Wishlist Hulk

[BlueLyon 9,359]

i`m really not bothered..but i think BlueLyon is gonna need a hug,some TLC and a couple of bottles of wild turkey , atleast to block out the pain if not get over it.

It would be nice to have him but all this drama will he come or not, I dont realy care anymore. It became a routine more than a need to say Hulk must come here. Afterall, Chelsea will suffer more missing on Hulk if plans with our current squad will fail. Even you will say we should sign Hulk back then in summer...

[Ryan Fong 2,776]

Dunno why, my instinct tells me we will still land Hulk despite all the negative news. Even he doesn't come, it's all good, we've got OSCAR baby!!!

[Rahul Haque 57]

i don't want him anymore. he is world class but not worth what they are asking for. let's just get a cheaper alternative or a back up ST and also the most important missing link in our team- a right back.

[November33rd 84]

i don't want him anymore. he is world class but not worth what they are asking for. let's just get a cheaper alternative or a back up ST and also the most important missing link in our team- a right back.

We have a right back, his name is Ivanovic. We are looking for a backup right back not a starting one. So how can the need for a backup right back be greater than the need for a starting RW when we have NONE?

[Duppy Conqueror 1,531]

we have a Rb who is cover for the CB position too. who happens to be just one player so if he went down we`d be in trouble at both the RB and CB position. JT and Luiz have shown that they can rarely go on a stretch without missing time through injuries.

we have options for RW/RM Oscar is probably gonna start there atleast until Lampard retires or goes "missionary" to the states. then there`s other options like Ramires,De Bruyne,Hazard if needs be.and Marin ..they both may prefer the left flank but they have played out wide and are right footed so shouldn`t be a problem.

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[KonohasOrangeFlash 2,607]

We may still land him yet but I'm starting to want an out and out CF a bit more than Hulk.

[jmarlow 458]

yet another average performance from Hulk yesterday im still wondering what people see in him! a Striker and RB should be our last 2 signings this window! NO Hulk!!!

[KonohasOrangeFlash 2,607]

yet another average performance

What? He did pretty good against Team GB and people have said he did pretty good against Egypt as well.

[jmarlow 458]

What? He did pretty good against Team GB and people have said he did pretty good against Egypt as well.

I dont think he was particularly good at all! especially when you think about how much Porto want for him we would be crazy to sign him!

[BlueLion. 21,491]

The problem you guys are looking at is you're looking for a £50 million performance. You won't get that from Hulk, because he isn't worth that. You will only get that from the Iniestas and Messis and Ronaldos of this world.

[EskWeston 696]

I think that Hulk is still going to come, to have a player who can play out wide and can also play as a striker is what we need, especially if we are as i would expect now to send Lukaku out on loan. Torres is going to be the main man for pretty much all of the season (fitness permitting), so if we are going for a big name player then they need to be able to play other positions. Signing a young striker would be pointless as we would be just as well to keep Lukaku and have Torres, Sturridge and Lukaku as our striker options.

[jmarlow 458]

The problem you guys are looking at is you're looking for a £50 million performance. You won't get that from Hulk, because he isn't worth that. You will only get that from the Iniestas and Messis and Ronaldos of this world.

I'm certainly not expecting a £50 million performance from him, i'm am just expecting to be impressed by him and i am yet to be impressed by Hulk at all!

[shellpick 13]

Why isn't hulk caring about this transfer? personnaly I suppose this transfer will be surely beneficial to his career. Maybe it is the loyalty to the club, though I admire that I take it as a shame. Still hoping he can come.

[The Skipper 20,609]

I meant guys that would rather pass than go through ppl. Mata, Oscar, Hazard are all small guys known for passing.

I think and hope it's simply being set up to play good football, football that wins matches. Weather RDM is the man to pull it off only time will tell!

I'd say we're creating a side that is far more direct than what many imagine, as Superblue_1986 pointed out to.

The blue print has been set out by RDM and the board, but we won't fully know how the side is exactly being shaped into until we see a couple if more games. The main advantage of the 4-2-3-1 is that it's very flexible and that philosophical changes can easily be made without sacrificing too many players in the team. We can easily turn from a possesional structure into a counter attacking structure as we have quite a few pacy players.

If we had let's say a team of:

Torres

Mata - Oscar - Hazard

Ramires - Mikel

We'd easily keep possession as we'd have 4 players who are very comfortable with the ball at their feet (Mata, Mikel, Oscar and Hazard) but if a counter attacking situation arrived, we'd have Torres and Ramires leading the charge but don't forget Hazard has exquisite pace too, and Oscar and Mata aren't too bad themselves.

The reason why I put Ramires in the double pivot is that I believe we need a physically imposing midfield. Ramires has a slight structure but he has the heart of a lion, the stamina of a Kenyan long distance runner, and he's a fighter. He could be our ball winning midfielder, who'd then lay it off to Mikel (or Oscar who likes to drop in deep) and then make an off the ball run from deep to provide another attacking option at pace. I think we'd be okay if we didn't get Hulk.

It could work, we might not even need Hulk, but it would take time for all that to come into fruition. That's why I still want Hulk, as I think he'd give us an immediate impact and also give us more tactical flexibility and squad competitiveness. When we need to bully teams, a XI containing Ramires, Hulk, Hazard and Torres who are all good at penetrating through players will help us more than if we produced the above XI.

We could even mix it up and drop Mikel if we really needed to chase the result with a XI of:

Torres

Mata - Hazard - Hulk

Oscar - Ramires

Ideally we'd have no stern defensive cover from midfield but if we're chasing the game we don't really need to.

The Hulk signing would still add tons to our team, but if Porto are pricing us out of it we should just pack our bags and leave. Hopefully we still get him, but the chances are getting slimmer by the day IMO.

[Sheva. 5,373]

yet another average performance from Hulk yesterday im still wondering what people see in him! a Striker and RB should be our last 2 signings this window! NO Hulk!!!

I have to agree here, after watching him in all the recent Brazil games i don't know how Porto can demand so much for him (maybe he does better in the Portuguese League? lol)

The problem you guys are looking at is you're looking for a £50 million performance. You won't get that from Hulk, because he isn't worth that. You will only get that from the Iniestas and Messis and Ronaldos of this world.

Exactly, so we should not pay anything close to that for him. We've already made that mistake once.