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Ivanovic will like him

So, about Jose being confirmed last night....I take it that didn't happen

yes. Chelsea player bias was evident but it was not so much in the pivot and especially in attack. If you take out own player bias, i think de Rossi and Modric was a popular choice in the pivot and Schurrle on the wing. Really surprised to see Ramires get so many mentions although there were some in a 3-man mid where he was the B2B

Given that we're shelling out 20mil + KDB on loan for Schurrle, he's the bigger risk

I disagree. Workhorse and dribblers are different. His situation is not comparable to Hazard , Talking of KDB alone, CAM is easily his best position imo.' He's played in this position at Genk' 'he's played there at Werder' is not a validation of his ability in said position. I can see how you disagree with my statement that he won't succeed on the wing in the PL but the crux of the matter was about his best position PS: Belgium National team

I don't think he can keep up that level of physicality in the Premier League. On the wing, he's constantly up against his opposition full back whereas in the centre he's afforded more space to pick out passes. Also, I'd take Schurrle over KDB (wing) all day simply because a trio of Hazard-Mata-KDB would just get destroyed by effective counter attacking teams like Norwich, Villa etc

Hopefully, no more of Oscar on the wing Eden Hazard is one of our best players and he should naturally play on his best position, the left wing. His right wing game is good but when he can be so dangerous on the left, he should play there. It depends on whether Schurrle can adapt to the right side role

Dead serious. His passing is his biggest strength unlike Hazard who's a dribbling demigod. Sure, he's played RW but it's not at all comparable to Hazard who meets the physical demands to play on the wing. de Bruyne can cope with the Belgian league's physicality does not mean he can step up and give Premier League full-backs a hard time.

Reus has played a few games on the right but at BVB he has played a lot on the left. I think it's more down to Kuba Blaszczykowski being on the right. He played well on the right at Monchengladbach. and yeah, Lamela is like a Right Forward at Roma. there will be a greater importance of defensive tracking back here. in that sense, Schurrle is a good deal. Someone who will willingly track back and put a good shift in. Just that one of Schurrle and Hazard have to play out of position

Yeah. Never as easy and I'm glad this deal is concluded nice and early in the window. Can get a good pre-season under his belt and start getting gametime right away

Pretty sure Leverkusen will call the deal off if Marin was offered instead of de Bruyne

Why do Chelsea fans have the impression that KDB is a right winger? Sure he's played there a few times and his crossing ability is good but this is just absurd. His best position is Central where his passing becomes an asset

Ideally Reus. or di Maria or Lamela. Griezmann and Mollo have played some games in the right but I have no problems with Schurrle if the board have tried to get some of the wingers. I just hope that they have taken an informed decision and not jumped on the first player they thought of. If di Maria was available and goes to some other club in the window, I would be pissed

There is also the very obvious positional problem with Schurrle. He's a Left winger and so is Hazard, who is a definite starter in the team. Schurrle hasn't played enough on the right and he will be basically learning the Right Wing position. Would have been better off signing a proper Right Winger in the first place

Marca saying Suarez will go to Real? Thank you Real Madrid. For giving Jose for free and taking the biting cunt away from England

yeah. this is true but think of this as the 'start' of negotiations rather than a roadblock in negotiations. I can see it going like this, Chelsea offer cash + Torres. Napoli want straight cash. Chelsea offer more cash+Torres. Napoli want straight cash. Then Chelsea offer even more cash + Torres - Rafa accepts Wankfest begins

but Tancredi Palmeri has got many transfers/manager changes right before anyone else. Hopeful

Tancredi Palmeri ‏@tancredipalmeriChelsea will bid 30m € + Torres for Cavani, according to Sky Italy 2 Birds 1 Stone!!

MOST POPULAR XI Ivanovic was preferred to other CB options like Terry, Mangala, Varane by a clear margin. Likewise Kevin de Bruyne was the runaway choice for the AM position ahead of Schurrle and di Maria. Cavani beat Lewandowski 19-12 for the ST position. Torres and Ba meanwhile got a single mention each The choices for the CM position was varied and interesting and after a quick look-up, these are the crunched numbers Oscar - 19 Ramires - 15 Modric - 15 de Rossi - 14 -------------------- Mikel - 3 (Note - BluesMaster put a question mark next to Mikel)

Oh you mean that way... Then yeah, it's absurd to see some teams without a proper DM. Also, some putting Ramires down as the DM? Strange

blame it on footballformationuk. 4-2-3-1 has 2 CM's in it

25....errrr....Yes please If we upgrade on Ivanovic, I would keep Kalas at the club for cover at Right-Back. That way we can sign a specialist CB and get away with it

Player of the season : RVP Young player of the season : Hazard Best transfer of the season : Lukaku Worst transfer of the season : Joe Allen Best managerial appointment of the season : Laudrup Worst managerial appointment of the season : Adkins Goal of the season : Lowton vs Stoke Overachieving team of the season : West Brom Underachieving club of the season : Newcastle Best match of the season : West Brom 5-5 Manchester United Best moment of the season : Frank Lampard - 203 Complaint of the season : Luis Suarez Premier League Specific

One thing I've noticed in Ivanovic's games at RB is that he stays very narrow. Often touchline-hugging wingers have a good time with Ivan at RB. But I'm not for selling Ivanovic, no way. He is a better CB than Cahill definitely and more dependable than JT given JT's injury concerns.

Spawned by tribalfootball? Complete BS then