Raul Meireles

[Spike 12,049]

yes clear the shelves of sardines stocking up on Belgian chocolates

You fancy some Belgian chocolate, eh?

More Belgians are welcome though.

[Kajo 176]

Pass Accuracy % from yesterday game:

Mikel 98%

Lampard 89%

Essien 84%

Meireles 64%

[LDN Blue 7,903]

The boo's were unneeded last night though.

[Fulham Broadway 17,306]

Pass Accuracy % from yesterday game:

Mikel 98%

Lampard 89%

Essien 84%

Meireles 64%

Mikel was immense last night -fans either love him or hate him =Marmite Man

[francozola 2,040]

Personally, I am a little uncomfortable by this Meireles hate right now. Apart from giving the ball away a lot, he did ok yesterday imo. Yes he's an extremely average player but some of the people who boo him/lambast him are convinced that Lampard is still a midfield maestro, can do no wrong, etc etc. I know that Lamps is a Chels legend unlike Meireles, but I don't see much difference in their performances this season. Both have their strengths and weaknesses. Also I thought Ramires was as bad as Meireles yesterday (in different ways, but if I had to rate their performances I'd give Ramires an equal or worse rating than Meireles)

[BleedsBlue 1,549]

Personally, I am a little uncomfortable by this Meireles hate right now. Apart from giving the ball away a lot, he did ok yesterday imo. Yes he's an extremely average player but some of the people who boo him/lambast him are convinced that Lampard is still a midfield maestro, can do no wrong, etc etc. I know that Lamps is a Chels legend unlike Meireles, but I don't see much difference in their performances this season. Both have their strengths and weaknesses. Also I thought Ramires was as bad as Meireles yesterday (in different ways, but if I had to rate their performances I'd give Ramires an equal or worse rating than Meireles)

Its never a good spectacle to see a club boo their own player,I thought the booing was really quite unnecessary and won't be surprised if Raul asks for a transfer request.Not that I would be really sad of his departure but as fans we should respect our club players on the pitch.

[Wilson 358]

I like Meireles. He will shine next season .

[Justin_3d 1,140]

Juventus eye Chelsea midfielder

http://www.talksport.co.uk/sports-news/football/premier-league/transfer-rumours/120327/juventus-eye-chelsea-midfielder-168043

I hope this is true, cause we need to sell him this summer. His place can be giving to Kakuta!

[Jase 43,479]

He needs to shave.

[BlueSanti 290]

Juventus eye Chelsea midfielder

http://www.talksport...dfielder-168043

I hope this is true, cause we need to sell him this summer. His place can be giving to Kakuta!

From when can Kakuta play holding-midfielder? But despite his decent performance yeasterday he's not good enough for our team.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

From when can Kakuta play holding-midfielder? But despite his decent performance yeasterday he's not good enough for our team.

I think he meant the place of a foreign player in the team.

[Peace. 4,352]

Choulo, Gaël is home-grown.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Choulo, Gaël is home-grown.

I'm not too familiar with those rules, but I thought that in order for a player to be considered homegrown, he has to have spent a certain amount of time with the club before a certain age. Didn't we have the same problem with Bertrand this year in the CL?

[robdog 2,084]

The Sun is reporting that Real Madrid are lining up a £10m summer swoop for unsettled Blues midfielder Raul Meireles. I know the Sun is basically fish wrap, but I thought I could interest you good people w/ this tidbit.

[francozola 2,040]

I wouldn't sell him. We are already short of midfield options and Lampard and Essien both are past it. We need to be bringing midfielders in. He is clearly not good enough to be a starter but he is a good squad option.

I know everyone thinks he's shit but he's not. He's an average player who does okay when he's given the proper duties in midfield. Plus with so many players leaving at the end of this season, we can't afford to sell him and then be 1 player short next season or have to spent another 15-20 million on a replacement