The Skipper

Your English is superb, bro. Welcome to TalkChelsea.

It really isn't as simple as that.

Good move for him. He'll enjoy working under Carlo.

Yup. The game will be won in midfield. I think we have to play 4-3-3 against Juve, the pivot wouldn't survive. I cringe about the thought of 5 midfielders swarming Mikel after Lampard, Hazard, Mata et al have left him alone and exposed in midfield.

Well, personally I don't think we really need a striker per sé, especially if Lukaku performs well at WBA and comes back to challenge. But, if we were to spend quite big on a striker I'd rather Llorente or maybe even Loic Remy than Lewandowski.

Nope, I think there will be better options out there. If we're going to spend a lot on a forward, let's not spend it Lewandowski. He's decent but not really close to Falcao's level. Wouldn't spend £30m or so on him.

Wow, it's dumb suggesting that there's more to the story and that we shouldn't be pointing fingers to the club just yet until we find out more? And wow, saying it's childish or unprofessional that he tweeted that picture is stupid too? Sorry Einstein.

Sturridge really isn't as selfish as many here make him out to be. People have built up an image of Sturridge being some sort of narcissistic, egotistical villain. Don't understand why, when it was clearly his duty to have the creative freedom (AVB) to shoot instead of pass.

Why is Malouda being made out to be the victim? I can understand why people are concerned about squad harmony and that, but what if he was moved to the reserves because he was demanding to play and therefore creating a negative atmosphere in the squad? The thing is, we don't actually know what happened, so IMO it's unfair to scapegoat the club or RDM without knowing the true details of the story, which we'll probably find out after anyway. I find it quite unprofessional and quite childish that Malouda posted the picture on twitter for everyone to see. I'm not going to start pointing fingers just yet before it becomes any clearer.

In what way did Ronaldo have a better season than Messi? To the point that he'd feel robbed?

So because of those two moments, JT is a bad person? Lol.

How many games would those four (bar Meireles and maybe Essien perhaps) even play? Benayoun isn't even replaceable. We never used him. Essien, Meireles and Malouda... I'm pretty sure everyone wanted them out of the club anyway. 2 years ago we let a lot of key players leave without signing true talent. The four mentioned above aren't key players, and we've signed 5 good players this summer. The squad is shaping up well IMO, we've got/getting rid of a lot of dead wood who we can then replace in January/Summer 2013 with quality players who can then impact and improve the squad instead of just providing squad depth.

Hulk moved because Porto needed the money, not because he truly wanted to. It's obvious by his quotes.

Regarding Malouda, we probably didn't have space for an extra foreign player in the squad, so he got omitted.

Because of HG status.

Hugo Lloris already unhappy with André Villas-Boas – Didier Deschamps • Goalkeeper 'did not appreciate' Tottenham manager's remarks • Villas-Boas told £12m signing he is not guaranteed No1 spot

Champion's League squad.

Yeah, that is if you believe all the media bullshit. Do you personally know JT?

God, people acting like Zenit are some sort of League 2 side. Ignorance.

And Ronaldo isn't? Neymar has waaaaaaaaaaaaay more talent than Adu. The fact that he's the star of the Brazilian team already should tell you he's a big talent. Robinho was nowhere as near hyped up the way Neymar was, but he was still highly rated. Robinho is still a good player. Neymar however is a seriously great talent who has everything to make it at the top. When he moves to Europe we'll all see on a more regular basis.

What I remember Ballack for was his performance against United. Pure class.

Not like he chose. None of the English, Spanish or German clubs actually came for him. It was a good offer and it looks like Zenit are building a decent team, so why not?

Thinking about it, since we've let Essien and Meireles go we've got 2 more spaces regarding CM. Ballack now and then maybe a CM who will actually improve the first XI and is able to effect the double pivot(if available) in January. Doesn't sound too bad.

Hmm. Ballack till the end of the season? I don't know. Someone might just be available in January, the club might be looking at that instead of someone like Ballack. Saying that I wouldn't mind him here at all.