Kish9

Best player at the club for three seasons running.
Has one awful season.
'I don't care if he leaves'.

This is a classic example of the modern football fan, typical of those that follow an over-rich, successful, spoiled club.

Find it quite sad that some people are turning their backs so easily on Hazard, the player who won the Player of the Year accolades last season and the one who led us to the title when everyone else had ran out of steam last year, after one bad half of a season. Granted, he has been poor but I don't think he deserves his professionalism to be questioned at all (it only really picked up steam after Mourinho threw him under the bus at Leicester). If some can show a lot of patience with Mourinho, who was in his worst moment and after all the wrong things he's done, then why can't people do the same with Hazard? (heck, even Torres got far more patience despite doing next to nothing!) We are not talking about an average player here. We are talking about a special talent who has played his part in helping us win things in recent years and who will become of the best in years to come. He deserves better support than what he has been shown so far, particularly in his toughest moment of his career.

Had Hazard picked up this injury in any of the last 3 seasons, would anyone really be questioning him? All of this came about because we sacked Mourinho last month and doubting his honesty and professionalism due to that seems farcical.

i love arsenal. juve just lost pirlo, would probably lose pogba and arsenal think that they can get a player of vidal's ability for 21mil pounds. whats better is that arsenal fans are already gung ho about the PL "coming to emirates" after the signing of 2 WC players : cech and vidal.

Oscar has been worked like a dog,more than any other footballer of his age group on our books with no summer break until this summer. Jose once his team has a good start and a lead by Christmas,usually wins the league.he played his part in that.
it`s upto our coaches and fitness peeps to help him sustain the stamina to have a longer stretch of good form. when he`s on form he`s one of our best players and only turns 24 later this year.
as reported we aren`t planning on selling him this year..that`s not because he`s a Torres,or Malouda,Mikel..players nobody wants to pay up for but because we want to keep him.

He wants to win an online poll.

If De Gea was bought for £18M at the age of 20 (4 years ago) and the numbers being bandied around for him lately for Real Madrid are anywhere near true then I feel like £11M for a proven WC GK with 1 year left on his contract is a fair price.
And that's my point, £11M is a fair price. We shouldn't be fair to our rivals because they aren't fair to us. Overcharge them or make sure we get something in return.

I have been reading this thread and it seems that people are split on Peter leaving us. Some are pleased for him, and others are annoyed that he is leaving. Well lets be brutally honest and list a few facts, and then I'll give my feelings on this transfer.
Fact......Petr was a super servant to Chelsea for many years now.
Fact......He has won everything he could at Chelsea.
Fact......He didn't make any waves when he was dropped for Courtois.
Fact......He is a true gentleman and superb professional.
But
Fact.....He lost his place because we now have a better keeper.
Fact.....He wont get game time with us next season either.
Fact.....He's a good keeper, but he wont win Arsenal a Premiership title.(Because the rest of that team is crap)
Fact.....He's getting on, his family is settled and he doesn't want to uproot them. And Arsenal being the second best team in London were the only team to bid.
Fact....This was a family decision and not really a football one. He will be well paid, play top grade football and see out his remaining football career incomfort.
Fact....He will never get another big transfer payday
Fact....Although not good enough for a starting place at Chelsea, he will significantly improve Arsenal........but not enough to overtake us.
So.......My verdict is that although I am a bit sad to see him go, I will wish him all the best in the twilight years of his career. But for Chelsea it is onwards and upwards, and if you're not good enough to play regulary and want first team football, well them perhaps it's right to sign for a lesser side than us, to secure that for yourself.
Good luck Petr, we will miss you, But the time is right for the parting of the waves.

I can't understand how people think Cech is staining his image. Or people upset he's joining Arsenal. He is a person, he enjoys London, as does his family. He didn't choose to be replaced, he needs to make a living, play and enjoy his last few years in the game. Fans would prefer he uproot his family or sit on the bench. He is a person, Chelsea have decided he is no longer good enough to start. He's not a slave.

Has the FA ever responded this quick to a missed "offense"? Absolutely disgusting. Great league, absolute shit association and refs!

But we don't have Torres now.

As a Torres fan for about over 10 years it hurts to see him become a complete laughing stock since he joined us. Hopefully the change of scenery does him good, he was too great a player for his career to end like this. Same thing with Shevchenko really, I can't bring myself to hate either player.

You guys are wack... Nobody can want him to move from CFC more than me but wishing career threatening injuries on anyone is classless.

So sad it hasn't worked out for Nando here. I don't think i have ever been so excited for a new signing the night he joined us. I have willed him on, begged him to succeed more than every other player before him. Unfortunately it wasn't to be. There was the odd flash of brilliance from him and some memories he leaves us with. A hattrick against QPR. That fantastic Europa League campaign. And nobody will forget that incredible night in Barcelona. So thanks for the memories Nando, i'll genuinely be sad to see you go.

My son last night "Dad, Costa looks older than grandad"

I don't think D. Costa on his own will be the full solution too but coupled with our other signings (Fabregas and F. Luis - still pending) we should be able to stretch out and exploit other teams far more effectively than before. Costa doesn't stop running and is always adamant to create spaces for those behind him with his movement. Filipe Luis overlapping Hazard will create space. Azpi back in his natural position also stretching the pitch will also create space... And someone like Fabregas who can pick out players exceptionally, added with someone like Schurrle who makes brilliant, intelligent runs... We'll definitely find it a lot easier to break down teams that sit deeper.

I would argue there wasn't a whole lot of space to stretch. When a team is so compact the space in behind them is non-existent.
I would agree we need a bully, a guy that will fight for space in the box but don't think that Costa will be the key to opening up the game for our AttMids.
What I'm hoping will occur is we will be more clinical with the chances that do fall and thus force teams to come out at us a bit. We weren't very good in tight spaces last year and as much as I believe Costa is an upgrade in this area he's not a solution IMO.

Two decent seasons (at Westbrom and Everton) and an absolute shitty World Cup campaign. Thats all it takes for this guy to think he is a top striker. His attitude stinks.

He was a different person when he signed, down to earth and humble but now he's kind of a dick tbh.

So because he wasn't first choice, he should give up and go somewhere easier? Lampard could've done that when Roman took over because all the signs were that we were going to invest in world-class players, but he didn't. He worked even harder and became a legend.
Lukaku got chances in three of the four games he was here for. He would've got more. He instead asked for a move.

Only when it suits them. I'm 21 and I'll use the "I'm a kid" excuse now and again. Lukaku plays his part with credible naivety and innocence. Maybe that's why he can't keep his mouth shut, even things like slagging off Arsenal on Twitter last night by saying Ozil is too good for them. Unprofessional.

I'm all for opinions but no.

Some people on here.... fuck me!! If i didn't know any different, reading what i have just read from some guys on this game i would think we are on the brink of the world impolding. Please, please, please will you all just fuck off and leave this club alone!
We know what our shortcomings are!! It has been blatently obvious all season! We don't have anybody who can take chances! So why oh fucking why are so many people going divvy because we can't fucking score??
Jose know's this, he has said it on a number of occasions. It will be addressed in the summer. So stop your fucking mouth and get behind the team for a change or fuck off out of here!!!

Meh...anyone complaining about Torres of all players after last night is simply looking for a poor excuse for what went wrong.

I don't care how many so called 'important' goals he has scored ....Ba is a joke of a footballer.