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Come on, mate ... last time i heard Juventus got one of the best striker (if not the best as is claimed) ....

Damn! I thought we were in the transition phase yet we play the same set of players day in and day out .... when are we going to use the new talents we have in hand (probably after their enthusiasm for playing for the European champions is gone for a toss).... I know lot of us wants the manager to be sacked despite being on the top of the table ... and honestly i give him 5 more months too ... because sometimes it is not only about winning (which every other Chelsea manager wants to do to impress Roman) but the way you go about doing it ... RDM needs to understand that what he has done is something no other Chelsea manager has done ever so f****** get into the transition mode, try out new tactics, rotate your squads and built for the future, Roman wouldnt fire u so easily .... and even if he does U r god damn a Champions winning manager, any top team could go for u .... stick to the plan that the club has .......

For all the Indian fans in India, I'm sure we all are hoping this comes true ... It is time that big clubs start exploring the growing fan base here in India. Chelsea could tour India in 2015 Good news for all the Chelsea fans on the Subcontinent! According to Chelsea CEO Ron Gourlay, speaking at the International Football Arena roundtable in New Delhi, the club has a long-term plan for India: India is an important market for us. We hope to be visiting the country soon to initiate a long-term partnership. It's too easy for clubs just to fly in, play and then leave. At Chelsea we feel a fundamental responsibility to help develop the sport at grass roots level and leave behind a lasting legacy, so there would be much more to consider than just playing games here. -Ron Gourlay; IFA Press Release According to the the Hindustan Times, "soon" may be as early as the preseason to 2015-16: We’ll follow a similar cycle (to the one in Malaysia, Thailand and the USA). The earliest we can get the first team down here is 2015-16. The planning we put into a tour, with our various CSR (corporate social responsibility) activities and campaigns such as Blue Pitch, starts six months before the tour. -Ron Gourlay; Hindustan Times Over the last half decade, Chelsea have followed a fairly regular preseason rotation, switching between North American and Southeast Asian tours, placing ever increasing emphasis on leaving a lasting legacy wherever they visit. "Here to play; here to stay" was the theme for this summer's USA tour, which included coaching clinics, youth training sessions, and the like in addition to the regular exhibition schedule. While including India in next summer's pre-season sounds infeasible, a tour looks almost a certainty at some point in the near future. Source: http://www.weaintgot...r-india-in-2015

Now that makes sense

How to beat Chelsea According to the Atletico Madrid manager Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone has explained to Juventus how to stop Champions League opponents Chelsea. The Old Lady will travel to London later this month on their return to Europe’s premier club competition. And after thrashing Chelsea 4-1 in the recent European Super Cup tie, Simeonehas revealed their game plan. “The players followed my orders to perfection,” the former Lazio and Inter midfielder stated. “Branislav Ivanovic on the right can be surpassed, Mikel plays horizontally, Gary Cahill and David Luiz never participate in the construction of the game. “So we opted to press heavily, even doubling up and tripling up on FrankLampard, Eden Hazard and Juan Mata – opting to neglect the others. “It was a risk that paid off. Juventus can do the same, even if boss Antonio Contedoesn’t need my advice. “He’s a winner, like Manchester City’s Roberto Mancini, as well as the greatest of them all – Jose Mourinho.” http://sillyseason.com/football/premier-league/chelsea-fc/articles/how-beat-chelsea Maybe this was just one off .... but it makes sense. Interesting review from the opposition manager (not an reliable site though) Thoughts

In the current situation he would be missed. Meireles is not a star player but he is a very good squad player to have specially when we are so less players in that position. Lampard cannot be given start in all the games, Romeu is pretty decent but he is clearly not RDM's fav, Mikel cannot be trusted when it comes to consistency, Oscar would take some time to get used to the premier league but then looks like our manager wants him to play behind the striker & not so deep and Essien gone. What a brilliant piece of move the board has done!!! Last season we were screaming for creativity and feeding our offense, we got them these season but now we trying to break the bridge between the offense and defense.

First Interview in Chelsea colors for Victor Moses MOSES: THE FIRST INTERVIEW Posted on: Mon 27 Aug 2012 Victor Moses completed his move on Friday evening, was welcomed by the Stamford Bridge crowd on Saturday and trained with his new team-mates on Monday morning. The next stop for the 21-year-old was to sit down with the official Chelsea website… Your possible transfer to Chelsea was in the news throughout the summer. It must be good to have your future settled now. When I first heard that Chelsea had come in for me I was surprised, but I had a call from my agent saying they were really interested in me and what did I think. I said they are the European champions and anyone would like to play there and now that everything is sorted, I am delighted to be here. I am happy to come back to London as I grew up here and it is a great honour to play for the club that won the Champions League. You've decided to join a squad with a lot of competition for the attacking places in the side. There are a lot of world-class players here and I am here to do my best for the team and to help them win more trophies. The club has done well for the past few years, they have achieved a lot, and for me to be able to play with these world-class players, I am delighted to be here. How did the opening day fixture go for you when Chelsea played up at Wigan? I thought I did alright. It took me a while to get into the game but in the second half we came at Chelsea - but that is in the past now. I was a Wigan player then and I am a Chelsea player now. You managed to go past the Chelsea full-backs during the match. We all know Ashley Cole is one of the best left-backs in the word and he is a consistent player, so if I go past him I am happy because he is a great player. You arrive with a reputation for being versatile. Please give a short history of the positions you have played. Growing up I used to play centre-back in a Sunday league team but I had the feeling I could play further forward. When I was scouted by Crystal Palace I started playing in centre-midfield. Then I ended up playing as a striker, left wing, on the right - everywhere really. I went to Wigan to play left wing mainly but then the manager saw the way I was playing and he mostly used me on the right. Last season I played more on the right but sometimes on the left. I can also play up front or behind the striker, I can play anywhere up front. I'm comfortable wherever the manager wants to play me. Roberto Di Matteo has highlighted your dribbling ability. That is one of my strengths, I love getting the ball and going past defenders. You don't want defenders tackling you all the time when you get the ball, you need to make them work hard, and that is what I love doing. When you were at Whitgift School in Croydon, you were taught football by Colin Pates, a popular captain of Chelsea in the 1980s. How was that experience? He is a great man. He always used to talk to me and tell me about when he used to play and how I needed to be more professional about my football. He is a person you can call on and he will advise you in the right way. When we played with the school team he used to teach us all about movement and finishing and he was great to work with. We won a national school tournament when he was our manager. Growing up around in the Norwood area of south London, the Crystal Palace academy must have been a natural place for you to develop. It was easy for me after training to go home. It was nice playing for Palace. There were a lot of Chelsea fans around there and Palace were playing in the Championship so all I used to hear when I was little was Chelsea, Chelsea! I didn't know then that one day I would be playing for them. You moved to Wigan midway through the 2009/10 season. When the season first started we were doing pretty well, fighting for a play-off spot for the Championship. Then we heard the club was going into administration, that is when Wigan came in and Palace hadn't a choice but to sell me. Do you know anyone at Chelsea already? I know quite a few. I used to play with Ryan Bertrand and Daniel Sturridge for England Under 19s, Under 20s, Under 21s. I know Ashley Cole and Michael Essien and Mikel I know from playing for Nigeria. It is good to see everyone here and it is a lot easier for me. For Nigeria I have games coming up against Liberia and I am looking forward to them. They are home and away and whoever wins will qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations in January. Do you have a message for the Chelsea fans? I just want to say to the fans to sit tight, there is more to come from Victor Moses and I hope to do my best for the club and that there are more trophies to come in the future. http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/2902009/title/moses-the-first-interview

Now how this for confidence ... Superb! http://youtu.be/0fbj9WxyPXI Not sure if this posted but it worth a re-run

One of his best matches in his long career with Chelsea ... from "Not a Mikel lover" Thats how a DM should play!

So who needs another striker now!

Is it me or does RDM makes strange decisions? He can play Ramiers just after he was fit but cant give Mata a rest. Mikel plays back to back in 4 days but Essien/Romeu doesnt get a sniff in the first 11. Sturridge can still play wide, Oscar can get a start... Today we start Mikel and Merieles in the double pivot with Ryan as the winger and a tired Mata teaming up with Hazard with this on the bench: Essien, Romeu, Lampard, Ramires, Oscar, Sturridge .. hmm .. maybe i dont understand tactics it seems

For more game time, I dont think he could have got more games at Arsenal would be more like Josh's situation from last year. Liverpool doesnt have much competition for place and he can automatically get a start over there players. He is anyways guaranteed to play in the CL when he goes back to Madrid ... right now game time and showcasing the talent is more important than playing in CL, whoever made the chose was smart enough

Decent signing, the guy has potential just need to work his decision making in the final third. Now I really really hope that RDM does rotation in the squad intelligently (Not like the Reading game) so that people like Marin & Moses get more game time to showcase their talent and overcome their weakness. Now we got players in most of the department though i would had loved to have someone in the DM role as well but i dont think that is happening. So lets get our RB and wrap it off for this transfer window.

Maybe the expectation out of the European Champions are on a different level, we dont get compared with league champions

He has been someone whom i always wanted ... Are we after him by any chance? He is worth every penny, get him and a RB i would be more or else happy TBH

Just to open another account

That was the best move of the match from Chelsea...

WAGNH is reporting on a potential Transfer for young Anderlecht defender. Not sure how true is this. http://www.weaintgotnohistory.com/2012/8/18/3249822/chelsea-fc-cheikhou-kouyate-transfer-andelecht Translated the URL from the WAGNH article. http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dhnet.be%2Fsports%2Fanderlecht%2Farticle%2F404845%2Farsenal-chelsea-et-tottenham-se-disputent-kouyate.html&act=url @Mods: Please merge this incase this topic already exists (i couldnt find it )

How he doesnt help the dynamics of the team is a little too much, a right winger with pace and strength plus a backup striker isnt that what we are looking for. Oscar and Hazard who are not even 21 are termed better players than someone who has been kicking a** for quite sometime, good! Having said that i m not looking at Chelsea to sign him for the kind of ridiculous of amount which has been asked for. But my point is that he does provides us the depth in the squad and strengthen the team.

Adding Hulk to the team would strengthen it tremendously but we cant guarantee or be certain of anything out of it. Yes the expecting would be to finish in top 4 but can that be done is something which we will get to know over a period of time. There is a difference between expectation and being certain, in my opinion.

Honestly mate, since when has buying players guaranteed a position in the league ...

Signing of RVP means real bad news for all United opponents It is going to take United to a new level (just imagine the fire power United now has up front, I mean if the opposite would score 2 goals United now has the capabilities of scoring 4) This signing means they would match City players on players But the thing which worries me most is that, with RVP coming in the pressure on Rooney would ease off a lot which he has been carry for quite a few season now and was looking at the verge of breaking down. And i'm sure everyone would agree that a fresh Rooney is more dangerous. So lets the season begin

Thats really absurd .... use that 40m and get 2 decent players, i know Hulk would give us lot of options but 40m is just being blackmailed.

It is not about being invincible, it is that they have the complete team in the league right now and r playing very well in auto pilot mode. The only thing good that Manchini has done is get world class players and again he is after Rossi who would make the team even more powerful. As far as Chelsea goes, it would take us a season to come close to the chemistry that City or United have.

United... simple and sweet ... Why? because they have Fergie who in my opinion is one of the best man manager. Even without a pathetic squad they have won titles. As a football fan, United is one of those teams whom u can always believe that they would make that comeback and they most of the time they do it. Thats one thing i have always envied about them.