie-breaker or something, feel free to change my vote to 2-2.

Here's some footage of Kakuta. Only YouTube, I know, but he still looks like he has pace, bags of skill and the courage to take people on. I have to say his final touch doesn't look all that though after he's beaten the man... a few wayward crosses in that video. A couple of nice finishes as well though!

I'm pretty sure Scolari would still stick Belletti on. Not that I would complain about that, mind you... his finishing is probably better than some of the embarrassing stuff Malouda has unleashed on us this season...

Votes so far: W: 0 D: 1 L: 3 I love the wealth of confidence we have in the team. :D

3-0 Man Ure, I reckon. And the beginning of their surge to an insurmountable lead by the end of February... Unless we raise our game...

I don't know what to say... to be honest any draw is a bad draw and would leave me pessimistic. ¬____¬

To be perfectly honest, I think finishing second right now would be a successful season.

Sorry, I take it all back... ¬____¬

We are an absolute f**king joke all over the pitch. Our attackers have been spurning scores of chances since the beginning of the chances, but now our defence can't even deal with a high ball from a team two divisions below us? Burnley, Spuds, Arsenal, Dippers, West Ham, Everton, Newcastle and Fulham were bad. Very bad. This is just embarrassing. We can't beat a League One team at home. Screw the title. We need serious change and NOW. What can we do though? We're a team of waning and ageing stars with no money...

Giles has to look at the present through blue-tinted glasses as well though, seeing as he's on the official site. :D It was kind of refreshing to read though...

Agreed, but if we're having trouble then we all know who Scolari's going to stick on. :) Unless we're really coasting it, I doubt we'll see Di Santo today.

Haha! Yes! I was about to post that exact same thing. :) No sign of Stoch then ¬____¬

On the official site, columnist Giles Smith posted this:

Yeah, there weren't any streams for either of the League Cup games..

SURELY NOT?

Your basis for this being... And try to pick something that didn't happen 30 years ago... I know that's all you Liverpool fans care about, but still... No, this guy can read and write.

As much as I hate the Dippers and everything Scouse (f**king Beatles...), I think Owen is one of the good'uns. He works hard and is a damn good player without being a cheating little c**t like Stevie GBH or Carjacker...

I just want an excuse to have Belletti in the team ^____^

This, this and this again. I can never thank Abramovich enough for what he's done for us.

Well if we remember what happened the last time we had to tighten the purse strings? :P A little fella called Gronkjaer popped up and got us into the Champions League on the last day against the Dippers, which attracted that tank of a man Roman Abramovich. :D

I would be happy if Stoch got at least half an hour and impressed enough to feature again at a later date. :D

You know, I was actually thinking of doing something like this myself, but after I had about 20-odd MOTM tabs open in my browser, my resolve weakened. I had a feeling Mikel would come out on top though. Does anyone see him as our man of the season?

Apparently we have a point more than we did at this stage last season... And it's not all bad. If Drogba and Anelka pull their act together, we could easily catch up the three points (behind opponents who are renowned for collapsing under pressure). Let's believe, people!