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A bit of a late reply, but just seen the message. I don't usually go through Thornton Heath when I go to matches. It's Palace so everywhere should be away friendly. There are a few pubs on the way from Thornton Heath to Selhurst Park, but nothing great. Opposite the station there should be a...

Shaw is good going forward, but his positioning is not great. If Switzerland had been sharper he would have cost us several chances. 2-0 is a very good result, but the performance was not as promising as the scoreline.

I don't think Hazard will ever be Robben's level. Robben's level is not that far off Messi's and Ronaldo's. His problem is that he can never be trusted to be fit. In a one off game I would say Robben is harder to deal with than Ronaldo and not too far off Messi. I have never been De Bruyne's...

Well Hazard almost single handedly dragged Chelsea to the title after January and whilst he is not the best player in the league he is fully deserved the player of the year. Hazard is currently a level above Sterling and De Bruyne at the very least and he also has more potential than either of...

The City squad for me is stronger, but more importantly there is far better balance team in the team. Last season I said City had better players and the better squad, but Chelsea had the better balance and would win the league. This season City have the better players, the better squad and the...

Sometimes you have to overspend to compete the team. Bayern buying Javi Martinez was the perfect example. They overpaid for him, but he was the final piece in the puzzle and with him they would become unstoppable. For Bayern it was worth the price. De Bruyne is probably the best player City...

Exactly. The season will tell how great the transfer window is, but how can you compare a club like us with City when it comes to transfers? Any sensible judgement is based on relatively comparing giving the budget, wages, size of the club, chance of trophies etc with the players they brought to...

Have you got any reasons to suggest it is ludicrous? Even half fit United's problem has not been the midfield. They tend to dominate good possession. Striker is atrocious and attacking midfielders don't do enough. You can question the amount of games he will play, but what has Schweinsteiger...

Surprised to see Januzaj go out on loan. I tend to watch most Dortmund matches, but I don't see why Dortmund would start him if they did not have an option to buy. He is good cover since they have a lot of games and Reus has become injury prone.

I was thinking the same thing. Ironic that Ward got all that criticism, but Sterling got the perfect move. Berahino on the other hand sacked him and now is in a really bad position.

The red card criticism is a fair point since he is a hot head, but he is not exactly exposed in the CL. Bayern are exposed, because of Pep's stupid tactics. Even then he has done well. I don't think any defender can manage defending one on one against Messi from the half line, whilst Neymar and...

I may be a little bit bias, but trying to stay as neutral as possible I think we have had a fantastic window. Arguably the best in the league, but time will tell. Wickham worries me, but Cabaye, Sakho and Mccarthy look like great signings. Bamford is up in the air.

Boateng is easily one of the top 5 defenders in the world and has a record to show for it. You don't do what he has done in the last 4 years without being able to defend. He is also one of the best ball playing defenders out of there. I would say the most underrated centre back out there. The...

For a number of reasons it is an overrated achievement. Still great, but in the last 10 years virtually every international record has fallen: Klose, Villa, Henry, Zlatan, Etoo, Drogba, Keane, RVP, Baros, Kerzhakov etc. More games, easier travel and smaller countries means virtually all these...

Premier League -------------Courtois Zabaleta------Kompany------Koscielny---Kolarov -----------Schweinsteiger------Yaya----- Hazard----------------------------------------Silva -----------Aguer------------Costa Bundesliga ---------Neuer Lahm-------Boateng----Hummels----Alaba...

With all the money the midtable clubs have now it appears they can be more stubborn when it comes to keeping young players. I am not sure this is a good thing. It's best for West Brom, Tottenham and Berahinho for him to go. West Brom under Pulis are always going to be a more defensive team and...

I wouldn't go that far. I would say that in the past United stood alone in financial muscle. Arsenal were good challengers, but they were punching above their weight. Now Chelsea, City and United can all compete on an equal footing. Arsenal have suffered because of this whilst Liverpool are the...

I think this is more down to the boards than the managers. In all 3 occasions Mourinho, Pellegrini and Mancini the managers have understood how important it is not to stand still. Partly due to FFP and partly to the boards taking things for granted they did not improve the first 11 and ended up...

He wasn't injured for all the games he missed. Guardiola loves to heavily rotate his squad. The Bundesliga might be less physically demaning but it is demanding in a different way. Less emphasis on physical strength, but most teams press very high. A lot of teams play the Gegenpress with...

I always thought it was strange how the media made out that him moving to City would be bad for his career when everything pointed to the opposite. 1. Plays in a regular position unlike Liverpool. 2. Has a chance to win trophies unlike Liverpool 3. Earns more money than at Liverpool 4. Has an...