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Oxymoron.

Do not want. Do not want. Do not want. Do not want. I'd rather we sign nobody than sign Rooney.

He has looked good at the U20 World Cup. Think he lacks the pace to really take advantage of his technical skills but still a very good player.

He would play as the most advanced midfielder in the 3, like how Lampard used to play it. If anything the 4-3-3 is ideal for Oscar.

Lol reading his twitter it seems like Schurrle is having a blast. Seems like a good chap.

He's probably just overwhelmed by it all. He's gone from having one club tracksuit lasting the whole season to a wardrobe full of D&G suits.

They always show maybe 30 seconds of footage, maybe a bit more today but nothing substantial that you need to tune in for I would have thought.

Love Mourinho and Drogba's relationship. It's one of the closest in sport that I know of.

What a lovely day. Sun is shining, had a job interview that went well and the boys are back. :dude:

Spurs don't have a better midfield than ours, and there's still a lot of moves to be made before September. I don't particularly rate any of their midfielders that highly, they're all solid players but there's nobody outstanding amongst them. It's amazing how so many overrate other teams' players and underrate their own, absolutely baffling.

No thanks

I know this is going to sound silly, but I hate when the interviewer/press people do this: They prompt the new/young players by specifically mentioning Lampard and Terry but don't add it in their question. It doesn't sound sincere at all when you watch the actual interview. If the players wanted to specifically praise club legends like Lampard and Terry they'd do it, there's no point coercing them into doing so and acting like you haven't. I have seen it plenty of times when the interview is on the club channel and then the printed interview is very different. It's like when Joe Cole mentioned this about Liverpool: The club must be contractually obliged to big up Terry and Lampard at every available opportunity because otherwise it doesn't make sense.

First! I've got a good feeling about MVG because not only is he good technically, he's also a very good athlete.

RB is really only an issue for the people who think we should also sign Messi, Ronaldo, Neymar and Falcao.

Good, not great. The big 4 leagues are; England, Italy, Spain and Germany. The Dutch, French and Portuguese leagues are all good, and capable of producing talent like Ginkel.

Actually he's quite good at some of those things. Body feints and close control when moving with the ball in particular are very good. I think while it's clear Josh does have some deficiencies, mainly in an athletic sense in my opinion, that some are going a little over the top in criticisms of him, and are completely writing him off. He's only 20 and can and will improve, but he needs the right environment and a Chelsea manager to just keep him around and involved in the squad.

I understand the point you're making but the transfer window didn't close yesterday. Players will be leaving and there's already talk of Mikel and Romeu which opens up space for somebody like MVG. I would probably agree with you if Mourinho hadn't already met the player, but he has and two days later the deal was done, that tells me MVG is confident he can get enough minutes.

People want this cunt http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97C7oA1Sy50 at our club? Really? That guy? Have a word.

He doesn't need a loan. He has played more than a 100 games in a good league. Ginkel is not some untested 18 year old from Chelsea's reserves, he's a promising talent that has featured for his national team. Oscar came at 20 from Brazil with no European experience and performed well.

Cavani has much better hair so him.

Great way to circumvent FFP. And some of those young talents we've signed are actually quality right now like Oscar, Hazard, KDB etc.

That's funny because Ajax themselves were really interested in him: Your Ajax friend either is clueless or bitter and perhaps even both.

MVG met Mourinho on Tuesday and the deal was confirmed today. It would seem likely that Mourinho has told him that he will play enough to convince him to make the move.

it does look very bad sometimes. Ramires is an athlete first and foremost, those are the qualities he brings to the table. Technique is a clear second.