Madmax

From The Guardian.

His buyback is 8 million Euro.

The second one, the evolution of that crest against a white backdrop looks very classy.

You support them in Italy?

Roma have landed Bojan! Good stuff, hopefully this finally unlocks his obvious potential. Btw, Barcelona have a buy-back clause in this as well, so it's not exclusive to the Oriol Romeu deal.

Can we stick to this thread for the loan move please? Thank you.

I'm tired of people saying this. No reasonable user has demanded 6 goal thrashings "whilst doing back flips in between". I know we're in the honeymoon period as far as AvB is concerned, but ffs stop putting words in people's mouths.

Indeed.

CAM.

Rumours : He's passed medical at Sporting, but Chelsea rejected their request for an option to buy after loan.

This clears up his current status : Source

He is in Madrid atm, going to have a medical in a few hours. Loan move imminent today, 1 year deal being rumoured.

Didn't know where else to put this :

Gatagov is decent, but if we're going to sign a young Russian attacking midfielder, I'd much rather it be Alan Dzagoev.

Honestly, if you're being 'real' right now, you'd have to admit that this is not what we expected or even imagined when AvB came in. Again, it's not about the score, it's about the performance. The players are treating these games as a glorified training session and don't look particularly bothered about convincing the new manager that they should be a part of his plans for the season. The only positives I can see right now are - 1. Boost in fitness levels 2. AvB noticing just how below-par some of the squad is, and hopefully doing away with them while bringing in improvements on the same.

I know we are shit atm, but that doesn't give us the right to field 12 on the pitch

@Joker10 : So was Giovanni dos Santos.

This?

I've only ever played when having a kickabout with mates, so obviously I don't have the first idea about what it takes to play 'proper', organised football. But self-development not in a player's psyche? An interesting article about the same, for those interested - http://www.wsc.co.uk/content/view/7413/38/

Petr Cech Cody Lundin

If confidence is all that they're lacking, surely they could practise those drills in training?

An aspect of our roster and thus, play in general that really surprises and disappoints me. Cole, Zhirkov, McEachran, Sturridge, Malouda, Essien ... the list goes on. Time and again we see players getting into threatening positions, only to be closed down swiftly, thanks in part to how one-footed they are. You have to take an extra moment or two to steady yourself and make a decision on what to do with the possession. Inevitably, the ball is passed backwards again and we've got to start from scratch. Too much to expect atleast a decent weaker foot from top-of-the-line professionals at a club like Chelsea? Thoughts?

Only got to watch the final 20 minutes, we were awful as far as performance goes. Not going to complain about (lack of) goals in friendlies, but the overall play leaves a lot to be desired. Misplaced passes, poor communication, abysmal ball control ... the whole gamut from last season was out in force today as well. The players looked decidedly unfit and that plays a part. I suppose if we're looking for positives, it would have to be the much-needed workout the lads got from a spirited and fearless Malaysian side in such humid, energy sapping conditions. Work to do, Andre. Lots of it.

Well I suppose that's one way to 'score' ... Bet nobody will complain about this ghost goal though.

Get well soon mate.