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So would you prefer Lichtsteiner or one of Fabinho/De Marcos maybe Cancelo/Semedo; even though it's my personal opinion we should be looking at the left flank, we already have a more than decent RB. Again, would you prefer Rudiger or one of Koulibaly/Bailly/Umtiti and maybe have a go at Marquinhos? It has less to do with a "vendetta" as you think, and more to do with making good signings in a crucial transfer window.

At least Zlatan is fun in what he says.

Meanwhile at Chelsea....

Sign him up!

Should've called up Klose. I'm sure he would've performed fantastically I always loved Miroslav.

No sign of that yet. 9 days before the euro. Let's see what happens.

Wonder how many would cheer Hazard if he would go to a rival and score against us Even though he is quite far from legend status.

No, he is not a bad player at all. The transfer would be atrociously so I'm afraid and terribly short sighted as well. He's a right back, so Azpi would be pushed to the left for yet another 32 yo right back, with a back-up option (I'm assuming) consisting of Ivanovic. He has played in Italy for so long that he will probably need time to adjust, and again he is 32 yo. Ultimately it's not a RB we need, rather a LB.

In a few weeks another name will come out of these transfer rumours, one shittier than him and that we'll probably end up buying, and we'll wish for the days of us linked with Rudiger would come back.

When I said rebuild the defence, I didn't mean with the likes of Rudiger and Lichsteiner. This is going to be ugly.

LMAO

He's probably going to go with a 4-4-2 (4-2-4) We (Chelsea) have players most suited to that system, and he recently used it with the national team as well. As you say, a 3-5-2/3-4-3 are not the most practical way to go as we (Chelsea) don't have any top defender at our disposal. This made my day well said. Welcome to the forum.

Anything will do to suit Fernando's agenda, every second post of his has José in it, even if the discussion at hand has nothing to do with him.

What did he eat?

Actually Conte was pretty calm last night Around the 20' the Italian commentator from the touchline said he got quite upset because Scotland kept breaking the flow of the game, and indeed the rhythm of the game was always pretty low in the first half. We started strong, few chances already not too long after kick off, then Scotland organised themselves defensively and we struggled finding chances for about 15 minutes or so (Thanks also to Bonucci failing to finding Candreva who was free on the right) After that we started playing the ball wider and there were several opportunities we failed to convert. (And we failed to find a proper rhythm) Second half was a bit faster, the goal was quite good and after that there were several changes. Also De Rossi was playing with a problem to his tendon.

Just went up 1-0. Pellé scored. Scotland doing their best to slow the game down.

In around half hour there's Italy-Scotland. For whoever is interested. Italia (3-5-2-): Buffon; Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini; Candreva, Florenzi, De Rossi, Giaccherini, Darmian; Eder, Pellé.

I'm not saying you're wrong, although this is quite a conspiracy theory. But do you ever post something else than this kind of comment? We get the tune, the board last summer has done a spectacularly bad job( and I agree), but do you need to write about this in every comment?

He wouldn't cut it here.

hmmmm so Radja doesn't want to join because lack of CL, and yet Pogba has agreed to a move? Journos at their best. Problem with this is one is, as I see it a least, he's a very unique kind of player nowadays, B2B in the true sense of the word. here's Vidal, him and then? No one else comes quite as close. Kanté, Krychowiak, Carvalho are more suited to a DM role than pure B2B. There's André Gomes, but he's more a number 10.

Good prospect, but that's what he is right now, a very, very good prospect. Why don't give a chance to Musonda then? Wouldn't be against us signing him, but then again, do we prefer buying yet another RW/RM and neglect CB/FB/CM?

First reaction after the penalty shootout from Oblak:

Fuck it.

Here we go...

For our penalties I was sort of watching. Didn't really understand what was happening until 10 minutes later