The 2011/12 Gary Speed Memorial Thread

[Colly]

Wilkins saying that he's not confident on his left. He could've stopped, laid down and done that comedy schoolyard header thing and still scored.

[MDK]

Someone did that for Peterborough, I think, Andy Clarke perhaps? Not sure.

[Matt]

Positives:

- Created a lot of chances and restricted United to only a few.

- AVB got his three substitutes spot-on.

- Torres scored a good goal.

Negatives:

- The result.

- Inability to convert chances.

- Torres' miss is all that will be remembered/reported/talked about, because the media are fucking tiresome like that.

Based on the fact I've not seen this Torres miss, I'm going to assume it was a bad miss but people are making it out to be worse because "lol, £50m". He's been looking a lot better (from what I've seen) lately and as long as he doesn't let the media pressure get to him, it's only a matter of time before he'll click.

In other news, I'm not looking forward to Tuesday, or more to the point the abuse from all the plastics on Wednesday.

[stokeriño]

It's a horrible miss for any striker, whether worth £1 or £1,000,000,000.

So yeah, if Torres doesn't lose the confidence he's built up over the past couple of games (two assists in midweek and now a goal), all is good. And I just won't bother to read the newspapers ever again.

[Jimmy]

Positives:

- Created a lot of chances and restricted United to only a few.

- AVB got his three substitutes spot-on.

- Torres scored a good goal.

Negatives:

- The result.

- Inability to convert chances.

- Torres' miss is all that will be remembered/reported/talked about, because the media are fucking tiresome like that.

Based on the fact I've not seen this Torres miss, I'm going to assume it was a bad miss but people are making it out to be worse because "lol, £50m". He's been looking a lot better (from what I've seen) lately and as long as he doesn't let the media pressure get to him, it's only a matter of time before he'll click.

In other news, I'm not looking forward to Tuesday, or more to the point the abuse from all the plastics on Wednesday.

Have you been watching Mean Girls lately?

[Berober]

Positives:

- Created a lot of chances and restricted United to only a few.

- AVB got his three substitutes spot-on.

- Torres scored a good goal.

Negatives:

- The result.

- Inability to convert chances.

- Torres' miss is all that will be remembered/reported/talked about, because the media are fucking tiresome like that.

Based on the fact I've not seen this Torres miss, I'm going to assume it was a bad miss but people are making it out to be worse because "lol, £50m". He's been looking a lot better (from what I've seen) lately and as long as he doesn't let the media pressure get to him, it's only a matter of time before he'll click.

In other news, I'm not looking forward to Tuesday, or more to the point the abuse from all the plastics on Wednesday.

Have you been watching Mean Girls lately?

Matt dreams of being Lindsay Lohan every night

[Matt]

Positives:

- Created a lot of chances and restricted United to only a few.

- AVB got his three substitutes spot-on.

- Torres scored a good goal.

Negatives:

- The result.

- Inability to convert chances.

- Torres' miss is all that will be remembered/reported/talked about, because the media are fucking tiresome like that.

Based on the fact I've not seen this Torres miss, I'm going to assume it was a bad miss but people are making it out to be worse because "lol, £50m". He's been looking a lot better (from what I've seen) lately and as long as he doesn't let the media pressure get to him, it's only a matter of time before he'll click.

In other news, I'm not looking forward to Tuesday, or more to the point the abuse from all the plastics on Wednesday.

Have you been watching Mean Girls lately?

Having never watched Mean Girls, I haven't a fucking clue what you're on about.

[Matt]

Positives:

- Created a lot of chances and restricted United to only a few.

- AVB got his three substitutes spot-on.

- Torres scored a good goal.

Negatives:

- The result.

- Inability to convert chances.

- Torres' miss is all that will be remembered/reported/talked about, because the media are fucking tiresome like that.

Based on the fact I've not seen this Torres miss, I'm going to assume it was a bad miss but people are making it out to be worse because "lol, £50m". He's been looking a lot better (from what I've seen) lately and as long as he doesn't let the media pressure get to him, it's only a matter of time before he'll click.

In other news, I'm not looking forward to Tuesday, or more to the point the abuse from all the plastics on Wednesday.

Have you been watching Mean Girls lately?

Matt dreams of being in Lindsay Lohan every night

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[stokeriño]

I'm waiting to see if it's the Torres goal or the Torres miss that gets replayed first.

Oh good, chronology beats sensationalism for...now at least.

[Starvinho]

What a game, really enjoyed it alot. Could have been any score in the end but all that matters is the win. Nani continues to improve, he won us the game today with his magic.

[db07]

[Baddar]

Ouch. I did laugh the moment he missed, but I do feel sorry for the guy. I want him to score loads of goals to shut people up. I hate the idea that strikers are a ''waste of money'' just because they haven't set the league alight with goals. It's only his first full season there, and a lot of Chelsea fans would be happy with his general play.

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

He did really well to get into the position for that miss and also a bit earlier he beat two men stunningly on the edge of the box to get a shot in.

[Summers]

My head was in my hands. Horrible. I do feel for him. He played well and deserved that shot to hit the back of the net. It's not as bad as Rosenthal's, and people are already trying to say it is.

for reference for those who haven't seen it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJBgN-0SvUI&feature=related

Forlan's too, for that matter.

[Summers]

Villa, second one is especially bad.

There's thousands out there just as bad. And not all are players as bad as Iwelumo. Great strikers fluff chances. Torres is just currently the main man to be rubbished in the media.

[Starvinho]

For me Torres had the best game I've seen him play in 18-months yesterday so I refuse to take the piss about the miss. He ran our defenders ragged with his movement and skill, he could have had a hat-trick before that miss. I have no doubts that he's finally finding his best form again and will start to score alot of goals for Chelsea.

[stokeriño]

The guy sitting next to me at work made a joke about the Torres miss today. I just looked at him and said "Really? A Liverpool fan making jokes today? Really?"

[IAceI]

I thought Stoke were meant to have the best fans in the whole wide world? Well, that's what Sky had lead me to believe. I'll be sure to let them both know next time I see them so they can collect their award for best fans ever.

[DavidMarrio]

It's only one game it's our year this year just you watch

In all seriousness yeh it was a shockingly awful miss but he still scored and showed glimpses of the Torres that was running everyone ragged when he was at us. He's had a good week 2 assists against Leverkusen and a goal against United and some good chances created. His runs/movement looked alot better then it did in previous games for Chelsea. I really do think Mata is a great signing and should get the best out of Torres. Just hard for the lad when everyone scrutinizes every game he has and if he doesn't score its back to the usual "TORRES HAS LOST IT" headlines.

[Plubby]

It's amazing that through all the angst and frustration, all Torres needed was a friend.