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• I disagree. Completely. He isn’t a defensive midfielder. So his comparisons with Makalele are unfounded. Passing isn’t his strength either. He’s an Essien mould powerful bull of a midfielder who can surge ahead with the ball destroying the opposition midfielders on the way. Like Yaya Toure. He’s being played out of position at a place where tackling is important. That’s a mistake.

• totally agrre with this article-Ramires needs to improve his tackling, passing and shooting drastically if he is to stay a regular-so far his been very lucky to be chosen so many times ahead of more talented players.

• I love Ramires , love his work ethic and passion ( are you reading this Fernando ! ) one of the first names on the team-sheet for me, and scorer of many important goals . Unfortunate in the sendings-off as in the modern game you just can`t tackle hard but fair anymore !

• Put him out on the wide, were he can gallop down the wing, beat players on a breakaway and finish beautifully. Ramires isn’t a holding midfielder. Time to use his athleticism.

• All the comments here are good and valid, and they certainly reveal one thing: an ongoing dilemma about where to play Ramires. Perhaps he is a victim of his own versatility. He could play wide, but Hazard, Willian, and Schurrle are ahead of him in that position. He could play as an attacking midfielder, but Mata, Oscar, and de Bruyne are presumably the first picks there, while Mikel, Van Ginkel, and Essien seem more natural holding players.

  • I believe John Terry was booed at Celtic Park today at Stan Petrovs charity match by a minority .We know John is a big Celtic fan so apologies from the great Celtic support this is not what we are about nor was the day.
    Thanks JT for coming up to Glasgow and supporting Stan .

    • Its great Mark that JT supported Petrov`s cause at Celtic , but really he should still have been leading England out this week !
      Fair play though to JT ,he`s our legend, if not the rest of the country !!

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