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Barbara,

Costa's technique isn't as bad as you make it out to be.With his great physical attributes he is also able to combine his ball skills with his strength,in many of his goals he shook off the defender before he shot.

And consider we have many player in our squad who are good on the ball like Hazard,Oscar,Willian,Fabregas or even Matic who also has decent technique.Costa also fits very good in Mourinho's counter-attacking system.

[Barbara 15,149]

Except for Torres flopped cause he had degenerative knees. Not cause his skill level dropped. But lets ignore that. Costa just had the longest season he's ever had, it's natural he's gonna be banged up.

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and that comes from someone who DEFINITELY DOESN'T approve Torres move to MY TEAM despite his quality as a player

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10:24 PM - 31 Jan 2011

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it's like Kaka 2.0 all over again. I should try to manage the teams I support. Those people can take some very stupid decisions

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2:42 PM - 6 Feb 2011

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kudos to LFC. I have more reasons than ever to think Torres deal is as bad as Kaka deal but better times (and players) will come

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4:05 PM - 6 Feb 2011

Not only I was right about Torres, but about Kaká too. Maybe that's a gift

The thing is I used to have a small crush on Torres back then, because of La Roja, so I thought he was cute and didn't think even that about Kaká so I was more bitter about Kaká than Torres. But I still hated it. I'm looking for more tweets, lol. There were some hateful tweets.

[Barbara 15,149]

Barbara,

Costa's technique isn't as bad as you make it out to be.With his great physical attributes he is also able to combine his ball skills with his strength,in many of his goals he shook off the defender before he shot.

And consider we have many player in our squad who are good on the ball like Hazard,Oscar,Willian,Fabregas or even Matic who also has decent technique.Costa also fits very good in Mourinho's counter-attacking system.

I hope he isn't. I haven't watched more than 20 matches of him, so I hope to be wrong.

found a few more tweets, lol, I was so much more annoying back then, age does wonders for someone, hahahaha

Barbara C S C Batist ‏@BabiLira_ Protected Tweets

but then there were many injuries and he never was the same again. I don't know who's responsible for him on Chelsea but this person knows

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6:14 PM - 1 Mar 2011

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little of football or is hopeful that Torres will be his old self. I've watching football for too long and saw many cases like his. Most

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6:15 PM - 1 Mar 2011

Barbara C S C Batist ‏@BabiLira_ Protected Tweets

yeah Didier. For God's sake just take Torres off and pls do not bring him back for let's say 30 matches

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6:02 PM - 1 Mar 2011

Barbara C S C Batist ‏@BabiLira_ Protected Tweets

I said before Torres came to Chelsea I made it clear 1) we didn't need him; 2) he's not worth 50M; 3) he's not the player he used to be

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5:53 PM - 1 Mar 2011

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the more I see of him the more sure I am I couldn't be more right. I hate to see my teams wasting money on players like Torres and Kaká

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5:54 PM - 1 Mar 2011

Barbara C S C Batist ‏@BabiLira_ Protected Tweets

I know Ancelotti totally lost it when I see Drogba on the bench and Torres playing. Dear God, how can he be so clueless?

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4:35 PM - 1 Mar 2011

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on twitter reading about this miracle #wherewereyouwhentorresscored

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3:46 PM - 23 Apr 2011

I'm laughing my arse off reading my old tweets, lol

Reminiscing session is over though

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Barbara C S C Batist ‏@BabiLira_ Protected Tweets

and that comes from someone who DEFINITELY DOESN'T approve Torres move to MY TEAM despite his quality as a player

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10:24 PM - 31 Jan 2011

Barbara C S C Batist ‏@BabiLira_ Protected Tweets

it's like Kaka 2.0 all over again. I should try to manage the teams I support. Those people can take some very stupid decisions

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2:42 PM - 6 Feb 2011

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kudos to LFC. I have more reasons than ever to think Torres deal is as bad as Kaka deal but better times (and players) will come

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4:05 PM - 6 Feb 2011

Not only I was right about Torres, but about Kaká too. Maybe that's a gift

The thing is I used to have a small crush on Torres back then, because of La Roja, so I thought he was cute and didn't think even that about Kaká so I was more bitter about Kaká than Torres. But I still hated it. I'm looking for more tweets, lol. There were some hateful tweets.

But there is no reason to believe Costa will be like Torres. Different styles, players, mentalities, career paths, etc. Let's just say you're gonna be wrong, for the sake of Chelsea.

[Joelasticot 111]

It is pretty safe to say both Benzema and Costa are good players. There is no argument in saying who is the better striker because they are very different in style.

I personnaly like Benzema a lot (feel free to use my nationality against me, I'm probably biased as fuck), I think he is the kind of player who works well in tight spaces. And I think Costa is more suited to a counter attacking style feeding of quality passes in behind the defense.

So one may argue Costa suits our style better. At least our style from last season.

However what we lacked last season was versatility. We just couldn't win some games with that counter attacking style although we did just about fine against the big confident in position sides.

So my two cents on this are that Benzema would help us win those games agains tightly packed defenses and help us develop a more calm approach towards those tricky games while Costa would make us stronger in what we are already kind of good at.

So the question is : Do you want us to be better at counter attacking big teams or do you want us to smack those litlle sides right in the face?

Considering last season's results I'm fairly happy to say I would prefer Benzema over Costa. He would help us adding another sharp edge to our style and enable us to mix it up when the counter attack just doesn't seem to be enough. I'm pretty sure that Lukaku is enough in a counter attacking style with the contributions and runs of our forwards.

Then again this is me being a French biased SOB so feel free to disagree.

[thedrog108 39]

It is pretty safe to say both Benzema and Costa are good players. There is no argument in saying who is the better striker because they are very different in style.

I personnaly like Benzema a lot (feel free to use my nationality against me, I'm probably biased as fuck), I think he is the kind of player who works well in tight spaces. And I think Costa is more suited to a counter attacking style feeding of quality passes in behind the defense.

So one may argue Costa suits our style better. At least our style from last season.

However what we lacked last season was versatility. We just couldn't win some games with that counter attacking style although we did just about fine against the big confident in position sides.

So my two cents on this are that Benzema would help us win those games agains tightly packed defenses and help us develop a more calm approach towards those tricky games while Costa would make us stronger in what we are already kind of good at.

So the question is : Do you want us to be better at counter attacking big teams or do you want us to smack those litlle sides right in the face?

Considering last season's results I'm fairly happy to say I would prefer Benzema over Costa. He would help us adding another sharp edge to our style and enable us to mix it up when the counter attack just doesn't seem to be enough. I'm pretty sure that Lukaku is enough in a counter attacking style with the contributions and runs of our forwards.

Then again this is me being a French biased SOB so feel free to disagree.

Belle analyse

[Pizy 18,858]

I hope he isn't. I haven't watched more than 20 matches of him, so I hope to be wrong.

found a few more tweets, lol, I was so much more annoying back then, age does wonders for someone, hahahaha

Barbara C S C Batist ‏@BabiLira_ Protected Tweets

but then there were many injuries and he never was the same again. I don't know who's responsible for him on Chelsea but this person knows

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6:14 PM - 1 Mar 2011

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little of football or is hopeful that Torres will be his old self. I've watching football for too long and saw many cases like his. Most

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6:15 PM - 1 Mar 2011

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yeah Didier. For God's sake just take Torres off and pls do not bring him back for let's say 30 matches

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6:02 PM - 1 Mar 2011

Barbara C S C Batist ‏@BabiLira_ Protected Tweets

I said before Torres came to Chelsea I made it clear 1) we didn't need him; 2) he's not worth 50M; 3) he's not the player he used to be

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5:53 PM - 1 Mar 2011

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the more I see of him the more sure I am I couldn't be more right. I hate to see my teams wasting money on players like Torres and Kaká

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5:54 PM - 1 Mar 2011

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I know Ancelotti totally lost it when I see Drogba on the bench and Torres playing. Dear God, how can he be so clueless?

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4:35 PM - 1 Mar 2011

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on twitter reading about this miracle #wherewereyouwhentorresscored

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3:46 PM - 23 Apr 2011

I'm laughing my arse off reading my old tweets, lol

Reminiscing session is over though

Why's your twitter blocked? You have some stalkers, Barb?

[laura90 556]

I remember those days when we signed Torres. I was so sad, on the verge of tears for entire time we were linked with him. I was sad and angry at the same time. Sad because of Torres, I didn't want him to finish his career here as I thought he would, and angry at our board for signing him. I read news like lunatic expecting to read that deal collapsed. I was hopeful he wont pass medical and the deal would be off. In fact I was sure in that outcome until the deal was announced. After that happen I was pissed for weeks. I was so angry that I wasn't able to concentrate on learning for weeks. It was madness.

After that signing I developed very critical and bitter attitude towards board. Not so much anymore, now I'm just critical when I think we lack some kind of players and overspending on others. And our style of play. Jose went for CM after all therefore criticism is even less.

Nevermind, I'm not nearly as negative towards Costa signing. I just don't think he will be or is world class striker like Suarez, Aguero or RVP are. Therefore I will never expect him to win the game on his own if service is shit and we play bad.

If we sign him I don't see point in keeping Lukaku. Let him go somewhere where he can play more and offer something different from his competition. He surely needs further developing. And I would prefer Benzema and Lukaku combination over Costa, but Costa isn't bad at all and Jose can make him even better if he feels he fits in his system better than anyone else available.

[Barbara 15,149]

Why's your twitter blocked? You have some stalkers, Barb?

privacy. I don't think I have stalkers.

If you have any account, add me there, so you can see the tweets straight from there. I tried to link them here - in that feature that appears the tweet, but as the account is protected it doesn't show...

Nevermind, I'm not nearly as negative towards Costa signing. I just don't think he will be or is world class striker like Suarez, Aguero or RVP are. Therefore I will never expect him to win the game on his own if service is shit and we play bad.

If we sign him I don't see point in keeping Lukaku. Let him go somewhere where he can play more and offer something different from his competition. He surely needs further developing. And I would prefer Benzema and Lukaku combination over Costa, but Costa isn't bad at all and Jose can make him even better if he feels he fits in his system better than anyone else available.

Sigh... I prefer Benz + Lukaku over Costa too. Lukaku + Costa makes no sense it gives us no versatility at all and against the parked buses from last season with our AMs sucking to create, we're faded to struggle again as they aren't suited for that kind of game imo.

[Barbara 15,149]

It is pretty safe to say both Benzema and Costa are good players. There is no argument in saying who is the better striker because they are very different in style.

I personnaly like Benzema a lot (feel free to use my nationality against me, I'm probably biased as fuck), I think he is the kind of player who works well in tight spaces. And I think Costa is more suited to a counter attacking style feeding of quality passes in behind the defense.

So one may argue Costa suits our style better. At least our style from last season.

However what we lacked last season was versatility. We just couldn't win some games with that counter attacking style although we did just about fine against the big confident in position sides.

So my two cents on this are that Benzema would help us win those games agains tightly packed defenses and help us develop a more calm approach towards those tricky games while Costa would make us stronger in what we are already kind of good at.

So the question is : Do you want us to be better at counter attacking big teams or do you want us to smack those litlle sides right in the face?

Considering last season's results I'm fairly happy to say I would prefer Benzema over Costa. He would help us adding another sharp edge to our style and enable us to mix it up when the counter attack just doesn't seem to be enough. I'm pretty sure that Lukaku is enough in a counter attacking style with the contributions and runs of our forwards.

Then again this is me being a French biased SOB so feel free to disagree.

There's a reason why my faves members from the forum are French. They know it all.

Amazing analysis mate.

[quickpassnmove 924]

I wish I could get a few tweets of mine when I came across those news. I don't remember ever being so pissed at a signing my club did.

I've never rated Torres - even when he was on his best - for the same reason I don't rate Costa.

I can recognize a player's good moment and right doings, but I hate players that lack technique. I like my players talented and technical, not simply poachers, or workhorses... I see Costa better than Torres when he was good, but not by much and I'm sure at some point he will derail to the same mediocrity alley Torres has gone. It's unavoidable. Players like them don't last much anyway because it's based on things that don't last much. Costa is better than Torres was when we signed him, Costa will do better for us than Torres did. I won't be surprised if the improvement isn't a remarkable one. He doesn't have what it takes to carry on imo and if he has a couple of good seasons for us I'll already be happy. I fear he might not even have those.

I've made mistakes predicting players' careers before, of course I did, but there were more hits than misses by a large distance. I'm not against us getting Costa if we get another top striker or at least someone very promising and about to peak that isn't named Lukaku.

The part of Costa that I think you might not be considering enough is his mental outlook and persistence. I also felt terrible about Chelsea's decision on the Torres transfer in January 2011 (I also felt bad about the club as a whole many months before and after that January) and not getting Suarez (yes, I used to watch him at Ajax too). I haven't watch Costa much to be honest, but Chelsea are in a position where they cannot find the perfect superstar to buy who is a good age and consistent. Mueller would be a great signing--as you said the other day, but I don't think Mueller will be sold by Bayern regardless of what Pep thinks. Benzema is inconsistent, as we've said, Mandzukic is a very good player, Balotelli a mixed bag, to be generous---but maybe he's reached a good maturity level at this point... and Suarez is not on the radar for CFC after Liverpool. Who else? oh, there's one guy: Benteke, who is a REAL CF but maybe Jose hasn't looked at him enough just yet.

Balotelli could end up being the player that Arsenal need (along with Super Serge Aurier, a new, imposing CM, and maybe someone like Pedro or another winger). Balotelli could go on to be what he should be after this summer window, which would be frightening.

Out of all the strikers that could realistically be bought (Suarez, Mueller, Cavani are not possible for CFC in my mind), I rate Benteke as high or higher than all of them. His only problem has been playing for Aston Villa and his injuries last season. Otherwise, he is a perfect CF. Benzema doesn't have the accuracy nor consistence/mental fortitude of Benteke, Balotelli hasn't demonstrated the fortitude or maturity of Benteke, Costa doesn't have the technique of Benteke.

[Barbara 15,149]

The part of Costa that I think you might not be considering enough is his mental outlook and persistence. I also felt terrible about Chelsea's decision on the Torres transfer in January 2011 (I also felt bad about the club as a whole many months before and after that January) and not getting Suarez (yes, I used to watch him at Ajax too). I haven't watch Costa much to be honest, but Chelsea are in a position where they cannot find the perfect superstar to buy who is a good age and consistent. Mueller would be a great signing--as you said the other day, but I don't think Mueller will be sold by Bayern regardless of what Pep thinks. Benzema is inconsistent, as we've said, Mandzukic is a very good player, Balotelli a mixed bag, to be generous---but maybe he's reached a good maturity level at this point... and Suarez is not on the radar for CFC after Liverpool. Who else? oh, there's one guy: Benteke, who is a REAL CF but maybe Jose hasn't looked at him enough just yet.

Balotelli could end up being the player that Arsenal need (along with Super Serge Aurier, a new, imposing CM, and maybe someone like Pedro or another winger). Balotelli could go on to be what he should be after this summer window, which would be frightening.

I like a lot of names in your post.

I'm a Benteke fan - although I know he is no ace. I also think with Lewandowski arriving at Bayern there won't be much space for Müller. Balotelli could soar under Mourinho, I really believe Mou to be the manager to get the best out of him, and as I just said on the Mourinho's thread, I'd rather break the bank with Suarez and sign no one else than get Costa + LB + another striker and whoever else Mourinho has in mind. Or Sturridge... if we swallowed our pride for Matic we could do the same for Daniel too - and it wouldn't even be that expensive, though I'm not sure he'd be interested to come back. Anyway, I have a long list of targets that I'd rather have here than Costa. Costa is like only ahead of Mandzukic to be honest and Lukaku himself.

I just read that Lukaku will probably land in a loan for Atletico... if that's the case, we need a better backup than Torres asap - although Lukaku as Costa backup has always been redundant and pointless.

[quickpassnmove 924]

I like a lot of names in your post.

I'm a Benteke fan - although I know he is no ace. I also think with Lewandowski arriving at Bayern there won't be much space for Müller. Balotelli could soar under Mourinho, I really believe Mou to be the manager to get the best out of him, and as I just said on the Mourinho's thread, I'd rather break the bank with Suarez and sign no one else than get Costa + LB + another striker and whoever else Mourinho has in mind. Or Sturridge... if we swallowed our pride for Matic we could do the same for Daniel too - and it wouldn't even be that expensive, though I'm not sure he'd be interested to come back. Anyway, I have a long list of targets that I'd rather have here than Costa. Costa is like only ahead of Mandzukic to be honest and Lukaku himself.

I just read that Lukaku will probably land in a loan for Atletico... if that's the case, we need a better backup than Torres asap - although Lukaku as Costa backup has always been redundant and pointless.

I believe a more mature Baltotelli is the only buyable striker I mentioned who can top Benteke. I'll disagree on Benteke not being an ace. If Tekkers had better support around him, he would do even more. As Benteke played for Aston Villa, he was both their catalyst/creator and a highly accurate scoring threat. Balotelli just has a better body for all physical challenges IMO.

[Alan Partridge 1,124]

Why are there so many threads on players we aren't even signing?

[Rom2013 446]

Suarez is imposible for multiple reasons. Madrid want him and in reality no player would say no to Madrid in normal conditions , he will cost more than 80M€ to Madrid and for Chelsea he would cost even more, and finally Mourinho was not that kind with him so I think he would want to go to any other team than going to CHelsea. He is the best in the world... we can't have him...