The Skipper

I agree with you, Luiz does not deserve to start over Cahill or JT right now, but you seriously can't go around saying that people are mentally wrong in the head if they want Luiz in the back...I haven't seen a comment like that about Ramires either, my reaction would be the same. I always defend Rambo. Regardless, just because others are apparently doing it with Rambo doesn't mean you should too with Luiz. That too makes you a hypocrite if you get me?

LOL can people stop acting as if D. Luiz is the worst CB on earth? This is ridiculous.

We've already got a Matuidi in Ramires.

Would love it if he made it here, as I said above and as I've said before in this thread he's definitely one of the top youth talents at the club alongside RLC, Boga, Musonda & Chalobah. I personally think these 5 have the biggest chance to make it here, hopefully 1 or 2 or maybe even 3 will. Another youngster I really like who's killing it at the moment is Dom Solanke, proper technical CF, but we'll see how he develops his game in the next few season. He's having a great season so far though. What many people also forget about Baker is that he was player of the tournament at the NextGen series, and that's huge. Another interesting fact is that he could apparently do over 600 keepie upies at the age of 9! I hope that when Jose has established the team that he'll bring through these young lads too. They're certainly the most talented batch of youth players we've had at the club.

What is the point of a forum? Is it not to discuss & debate your opinions? Am I just meant to fit here and accept what you've said as final even though my opinion over the matter is different?Regardless, like I said before. Swift's technique is good but I don't think he's on Musonda/Baker level, just like I don't think RLC's is, but both are stronger in different areas. That doesn't mean I said they're not good technically because they are. Just not as good.

JS is more of an all rounded - whilst not bad technically I don't think he's on their level technically.

One thing that sets him apart as well is his leadership skills. He's always one of the first players to step up when things go wrong. He might make it here simply due to his sheer determination, ambition and leadership skills, something which someone like Josh McEachran lacks to make it as a top player.

Definitely, but Baker is better in that aspect. RLC has great technique for his size though.

Probably the most technical CM in the youth alongside Musonda if I'm not missing anyone else.

That is true though, can't believe they didn't get Luiz to involve himself since he is known for that Sideshow Luiz stuff.

Lol.

Makes the Spanish squad ahead of Arbeloa.

Fantastic. The best striker in the world deserves no less.

Does that mean we're keeping Torres next year???

People need to stop thinking this is the case & start realising that right now, we aren't a possession based side.

I have personally never rated Oriol as high as some do on here, you can check my posts in his thread. I think Chalobah has a higher ceiling and with him coming from the academy and everything, if he actually made it which I think he can, it'd be fantastic.

Don't want him back here as a player. I want the fact that his last kick as a CFC player won us the CL to remain so.

If Mikel goes, I'd like to see Chalobah given his spot. That'll leave us with Matic, Ramires, Chalobah and MVG in the pivot (if Lamps doesn't sign a new contract). If we then sign a proper midfield playmaker like Kroos or Gundogan (someone in that ilk anyway) then we'd be set in there for years.

So WHS wasn't lying, Galatasaray supporters.

What a stupid picture.

He doesn't improve us whatsoever, rate Terry, Cahill and Luiz over him and Zouma also has a higher ceiling.

I've watched him in two CL games (vs. Arsenal) and he seems like a B2B midfielder with decent technique and a pretty nice left foot. I know two games aren't enough to fully judge a player but from what I saw he didn't seem too indifferent from Chalobah, plus if he's coming in to apparently replace Mikel - I'd rather have Chalobah take that spot.

I wish we went for Cavani last summer. Wouldn't mind Costa though.

Don't want him either, never wanted him even when he was performing at a very high level at Atletico. It would be a disaster IMO.

I agree fully with you, but I still think either of them (specifically KDB) could've stayed to help rotate with Oscar because I knew he'd burn out very soon, and because now we have Matic, we don't require our number 10 to do as much work defensively, so a guy like KDB could've perhaps been a good rotational player in place of Oscar but it doesn't really matter since we have Hazard and Willian who can also play there. I prefer seeing Hazard at number 10 though being flanked by Schurrle and Willian (and dynamically swapping with Willian).