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Good shout! Though I don't remember Tiago costing €60m.

Does anyone know what our budget is at this point?

Good squad guy but I don't see him in my team week in week out. He doesn't have one particular thing he does at an elite level. Ball retention in the midfield will be key and in that respect he'd be better than Miereles and Ramires ever were

Okay carry on then, I'm sure the objective will yield much fruit...

None taken at all. I respond only to the level of the post, if its immature and utter nonsense I tend to respond in the same fashion. Its called lowering the bar.

Why are you trying so desperately to convince people who aren't even talking to you that you are some sage of youtube video analysis? Kinda weird don't you think?

I'm gonna take what you say with a grain of salt seeing as you're obviously a little kid still learning phonics...

Based on what?

Not stopping me from wanting him. 45m is chump change for a player of the year. The idea of Hazard, Willian and Mahrez is eye and mouthwatering!

Those aren't preferred positions. He's shown the most potential on the left so you don't buy him and stick him on the right.

Boufal is a left sided player, the same side as Hazard.

its essentially an asymmetrical version of 4-3-3 with the width being provided on the left side. We won't see this though

In a strange way I hope the rumour is true. He doesn't fight for the shirt he fights for his ego... If the talks are this advanced we must have a replacement in mind.

Well we don't really know how they will be tactically deployed. Where you start on the pitch doesn't always dictate your assignment.

For anyone who has been listening to what he's been saying its was always going to be a 4-2-4 or 4-4-2. We don't have the depth to play 3 at the back. Conte used the 4-2-4 before and is going back to it again. http://www.zonalmarking.net/2011/10/23/antonio-contes-system-isnt-a-4-2-4-but-still-provides-excitement/

The defender market is so poor.

I don't know what it is, whether its his lack of English(though he's pretty good) or if its his passion or just my blind optimism but I get this feeling Antonio Conte is going to rewrite the history books for Chelsea FC. There is something about this guy... I can't quite put my finger on it but I just feel his demeanour and work ethic will be the perfect compliment to what we have on and off the pitch.

Players weren't coming back from an international tourney then either. This is a different circumstance and one that you have to take in stride.

Looks like we locked him up too. http://www.gazzamercato.it/milan/begovic-verso-leverton-si-sblocca-diego-lopez-chelsea-il-milan-sceglie-la-linea-verde/

what makes you think that because we are buying Mahrez the club don't think we need a Defender?

This is still open?? embarrassing.

He did but the team as a whole played better. I'm not at the point where I'm willing to give up on Baba, there is something there it just needs to be brought out.... Preseason is all I'll give him. Aina does look like a nice sleeper, someone to keep an eye on

I'm gonna give Baba a full preseason to show what he has, after that its waste bin. He has quality just needs confidence.

Papy and Brana is a recipe for disaster. If we want to build the confidence of the squad please leave them out from the start of games. Loftus-Cheek did absolutely nothing and needs to show more drive. Slightly disappointed Conte lost his first match in charge though the saving grace is he hasn't worked with the group and this clearly isn't his team yet.

The Wolof translation for Djilobodji to english is garbage.