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And perfect timing, too. Gives him more than a month to get back to epic Valdes form before Man City.

Woof, 4-2. David Silva has really stepped it up, playing fantastic in the 2nd half. And of course, as soon as we start criticizing Negredo, he has that ridiculous pass to set up Milner for the goal.

Both he and Nasri had a bad match IMO. It's interesting to see how different their attack looks without Aguero. So much less fluid... although Navas coming on helped.

Good point. I could definitely see Milner starting to counter Alves as opposed to coming in late as a sub. Navas just scored, what a run. He's a beast. If they don't start him in this form, they're insane. Great Xavi-esque pass from David Silva to set him up.

Yeah, that was bad. Kompany plays so well most of the time, but he just seems to make one really bone-headed play a match.

They're both currently out, but you're right, they'll both be back within the next couple of weeks. EDIT: And holy cow, Navas is on fire. He just flew by his marker, delivered a pinpoint cross to Nasri arriving late in the box (the kind of run we really have trouble defending), and Nasri hit...

So I was flipping through channels this morning and I saw that the NBC Sports was airing the Man City match against Fulham. It's just past half right now... and this has really been enlightening to watch. They don't look fluid, or particularly comfortable when not in possession, but they are...

That is an awesome wallpaper. Whoever made that, well done.

We need either Dani or Alba to start. We are definitely going to have to have one attacking, pacey fullback. We can't have Montoya and Adriano start, the attack won't be as fluid or dangerous.

Great post, I just wanted to make one comment: we are not better than they are at EVERY position. Kompany is by far the best central defender of the two squads. The rest I pretty much agree with.

Where would I go about finding a way to watch that now? I'd love to watch that for research purposes as well.

Incredible improvement this season. Really has me excited for Neymar-Messi-Alexis to make a run in the CL as long as they remain fresh, keep up the effort they showed against Celtic, and don't get complacent.

If he doesn't make it back for Villarreal, I really hope he's back for Getafe.

I've noticed that, too. There just seems to be a determination about him lately. I really hope it continues.

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This 100 times over. I wonder how long it will take before Tata trusts Bartra when it counts.

With Xavi & Cesc coming off injury (lets not forget that Cesc had a training tweak too) and Iniesta tired because FIFA, there's really no reason not to start Sergi. Especially with only one point being needed. Give Xavi a rest for sure, no need to rush him back. The last thing we need is Xavi...

I suppose. I guess I would just rather have someone on the bench who has the potential to eventually someday be a starter. I would much prefer a young talent with a shot at a future to someone like Mascherano.

Nothing would be better than this. Find a way to keep your best players on the pitch, let them develop chemistry.

:party1: Classy guy, I like it. And I hope what he says is true, we really need to keep him here.