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[San Iker]

Thiago is giving Italy the D.

[El Fenomeno]

Been saying for a while to mates that I think Thiago will probably go to United. He's leaving Barca for regular 1st team football and as far as I can see United are one of the only top clubs that would be able to offer it. Unless he goes to Dortmund to replace Gundogan or summat, which I doubt.

Would be pretty gutted if we missed out on Isco now though.

[Sparked_26]

Rumours have Chelsea selling all our good players and some **** ones (Torres).

Thiago is a top player. Surely, Barca won't get rid of him. Xavi and Iniesta are both getting older.

That Morata is better than Torres.

[El Fenomeno]

Rumours have Chelsea selling all our good players and some **** ones (Torres).

Thiago is a top player. Surely, Barca won't get rid of him. Xavi and Iniesta are both getting older.

That Morata is better than Torres.

He has an 18m release clause for some reason. Not much Barca can do if wants to go.

Not been that impressed with Morata. Decent finisher but his link up play has been a bit crap. Bit like Hernandez.

Seen Illarramendi play a few times now, he's a weird one. Looks like a good DM but he plays nothing like any other young Spanish player I've seen. Bit of a hard bastard.

[Sparked_26]

He has an 18m release clause for some reason. Not much Barca can do if wants to go.

Not been that impressed with Morata. Decent finisher but his link up play has been a bit crap. Bit like Hernandez.

Seen Illarramendi play a few times now, he's a weird one. Looks like a good DM but he plays nothing like any other young Spanish player I've seen. Bit of a hard bastard.

It is hard to tell how good some of 'em really are.

Oriel Romeu was a boss at that level. I think he's done alright for Chelsea when has actually played but he's probably not quite good enough. Especially now he has had a bad knee injury.

[F l i c k e r]

Rumours have Chelsea selling all our good players and some **** ones (Torres).

Thiago is a top player. Surely, Barca won't get rid of him. Xavi and Iniesta are both getting older.

That Morata is better than Torres.

Luiz, Mata, Torres.

I'm not for the idea of Luiz or Mata but I can see why they would be sold. Luiz is counter productive to a deep sitting backline. Mata is quite limited (offensive specialist) and doesn't take any sort or risky pass at all what-so-ever. (Ie: passing into space).

I wouldn't take Morata though. Nothing special.

[Arsene Knows]

Arsenal Barclays Premier League fixtures 2013-14

AUGUST
Sat 17 H Aston Villa
Sat 24 A Fulham
Sat 31 H Tottenham Hotspur

SEPTEMBER
Sat 14 A Sunderland
Sat 21 H Stoke City
Sat 28 A Swansea City

OCTOBER
Sat 5 A West Bromwich Albion
Sat 19 H Norwich City
Sat 26 A Crystal Palace

NOVEMBER
Sat 2 H Liverpool
Sat 9 A Manchester United
Sat 23 H Southampton
Sat 30 A Cardiff City

DECEMBER
Tue 3 H Hull City
Sat 7 H Everton
Sat 14 A Manchester City
Sat 21 H Chelsea
Thu 26 A West Ham United
Sat 28 A Newcastle United

JANUARY
Wed 1 H Cardiff City
Sat 11 A Aston Villa
Sat 18 H Fulham
Tue 28 A Southampton

FEBRUARY
Sat 1 H Crystal Palace
Sat 8 A Liverpool
Tue 11 H Manchester United
Sat 22 H Sunderland

MARCH
Sat 1 A Stoke City
Sat 8 H Swansea City
Sat 15 A Tottenham Hotspur
Sat 22 A Chelsea
Sat 29 H Manchester City

APRIL
Sat 5 A Everton
Sat 12 H West Ham United
Sat 19 A Hull City
Sat 26 H Newcastle United

MAY
Sat 3 H West Bromwich Albion
Sun 11 A Norwich City

Quite happy with that tbh!

We've got a pretty good looking start to the season. No excuses for not hitting the ground running.

Run-in looks nice too.

[Sparked_26]

Luiz, Mata, Torres.

I'm not for the idea of Luiz or Mata but I can see why they would be sold. Luiz is counter productive to a deep sitting backline. Mata is quite limited (offensive specialist) and doesn't take any sort or risky pass at all what-so-ever. (Ie: passing into space).

I wouldn't take Morata though. Nothing special.

I think it is all bull**** regarding Mata.

The rumours originate from Spain and their journalists' anti-Jose agenda. Apparently: 'He's (Mata) fell out with Mourinho.' The bloke has never met him nor spoke to him. Mourinho himself said as much.

Today, the English journo's are saying Mourinho has 'blocked' Mata getting a new deal and a pay rise - lol. That makes no sense on any level.

Either way you can dismiss 95% of speculation about Chelsea: transfer or otherwise. We're one of the the most unpopular teams on the planet and fair game for any old tatty journalism.

[Joe2608]

No way does Mata leave, he can't have possibly fallen out with Mourinho already it's most likely just paper rubbish.

Besides, if he were to go to Barca (the team quoted in the rumours page) then there's not even any room to fit him into the team anyway, especially since Fabregas is 100% staying and they just bought Neymar. As ridiculous as it sounds, because he's one of the best in the Premier League, he wouldn't get into Barca's team.

The only reason for him to move is because he's never 1st choice for Spain. Fabregas got more Spain playing time since his Barca move so it does help but Fabregas doesn't play for Barca as much as he played for Arsenal so you have to make that sacrifice to be part of the national team i think.

But yeah i think that rumour had about as much truth in it as the one that said Barca wanted Torres! Just not gonna happen.

[El Fenomeno]

That overrated youtube bloke looks alright.