MrExcalibur100

I remember when at the tipping point of their professional relationship and Jose's final few months at Madrid when Pepe said Mourinho should "respect" Casillas as he's an institution to Real Madrid. And Mourinho cooly replied in a press conference the next day : "It's very easy to analyse the thing with Pepe. His problem has a name, and that name is Raphael Varane. That's the whole story. I only said something about Pepe because you asked me to talk about him. You don't need to be particularly clever – it's enough to be a normal guy like me - to understand that this is a case of frustration. It isn't easy for a man aged 31 with a lot of experience behind him to be blown out of the water by a kid of 19. And he's a great kid. I've been brave enough to play the kid. It's very simple. The problem is very simple. Pepe's life has changed"

Spot on!!! I wish I could kiss you right now, lol.

Of course. I don't know any Chelsea fan, on this board or elsewhere that has watched him play regularly and says we shouldn't sign him. Some here base their opinions on a handful of games (his 4th appearance for a team in decline who play a very rigid system completely different from ours) and youtube videos. http://livefootballvideo.com/teams/atletico-madrid These are full match replays of Costa for Atletico Madrid. In my spare time, I've watched some of them in addition to the live games. Barring extra-ordinary circumstances, I don't see how this player will be a flop at Chelsea. This is how you FAIRLY form an opinion of a player.

Thank god this guy didn't play tonight. This page would have been a cesspot of fuckery.

http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/3913732/title/blues-travel-to-burnley-to-kick-off-campaign

That's the thing really. One day, Robben is a god, next minute, he's not that good. Same thing with Hazard. When guys like "Toli" watch a football match, they don't analyze the game for what it is, instead they look to make unfair criticisms. Belgium were basically playing with 5 attacking players v 10 defensive players all game. The Belgian's lack quality in the fullback areas, so they have to play centerback's as their fullbacks. This creates massive problems for their attacking midfielders as the "fullbacks" lack attacking intent and can't overlap properly. Ironically, a similar problem to what we had last season. Combined with the very slow ball movements of Belgium's pivot (Witsel and the very poor Dembele) and the awful ball retention of Lukaku, it made for a difficult game for Hazard. Analyze games for what they are. In the first half, I don't think he was poor at all. He was the best out of a very bad bunch. He played Chadli (who was awful) clean through on goal but he fluffed it and blew past Algeria's rightback, cutting the ball across goal but Lukaku was nowhere to be seen. He started slow, yes, but was much better in the first half from what I remember. I can say he's done more in his 1st game than both Ronaldo and Messi did in theirs. If De Bruyne did exactly what Hazard did in that match, he will be hailed at MOTM by some here. I'm just slightly fed up by "he needs to do this and that attitude" when Hazard apparently doesn't live up to the ridiculous standard some have put on him, even when he's not wearing a Chelsea shirt. This thread was infested with this sort of attitude in his first season here. The guy wasn't even given a chance to breath. When Hazard reaches his prime, he will be the player he wants to be, not the imaginery one some of our selfish (for lack of a better term) fans want him to be. p.s : and even though this was a response to your post, this is a very general comment, Skip.

He really, really wasnt. The only player that got behind the parked Algerian bus in the 1st half and his intelligence made the 2nd goal. Enough with this outrageous double standard this guy gets held to! It's getting tedious and boring. PATHETIC.

It's poor but some people have grown antagonistic to his antics because of his big mouth even after professing his so-called love for Chelsea.

Greedy bastards

25 million euros for a 28 year old left back sounds stupid to me, regardless of how good he is ATM. But after all the good business we've done, I guess it's not such a big deal.

Nice...

Amazing. That's why I didn't even want to come to this thread after the Netherlands game. Some think Lukaku is a better player than Costa? I'm absolutely certain these people simply didn't watch Lukaku play for Everton and Costa play for Atletico Madrid last season. I don't think we can draw too much conclusions from Costa's performances for Spain. And personally, I'll take Costa over Cavani anytime. Apart from the Costa's qualities suit us much more than Cavani's, Costa is the better player right now.

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http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11662/9347019/chelseas-signing-of-midfield-magician-cesc-fabregas-has-shifted-the-balance-of-power-in-the-premier-league

fickle much?

There's a difference between an average player playing at his maximum average potential and a top class player playing way below his potential. Many of our fans are quick to jump on Oscar's back, but perhaps the wrong questions are being asked. Perhaps the system we played this season was too rigid or he was simply fatigued. Oscar is a player that likes to drift to the wings to influence a game. We saw little of this fluidity in out front four, especially in the last few months and of course fuck all from our full-backs.

Saw this on Reddit. His through balls are just amazing.

Just woke up to the good news!!! Get in, fuckers!!!! Now, announce Diego Costa and strike fear into the hearts of our rivals.

Balague is a known Man United sympathizer.

Are there any reputable sites reporting this one? With that alleged wage?

Kevin Palmer @kpsundayworld · 30m Fabregas rumours could be one of these betting scams. Odds have plunged on him joining United. Chelsea believed deal was close #CFC #MUFC Tancredi is such a scum-bag.

Ramires is untouchable for Mou The Brazilian is the extension of the coach on the field

What we thought (feared)? http://www.marca.com/2014/06/08/futbol/equipos/real_madrid/1402216571.html