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4 penalties not given, DIDN'T MATA! (found on the interwebs and reposted here)

Goal 1 - Ivanovic finishes after through ball from Hazard (G - Ivanovic, a - Hazard) vs Wigan Goal 2 - Hazard fouled in box. Lampard penalty. (G - Lampard, a - Hazard) vs Wigan Goal 3 - Hazard fouled in box. Lampard penalty. (G - Lampard, a - Hazard) vs Reading Goal 4 - Cahill long range shot. (G - Cahill, a - Hazard) vs Reading Goal 5 - Torres taps in from a square ball/cross from the left wing from Cole. (G - Torres, a - Cole) vs Reading Goal 6 - Hazard runs the length of the pitch and lays it on to Ivanovic for a tap in. (G - Ivanovic, a - Hazard) vs Reading Goal 7 - Torres fouled in box. Hazard scored penalty. (G- Hazard, a - Torres ) vs Newcastle Goal 8 - Torres long range shot after backheel from Hazard. (G - Torres, a - Hazard) vs Newcastle Goal 9 - Cahill smashes the ball into the net after a scramble following a corner. (G - Cahill, - ?) vs Atletico Madrid Goal 10 - Oscar scores a slightly deflected long range goal (G - Oscar) vs Juventus Goal 11 - Oscar scores an individual goal of the year candidate, pokes ball backwards through defenders leg then curls it into the corner (G - Oscar) vs Juventus Goal 12 - Cole puts the ball in after a flick through by Mata. (G - Cole, a - Mata) vs Stoke Goal 13 - Cahill heads in a goal three minutes in (G - Cahill, a - ?) vs Wolves Goal 14 - Bertrand scores after a pass back from Piazon in the area (G - Bertrand, a - Piazon) vs Wolves Goal 15 - Mata exchanges passes with Ramires and Torres and weaves through for a goal (G - Mata) vs Wolves Goal 16 - Romeu scores from the penalty spot on his birthday after Moses is brought down (G - Romeu, a - Moses) vs Wolves Goal 17 - Torres powers a header in from a Mata corner (G - Torres, a - Mata) vs Wolves Goal 18 - Moses scores on a downward header after a cross from Oscar (G - Moses, a Oscar) vs Wolves Goal 19 - Torres bends leg around defender and scores from a Mata free kick (G- Torres, a - Mata) vs Arsenal Goal 20 - Mata free kick takes the slights of flicks from a defender and goes in from a free kick (G - Mata) vs Arsenal Goal 21 - Torres and Lampard combine to set up Mata (G - Mata) vs Nordsjaelland Goal 22 - Luiz scores a free kick screamer from just outside the box (G - Luiz) vs Nordsjaelland Goal 23 - Mata scores on a pretty play with multiple passes (G - Mata) vs Nordsjaelland Goal 24 - Ramires taps in an Oscar cross (G - Ramires, a - Oscar) vs Nordsjaelland Goal 25 - Torres heads in a goal after a Mata flick back to Ivanovic for the cross (G - Torres, a - Ivanovic) vs Norwich Goal 26 - Torres tries a dramatic overhead kick which is blocked but falls to Lampard who volleys it home (G - Lampard) vs Norwich Goal 27 - Mata steals the ball and counter-attacks and threads a beautiful pass to Hazard who slots it home (G - Hazard, a Mata) vs Norwich Goal 28 - Ivanovic volleys the ball home (G - Ivanovic) vs Norwich Top Scorers Torres - 5 Mata - 4 Ivanovic - 3 Lampard - 3 Cahill - 3 Oscar - 2 Hazard - 2 Cole - 1 Luiz - 1 Romeu - 1 Ramires - 1 Moses - 1 Bertrand - 1 Own goals - 0 Top assists Mata - 6 Hazard - 5 Torres - 3 Cole - 2 Oscar - 2 Ivanovic - 1 Lampard - 1 Moses - 1 Piazon - 1

To be honest I don't feel that worried, maybe I should be. But I don't. I felt the same way before the Arsenal game and look how that turned out. Tottenham are more than capable of taking points off of us but we can still beat them.

I'd say we are dreaming. Let's focus on what we got, rather than a wish list

No I think if we beat Man Utd that will be a clincher for us as truest title contenders. Tottenham will be tough away, a draw would suffice in my opinion, losing would be painful. But four points from those matches could be enough to declare us as top threats for the title. With the match against City to lengthen the lead. Of course everything makes sense on paper and thats why we play the matches and thats why we love football. I can't wait for these big games, as much fun as it is to see the short passing against sh*t sides, its the nail biting drama of the big games that I really long for.

This is it, we are into the business end of our first half of the season. Things will be a lot clearer to us all by November.

Brani's rocking a little something something too

What makes a definition of a talisman in football? For years that person was Drogba, much maligned throughout his career he was also one to be known to come through in the big game, generally in cup finals and against the Arse. But now he has left, which brings up the new question who's next? Clearly one of Hazard, Oscar, or Mata seems to be the most likely. But the way Mata has been playing both last year and this year makes me question if he is "the one". Certainly I think the sample base is too small to quite crown him yet, but he certainly seems to be the player most likely to consistently be the thorn in our opponents side. But he is magical enough to declare him so? Or is he more of a consistent provider? Or is it someone else yet?

Besides the obvious, I voted for Hazard. He has been quiet after his superb start and this game brought him back to life. We'll need more than just Mata to been Rottenham and Manure.

I agree. We can't overlook em. United did and look what happened. It'll be twice as tough for us because of the rivalry.

You won't have to wait long. We play United 2 times out of our next four.

Last time we had 19 points from the first 7 we won the Prem, food for thought.

I agree, I don't mind playing "the bad guy". The football we play now might change people's perception of that in the future, but its that former element that we bully our way to wins that puts people off about us in my opinion.

Three good names on blue shirts who all deserved goals thus far

The scary thing will be if the goals don't come early and fast

But will unlikely to start against either Tottenham, Shakhtar, or United upon his return, until the league cup that is.

I won't complain. Though surely Mata deserves a spot in his side with his most recent play. Does Silva supplant him? Surely not.

This whole thing is a sh*t show, we need to get back to playing football and lay all of this to rest.

Its an old article but its also an old argument. Liverpool have been on a downward spiral for some years now and they cannot always live off of their precious history as a means to success. Stop buying sh*t players and hiring sh*t managers and you might be a better club.

Will he play DM? I always had him as a centre back

They really are turning into Man sh*tty

www.footyroom.com http://www.motdgoals.com/2012/10/ucl-highlights-hd720p-02-october-2012/

I agree the sample size is pretty small, but even taking into account Robby's actions last year, it is somewhat of a trend. He has done quite admirably and now he's got some young talent to foster. These next few months to the end of December should give us a proper assessment of what he can achieve.

Aside from the slipups in the Shield and Super Cup, RDM has this team to a 6-2-0 start. Basically we are undefeated in every major competition. Hard to argue with early results like that.

Agree that the two goal slip up could be costly, but the Juve Shakhtar result is irrelevant to the cause. Those 6 points Juve will pick up will likely be the same six we pick up. Our points against the Ukrainian side will determine use going through or not. It's hard to prognosticate what the game away against Juventus will mean, it could be a tough one or it could even be meaningless. But it is one game at a time for now and we need to worry about coming ahead against Shakhtar. Their points are even with ours and they drew Juve as well so we are all on the level now then.