Re: The Football Chat Thread : Mon Sep 12, 2011 6:33 pm  

Didn't know there was a Manchester derby on tonight? Thought the Monday Night Football match preview is supposed to be about the two teams playing.....

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Mon Sep 12, 2011 6:37 pm  

WireFanatic III wrote:

Didn't know there was a Manchester derby on tonight? Thought the Monday Night Football match preview is supposed to be about the two teams playing.....

What do you expect with Sky?

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Mon Sep 12, 2011 6:42 pm  

100% Wire wrote:

What do you expect with Sky?

True.

They've just said they are going to look into the match in detail and focus on some of the "danger men".

Shouldn't they have already done that by now considering the programme started at 7pm.....

I look forward to watching the build up to the Manchester derby in October when no doubt they will be focusing on Leon Best and Adel Tarrabt.

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Mon Sep 12, 2011 7:45 pm  

We should be 4 - 0 up at least against Newcastle United !!!

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Mon Sep 12, 2011 9:34 pm  

Torres dropped by Spain, then dropped by Chelsea. Now having to answer claims that he's called his team-mates 'slow'. That plus 1 goal in 18 appearances.

Can anyone else see him being shipped off by the end of the year a la Schevchenko?

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Mon Sep 12, 2011 10:59 pm  

Paul HHZ wrote:

Torres dropped by Spain, then dropped by Chelsea. Now having to answer claims that he's called his team-mates 'slow'. That plus 1 goal in 18 appearances.

Can anyone else see him being shipped off by the end of the year a la Schevchenko?

If something doesn't happen to him pretty sharpish I can see him retiring. The way he's playing at the moment he wouldn't get in a top level side. He's a man completely lacking in confidence in both his body and his ability. He has lost that pace and sharpness that made him such a threat in his early days at Liverpool.

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Tue Sep 13, 2011 12:21 am  

After Saturday he's behind Sturridge as well now.

I don't mind him speaking out. I do think he's been awfully mis-used since signing for Chelsea. I think he's correct that too much of our play has been too slow. The service he has received has been minimal. But he's also been way below where he should have been as well.

If we could get £35m for him I think we'd cut our losses. Sturridge's emergence at Bolton has been CFC's only benefit from signing Torres.

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Tue Sep 13, 2011 12:25 am  

Paul HHZ wrote:

Torres dropped by Spain, then dropped by Chelsea. Now having to answer claims that he's called his team-mates 'slow'. That plus 1 goal in 18 appearances.

Can anyone else see him being shipped off by the end of the year a la Schevchenko?

It's a bit strange how far he really has fallen. I'd have said during his highest point at Liverpool that he was one of the best strikers in football, is it his attitude? Is it confidence? Fitness? Liverpool got rid at the right time, Chelsea's gamble has not paid off, and now he's on the bench warming it for Anelka of all people.

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Tue Sep 13, 2011 8:05 am  

Nikaed wrote:

Rooney better than all of them.

Rooney and Hernandez are the best partnership in the PL. The movement from Hernandez is outstanding and his finishing is clinical. Rooney is on fire and looks every inch a world class player again.

So impressed with Jones so far, he will turn into some player.

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Tue Sep 13, 2011 10:48 am  

Lord God Jose Mourinho wrote:

After Saturday he's behind Sturridge as well now.

I don't mind him speaking out. I do think he's been awfully mis-used since signing for Chelsea. I think he's correct that too much of our play has been too slow. The service he has received has been minimal. But he's also been way below where he should have been as well.

If we could get £35m for him I think we'd cut our losses. Sturridge's emergence at Bolton has been CFC's only benefit from signing Torres.

At Liverpool the ball was banged up to him as soon as we recieved it to give him time to run at defenders so he would in effect be creating alot of his own chances. It seems at Chelsea, the midfield are creating the chances for him and he's not putting them away. He's not finished and I'd still back him to score 15 league goals this season. 1 or 2 up until December and then 13 or so when he comes back to Liverpool for £12 million.