🇨🇮 Salomon Kalou

[capriccioso 2,545]

Mind elaborating on how he's a role model/idol? Apart from the self serving little talent+lot of effort what else could there possibly be?

Fair enough, and you're exactly correct with why I see him as a role model. He's a footballing version of me.

[Amblève. 4,995]

Fair enough, and you're exactly correct with why I see him as a role model. He's a footballing version of me.

Cap, I need to make a Kalou sig for you

Sad that Kalou will probably leave. Been always a fan of him as he played with heart and effort which sometimes is more important than talent. He'll never be forgotten for his cross to Riise!

THAT'S WHY WE LOVE SALOMON KALOU!

[capriccioso 2,545]

Yeah, thats right, for all the disparaging comments on him in here, you forget that he has scored vital goals for us. Deserves better than a "fuck you and if we see you in the next billion years it'll be too soon".

Unlike the majority of our players he tries his very best every single game, even if he's just brought on in stoppage time. He doesn't sulk, he doesn't continually complain about being played out of position, he doesn't publically question the manager's tactics, he doesn't get involved in backroom politics or involved in any of the unsavoury activities our better players get up to both on and off the pitch, and yet he is loathed and called things like a cheater and a con artist. The way he conducted himself through the AVB 'era' where he was frozen out purely because he didn't like the contract he was offered was exemplary, the only player in our squad other than him that I can imagine shutting up and getting on with it no matter what happens off the field would be Paulo Ferreira. Look at what Lampard, Essien, Cole, Malouda did- tantrums, played rubbish- better players but as men not fit to hold a candle to him. It's no miracle to see why some of our squad have lifted their game, its not because Di Matteo is a magician, its just that they are a bunch of toddlers who just wanted to get rid of the mean nanny who didn't let them throw the toys out of their pram. Now he's gone they are more than happy to play as they did before. And yet those overpaid primadonna's are exalted by people just because they happen to, when they give a fuck, play better than him; or as in the case of Essien, are living off past glories.

He may not have been the best player we've had on our books, but its quite shocking to see him foot the blame for a lot of things when we've had 50 and 30 million pound players perform half as well as he has done. For 8 million pounds we've received a fair return, better than anything Torres is likely to come up with and yet we all, myself included, have orgasms whenever Torres scores one goal or gets one assist. How fair is that?

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[English Freak 456]

Yeah, thats right, for all the disparaging comments on him in here, you forget that he has scored vital goals for us. Deserves better than a "fuck you and if we see you in the next billion years it'll be too soon".

Unlike the vast majority of our players he tries his very best every single game, even if he's just brought on in stoppage time. He doesn't sulk, he doesn't get involved in backroom politics or involved in any of the unsavoury activities our better players get up to both on and off the pitch, he and yet he is loathed and called things like a cheater and a con artist. The way he conducted himself through the AVB 'era' where he was frozen out purely because he didn't like the contract he was offered was exemplary, the only player in our squad other than him that I can imagine shutting up and getting on with it no matter what happens off the field would be Paulo Ferreira. Look at what Lampard, Essien, Cole, Malouda did- tantrums, played rubbish- better players but as men not fit to hold a candle to him. It's no miracle to see why some of our squad have lifted their game, its not because Di Matteo is a magician, its just that they are a bunch of toddlers who just wanted to get rid of the mean nanny who didn't let them throw the toys out of their pram. Now he's gone they are more than happy to play as they did before. And yet those overpaid primadonna's are exalted by people just because they happen to, when they give a fuck, play better than him; or as in the case of Essien, are living off past glories.

He may not have been the best player we've had on our books, but its quite shocking to see him foot the blame for a lot of things when we've had 50 and 30 million pound players perform half as well as he has done. For 8 million pounds we've received a fair return, better than anything Torres is likely to come up with and yet we all, myself included, have orgasms whenever Torres scores one goal or gets one assist. How fair is that?

Completely agree. Maybe Kalou could teach Sturridge about teamwork, giving 100% every time he's on the pitch.

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And before the anti-Kalou brigade come steaming in with "he's rubbish and he always has been", that post wasn't to defend him as a player. That post was to defend him as a boy who pulled on the Chelsea shirt with complete dedication every single time. No more, no less. At least give him some respect and even a choked thank you will be enough.

[YuriZhirkov 106]

He came in from the Ivory Coast, Salomon Kalou, Kalou,

He don't do drugs like Adrian Mutu, Mutu,

He crossed the ball in from the left,

It landed right on Riise's head,

That's why we love Salomon Kalou!!

[didierforever 7,349]

y should we let him go? what is the guarantee that his replacement will be better. for me kalou is an okay squad player who can come up and do the job, whats the point of selling him or letting him go on a free transfer and then buyin some1 like him for 10m. evry move we make should have an eye on ffp

[RamiCFC9 258]

If Kalou gets a new contract WE RIOT!

[capriccioso 2,545]

Speak for yourself. The only time I will ever riot is if Tom Henning Ovrebo dares show his face in football again.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Speak for yourself. The only time I will ever riot is if Tom Henning Ovrebo dares show his face in football again.

How about if Grant regains his managerial post at Chelsea?

[KonohasOrangeFlash 2,607]

"fuck you and if we see you in the next billion years it'll be too soon".

C'mon Cap, we would never say such a thing

A trillion years AT LEAST

[capriccioso 2,545]

How about if Grant regains his managerial post at Chelsea?

Good shout

[CHOULO19 24,332]

[capriccioso 2,545]

Quick comparison between Torres, Shevchenko and Kalou:

If Torres is to be pound-for-pound as successful as Kalou, he must score 360 goals and make 240 assists in his Chelsea career. If Shevchenko was pound-for-pound as successful as Kalou, he needed to have scored 240 goals and made 160 assists for Chelsea. Worst player to have played for us in the modern era? Far from it, and that's without even bringing a certain Winston Bogarde into the issue.

[Spike 12,049]

Geez Cap, if this is getting you off your tits, you should have seen how the users talked about Sala during Ancelotti's rein. I think once Sh0n3x in a drunken rage used the 'n' word (it didn't go down to well and Nemanja apologised when he became sobre).

His problem was that he always lacked the end product. Great dribbler, decent passer, good finisher, fantastic penalty taker, pace, work rate; so why can't he capitalise?

The fact is that he just hasn't improved as player at all.

[RamiCFC9 258]

No pace, average dribbler and can't beat his man to save his life.If there is any role I would half-heartedly like to see Kalou fill in Chelsea, is coming off the bench when we need a tap-in goal.(Just like what he used to do under Ancelotti)

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Yea i agree with Spike. His biggest problem is that he has not developed since he came to Chelsea.

[capriccioso 2,545]

Geez Cap, if this is getting you off your tits, you should have seen how the users talked about Sala during Ancelotti's rein. I think once Sh0n3x in a drunken rage used the 'n' word (it didn't go down to well and Nemanja apologised when he became sobre).

His problem was that he always lacked the end product. Great dribbler, decent passer, good finisher, fantastic penalty taker, pace, work rate; so why can't he capitalise?

The fact is that he just hasn't improved as player at all.

I wouldn't say that, he's certainly improved on his passing. The Kalou of 2008 and earlier was not capable of producing those through balls that he has been playing of late. By end product I'm assuming crossing, since he's an erratic but at times excellent through-baller?

The two main things he lacks are consistency and crossing. Consistency, I don't think is an area we can expect to see much improvement in him in future as he's already 26. Crossing, there's always hope, however slim that he spends an entire summer doing nothing but hitting in crosses

[Kojo 4,676]

Yea i agree with Spike. His biggest problem is that he has not developed since he came to Chelsea.

You mean... he has no pubic hair?

[Spike 12,049]

You mean... he has no pubic hair?

He means he is flat.