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Good players always become available, it is just about waiting and having a longer term perspective. It is better to sign a Matic then a Guarin. For me Turan is not a undisputed first team player like Matic, Costa, and Cesc were. Few of the signings we have made in the last few transfer window. You can say Turan is better then Willian and Oscar, but for me that is not good enough. It is quite easy to say Turan is much better then Cua, Oscar, and Willian. But i have seen enough football to know a comparison is not that easy. You never know how good Cuadrado, Oscar, and Willian would be if the situation was different. Our perception of Cuadrado was much different when he was at Serie A, and i am sure our perception of Oscar and Willian would be much different if the situation was changed around.

Way too pessimistic on our players some of you. I do agree on Dave though, i don't think he is a top player in his position. For Costa; At this moment i think Suarez, Aguaro, Ibra, and Benzema are better then him. After that he makes as good of a case as anyone. We posted the same time. Pretty much but i do disagree with Lewa, i think he is in the same tier as Costa.

Similar to Ivanvoic, played a lot RB but was always considered a more CB defender. Ramos played RB and CB at Sevilla, played more CB in his early days at Madrid. But due to the CB signings he was moved to RB primary until Mou arrived and then eventually was paired up with Pepe. It was always a forgone conclusion that Ramos would move to CB eventually. Perez is not biting he doesn't care if Ramos leaves, he doesn't care that he is Spanish and loved by the fans. Di Maria, Higuain, and Ozil all had wage disputes with Madrid, they were all eventually sold. Wouldn't surprise me if Ramos end up in the same scenario. Honestly it could go either way, i highly doubt Perez would agree to Ramos wage demands though.

Where is he going? I think you are mistaken.

More like Pastore saga from my experience.

It is better to not sign anyone at the moment and wait for the right opportunity/player. If we sign Turan, we will miss out on the opportunity to sign a much better player if they do become available. Cuardado is a good example, few months later we all realize what a waste of money that was. Salah is another example, think of it this way we might have been in the running for Alexis Sanchez if we didn't sign Salah in the Jan window. Impulse signing has a cost.

Honestly please try to use your brain before posting such things. It should be common sense that the situation is a world apart. Barcelona is in a position to sign a player like Turan, because they have 3 of the best attackers in the world(3 out of top5). They will play 90%+ games of Barcelona. If we want to reach the level of Barca we should try to sign a better player then Turan, who will play sparingly for Barca. Barca would never sign Turan if they didn't have the best attacking trio in the world.

The logic is completely insane by some of you why you want Turan signed. Because he is better then Oscar? The focus is not even on Turan ability, the main argument used is that he is better then Oscar. It is funny some of you don't even rate Oscar one bit. Kinda like a thirsty and desperate dude who would welcome any girl because it is better then his current state. The correct argument should be is Turan skill set is what Chelsea needs? Is he the best available player we should be signing? Is he player that makes us much better and helps us become the best team in Europe?

I honestly don't have the stomach for another Torres/Sheva. So i am against this signing. But shouldn't take anything away from watching Columbia, even James Rodriguez looked shit and found out in the copa america.

I think you need to distinguish two parts of this youth policy. Buying young players like: Lukaku, KDB, Tibo, Sturridge, Bamford, Piazon, Salah, Atsu, Pasalic, etc. For me they are fringe first team players, young and talented players that will always have a resale value if it doesn't work out. This is indeed a good business model. Second is our Academy youth players; Kakuta, MacEchran, Chalobah, RLC, Baker, etc. You know players that have spent majority of their trade at Chelsea. We are failing in this department; from integrating them into the first team and from a financial standpoint. Chelsea academy is not cheap to run, it is arguably the most expensive academy in club football. Secondly these youth players are on high wages in comparison to other players in their age bracket. There is no way this is a successful business model.

Man you really can't blame him if he decides to leave permanently, because deep down almost everyone here knows it is the best decision for his individual career.

Globoesporte are extremely reliable, the equivalent of BBC.

Relax indeed, we are talking about Alex freakin song. We are not missing out on much. Personally think if Monaco makes Moutinho available he would be a great signing. He is one of their highest paid players, with their project it makes sense for them to sell. Another player i like is Udinese Allan, a very good all around midfielder.

There is a difference between pace and acceleration. Willian has a lot of more pace then Turan, but Turan has a better first step that he uses to break away from a defender.

The idea putting a club/job above yourself and your family makes no sense to me. You shouldn't never put anything above yourself and your highest principles. I simply cannot imagine doing something that goes against my best interest and the best interest of the people i love and care for. I cant believe you are criticizing Cech for his professionalism. Cech has been a great professional throughout this. He handled his benching with absolute class, and it is not easy being benched at the top of your game. Should be commanded for his professionalism and handling of the situation. His stay this past season was quite generous of him. Look at how Iker has handled his situation at Real Madrid. Made a huge fuss over it with the media when Mou benched him. He uses his influence with the media to get what he wants.

Yes the club will do what is in their best interest. Fans shouldn't be surprised when a player does the same. I don't think it is black and white as you make it sound. Players like Lampard, Terry, Cech, and Drogba loved playing for the club. They were loyal to the club to a certain extent, the relationship was quite beneficial to each party. Cech gave his best years to the club, showed as much of passion as you could ask for, sacrificed his body for the club; suffered one of the most infamous injury for a GK. Cech has been the absolute professional at Chelsea, classy and respected couldn't ask for a better ambassador for Chelsea.

Juve would be an ideal team for him.

Not another RB/CB tweener.

The way i look at it, loyalty is a two way street. Clubs will not hesitate to discard a player after they are no longer useful, fans will turn on a legend if they overstay(think Raul), why the hell would you expect players to be loyal? I guess it is easy for most to be a hypocrite. If most of you were in Cech shoes you would do the same. If he can't spend the rest of his career as Chelsea no.1 GK, then the next best choice for him would be Arsenal. It makes perfect sense for Cech.

I don't believe that. That is like saying AVB inherited the most expensive and highest paid squad in the PL when he took over Chelsea years ago. Lets be honest was that really the case? Mou didn't revamp the squad by himself, the rebuilding process for Chelsea started a year before he arrived. Yes Mou helped the rebuilding process, but just no he did not rebuild the squad by himself. Because guys like Hazard, Oscar, Azpi, Tibo(on loan), Ivan, Terry, etc were already there. Personally i would take Chelsea over Man City any day of the week if given the opportunity two years ago. I rather take a rebuilding team with a great foundation. Hazard, KDB, Tibo, Azpi, Oscar, Mata, Lukaku, unlimited cash, great academy, etc. I'll take that any day, i would take a hungry, young, talented team with some obvious deficiency(DM,CM,ST). Rather then City, yes a better team initially but long term not so promising. City is a tough job if you take a longer then 1-2 years perspective. Yes they were the most talented squad in the league; but a very experienced and aging squad. Its hard to make many changes to squad like that if you want to implement your own tactics and mentality. Because there is immense pressure to continue what has been successful. I am a builder and somewhat a control freak, so it unconscionable to imagine City was a better job. You will have no luck changing my mind.

True Chelsea seems to be on the way up, and City regressing. But that doesn't mean it is entirety down to Mou and Pellegrini. Every team has a cycle, usually a five year cycle. City is in the midst of that, it is not entirely Pelle fault it is just the nature of football. Well see how City responds next season, more importantly wonder how we respond next season. It would be quite tough to win the league again next season, most teams have a down year after winning the league. City is a quite a good example, and Mou Madrid experienced the same thing in his third year.

I have not watched him since his days at Benfica, i have heard he has digressed though. What do you think?

How did you estimate that? Profit= Revenues- Cost How much did he cost? also you have to consider the wages he was paid. I could name a lot more costs including opportunity cost, but we would get too technical. I seriously doubt we made any profit just being honest.

Pellegrini has literally done what Mou has done in his first two season at Man City. Only exception is Mou double is fresher in people mind, while Pelle won his double in his first season. Pogba is very likely heading to PSG anyway.

Portugal next star, been very impressive at Monaco. As for Chalobah; why has he been turned into a DM/CM? his potential at CB was much higher. Seems like in England they turn any decent ball playing CBs into DMs.