Salomon Kalou

[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.

[chelsea blue 615]

Good shout

Former Chelsea, Portsmouth and West Ham boss Avram Grant resigns as coach of Serbian league title winners Partizan Belgrade, where he has been since January, for "personal reasons." Vladimir Vermezovic will be the club's new boss.

[Spike 12,049]

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

Excellent through baller? Surely you jest? I think I've seen him assist off of one through ball.

[Kojo 4,676]

[rolling in the blue 26]

Salomon Kalou is one of the best when it comes to dribbling the ball

[LDN Blue 7,903]

Oh great another Kalou-debate.

The best thing about when he eventually leaves is, we'll be done with those. Bar those who claim "if only we had Kalou now...", when suddenly everyone becomes Captain Hindsight. Glad it's finally becoming an almost-reality that we won't have to cringe upon the name even appearing on the substitutes bench.

[Tomo 21,751]

The abuse Kalou gets on here is shocking.

He may not be that good a player but the abuse goes beyond that and it's a joke.

[Joker10 946]

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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This is some of the biggest bullshit i have read. you act like Kalou never throw a tantrum and never sulked, when in fact he does many times over his Chelsea career. He has sounded off and ripped his teammates on a few occasions. How can anyone forget when he was lucky enough to score the winner against spuds last season, and he decided to sulk and refused to celebrate with his teammates because he didn't start the game.

You really don't think RDM playing Lampard in the double pivot role has nothing to do with his performance? Lampard at this stage of his career is suited to play a deeper role, his performance has much to do with RDM better using his talents.

Again Cole performance has nothing to do with being rotated and rested? And getting better cover help then Mata provided on the left flank.

Malouda? shit before and after AVB.

Essien?

The man has given so much to the club, it is disgraceful to blame him for not giving his all and not playing better. The numerous injuries wont allow him to be the old Essien, it is simple as that.

Kalou a better man then Essien?

Essien has always been known to give everything on the pitch, and what shouldn't be also questioned is Essien as a men is better then a mere footballer. He is truly a great role model and a great ambassador for Chelsea. His philanthropy work in Africa is inspiration, and can't imagine a better men representing Chelsea football club.

[Tomo 21,751]

Lets put this in perspective here.

For years Liverpool were a Fernando Torres injury away from having to make do with David N Gog up front on his own for god knows how long.

If Arsenal lose Van Persie they are stuck with Marouane Chamakh who has only scored once all season long.

We have to lose Drogba, Nando, Lukaku and Danny before we are 'stuck' with Kalou and im sure even the biggest Kalou haters will admit he is much better than Chamakh and N Gog.

If you really want something to complain about however, ring up Owen Coyle or Arsene Wenger and see if they would swap Kalou for those players mentioned, they would bite your hand off and we would have something serious to complain about.

[LDN Blue 7,903]

Lets put this in perspective here.

For years Liverpool were a Fernando Torres injury away from having to make do with David N Gog up front on his own for god knows how long.

If Arsenal lose Van Persie they are stuck with Marouane Chamakh who has only scored once all season long.

We have to lose Drogba, Nando, Lukaku and Danny before we are 'stuck' with Kalou and im sure even the biggest Kalou haters will admit he is much better than Chamakh and N Gog.

If you really want something to complain about however, ring up Owen Coyle or Arsene Wenger and see if they would swap Kalou for those players mentioned, they would bite your hand off and we would have something serious to complain about.

That is horribly out of context and exaggerated.

First of all, Kalou is a winger, so to play the card about central-striker is totally out of hand. Secondly fair point about having a back-up, but that's not why we signed him 5 years a go is it? We signed him because he was a hot prospect coming out of Feynoord and we hoped his potential would be enough to take a punt on. 5 years later he's no stronger, better or intelligent than when he first arrived. John Obi Mikel is the epitome of a growing player, and he's only 25 still.

[Tomo 21,751]

That is horribly out of context and exaggerated.

First of all, Kalou is a winger, so to play the card about central-striker is totally out of hand. Secondly fair point about having a back-up, but that's not why we signed him 5 years a go is it? We signed him because he was a hot prospect coming out of Feynoord and we hoped his potential would be enough to take a punt on. 5 years later he's no stronger, better or intelligent than when he first arrived. John Obi Mikel is the epitome of a growing player, and he's only 25 still.

fair point about his signing and why we signed him (for the potential he had) but sometimes it doesn't always work out like that and the players role in the squad get's altered. Even tho he will never reach the potential and hype that surrounded him in 2006 their are certainly much worse back up players, like the one's i have mentioned in the last post. I would certainly not cry if we let him go for the record i think it's probably time if we can get a decent or better squad replacement but while we could have done a lot better we could have defiantly done a lot worse.

Anderson at Man.Utd is another example, when he signed he was dubbed the new Ronaldinho and was expected to be one of the world's best by now, he hasn't progressed like United had hoped it's clear he never will now so Ferguson has instead used him as a decent squad option.