Raul Meireles

[TopDrog 119]

Meireles injured: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14658974.stm

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[Spike 12,049]

Hopefully that is the end of this crap.

[TacticalBlues 2,817]

Dito Spike

[chrismada9 1,948]

might as well close this thread dudes!

[chrismada9 1,948]

"Chelsea show renewed interest in Liverpool's up-for-sale Raul Meireles"

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/chelsea/8729862/Chelsea-show-renewed-interest-in-Liverpools-up-for-sale-Raul-Meireles.html

oh god please no!! :unsure:

[Spike 12,049]

Why? He can't do anything that Rambo doesn't do already.

[dodojojo 510]

"Chelsea show renewed interest in Liverpool's up-for-sale Raul Meireles"

http://www.telegraph...l-Meireles.html

oh god please no!! :unsure:

That's a really depressing report. So many potential problems there.

1) Levy still not convinced to sell Modric

2) Modric is a Roman pursuit rather than AVB's

3) If Modric isn't signed, there's no alternative for a player like him

4) Instead, the club will seek Meireles...he's a good player but he's not a creative MF! For crying out loud, him coming in and Benayoun going actually means Chelsea loses creativity.

5) Perreira's deal is not close to signing at all.

So basically by the end of Wednesday, Chelsea could end up with nothing at all or just Meireles. I hope Mata is made of steel because if he gets an injury, good luck to Chelsea creating anything at all.

[Sheva. 5,373]

Why exactly do we want an injured player?

[Sheva. 5,373]

2) Modric is a Roman pursuit rather than AVB's

Yawn! the media say this about almost every player we're interested in.

[chrismada9 1,948]

Why? He can't do anything that Rambo doesn't do already.

.... and more! Rambo is much quicker and works harder than Meireles for pace!

[dodojojo 510]

Why exactly do we want an injured player?

His injury is a bruised collarbone and he'll be out for 1-2 weeks.

Look I don't want him either just because he's basically only coming in if we don't get Modric. Obviously I would prefer Modric. But if Chelsea come up empty-handed and Benayoun is leaving, then Meireles is better than nothing. I

[Sheva. 5,373]

His injury is a bruised collarbone and he'll be out for 1-2 weeks.

Look I don't want him either just because he's basically only coming in if we don't get Modric. Obviously I would prefer Modric. But if Chelsea come up empty-handed and Benayoun is leaving, then Meireles is better than nothing. I

Cool.

Anyway he's not a bad player, just not the Modric/Moutinho i expected!

[Cosmin 2,484]

Ok so (almost) all of us were happy when Andre Villas-Boas became Chelsea's manager. Now he wants a player. Why can't we just give the man some confidence? It's not like he wants important players to leave. Buying Meireles doesn't mean we won't sign Modric or Sneijder or another creative midfielder.

[dodojojo 510]

Ok so (almost) all of us were happy when Andre Villas-Boas became Chelsea's manager. Now he wants a player. Why can't we just give the man some confidence? It's not like he wants important players to leave. Buying Meireles doesn't mean we won't sign Modric or Sneijder or another creative midfielder.

According to the Telegraph, Meireles is a backup plan if Spurs won't sell Modric. So actually, buying him does mean Chelsea won't be signing a creative midfielder. It's B instead of A and not A+B=AB.

[Joker10 946]

Yawn! the media say this about almost every player we're interested in.

that is true but tbf we made a bid for Modric weeks before AVB was appointed.

No Modric?

no problem we have Josh.