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Well, I dont think Willian will get much better (if any), but that doesnt mean I think he will start falling anytime soon. For instance, Ronaldo isnt better than two years ago, but he still just as spetacular! And about Oscar, I really couldnt care less if people think he is or isnt better than Willian. I was just posting what I said more than one year ago...

Stepped up? He has been playing horribly since the start of the season!

Of course, 25 is exactly the age players reach their peak!

It is funny that you have now become this fierce Lampard protector when you were defending a possible release by the club last season...

What happened? It didnt grow to give fruit? Next time, read this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackberry#Cultivation

How come we still play Cech and have Courtois at Atletico? Blackman deserves his starting position, we must sell both keepers and stick with a true Cobham product! I blame it on the Brazilian glory-hunters that support our team nowadays. If it wasnt for them, Chelsea would be lighting the world on fire with Blackman and other 18-20yos...

Yeah definitely, I thought that was implied... Thanks!

How do you have the courage to say that? Lukaku, Chalobah, Baker, Josh, Kalas, Blackman, etc, are all future Ballon D'or winners!!! Fuck, I dont even know why do we buy so many players to be quite honest, I think we should sell them all and play the future best players of the galaxy...

Not if the player has already played in an official competitive match...

Yeah, but by signing Alonso we would be having the same problem two years from now...

I think they are in different stages of their careers! Willian is the finished product, while Oscar will still develop into the player he will ultimately become...

I have a feeling he will play really well against West Ham!

I agree with your analyses about Luiz performance. However, Brazil has had amazing keepers throughout our history. Some of the all time best, imo.

My very first post was in this thread! I remember being called by some stupid names (as I was new in here) for saying Willian was much better than Moses (we were linked with him at the time) but worse than Hazard and Oscar (the two players we had just signed). Now what?

Exactly! And buying a top striker doesnt mean that Lukaku wont get playing time nor that we will not buy players in other key positions as well...

Oh ok, sorry!To be fair, I have read your post lonely and I wasnt following your discussion with ElTigre, so I may have taken it out of context and jumped on to wrong conclusions. My bad! I am of the opinion we need two good strikers to be competitive and thrive in the long term. We already have one in Lukaku. So I honestly believe we should go to another option, someone who could add in quality and experience... I was very clear (and vocal) about my desire to sign Cavani, but the price was just too high and Mourinho didnt seemed interested in coaching him (imo, of course). But I never hided my admiration for Falcao (maybe because I have followed him for so long) and I firmly believe he would light the world on fire with Jose and the AMs we have. He would become the best striker in EPL by a mile! £52mi is a lot, I know. However, comparing with the current prices of modern football and our latest transfers, it doesnt sound so ridiculous. I mean, Bale went for 100mi, Cavani for 63, Neymar for 57, Lucas for 44, Hazard for 32mi, William for 32mi, Lamela for 30mi, etc. Falcao is not worth 52, but I dont know mate, this would still be a better deal than most of the examples I gave you. I am also not saying Falcao would be our only option nor that without him we cant be successful, I am just posting that I feel he would add a lot to our team and would definitely help us win titles. Falcao + Lukaku is the ideal striker options going foward for me!!!

And I have seen average teams winnings titles just because they have a top striker...

I am chill, I have reread what you said and I would rewrite everything I said if I have to... The overall point of my argument is that the club and Jose is doing the right moves, so people should stop criticizing them and acting like our youth players are our saving grace and that if they were here Chelsea would be winning all games by 5-0!

Not in the slightest! Nobody in here knows the strategy Mourinho is taking, he has been here for only one transfer season. It is absolutely pathetic to say he isnt creating a 'dynasty' because he decided to loan a few promising players (as if a dynasty meant using young players)... Jose is for the long term and he knows that. If he was worried with the short term results, he would have spent hundreds of millions on a bunch of players and released a whole other bunch. Did he do that? No! All he did was loan some players (he doesnt yet trust to lead our team) and relly on the dudes he was once victorious with (the old guard, so to speak). There is nothing wrong with that, even if it is not working! A youth player must first spend sometime with the first team, then he goes back to the youth, then he comes back and get some more involvement with the team, then he goes on loan again if necessary and then he starts playing. That is how Barcelona, Ajax and Santos have done throughout all those decades (the three best developers in the world). You dont rush it! I also want the same things you (and others) do, which is to have a balance between big signings and youth. But, just like the people who run the club, I have a different mentality on how we should approach and ultimately reach that balance. Going slowly and taking things step by step is the best way to develop a player. You dont throw them into the trenches because the risk is too high...

That is not the point. The point is that saying Falcao isnt even the best striker in France is meaningless for the argument of buying or not buying him. Ok, Falcao isnt the best player in France, so what? What part of it plays into the argument of him being a good signing or not? The only conclusion I get to is that you are saying we shouldnt buy him because he isnt the best striker in the world. Like clubs only have to sign the absolute best in order for it to be worth it...

What? You hoped Mourinho would have gone for a 'dynasty', what does that fucking means? Who said that creating a dynasty is playing inexperienced (and even doubtful) teenagers? We have a lot of promising youngsters, but nothing concrete yet. We have no idea how the finishing products will look like. There is absolutely no reason why Mourinho (or anyone else) should bet their success (be that long term or not) on pure bets! The development of a player takes time, no one will come out with 18yo and earn a starting place at a club with big aspirations. The risk is too high! Some Chelsea fans are totally inexperienced with how these stuff works (we are new to it and England isnt known for knowing how to develop a player), so they simply believe (in their narrow minded vision) a player has to be given a chance in the first team if they show potential. Acting as if this was all a mathematics expression based on a linear growth. However, that couldnt be more wrong! There are many nuances to it, both regarding the actual footballing part of it (skills, attributes, tactical awareness, etc) and the mental part of it (ego, dressing room ethics, etc). (I can elaborate more on that if you want to) This is the problem I have with the people who think our youth academy is all flowers...

You are such a bitter human being...

Yeah right, everyone of our youngsters are future Ballon D'or winners and we wont have to buy any other players for the next 10 years! I dont even know why we have Mourinho and Emenalo in charge, you clearly know a lot more than both of them...

People in here are so naive when it comes to youth academies and their expectations, it is unbelievable!