Meireles

Just me then
Do we need a hard worker though? Seems we have enough defensively. We need someone creative.

I'd rather get a rejuvenated Joe Cole back for nothing and see how he got on

Glad we got rid!

Ffs why would we want him? He was awful for 32 games last year. Hr had 5 or 6 good games once Kenny took over, but was poor for the rest. He's been poor for Chelsea too. Why would anyone want him? Just because you remember his 3 game goal scoring streak last year?

The whole british mind set makes the whole world laugh....... 'he bottles out of tackles' '3 Lions' implicitly still dreaming about the empire WHILST,

the rest of the world moves on and that's including football. Do you think England's going to win the world cup any time soon? and why not if not.....................i mean British players never bottle out of a tackle ..........pmsl.

Meireles was one of our best players last season, no idea what you lot were watching!

comment by Legendary Red or Dead (U4225)

The whole british mind set makes the whole world laugh....... 'he bottles out of tackles' '3 Lions' implicitly still dreaming about the empire WHILST,
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God knows why you are wittering on about Britain and the empire. The fact is that the player being discussed often pulls out of challenges. I have seen is many times in recent weeks and that is just not on. As a minimum requirement any footballer that is getting paid tens of thousands of pounds per week should be willing to put his foot into a tackle. Im not talking a bone-crunching 50/50 here either. Im talking about the fact that he often turns his back and lets players just waltz past him making no effort to stop them. A approach that cost his team dearly against Napoli. I dont care how talented a skillful a team you have - if they all play like that then you will not win a single game.

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Can you not read? I said I wasn't taking about 50/50 tackles. I'm talking about basic standing tackles and I have seen the lad pull out if them or simply turn his back cos he can't be bothered to make them. That