Joker10

Hulk has been brilliant near end of the season, he has simply carried Porto to the title. He is not playing the same level as he was last season, but most Porto's players have not replicated last years success. Consider how much he has been relied on, i would say he had a great season. Some of you need to come down to reality, seriously believe Torres will be sold in the summer?

Who is the out of form striker?

I made no mention of Hulk. But this seems to be Porto transfer dealing when a player has a reasonable transfer fee. I don't think Hulk will go for 80m. But i do expect him to go for more then Falcao did last season. Falcao went for 40m and he has been worth the transfer fee. Hulk has been generally been known as the better player between the two,so you should expect him to go for more.

Paying above the buyout clause is impossible. Porto's president has said numerous times if one of his player is ready to leave and another team meet the clause then there will be no dialogue between the two clubs. I don't think it is sensible to sign another striker for 35M and above atm. We should at least wait another season, with proper wingers on the team and a whole season of Mata in the #10 role.

Nope his release clause was under 30m, that was before he signed a new contract with Porto. His new contract raised his buyout to 45m.

Mata, and yes he has been more consistent and shined brighter this season. faceplam worthy, nothing Mata could do when we had no intention of playing attacking football.

Should've been signed in the summer instead of Lukaku. Not hindsight said that in the summer when his buyout clause was 30m. Falcao depends a lot on crosses and most of his goals come that way, who would provide that at Chelsea?

LOL not even the people i know who support Newcastle rate Danny Simpson, he is considered a weak link of that team.

I would take Torres any day of the week over Dzeko.

Those players are monitored by every big club, it is not like they were hidden gems or anything. City has the money and those players were brought.

I would be shocked if he goes for anything over 30m. OT: I don't know where Hazard lands but for me the transfer fee that gets tossed around is a lot and a huge risk. Seen Hazard on a number of occasions he is not consistent and hasn't proven anything outside of Ligue 1. He may be worth 40m or whatever the transfer fee end up one day but at the moment he is not worth it. I am a firm believer that you pay based on the current product he produces, not what he potentially he can produce. I am not convinced that Hazard is that much better than Stevan Jovetic, who we can sign for half of the price Hazard will go for.

Isn't Piszczek on the verge of signing with Real Madrid? fantastic RWB i would gladly take him at Chelsea.

He was abysmal, and caused two of those goals by himself. Easily the worst player on the pitch, and the effort he gave was the worst part about it. He was getting nutmeg left and right. The effort he gave was unacceptable, and at least Hutchinson would have tried harder.

Anybody else very disappointed that he did not sub Terry? For me this was an occasion to show that he has command of the locker room and that he will bench any player if they don't perform. Terry was having a shocking game, he should've been benched simply put. This is a concern for me, i feel he is too much of "yes man" to effectively manage Chelsea in the long run.

We need someone to alternate with Lampard, our midfield looks pretty bad without him. Obviously the lack of wing player is well noted.

You can't compare player A to B solely best on trophies, you have to look deeper. Trophies cant be the whole argument, but it is definitely half of the argument.

So apparently his agent has told Valencia FC that Van Der Wiel would sign for another club. For some reason i see him signing with us. I don't really rate him, but he is excellent going forward.

I thought he was our most consistent player today, i thought he did good job of breaking up plays in the back and provided some nice outlets of passing. He is not scoring as many goals as he was earlier in the season, but he is contributing a lot more in his new role.

Talk about the worst possible replacement for Drogba. You go from a guy known for his big game heroics, to guy who who absolutely disappears when you need him the most. Imagine if Falcao had the same service as Higuain has at Real Madrid.

Not sure if he will duplicate the succes he has had, but he will still be very very good. As for Cesc, he did somewhat well in the beginning of the season. But overall it was a bad signing, didn't like how Pep changed his tactics and formation to accommodate for Cesc in the squad. I believe it was one of the reason for their disappointing season. I earlier( few pages back) made the reference to those two because i think he is best suited to play in similar position as those two play. In that he is playmaking CM, and could be best utilized in the flat 4-3-3. I didn't say he is the next Xavi/Ineista, i only implied he is Barcaesque because of his movement and vision.

Cesc hasn't been that good for Barcelona, anyone who watches Barcelona on a regular basis would tell you that. Dont let the stats mislead you. I also completely disagree on Xavi, you cant say he wouldn't be successful in the PL. The man has proven himself at every level and has won everything. He has been equally good in the CL, and in the international scenes. It is not like he has only proven himself in La Liga.

I believe with the rich talent we have at CB and coming up i believe his future is in midfield.

Would prefer Alex Witsel tbh even though i rate Fellaini. Witsel is more attack minded, creative, and technical.

I firmly believe RDM will get the job, but if Pep Guardiola is available then is there no chance Roman pass up the opportunity to sign him. Roman loves Barca football way too much, he will sign him if Pep wants to continue managing. \

Or the fact it is very diffucult to break into a team with a very good midfield. Also Josh has not played many games this season, he is in august- september fitness rather then late season. He didn't play much for the Reserves either. Lets not forget Gylfi Siguosson presence either, he was signed because of AVB indecisiveness. He is very gifted player and who i have rated for a while. He is better then Josh atm and in better fitness. For me Josh best position is the Lampard role in our traditional 4-3-3. He is not a #10, he is more like Iniesta and Xavi rather Silva and Mata.