Finaly more work and less talk

[Strike 7,474]

VDW 'deal accepted' story is false. I checked out last night. Origin: Twitter. Many people on twitter are now craving for fame (and they are getting it), by making up transfer rumours.

good. he didn't have a great season at ajax and i think we should invest in a more solid Right-back.

[ChelsPrad2000 10]

He was responsible for more than De Bruyne; he has signed Cahill, Lukaku, Marin, and soon-to-be Hazard and Hulk on his own volition. Neither of the two managers we've had this season have sanctioned or asked for any of those transfers. I reckon even Mata and Romeu were signed by him, Villas-Boas would have asked for an attacking midfielder/winger and a defensive midfielder and Emenalo responded with the Spanish duo. That's how a Director of Football is supposed to work anyway, the manager lets them know what position they want strengthened and perhaps makes a recommendation but the final decision is down to the DoF.

Yes you are right. But I am not sure about Cahill, Mata and Romeu. But we have a unique role for the DoF, unlike United or Arsenal (Do they have one?), throughout the Roman era. Arnesen did a fantastic job before Emenalo, and the latter is gradually filling in his boots.

[capriccioso 2,545]

Yes you are right. But I am not sure about Cahill, Mata and Romeu. But we have a unique role for the DoF, unlike United or Arsenal (Do they have one?), throughout the Roman era. Arnesen did a fantastic job before Emenalo, and the latter is gradually filling in his boots.

I am confident Cahill was signed by Emenalo. Villas-Boas almost never played him, from memory, it took him 6 weeks from when he signed to make his debut and his only game under Villas-Boas was the Napoli away game.

[ChelsPrad2000 10]

good. he didn't have a great season at ajax and i think we should invest in a more solid Right-back.

I never liked him. Feel he gets more hype, than he should get.

[ChelsPrad2000 10]

I am confident Cahill was signed by Emenalo. Villas-Boas almost never played him, from memory, it took him 6 weeks from when he signed to make his debut and his only game under Villas-Boas was the Napoli away game.

Nope United home? 3-3

[capriccioso 2,545]

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.

[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 8,883]

there are rumours we signed him for 8mio

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