Tomo

Big big difference between hating and not joining the bandwagon of cringe worthy excuses. For example I wasn't convinced when Ancelotti was first appointed, didn't think he was the right man for the job, does that mean i didn't deserve to be delighted when i was proved wrong and ultimately won the double?

I hope he comes good but there is no excuses for the goal drought he went through last season. Last summer there were genuine valid excuses for him like No service, No proper break for 4 years, Not settled and moved into London yet, Not had a proper pre season as a Chelsea player. 3 of those excuses were wiped out by default in pre season last summer and the other was when Juan Mata was signed. I hope he comes good but these excuses as why he has been below par for us are over a year out off date, last summer they were valid this summer they ain't.

Let him go now, its better than him going when he becomes a key part of the team, use the £10m we will get and a bit more to try and get Vidal in.

While the two mentioned are talented, Yossi has experience and with letting a lot go, we need to keep some, who would you rather came on if we were 1-0 down in a title decider at Old Trafford?

The contract extension for Mancini is crazy, i won't go as far as call him mediocre, he is a decent manager but he will never in a million years have City dominating England and his CL record leaves a lot to be desired too.

Drogba was in his twilight years, Torres is suppose to be at his peak. and sorry for going off topic, back to Oscar he will be a fantastic signing, from what ive seen can easily be moulded into that deep lying playmaker we have been craving and lets not forget the re-sale value.

There has been no excuses for him for a year now, people will quote lack of service but Juan Mata was behind him, as far as service goes that's like sleeping with Cheryl Cole with her doing all the work.

Looks like Yossi is going to rise from the scapegoat sub's bench now Kalou has gone.

Its not like 2 years ago when our squad was littered with 28 plus players, since then we have let a lot of experience go while bringing in lots of youth (under 24), this is just to rebalance it out. If we still had the squad we had 2 summers ago and to a lesser extent last summer then the deal would not make sense.

Where will Malouda fit in to all of this?

I reckon with young players we should work them up the levels. IE with Piazon, loan to League one, succeeds there then a Championship club will take a punt, succeeds there then a prem club will, succeeds there then he will be ready to play in the first team, a bit like Spuds did with this Caulker guy.

Can't believe anyone is questioning Ivanovic, he's has only had 2 bad games at right back, in the community shield in 2009 and in Naples, he is good as it gets in that position. Maicon will have to earn the right to play ahead of Ivanovic, and with Terry possibly getting a ban for the Ferdinand stuff, we will be a Cahill or Luiz injury away from having to shove Ivan in the centre again, which is where Maicon will come in.

Any rumours on Malouda? the more i hear nothing the more i think he will see out his contract here, remember last summer we certrain both Malouda and Anelka were on the way out but the longer the summer went on the more we thought 'hold on, there staying with us'. I still fully expect Malouda to be here come September 1st, no one will match the wages he is on here.

Joker10 has to get a nomination, even tho i dont agree with a lot of what he says, his contributions have been second to none, he deserves a nomination.

Not saying this is isn't the right time to let him go (although if anyone was going to stay out of him and Malouda it should have been him) but what royally annoys me is there are some fans that just won't praise Kalou under any circumstances no matter what he does, quick to point out his admittedly many faults, but whenever he does something good (IE score a crucial goal) its ignored or twisted in a way were he still sounds bad. I for example have been one of Bosingwa's harshest critics, but if he had a good game and did well, i would acknowledge that and give him credit, the Kalou critics don't, that's what buggs me.

Then it could be too late, Kenny's piss poor signing's have set Liverpool back years.

Maybe he goes OTT at times, but someone needs to counter the ridiculous and uncalled for hate he gets. Being glad he is gone is one thing, as is not rating him, but when their are post's basically implying he has contributed nothing in his 6 years at the club it has me wanting to bang my head against a brick wall. Yes he may not have progressed to the world class player every one was predicting but if he is as bad as half this forum like to make out then why did Carlo, Hiddink and Jose, 3 of the best managers in world football, see him as a decent part of the squad? Infact why did the worlds best manager sign him in the first place if he was so bad? There can be a lot lot worse players to have as mere squad players than this guy, something we are likely to find out in coming season's.

Van Aanholt did look out of place in a defensive aspect, that side to his game is terrible.

Mata's goal and assist's record last season was scary, even more so when you consider the mess we were in. Build the team around him, the assist machine will go into overdrive and he will force his way into this Spanish side.

@Volt-age Im happy for him and hope this will boost him, but it doesn't change the fact he has made Kalou look like Pele for the last 18 months.

Heres a thought. When Lampard scored against Sunderland, the whole off the MHL thought Nando scored off the crossbar, when Neil announced it was actually Lamps that scored half the stand groaned like the goal was disallowed. Supporting Torres is one thing but that was quite Frankly embarrassing.

@The Skipper No one is disappointed about him being golden boot winner, im just getting royally annoyed with the double standards ive been seeing with Torres in the last year.

I hope that's a joke, even when Kalou scored a hat-trick against Stoke he was still treated and talked about like he just got caught red handed smacking kids with a baseball bat.

Torres up front on his own for us against big teams next season will be like to trying to attack lions with a feather.

If we have to play Maicon against Spurs it will be the same as Ferreira playing against them in December 2010. Just because Bale got the better of him last time the world and his dog assumed he will do again by right, and like Paulo then, Maicon will surprise us.