robsblubot 3,595 Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 ^^ not quite enough. I hope Conte is just being political as he ought to be by not dissing his own squad. If all we sign is Kante and a defender, the 2 he says, we are not top 4 contenders in my book. OK better to say we are questionable top4 contenders - depending on form and injure-free runs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue-in-me-Veins 4,067 Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 Good signing. Energy, athleticism (speed!) and defensively solidity were all sorely lacking in midfield and Kante provides those qualities. Question remains whether he'll still be such a defensive force in midfield in a far more dominant team and having to deal with less support. I think he'll do just fine but at worst he's a very solid defensive midfielder. Michy and Kante are good signings but far from enough. A centreback, a fullback and a centre midfielder are still highly necessary imo. Made up a 5 man list a while back and Chelsea actually signed two out of five. Koulibaly, R. Rodriguez, Kante, Nainggolan, Batshuayi. Read Rodriguez is available for 25 mil. He's easily worth whatever gamble is involved for that price. Worst case scenario is he flops and you sell him for the same price or for a bit less because of his age and experience in the Bundesliga and for Switzerland. And if not Radja, try Matuidi. If that doesn't work as well, give that Joao Mario guy a try I guess. I'd prefer Lyon's Tolisso, absolute gem. 6 Lyon's football factory is ridiculous, Been saying we needed to raid them and that Umtiti was the man, and Barca came through and got themselves one hell of CB. Lacazette, Fekir (still a fan, bad injury spells, only 22! watch him come roaring back next season), and obviously Tolisso as you mentioned. Tolisso, whoever buys him, will have found themselves a star. Such a promising CM, who can be both the engine and creative outlet for his team, picks out the right passes and doesn't get dispossessed easily. If he improves his goalscoring output...Jesus. While my ultimate dream scenario is to someday see Ruben Neves in a Chelsea shirt, Tolisso is another one of the young CMs on that list. The Skipper and DYC. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DYC. 7,542 Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 9 hours ago, Blue-in-me-Veins said: Lyon's football factory is ridiculous, Been saying we needed to raid them and that Umtiti was the man, and Barca came through and got themselves one hell of CB. Lacazette, Fekir (still a fan, bad injury spells, only 22! watch him come roaring back next season), and obviously Tolisso as you mentioned. Tolisso, whoever buys him, will have found themselves a star. Such a promising CM, who can be both the engine and creative outlet for his team, picks out the right passes and doesn't get dispossessed easily. If he improves his goalscoring output...Jesus. While my ultimate dream scenario is to someday see Ruben Neves in a Chelsea shirt, Tolisso is another one of the young CMs on that list. I'd love em all in Chelsea Blue. Morata doesn't seem to be going anywhere so if Conte still wants a striker, I'd go for Laca. Better than Morata and I've always wanted him at the club. Fabregas, Kante, Matic, Tolisso, Neves, Loftus-Cheek. I'm salivating at the thought of that. Blue_Fox_, TheIceMan, The Skipper and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Fong 2,776 Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 If Hazard leave , I demand Morata and James . Our club aim this squad ? You play too much FM, back to the real world pal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jernej93 569 Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 Virgil van Dijk as CB and Idrissa Gueye for CM seem like a good bargains to me Best two tacklers in European leagues (4.7 and 4.2 per game) protecting our backline and Fabregas quickpassnmove 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AOIRO 64 Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 Koulibaly , Mathieu (LBandCB) , Mustafi (RBandCB) ３ players we need ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickpassnmove 924 Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 7 hours ago, jernej93 said: Virgil van Dijk as CB and Idrissa Gueye for CM seem like a good bargains to me Best two tacklers in European leagues (4.7 and 4.2 per game) protecting our backline and Fabregas Khoulibaly, Gueye and Djilibodji.... lol. But seriously, I like "Gana" too. Since I refuse to watch Ligue 1, I haven't seen any of the aforementioned Tolisso. Coretin Tolisso. good name. maybe he can -totally quarantine- attackers. wa, wa, waaaaa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickpassnmove 924 Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 On 7/15/2016 at 7:26 PM, Blue-in-me-Veins said: Lyon's football factory is ridiculous, Been saying we needed to raid them and that Umtiti was the man, and Barca came through and got themselves one hell of CB. Lacazette, Fekir (still a fan, bad injury spells, only 22! watch him come roaring back next season), and obviously Tolisso as you mentioned. Tolisso, whoever buys him, will have found themselves a star. Such a promising CM, who can be both the engine and creative outlet for his team, picks out the right passes and doesn't get dispossessed easily. If he improves his goalscoring output...Jesus. While my ultimate dream scenario is to someday see Ruben Neves in a Chelsea shirt, Tolisso is another one of the young CMs on that list. Hey, bud, as I watch this player's highlights, I feel sure he's player than can catalyze an attack from CM --unlike our perennial disappointment, JObi. Blue-in-me-Veins 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinAshburner 1,270 Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 Manchester City agree £4m fee for Argentina goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli Geronimo Rulli has been on loan at Real Sociedad for two seasons The 24-year-old currently plays for Deportivo Maldonado The goalkeeper is due to represent Argentina at the Olympics in Rio By Simon Jones for MailOnline Published: 08:59 EST, 19 July 2016 | Updated: 11:06 EST, 19 July 2016 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3696569/Manchester-City-agree-4m-fee-Argentina-goalkeeper-Geronimo-Rulli.html Manchester City have agreed the signing of Argentina goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli. The 24-year-old, who is due to represent his country at the Olympics in Rio, will join from Deportivo Maldonado. Rulli has been on loan at Real Sociedad for the past two seasons and the Spanish side hope to agree another loan with City for the forthcoming season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara 15,149 Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 Are we linked to any defense player? We need a LB, a CB (or a couple if you must - seeing how we don't know how Happy is going to come back and Terry could be out due to injury too). There are way too many threads, some of players I've never heard (it's been very difficult to find time to watch football for the past year or so in addition to Chelsea) and as last time I asked you guys were pretty accurate, I might as well try that again mccg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccg 1,528 Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 41 minutes ago, Barbara said: Are we linked to any defense player? We need a LB, a CB (or a couple if you must - seeing how we don't know how Happy is going to come back and Terry could be out due to injury too). There are way too many threads, some of players I've never heard (it's been very difficult to find time to watch football for the past year or so in addition to Chelsea) and as last time I asked you guys were pretty accurate, I might as well try that again I liked Jonas Hector lb,Luke Shaw would have been nice,With Christensen doing another loan this season,Zouma a doubt,Papy?Hector&Miazga,Terry,Cahill,Ivan?,a world class Cb pls,Looks like silly money whoever! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernando 6,585 Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 Manchester City closing in on £42m signing of Schalke’s Leroy Sané https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/jul/19/manchester-city-leroy-sane-schalke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernando 6,585 Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 Stoke interested in signing Ecuadorian striker José Angulo https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/jul/19/stoke-jose-angulo-ecuador-striker Might be a decent buy if Stoke can get him for a good price. He should get better with his age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nono 791 Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 The next flops in football are going to be so huge. One wrong decision can cause bankruptcy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Colored Sky 1,807 Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 That 7 players give me headache : Hazard, Oscar, Willian, Cuadrado, Pedro, Kenedy, Moses, So many players, so little quality. We should sell 4 players from that, buy 1 great and have 4 attacking midfielders and 2 of them with world-class abilities. Come on Chels, it's not rocket science ! Blue-in-me-Veins, Blue_Fox_, Essien19 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Colored Sky 1,807 Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 Courtois, Begovic Baba Rahman, Azpilicueta, Ivanovic, JT, Zouma, Cahill, Matic, Fabregas, Kante, RLC, Van Ginkel Hazard, Oscar, Willian, Cuadrado, Pedro, Kenedy, Moses, Diego Costa, Batschuayi, Traore, Remy 24 player, 22 outfield players. That's way too much ! We have 40 games scheduled in a season, with both finals in cups, we have maximum of 50 games (FAC replays exluded). We can only take 16 outfield players into the match squad so up to 6 players will be in the stands. Rumours are circling around that we're buying central defender, whether it be Koulibaly or Manolas or even somebody else. Also forward which would be direct replacement for Remy. There are speculations that we may sign central-midfielder as well but I think that's not as certain even if we see the back of Van Ginkel. And I'm not even counting the likes of Aina, Chalobah, Miazga, Pasalic and probably a few other youngsters. I think Moses and Van Ginkel will be moved on and that's still 23 players and 21 outfield players for 16 outfield places in the match squad. Too much. Unless we're preparing for injury crisis in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manpe 10,861 Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 Liverpool complete deal to sign Ragnar Klavan Wow, this is huge. Never thought I'd see an Estonian playing in EPL in my lifetime. Mixed feelings, on one hand it is liverpool, on the other hand I want Klavan to do well. Good utility player to have, mainly a center back, he can also play left-back, left or defensive midfield. As long as they finish below us, it's all good. Jype 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artandur 939 Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 Why are we still going around bidding enormous amounts of money for strikers at this point. Doesnt make sense to me, when costa is indeed staying... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue_Fox_ 2,086 Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Apparently Juventus is hours/days away from signing Pjaca. Watch him become the next great Croatian footballer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,141 Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Wijnaldam to Liverpool 25M Dazzy_Vance 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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