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Well, his interview was sad: "I don't like people talking to me about the Champions League. It wasn't me, but my team that won the trophy." "Chelsea really wanted me last summer and paid a lot for me but after a while I thought are you just throwing money around?" "During the conversation with the manager I will see whether he's serious about me or not. If not, I will go away on loan. I have to play," The guy really thought he was going to have 3 months to prove his value with Drogba and Torres around? Thats how football at high level works guy, big competition with big players, and a lot of pressure. So, go on loan, prove your value, before that just shut up, you are no star, if you want to stay just accept you will have to wait to take more chances. This guys still has a lot to learn, and his price tag was so ridiculous that he is thinking he is already a superb player.

?? The guy is not playing, and must learn a lot of things. He wont do that playing 10 minutes every month.

While Mata was one of best players of the season, Lukaku earns another appearence as one of the worst signings of the season. "Romelu Lukaku The young Belgian has not been given many chances but if he had been outstanding he would have played more often, especially considering the erratic form of Fernando Torres as well as Didier Drogba's injuries. As it is, 10 appearances and no goals in any competition is not an impressive record for an £18m signing. He may come good, of course, but there were few signs of that happening this season." http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2012/may/10/flop-of-season-premier-league

I know that nothing happened there, whatever he was.

I heard the same thing when we sacked AVB. Starting from scratch is not that bad, after all.

lol Ibra's comment...The guy is an arrogant, he was the only one to have problems with Guardiola, and thats was because he thought he was so good that Barcelona should change his formation just to suit his skills.

Well, he was playing in Fulham I think. Nothing happened there. People love to overrate our young players, and at the end of the day the underdog Bertrand already played in an UCL final and is set to become our first "kid" to become a regular starter for us. Kakua, Josh despite all the buzz still have a lot to prove. Dont care you dont like it or not, thats what I think. The guys is still 19 years old and I read a lot of bullshit about how he is ready to become a starting XI for us, only special players like Messi are ready for that at this stage. It does not make any sense to be concerned about the chances that he will get in next season, when we are talking about a player that is 19 fucking years old.

Who doesnt? This forum is funny sometimes. Same people that months ago were backing AVB, saying he was good, hot, exuberant, young, full of talent and only time was needed, right now are saying we cant take Pepe because he is like AVB.

He hasn't me impressed me at all.

Even people saying RDM must stay, deep down in their hearts want Guardiola to join us.

Already 22 pages?

The guys were making monkey sounds when Hulk took the ball. This people are disgusting.

He never played in a big brazilian club, so I dont know more about him than the other people here.

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11668/7787073/Blues-eye-Hulk-deal skysports is reporting the deal is worth 38m. I hope thats no true. Huge gamble to pay such money for Hulk.

I agree he is not worth it, but we made a lot of this kind of move in the past and we keep doing it. I think Mata was a perfect deal, if its real we paid 24m for him, we also paid 18m for Ramires. I thought Aguero wasnt worth 35m at that time, but City were rigth after all. Hulk can play in both wings and as a CF, I think he would made an instant impact here.

Agreed. He is 26, too old for football at high level.

If Lukaku was brazilian I would criticize him in same way, just like I was one of Ramires biggest critics in his first season at Chelsea when he was playing an awful football, just like I was criticising David Luiz when he was playing really bad under AVB. Every time I criticize Lukaku or Kakuta someone come up saying about Neymar, Lucas or another brazilian guy. Thats just stupid.

Terrific logic.

A club that pays 18m for you-cant-criticize-him-because-he-is-only-18-years-old Lukauku, should pay 35m for Hulk.

Hope we sign him, this guy would be a perfect buy for us. Brazilian skills is the way of the future.

The word is: Reports are coming in that Hulk agreed terms with Chelsea. Man City have reacted and are talking to Ironman and Thor.

Guy, I really believe Lukaku will never make it here, and if he does I dont see him becoming anything more than a squad player, if you think DD 11 is such a special thing, you should find someone else to give it.

Even 25 is not retired officialy. I understand Zola was a great player, but Chelsea is a big club now, it does not make sense to retire the number of a player, just because he had superb skills. Even Maradona number´s is not retired in Argentina, where he is some kind of god. Stop the bullshit about retiring number 11. I'm sure in next 10 years one or two great players will conquer the Europe with that shirt. Nobody used 25 since Zola left, but it just shows the respect for the guy and its not an usual number to a good player to wear, but its not officially retired, and should not be.

@BlueLion I'm sure if Ramires keeps playing his current football, he will get the time he deserves. Thats how things should happen, if Lampard deserves less time that Ramires, thats will happen, I think. Lampard will be ok with that, he already said it he wont mind to sit on the bech if someone better is playing. I understant the guy frustration this season, because while Meireles playing shit football was on the pitch, he was watching it in the sidelines.

Well, I'm glad when you look at pictures people will see Bosingwa lifting the trophy, instead Terry. He was part of it, he is a champion, but he was not the captain during that match. It was a selfish atittude in my opinion. He should get there and take his medal, like Meireles, Ramires and Ivanovic, but lifting the trophy was too much for me.