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barak81 said:
There's a line though, I mean we could continually improve until we have Messi and Ronaldo playing for us in behind Zlatan and Aguero.

I see the point people are making in terms of wanting a foil for Matic but I would say between Luiz and Rami with MVG coming back it's not something we need to be worrying about if you consider that the one position we are really considerably week in is up front.

We could for ever point out were we need to improve but some times we do so at the cost of recognizing what we actually have
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Of course theres a line, but i think it is something that should be addressed. Maybe not even with new players, but with spending more time on the training ground. I think theres a distinct lack of quality passers in the center of our formation. Ramires, Luiz, Matic and Oscar are all prone to misplacing simple passes. Oscar is particularly frustrating as i feel he has the ability to be a better passer if he would focus more.

Of course, every team has weaknesses, and this will probably be ours. I dont see any team in the premier league (apart from maybe arsenal) exposing it though.

 
^ you are absolutely right about the passing. I think Matic is a quality passer(short and midrange) but he needs some time to adapt to the pace of the league. And I do think it is a question of adaptation and not core skill.

Ballack, Makelele and Essien at their prime were able to give those perfect passes. Passes that don't stop the attack but make things happen. We still have Lampard but due to his new position and his lack of pace or quickness of any kind he misplaces a lot of passes.

Mikel is a good passer but we all know what his passes are.

 
Lane said:
Of course theres a line, but i think it is something that should be addressed. Maybe not even with new players, but with spending more time on the training ground. I think theres a distinct lack of quality passers in the center of our formation. Ramires, Luiz, Matic and Oscar are all prone to misplacing simple passes. Oscar is particularly frustrating as i feel he has the ability to be a better passer if he would focus more.

Of course, every team has weaknesses, and this will probably be ours. I dont see any team in the premier league (apart from maybe arsenal) exposing it though.
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Could you argue with the Tempo we play at the easy passes are more likely to go astray. That said I don't really have a problem with the odd pass going array.

I am probably one of Rami's bigger critics on here. I love his effort and endevor and he's clearly an asset but I just wish we could add some compshure to his game. Probably the most guilty player in terms of misplaced passes and getting pushed of the ball at the worst time.

But that said, he's been a key contributor to a team that are top of the league at the moment and if you handed me 50 million for any one player right now it wouldn't be going on a center mid

 
barak81 said:
Could you argue with the Tempo we play at the easy passes are more likely to go astray. That said I don't really have a problem with the odd pass going array.

I am probably one of Rami's bigger critics on here. I love his effort and endevor and he's clearly an asset but I just wish we could add some compshure to his game. Probably the most guilty player in terms of misplaced passes and getting pushed of the ball at the worst time.

But that said, he's been a key contributor to a team that are top of the league at the moment and if you handed me 50 million for any one player right now it wouldn't be going on a center mid
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Agree to an extent with what you say (and tbh I'm probably one of Ramires' biggest critic here too)

If we had 50m it would go to multiple areas tbh not just one. 

 
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I'm more impressed about his defensive works. He seems to be everywhere, wins us back so many balls.

 
In top 20 for february by opta:

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PloKoon13 said:
He has the same rating as Kevin Nolan so we should be careful about how much we read into WhoScored's statistical system...
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Statistics do you no good if you're unable to properly analyse them and find the key numbers which actually do matter. Gathering data and understanding data are two quite distinct things, yet some people who do not realise even this basic truth have started blogging about statistics, trying to interpret them and feeling very hip, but in the end they just dump some random stats with a few irrelevant graphs built on them spiced with hollow banalities or incoherent ramblings (if you, unlike them, do speak at least a little maths). Ok, rant off :)

 
Anyone see him tonight against Ireland? he completely ran the show, truly world class. He and Ivan both played 90 minutes so that's a bit annoying but if he puts in another performance like that on Saturday, he will control the midfield by himself.

 
Bez said:
Anyone see him tonight against Ireland? he completely ran the show, truly world class. He and Ivan both played 90 minutes so that's a bit annoying but if he puts in another performance like that on Saturday, he will control the midfield by himself.
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Absolutely fantastic signing this boy. He is what I hoped Mikel would become oh so many years ago. Superb defensively and keeps the side ticking under most circumstances.

 
venom2011 said:
Absolutely fantastic signing this boy. He is what I hoped Mikel would become oh so many years ago. Superb defensively and keeps the side ticking under most circumstances.
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I hoped Mikel would become a silky Number 10 like he was supposed to be when we brought him

 
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