coolhead23

I guess we have already have enough of Modric in the last transfer window and dont want it to get started all over again. He is someone who Chelsea really needed last season and we were ready to shed out like 40m on him, there is no point in we going back on this one again and making a fool of ourselves (though i still feel he is good and has atleast 2-3 years in top flight). Let focus our attention on someone who is 22-23 with experience and less money.

Honestly not looking at our opponents right now and analysis it out. because on paper they are clearly miles ahead on quality, what i m expecting from Chelsea is to play with the same intensity and determination which they showed against Napoli and Barcalona. If we can recreate that again in Munich, then Gomez would be surely taken care of just like the Messis and Cavanis and Lavezzis

Agreed but right now any player who cannot play would be a blow because we already have players out and it could further weaken the side.

Bang on! Completely second it. Spending 30M odd on Falcao, I would rather spend it on a quality midfielder right now because i believe if we have a good midfield Torres would be very dangerous. He doesnt have to track back like he keeps doing now rather be in and around the box to finish it. If we are not going to invest in our midfield and get in clinical strikers, it would be the same old Torres story.

http://www1.skysport...boost-for-Blues Some good news for our defense for the final, but mite have one more player short with Malouda being highly doubtful

Hulk is one of those player that is in my wishlist and fits so very well in our existing system. He is versatile, has pace, can score, physical strong, can cross. So if are spending money and only if we are then i would love to have him (anything over 25M would be expensive in my opinion).

As much as i like Essien but the last 2 months he has been nothing but poor. I mean the grit and determination which use to be there on the field has kinda of gone, u can find him smiling and being casual in his approach (thats what i feel off late) every game hence i guess it is time that we let him go.

What an amazing title race it was, something we mite not witness again. I think a special word for the City board and the owner to stick with the current management staff despite not winning last year, i wish that Roman and the board takes some learning out of it. Stability is the key.

Isnt that how it is going to pan out. We would be mostly playing lone striker anyways and if both Drogba and Lukaku are not in then it gives Dan boy a great chance to showcase his skills in the center position.

In the Center along with Torres, Lukaku and Drogba (if he stays)

Despite all the issues we had, i guess Chelsea have always been blessed with good defense personals and it seems there are quite a few in waiting as well. Both the players have long contracts with the clubs plus they are playing regularly for the team and also winning trophies. I dont think they would want to go at this point of time plus we dont want to sell them, we want to built a team which could come close to being the best in the world and these players are so important for that. Midfield is what we need to strengthen not defense.

Honestly i wouldnt put Cahill and Luiz in the same league as Terry and Ivanovic, they are definitely good but not there yet. Selling off Ivanovic at this stage would be next to suicide, a player who is a set in our defense plus versatile makes the manager's job a little easier. I agree on the names u provided and would want a young right back who can be groomed and also act as backup to Ivanovic plus i would rather have the youth from the academy come in (give Hutchison and Burma more game time next season). Bosingwa please please if he stays another season i sure to get a heart attack.

Thats really not happening, but this season i mite just not be tempted. Next season, surely.

I think he would be going to United mostly because they have their strategy pretty well defined. Park was used to make inroads into the Asian market and now they would be doing the same with Kagawa who is a big name in Asia. And i believe he has expressed his interests to join United which pretty much lands him at OT next season.

I agree with what u say, but is this the time to even think about it. Who would replace him? Hutchinson/Burma, how many games have they played in the PL to show even half the class that Ivanovic provides on the pitch/team? We already have to start replacing Terry first which is the obvious thing and then move on to Ivanovic who can serve us for atleast a year or two. Replacing 2 stalwarts in defense would mean a big hole in our defense (i m not saying Cahill and Luiz are bad but these 2 are a level up then both) and then again the same old thing of purchasing new players from outside.

This is what i was referring to

Isnt having him equivalent to letting him go? Correct me if i m wrong

He is behaving badly off late but i m surprised that people want him to go, i mean how can that thought even cross our minds. He is a versatile player and someone who Chelsea need the most, he is surely making his journey among the best. Come on guys,we dont have anyone to replace him even for 30M

I do agree with what u say but i m just being brutally honestly here. We as a club in the last 8 years have grown to be giants in Europe and the kind of performances which was put up till March has been nothing but pathetic. Yes we are in the finals of the CL and we won the FA but isnt that what is expected out of any top team. What is more frustrating is that most of the top teams in the PL this season (baring City) have been poor and we just wanted to be worse it seems under AVB. Like u said about Roman taking notes, even i m assuming and hoping and praying the same. If he wants to see Chelsea at the top then he needs to get in stability first rather than just mindlessly spending money on his choices. Keep hoping and praying for the best is all that can be done from here on.

Obviously no .. that what i said we are trying to make it up. The ship has been damaged already, what is being done now is the repair work. So how we do the repair work from here would make up to the damage done.

We are a top club and playing midweek and weekend is a part and parcel of the game whether we like it or not. All major team have to undergo that, it is all about how the team balances it. We had to showcase something this season and i guess RDM must have thought FA and CL are the ones which make up something for an already pathetic season.

As much as i like Essien and want him to be a blue for life, i think the time has come to let him go because it seems he is really not trying to do anything. IN most of the matches of late he has looked like the boy who is lost in the park.

Why do we need to sell a young talent, we arent Arsenal? And it is just one of those bad time that he is undergoing. Give him another season and play him in the center and i m sure he would be a handful. Selfish, yes he is but then this lad has got an eye for goal. All we need to do is groom him, ground him (he tends to fly a lot) and provide him the right direction, i m sure we would be a great asset for the club.

It is a competition and a victory in the finals means motivation, revenue and accolades. So it does make sense to use your full strength to get a positive result which can have a cascading effect on the moral of the team and gives us fans something to cheer about.

Does anyone have the highlights of the match? Not sure if it is already posted but i m not able to find it. Could anyone of u help?