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About Costa, for me its clear he played the last games of the season injured. I don't think it should break the deal (if happens). He is not a injury prone. (but I still think Edinson is the striker we need).

CHOULO19 I'm reporting this one here, before I start to answer to this kind of insult (this is not the first coming from this member) and then receive some PM from a moderator warning me about issues derailing the whole forum.

Crucified by the hypocrites, who booed Droga for diving.

Not sure what do you mean, I liked what Simeone did, I'm just saying some people don't like some behavior when it come from other teams.

If it was Mourinho, instead of Simeone, everyone here would be saying how legendary the man is...

Lets be honest, the 3rd goal was a howler. Anyway, definitely a very good keeper, but I've been saying that since the talk about Curtois as 1ts choice GK started: Cech still is very young for a GK, still has at least 5 years as world class player. I think when the results are not good enough, people want changes, but for GK still is the best keeper for Chelsea and will be for some years to come.

Why did you even put the "below top 4" as an option? Actually I don't believe in the "transition year" term. What does transition means? Take Manchester United as an example, they are in transition period. SAF era has ended, and they are in a transition period, but it can be transition from a period where they were the biggest winning club in England, to a period where they are no longer the country powerhouse. The "transition" term in football, most of the time, is a fallacy, because it has the idea of the success behind it. I mean, transition can mean a lot of things. City is in a transition period, they are in a transition from being a decent club in England, to being a european powerhouse. Chelsea is also in a transition, from being a team that is winning things because it has a free spending billionaire behind it, to a self sufficient club with solid foundations. If you have a company, you might have a transition, from focusing on personal computers, to focusing on smart devices, for example, in this case you can control a "transition", but when Mourinho is saying this season was transition, he is basically saying this season was a transition period from a non solid team to a solid winning one, but thats a fallacy. Mourinho himself doesn't know if Chelsea will win a single trophy next season, he doesn't know if the team will be more solid next season. If everything goes according to the plan and we do win big things next season, in high-sight we might come to conclusion that 2013/14 season was really a transition one, but, for example, if Mourinho is sacked at the end of next season, we might look back and realize 13/14 season was only another bad chapter in the history of a team seeking for a new identity. People saying this season was "transition", they believe football is predictable and linear: if you let the manager do the job, naturally the good results will come, some people believe we will be better next season in terms of results, we WILL win things, this is the natural thing to happen, the same way some people believe in 2 years Hazard will become the best player in the world, because they believe the players have a linear progress, if they don't think he will be the best in the world, at least they believe in 2016 he will be better than right now. I think we had a transition in recent years, from the team that had Drogba, Terry, Lampard and Cech as the spine, to a team with new actors playing the major roles, but that transition already ended. Drogba left in 2012, Lampard became a squad player, 90% of the fans want Curtois to replace Cech, and perhaps this season we saw the swan-song of Terry's career. Perhaps the transition we had this season, was a transition from a team that was more of a collection of good talents, to a real team that has its own playing style and identity, but as I said, will Mourinho achieve that goal? Will he build a solid, strong, winning side? A lot of people consider this season to be a success because they are thinking about what the team can do next season, but we don't know whats going to happen, all we know are the facts: the team struggled to create, struggled to score, struggled to beat smaller sides, was really effective against big teams until UCL semi-final, the defensive system was solid, no trophies, 3rd in PL, we lacked a prober striker, etc. So I went "no", because I don't want more "transition" excuse next season.

To other said Luiz was sold for almost that price. Not sure if the money is an issue here. Also Cavani is the safe option, he has a track record of good seasons in european leagues, and playing for Uruguai. Diego Costa has only one great season in his CV.

I think its a sad thing Luiz departed after this mediocre season, and its even more sad that his last two games as a Chelsea player were the loss to Atletico de Madrid, and the depressing match against Norwich, but he managed to become the most expensive defender in the world, it means we are getting twice the price we paid for Benfica 3 and half years ago, so at least the stupid talk about Luiz being a waste of money will stop. Actually he became the most profitable Chelsea signing ever. I will always remember his performance in UCL Final, easily the peak of his Chelsea career.

Vai tomar no seu cuh, arrombado.

Not similar. Luiz is leaving for a unbelievable amount of money, he became the most expensive defender in the world. Even Luiz fans, like me, won't complain about that move.

Costa is brazilian, but I not sure if he is THE player we need. I mean, is he really that good or just a mediocre player having a superb season? To other side I have to admit his price is fair: 32m, specially when we paid the same for Hazard and Willian, and today Costa is a better player than Hazard was in 2012 or Willian in 2013, but with the crazy money paid for Luiz, I think we can buy any striker in the world. For me Cavani is the real deal.

To be honest I think Cavani is way better.

Strange there is not talk about Chelsea interested in gettin Cavani after Luiz deal.

I have to adimit, this money just cant be refused. Its a good thing he is leaving as the most expensive defender ever.

50m for Luiz? Its seems one of Daily Mail most stupidest bullshit ever. PSG got sanctioned, and that amount of money for Luiz seems the most stupid market move since Torres for Chelsea 2 and half years ago. BUT, if that happens to be true, its a dream move. Sounds really good to be true, but I do believe DM is making his whole thing based in the odds.

The rumors are coming from Sky Bet odds.

Its a good thing you admitted you was wrong all the time about AVB, but again, his post wasn't directed for people like you. Its clear he was talking about people that would back Mourinho regardless. There are some people around that NEVER sees anything wrong in what Mourinho does, even when the evidences speak otherwise. If Mourinho decides do sell Hazard tomorrow and replace him with a mediocre player, some people will try to find arguments to back his decision. Just take Luiz as an example. Mourinho is the one who decided he is a better option for DM than Mikel or Lampard, Mourinho believes Luiz has midfield qualities (his words), but last season people were saying Benitez was a stupid guy (no, I'm not comparing Benitez and Mourinho) for not realizing Luiz is awful as a midfielder, but now, no single word about Mourinho, its all up to Luiz. Some members will point here how terrible again was Luiz playing as DM, then next game Mourinho will be using him again in that position, but again not a single word about that. Even when Mourinho is doing something against their beliefs, some members won't see that as a mistake. Luiz played 90% of our big matches this season as a DM, but some people here keep saying he is an awful DM. So, the manager is not doing a mistake using such useless player in every big match of the season? I can even talk about Ramires. Its clear Mourinho is a big fan of his football, but the "extreme Jose lovers" who coincidentally are the most loud voices against Ramires, never take that as a Mourinho's mistake. Thats right, Mourinho is using a "brainless" player game after game, and thats not a mistake. So, as I said before, you changed the subject of his posts. Blind love is way different from trust.

Very simple to understand why FA want to "save" english football and impose more rules in the home grown quota. Just look at the numbers of mediocre "prospects": Marin, Salah, Moses. England can produce better players than that.

You completely changed the subject of his post. Trusting in a manager is different from seeing everything he does as a good thing, even when the evidences speak otherwise.

Kalou was far from a great player, but to be honest I don't know if we bought players that are sooo much better since he left. Is Moses better than Kalou? Is Schurle better than Kalou? Kalou PL stats in his first season: 7 goals/5 assists. Schurle: 8 goals/2 assists.

only place to be used "to be" a good poster, but since Mourinho returned he waste his time with disjointed posts defending every controversial (clumsy) decision Mourinho makes. Lets put the facts right: *Second game of the season, against Aston Villa, Stamford Bridge. Torres was injured, but Ba was the one who started. I think everyone here were surprised to see Ba starting and not Lukaku. *Third game of the season, away game against United, Schurle starts as CF, Torres was used in the second half, and Lukaku was sitting on the bench the whole match, the same Lukaku that scored a hat-trick against the same United months earlier. After that, he decided to leave, and for me thats comprehensible, because it was clear for everyone that Lukaku wasn't Mourinho's first or even second choice (choosing Ba to start Villa game was an insult), and with Mourinho saying the team would buy another CF, his chances here were getting really small. Right now its easy for Mourinho to say it was Lukaku who decided to leave, but every ambitious player in the world in his situation would do the same.

For me selling Lukaku at his age, because he is not the ideal striker for Mourinho, seems an odd idea for me: - Mourinho doesn't have an ideal kind of player, he uses the players than can win matches and trophies, thats why in the beginning of the season he said Luiz would not be playing as an DM, but he realized he was a better option than Lampard and Mikel. As soon as Lukaku score some goals, he will become a Mourinho kind of player. -Lukaku still is 21, and its not a crazy idea to imagine him as a Chelsea player in 2024. We don't even know if Mourinho will be the manager in 2016.

About his quotes, only a fool will see that as any indication he is ruling out a move for Chelsea.

You are right, but we don't need any other "creative" player. You don't need creative players to "create" more chances.