Pizy

Guess I'm one of the only ones here who wants Lukaku back now. Warming to it more and more. Thing is, we'd still need another striker if we essentially swap Lukaku for Costa. Assuming we're keeping Remy (been zero indication or links away that I've seen). Unless Conte feels completely confident in Traore.

Don't jinx it. They'd have one hell of a team, indeed. Mahrez would be perfect for the way Arsenal play.

With the likes of Ivanovic, Oscar, Mikel, Remy, and Cuadrado I never figured Baba would be the first to go. I thought for sure that Conte would give him a legit chance. Not that I'm complaining as he looked in over his head at times. There's clearly talent there. Maybe he'll have a successful loan and come back better.

He's an unmovable anchor. Just like Mikel. Nothing will come of it.

Looked good for Germnay this summer. I know that's a small sample size, but he's got to be starting for the world champs for a reason, yes? Although it's a bit strange that no other big club has snapped him up yet.

He really is a special talent. When he builds up chemistry with his teammates through playing regularly he can develop into a star. I sort of hope that no matter who we bring in up top, Michy is the partner for them and isn't benched. His technique and explosiveness can cause teams fits.

Please sign Jonas Hector! Perfect modern fullback. I see Liverpool are sniffing around him. We should hurry up and snatch him.

Koulibaly has to want to go there, though. Still hold out hope that if we also bid for him there's no chance he chooses that small time club over us.

True. I think Conte has probably given our negotiators a list of 3 or 4 top class CB targets and we've gone to their clubs and been quoted such high prices that we're refusing to pay thus far. What makes so little sense is how we've spent £33m on one striker and apparently bid £50m or more on two others (Morata & Lukaku) yet we won't just go to Napoli and pay up what they're asking for for Koulibaly. Or go to Juventus with £45m and make them say no for Bonucci. Or go to Roma and pay what it takes to get Manolas. So odd. Maybe if we get spanked and exposed again in the next couple of preseason games the club will panic and pay up. You would think a whole 38 game season last year would be enough to spark them into action, but apparently not.

This is what everyone was expecting with JT. That he would be a rotational player. Seems as though he'll continue as the main man. Unless he has one hell of a partner back there it'll be suicidal. Did you see Cahill get shit on by a 17 year old today? How many times in these 3 matches that a simple pass in between our CB's is disastrous? There's no recovery pace at all.

Yet another pointless buy. Just like Hector, just like Djilobodji, just like Pato, just like Falcao, just like Pedro. Awful abysmal signings. Cant imagine we'll ever see Miazga in a first team shirt again if we sign a new CB.

We do, but we aren't even being loosely linked with any. We'll be seeing a lot of Ivanovic there sadly.

#2 is the most concerning and frustrating. We've known for how long that new defensive players are needed? A year? How is it possible that we haven't signed a bloody CB yet? It's the priority position for us and we haven't signed any. It's as if we're pulling an Arsenal and simply refusing to spend the necessary money.

We need 3 more signings. Another forward, a CB, and a midfielder. What I wouldn't give to ship Oscar and make another play for Nainggolan. Or go pay up and get Joao Mario.

We can barely get a sniff of the ball against their U-18's...

Real Madrid's second and 3rd choice players just humiliated what is looking likely to be our starting back 4 at this point in time and several other of our starters looked useless.

Embarrassing.

This looks like last season's Chelsea. Bright start and then dreadful.

Getting fucking destroyed by a LB...

This kit is absolutely shocking. Awful!

Not sure I can see us scoring with this XI to be honest. Things are starting to become clearer, though. Conte views Ruben as a forward (which I don't agree with) and he considers Oscar a CM (which I do agree with). Also giving Aina the chance to solidify his place for the upcoming season. He keeps performing well and he surely has to start against West Ham.

Lacazette also plays in a cupcake league, to be fair. Lukaku with his power and scoring ability would net 25 or more goals in the French league.

Don't think we'd spend £60-70m on a striker whilst having Costa still here. Especially Lukaku who is so similar to him. It made sense in Morata's case because he could play with Diego. Lukaku & Costa would be ineffective I think.

Lukaku or Costa, I'd be happy either way. I was reluctant a few weeks back when the Lukaku rumors popped back up but the more I think about it the more I'm warming to it. Lukaku and Bats as the two-headed monster and flanked on either side by Hazard and Willian looks mouthwatering. And with Lukaku we wouldn't have to constantly worry about him losing his head or worry about niggling injuries. Costa, as great as he can be, is a ticking time bomb in both of those aspects. With Atleti now signing another striker I think any move for Costa is now off the table, though. Which means Lukaku is a no-go for us.

The only other big club who is after a striker is Arsenal and we all know they'd never spend the money necessary to sign Lukaku.