Finaly more work and less talk

[ChelsPrad2000 10]

My mistake, but 2 games in nearly 2 months still has him going down the Lukaku route for me, Villas-Boas didn't want him around.

I may attract some hate here, but AVB was too naive for me at some aspects. Stuck to his mistakes, even when he was seeing the things aren't working for him.

[capriccioso 2,545]

I may attract some hate here, but AVB was too naive for me at some aspects. Stuck to his mistakes, even when he was seeing the things aren't working for him.

I still like him a lot and wish him the best but he was a bit of an ideological twit. Stick him in politics or war and he'll be out before you can say "Leon Trotsky".

[ChelsPrad2000 10]

I still like him a lot and wish him the best but he was a bit of an ideological twit. Stick him in politics or war and he'll be out before you can say "Leon Trotsky".

Well I didn't mean he isn't talented. He was definitely. But he made some pretty much naive decisions. Like pushing Ivanovic higher than the line of the other 3 defenders, when deploying him at RB. He made that mistake against Leverkusen away. And then did again against Napoli away.

[Jase 43,479]

I may attract some hate here, but AVB was too naive for me at some aspects. Stuck to his mistakes, even when he was seeing the things aren't working for him.

Think he was naive in lots of aspects. Manage the players poorly and perhaps trying to be too much of a dictator for fear that the players won't respect him vecause of his age. Implementing tactics on players who don't suit his playing style and when it's not working and results are not coming, he refused to change it. Made the players looked very poor and a shadow of themselves because overcomplication of tactics. Then you also have him constantly talking about the future and that so called '3-year plan' thingy rather than focussing on the current time.

[BlueLyon 9,359]

You are contradicting yourself there...

I said we ALMOST signed four players and there was reliable dutch rumour we signed WDV for 8mio. Never said we actualy signed him, but we are on good way. Other way, even Hulk and Hazard havent been announced officialy.

[ChelsPrad2000 10]

I said we ALMOST signed four players and there was reliable dutch rumour we signed WDV for 8mio. Never said we actualy signed him, but we are on good way. Other way, even Hulk and Hazard havent been announced officialy.

That wasn't a reliable Dutch source, surely. Everyone wants a ’2 mins of fame’. Now since many Chelsea fans all over the twitter are hungry for more transfer news, somebody decided to feed them, with ’made-up ones’.

[Jase 43,479]

I said we ALMOST signed four players and there was reliable dutch rumour we signed WDV for 8mio. Never said we actualy signed him, but we are on good way. Other way, even Hulk and Hazard havent been announced officialy.

On one hand, you said we have almost signed VDW(included in the 4 players). Then on the other side, you said there was a "reliable dutch rumour". IF there was a reliable Dutch source to this rumour, then it is not one anymore. Didn't see this "reliable Dutch rumour" anywhere yesterday or today. Right now, there isn't anything really concrete about this yet.

[BlueLyon 9,359]

On one hand, you said we have almost signed VDW(included in the 4 players). Then on the other side, you said there was a "reliable dutch rumour". IF there was a reliable Dutch source to this rumour, then it is not one anymore. Didn't see this "reliable Dutch rumour" anywhere yesterday or today. Right now, there isn't anything really concrete about this yet.

Until you actualy sign a player, it is a rumour.

When I said we almost signed 4 players, three of them are just rumours. Hazard is now ours, but Hulk and Wdv remains rumour.

But the when I said that we almost signed 4 players was not we actualy signed them, but we probably will. But the next I said was this will happen before july. And yes, there is a lot of time to secure all four deals, officialy and I consider this that board is finaly doing great.

That was the point of thread, not if we already bought 4 players or not.

[OneMoSalah 8,778]

there are rumours we signed him for 8mio

Yeah but there just rumors, we've defos signed Hazard, Hulk and Marin.

[BlueLyon 9,359]

Yeah but there just rumors, we've defos signed Hazard, Hulk and Marin.

Im sure about Hazard, but how certain is Hulk?

[OneMoSalah 8,778]

Im sure about Hazard, but how certain is Hulk?

Well Hulk and his agent have refused to speak about the proposed transfer so I'd imagine it is 100 percent done!

[BlueDutchy 63]

Rumours that we've signed the Dutch Bosingwa, Van der Wiel, are indeed false. Let's all hope he will never come.

Hazard is 100% sure and Hulk is also very likely to happen. I am excited about Hazard but think Hulk is a bad deal. He is going to earn a lot and 48 million is a lot for somebody who is a bit overrated.

[ulsterchelsea 3,221]

In fairness the title of this thread isn't apt as chelsea NEVER talk about signings until they are made. The only ones who talk are the media and fans.

[Tomo 21,733]

One person we have to credit is Emenalo.

There was an outroar when he was appointed assistant manager in Wilkins place last season and there was good reason considering his only previous experience was with a under 12 girl's team and opinion was not changed during the season and tbf he did look a bit disinterested in the dugout.

But the work he has done and the players he has brought in since his move to DOF have been outstanding, there was eyebrows raised when he got that role and there would have sure been no tears if he left last summer, but he is now fully established as a vital member of the staff at Chelsea and has been absolutely outstanding at his job.

I was quick to criticize him under Carlo's 2nd season when i thought he wasn't offering much from the dugout so it's only fair i praise him to the hill's now, he has been a revelation as DOF and im starting to feel bad for wanting him straight out of the door as soon as Carlo was sacked actually i feel terrible for it.

[Justin_3d 1,140]

The good thing about this, is that we don't have to hear no more this is Mourinho teams, Carlo teams, AVB team or any other manager.

It's a team build by the board and the owner.

What ever manager comes in, he will just have to do is put his finishing touch, but the hard work has already been done by the club!

[bluephoenix 1,126]

Every year we listened some bs about Chelsea will spend huge on new players. It never happend.

But this year, we are going in the way that is best at time for rebuilding squad.

We have almost completed 4! signings;

Marin, Hulk, Hazard and WDV, all before July starts. And I am sure we will go after another CM ala Modric or Moutinho.

The sooner we get new players, more time they will play together and that is great.

The board is finaly doing GREAT.

sorry for the noobiness but who is WDV? or did u mean VDW?

[Tomo 21,733]

The good thing about this, is that we don't have to hear no more this is Mourinho teams, Carlo teams, AVB team or any other manager.

It's a team build by the board and the owner.

What ever manager comes in, he will just have to do is put his finishing touch, but the hard work has already been done by the club!

tbh the board must know who the new manager is and he must have had a say in it.

I remember in 2008 we signed Bosingwa just before his International boss Scolari was appointed, that is just too much of a coincidence they must have already agreed a deal in principle with Scolari before the announcement and they agreed to get Bosingwa.