Blue Armour

Even though its expensive, and probably not the most important type of player required by the team, I can see why Roman would go for him. There's no certainty over who among Hazard, Marin, Oscar, Josh or Piazon is going to become a mainstay and solve our problems regarding creativity. The club will most likely evaluate each of their performances this season, and decide who to keep next season. In short, this is just phase one of Chelsea's revival.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't Victor Moses a physical player? EDIT: Oscar is probably why we haven't signed Hulk already...

Yay...Madrid signs another midfielder to unlock defenses..

Its so amusing seeing this sort of case dealt with in a pubic courthouse...its something parents would have to go through after being called by the school headmaster.

Interesting point...Carlos Tevez is another player who is known to be lazy while training, but gives it his all during the match.

Ah, I wish this guy was there when Drogba was still playing...they both speak French, would've made a great combo.

He's a lot more skilled than Gomez though, but yeah agree with pretty much everything else.

This would be on my list of unrealistic transfers...If there was one from that list I would want to be made possible, it would be Schweinsteiger.

IMO, he should be consistent and at the very least help create, if not score, goals. If he has one more "mini"-slump, then we should be looking for a replacement.

Old dance vid, but music makes it ridiculously funny

Lol, he must have been fearing the worst then. But he was clearly there to start a counter.

Or to start a possible counter-attack?

Lampard on AVB:

Seriously don't bother arguing. If RDM plays Torres as an RM, then he would change his opinion.

Josh still has time on his side. Hutch never really had a chance after his injury. But yes, its make or break for Gael and VanAanholt

This is why Goal.com stories aren't allowed here

So we effectively trade Kalou for Hazard. Nice.

Source? I only see Goal.com and Mirror. (and the latter has merely quoted the former)..Smells like...

Man Utd does play two upfront (although they pack the midfield in the big games). Its not the formation to take on all other formations, but it can work. Besides we were talking about playing this formation on the attack, and transition back to a regular 4-5-1 for defense.

Both Hulk and Moses are quick and direct wingers (although Hulk does attempt to be audacious on occasion). The difference is Hulk is a finished product. This makes Moses a more interesting signing (and a less expensive one), but I don't think we can guarantee the playing time needed for him to develop.

Yeah, those are some of the formations which we could experiment with next season. I particularly like this one; (Kind of like a modified, more attacking version of a 4-3-3)

I remember that well. Back in 2009 there was a very good chance. This was before he had established himself in a central midfield role and was a bit unsettled. You never know how these things really work out though, so anything is still possible.

I don't think he's that attached to Bayern as most people believe...

This might be more reliable: