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My point is that our circumstances forced that style and that is by no means indicative of Di Matteo's style. also 3 games, barca and munich, were the only negative style games he played and as i already said, doing otherwise would've been suicide. Madrid couldn't even beat munich at the Allianz arena and barca would've walked all over us too. Di Matteo's style truly showed its face when he had the chance to bring players in, and that style was, again I say, the best in the league.

Let me ask you one question. Who if anybody in the world would you have hired, and do you think they could've got that squad playing beautiful football and win the UCL and FA Cup. Also keep in mind, no ucl win that year would mean no entry this year and therefore no hazard etc. money injection giving the clubs profit for first time and all the other countless repercussions that could of occurred.

What a clueless and ignorant statement. before he managed us he had the mk dons and west brom playing some great aesthetic football. I'm sure he would of loved joga bonito with us last season but as caretaker his job was to win and clear the mess AVB left us in. He didn't just do a job, but got us the trophy we always wanted. A double knocking the spuds out of the UCL, could it get better? idk what anyone says but no it was a fairytale and I wouldn't change a thing. Then the next season came and he assembled HIS squad playing a style that many wouldn't disagree in calling the best in the league.

kid was really wrong.

Michael Owen...

people are stupid to write him off after one game but you cant deny the fact, at the time the deal had some logic - we had a slow uncreative squad bar mate. now we have mata,hazard,oscar,moses, piazon, feruz, and de bruyne and kakuta on loan. he has talent and a few years ago was a german international but was very average for a long period after. i do find it hard to see him starting over some of those players and in hindsight promoting some our VERY talented youth could of been a better choice then buying him.

Like Sturridge, Walcott is a striker. He has said this from day 1 and a big reason for him leaving is that he cant play where he wants a strike. I actually think walcott is at a good stage in his career to come to us. He will be good buy for money. being honest for a few years he was waiting to explode, and if you look at his recent record in the past few months the guy actually has made a big jump. Arsenal have done there job as wenger would say, now he just needs to move to a big club.

What alternative is there that could yield the same success? I mean I don't want us to do and arsenal and buy a younger player to wait 2 seasons before they kick off. With a Falcao,Cavani etc. you have a striker in there prime who have all the potential to carry there form to us. Imagine having a strike in RVP form for 3-4 years? Unlike torres these are strikers at there prime, torres was on the downslope for a year before we signed him. I may be a minority but even when we signed him i kept calling for aguero because i knew he could offer us a better player and long term solution. However i do see what your saying, after all what else is our managers and scouts payed for. We don't need to look at a big name to find talent but I do feel a player like Falcao will justify his tag. He was under scruitny in his first few games, costing atleti 40 mill but has taken it to another level. Another big difference is falcao has a very strong mentality and i fully feel he will cope with the pressures that will be on him.

r.i.p

Hopefully he will watch us lift the cwc.

love that.

Who can say no thanks to Falcao now. he shows the world time and time again. rumor is our scouts were there tonight. Is there any doubting our January bid now

Fight club! @Terminator X clever thread idea.

Sorry mate I don't buy that media farce. Every fan has fickle fans but fickle chelsea ones aren't any different to the united, madrid or milan ones.

Rafa gets us top four (and maybe a trophy) and pep or Jose next season will make me a happy man.

So Atleti spending 40 million for falcao didn't have scrutiny, even halfway people were talking about the money. everything he does has hype because he scores ever game, everything torres does has hype because everyone knows how much he cost, how good he used to be and how bad he is today. Obviously he will be under scrutiny I never said he wouldn't, I said unlike Torres Falcao has the mentality to pull through and will get the goals.we brought torres at the wrong time he was on a downward fall, even when he signed i wanted us to sign aguero as partner but knew it wouldnt be possible. falcao however is at a peak and like rvp who is 29, i have confidence this guy can bring his goals to the league.

agreed, i think in a game where a striker doesn't score unless your ibrahimovic or drogba your impact will generally be regarded as offering little.

he is a big game player mate, but i think you should give him benifit of the doubt. atletico were awful today. he did score a pen but i guess not scoring in 3 games is a bad run for falcao P.S its also nice to actually have a discussion with someone who is substantiating his concerns.

Lol touche. at the end of the day we have an assist engine. falcao has the best aerial threat, iniesta described him in the feature of perfect player here. oscar,mata and hazard will be happy to see a striker scoring there chances and im sure chelsea fans would be too. I want a striker who can score goals. a striker that would put fear in opponents. falcao fits the bill and i hope if he comes chelsea will be a hit. you can give him a sniff and he will find a way to get the ball in the net, he has everything our attack is missing. we dominate but someone misses. Also like i said i think because his finishing is so good people underrate his other aspects in a game. where another player would try and dribble then score falcao could probably get the ball in the net. he is a true number 9.

from shots on targets i meant. also what are you saying where did you get those stats 1 cross? i've seen him get 2 assists this season. And falcao doesn't win games by himself, i remember this season he got a goal in last minute from a freekick winning the game. He scored the goals in europa league final and doesn't only score in 5-0 games. a one dimensional striker would never get the best striker in the world tag but most journalists say he is and so do most fans.

what you just said contradicted yourself. he's a great finisher but not much else? i disagree. People often say torres is very good teamplayer but look at this: fernando has 1 assist and 4 goals in epl falcao has 14 goals and 2 assists in la liga. not just that but he is equally very good linking up. Ibrahimovic is a one of a kind, like drogba. theres not been may complete players like him.

He might score too many goals for his own good, only us chelsea fans would seriously argue about signing Falcao. Any team in the world would take him. best no.9.

As far as I see we have a team that is actually set up for one man right now but is missing all his chances. torres's movements are all wrong he hardly helps himself by running to the wings. i thought that would be temporary but worringly it is not. falcaos movement on the other hand will score a goal which many would never get too. Ive watched him since he was at porto and he is not one-dimensional at all.

You do know falcao has one of the best shot to goal ratio's in the world, being 48% also i don't think you've seen enough of his goals because he has scored some insane goals. i think his goal will win puskas too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHhbmp80yC4 Also no skill? Also look at 30 seconds here,he runs past like 5 players in the box. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jEBE-9NdxM

you said he would be overhyped, so i naturally compared it with a signing we made who was also 50 mill and also overhyped. I was not insinuating you referred to torres at all just sarcastically exclaimed that falcao has a strong mentality by bringing up someone who doesn't . also there was expectations from falcao he cost 40 mill and all reporters were questioning that. in all finals the world is watching there is pressure, super cup aswell. i reckon he can deal with the epl hype.