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4-3-3 would make sense. Courtois Azpilicueta - Cahill - Terry - F.Luis Matic Fabregas - Oscar Willian - Costa - Hazard

I doubt this will drag on for the whole window! he will probably decide his future before the WC.

Wow this team looks like it could walk the league next season! Courtois Azpilicueta - Cahill - Terry - F.Luis Fabregas - Matic Willian - Oscar - Hazard Costa

Is this actually happening???

It's Happening.... Francois Piraux ‏@F8Piraux 13hAS Monaco Radamel #Falcao is a serious option for Chelsea board and José Mourinho if Diego Costa refuses to leave Atlético Madrid. #CFC Frank Lampard UK ‏@FrankLampardUK 13h#Chelsea are weighing up a £25million bid for Monaco striker Radamel Falcao after selling David Luiz to PSG for £50m. [Daily Star]

I would love Balotelli at Chelsea he is a tremendous talent! Costa and Balotelli in the same team would be hilarious!

Well you clearly haven't watched Vidal play much then have you? In the CL he was the best player on the pitch home and away agianst us in 2012! And was excellent home and away against Real Madrid this season! He is simply outstanding! And would take us to the next level, no doubt about that! Matic - Vidal pivot would be frighteningly good.

Dont tell me you judge players solely on stats! have you even seen Vidal play??? He is the best box to box midfielder in world football! there isnt anyone better for us then Vidal.

I wish him the best of luck in Paris! David is a top quality player! and on his day he is one of the very best CB's in world football! he lacks consistency, but with Thiago Silva he always plays well! i have no doubt he will have a great World Cup and a great Career in Paris.

We have shed loads to spend now without having to worry about breaking any FFP regulations!!!

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I love watching him play also when he has all that time and space for those Hollywood passes! But when he doesn't have time and space he isn't very effective at all!

So why would Jose want someone who he wouldn't trust in the big games??? He sold Mata for that reason! And yes Ramires is ineffective against parked buses, but is someone who will just make Hollywood passes really what we need? I'd rather an all rounder who has more to their game then pretty passes when no one is closing them down!

We averaged 55% possession last season! Nothing compared to Bayern! Plus the PL is a faster league! And Kroos is only effective when he has time and space on the ball! And he isn't quick like Matic! Teams with pace would be able to counter attack against us a lot easier! And what will happen when we go to the Etihad or Anfield??? He will likely be dropped for someone who can defend and has pace to counter attack with like Ramires!

Van Gaal isn't stupid! He knows Kroos won't get time and space on the ball for his Hollywood passes in the PL! Smart move.

I think because he didnt have any family and lived on his own! i will ask my dad about that though.

Kroos just doesn't suit a counter attacking team like Chelsea! Kroos is only good when his team dominates possession and he has all the time and space in the world to make those Hollywood passes! he is slow and isnt good defensively! He wouldn't be able to have that time and space on the ball in the PL! if he eaves Bayern he should go to teams like Barca, PSG or Juventus where he will get that luxury of playing in a team that has 70-80% possession every week and allow him to have all the time in the world to make his Hollywood passes! I would much rather Rakitic over Kroos anyday!

So David will be at PSG next season! With Alves going there as well! They will be packed full of Brazilians!

My dad also told me back in the 80's away to West Ham their fans would throw coins at the Chelsea fans so when the they tried to retaliate the police would start hitting everyone with their truncheons and my dad told me while everything was kicking off he looked down and saw one of his friends on all fours picking up all the coins! and he would do that at every away game when fans threw coins at them! He cant remember the guys name but said his arms, back and chest were full of Chelsea tattoos and after games my dad would ask him how many coins he got and he would shake his pockets full of coins!

My Dad used to be involved in a lot of the 'naughty stuff' in the 80's at Chelsea and was friends with Micky Greenaway and years later he met my mum and moved out of South west London, thank God. and after my sister was born they moved into a bigger house, i was around 6 at the time, and i still remember my dads face when he saw who his new next door neighbor was! it was a man called Cass Pennant, who was a leader of the Inter City Firm! a man who my Dad had a few 'incidents' with over the years! luckily this was a time when that chapter of their lives were behind them, so in the end they got on really well, and i remember as a kid they would sit in my back garden and talk about the old times and i would sit there and listen to all their stories!

If he comes to the PL he would easily be one of the top 5 players in the league! he is an exceptional player! he needs to leave Barca he is so limited there as everything is built for Messi! he is as good if not better then players like Bale, Neymar and Reus! if we had Hazard and Sanchez playing in the same team with a top striker up front that would be truly frightening! If we could get him for £20 million that would be incredible! he is worth at least £40 million!

very mediocre squad! they wont get out their group! and Rooney, Gerrard and Sturridge will all flop imo.

Please explain how on earth we play too defensive now??? we have created the 2nd most chances in the league, we have had the most shots in the league and average the most shots per game in the league, we are the 3rd highest scorers in the league and we average over 55% possession! yeah very defensive right. Last season we only scored 4 more goals then this season! we also had more shots this season and averaged more shots per game this season and have averaged more possession this season then last season under Rafa/RDM! so i don't understand what this 'Rafa's team was more exiting to watch' claim is all about! we used "negative" tactics in about 4 games in the entire season. Arsenal get so much praise for their "beautiful, exciting, football yet we scored more goals than they did! and had over 150 more shots then them. We only played negative football against certain opponents where we knew we didn't have the firepower up front to play all out attacking football like City and Liverpool. You play to your strengths and that's exactly what Mourinho did. Everyone just follows this "Chelsea only play negative, ultra-defensive football" bandwagon like sheep.

He wasnt talking about Mourinho...

There was a picture of him kissing his wife after the game. Its not as if this is the first time we have seen this.