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If he is offered a starting role here he would certainly want to come back and I doubt Gladbach would want to keep an unhappy player. We can offer them some sort of compensation in return for mutually ending the deal or we could actually pay the full penalty if we want him back.

Would be the mother of all fuck ups to let this kid go. There are no excuses this time. We are rebuilding the team. The defense in particular will need replacing and only ONE of our current CBs is expected to stay in the long term while Christensen is already at about the same level as the CBs we currently have in the 1st team and he's proved that in the Bundesliga and even the UCL! This is the one. Give this boy regular time next season or just fucking bin the academy and be through with this charade!

Have little of him at Bayern but he seems to be continuing the form of last season. To be fair he was injured for large parts but still very far from what he showed in the two seasons prior. And when you factor in the fact that he's already 29 and is a player who relies almost completely on physical attributes....I think we can find better targets, as mush as I love Arturo and everything he gave to Juve.

For the most part of the first 55 mins Juve were forced back because Allegri uncharacteristically got it very wrong, particularly on the wings. We needed proper defensive fullbacks with proper wingers in front of them to stop Bayern's strength which comes mainly from Robben and Ribery. He did make a couple of excellent subs though that salvaged some hope.

Drogba's header probably wouldn't have gone in without the momentum he got from the push from Boateng

Shhhh I'm a double agent. I'm basically the Snape of TalkChelsea....

@manpe Just type '@' and start typing the name of the account you'd like to mention and you'd get options of all the account names that start the same and you just select the one you'd like to mention. For example:

I believe that the issue is not with the URL itself but rather with your browser and the version of the java player.

Yup. Think a 3-year deal would make sense in relation to his age and market value.

IIRC he signed a 5-year deal in 2012 so he should still have a contract till 2017.

I just found it funny. It's as if they're scared of the ball and running away from it and the City youngsters were chasing them with it!

Mikel (on Guus): “He treats us like professional footballers. It takes a lot for Diego to be in a good mood but he is.” http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/chelsea-midfielder-john-obi-mikel-10927372

Just make him the designated PK taker already...

There is no way he's worse than how Cahill and Iva defended yesterday.

Yeah, but causation doesn't even matter when we've all committed suicide.....check mate!

As I said 5 months ago, in an actual attacking system with rehearsed movements and runs and specific roles, Pedro is a very useful player.

Can we really 'know' anything? Can knowledge be acquired through our biologically limited senses and our subjective consciousness? If we can't turn around and see the real objects in front of the fire but can only observe the shadows they make on the wall, do the objects really exist? Does REALITY even exist?! Time is a mere trick of our perception. The tree does not fall unless someone hears it. If what we perceive as reality depends on subjective consciousness then life is nonexistent and irrelevant!! SUICIDE IS THE ONLY LOGICAL CHOICE!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02eA0QsbszI

He's now scored the fifth against MKD, Newcastle and now City Just give him the #5 shirt

Expected but still very much enjoyable! Hats off to Hazard who was different class today. KTBFFH

Lord Mikel hat-trick incoming...

Nah, I genuinely believe he will break Messi's record in the CL!

Yeah, of course availability plays a part and Conte is the most available top manager which makes him the most realistic, imo. I think Sampaoli is a much more of a risk than Conte and I don't think the board will take high risks after a season like this. On any account, I'd be satisfied with any of the four who are being mentioned, even Simeone who I don't personally like.

Still think it'll most likely be Conte, whom I actually prefer over Simeone if I'm honest.

Oooh, right. Forgot. So basically he's averaging a goal in the CL every 5 years! Messi watch out!