CHOULO19

Scouts who's jobs are to watch players from afar, analyze and then pass judgement?

That's how it feels like every fucking time

Well that makes me feel better...NOT!

Yes, and people will stop comparing Oscar to other players and Mikel will get the appreciation he deserves, and the team will come onto the pitch before every match riding on unicorns!

Please don't elaborate on what happens next!

Oh, don't worry. You've still got A LOT more plastic to you!

I personally don't like girls that have done so much plastic surgery, but whatever floats your boat, mate!

Hahaha Tough guy over the internet, eh? I just love those! When you share an 'opinion' (fine, let's call it that) on a forum, expect it to be scrutinized. I'll tell you what I think is 'plastic': Having 'Mikel Out' as your title in your profile... And since you felt the need to tell me how to do my job, let me give you some advice: Lighten up, respect and appreciate the Chelsea players until the last minute they wear a blue shirt, and try to take an internet forum less serious and personal...

Of course we should make improvements if possible, but we shouldn't just sign 'new players' simply to replace 'old ones'.

Too much weed is killing your memory, Tom. You got me it as a gift!

But you don't want better players or players that will improve the team, you didn't say so. You said you want new players to replace 'old ones'. The issue for you is clearly not about quality but about novelty. What I understand from reading that post, which is quite honestly what I understand from reading most of your posts recently, is that you just want new signings even if they don't actually improve the team, just for the sake of signing new players whom you see as 'shinier' than our current players who have just helped us win the league. You sound like a spoiled brat throwing away his old toys. Your childishness only emphasized by your reference to Juve being my second team, as if that has anything to do with this. And I do want a couple of signings but only because I see we more quality in certain positions. I'd like to see most of all an attacking midfielder, most likely Pedro, Stones if possible as a future replacement for Terry, and a fullback if Luis decides to leave. However, I don't want any random new player or any big name just for the sake of wanting new players.

I am deeply offended, Tom! I am offended that you think I don't know what Fleshlights are and need to provide visual aid for me to recognize them!

Or you could go buy a video game or phone or something if you feel like you need a new toy... In football reality, you don't fix what's not broken (unless you're Real Madrid) just because you're bored, because that can often undermine the chemistry of your team which ends up underachieving (again, check Real Madrid).

But that's the thing, for all of those young players, they only have potential and with everyone of them there is a real chance that even if they stayed at their original clubs they won't actually achieve that potential, in which case they can only dream throughout their careers of the kind of sums they'd make here in a few years at youth level. They'd also enter a 'bracket' of wages that even if they failed here they'd still make a lot more than they would had they failed elsewhere. That's why I find it very hard to feel sorry for those youth players as if they are victims in anyway.

Tbf, that looks less like a fight and more like they're about to start ball room dancing...

The fee and wages that were originally quoted were 'big money'. In fact, he'd have been the third most expensive player on our books behind only Costa and Hazard with a 5m loan fee and 200k/wk. Makes a lot more sense at 140K/wk.

Brilliant! But I'd recommend turning on auto-correct!

My main issue with this transfer was the reported wages, now that it seems it is a lot less than first said, it makes more sense. Though I still think we should have gone for someone less risky and I honestly still doubt he will be outstanding here. But let's give him all the support he needs to see if he will.

Yeah, looks like City unless Madrid decide to hijack.

I agree he has sometimes looked out of place there, but I think that can be rectified with a bit more experience there. On the other hand, he simply doesn't have the physical abilities to play our central midfield's pressing nor does he have the outstanding technical and passing abilities (like Fabregas for example) to warrant being exempted a bit from his defensive duties there. The way I see it is that he has a chance of making it here if he adjusts better to the LB position which he has everything technically and physically to excel in, while he has almost no chance to make it here in central midfield because he simply lacks the height and physical strength needed.

Debatable but he would absolutely definitely get considerable more playing time at any other EPL team.

To be fair, with the form Cahill was in, Tal Ben Haim would have looked the next Nesta in comparison..

What in the world makes you doubt that?! Remy would be a nailed on starter for almost any other EPL team.

Playing him in midfield is a waste of time and a waste of his career because he is incredibly unlikely to be a midfielder for Chelsea. His future is at LB, imo.

A lot of people. Practically everyone when Cahill was benched for a few games for Zouma in the winter.