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Looks like both the Kenedy and Muto stories are true: Kenedy - http://gianlucadimarzio.com/en/calciomercato/fluminese-ready-to-sell-prospect-kenedy-while-chelsea-is-interested/ Muto - http://www.oneworldsports.com/stories/chelsea-looking-add-japan-international While the guy who works with Di Marzio says this storie is true as well.

The club, the manager, the players will all look a lot more stupid if we dont in it.

Means the player is happy and the club is happy about him. And when the club is PSG there's no way you can convince them to just give you the player. If you want to really break the bank for Matuidi its another story, but why would you do that.

pretenders or title Winners? even if we draw every one of those games we'll probably win the title. We are not pretenders, no way you can say it when we're 7 points ahead in April (+ 1 game in hand) .

So... Yoshinori Muto and Kenedy. Vitesse are seriously confused right now... "who the fuck they're giving us?"

Daily Star. It shouldnt be a "Rumoured" topic.

The only reason i dont want Khedira is because im afraid he'll start the big games next to Matic, that would be the wrong step imo. He's just a better Ramires. If i was told he'll only be a Matic back up than i'll say yes. But i dont think he'll want it, and his wages he wants are crazy for a back up.

Marseille defending is seriously criminal. Those 3 CBs defense against counter attacks... PSG should have scored six or seven.

A question for the Belgian members, do people at your country actually like how the points cut in half in this time of the season? is there any criticism about this system? Imo its horrible and unfair. The Israeli league tried it in one season, 09/10. The winners finished second in the regular seaons, and until now everyone remembers it as a "meh" title, like they shouldnt have won it. I think it happend last season in Belgium too, with the maniac Guy Luzon.

Get it, i see the irony. But Oscar imo hurt us less, because he's technically better.

1. Ok, although i dont think it was a necessary mention when we talked about this season, not about Mata-Oscar. We talked why Oscar starts over those 3 players. And i never said "only because", i said the opposite. Never mind. And you simply disagree with what? "he's starting over others this season because he's technically better"? thats the only thing i said, no Mata talk or anything. 2. DIdnt get whats ironic. Lets not turn it into a childish battle, im not into it, if you want to add something to the discussion just add it.

Wow, Arsenal fans in Israel are the most pessimistic bunch, they dont give a shit about those garbage time wins right now, think it will always be the same as long as Wenger is there. I would actually call them very reasonable-realistic fans, not pessimistic.

Wait.. Mata? i thought we're talking about why Oscar plays this season, why he gets the nod over Salah, Cuadrado and Schurrle. You mixed it up a little. Its well known that Oscar played instead of Mata because of the issues you mentioned - workrate, tactical discpline, providing balance. And off course those things also helped him in getting game time this season too, but imo its not the main or at least not the only reason. And as for Schurrle, i dont think illness was the issue, i always thought it will end with him sooner or later. Never really fitted imo. Yeah he got some goals last season, but didnt played well through games and that hurt us.

1. The signs were never good with Salah, you should remember that only Schurrle helped us (sometimes). But i agree that right now Cuadrado looks as bad as Salah. 2. Im not saying Oscar is a great gifted player, im saying he's MORE gifted than those 3 players, thats why he's playing and they're not. The main reason anyway. Like i said, its not enough and i think Jose knows that too.

We now have Cuadrado instead of them, who isnt exactly a ball playing player, he could make those runs and with better ball control (once he'll get stronger). Ramires/Oscar needs a replacemnt for that reason mainly, thats what i was talking about in the previous page, dont know if you read it. But anyway Oscar is more gifted on the ball than Salah, Schurlle and Cuadrado, thats why he's still here and playing.

Thats because both of those players doesnt wotrh much if they're not given any space. And when you play for a top club like Chelsea you're not giving any, not by the small teams who seats and wait for your move, and not by the big teams who puts pressure on the ball. Salah's and Schurlle's technical abilities are too limited so they couldnt contribute in helping the team breaking a defensive fotmation, they couldnt pass or kept the ball good and quick enough under pressure. I think it will be pretty much the same with Cuadrado, but i hope and believe he's slightly better than that, so he could come off the bench and help when we need something different. First he should get stronger physically over the summer.

Just to be clear, im not disagreeing with you, I hope you're right and I even think you are, im just slightly skeptical that's it. As for Hazard against top clubs in Europe, it's different from Pogba, Hazard is an attacker, so people except him to contirbute on the final third. Pogba, like I said, needs to show his contribution in midfield. If he can't do that, it's hard to hide it and it will hurt us more than an attacker that let's say.. can't dribble past a defender.

I think when people are talking about "Mourinho needs to adjust to today's game" it's exactly about that. I dont think Bale and Sterling have a place in a top top team today, I think Bale will not be a first choice for too long in Real because he's limited when he doesn't have the space he likes. I believe if a team wants to be realy strong today, you first need the maximum of players with exeptional ball control, and very good work rate.I think if Jose didn't understand it this season, we won't get to the level we're dreaming of. But that's my opinion only. Personally, my guess is that Jose will do things differently this time, and I think he already done things differently by playing with Willian-Oscar-Hazard as is favorite trio. When like you said, all three are players who likes the ball at their feet. He didn't liked Schurlle and Salah and preferd Willian, I think he said something by that decision. And by getting Pogba or Koke he'll just replace Oscar with a better player, no change in the way we play from this season, just a better 10#/8#. It's too early to say, but right now rumors talking about Pogba, not about any RWs. I'll be happy if that's the real case, but we'll see... let's hope no metter what the move will be, the team will get stronger.

Like I said, because I'm not sure Jose will trust this line up in the big games (new RW+Willian in the 10), and I'm not sure it will give us enough domination in midfield. It's very much depends on which RW we would get. For example I don't think Bale and Sterling are the way to go, because unlike Willian or Hazard they are not players who works for keeping possession, they are both very direct and mainly likes spaces, and to run deep so someone will find them with a through ball. I don't think they'll give us that improvement I'm talking about - dominate the game and keeping the ball. Koke-Willian-Hazard-Cesc-Matic, this imo will give us that. Bale/Sterlihg will give us more goal threat, but I just think it's shouldn't be the main thing we should address, I think that even when we don't have a proper RW, we can still find goals when we need them. More important imo is to make the team more balanced, a team that controls the situation, right now we can't do that comfortably. Like I said I don't think Bale and Sterling are those kind of players, but I think a different kind of RW, someone similar to Hazard with a left foot, could fit. Fekir, the 21 yo from Lyon is an example, but I don't think we'll go for that so early. Except him I can't think of any players we could buy who will offer both this "keeping the ball" mentality and ability im thinking about, AND the goal threat from the right wing you want.

Its a valid and a reasonable opinion. But i just think adding a CAM like the two i mentioned would be a safer bet than adding a RW. i really dont want us to change our line up in the big games, like Jose do with Ramires, it has to stop and Pogba/Koke would give Jose enough stability while giving us more flair. I think Jose want to dominate midfield better than we do right now, maybe he doesnt want us to do it against Bayern and Barcelona, but i think he's worried about the way we cant keep the ball sometimes, especially against the better teams or when we're under ball pressure. Thats why imo he plays with Ramires and turns us into a "parking the bus" team, cause he cant trust the players to dominate the game. We lack that another "flair" player instead of Oscar.

Hulk is not a world class talent, he's very limited imo, but he should have played in PL.. even for Spurs. I think he always really wanted to move to PL, he said that, but it should've been like two years ago. He missed the chance i think. He's not the first wasted Porto player. They tend to make such stupid moves... but like you said its because Porto asks for so much money, and i think there's a lot to do with the players agents, Mendes most times, 3rd parties and shit like that... its all a big machine that A, brings a lot of money to Porto, B, brings a lot of money to the player (wages in his next club), and C, brings a lot of money to the agents. But sadly, not the right move for the player proffessionally AND a bit too late in their careers. Players with ambition to be the best should think twice before they're joining this "machine". Although i REALLY like Porto as a team, they always play fantastic football.

I agree that with Pogba we'll probably dominate the league, but the thing im not sure about in Pogba its his contribution against the really big teams in Europe, teams who play with high pressure on the ball, when there's no time to think. For me he didnt show he's as tidy and quick on the ball as Koke or Isco for example, it seems that unlike them its not his nature, how he grow as a player. But, he might be as good as them on the ball, maybe he didnt had the chance to show that in Seria A, where pressing is not a huge factor like in La Liga. I believe he can do that but the chance he wont will cost us 70m euros or more. And i think this next big signing for midfield will be crucial, it will define if we can get to the next level or stay in the same place. Which is a good place to be, but it will be very hard to win CL titles this way and to get to the status of "Top 4 in Europe" along with the three obvious teams. There's actually another thing, his work rate is questionable for me when i look also at Koke. But with that im sure Jose can do his magic.

I agree Willian is by far the better player when he plays the n10 role, his qualities fits a CAM a lot more than a right winger. so next season is a real question for me because while I do want to see Willian in the middle, I think the team would be stronger with Koke/Pogba in the middle while we still have Willian in the line up, and the right wing is the only spot left. I think that's what will happen, seeing how Jose doesn't start Willian in the 10# even this season when Oscar offers nothing. I assume Jose thinks Willian's work rate and the way he contributes to our possession with his tidy play is enough, he doesn't really want more from him. And while it doesent give Willian the option to show how good he can be, i think that even when he starts on the right Wiliian is a player we should not drop quickly.

lol what? Arsenal have more options in midfield, i'll give them that, and i would also say Sanchez-Ozil-Cazorla is equal or maybe even better AMs trio than Hazard-Oscar-Willian (only when Ozil is actually playing, not sleeping like he did in most of this season), but thats it. Matic-Cesc are miles better than what they got in Central Midfield, our GK is far better, our Strikers are better, our RBs are better, our LBs are better. In CBs i would call it a tie, but still JT is the best out of both teams imo (and than Koscielny). So, i would call it another nice try from you to be the provocative one, not more.

I dont know what "started" means (Sky's line up graphics?), but Bale operated in that season mainly on the right or in the middle. The left side of the pitch was his least 'favourite' part the same season.