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Good goals from Pedro. He will miss next game but that's the game he should miss. Stoke is very physical and we will need our muscle for that next game. Just 2 more wins and record set. Come on let's do it!

That's a very defensive bench....what happens if we are losing? Put in defenders?

Men for all that money I feel like Chris tucker from Rush hour when they told him about the amount of money for the kidnapped child. 😀

He was a cool guy Mourinho Mark 1. I did not liked the second one, that is the one that has tinted his legacy. But then again it was good because otherwise we would have never gotten rid of Mourinho ghost. No manager was able to live up to his shadows. Now Conte put that to rest.

I was glad when I read that United wanted to give him a contract extension. Of course he will do good second season as he always do but I'm still not worried.

Yeah but he had Pogba. Pogba was not a work horse like those you mentioned. Heck even he was complaining that he was not used to like Pirlo to do that work for United. Conte did had one player like that,which was more free role. At this moment a ready made player would be good. Plus I think Payet can be good for at least 3 years. 3 years is a lot in this world of futbol. I'll take that.

If he's not go for Payet then. But I think that's a lie, Conte wants him.

Great lets get him. He will help us secure the title. And be ready to play against Liverpool at the end of January. Imagine scoring the winner in Anfield? The scenes!

Two destroyers would work great if we get James. Because then we will have to make up for James and Hazard...even though Hazard helps a bit with the defensive side every now and then.

We should go for him. He wants to move, is a good player and won't cost an arm. Sure hes older, but hes a late bloomer like Drogba. Would be an easy buy this January and he will help us great to secure the tittle.

Great player, would be a great buy this summer. Him and Kante would be a beast!

Well you just gave the most critical part of this system. The wing backs. We are not buying a wing back here, just going for an upgrade to Oscar/Willian/Pedro If your going to worry about free role, well we are playing with two DM. Plus the wings back that turn defender. Surely that's enough cover? Again another critical part of this system is the DM which we are not getting right now. Taking that into consideration, you just sold a bench player and have loads of money, then who can you realistically buy now to replace that spot? You can buy a prospect as suggested or buy an upgrade. And in this January transfer window I have no idea who you can buy that will upgrade over Willian and Pedro other then James. James is 25, is hungry to play and win tittles....well to play the more, otherwise he could stay at Madrid and get tittles and good money. So this shows he is driven, he has motivation, and this is what Conte looks for in a player....kinda like Moses. An outcast but motivated to play.

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You guys going to regret once again talking crap about a player before coming. Have you not learned enough by now?

Nah, it looks like Conte is going for James.

I'm starting to get excited about the potential of James at Chelsea. Getting 60 million for Oscar and getting James is a superb deal. Something if you asked me last summer I thought it would never happen. As I thought we would only get 25 million or so for Oscar. Furthermore I'm more confident in this because I know this is a player that Conte wants. And seeing the work that Conte has done, we can cut him some slack. Besides it's not like he will be the next Fernando Torres......

Liverpool to me still continues to be the dangerous team. I fully expect Liverpool to beat City when they meet.

Don't think this is throwing the money away. James it's clearly an upgrade to Willian and Pedro. A 3 of Hazard, Costa and James will be amazing. But the formation I don't know what will it be. But Conte is the Taylor and I know he wanted this guy before, and it's him pushing for this deal. Edit: Some guy gave me this formation: 3-4-1-2 with James as the "1" would be amazing, at least on paper.

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I think it's Conte that is pushing for this move. I don't know what formation he will plan to put him in. Unless he goes 3-5-2 with James in the middle...

Chelsea plotting £75m bid for Real Madrid star James Rodriguez as replacement for China-bound Oscar Oscar is set to join Shanghai SIPG in a £62m deal and Antonio Conte is ready to replace the Brazilian with Rodriguez, who has struggled for regular opportunities at Real http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/chelsea-plotting-75m-bid-real-9475922

For the position and function that Oscar did I think this guy is the like for like replacement, just that his English. After Mahrez my second choice to spend money. We need more body in the middle and he can do a job for us and is English. A win win for me.

Another guy to get with Oscar money if we don't spend it somewhere else like Mahrez....

With the Oscar money we are getting we should go for this guy. Other then Payet I don't know who we can try to get this January transfer window. Mahrez will help with creating goal. Better options then Pedro and Willian me thinks.

Yeah I'm happy that's good money for someone we wanted to sell. Now lets either get a good upgrade or if we can't because it's January then a young prospect is okay for now....