DYC.

The most talented player I've ever seen play. Should've lasted a lot longer.. shame.

Ramires was very poor sadly. Neymar still has a lot to learn. Pato's trapping was fantastic, absolutely killed two long balls from Lucio and Thiago (both) with a single touch. Robinho should've scored but messed it up because of lack of power (does that often), Pato's shot in the first half hit the bar.. Brazil played well in the first half but were poor in the second. Dissappointing Copa so far. Forgot to add, highlight of the game:

Great to have Di Matteo back at the club. Always found having club men, who know what they're doing of course, in the staff/board very important.

Can't wait for the Copa America. Attacking football still comes first in SA so that's already a huge positive. And then there are the players: Pato, Thiago Silva (might sound weird to some but I enjoy watching defenders of his class and style), Ganso (?), Neymar, A. Sanchez, Luis Suarez, Messi, Tevez, Banega etc. So again, can't wait .

We can't miss out on yet another quality young player who is not ridiculously over-priced . Please get him AVB/Roman.

Forget it.

Kakuta a AM yes, Dos Santos no. But you have a right to think so And about the second part of your post,

He can play as a AM but he's definitely a natural attacker. That's where he played in Barca B and Barca's senior team. Even though he's a good passer, his passing game isn't good enough for a AM and his style of play fits a attacking role a lot better. His style is a lot like Ronaldinho's. He's not much of a risk but a move to Chelsea wouldn't do Dos Santos personally any good, he needs to play. He's not been playing regularly, well except for his time at Racing, for too long of a time. And since we're not even being linked to him, I don't even know why we're discussing it .

Why do you keep saying the reason for Dos Santos not being able to make it at Spurs is because of Modric. Modric is a CM, Dos Santos is an attacker.. Giovani always plays well for Mexico but doesn't seem to be able to really perform on club level, well at a top club that is. Sad really as he's a very talented player and a joy to watch. He would fit well in our team in the left attacker role but until now no one has been able to unlock his potential.. But a move to us wouldn't do him any good as he wouldn't be a starter and that is what he needs to revive his career. He needs to move to a mid-table team in Spain where he will have the time and room, with low pressure, to develop, he can still make it.

Not at all. Sadly we're not really getting linked with him, though that doesn't neccisarily mean we're not interested.

Hmm that doesn't sound like a good plan to me tbh, Benayoun and Kakuta aren't wingers (granted, Kakuta played on the wing on youth level but didn't really do well on senior level). And they aren't better on the wing than Malouda, Zhirkov, Anelka and Kalou. And I'm still not convinced Sturridge can make it as a winger for Chelsea. Some point out his 'performances' on the wing for England U-21 when in fact he only played on the wings for a short time but because he delivered an assist, it proves he can play on the wing..

Who is going to play left wing, be the back-up left winger and replace Hulk in case of a injury/suspension/loss of form in that plan?

4-4-2 with two pure CFs does not work.

What's this thing some people here have with playing players out of their natural position . Torres as a second striker, as in Torres being the link between midfield and attack and the creative spark in the middle when for as long as I've known he is someone who plays off the shoulder of the last defender and hardly gets involved in build-up play.. that would be interesting to see.

Sturridge will of course be used as a CF if the first or first two options are not available. Nobody is going to pay at least 15 mil pounds for a 33-year old striker who's contract runs out next year. And I guess we disagree on this but I don't believe in paying 30 mil Euros on a back-up. Especially not on someone of Falcao's class (people thinking he'll be fine with a 2nd choice role are fooling themself). Falcao and Torres in the same line-up in a 4-3-3 formation? I'd love to see how that works out. Guess we'll just have to wait and see.

Hope you haven't forgotten about that Spanish striker we have in our team.

Invest 30 mil in a back-up? And don't tell we can rotate as no manager just switches between strikers every few matches. Drogba is 33 yes but don't tell me you don't think he's not good enough to be used as a back up for (at least) one more year with Sturridge as a third option for the striker position next season (possibly 2nd option after next season).

This may sound crazy but why not keep Drogba, save 30 mil euros and use that money on areas that actually need strengthening?

The fact that he almost apologised for the disappointing EL Final had me sold .

The weird thing about Bosingwa is the fact that before the injury, he was a pretty good crosser.. Something just went terribly wrong. And I agree that he deserves a second chance. The 'let's buy VDW' shouts don't even make sense as he is not good enough to be a starter at Chelsea.

He'll get fired before the season ends if he plays that formation and line-up..

True . If he's available for 12 mil, we would be fools for not trying to buy him. But I don't think that price is correct.

Normally I'd ignore such links but Eto'o did say he's thinking about moving to England. Samu still has three years left in him (at least) and he's still an incredible player, I'd love to see him in a Chelsea shirt. There are only two problems, Inter will ask like 30 mil pounds for him and then there's the whole AFCON thing.. But with Eto'o in your team, you'll win the Champions League :dude:.

The official website says it's a three-year deal so no reason to speculate really.