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Fantastic, hope he means it. Let's not fall off like mancity did

Finally contributed to something in attack, won a penalty

He has to be more daring. I see similarities between hazard and Messi at 19 but he needs to add variety to become unpredictable and shoot to the top. More curled shots round the defender instead of straight shots, more vertical passes to put people through on goal.

Nike????

What killed him was his strength, no one can survive being that weak. He had all the passing in the world but loses the ball in a critical midfield area

Why I haven't really been fully bought into the idea of buying sterling is because next season I want us to extend our fantastic goalscoring first half of the season for much longer. For that we need goals, and we need a good passing midfielder to replace oscar or fabregas when they play poorly in the second half of the season again. For the big games, we need a big box to box player to partner Matic in the pivot (essien /matuidi) we lost one in luiz and its cost us big games. Then we need a big technical and energetic(making runs) striker to replace Costa incase of injuries again. Sterling doesn't fit into any of this categories of what we need to improve next season except homegrown, and I'll rather use RLC as my box to box midfielder in big games for that. Though he could improve his finishing and suddenly he's a perfect gamble.

Injured

I heard he made some negative online comments. He won't make it hereunder Mourinho with that attitude. Mourinho trusts character as much as talent and if a young player is not as patient as Azpilicueta was, it'll be hard for him under Mourinho.

I heard he made some negative online comments. He won't make it hereunder Mourinho with that attitude. Mourinho trusts character as much as talent and if a young player is not as patient as Azpilicueta it'll be hard for him under Mourinho.

He's not that bad

Sterling won't be as poor as cuadrado. He's far stronger and doesn't fall everytime someone breathes near him. What will frustrate people is his finishing and final decision in the final third.

Very minimal amount of games without hazard has he missed even 2 games this season? Can't remember. Hope Mourinho uses Boga and Ake but I'm just dreaming.

Pogba is not worth one cent more than 40mil pounds imo. Central midfielders are never meant to cost that much unless you're Zidane.

Unexpected, actually shocked they finally gave him something

Good, let's see a Chelsea without hazard. Cuadrado is done here if he can't get game time

Yep, it's not even close

7mil for Pedro? I don't believe it, it's a fantastic deal for a rare Two-footed player that guarantees 15 goals 10 assists a season.

Fabregas got injured in arsenal too, but in Chelsea he's not. Arsenal have the worst medical staff among big teams. Chamberlain will fare better here

Chamberlain is better than Sterling imo and would be a good deal. He's a good dribbler with fantastic balance and strength on the ball. I can take cech going to manutd, about the same level as degea, But cech in arsenal is

We'll see how it turns out though. RLC has the physical advantage to adapt easily in the league

Ake is already the better passer, he's more mobile, he seems the better tackler and he's positional sense is very good. RLC will beat him for physique and long range shooting, so what else is he better than ake at.

He impresses me more than RLC imo. I really don't know why RLC has the bigger hype, Ake seems better to me.

@Madmax put up a fantastic article A recurring theme here is the reigning champions either ( a ) failing to replace outgoing players or ( b ) failing to add significant quality to the title winning squad while competitors strengthen enough to dethrone them. The concern The concern then stems from Mourinho's statements over the past week with regards to Chelsea's activities over the summer : Contrast that with Chelsea's intent at this stage last season : Now, Mourinho of course is a master manipulator when it comes to words in the press and his recent declarations could prove to be smoke and mirrors, especially with his comments likening the transfer market bubble to an impending collapse on Wall Street, but surely even he in his heart of hearts would know that Chelsea do in fact need changes, not wholesale changes, but some changes to take the next step - domestic consolidation coupled with European ascension. Areas to target As the season wore on it has become clear that a few more "surgical" signings in key areas is just what is needed to complete the puzzle. A ball playing centre half, a goalscoring winger to take some burden off Costa and Hazard, a central midfielder of enough quality to both complement and supplement the Matic-Fabregas duo would top most wishlists of Chelsea fans and the various transfer rumours swirling around the club confirm the general view in this regard. (Varane, Stones, Pogba, Koke, Griezmann, Bale have all been variously linked with a move to the club and they all make some sense.) The rivals Manchester United continue to flounder despite spending the best part of £200 million over last summer. With their Champions League status restored and a season under the collective belts of Mata, Herrera, Di Maria, Blind and Rojo, they can be expected to spend even more to push on under Van Gaal. Money is not an issue for Manchester City either, with them having proved that they're happy to pay any puny fines UEFA impose on them. The possible departure of Pellegrini and an ageing squad means there will be significant investment for whoever comes in. Arsenal are also free from their Emirates Stadium imposed shackles and are now legitimate rivals on the transfer front too. Conclusion All the indicators point to it being a hard fought battle for the best available players. Chelsea cannot afford to take their eyes off the ball even though they've never been better placed to launch a concerted effort at establishing a sustained period of dominance. 2014-15 was good but next season needs to be even better, and it needs to start in the transfer market. As the saying goes, a rolling stone gathers no moss.

I watch sterling get into so many scoring or assist positions and he makes the wrong decision every single time or misses his shot. He'll improve but it'll take more time than people think