Supermonkey92

I probably wouldnt expect Bakayoko to bring better possession than Matic. Hopefully more solid (but that's because I wasn't impressed with matic defensively towards the end of the season) but we will still suffer as team, as Conte would say. Tottenham, Arsenal and United will still dominate the midfield. City will ofcourse, but I have no problems with sitting back and hitting on the counter. But we should look to he a team than can do both against the best teams. Not give up the middle of the park against arsenal. I hope that's the next stage in our development. But that won't happen next season with a Bakayoko/ Kante duo and Lukaku upfront. I agree with some than Bakayoko isn't the end of the world. A 352 with cesc (or Tolisso :'( ) with Hazard as second striker/no.10 would be able to dominate the midfield against tottenham and arsenal. But as people have pointed out, you need quality WB. YOU RELY ON THEM. Alonso is ok, but probably not good enough. I don't think it would be a disaster. Moses on the other hand. Fuck that. Im going on a limb, the guy hasn't just surpassed Mikel and Kalou as frustratingly annoying, he's left them in his rear view mirror. Reduce him to a bench player for crying out loud and get a quality replacement. Then our options and formations become much more fluid and we will be dangerous next season.

Stop it. I still haven't gotten over Tolisso! All the mature, level headed posters better turn away because I'm close to having a tantrum. Fucking hell Tolisso would have been perfect!

Moses needs to be the first to go!

I dont get the idea of refraining from confirming a transfer because we havent got a new shirt with a new logo. Why not confirm deals and then show them off once we announce the shirt? I dont buy it.

Lol going for Lukaku and Bakayoko over Morata and Tolisso sums us up. Though, as long as we get Tolisso im happy. Bring back fucking torres and id still be happy. Man do i want us to sign Tolisso! Oh, yeh. Lukaku I don't mind.

Did Leif just brown nose himself? Talk about the need to make yourself feel intelligent . . . .

Its ok i guess just find his twitter page and tell him you'll kiss him if he joins

Guys for crying out loud this isn't the Lukaku thread. Outside of a replacement for Moses, there's nothing i want more than Tolisso to come here. Please dont freak me out when the thread gets Hot! Thinking we are close to buying him . .

You guys are batshit crazy. Alonso is good, but gives any fast player time and space. Good luck in the CL. Sandro is WC maybe even the best LWB in the world. Crazy not to upgrade if we can. Be ice cold Conte and take this team to the next level. We arent looking for kisses and hugs we are looking to be the best.

Conte can do little. Our team is crap. Don't get me wrong we have some top quality players. Courtois, Azpi, Kante, and Hazard are our top tier players. Pedro, Willian and Fabregas the tier below. Then there is a significant drop. The formation was a huge factor in our league title. Azpi, Kante, Hazard and Costa were all in positions that suite them. Pedro and Willian gave each other competition. Fabregas kills games in the second half. But it also makes our crap players less crap. Let's not forget how bad Cahill is. He was the fault for goals in consecutive games leading up to the formation change. When Luiz plays in a back back four, you saw how easy it was to concede. Matic is only in the team because of how liable cesc is to get past. Apart from that he is pretty useless. Moses can't defend or attack. But he is direct. His directness was effective especially when we still had Brana as a reminder he could be dropped. Alonso is slow, painfully so and almost never has a winger in his pocket. His performances as a lb in a back four are pretty embarrassing. Conte found the best suit. But outside of changing matic for cesc and pedro for willian, his hands are tied. No replacement for Alonso, Moses or Kante. The defence is still shoddy. That is why we have 3 cbs!! So in the FA Cup final he was right not to start cesc on such a huge pitch, with Ozil and Sanchez running behind him. What do you actually think Conte should have played with a back four? Dont make me laugh! It would have been embarrassing. I think he should have played 2 strikers to press the 3 defenders. Costa and Pedro. Bring on fabregas as part of a midfield 3. But that would mean bringing Hazard off. A difficult decision and one that seems easy in hindsight.

Youre fuckin right!

Youre fuckin right!

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Cmon chelsea!!

Sounds like 2 titles in 3 years to me!

You sound crazy!

He simply plays in a role where he has space. Having speed and stamina coupled with space will make anyone look half decent. He still looks down at the floor the whole 90 minutes and has such a low football IQ

Thinks that because he is standing in line with the other 4 his defensive duty is done . . . Huge liability especially as teams are targeting that side of the defence!

Moses needs to be the first team player dropped next season. Upgrade needed pronto!! Such a retard, his lack of intelligence is more frustrating than the player Kalou! And be turned of defensively again and again

Looks like a mix between Harry Kane and Drogba. Hasnt got as good a shot as kane or the athleticism to bully as good as drogba, but somehow reminds me of a mix of both of them. Great header of the ball, direct as hell, and a good goal scorer. Real poacher as well and presses like a tasmanian devil. Does he have any good long shots?

It's all maybes at the moment, but the idea that Conte's refusal to take Costa off was a bad choice has things precisely backwards. A player does not decide when to come off as long as he is healthy. You do not demand to be taken off because the result is safe. Conte did perfect in that situation.

Fabregas would get bullied. Bring him on when they're tired.

Or start Kante and Matic and see if we can overcome them. Fabregas on in 60th min when stoke are tired and he has more time on the ball

Play cesar as lcb. Or, play Kante as a lcm and have him and Van Dyke help alonso stop crosses to cesar on the first place. I think 352 is the natural progression to a possession based team that can counter as well. We would just kill in the midfield with 3 cms and 2 wb. Only thing is the third cm has to offer attacking threat, Lampard would have been perfect. Marco may not be that man. Isco? But Verratti is going to be the best cm when modric, iniesta have gone.

Not if we buy van dyke 😉