Ramires

[antonnn]

So Ramires is better than all of the midfielders you have on BOTH teams other than Alonso. I'll hold my opinion on Sahin until he's proven himself or flopped for Madrid.

 

[Dinho]

Don't be silly. Madrid's team is much better.


lol


Alonso, Sahin and Sami are much better.

Khedira has been shite at Real Madrid. Lass is better than him.

 

[RedMadridista]

So Ramires is better than all of the midfielders you have on BOTH teams other than Alonso. I'll hold my opinion on Sahin until he's proven himself or flopped for Madrid.

Haha.

Nah.. Sahin's better.

 

[RedMadridista]

Khedira has been shite at Real Madrid. Lass is better than him.

Sami could get in United's first 11.

 

[Dinho]

Sami could get in United's first 11.

Carrick > Khedira
Jones > Khedira

 

[RedMadridista]

Carrick > Khedira
Jones > Khedira

Seeing as I'm the BIGGEST United fan on here.. Sami shits all over Carrick. Jones is a defender.

Carrick's shit. let's not be deluded now, pal.

Sami is a much better defensive player than Carrick. Carrick's better at passing. He's not good enough for United now. Get. over. it.

 

[antonnn]

Khedira getting into United's XI given how shit their midfielders are isn't exactly talking him up well.

 

[RedMadridista]

Khedira getting into United's XI given how shit their midfielders are isn't exactly talking him up well.

He's a very good player. He could get in Chelsea's first 11 as well.

Better than fat Frank, Josh and Mikel.

 

[Dinho]

Seeing as I'm the BIGGEST United fan on here.. Sami shits all over Carrick. Jones is a defender.

Carrick's shit. let's not be deluded now, pal.

Carrick is a class act and is underrated by fools. If his name was Carricko, the media would be fapping over him.

Jones can play in any position and excel at it. 2 goals in 3 games from midfield. More than Sami has scored in 18 months with Real Madrid.

 

[RedMadridista]

Carrick is a class act and is underrated by fools. If his name was Carricko, the media would be fapping over him.

Jones can play in any position and excel at it. 2 goals in 3 games from midfield. More than Sami has scored in 18 months with Real Madrid.

Deluded.

How's he underrated? I'm guessing you're a user on RedCafe... lulz u so rite. Carrick can get in any team in the world. Get a grip. He's shit. United's best midfielder is Fletcher... and he's out now. United should sell the junk (Carrick and Gibson) and buy some top, top players.

 

[Dinho]

Deluded.

How's he underrated? I'm guessing you're a user on RedCafe... lulz u so rite. Carrick can get in any team in the world. Get a grip. He's shit. United's best midfielder is Fletcher... and he's out now. United should sell the junk (Carrick and Gibson) and buy some top, top players.

Nope, not on a RedCafe. Carrick is a very good player. He needs a creative player beside him. Cleverley and him will work well together.

Class act.

 

[RedMadridista]

Even I would look better than Messi on YouTube. Carrick can't even get in the top 5 teams in the PL. He's shit. Are you on Red Issue?

 

[antonnn]

Fresh-faced Ramires Chelsea’s new hero
By Elliot Lodge, 2 May 2012 Elliot Lodge is a Roar Rookie

The football world rightfully lauded Frank Lampard; the tireless trainer who continues to define the image of spirit and determination.

They praised the efforts of Didier Drogba; the old warhorse of the bygone era of Chelsea Football Club, for his destructive efforts in terrorising European defences.

But one man’s efforts have also not gone unnoticed, as the nimble Ramires gives Chelsea a taste of the new, as the old guard prepares for its last hurrah.

It’s a paradox of sorts, to be frank, as Lampard and Drogba typify the fight of an admittedly aging Chelsea side, that the fresh-faced Ramires, reflecting a carefree attitude, has perhaps been Chelsea’s most influential figure in this thrilling European journey.

His goofy smile reveals his braces, which immediately projects his youthfulness, but there was a moment last Tuesday evening, in that glorious night in Barcelona, where Chelsea fans glimpsed the Ramires of the future.

Following yet another lung-busting run before that exquisite chip over Victor Valdes, he looked skywards to the pocket of travelling Blues fans at Nou Camp, and pecked the Chelsea badge. It was a signal that he was a Chelsea player, and he was here to stay.

Of course, being Brazilian, a little samba dancing would accompany his celebration. However, in many ways Ramires has succeeded in breaking away from the typical Brazilian, Premier League mold.

The failures before him have been ravaged by the inability to physically confront the challenge, and often plagued by their temperamental tendencies.

The Blue Kenyan, as he is more affectionately known, bases his game off work ethic and consistency. Against Barcelona, as with almost every Premier League match, Ramires’ job is to simply be everywhere. He is a harrier in defence, unsettling the opposition playmakers, before busting forward to provide options for the pass.

His game is not yet complete, his finishing could do with some work, and sometimes he is a bit heavy on his first touch in close spaces, but he is improving in both areas.

After all, in these days of being a fan favourite at the bridge, it is easy to forget the difficulties he faced in his first season of English football.

His incredibly slight figure seemed easy to bully for opposition defenders, and he often seemed to struggle to read the fast pace of the English game, more accustomed to the slow build-up of many continental European competitions.

So what he has achieved since is all the more remarkable. Of the four Chelsea players suspended for their Champions League date with Munich on May 19, it could be argued that the absence of Ramires surpasses that of captain John Terry in terms of importance, such is his rise among the Chelsea ranks.

In fact, in the eight Premier League matches he has missed, Chelsea have won just one, that a lucky victory over Wigan not long ago.

Still, with the race for fourth going down to the wire, the Brazilian international is vital in Chelsea’s hopes of guaranteeing UEFA Champions League football next season. The visit of Newcastle is followed by a trip to Liverpool, with the FA Cup final sandwiched in between.

His admirers are becoming plentiful. Roberto Di Matteo, the architect of this stunning Chelsea turnaround knows the importance of Ramires to his side, but still, he cannot gain a place in a Brazil side, despite the local media pleading for his inclusion.

The former Brazil coach Dunga held the midfielder in such high esteem that he maintains that had Ramires not been absent through suspension in their World Cup quarter final against Germany, the result would’ve been very different.

And so, parallels are obviously drawn to the Champions League final in just under three weeks time. Ramires will be missing, and Chelsea fans just hope that, like Dunga, Di Matteo isn’t left to rue a petty yellow card for his man in Barcelona.

In a season of ups and downs for the Blues, Ramires has been a story of consistency throughout.

At the Bridge this week, Chelsea fans sang, ‘We need a song for Ramires’. Indeed they do.

All hail the Chelsea old guard, but don’t forget about the diminutive Brazilian, Chelsea’s player of the year.

People laughed at me when I said he'd be better than Essien when he was at his best. God damn it Ramires is about 25 and he's probably at, or very close to Essien's best level already and he can still improve A LOT more. Head and shoulders my favourite player. I don't even give a shit that Terry is out for the final, nor do I care all that much about Ivanovic or Meireles being missing, but losing Ramires is like losing 3 players. Absolutely and utterly shattered he's not playing.

And MEGALOLS at him not making Brazil's starting XI despite being one of their 5 best players.

 

[Raed]

Fantastic player but the criticism was due to his mistakes in spreading himself too thin. At one point he was just an explosion of emotion on the field, overwhelmed in defense, excited in offense. He is probably a lot calmer now but if he is to make the Brasil midfield again, he needs to improve his passing but that finish over Valdes, my god...

 

[antonnn]

Yeah his passing and touch are a lot better than before. Brazil have silly standards though, not everyone in the team has to be an excellent passer... He makes up for his lack of awesome Brazilian passing ability with everything else he brings to the table, not to mention his finishing has improved. He's got about 9 or 10 goals this season and he turns up strong in pretty much every important game we have. He was monstrous against Barcelona either as a wide midfielder or a fullback(when Terry was sent off).