Strike

Daniele de Rossi - deeper, cheaper, better

There are many sources linking strikers to Napoli. Torres is just one of them and definitely, Laurentiis will not have him top of the list. Gomez has been heavily linked at around 15mil. we've had this discussion already... You will say Torres to Napoli is feasible. I will come up with different ways it is not and then we will leave it. Few days later, I quote a random post of yours on this thread and we rinse and repeat. You can say that Torres to Napoli is nothing absurd but no need to call it nonsense etc when I don't agree with your opinion. Torres is surely not better than Dzeko or Gomez and Laurentiis definitely knows that. I will be happy if this deal does go through and it does make sense for all parties but only if Napoli are short of options. Big IF given that Dzeko, Gomez are all possible moves

You know where I stand on this. Aggressive posts unnecessary. Laurentiis has rejected Torres+Cash offer. He wants straight cash or other players. Many sources allude to this. Yes, we can increase cash and give Torres as well but there have been clear signals from Napoli that they are pursuing other strikers - Mario Gomez, Edin Dzeko, Mauro Icardi etc. So it's not just about Torres being able to handle Serie A which he should really but it's also about the strike-options that Napoli have other than Torres.

no. Benitez may accept but de Laurentiis is not an idiot Is Ramires absolutely needed in the squad though?

He also missed a penalty in the FA Cup final against CFC. One plus point

yeah. mostly people WANT this to go through Not sure whether it's likely to happen

Tottenham Hotspurs FC

yeah. you posted on here that he was HG i think but yeah, there is that problem of cech, courtois i think there are a few good ones among the relegated teams. Alex McCarthy. He's young. good enough shot-stopper. not really well rounded but he can improve here

His actual words "If I said there was not anything in it, I would be lying. But that is not for now. I am 100 per cent focused on the national team at the moment.I came to wear this [brazil] shirt with pride. My family and my friends are following me. I hope to win the Confederations Cup." - Calm down people

Yes. Mata, Hazard can improve. But our crossing is actually good. Just that there's no targets in the box. Mata doesn't know the basic idea of heading i.e keep eye contact with the ball and connect with the header.

http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Chelsea/Chelsea-change-kits.html great site with a record of all of Chelsea's kits from 1905-now. As already posted, this away kit resembles the 61-62 away shirt

Nope. It's all about having players with aerial ability. Ba is just one player and the opposition defenders can mark him out very easily when there are a scarce few others who can challenge in the air.. Our crossing is actually good - Cole, Azpi, Oscar, Mata, Hazard are all able crossers and more often than not the crosses fall into a general area in the box but but there are no men attacking it in the box. Demba Ba is one, who else? You can make an argument for Ramires but there's no one else And, Aguero - Silva can score headers is just a childish argument. X and Y can do it is not a argument that A and B should also do it. Aguero is a striker and Silva is not good in the air. He has scored free-headers and he can head the ball but that doesn't necessarily mean he's good in the air

Looks good with the socks and everything but I kinda wished that the red line wouldn't be there

A link from Stingray?

I hope that red in the middle is not there. that would make this an awesome away kit

Stingray back in business

This talk of the Schurrle deal NOT involving de Bruyne is fantastic! http://www.weaintgotnohistory.com/chelsea-fc-transfer-rumours-news/2013/6/5/4399838/chelsea-fc-transfer-rumours-2013-andre-schurrle

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlLIGwKGpSQ

Alex McCarthy from Reading? good young shot-stopper, home-grown. Backup.

Oscar is the only guy who can improve the heading because the other two don't even challenge for the ball in the air . Mata is really hopeless at heading. Against United, Lampard lifted a great cross and Mata missed the ball completely. It's like he doesn't have any experience of heading - makes rookie mistakes like closing the eyes way before the ball has reached etc. Normally Mata usually waits for the ball to bounce when it's in the air rather than try and head it.

Incidentally, his run at CM coincides with Boro's only purple patch of the season - before Christmas