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As a Utd fan I can't think of many Prem forwards I'd swap him for.
And, we're off.....2016/17
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ColchesterFC
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Lukaku?
Costa?
Kane?
Sanchez?
Aguero?
Giroud?
OK, the last one isn't a serious suggestion but would be interested if you'd take any of the others if you were offered a straight swap deal.
fundy
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fundy
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football showing how far behind the times it is with video replays again I see as Crouch punches one home
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Arsenal doing ok at Stoke though. 4 goals to 1 dirty one. I would take that today. Why have they not played like this all season?
fundy
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eyes on the prize, 4th place to play for now!!!!!
davemc1
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Yous can pack in get results like the ones you've got in the past week! forth is back up for grabs
Have arsenal not done this for a few years now? A bit like the golfer who comes with a run in the fourth round. Never threatening to actually win but the pressure is off and so they can turn it on. If Liverpool don't beat west ham I can see arsenal pinching 4th, their last two games are simple.
My mate made that comparison a few weeks ago. Just the other way around. Comparing kuchar to Arsenal.
In regards to Mourinho and improving players. Considering what he has won, and how he has generally done better with a club than his predecessor, I'd imagine he must improve quite a few of the squad.
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Any Chelsea fans worried about the lack of English or British players in that EPL winning side? Cahill's about it and he's 31 I think. Can a top manager like Conte even think about bringing through anyone from the youth side these days or is it always going to be buy buy buy to win?
Spurs have a good amount of home grown players but that's about it of the top 6.
Has been thus for years but not going to help international side aims/goals.
When Celtic and Rangers made both main European club comp finals in 1967 all 22 or so who played came form wthin 11 miles of centre of Glasgow.
Suppose I'm asking do Chelsea FC actually represent the area of London they're from? With JT leaving that last London link is gone.
Spurs have a good amount of home grown players but that's about it of the top 6.
Has been thus for years but not going to help international side aims/goals.
When Celtic and Rangers made both main European club comp finals in 1967 all 22 or so who played came form wthin 11 miles of centre of Glasgow.
Suppose I'm asking do Chelsea FC actually represent the area of London they're from? With JT leaving that last London link is gone.
Pin-seeker
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He will never be better than at least 4 of the players on that list
Pin-seeker
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I'd be more worried if players like Smalling,Jones,Walcott,lellana & Henderson were making the team tbh.
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It's nothing new though, the Liverpool team that beat Everton in the 86 Cup Final didn't have one scouser in the first 11, they dominated English and European Football during that period and had scousers in the squad, but managers play their best 11.
Chelsea have got local lads in their squad, but the priority for all clubs is winning, not how close to the ground the players were born.
It'll be a mixture of developed and bought players for every team, but not even all the academy players are local.
Maxfli, you can bring players through, blood one at a time and let them settle in. That's down to the manager though. Chelsea keep winning youth cups but never bring anyone through. I'd like to see if Conte could change that. I don't expect him to play 4 kids at once but surely they must have someone worth playing. If they don't then what the heck is their academy about and who is running it? I do think it is important that you have some English players in the team and a local is even better. It certainly matters to fans.
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Based on what my own eyes tell me,
rather than listening to the so called experts over hyping him because he's young and English.
I stand to be corrected tho.
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How did West Ham not score then....
Well that's pretty much secured 4th place for Liverpool as I can't see them not getting a result against relegated Boro.
I didn't think they'd hold out, they've enjoyed some good fortune but it's a results based league and so the table doesn't lie.
Tough gig for Utd later unless Spurs chuck in the towel now the race is over, otherwise it's 6th place for them and 5th for Arsenal who can't move anywhere with nailed on results going against them above.
Oh well, lets all look on the bright side, Wenger will be staying for another season at least, or until he gets them back into the CL and then he'll move on 😜 could be longer than 1 season 😂
I didn't think they'd hold out, they've enjoyed some good fortune but it's a results based league and so the table doesn't lie.
Tough gig for Utd later unless Spurs chuck in the towel now the race is over, otherwise it's 6th place for them and 5th for Arsenal who can't move anywhere with nailed on results going against them above.
Oh well, lets all look on the bright side, Wenger will be staying for another season at least, or until he gets them back into the CL and then he'll move on 😜 could be longer than 1 season 😂
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