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Isco is so nasty on the ball.. Would absolutely love for Isco to come here! He can do everything JM asks of Oscar and much more. I know he hasn't been happy with way Carlo has treated him, not that i think he'd realistically come to CFC, but damn it let a nigga dream!! Edit: I think Goetze is overrated. There.

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Lmaoo here's another interview he's given. Football is unexpected, said Cesc Fabregas as he ponders to his move from Barcelona to Chelsea last summer. A FAB BEGINING http://www.sport-magazine.co.uk

*Who put these onions here!*

Yes!! Marsielle are my team in france, Biesla is a good manager (has underachieved this season tbh) but most importantly they are a team chalenging for the CL, what an experience those kids would have. Hopefully this comes to fruition, gives more of a reason to watch their games aswell

Soooooo one footed it actually hurts...watching him play.

Bale as per usual misses 1,2,3,4 glorious opportunities. Ronaldo went missing in the second half, and Marcelo was the only attacking outlet. MOTM: Chiellini, was an absolute rock in the back.

Atmosphere looks absolutely incredible in Madrid from what i've seen from my cubicle in New Jersey. Madrid will surely turn up for this, #HalaMadrid lol.

Lmao i mentioned that too my mate aswell. I think it was his player-management and lack of "Appeal" (almost like the Moyes vs LVG when they were both on similar points for large parts of the season.) that made his first few months so difficult. Luis Enrique did make some horrible decisions tho, like benching Messi & Neymar against Sociedad.. But those people arguing against his tactics just didnt want to accept the fact they were no longer going to play that tiki-taka bullshit. It was clear Enrique wanted them to be more decisive in their passing and even play on the counter so their front 3 could play in space. And the fans couldn't stomach seeing this change. But i 'like' this Barca, their not a bore to watch. (Still hate them tho)

He's been flourishing in that 2 Striker role, so i'm not sure a move to RW is something we our he would want to see happen. Dont think our interest in him is genuine this time round, he's a fantastic finisher and lethal at the moment. But i dont think he'll truly solve our RW problems. As long as we bring in one more creator (like Koke) and another finisher like Griezzmann (preferably Reus). We should be set.

One of my fav non-chelsea players, this kid is gonna be huge me thinks.

https://twitter.com/l3ahpar/status/597526085832671232

Yessss

I disagree with that Rafa part because, that Inter side was ageing and not the most individually talented squad. Many of those players were solid footballers with top tactical minds but physically or skillfully (in terms of on ball skill like Neymar/Hazard). Players like Lucio, Zanetti, Samuel, Stankovic and Materazz were getting up there in age. And JM was able to squeeze out the best not only left of those players, but he took Cambiasso/Sneijder and Milito to levels they never reached again.

@Tomo,@Reddish-Blue, Carlo gets away with it i feel, because he's this glorious gentleman. I may have missed some of his miraculous healing acts or his cure for cancer but that shouldn't cloud or even be brought into the equation when evaluating his talent as a manager. The Rafa=Carlo comparisons are good, because each team they manage seems to focus mightily on that competition, and are perennial favorites to possibly win it every year. If Pep could do it in England that would be impressive, because frankly his spell at Bayern Munich has been unimpressive to say the least. It'd be interesting to see him try and turn City (if the rumors are true) into a dominant possession based side, in the English scene. If he pulls that off, then he can really solidify his position as one of the best. We'll never get that rags-to-riches story from Pep, but that's ok, he can't really control that because his first managerial position was at one of the giants in the football world. JM was trying to break through, and his treble at Porto helped do that for him. I take nothing away from his accomplishments at Barca. As we've seen with Carlo Ancelotti, managers can royally underachieve with tremendous talent. And the way he oversaw the passing of the torch from Ronaldhino to Messi which was done successfully is nothing to sneeze at. They were still a major force in Europe and winning La Ligas all while Messi became the vocal point of the team at age 20! He definitely earned his stripes during his tenure as Barca manager, and all managers have dips in their career and Bayern (to me) appears to be that. Just like Real madrid in totality was for JM.

Reus and this fella, and we'll be golden.

Wow what a major move it would be to see Pep in England. You almost got to wonder if JM knew about this happening given what he was saying about Messi and throwing shade on Pep's achievements with that side and what not. Will be interesting to see if Pep has what it takes to be successful in England. His time at Bayern Munich has been a black mark on his career and I still can't get over the fact he chose Bayern in that poor league. And I have no sympathy for him being judged solely on his CL endeavors while at Bayern because he knew what he was getting himself into.

What a match that was.. can't believe Ronaldo missed that pen and RM hit the woodwork 3 times. La liga is all but gone now,, only Carlo Ancelotti can go on a 22 matching winning streak and let a 7pt lead slip. Only Carlo! Such an average manager, and how he gets away with it is beyond me. But that Isco goal was something special!

And to top it all off, Forbes ranked us as the 3rd richest club according to these Super Six factors. Our overall Worth, is obviously behind the Spanish Giants and MU, but still, full praises to the Board and JM, as we continue build our financial muscle. http://www.forbes.com/sites/mikeozanian/2015/05/06/real-madrid-tops-ranking-of-the-worlds-most-valuable-soccer-teams/ And if you check this link out: http://www.forbes.com/soccer-valuations/list/#page:1_sort:4_direction:desc_search: You can also see the club has no Debt aswell.

Yeah a lot of people really are getting too scared of FFP, if we wanted to, we could easily blow the bank, easy. However, the club have been working very hard, especially since the Torres transfer to rid themselves of a free-spending side. The mood has changed where clubs no longer demand us to pay the transfer fee in cash all upfront and we've finally shed 'The Chelsea Price' which saw us spend 5-10M more on every transfer because clubs knew we could afford it. Our wage structureis top notch, and 100k/pw is no longer the norm for every player. And we no longer dole out heft bonuses for every little win in Europe/domestically.

I find it amazing how out of the MAZACAR *cringes* trio, after so much debate throughout the years and projections on which player had the most talent, which player would go on to be a Chelsea legend, which player had the most upside and in 2/3 years would take the EPL by storm, it is Hazard who is left standing. Obviously Oscar hasn't left yet, but the writing has been on the wall for months now. We need an upgrade on him because frankly he's holding us back in the big games, ins't technically solid, and has gone MIA for the 2nd half of the season for now 3 years running. From being ok, in his first season.To being the 'chosen one' upon JM's arrival, to being a weaker link in the team (not saying he's trash) but yall know what i mean. How things change man.

But wait, like @Lionsden said, at least Bayern stuck to their true philosophy! Yeah, its not like they were missing Robben/Ribery and Alaba... I wonder if Bayern Munich won a moral victory yesterday? Because that match easily could've ended 5-0. Lets flashback to last year Semi-final First leg: Real Madrid v Bayern Munich. Where the future champs had 28% possession AT HOME. I wonder if the Real Madrid fans enjoyed that victory?

Reus played RW for borussia mönchengladbach and got into the team of the year in 2012 as a RW. Since his move to Dortmund he's played numerous positions all across the front line. As a ST, LW, RW, CAM. He's the man i feel we need to complement Hazard imo.

This was me texting my boy back during the Round 16, you can even peep the date. Might as well gloat incase Juve let me down...

It'll be very interesting to see what we do with him this summer.