Magic Lamps

Our odds have been slashed so much, there ahs to be sth in it. Sometimes, these fantasy transfers become reality, esp here at Chelsea. It was the same Hazard, Everyone and his dog had been in for him, we were only one of many clubs courting, then suddenly the odds got slashed, cos our board just as the fans knew he was the player we needes most and they did everything that was necessary. This is not a Roman signing, where we put tons of money on the wrong player, only because Big daddy likes him, it is a football signing. Often the fans simply know best.

AS much as I doubt, Torres will ever be back, Mourinho indeed could be the only manager to revitalize him again. Torres problem, besides his lost pace and confidence, is that he simply has fallen out with football. He does not enjoy the game anymore. He has won everything, he has been the most expensive player in English history, if he does not enjoy his game anymore, there is no reason for him to carry on. Only a brilliant psychologist and motivator like Jose, who gets into his head can make him his old self-again, if he is not a lost cause already.

Cavani Hazard Mata Hulk Lampard De Rossi whaaaa that team sheet would scare every opponent to death. would be the alleged 100m spent on on "two or three players" (Gourlay)... nice investment, would most probably get us the EPL-title + make us genuine CL contenders again.

Dzeko is too similar to Lukaku and Ba. If we do not get Cavani we should try starting Lukaku

Yes, like Jose did with Sahin and so many other young players. Age is the problem. He won't develop that much cos he won't play much. I'd rather have an experienced player. Rooney and Zlatan won't come. you do not pay those wages for declining players with diva attitude.

means nothing at all... they might be one of the better clubs in Germany, but their squad rather compares to a mid-table EPl club, full of average Germa players. That they finished a close 3rd with that squad speaks volumes of the quality of the league. But Schürrle is their most valuable player. I do not know what our scouts see in him what no one else sees, he is good but not great and will never be world class. Also, as his position is mainly LW/ 2nd Striker, i guess he will be a backup for Hazard, which we really need. The 17m is a bit high but u pay it also for his allroudn package: workrate, shot, striker's instinct, poaching abilites and versatility. He surely is not the perfect player, but he gives us depth in two departments where we need it. But in general, i am against this trend to sign young players as back ups. When Mourinho bought Sahin, he sacrificed his carreer and did nothing for Real madrid + you always overpay cos they are young. Experienced players are cheaper and contribute more and faster.

No hurry as long as he plays for Vitesse, we can have him whenever we want...

I think you misunderstood me. But thanks for Sturridge, who is also better as Ba as an example why Ba is surely not one of the 6 best strikers in the league. Sturridge btw scored mutliple goals from the bench for liverpool. Anyway my point was a good striker has to be able to score also with limited opportunities. Ba had shitloads of chances and tends to shoot them low and slow to the goalkeeper. Also Cisse had two amazing seasons in the Bundesliga before he joined Nucastle, Ba did not exactly set the world on fire during his time there.

would take 25m in a heartbeat., but I doubt Monace will actually bid for him. Also quality defenders are at a premium nowadays. We would struggle to find s.o. so strong and experienced as Iva.

Matic commits needless fouls, had limited talent, is not as strong and slower mikel, lamps and romeu, though a decent tackler. He is half decent, but he is 24 now he really should be better now if he ever was to be chelsea quality.

Stoch is an average player who has one assist as only contribution in more than 20 games this season. Matic is worse than any of our mdifielders and would not make our team. The average sides they play in make them look far better than they are (which is still shit as for Stoch)

It's neither good for his next club nor for Bayern, cos they will have the exact same striker twice with Lewa and Mandzukic.

Cos you got no point. You can't compare that Casillas situation to the Lamps situation. Mou taking an average player with massive wages like Essien on loan i fhe could have had way chepaer options who are better and just as versatile really , shows that he will not be ruthless towards his loved ones. Lamps should not play be regular starter, when there is a better central midfielder in our squad. As of now there is none, so he will play. End of. And I am laughing that you think 31 is "late thirties". According to that logic, Lamps is at least 40....Ahhhh now I get why you think he is too old....

When we buy Cavani and tell Torres he wil be 4th choice, he will be gone faster than that Lisa Ann makes you...well that example might be already a bit... well, sucked dry...

+he also played Essien, who is shit, just because he likes him. So LDN's agrument is completely worthless.

Diego lopez is actually half a year younger than Iker Casillas. But not only in that sense your post is completely wrong. The situation was different. Iker and Jose did not like each other from the very beinning. Lamps and Jose love each other. Also Lamps plays for what he is, our best central midfielder. under Rafa, who does not play players for what they used to be either (and surely not because Romeu was not fit lmao)

Lampard might be 35 but he is a waay better player than any of these.

+we will also be in Asia before, so the players have to adjust their biological clock 4 times (6 times including the post season), which is always strenious, cos it costs sleep. But I do not think it will be big a problem, cos there will be plenty new/youth players included in the squad to share the duty + the intensity of the games will be more like a training session. You can't compare it to an international tournament. I think we do nothing, the docs don't allow and we can't handle.

I got no problem with Lamps being on the bench when there is a player who suits the formation better and has the necessary quality comes in. But fact is, as of now there is none + Lampard is still good enough. So we should rather buy a decent DM and a striker and a winger before we think about whether we really need a DLP and if we should splash out on a Lamps replacement.

Lampard is simply Lampard, he is no player who has to be "the type of player for the double pivot". Lampard has his own style, whether it fits that common idea of a "double pivot" or not does not care, as of now, he still offers enough as a package. Actually he was one of our best players this season. So he surely is no reason for us having underachieved, infact he was absent when our season imploded and arguably the best player when the season was saved...he was there...in the double pivot. Lamps has been our most creative player for 10 years, the reason, why we never needed a true no.10. His increased defensive duties have prevented him from assisting as much as usual. We can adress many things to improve, Lamps is not one of them.

I feel the same. the saga is built up like last year with Hazard.

LOOOOOOOOOOL. Yeah but sometimes there is nice atmo at the bridge. Also he will love our away support.

I agre with Phil here. Lampard was one of our better players vs Benfica. His passing was decent enough, The problem with our midfield is that Oscar, Mata, Hazard is one weakass midget magician too many. Lamps may seldom get into tackles but he is expert in defensive positioning and defensive organisation of the midfield. Mata offers nothing defensively.

at least we would end up with the best of the three.

We can't play like Dortmund. Do you see Mata, Lampard, Torres working that much against the ball?