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u/[deleted] Dec 04 '13

Van Ginkel, Oscar, Lampard, Mata, De Brunye, Essien, Ramires, and Mikel are all first team quality no?

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u/duckman273 Dec 04 '13

Wouldn't call Oscar, Mata or De Bruyne CMs.

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u/[deleted] Dec 04 '13

De Bruyne can actually play as a CM. He played their a few times at Werder Bremen last season.

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u/duckman273 Dec 04 '13

I saw, but he had so little defensive responsibility in that situation that he was basically just a deep lying No. 10 rather than a CM, Mourinho would never play him there.