quickpassnmove

On every online forum... always people who don't know the top international players.

waste of money. already have that kind of player. need center midfielders, fullbacks and a strong centre forward.

-----------Cech--------------- Azpi-Cahill/Zouma--Terry---Shaw/? -------player X--Matic----------- Yarmolenko----Hazard----Cuadrado -----------Costa-------------------------

ask someone who has seen him play more than me. I think he's an all-around center midfielder, but I don't know if he can pass like Gerrard or someone top-quality. but, he has played full-back and various midfield roles (like Gerrard). hoping someone here has watched him more. I'm going to watch more of Udinese when I can.

best summer window: one fullback, two center midfielders, one top striker, Mikel out, Luiz out, Moses out, Marin out. in a dream: Torres leaves seems to me that Chelsea would have done better last summer buying two center midfielders, or 3 if Mikel were sold, also buying Yaromalenko instead of both Schuerrle and Willian. another fullback might have helped too. not sure if was possible to get a good CF last summer aside from maybe Cavani, but he's not the kind of powerful center forward I personally like for the position. BTW, I am curious about Allan @Udinese. anyone here watched him much? Perhaps some of our resident Brazilians will know more about him. I find Allan a fascinating young player who hasn't caught much attention yet (but I would guess Juventus would take him in a second). Would be a good price for a guy who knows how to disrupt the opposition attack with his positioning and aggression. young, very affordable. Allan seems to be the kind of player that I love, but I haven't seen him play enough just yet. an all-around footballer with good mental upside.

there is surely some way in which Chelsea can pay off a portion of Torres' contract while tempting him with a return to Atletico. maybe he just wants the money; maybe not. maybe he would like to return to Atletico though. take a pay cut, Chelsea pays off some of his contract, Atletico pay the rest, they get Courtois for another 2 years, and Chelsea get the option to buy Costa. yea, we can dream.

Hazard probably will not be rested, but Salah could break Villa; that's why I offered this. Playing 4-3-3 or 4-3-2-1 (doesn't matter what the front three do) would be a good choice but I think the advanced midfielder is set-up to create something that Chelsea's fullbacks and other center midfielders have not been able to create.

play 433 with Matic, Oscar, and Frank in CM, use Eto'o, Salah and Willian, try to spring Salah loose. give Hazard some rest. I know this will not happen; I'm just offering an alternative.

Aston Villa a good banana peel. but before we get to that, I think we should revel in this for a while (Spurs argued for TWO HOURS after defeat at the Bridge): http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/tottenham-squad-argued-two-hours-3235017#ixzz2vn8XhxbK

a "miracle" relates to a supernatural event.

the next miracle at CFC needs to be getting rid of Torres before his contract expires in about 22 months.

Kyle Walker ran rampant in front of Lampard the 1st half while Chelsea couldn't get the ball up the pitch or connect and maintain possession in transition. 2nd half, I fell asleep very early with the feeling we would win this. woke a few times to see replays of goals. good enough for now. Chelsea responded to the challenge, Tottenham laid an egg. birds. as much as Schuerrle has a nice shot, I would prefer looking at the sight of Yaromalenko in Chelsea blue with also the possibility of S. Berahino ITF. I don't know who is responsible for the scouting of players in Europe at Chelsea, but I do know that Schuerrle and Marin are strange acquisitions and not ones I would have ever chosen. Still not as bad as 50 million on a Torres. derp.

good try by Samuel (despite what the commentators said).

The gift of January 2011 just keeps on giving. Torres Time was in the burger van 1 hour ago.

Zidane should probably just be an assistant and stay as an assistant/coach and do scouting. Just the impression I have on what is suitable for his personality.

if the release clause on Varane's contract is as reported, it would be nice to see him come to Chelsea. With Zouma and Varane, along with Terry, Cahill, and Ivanovic as backup CB/RB, Azpi on RB/LB, Shaw as LB, Wallace as an option, Chelsea would be set in defense for a while. Just need the center midfielders and a top striker then.

Chelsea will do well to sell Mikel, Luiz and get rid of Torres ASAP. Already done good with the sale of Mata. Just a shame that Torres' presence seemed to precipitate the sale of a valuable player: D. Sturridge. The Blues still have plenty to spend in order to have enough quality in every position. Fullback, striker, and center midfield depth on the agenda. Get rid of the 3 players above posthaste.

Not about this season

I'm not sure if the 1st half reflects simply how tired the team is just within this week, or if there is cumulative fatigue. I do know that the season for Chelsea might have just lost momentum and there's no center forward to pull the team onward. Liverpool and ManCity look the most-likely to take the title. In Liverpool's case, the credit for their success is not just for Rodgers, Suarez and Sturridge, but Chelsea FC. Who gave them 50 million for a player with bad legs/back and sold them a high-quality player for relatively small money? Good job CFC, putting LFC back into the Champions League. Hopefully CFC find some good strikers, center midfielders and get some good options at fullback for the future. Otherwise, there will be many more days watching CFC be embarrassed by a certain club in Red. ugh. The potential future history: LFC + CFC + F.Torres = LFC's return to European power. Meaning, January 2011 may live forever. Guess we can hope not. Happy for Schuerrle and Chelsea yesterday, but I'm irked over LFC, Sturridge, Torres still.

worst rumour I've heard this week: M. Benatia to Man.Utd. Hopefully Chelsea know which center midfielders they want this summer. the summer window is going to be crazy. meanwhile, Ramires will be limping to the finish-line this season after many months of over-playing at CFC.

anyone still interested in Axel Witsel? surely he's not staying in St. Petersburg much longer. bunch of poo.

gundokhan and Lewa were the reason BVB went as far as they did last year. Lewa had goals, but Dortmund wouldn't have made it to the Final and faired as well as they did versus a superior Bayern side without Gundo in CM. He outshone almost every player in the CL tournament. Hard to say about the injuries now.

adidas kits suck. if I were not a Chelsea or Basel fan, I might never buy adidas. Macron make better-looking stuff but I guess they don't have the big money to pay the big clubs to wear their stuff. http://www.macron.com/shop/us/en/football/official-merchandising/realbetis.html

Might be a very good idea because there's no denying that Argentina and South America generally remain better places to find young talent. Having a legendary Argentine player on the staff helps Chelsea's future IMHO.

When Chelsea get: a top striker, two good fullbacks and more depth in center midfield, we will see what Jose Mourinho can do. Right now, I am not quick to criticize Jose because Chelsea's squad just isn't as good as it could be and definitely not a squad capable of playing incisive, quick possession football resulting in plenty of goals. Matic is a very good addition and I was happy to see Mata leave. Once Torres is out of the picture and Mikel is out & Chelsea add the players they need in fullback center midfield and striker, we can begin to make a better assessment of what is lacking from the top down. Right now, I see the Chelsea's shortcomings from the players on-hand. I think David Luiz will leave, I wish Torres could leave yesteryear (but it won't happen, I guess), and J. Mikel is just a useless player with excellent ball skills. Need more in center mid, striker, fullbacks and things can truly begin looking BLUE in Europe and domestically.