The Rising Sun

Just finshed the game.... Here are my views: - Lukaku needs to go out on loan, as everyone can see he has potential to become unbeatable, however ATM his touch and movement are really bad.... god knows what he learnt in the last 12 months of training. - Ramires can simply not be considered to play as RW next season. We need a natural winger with technical ability and an eye for the right pass. - Marin should learn to pass when he is around the box. He does most things right, then tries to go solo, and even if he decides to pass, he is too late as then he is surrounded by players. Maybe playing him on the right would allow him to cut outwards and send in quality crosses? something RDM should try out. - Lampard-Marin one-twos and combos were looking good today. Something for the future. - Didnt see anything special or standout from Hazard today. Its the first match of his ive seen. He didnt make much of an effort and that is NOT OK. I hope RDM lets him know he isnt at a 5 star resort. If he does usually make more of an effort and this was a bogey match then thats fine. - Cole is still one of the best LB in the world. - Benayoun does not fit into our team - Terry Cahill looked good. Overall, even for Pre-season, and the fact that we were playing against an All star team that are in Peak Fitness....... Our play was not structured and did not have a direction or indication of what we were trying. If there was something specific RDM was trying, i couldnt see it. Our game was too messy and looked like alot of Individuals thrown together, which is ironic , as the All star team should have looked like that, but instead we looked a bit lost. Looking Forward to see us in competetive action and see what we actually are like next season. I am worried but also quitely confident.

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haha yeah true....but a larger percentage of our loan deals for our youngsters havent really worked out...... was really pissed a month ago when i wrote that post.... but someone needs to come through soon..... Piazon looks the most likely, even over mcechrean.

Just realised i had my 1 year TC Anniversary a week ago! What a year its been! Will post my team in a bit!! Its quite different from most of you guys/

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Havent seen this game, but on a general level and based on previous viewings of lukaku, he needs to go to the championship and start a loan spell there, like any other 19 year old would do. In the Premiership he wont get too many games and will really not help him improve massively. What i fail to understand is that footballers usually start playing from their childhood and come up the ranks while improving constantly. How on earth can lukaku look soo bad with his touches, his movement and his game is so clumsy? He doesnt excel at ANYTHING. whats his strong point of his game? Anyways, good to know Piazon scored. Not motivated to download and watch the game after what ive heard in the last 20 pages.

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great job on the updates guys! Site looks better all the time! One suggestion, which seems very apt and useful for this forum is: In the new drop down menus that have recently been added, it will be awesome if another group is created with drop down options of important things such as regulations etc, with each option having links to the concerned data, for example one of the options will be FFP , which redirects you to the FFP rules page. By doing this, in the forum threads. there will be more clarity to everyone when discussing various issues that involve rules and regulations, or for that matter, whatever the subject is.... that should lead to higher quality and accurate discussions.....thanks!

Lukaku is a prime example

"this is a joke now, how many players do they want, the only outcome from this is unhappy players sitting on the bench" Read this on sky sports comments.... First found it quite funny, then realised the worrying bit.

Great transfers for us this summer, and even though i wanted hulk to come, really doubt that will happen now.... i think oscar and a RB will be our last signings. However, one of the most important requirements this summer was to buy a natural right winger, which we havent addressed. Maybe Marin could play there as he has skills and pace... Ramires could possibly evolve into a right winger if he gets better at passing. We all know his straight line speed is probably the fastest in the PL, so that should not be a problem. He just needs to improve his accuracy and he'll be a walcott x 5. Looking forward to this season. Its funny how a few good signings change the way we feel.... No modric is not the end of the world, Instead we get oscar hazard marin debruyne and i still have hope for kakuta, he can be a higly skilled malouda type of super sub for us.

Hulk will definitely come to Chelsea. Forget all speculation , twitter rumors. Roman has proven again and again, that when he wants players, he keeps bidding till he gets them. Torres, Modric are prime examples. We didnt get modric cuz levy is an ass, but Porto have to please their shareholders, so they will sell at the right price. The problem is that while any other club would have bid and negotiated, there would have been a possibility of getting the deal done at about 32 mill. But Roman is a victim of his own past actions, and Porto will be looking at the Modric Saga last year knowing that we are not a no nonsense club.....and our owner has billions....and likes spending them.

I think its Torres not wanting to see the penalty , just the same way Shweinsteiger was not looking at the pen and was facing his goalie. Means nothing. Big occasion, big pressure.

Its starting to get exciting all of a sudden with these first training session images of Hazard, de bruyne and marin practicing, as well as some of our players who returned from loan. Wasnt too sure or didnt really care about benayoun, but after seeing that video and seeing him in the chelsea shirt again, if he makes it into our foreign player allotment, then he will be a good player to have off the bench.

Not really feedback, but over the last month, i think there might be a problem with the cookies, as in some threads it takes me to where i last left it, while in many other threads, it almost always starts off on the first page. Anyone else experiencing this?

who cares how much he costs.... as long as he comes and gives his all for the cause, thats great.... We might be overpaying but in an overhaul, there are never perfect scenarios.... so chill and enjoy your own avenger. The deadliest one.

In my opinion, there are two options and both are good, We keep him and his experience and passion for Chelsea will continue. We sell him and that allows our club to move on to a newer style of football, different and more equal dressing room atmosphere, as well as one less old guard ego to contend with. That also depends if we can land someone like Modric to take over. The americans will pay a premium for him, unlike other european clubs, and since its the american adventure, he might just go. I know he is a legend, but that does not mean he must retire here.... even if we sell him now, which might just be good for us, considering there is a plan to change personnel and strategy, he will still be a chelsea legend. I really think there might he might get discontented this season with lack of playing time.... Everytime i think of a line-up, he's not there in it, so im scrambling to try and make space for him or try to make a formation work so that he can get in. Its the wrong way of doing it, and with the players that have/will come in , from a club perspective, we can make some money and also let him leave, but only to America. or China.

Torres was getting better and better towards the end of last season, and with the Euro's, he has taken his form further ahead. He is looking very sharp and confident, and it is best that there is no real holiday break for him during off season, as he can continue picking up his sharpness, rather than go on holiday and hope he gets his form back. People here are always on his case no matter what. He finished the season well, and has done really well at the euros, with the limited time he had on the pitch. Doesnt matter who the goals were against, as those were the only times the coach played him. He was played, and he scored. We did not have a energetic and fast moving team last season, which we will now. Torres was bought from liverpool being completely off form for atleast a year or so..... Its not like we bought a player who was killing it and then he became shit for us. He tries his best , makes runs, tracks back and makes tackles....... and even when he was "shit", he worked for the team and started alot of attacks and has a high no. of assists. He did well for a player devoid of form and confidence, and now that it is back, He should have a great season. There is a big difference between being skeptical and unappreciative. Once in a while, it is ok to just appreciate a good moment, rather than follow it up with a remark that takes away from a players achievement. He might have a good season, or might have an average season. He has given every sign that he will have a good season , and with the new players around him, that becomes more likely. Bring on next Season, for Chelsea and for Torres. I have a great feeling about 2012-13.

dont know what the fuss is about. Have seen him play a few games, then just to be sure, went to youtube and checked the skills and goals videos.... If those videos fail to make a player look better than usual, what am i missing? Is he really good in terms of team contribution, rather than skills? Dont know enough about the guy to make an objective assessment.

welcome!! good to have more indians in here! The australians are soon going to have competition ....hopefully!

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why cant we have the live chat thing on for the whole off season>? It would make the whole place more lively and some humor/banter would surely happen all the time!