LAM09 7,051 Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 I disagree. Chelsea keeps buying those players and they all turn to crap. They're not the problem. Football starts from the back. Poor build-up play leads to poor attacking.It got to a point where Hazard was the only one capable of performing with Chelsea's then okay play, because of his exceptional ability as a footballer. But now it's so bad everyone looks terrible. It's too slow, imprecise and lacking in patterns and a vision. The attacking players receive the ball either too slow or in areas they can cause no danger.Think of Argentina. These past years they've had the likes of Messi, Aguero, Tevez, Higuain, Milito, Di Maria, Pastore, Banega, Lavezzi, Gaitan (the list goes on and on really) to pick from. It doesn't get better than that. But they were never the most incredible attacking team, capable of blowing teams out of the water. You would get those players on the pitch and they would look so bland. Why? Coaching plays a role but mostly because the area in which the football started, the play was poor. Just too slow and unimaginative. The defenders couldn't play and centre midfield was always occupied by work-horses.Pass to the side, pass to the back. Hold the ball for a bit, look around, pass to the side. CB passes to CB, CB passes to CB, CB passes to LB, LB passes to CB, CB passes to LB, LB passes to DM. Horrible but it sounds familiar, wouldn't you agree? Midfielder passes to the player a few metres in front of him, he passes back and then the midfielder passes it to the side or back again....You'd see Messi picking up balls in deep in midfield for example, receiving passes from defenders. Messi has no business there. So they had to rely on flashes and individual brilliance (again, sounds familiar).They got better but let's be honest, the WC final was reached because of deep and hard fought defending and individual brilliance from Messi and Di Maria. The Copa was even better but you still expect so much more with that kind of talent. They played some stellar football at the 2006 World Cup and Copa 2007 though when they possessed a much more balanced team.I can't stress enough how bad Chelsea's football is. It's truly atrocious. Just horrible. That's why I completely disagree with the notion of insert player X and Y and see how the team will transform. Continue to play like this and they'll look like crap too. I can already see someone like Texeira joining and providing nothing or little. And he'll be blamed and called a bad player.I'm in total agreement with your thoughts on our play. That type of football was ok to a point seeing as we were top from the get go, but it started to show after Christmas. The players we have and the coach at the time were both to blame. We don't have a team, rather 6 defending and 4 attacking with little to no link up between the two that stagnates our play. We have no real identity and it's really prevented us from building any sort of team to succeed for the long haul. Also, the board have made some poor signings to use as quick fixes whilst overpaying for them as well in the process.The board have acquired players to fill wholes rather than selecting ones that actually fit our team and the way we play. I personally don't see how much can change until we appoint someone in the summer and see what they want from the team. Muzchap 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post! y10edn 185 Posted December 30, 2015 Popular Post! Share Posted December 30, 2015 Kante from Leicester quickpassnmove, the wes, Cosmin and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the wes 7,212 Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Don't see anyone arriving in January tbh.I hope your wrong mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the wes 7,212 Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Guus Hiddink: No players will leave Chelsea in January Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino's Skin 972 Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Ademola Lookman from Charlton rumoured to be joining us Another one to be loaned back and never seen again ;-)but he does seem quite good and quite a few clubs were in for him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyikolajevics 2,698 Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Ademola Lookman from Charlton rumoured to be joining us from Charlton.Another one to be loaned back and never seen again ;-)but he does seem quite good and quite a few clubs were in for himCech was 28 years old when we signed Courtois from Belgium. Who the hell could predict that Thibaut would be our starter in 3 years? We sign a lots of youngsters but it's impossible to predict their future. This guy could be the one. Essien19 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino's Skin 972 Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Cech was 28 years old when we signed Courtois from Belgium. Who the hell could predict that Thibaut would be our starter in 3 years? We sign a lots of youngsters but it's impossible to predict their future. This guy could be the one.not quite sure why you made the Cech comparison here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyikolajevics 2,698 Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 not quite sure why you made the Cech comparison hereSorry, my bad.Cech was 28 years old when we bought Thibaut. Goalkeepers can easily play on top level until the age of 36-40. In 2011 it seemed to be highly unlikely that a Belgian teenager can overperform him. I haven't seen this Lookman guy play but who knows? He can surprise as like Courtois. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Last Sicarius 610 Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Tomorrow window will be open? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucio 5,418 Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Tomorrow window will be open?correct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmicway 1,333 Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 When you hear of many baskets carry small cherry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickpassnmove 924 Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Kante from LeicesterI like this idea. I'm afraid that Chelsea will not shake the poor pattern of play they've exhibited for a long while (as DYC mentioned), but having capable box-to-box CMs and fullbacks in the starting XI would help immensely. When I see those four positions occupied by Matic, player X, Ivanovic and wrongsideded Azpi, I want to turn the TV off immediately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11Drogba 2,000 Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Ighalo:I want to finish my season with Watford.http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/35210178 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essien19 1,415 Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Ighalo:I want to finish my season with Watford.http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/35210178Offer more money and send special juan as negotiator, it's ours to lose, imo. The question remains: Is Ighalo the man to save our season? I'm not so sure about that. Fulham Broadway, Muzchap and AWorriedChelseaFan 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rapkun 668 Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Offer more money and send special juan as negotiator, it's ours to lose, imo.The question remains: Is Igaholo the man to save our season?I'm not so sure about that.Are we linked with him? I don't know if he would save our season but he would compete with Costa and add more goals when we need them. I love what I've seen from Ighalo tbh I'd take him if it was up to me.We could really use a striker. Costa has been hot and cold this season so far and in the few couple of games where he was good he didn't always score. The sad thing is that he has no real competiton. Falcao's best days are behind him and he is constantly injured. Remy is decent but he's very limited and he doesn't offer half what Diego can even at his worst.There aren't many realistic targets in january but if the rumours about our interest in Berahino are true, I think he would be very interesting. Technical, can play back to goal, good finisher, young, english etc.. Essien19 and AWorriedChelseaFan 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Bloody hell!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWorriedChelseaFan 151 Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Bloody hell!!!Wow, one hell of a loan signing for Bournemouth. Great news for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeboii 1,844 Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Bloody hell!!!Roma has no need for him? How can that be! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,141 Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 I really have no idea what to do in this window. Our transfer outlook is so fucking laughable I wouldn't be surprised to see us get 3 players all of them be gone/loaned by summer. Muzchap 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MefiX19 1,092 Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 https://twitter.com/afcbournemouth/status/682984763099987968Bloody hell!!! Isn't he cheap Messi or Messi troll in Fifa? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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