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someone really f'd up re-signing this guy. going nowhere fast. best part will be signing another big money player and falling on face again under this manager.

Mourinho, Ivanovic and weakness in centre midfield. same old Chelsea-too-slow.

time for Varane.

Matic versus MacArthur, Cabaye, Mutch/Jedinak. Our AMs will be defending more than attacking, I suppose. Ready for a disappointing match?

this is nuts. Chelsea better get a couple players in because we're winning nothing this season if no one comes. Still might be a bad season if one of our fullbacks gets injured.

center midfielder/right back that seems an interesting future prospect: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabinho_(footballer,_born_1993) Versatility, strength, height, pace, workrate, good passing from deep with his fullback experience. Keep an eye on this guy.

no woman's ass is worth that much; there are too many. only way that calculation works is if ~1/10000 women was average weight and the rest were overweight/underweight. getting harder to find the average weight person nowadays in developed countries though.

I'm glad we got a no-frills skill player like Pedro. Our Ryan Giggs of sorts, IMO. I prefer Koke myself, but I've been asking all summer what other players are good possibilities (assuming Koke and Pogba are NOT coming) and there haven't been many responses. Schneiderlin, Witsel, Gundogan.... personally, I rate MacArthur and McCarthy higher than all of the Chelsea players for CM aside from Matic, but I'm hoping that Loftus-Cheek gets plenty of playtime this year too.

I didn't see a season in which the Chelsea centre MF was clearly dominant. I saw a season in which other top clubs fell short and a bunch of matches wherein Chelsea defended well. Chelsea dominating the centre of the park last season? That wasn't notable, but I do remember Chelsea getting dominated more than a few times in the centre last season.

sounds like Schneiderlin would have fit the bill. IDK who would be an alternative right now. It does seem to me that Pogba is better suited to be the more advanced of a three-man centre midfield, but I've also not watched him play enough during his Juve days.

What CM would you like to see in blue? I keep wondering what plan B is because our CM is weak compared to other "top clubs" in Europe and even in the Prem.

I don't think Smalling will need any babysitting ITF. Looks like he will become a solid defender IMO.

I understand this is a difficult time for #EFC Fans but I have to do what's best for my career. Thanks for everything.

LOL. sliiiiiiide! sounds like this will happen and I have to say it's good news. Hopefully he becomes a solid defender for us with time. Looks to me like Chris Smalling and Stones have the potential to be the top CBs for England.

this story --as it's being reported is painting a really absurd picture. Chelsea staff are running around like a collective chicken with its head cut off, trying to sign one guy? I want to know who lit the fire, really. Surely there are alternatives. I know one just went to Manchester United (Schneiderlin). Hopefully CFC have some alts in mind FFS. I can't believe Pogburr will happen.

Probably based on that thinking and the fact that Chelsea don't have but one top CM, Matic was the MVP of last season. But, yes, running on one leg in midfield with weakness at the back. Chelsea don't retain the title unless there's someone else coming for CM and the back four is changed this year. You can't expect Matic to be everywhere; he'll be run into the ground before too long. I have to say that ManCity gave up the title last season while Kompany had fitness problems. Chelsea weren't impressive in the 2nd half of the season, but players like Matic, Azpi, and Terry helped us eke out the title while we lacked scoring. Need changes.

Was that Roberta DeNiro?

give him some time and he'll slow down like the rest of Chelsea(?). incredible step down to CFC from Barca. I hope Chelsea change.

Ivanovic sucks, full stop. New CM, push Fabregas up to AM. Nice one, Azpi and Costa.

What garbage football is this? awful. Pedro scores and I'm asking how long it will take for him to become mired in Chelsea's brand of slow football. He's still of Barca mentality now. Or, can the future move away from SlowChelsea? This is about as far from the great 2004-2005 season as I've seen Chelsea.

I hope he makes the 1st team along with Traore. Both might make a case to sell Oscar, Moses, Cuadrado, etc. The weakness is still in centre midfield and the tempo of Chelsea's attacking play along with poor movement to pull the opponents out.

Witsel still seems like a good idea to me, but I'm not sure this manager wants him.

back to reality: Chelsea not improving the centre midfield at all? aiming for top 4 only this season. zzzzzzzz.

I've been wondering how good this player, Funes Mori actually is. I know one Argentine who loves him like his big brother. I guess Everton have seen enough. http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/aug/21/everton-ramiro-funes-mori-argentina

Pedro would help us, I'm sure. I like it. I want another CM so we're entirely dependent upon the legs of Matic. there's no one else to play as a true CM in this squad aside from the upcoming Loftus-Cheek maybe.