The Rising Sun

CONNOR WICKAM

This is just getting annoying now. Pre season begins in 48 hours. What on earth are we waiting for? Sign him officially. I dont know if atletico are stopping the transfer till they get a replacement but now its just got too delayed. Show him holding up a chelsea shirt a cobham.

That would in normal circumstances be acceptable, but having Torres as the second striker is not going to cut it for us. I simply cannot see torres coming on and making us win a game, or if Costa is injured, Torres doing the job for us. If we dont buy another second choice striker, selling Lukaku will be a huge mistake for the club. If he is worth 25 million with 2 years left, at worst he will be worth 18 million with 1 season left on contract. For a few million extra, its not worth having Torres as the one to rely on after Costa.

we should just keep him as our second striker. He signed a contract, we sent him to places where he could develop. Now lets use him. If he does exceptionally well, he will get more minutes and maybe will even force the manager to start playing 2 upfront. That is the bottomline for the club. Be strong. We bought him for some 15 million pounds, and have got him good loans where he has developed. He has 2 years on his contract left. Lets at least use him for one year and then decide on whether he proves himself at chelsea, keep him further or sell. If we sell him now, he surely must be worth atleast 25-30 million pounds, doubling his value from when we bought him.

Dont think there is any crisis with midfield. There was simply too much pressure on them over the last 2 seasons, due to our strikers scoring no goals. That causes us to have too much expectations from them. Hazard was third highest midfield scorer last season, with assists goals and bonus points combined. Dont know how he is in the crisis column, when only yaya and one more player scored more points than him. Willian got in the best of positions, and needs to give more assists, and a few more goals. Assists only work when there is a striker converting those chances created. Costa should take care of that. Should not be in crisis mode either. Salah hast played enough IMO. Oscar is crisis mode and needs to up his game this season. Fabregas is going to be awesome for us. No crisis.

The only thing he needs to keep doing for Chelsea is to keep his pace up. Slowing down completely takes the edge off his abilities and allows defenders to double team him. Belgium were too slow and devoid of ideas, so everytime they got the ball, it was mostly debruyne crossing the ball in the box. Chelsea play quicker and it suits hazard. He should be even better with Costa and Fabregas. He didnt show passion in the WC, but neither did any one else on the belgium team. That is the only thing he can be found at faullt for. At Chelsea, the demands from a player are much higher than they were at the Belgium NT. He will do better for us next season, surely. No need to panic!

wycombe wanderers,,,, first pre season game

291 HOURS TILL HIS FIRST MATCH FOR US!!

There goes our dream of winning the premier league. If Costa is injured, i really cant expect BA or Torres being able to do anything out of the ordinary to win us matches. After Torres' World Cup tap in blunder, i really cant imagine him scoring for us even in the easiest situation. If we do loan out Lukaku, and dont get a proper second choice striker, its over already. BRING BACK DROGBA!

He would have been good for a fulham sort of team, or even a loan at everton could be possible. Nothing above though.

The Site has gone into maintainence mode, so i fully expect the 2014/15 to start within a week or less. Cant wait. Lessons learnt last year. Bring it on.

If he doesnt play amazing this world cup, thats actually good for us. No unnecessary speculation regarding transfers and all that nonsense. He can come back and shut all the doubters at Chelsea. Dont care if he plays well for Belgium or not. As long as he does what he does best at Chelsea, that is all that matters. Always better to be underrated than overrated.

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People who harbor hope of getting Pogba are the same as those PSG fans who think they might still get hazard this window. Not happening.

No one doubts his potential. I have enjoyed watching him play for us last 2 years. I really thought that after Neymar, he would be the next big player affecting the game for brazil, and it is disappointing to see him not impose himself a bit more. Obviously he is not a right winger so i understand we wont see that side of him, but he still should be doing a bit more than he is currently in the team. I do believe though that he will come good this season, but he needs to get more proactive again, just like he was he first season when he joined us. He was everywhere, tackling passing scoring .... that hunger. Thats what he needs to recapture as everyone knows he is class. Its the hunger and agression that seems to have reduced significantly from his game. Not sure why.

He has been invisible today. Even with the few touches he has had..... not good. Not enough workrate either. Sort yourself out bro. Seriously. Big personalities come out strong when people start doubting them.... Oscar needs to get his shit together fast.

Out of the top 30 point scorers in FPL last season, 5 were from Chelsea. There were 4 defenders in there and Hazard. That stat pretty much told Jose that he needs more ball players and finishers in our team. Next season i expect to have at least 7 out of 30 Chelsea players on that list, with Fabregas and Costa joining in. However, in order to win the premier league oscar will have to get in that top 30 as well, as otherwise he simply is not good enough for the first team no 10/winger. Im not saying oscar must score sooo many goals. Im simply saying he must accumulate points, whether there are more assists than goals or the other way around, dont care. The top 30 performers list doesnt have him on it currently. Jose will have the option though to shift him in a more Pirlo-esque role where he can dictate the play and Fabregas can do the attacking and scoring bit, as he has been doing with Barca. That will suit Oscar and take alot of pressure off him while giving fabregas the ability to be deadly i areas where oscar has failed to in the last 18 months.

When no one on twitter is claiming their insider knowledge that pogba to chelsea might happen, surely there is no truth or even a rumor with a tinge of possibility here. Twitter folks are the first to start claiming all this ITK type of shit, and if none of them have the balls to even suggest this is happening, i kind of believe them.

different type of players.... impossible to compare unless they are competing for the same position.

Suarez missing his celebratory bite on gerrard

So glad to hear this news! While Cech has been amazing for all his years with us, i think his upward curve in performance had ended and there was too much uncertainty in his movement last 2 years. He is still one of the best keepers around, but here we have a guy who will undoubtedly become/already is in contention for being the best keeper in the world. And we can have him for the next 10 years. Simply too good an opportunity to let go. Goalkeepers of this caliber don't come around too often and considering we spotted him 3 years back and watched him progress into the best keeper in spain and Europe, its time we start reaping the rewards ourselves. Its a tough call to make for the club, and the fans, but it is required. One way or another, i dont believe in this theory of 2 WC keepers competing for first spot. I remember watching the whole Tottenham nonsense unfold where they bought a WC keeper and told him that he will compete against the current keeper. Such scenarios never end well, and the media scrutiny is not good for the team. I have watched Courtois enough over the last few seasons and Cech every game. I would prefer we get this kid back and have our first young investment come good. It also brings back some credibility to us as a club, where nowadays people make jokes about Chelsea buying young talent and shipping them away, never to be seen around the club again.

Dont know why 4-2-3-1 seems to be a sure shot formation for next season. Yes, we have played it for some time now, but with Jose's emphasis on defensive discipline for all players, i dont think this formation is set in stone. I would rather prefer a 4-1-4-1 for most games, and 4-2-3-1 only for away games at other big teams. 4-1-4-1 That being said, with Schurlle salah and the host of talent we have on the bench, i dont think there is any space for Kroos to get in, unless Oscar is sold, which i dont think is wise. He will come good with Fabregas and Costa added in the team. Too much quality will reduce the pressure on Oscar and Hazard to make something special happen. Kroos would be great, but there simply is no space for him.