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Moses and Mikel both scored against Liberia to take Nigeria to ACON... On a side note that means that Mikel will be unavailable in January which should hopefully mean that we will be buying a midfielder in the January Transfer window
 
Alcaraz said:
Moses and Mikel both scored against Liberia to take Nigeria to ACON... On a side note that means that Mikel will be unavailable in January which should hopefully mean that we will be buying a midfielder in the January Transfer window
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Not necessarily. We have Romeu and Ramires who can play there in the pivot.
 
Nick Chelsea said:
Not necessarily. We have Romeu and Ramires who can play there in the pivot.
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Lampard, Ramires and Romeu. 3 players for 2 positions is very light and none of then are really capable of playin the sole destroyer in a double pivot
 
Alcaraz said:
Moses and Mikel both scored against Liberia to take Nigeria to ACON... On a side note that means that Mikel will be unavailable in January which should hopefully mean that we will be buying a midfielder in the January Transfer window
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I'd trust Romeu in that role 100%.
 
Worked out roughly if Nigeria go all the way Mikel and Moses would miss games against Arsenal, Reading, Newcastle and Wigan and an FA Cup 4th round tie if we are to be in the draw.
 
The fact of the matter is that we still need a midfielder in January if we are to truly unlock the potential of our attacking unit.
 
So apparently we are in for Brazilian midfielder Paulinho from Corinthians in January and we are going to subsidize that move by selling Malouda. Don't know much about him except that he is a midfielder. Does anyone know if he can play in a double pivot and if yes, what role would he fulfill?
 
Alcaraz said:
So apparently we are in for Brazilian midfielder Paulinho from Corinthians in January and we are going to subsidize that move by selling Malouda. Don't know much about him except that he is a midfielder. Does anyone know if he can play in a double pivot and if yes, what role would he fulfill?
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Something like M'Vila I'd say.
 
Alcaraz said:
So apparently we are in for Brazilian midfielder Paulinho from Corinthians in January and we are going to subsidize that move by selling Malouda. Don't know much about him except that he is a midfielder. Does anyone know if he can play in a double pivot and if yes, what role would he fulfill?
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You miss the fact that Malouda has no intention of leaving though.
 
Oscar the heir to Kaka's Throne
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The king is not dead: after two and half years, Kaka is back in the Brazilian national team, having being recalled for the October friendlies agains Iraq and Japan.

But on his return, he found a couple of eager princes waiting on the wings.


Neymar is the twinkle-toed pin-up, commanding the interest of a range of sponsors who once were lining up to lure the 2007 World Player of the Year to their marketing strategies. But it was Oscar, the heir, that seemed to have caught Kaka¹s attention.

Even though one would not expect the Real Madrid midfielder to arrive back at the Selecao with anything less than a diplomatic tone, his handling of the crown to Chelsea's mercurial Brazilian was still baffling. "Oscar has got a brilliant future and he's got everything to fly high. He's the selecao number 10 now and I am quite happy to see him settling so well at Chelsea and the Premier League," said Kaka, seeming unfazed by relinquishing the shirt that once belonged to him.

Needless to say, the comment was enough to make Oscar look even more like a rabbit facing the headlights and his press encounters during the nine-day trip to Sweden and Poland (Brazil are a displaced side theses days) turned into whispering affairs. Oscar is definitely surprised by his start for club and country.

"It all happened really fast and sometimes I have to kind of breath a bit and try not to reflect too much about what's going on," Oscar explained.

Fortunately, it his mediatic side that suffers from shyness. On the pitch, Oscar has been everything but introspective. Since joining the Blues at the beginning of the season, he has clocked nine appearances, proving wrong the experts who foresaw a timid start, especially when he was far from the only signing made by the London club this summer.

Apart from breaking into the first team, he has also crowned his start with a couple of goals, including THAT lob against the Gigi Buffon against Juventus in the Champions League.

"I was obviously really glad to help Chelsea and to be called up to my national team regularly. I just don't think it's time to keep daydreaming, because both the club and international environments are very competitive and you need to keep working hard. Having said that, it's a privilege to be playing alongside so many gifted footballers. To be alongside Kaka in the Selecao is even more special. I used to worship the bloke and now have the chance to hang around with him," admitted the 21-year old.

It's a curious turn of events. When Oscar joined the academy ranks of Sao Paulo Football Club, Kaka, another product of the team¹s youth system, had already departed to AC Milan, having spent only 18 months in the adult side. Still, he left an impression strong enough that the newcomer's dribbling and vertical style of play immediately earned him the nickname 'Little Kaka'.

Like his idol, Oscar would have a short career at the top level for the club: after playing merely 11 games, he requested a transfer to Southern Brazilian side International, with his agent claiming Sao Paulo had voided the players contract by paying his less than stated in the document.

He moved in 2010 but Sao Paulo retaliated with a legal move: an ugly court case resulted in Oscar being out of football for 52 weeks. Eyebrows were raised when he got the call up for a series of Brazillian friendlies and was handed a starting place by coach Mano Menezes. Jaws dropped when Oscar handled the responsibility like a veteran and commanded a dismantling of Denmark in Hamburg and then featured proeminently in games against USA, Mexico and Argentina.

Chelsea's interest wasn't a surprise at all. Few other clubs would offer the structure and a Brazilian brotherhood (his Selecao team mates David Luiz and Ramires) to help the adaptation process.

"He's not only showing a lot of maturity. What amazes me is that Oscar is a remarkably intelligent player. His reading of the game situations is uncanny," says a more than smitten Menezes, the Brazil coach.

For years, Chelsea dreamed of a top-form Kaka, who once was also described by a then Stamford Bridge-based Jose Mourinho as the Brazilian player he'd always love to sign. Literally, they might have got hold of the next best thing.
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That's kind of stupid that he could play those matches after he was banned four games then not even appeal. Kind of like a slap in the face.
 
Well he is not going to be playing 4 games now as well so what's the difference. Also the 4 games he is not playing now are significantly more tougher than the ones he would have missed if he had accepted his ban 2 weeks earlier
 
"To be alongside Kaka in the Selecao is even more special. I used to worship the bloke and now have the chance to hang around with him," admitted the 21-year old.

Ahahahaha. Surely a translator was a bit creative there :p

That bloke Kaka is still class :)
 
Which is even more stupid on his part seeing as he is missing huge matches for Chelsea.
 
It's not as simple as having a verdict passed today and agreeing to appeal tommorow. Lawyers have to be consulted on whether they are legitimate grounds for an appeal. Then Lawyers have to study the case and decide what's the chance of winning an appeal Then Terry has to take a decision based on the findings of his chosen lawyers whether to appeal or not. All of which takes time and thus why the FA give two weeks for one to decide
 
Alcaraz said:
It's not as simple as having a verdict passed today and agreeing to appeal tommorow. Lawyers have to be consulted on whether they are legitimate grounds for an appeal. Then Lawyers have to study the case and decide what's the chance of winning an appeal Then Terry has to take a decision based on the findings of his chosen lawyers whether to appeal or not. All of which takes time and thus why the FA give two weeks for one to decide
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Agreed and understandable, but what ****** a lot of people off was this belligerence about his position being made untenable etc, as if he has been pushed out. As many people pointed out, by the FA's own ruling on evidence he didnt have a leg to stand on. Should "fronted up (like he often says he is fond of), and he would have admitted it earlier and not missed such tough games. Chelsea are not going to sanction him.

Also Cole fined 90k. What? Sorry this is wrong, switch Cole and Ferdinand's fines round.
 
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