Actually ignore all of what I just wrote. If AVB was still here we'd be in the Europa

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RMCF I'm pretty sure it was all a false allegation started by the newspapers.

If Mikel learns to press like Oscar the our team would benefit infinitely.

What an awful time to be ill. I need fantasy points

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Yes but ffp would have

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He wasn't fully fit cause he was ill

I just hope the rest Mata had was enough to see him through the season if he is to be used in every game just about.

Exactly Obers, some people are just so bloody selfish.

Mata does so much running around he can be excused for not pressing as much. However if all our players pressed as a unit, then each player won't have to press as much, leading to more efficient pressing. I fully expect Torres, Oscar, Hazard and Ramires at the very least to press in all our games.

We miss Mata badly still. He can run games in a way that none of our other players can.
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That's not true. Oscar can run a game just as well as Mata can. We can't let Arsenal dictate things for the whole game, need to put pressure on there midfield 2. Oscar will do this

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Gazza he did it for Brazil against Argentina.

Gazza you don't understand football if you don't think he was ill. He's got better stats than Xavi and Mikel

I just hope RDM continue from the Stoke match with the team selection. Obviously Lampard and Mikel will still be the midfield two at some point. But hopefully it's opened RDM up to playing Rami more in that role.

---------Cech
Ivan --Luiz-- Terry --Cole
--------Mikel ---Lampard--
Oscar ----Mata ---Hazard
-------------Torres
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Mata-----Falcao----- Hulk
Moutinho Romeu Ramires
Cole ---Luiz ---Terry --Ivan
-------------Cech--------------

Well I know which team I'd prefer......

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Do ?

That's because the players still haven't learnt to trust Oscar yet in tight situations and give him the ball more. We were also fine against Juve without Mata. I still think Mata is our 2nd best player, but for this Arsenal game think Oscar is needed with how Arsenal have been playing

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Avb's team would be
Courtois/Unknown portuguese keeper
Bosingwa Luiz Cahill Perriera
Ramires Romeu Moutinho
Hulk Falcao Mata

Gazza you mean like how Argentina have far better players than Arsenal and how the match was more important and stuff?

Obers the second team is better but I'd rather have the first team simply due to the amount of talent available. Essentially the question is would you rather have Falcao, Moutinho and Hulk or Hazard and Oscar?

"Falcao----- Hulk"

50 goals there