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-----------------Casillas--------------------- Alves---Rodriguez---Marquez--Zambrotta -------------------Diarra--------------------- ---------Iniesta--------------Deco---------- -----------Navas--Eto'o--Messi-------------

Nice dive by van Bronckhorst .

If FIFA continue to delay is it not time we played hardball and went directly to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

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While not been the only thing wrong with this article, this is the easiest bit to prove that it's total b******s.

Seems there might be something in this. Always seen him as a very Hamann like player myself.

James has improved a lot since he left us, and is imo the best english keeper around. However I don't think theres anything in this story. If for any reason Reina did leave then I'd like us to look at Craig Gordon.

b******s is he.

Kuyt has always been an unselfish player, however it looks quite obvious that Rafa is asking him to play a bit deeper than he normally would.

Riquelme hasn't got the mentality to be truley world class and is better suited to having a whole team constructed around him.

Puyol hasn't got a clue about offsides mind.

I can see him finishing top scorer in France this season. Bangoura and Bodmer have eight if Cisse scores at the rate he usually does in ligue 1 he should be in with a decent chance.

Do you mean Palacio? I think its him who's got a passport - quality player too.

Didn't he say the same when our strikers were Cisse,Baros,Ponglle and Mellor?

can't see that helping anyone tbh

If true then he might be proud to be Cameroonian and not want to give up his passport. Eto'o hasn't really lost out by not having one. Maybe if your an average player it will help but a club will sign a quality player regardless.

He can be very good in some games but very very bad in others.

Apparently Capello doesn't think Higuain is ready for the first team and should play in the B team, doubt he will though.

Gago is your typical high quality defensive midfielder from Argentina, strong in the tackle and an excellent distributor, not dissimilar to Mascherano but a bit quicker. Madrid seem to have gone from one extreme to another with defensive midfielders. They had f*** all in terms of quality in that position,now they have Diarra,Emerson and Gago. Playing two defensive players in the middle hasn't gone down well with their fans so i can see one of Emerson/Diarra leaving already. Emerson is getting on so it should be him, but Capello loves him. Diarra is quality but has had a falling out with Capello in the last week. Imo Capello will leave Madrid in the summer regardless of what they win, and could possibly see him going back to Milan and taking Emerson with him. Milan will definitely be looking for a new manager this summer, while the "cuddly loser" Ancelotti will probably get the Valencia job if Sanchez Flores gets the boot.

Barcelona v Atl. Madrid on Sky Sports 2 at 9pm tonight.

indeed, mentioned in another thread, more a Gerrard type box to box midfielder.

Adriano is s*** as ever though.

Bodmer is class, but he's nearer to a Gerrard or perhaps Barton in playing style. He is a bit more direct than Xabi,more mobile etc he can tackle/defend etc but doesn't tend to sit in midfield.

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If we are buying Ipswich strikers i think Danny Haynes looks a better prospect than Billy Clarke.