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But Debuchy is 26, he's not going to come here and agree to be backup to Ivanovic. If the young RB in question was in his early 20's, its a more realistic option to go for someone younger than Maicon. The club merely made this decision: Bosingwa as back-up or Maicon as back-up?

That wasn't an actual quote though, ..

Yeah, he's the new "Brian Clough"...they're probably just upset that we didn't exactly do a "Leeds"

Its not exactly the one young rw that becomes the problem..its the lack of experienced squad members. When things start to go awry, its often the experienced players that help shift the momentum. So yes bro, that could ruin a season.

Probably the only concern when it comes to this transfer..

Hell no, that'll just turn us into another Arsenal..probably worse.

Lol..so I guess that means they're surely going in for Leighton Baines?

Source?

I initially had doubts, but since our target is a backup RB this is not a bad option in the slightest. The better option would be to snap up a young, unproven RB but since that's in short supply...

Seriously, there are NO haters, just skeptics and they (including myself) remain skeptical.

Admirable, but still misleading like you said. What will happen next season is uncertain, but there should be no excuses for failure.

Happy for his personal success, (and hoping he can carry some of that into next season), but yeah, 3 goals aren't too much to shout about.

Yeah that was a funny bit of news in 2010,..not true though.

I don't understand how that comparison works...Sturridge has the technique and ability but looks to shoot first and pass second. Heskey is not exactly 'dumb'. He just doesn't have the ability, but he still works for the team.

In all fairness, the current Spanish squad has more quality midfielders than quality strikers.

Hulk should be a good option in that case. An extra creative CM is always useful. I'm still a bit irritated that we let go of Bosingwa THIS season, as this means we will have to cover for that position as well this transfer window,. Who knows, maybe we'll get all three.

Not to mention there are more players out than in. Still, there are a couple of players coming back from loan.

Still, he was out for a really long time. He has to get his rhythm back, and that's no easy task,

ACL or was it his ankle? Either way, we'll see whether Wilshere and Essien have anything in common.

It will be interesting to see whether he can fire up in the first place. He was out for a long time. Good player, though.

And its designed to accommodate only the little ones

Lol, there's no pressure. Just wanted to introduce you to the "Blue Kenyan", who is very much a central midfielder BTW.

Ramires is a true box-to-box, good in attacks with his runs and great in defense with his tenacity. Never runs out of energy, and can maintain a high tempo when others around him start to fade. (I admit the last bit was borrowed from Fifa 12). Has a strong mentality, the sort of player which, according to Mourinho, belongs to a rare breed. A great option for any strong squad. Can be utilized in a number of positions.

Fair enough. That's your view, and I can respect that. However,if you're genuinely interested in learning more about Chelsea (like you said in your first post here), you'd do good to know that there's no love affair between Chelsea and "anti-football". Granted they were defensive against Barca in 2009 and 2012, as well as against Bayern in the final, but they don't hold the record for most league goals in a season for nothing.

So is their merit based on their style and their tag as best team, or is it based on effort? If its the former, then there is nothing more to discuss. If its the latter, I challenge you to explain how the Chelsea players fared poorly compared to the Spaniards.