jernej93 569 Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 8 hours ago, BlueLyon said: Nice team, but Luiz on right side is not option, and I wouldnt mind simply keeping Pedro instead of James, unless we have 70m too much in the bank. There will be better options to improve that RW in future (if we change the formation, then maybe James would fit nicely tho). I agree I wouldn't mind Pedro, Willian and maybe Musonda or Boga alongside for next season. We have some other "issues" to sort out first ... right winger would be just a luxury buy atm Traore would fit perfectly on that right side IMO but he is 99% leaving as it seems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Skipper 20,609 Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 9 hours ago, BlueLyon said: Nice team, but Luiz on right side is not option, and I wouldnt mind simply keeping Pedro instead of James, unless we have 70m too much in the bank. There will be better options to improve that RW in future (if we change the formation, then maybe James would fit nicely tho). If Cahill can play there why can't Luiz, who's probably the best technical CB in the world? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLyon 9,359 Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 13 minutes ago, The Skipper said: If Cahill can play there why can't Luiz, who's probably the best technical CB in the world? Because in the middle, he has some backup, on sides he doesnt. He has been brilliant this season, but he is still not the most reliable CB per se. He is good technical, his attacking side was never a question. Its the defending. And for a ball playing CB, middle of back three is best spot. Obviously Terry is not best anymore, but when Luiz was moved to left side to give Terry spot in middle, he was much less comfortable than usualy. akgw13 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Skipper 20,609 Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 32 minutes ago, BlueLyon said: Because in the middle, he has some backup, on sides he doesnt. He has been brilliant this season, but he is still not the most reliable CB per se. He is good technical, his attacking side was never a question. Its the defending. And for a ball playing CB, middle of back three is best spot. Obviously Terry is not best anymore, but when Luiz was moved to left side to give Terry spot in middle, he was much less comfortable than usualy. That's a fair assessment but maybe he just needs more games there. I wouldn't mind trying it. Christensen could play there instead too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhForAGreavsie 6,073 Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 59 minutes ago, BlueLyon said: Because in the middle, he has some backup, on sides he doesnt. He has been brilliant this season, but he is still not the most reliable CB per se. He is good technical, his attacking side was never a question. Its the defending. And for a ball playing CB, middle of back three is best spot. Obviously Terry is not best anymore, but when Luiz was moved to left side to give Terry spot in middle, he was much less comfortable than usualy. When the situation demands/permits both Gaz and Azpi play really high. Say within 10 metres of the opposition area. For me this has been one of, if not the most, impressive features of Antonio's system. Dave in particular has come up with some really threatening deliveries from that area. A left footed CB, or at least one comfortable with his left peg, would multiply the threat we pose in those situations. The Skipper, Peace. and Chelsea Legend 11 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sideshow Luiz 2,310 Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 I think that Alonso has played some CB. In a pinch, I wouldn't really mind seeing him at LCB in a 3/5ATB formation. Maybe that's the plan if the Sandro rumours are true. jernej93, King11Didier and Strike 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyalBlues 4,050 Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 Not sure this is the right place to discuss about formation, haha. Not sure Alves rumour is true. Sandro, Lukaku, James and Bakayoko seems more likely. I know Conte don't fancy 433 formation, but with all the signing there, we could perfectly play that formation with better luck now. Courtois Azpi Cahill/Christensen Christensen/Luiz Sandro Cesc Kante Bakayoko James Lukaku Hazard On 6/16/2017 at 11:16 PM, whats happening said: i dont like where all of this is going with ronaldo... Same here, it can trigger a lot of stupid/crazy things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Skipper 20,609 Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 17 hours ago, RoyalBlues said: Not sure this is the right place to discuss about formation, haha. Not sure Alves rumour is true. Sandro, Lukaku, James and Bakayoko seems more likely. I know Conte don't fancy 433 formation, but with all the signing there, we could perfectly play that formation with better luck now. Courtois Azpi Cahill/Christensen Christensen/Luiz Sandro Cesc Kante Bakayoko James Lukaku Hazard Same here, it can trigger a lot of stupid/crazy things. You'd start Cahill over Luiz???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Skipper 20,609 Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 Perfect window for me that's quite realistic? Lukaku, Bakayoko, Sandro, James, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Caballero. Blue-in-me-Veins 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernard N Y Burgesson 139 Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 19 minutes ago, The Skipper said: Perfect window for me that's quite realistic? Lukaku, Bakayoko, Sandro, James, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Caballero. No Ox. thats unrealistic. Alves is more realistic than Ox.Even Morata is more realistic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petre.ispirescu 4,928 Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 23 minutes ago, The Skipper said: Perfect window for me that's quite realistic? Lukaku, Bakayoko, Sandro, James, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Caballero. Similar to mine - Caballero, Lukaku, Bakayoko, James, Alex Sandro and a new CB (preferably Koulibaly, Van Dijk or any other TOP CB). Christensen back will feel like a new transfer. Now let's put it this way - winter transfer window Chelsea have sold Oscar (60m) and Bamford (6m) without getting any player in. That's 66m. In the last weeks we've seen Cuadrado (17m), Begovic (10m), Atsu (6m) go with Bertrand Traore's transfer to Lyon (17m) to be confirmed soon. That's another 50m. In total £116m on bench/loaned players. That wishlist is of course worth close to £250m, but if the club can't add an extra £120-130m on top of that £116m (that's basically easy money coming from unwanted players) then I don't know what to think... And to be honest, £120-130m in today's market is a pretty decent amount for a big club like Chelsea considering United and City are going to spend close to £250m from their own pocket without selling much. And that amount (£120-130m) could easily go down to close to £100m should some of Remy, Van Ginkel, Baba Rahman, Kalas, Omeruo, Piazon, Hector are sold, too. kellzfresh, The Skipper and Blue-in-me-Veins 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAM09 7,051 Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 1 hour ago, The Skipper said: Perfect window for me that's quite realistic? Lukaku, Bakayoko, Sandro, James, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Caballero. Belotti & Nainggolan in place of the first two and I would be more than happy. AOC seems the most unlikely with Wenger staying put. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Skipper 20,609 Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 3 hours ago, petre.ispirescu said: Similar to mine - Caballero, Lukaku, Bakayoko, James, Alex Sandro and a new CB (preferably Koulibaly, Van Dijk or any other TOP CB). Christensen back will feel like a new transfer. Now let's put it this way - winter transfer window Chelsea have sold Oscar (60m) and Bamford (6m) without getting any player in. That's 66m. In the last weeks we've seen Cuadrado (17m), Begovic (10m), Atsu (6m) go with Bertrand Traore's transfer to Lyon (17m) to be confirmed soon. That's another 50m. In total £116m on bench/loaned players. That wishlist is of course worth close to £250m, but if the club can't add an extra £120-130m on top of that £116m (that's basically easy money coming from unwanted players) then I don't know what to think... And to be honest, £120-130m in today's market is a pretty decent amount for a big club like Chelsea considering United and City are going to spend close to £250m from their own pocket without selling much. And that amount (£120-130m) could easily go down to close to £100m should some of Remy, Van Ginkel, Baba Rahman, Kalas, Omeruo, Piazon, Hector are sold, too. At least £10m from Solanke too. Since it looks like Diego is off too (50-60m?), we don't even have to spend over £100m net to get something like that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Skipper 20,609 Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 4 hours ago, Bernard N Y Burgesson said: No Ox. thats unrealistic. Alves is more realistic than Ox.Even Morata is more realistic Has one year left on his contract. guddy6969 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhForAGreavsie 6,073 Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 25 minutes ago, The Skipper said: At least £10m from Solanke too. Since it looks like Diego is off too (50-60m?), we don't even have to spend over £100m net to get something like that... The £10m we've asked the tribunal to assess as the compensation for Dom is just an opening gambit. Doubt they will set the fee that high. Liverpool will certainly be arguing that it should be lower and the tribunal will probably settle on an amount somewhere in between. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post! OhForAGreavsie 6,073 Posted June 19, 2017 Popular Post! Share Posted June 19, 2017 3 hours ago, LAM09 said: Belotti & Nainggolan in place of the first two and I would be more than happy. AOC seems the most unlikely with Wenger staying put. Despite everything pointing in Lukaku's direction, I'm still hoping Everton will dig their heals in over the fee and that we'll refuse to meet their demand. I'd rather pay £80m for Belotti, than £60m for Lukaku. Peace., akgw13, DYC. and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stats 7,142 Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 3 hours ago, The Skipper said: At least £10m from Solanke too. Since it looks like Diego is off too (50-60m?), we don't even have to spend over £100m net to get something like that... No way are we going to get that amount for Diego now. Especially with recent revelations. His value will defo have decreased because of the fact he revealed he is not wanted and there is bad blood now between Costa and our manager so we will be selling him for a lot cheaper than we could off unless he decides to go China which is highly unlikely now. Think he will go for around £30m eventually tbh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El P. 1,354 Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 I'm really nervous, but got a great feeling that this will be THE summer, one we have waited so long. It's still really early in the transfer window, but we are knocking on all the right doors and doing serious stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.F. 1,484 Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 New right back, left back - Sandro?, central midfielder - Bakayoko?, striker - Lukaku/Morata/Lacazette, are those our targets for this transfer window? Do we need another cb because Christensen is back? Another winger like Mahrez? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernard N Y Burgesson 139 Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 9 hours ago, The Skipper said: Has one year left on his contract. yea so is sanchez. still not happening Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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