Defending Villas-Boas

[Domino- 116]

We need a completed and this is evident if only because the new coach in the sense that change is needed to staff the team.

I here to do a comparison with what he found and what Mourinho Andre. [# ] Mourinho's team found the full potential in the prime of his talent or just young players with great potential.

Now Andre team finds that there are players who are at the end of their careers as pure potential and years, Lampard, Drogba, Anelka, Cole. And no alternates will be listed on the tricky and difficult. Purchases are necessary and, if it is not much at least 1,2 key purchases that team to be equipped for the future, not only for now.

[Henrique 9,133]

Thats comíc. VB is here to make the team play a better football and do the best job in the transfer window, not to bring "stars".

First thing: If Pastore went to PSG it was because they were stupid enough to pay 40m for him. I dont get the stupid argument around this forum: the market is inflated, so any avarage player is more than 20m. I have read stupid things like: Sturridge is worth more than 20m and Mikel is worth 30m. LMAO

I rather see the same squad with players like Josh playing more, than paying stupid kind of money because "the market is inflated".

Maybe Torres wasnt worth 50m, but he is a huge character around the world, though a little bit overrated. But its much more wise pay 50m for Torres, the main Liverpool star and widely known around the world, than pay 40m for Pastore or Modric.

Im happy with the new manager because its already a huge overhaul for me, replacing the outdated italian Ancelloti for the exciting portuguese Villas Boas.

He said yesterday that Chelsea is likely to not buy anyone. Fair enough. Im interested in better football and better prospect for the future, two things we barely see in last season.

Said that, I did not liked Boas starting XI last game. Lampard should be a squad player with his current shit football and his stupid free-kicks that hit the wall all the time. Drogba and Torres cant play together and Zhirkov shoud be the left winger replacing the boring great-player-wannabe Malouda.

VB knows we need players in key positions: Sturridge wont be a good winger, imo, and of course We cant rely in Benayoun as our playmaker. But If the market is asking stupid money, Im more than happy with this squad. If things get bad We can bring some new faces in January.

[teignman 441]

I think it's easy to get caught up the hype of a transfer window. I must admit I am a bit concerned with the squad at present. I'm sure most would agree that we need some new players in several key positions. I do wonder if the phenomenal personal and professional attributes that AVB brings to our club are enough to have us seriously challenge on all fronts with this current group of players. The more I've thought about it, I'm sure AVB notices deficiencies in the squad, but sometimes improvements are not feasible. In any event, I agree that he does not deserve the unduly harsh criticisms has received from some. I'm concerned, excited, hopeful, etc. But that's business as usual this time of year.