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Neymar, Kroos, Hazard, Coutinho . . .

I remember the penalty as well Theres no way his 50 minutes on the pitch can offset the idiotic tackle that handed barca an easy win

ffs why are you obsessed with using AMs as strikers?!

I dont think City will finish the match with 11 players. Although considering theyre playing against Brca its not much of a prediction

How can you say he was one of their best players when he was sent off and fouled messi for the penalty? Sure, Kompany made the initial mistake by not holding the line but then demichelis just made it worse

And btw, I dont appreaciate you putting words in my mouth like this and trying to make me look like Im some simpleton. I never said we should sell him because he hasnt scored enough goals.

He was great. Holding up play, closing down defenders, linked up well with the midfielders . . .

Pogba wants to leave Juventus, that much is clear. Kroos wants wages to match those of Gotze, so thats 120k. I dont think thats unreasable at all for a player of Kroos' quality. You get what you pay for and thats why Oscar is on 40k. Why doesnt it make sense? I dont rate Oscar. I think there are plenty of players who are better than him. If he should be sold, then we ought to get a replacement. I honestly dont know whats so senseless about that. We may have a good spine, but i dont think Oscar is a part of that spine. As i already said, i think hes entirely replacable and we dont rely on him at all. Theres zero guarantee that a player could come in our team and improve us? Does that mean we shouldnt sign anyone?

Everybody else doesnt do it

Kroos or Pogba and play a 4-3-3 ----------------Matic Pogba/Kroos-----Rami/van ginkel

The same can be also said about Negredo. I know this will come as a surprise to many, but he has just 9 league goals from 24 starts. Thats really nothing to brag about, especially considering how prolific Man City are

Well Costa is a diver and every match he looks like hes hell bent in riling up the opposition defenders, so i understand the d**khead tag But as i already said, hes by far the best option and could be leading the line for us for the next 5-6 years

Well, yeah he is a bit of a d**khead, but hed be our d**khead The guy is perfectly suited for us. Roman, just put the 32 million on the table and be done with it.

I think his first goal is better. Look at how far he had to stretch to get on the end of it, and it still wasnt a simple tap in http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ovk1T1C1QKc

Also, im not sure if his defensive ability would translate well to the CM position. People see him win balls high up the pitch and automatically assume hed do well at CM, but what they dont seem to notice is how many times he rushes into the tackle and just gets taken out of play. He never tries to contain. Im not disregarding the possibility of Mourinho instructing him to go all in when trying to win the ball, because hed still have Rami and Matic behind him in case he fails. But im still on the fence whether hed be able to handle playing as a CM.

You cant really hold Chelsea and Arsenal to the same standard. To a team of Arsenals ambitions and ability, scoring at the Allianz Arena is a real achievement.

Mata clearly wasnt the right kind of player for Mourinhos tactics. Even before Mourinho came back, whenever we would play a stronger team, our team would look so disjointed with Mata. So i have no qualms with selling him. As far as Oscar goes, ive had doubts about him even last season. I said his goals would dry up, and they did, and when hes not scoring goals, hes offering nothing in attack. People give Rami sh*t about his passing, but not only is he a better passer than Oscar, hes also sending trough balls and trying to make things happen. I think hes a great lad, and has a great attitude, but i will be very surprised if he ends up justifying the faith put into him.

I think hed do well at Chelsea. He may not have perfect technique but he makes up for it with great attitude. I see no better option than him at the moment.

Theres absolutely nothing harsh in my post.

Costa makes it 4-1

Costas 2nd goal

I really wish people would stop misspelling Atletico Theres Atletico Madrid and Athletic BIlbao

Oh dear, Mandzukic

And mandzukic misses an absolute sitter