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Is that a fusion between Xavi and Alonso? That would be one awesome player!

So did you sign up? There are a couple of inactive teams in the championship you can take charge of instead of starting at league two. I'd suggest you chose Up The Chels, they have a decent squad.

I'd heard that a car ran over his leg, but I didn't know it was his own

He can only operate in loads of space. I don't think he'll get any joy today.

Well warn your wife and sign up, this game is a lot of fun! Tbh, it really doesn't take a lot of time, max 30 mins per week, but it's a great feeling when you win

http://forum.talkchelsea.net/topic/11806-xpert-11-are-you-up-to-the-challenge/

Can you two do me a favor and draw on Thursday, please? Thanks

New team or your old one? I've been top of the league half-way through the season so many times but always end up finishing in third that I really don't get my hopes up anymore.

lol wut? How do you even manage that?!

Does anyone know for sure where this guys plays? I've read one report saying he was an attacking midfielder and another saying he used to be a striker but was converted to RB!

We really should have too much for them, especially in midfield. We'll be fine as long as Frank does not start.

Just to be clear guys, it wasn't just the thing with Bushman, but that was just the last string. The staff have been monitoring him for a couple of weeks now and even tried to talk to him via PM.

Well then, probability wise, we're due a win Suarez is actually completely off form, atm. Hasn't scored in 429 mins. Here are a few facts and stats about this match: - Chelsea have not managed to beat Liverpool in the league for three seasons, losing 4 of the 5 matches. - We have only won 1 of our last 6 trips to Anfield, failing to score in 3 of those matches. - Rafa is Liverpool's most successful manager in the PL era with a 55.3% win percentage. - Chelsea have won 4 of the last 5 PL matches keeping a CS in 3 of them. - Suarez is currently on 429 min PL goal drought while Torres hasn't scored in the PL for 907 mins.

Liverpool have really turned into our boogey team in the league. Have we managed to beat them since 2010?

The kind of player we need for the pivot. Too bad we haven't been linked with him.

But the thing is we can't make any bets on him so he's going to have to be 3rd choice RB is he is with the squad; Meaning we should have our first choice RB (obviously Azpi) and his backup (Iva, or someone else if Iva leaves) regardless if Hutch is in the squad or not. I said it before, I think he should retire and take bake the coaching position while he still can. Those reoccurring injuries could threaten his coaching career if he's not careful. But of course that's easy for me to say.

Give me a fourth place finish right now and I'll bite your hand off!

Yeah, perfect senario would be for City to beat Tottenham tomorrow and utd to win the league with a win against Arsenal.

For some reason it reminds me of a can of Pepsi..

Typically, 10-men Fulham with all the chances and Arsenal score with their first. Fucking lucky Arsenal

I see the problems in our midfield, I just don't see how a Toure style player could be the solution. That is assuming that by that you mean a physical B2B midfielder. For one thing, he does not fit in our current 4-2-3-1. A B2B midfielder, just like Lampard and Ramires, is best employed in a three man midfield because the pivot needs players with more discipline and who get on the ball more often. If you're talking about his physical strength, Toure gives an already physical City midfield an edge, but with players like Mata, Hazard and Oscar, we will never physically dominate oppnents, and we're not looking to do so. We are looking instead to dominate teams interms of position, and a Toure-like player will not help in that because he does not get on the ball enough. We are obviously not going to sign Toure himself, so again what do you mean by a "Toure style" player? Give me an example, name someone. If you mean someone who does what Toure is doing at City, good luck finding someone. Our team is completely different than when we had Maka and Essien, we play a completely different system as well. Toure would have been great next to them back then. No idea how Mikel comes into the equation because if we do get someone like Toure, he would be partnering Mikel in the pivot in the current set-up. Funny how you claim Mikel is not good when we've won so many trophies with him starting and even more laughable that you say he can't pass when he's statistically the best passer in the league! But I don't want to turn this thread into another Mikel discussion. The theme is these threads seems to be making one-line ridiculous claims about impossible players to sign. How about we add a bit of footballing value and depth to these 'discussions' and talk about some possible signings and why we should get them?

Just start a new thread in the Article section in Mathew Harding. A Mod/Admin will review it, approve it and post it on the main website.

Why? Where would he fit in our current system? And how would that solve some of our current problems? Besides, what exactly is a "Yaya Toure style" player? You could argue that Ramires is a Toure-style player in terms he is also a B2B central midfielder. You could also say that Mikel is similar in his physical strength, ball retention and somewhat passing, to Toure. So should we get another Ramires or another Mikel? Or if you mean you want someone who could do what Toure has been doing at City for the past couple of seasons, I hate to disappoint you, but there aren't many players of that caliber walking around.

No, we should get a time machine, go back to 1988, and get Van Busten. He's a BEAST!