THE OVERHAUL!

[Jase 43,479]

Yea, but I think most of us would agree that it's time we play Attacking Football. (Not AVB attacking, attacking like I mentioned in my post before). Pretty sure, we'd all like to see that. Man Citeh is a good example of what we should be aiming to play like. Fluid football.

Perhaps something like we did under Ancelotti, in the Double winning season??

[Superblue 6,372]

Sky Sports reporting that Kalou (sorry Cap) and Bosingwa will be confirmed as leaving at end of their contracts this summer and, along with Drogba, Essien, Malouda and Ferreira also expected to leave.

Therefore expect at minimum 4 new signings this summer.

And should be a good reduction of our wage bill - those 6 players between them must have been on somewhere between £400-450k pw combined.

[KonohasOrangeFlash 2,607]

Sky Sports reporting that Kalou (sorry Cap) and Bosingwa will be confirmed as leaving at end of their contracts this summer and, along with Drogba, Essien, Malouda and Ferreira also expected to leave.

Therefore expect at minimum 4 new signings this summer.

And should be a good reduction of our wage bill - those 6 players between them must have been on somewhere between £400-450k pw combined.

Essien, Malouda and Paulo? Great servents of the club but glad they're being shifted on. If all this is really happening than it is Magnificent. We seem to be truly overhauling the team, not just making a couple of changes here and there. This will also mean signings, Get In!

[Superblue 6,372]

Yea, but I think most of us would agree that it's time we play Attacking Football. (Not AVB attacking, attacking like I mentioned in my post before). Pretty sure, we'd all like to see that. Man Citeh is a good example of what we should be aiming to play like. Fluid football.

And for the record, my favourite style is winning football!

[zolayes 14,489]

Ruud Gullit ... SEXY FOOTBALL

[KonohasOrangeFlash 2,607]

And for the record, my favourite style is winning football!

Which can be achieved through attacking football.....

[Superblue 6,372]

Essien, Malouda and Paulo? Great servents of the club but glad they're being shifted on. If all this is really happening than it is Magnificent. We seem to be truly overhauling the team, not just making a couple of changes here and there. This will also mean signings, Get In!

If SS is correct, its likely to mean at least a RB, CM and 2 attacking players we'll buy. Also think it will be quality over quantity.

[Superblue 6,372]

Which can be achieved through attacking football.....

Yes it can, just saying winning first, attacking style second.

[cujo101 75]

Gutted about Essien - Was a truly great player before the knee injuries took their toll. 'The Bison' will be missed.

[KonohasOrangeFlash 2,607]

If SS is correct, its likely to mean at least a RB, CM and 2 attacking players we'll buy. Also think it will be quality over quantity.

The players you mentioned is all we need really. I just hope the 2 attackers are wingers and not 1 winger and 1 Striker.

Gutted about Essien - Was a truly great player before the knee injuries took their toll. 'The Bison' will be missed.

Yea he will be, but it's obviously best to let him go. What a beast in midfield he was. Truly a Bison. Integral to us before the injuries.

[Superblue 6,372]

The players you mentioned is all we need really. I just hope the 2 attackers are wingers and not 1 winger and 1 striker.

Thats why i can see hulk over others, primarily a winger but can operate as a striker in case of injuries.

Wouldn't want to rely on sturridge and lukaku if torres gets crocked.

[KonohasOrangeFlash 2,607]

Thats why i can see hulk over others, primarily a winger but can operate as a striker in case of injuries.

Wouldn't want to rely on sturridge and lukaku if torres gets crocked.

Exactly, Hulk and Hazard would be perfect.

[Wavy Crockett 190]

I think he deserves a chance in the Preseason and the Mickey Mouse Cup.

definitely

I hope we go for two or three worldclass type players in the window and promote a few youngsters as well, rather than making 5-6 KDB like signings. Since defence is our strong point Todd Kane got be our alternative at RB and we won't have to spend as much.

[Blue-in-me-Veins 4,067]

hey do evryone here think kdb is going on loan? or studge is leaving? or marin?

buy 2 new wingers would give us 5! that OD, and drama waiting to happen as they complain for game time. if we buy hazard then that in my opinion is enough. what we'd need is a B2B mid who can do both things well.

[Tricky 301]

I think it' best if we have a mixture of both. Keep our defence the way it is. Don't play with a high line as we saw the disastrous results under AVB. So solid defence but, like someone mentioned earlier, let our attackers go wild. Give them full freedom with little defensive duties (for most games). We'd get the best of both worlds. Although to do this we need great CM's who can defend well but also transition the play quickly. This is how we'll play good attacking football while not compromising our defence. We'll never be just like Barcelona. I see us becoming more like Bayern Munich with better defence. Playing attractive football would be welcomed.

Don't see anything wrong with playing with a high line, problem was AVB lost / destroyed player moral. And if the team don't want to play for you you have a problem.

We use to press the ball all over the pitch under JM; difference between us and Barca was that once we one position we were very direct. Believe the philosophy was that this transition period between winning and losing the ball was vital. You could exploit this gap to create chances.

Let's not forget defence starts from the front, you can't have players going "wild" and expect to keep clean sheets at the other end. It's a team game.