Rumoured Brad Friedel

[Jase 43,479]

Jose Mourinho considers move for Brad Friedel - aged 44

Unsurprisingly, Mourinho is searching for Cech's replacement.

But some of the choices are questionable. Apart from Friedel, Robert Green, John Ruddy, Shay Given and Craig Gordon have been mentioned...

[We Hate Scouse 10,260]

Ruddy or Begovic would be ideal

[nyikolajevics 2,420]

:D

- 44 years old

- former Liverpool and Spurs player

- currently a 3rd choice GK

- not homegrown

- haven't played regularly for years

Top signing it'd be.

[BlueLyon 9,359]

Begovic would be great. Or Ruddy as he is homegrown.

[Bosnian Blue 2,471]

Begovic won't come to sit on the bench, he's one of the best goalies in the league.

[Tomo 21,681]

Given or Freidel would be disastrous, like Schwarzer, both to far over the hill to be number 2 here.

[nyikolajevics 2,420]

Friedel, Given - HUGE NO. This is Chelsea, we won't sign Aston Villas 2nd or Spurs' 3rd GK. They are not HG either.

Begovic - Fantastic player, would love to see him here but he reportedly turned down multiple top clubs because he didn't want to be a benchwarmer. I don't know if he'd change his mind, maybe a fat check will do it.

Green, Gordon - I don't really trust them. They are like Reina: they can present fantastic saves but they flop a lot either.

Ruddy: seems to be a good choice. Decent goallie, Englishman(which is important because we are running out of them), experienced..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ruddy

He has played for 12 clubs! Anelka who?

[lucio 5,371]

He must be part fossilized by now. No thanks

[Amblève. 4,995]

Yeah, Begovic's impossible, you don't even need to think about it. Dude's only behind Courtois, Cech and De Gea in the PL.

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

Diego Lopez

[!Hazard! 3,394]

Tim Howard. He is also a proven goalscorer

[Atlas Lion 1,223]

Jamal Blackman

[nyikolajevics 2,420]

Jamal Blackman

Ross Turnbull

[zolayes 14,489]

BEN FOSTER ...

[OneMoSalah 8,611]

Friedel, Given - HUGE NO. This is Chelsea, we won't sign Aston Villas 2nd or Spurs' 3rd GK. They are not HG either.

Begovic - Fantastic player, would love to see him here but he reportedly turned down multiple top clubs because he didn't want to be a benchwarmer. I don't know if he'd change his mind, maybe a fat check will do it.

Green, Gordon - I don't really trust them. They are like Reina: they can present fantastic saves but they flop a lot either.

Ruddy: seems to be a good choice. Decent goallie, Englishman(which is important because we are running out of them), experienced..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ruddy

He has played for 12 clubs! Anelka who?

Craig Gordon has rarely made a mistake since he came back after 2-3 years out of the game suffering from a major injury except for one against Inter Milan. I would take him as our number 2 if he can maintain his fitness for the rest of this season, no doubt about it he's more than reliable to be a number 2 at a club like Chelsea.

If we are looking for reliable GKs to be number 2 him or Hull's Alan McGregor or even someone like Ben Foster would be a great number 2 and wouldn't cost a lot. John Ruddy is vastly overrated, Green is also overrated. Begovic? Ffs we're dreaming surely if we think he'll come here to play once every 2 months.

[Viper22 2,418]

Ruddy for me. Solid, good (but not so good that he won't be happy not starting - like Begovic), HG, lots of PL experience, English and a nice bloke.

Butland, Bond or Steele might be decent alternatives, albeit all lack PL experience which is crucial.

[nyikolajevics 2,420]

Craig Gordon has rarely made a mistake since he came back after 2-3 years out of the game suffering from a major injury except for one against Inter Milan. I would take him as our number 2 if he can maintain his fitness for the rest of this season, no doubt about it he's more than reliable to be a number 2 at a club like Chelsea.

If we are looking for reliable GKs to be number 2 him or Hull's Alan McGregor or even someone like Ben Foster would be a great number 2 and wouldn't cost a lot. John Ruddy is vastly overrated, Green is also overrated. Begovic? Ffs we're dreaming surely if we think he'll come here to play once every 2 months.

I haven't seen Gordon play for Celtic yet, my opinion is based on his appearances for Sunderland. His rival was a Hungarian goallie(Fülöp Márton) so I followed them and I recall a few mistakes from Gordon and I also remember that he got injured every season for a month or two. That 2-and-a-half-years long break seems to be pretty long too..

He is only 31 but already suffered arm, anlke, knee and tigh injuries, which is a little worrying. I don't want Dr. Biesca to have a new best friend.

http://www.transfermarkt.de/craig-gordon/verletzungen/spieler/12589

McGregor and Foster are fine, I wouldn't mind one of them.

Green is overrated? Who overrates him? I have only heard bad about him and I don't think he is that good either.

One more thing: are McGregor and Gordon homegrown players? I don't know if players are required to play in England or the UK.

[nyikolajevics 2,420]

Ruddy for me. Solid, good (but not so good that he won't be happy not starting - like Begovic), HG, lots of PL experience, English and a nice bloke.

Butland, Bond or Steele might be decent alternatives, albeit all lack PL experience which is crucial.

Butland and Bond are younger than Courtois, I think we should sign a player around 30 with plenty of experience.