Supermonkey92

Bro is that still your psn in your sig? ps4? if this continues to nose dive i say we have a fifa match. You be chelsea ill be city

just smile and wave boys. Just smile and wave. Oh and the good chelsea supporter I am had a bet on city to win. Nice £6.80 extra in the pocket Sue me fellas

Is that him saying it will be fun with the transfers that will happen?

When did this happen with Padrew?

He plays the second leg tonight doesn't he? If they go out would be interesting to see if we really have interest

Nonsense. I guess you would say the same about Valdez? Pique couldn't make it at united. He wasn't in the team when they beat united in the first CL win, and hardly played at all in the last. But this doesn't make him a bad player ofcourse. I have reservations based on the fact he runs down rabbit holes with the ball when he should pass. Of he does that at a team where players are always available, what's he on a be like here when they're less so and the moments that they are are all the more important? Don't get him. Wait for someone who actually improves the squad but a significant margin.

He's no willian, he has no intelligence! But playing in that Barca side inflates stats, so I'm very skeptical. And only those two seasons were stand out ones.

I'm the opposite. Scoring loads in two seasons, which happens to be 5 years ago, doesn't mean much when he played in the best team seen for a while. Barca were scoring bucket loads.

Good.

Not impressed with this transfer at all. Mainly because he's just not that intelligent with the ball. I know I know he was in the greatest club if this generation. But, what, apart from running with the ball and finishes, he gives nothing with the ball at his feet. He runs down blind alleys wen he should pass, in big games he would never start, substitute coming on at 70+. It's a shame, we could do with a starter in this position.

I'm all for this. Would add multiple qualities we lack. His defensive contribution (not a deep CM though) will help win the ball back in big games. His intelligence will help keep it too. I actually look at him as in between matic and Fabregas in the type of player he is. Pogba? Better player. Aranguiz? Fits like a glove.

Thanks for the update, looks like our window is about to start! I wa thinking though, we have just won the premier league. Then we went on a post season tour. Mourinho probably needed to just focus on his family and his holiday, after all this is the time of year to do so. Now he's back, things should start to kick on quickly!

If we don't buy a midfielder this summer to challenge for the first team/play in the big games then I guarantee we will buy in January. Either Aranguiz will shore up the midfield in the big games or someone like Isco, who is very hard working, will play CAM and help us control the ball more. If not, come January we will be screaming to buy, just you watch. Rafa - January buy Demba Ba Jose first back - January buy Salah and Matic Last season - January buy Cuadrado This season - ?

We need an extra attacking threat - whether that's from midfield or the RW I don't think matters hugely We need a midfield that can actually dominate games, not even necessarily in possession. That away 0-1 victory at Man City in Jose's first season should be the blue print. I think we need to replace David Luiz in midfield, his attributes of power, tackling, pressing and passing. So another Matic? Not necessarily. Matuidi, Imbulu,,Schneiderlin come to mind but I think Koke's tackling and defensive work would couple with Matic nicely in a pivot. Those are the two priorities for me. -----–------------------ Courtois---------------------- Ivanociv-----Cahill----------Terry---------Azpi ---------------Koke-------------Matic----------------- -----------------------Fabregas----------------------- Griezmann-----------------------------Hazard ------------------------Costa--------------------------- Such a flexible team! What we may lose with Willian's covering of Ivanovic we soften with Koke who has played RM loads. Without the ball we could easily have a flat 4 of Koke---Matic------Fabregas-----Hazard in front of the defence and Diego will have support on the counter. Griezmann adds movement and finishing, Costa will have more room and less focus on him. I think we'd actually walk the league again with this, and that's regardless of what other teams do in the summer. If we can't buy both Koke and Griezmann from Atleti, and I can see that being something unlikely to happen especially in one summer, I'll just go with the reports that Griezmann looks very likely. In that case we'd need a dominating midfielder anyway, but without him I'd love to see a 4-4-2 diamond at home to teams in the bottom 10. ------------------------Courtois--------------------- Ivanovic----------Cahill--------Terry------Azpi ------------------------Matic------------------------ ------------Willian-------------Cesc-------------- ----------------------Hazard----------------------- -------------Griezmann------Costa-------------- Griezmann plays second striker most of this season and that's where he's best. Him and Costa would be such a handful. Hazard gets to play in the position that would let him become great. Willian plays deeper, where there's space in front of him. Without the ball, easy transition to a flat 4 again in front of the defence. Also I think this should be the season where Zouma continues to grow and challenge Cahill.

anyone think hazard looks grumpy?

This guy has actually improved slightly sice he joined Madrid - I think his football decisions last season was the best hes been. if he comes back I cant see him being any worse than his last season here. That's in his performances not necessarily stats but that's nothing to do with his time at Madrid, Chelsea are just different to Tottenham. But you tell me honestly, you wouldn't want this guy on the fucking right?!?!?! cant paste the video - but watch his 2012/2013 season 31 goals on youtube 12 mins long and tell me him and hazard wont rival neymar and suarez

Second that

Sterling runs at us easy this game - Luis can't stop him - Mikel neither

Cuadrado would be useless against a team this athletic and powerful

Lol like this is a game we have to win

Really wish Ruben could stay on

Matic Ruben cesc please

Mikel knocked sterling out lol

Cuadrado wept

Anyone link me highlights to the full 90 mins?? Would he hugely appreciated!!!!