Raul Meireles

[OneMoSalah 8,883]

Ah that Man City game, where David Luiz was rock solid, had Edin Dzeko in his back pocket and didn't try to be Ronaldinho at the back. Why can't he not be like that now.

[xPetrCechx 13,570]

Ah that Man City game, where David Luiz was rock solid, had Edin Dzeko in his back pocket and didn't try to be Ronaldinho at the back. Why can't he not be like that now.

His Jokes ruined his brain...

[Tacticalpanic 17]

Meireles wasn't a superstar for us , but he'll always be remembered as one of the ten warriors at camp nou.

[Kojo 4,676]

Thanks for everything Raul, he was great against Barcelona, took one for the team and shown full commitment and passion even though it cost him probably his only CL final he will ever play in... What a guy!, also had cool hair, best of luck lad.

[robdog 2,084]

Thanks for everything Raul, he was great against Barcelona, took one for the team and shown full commitment and passion even though it cost him probably his only CL final he will ever play in... What a guy!, also had cool hair, best of luck lad.

I liked his tats better. He has a nice looking sleeve of ink there

[drog.ba 239]

Like Joker10 said, this transfer clearly shows that Oscar will be in the double pivot before long.

Not sure how it shows this, Oscar is an attacking midfielder and he isn't strong defensively. Think we should be looking to build the team around him as our no.10. Can see him really struggling if he's made to play deeper.

Getting £8m for Merieles is good business I think, given his age

[Amblève. 4,995]

Good luck, Raul! You'll always be remembered for that one heroic night in Barcelona!

[Cosmin 2,484]

Thank you for everything, Raul! Good luck and keep on kicking ass with your haircuts.

[Sercan 1]

Meireles is a pretty decent player when he wants to be mate. He presses and passes very well at times but he just lacks focus and concentration which makes him do silly things such as take ridiculous shots or make silly passes. However when he does stay concentrated for a whole game he's a very effective player like he was for portugal at the Euros. Topal is a defensive midfielder if i remember correctly? Meireles should be able to form a good partnership with him as Topal can do all the dirty work and then leave the creativity to Meireles to pick out players like Stoch on the wing. He'll be a good signing for you definitely

Man, you know very well about Fenerbahce. I agree with you about Mehmet Topal and Meireles.

Raul is full of talent but has not been able to concentrate in Chelsea as you say, but Turkish League is very convenient for his style.

In addition, Topal's style is very convenient for backing up Meireles and Kuyt will assist him too.

Fenerbahce got the midfielder of Chelsea, which satisfied me as a Fenerbahce fan and surprised me as a Chelsea fan..

Selling Meireles is not foolish, but why did they send Essien on loan, if they would sell Meireles?

Btw, Chelsea may regret selling Meireles this year, but will definitely regret selling Stoch in the next few years (I mean it:)

[Amblève. 4,995]

Man, you know very well about Fenerbahce. I agree with you about Mehmet Topal and Meireles.

Raul is full of talent but has not been able to concentrate in Chelsea as you say, but Turkish League is very convenient for his style.

In addition, Topal's style is very convenient for backing up Meireles and Kuyt will assist him too.

Fenerbahce got the midfielder of Chelsea, which satisfied me as a Fenerbahce fan and surprised me as a Chelsea fan..

Selling Meireles is not foolish, but why did they send Essien on loan, if they would sell Meireles?

Btw, Chelsea may regret selling Meireles this year, but will definitely regret selling Stoch in the next few years (I mean it:)

That's the question as it stands now: Why did we give away Essien and sell Meireles just a few days later? Makes no sense at all for me. A PL season is tough and without back-ups who aren't much worse than the starter you can lose points and games. It's confusing. We'll have to see what RDM's plan is (or who ever is responsible for this strange deal).

Fener got a good international proven player, he'll be more worth for you than he was for us, no doubt about it. A friend of mine is Fener fan so I'll try to stay updated about Raul's efforts

[manpe 10,861]

What? Meireles has left? What were the club thinking? We have considerably weakened our weakest position with the departures of Essien and Meireles. Who do we have now? Mikel, Lampard, Ramires and the lost son Romeu... this midfield won't last the whole season unless we revert to 4-3-3, I see no players there who can play in 4-2-3-1 consistently in an honours challenging side. Playing Oscar there will murder his potential and won't benefit us in defence, which is shit as it is.

[Sir Mikel OBE 4,920]

Plays brilliantly against toon.

Dropped next match.

Sold two days later.

We seriously better not use lampard and Mikel together in the pivot against QPR.

[Blue-in-me-Veins 4,067]

one of the most bizzare buys but helped us win the UCL. good luck at Fernabache.

[blu35_army 551]

2010/2011 = We lost Ballack & Deco,,we got nothing

Now = We lost Essien & Meireles,,we got.......

[Steve 10,227]