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And Drogba!

Dude, We haven't even signed Oscar yet.

I hope this deal goes through otherwise all of who basically everyone that is posting formations and team selections with Oscar involved are going to have to start changing them again. Lol.

I'm feeling really pissed of reading that KDB might go on loan again this season. His assisting and vision is exactly the kind of thing we were missing last season why can't anyone at Chelsea see that! FFS

Yea I have read everything his agent has to say on this matter and obviously there is no smoke without fire but all i would say is maybe we should keep our feet on the ground until, if ever this transfer is officially announced by the Chelsea board itself! I hope to God it does happen I rate Oscar highly.

There are reports suggesting Oscar has denied Chelsea's involvement with a possible transfer for his services. Nothing is set in stone and as much as we would all love for this to happen I wouldn't start putting Oscar into your Chelsea line up for this up and coming season just yet. http://www.setanta.com/ie/Articles/2012/07/13/Chelsea-wait-on-Samba-swoop/gnid-147597/

Jordan Henderson & Andy Caroll = £55M Ibra & Thiago Silva = £49M lol

He must stay and play with the first team this season in my opinion so it doesn't damage his confidence, not that it necessarily would but loaning him out once again would be like slapping him in the face considering where he is at in terms of ability and match performance. He is ready to make sub appearances if not first team starting chances and I for one will be more than pissed off if we loan him out again before the season starts!

Well said! I mean you are allowed to be annoyed and fed up with a player your club has paid 50 million pounds for and he isn't performing to the best of his abilities or even half of that. Then if the player turns his form around and starts playing to his best ability, we as fans can then be delighted with him despite having voiced a ridiculous frustration when criticizing the player. It's football, it's emotional and you can be pissed of with a player if he is playing shit.

It wasn't the squad he put together that was the main problem, It was how he managed that squad of players and it is as simple as that. If these words are accurate then evidently Andre hasn't learned a damn thing and is still led by blind ignorance. I doubt very much that he actually thinks the squad that won the Champions League and FA Cup was in the same shape that he had left it, If he does then hopefully he keeps on managing with this kind of arrogant bullshit at Spurs. Could only be a good thing for us!

Dude this took me around 40 minutes to read. Feels like I've just read a small book lol. Great insight with depth and quality to your post, surely you can't be going for member of the month 2 awards running? Beast! You can tell me all the stats and statistics in the world though but I will only judge a player with my very own eyes and to me Mikel has improved immensely but still not quite the Defensive midfielder i would love to have marshaling the midfield at Chelsea. I reckon he will be the Mac daddy this year though, so many things to look forward to this season it's unbelievable how things have changed drastically from the Christmas period of 2011!

I know this isn't news to everyone but this article is utterly ridiculous. 'Barca plan to destroy Chelsea', what by taking Romeu back, hahahhah unbelievable journalism! Idiot! http://www.emirates247.com/sports/football/barca-plan-to-destroy-chelsea-in-transfer-window-2012-07-11-1.466793

Dude they made a thread for this kind of post. http://forum.talkchelsea.net/topic/11893-future-chelsea-team/page__st__234

I wasn't necessarily saying we should or are going to play like Barca but was more trying to point out that under AVB our system was a mess when playing with the high line defence. I agree it will take time for these young prospects to develop and gel together but with the experience already in the squad (Champions Of Europe) the chemistry will hopefully come good sooner rather than later. You say we only have technically gifted smaller players? So what of Torres, Lukaku, KDB and Sturridge... these are technically gifted AND strong players. I think maybe we could do with bringing in Moses to bolster the strength of our attack but i really don't believe that this tactile powerhouse attacking style is so essential and even if it is, it's not like we don't have three strong strikers already! With two strong midfielders sitting deep say Mikel and Lampard then what is wrong with three nimble, agile and gifted players in front of them to work magic for a strong striker like Torres?

The connection between our defence, midfield and forwards was non existent under AVB. The set up was a shambles with no real transition when turning defence into attack, If RDM get's it right and can get us playing as a unit when defending and attacking It really won't matter if we play an attacking style. Just look at Barca and how they defend as a unit and attack as a whole too.

Oscar can play deep. He has played a deep lying playmaker role for Brazil often in recent International matches, you only have to youtube Oscar vs USA or Oscar vs Denmark to see. He is very effective in a deep role playing kind of like Romeu but quicker and can go forward to more effect! Oscar is naturally a central attacking midfielder but can also play wing too which he has assisted a fair few goals in his International appearances. This is would be a very good signing for us and talking of physical presence i agree that playing in the Premier League week in, week out you do need some power to match pace but if these players can produce their best football who's to say their raw skill and ability isn't enough to whip teams every week? We have Ramirez who is a gritty and determined player along with Romeu who isn't exactly weak, with the Mikel, Lukaku, KDB and Lampard who aren't exactly pushovers on the ball I don't think the need for Hulk is as essential as everybody believes! Just because we have become use to having Drogba who was a powerhouse doesn't mean we have to continue playing with that bulldozer style going forward I mean after all aren't we trying to change the way we play and win?

He's playing deep here in a recently International friendly. He looks like he could be our younger mould of Modric but with a Brazilian twist as he can play wing too! Looks like a quality player, I can only hope these rumours are true!

Good point here to be honest. If we have got Oscar then Moses now looks like an ideal buy so we can use other pennies on that right back we are all agreed on needing!

There are rumours Sturridge wants to leave us for a striker role and if he does wanna go to Spurs to join AVB then i wish him good luck. I like Danny and would like him to stay. I didn't like how he played after the first half of last season when he seemed to be the greediest player i have seen in a long time wasting chance after chance. Despite that for a player who was put on the wing game after game when he obviously wanted to play striker he wasn't that much of a pain in the ass. He had something to say but didn't go over the top like say Tevez so if he wants to join AVB and be put on the wing again for Spurs i wish him all the best =). http://www.footylate...-signing/30070? P.s. I don't think this article is 100% accurate seeing as i don't know anyone who believes Danny is 'out of favour' here at Chelsea.

I can't see us getting Schurrle in this transfer window and i would rather see Oscar, Moses and Cesar Azpilicueta come in. That along with Hazard, Marin and KDB being brought back from his loan spell would see us going into this coming season in excellent shape. Just hope RDM know's how to get all these lad's playing well together in a more attacking style!

I got this lad on FM and he is a beast!

Wtf hahahhaha of course I'm not gay you melt! His enormous nose offends me. Every time i see him on my tv screen i feel an innate anger that rages like fire. The kind of anger that i feel when a cocky little show off like you feels the need to try and take the piss outta me! Cheers Big ears!

You thought we were in for Hulk to play him Striker? The rumours that we were after another winger started with him!

I hope the Chelsea God's do not make this happen. I hate Ibra, he's arrogant, ugly as hell and old! No thank you... Next!

Yea I like the players you would axe and the players you would bring in but instead of Moses I would rather Hazard... Oh wait we have him ... Bloody hell I'm still not over that transfer. Wish the pre-season would just hurry up and get in my life now!