Belgiannutt 3,201 Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Exiting times, I thought he was a City player, I had given up hope. Incredible... Not even the great Raul has his famous number 7 shirt retired at Madrid, ffs. If we retired numbers that easily we wouldn't have any left.Never really understood the "retiring jerseys" deal.Isn't it better if the great players that wore those numbers pass on their legacy through it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capriccioso 2,545 Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Why not?He's not a great big African striker, thats why. Lukaku should be next Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kezza 1,965 Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Why not?Dunno, just personally would rather see Hulk in number 11. Just see a bit of Drogba in Hulk (yea, because of his physique).No real concrete reason really Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Term-X 7,891 Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capriccioso 2,545 Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Also, Hazard is just the tip of the iceberg. Players his age and younger have seen nothing but Chelsea win trophies for the last 10 years. We're now enormously attractive to the younger generation of players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warnie_666 1,081 Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Thats Rabona skill is Outrageous. He got an assist with that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheva. 5,373 Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Dunno, just personally would rather see Hulk in number 11. Just see a bit of Drogba in Hulk (yea, because of his physique).No real concrete reason reallyFair enough.He's not a great big African striker, thats why. Lukaku should be next I personally just think 11 would look good on him Watching many clips of him, can clearly notice he loves doing this trick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedsBlue 1,549 Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Good to see Hazard make the right decision.Now all we need is Hulk and a right back and then we shall be ready for the new season and oh yeah the confirmation of our permanent manager. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonPride1905 236 Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Is he giving some interview? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovecolombia 25 Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Honestly, 78 million is too much to spend on a unproven player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmin 2,484 Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Exiting times, I thought he was a City player, I had given up hope. Incredible... Not even the great Raul has his famous number 7 shirt retired at Madrid, ffs. If we retired numbers that easily we wouldn't have any left.I forgot to mention that the #11 should better be retired than given to a guy who hasn't proved that he deserve it yet.Hazard should take #14 or something.Anyway, I don't think that Real Madrid are the best example of how a club should treat it's legends. I remember that they didn't show so much respect to Raul when they let him go to Schalke.Retiring a number is a big sign of respect for a player. Milan retired #6 and #3, for example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamiCFC9 258 Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Goodbye Drogba,Kalou,Malouda,Bosingwa welcome Torres,Hazard,Hulk ! :dance: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheva. 5,373 Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 I forgot to mention that the #11 should better be retired than given to a guy who hasn't proved that he deserve it yet.Hazard should take #14 or something.It's just a number lol.So when Terry, JT, Cole and Cech leave, we can't give their numbers to someone else until they "deserve" it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belgiannutt 3,201 Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Honestly, 78 million is too much to spend on a unproven player.unproven? Made his debut at 16, was a starter at 17 and in the 4 years that he was a starter for Lille he won most talented player of the year twice in a row and won player of the year twice in a row aswell.(youngest player to win player of the year) He won the double with Lille (was over 50 years since they had won anything) and this season he carried Lille on his own to a third spot and CL. Name me a 21 y old thats more proven then Eden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kezza 1,965 Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 I agree he should have #14Goodbye Drogba,Kalou,Malouda,Bosingwa welcome Torres,Hazard,Hulk ! :dance: My understanding (rumored) is that Malouda has been given an extension..Rather Kalou given one though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Rocco 0 Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Retire #11Give Hazard #14 and give Hulk (If we get him) #6 Then give Oriol Romeu (who is already #6) #13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamiCFC9 258 Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 If Malouda gets extention WE RIOT ! Srsly this would be the worst contract extention EVER.As far as I remember he didn't even have 10 good minutes this season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capriccioso 2,545 Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 unproven? Made his debut at 16, was a starter at 17 and in the 4 years that he was a starter for Lille he won most talented player of the year twice in a row and won player of the year twice in a row aswell.(youngest player to win player of the year) He won the double with Lille (was over 50 years since they had won anything) and this season he carried Lille on his own to a third spot and CL. Name me a 21 y old thats more proven then Eden.I think what he means by unproven is that he hasn't done too much in Europe or with his country. 78 million was nearly what Real Madrid paid for a Champions League, Balon D'or and European Golden Boot winner. Of course he's only 21 so theres plenty of time to fix that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmin 2,484 Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 It's just a number lol.So when Terry, JT, Cole and Cech leave, we can't give their numbers to someone else until they "deserve" it?Yes. In my opinion, a club should treat its legends with respect and protecting their legacy is one of the best ways to do that. Numbers are not "just numbers", they are not like barcodes. Maybe they should consider giving #11 to Lukaku who has the potential of being our next Didier Drogba. Anyway, it's not that important. He can take whatever number he wants. Let's just hope he doesn't turn out to be a huge flop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheva. 5,373 Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Maybe they should consider giving #11 to Lukaku who has the potential of being our next Didier Drogba.Lukaku should not get #11 just because some people believe he's the next Drogba.And i'll go back to your earlier quote and say "he does not deserve it" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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