Oscar

[themightyblue 443]

I think the squad is enormously off balance, actually, and we will pay for that when we draw Barcelona in the CL knockout stages. Unless we sign Messi we point-blank cannot out attack Real, Bayern or Barcelona and we will have to bus our way through. Except now we don't have the personnel to park it. There are too many attacking midfielders (both central and wide), not enough strikers or defensive midfielders.

Oscar, Hazard, Mata, Marin, De Bruyne, Malouda, McEachran, Sturridge.. none of them guys you can ask often to defend for their lives, Mata aside. And up front we're literally light weight, we could do with signing a 2 metre tall, 90 kg target man that we can hoof it to.

I think the squad is enormously off balance, actually, and we will pay for that when we draw Barcelona in the CL knockout stages. Unless we sign Messi we point-blank cannot out attack Real, Bayern or Barcelona and we will have to bus our way through. Except now we don't have the personnel to park it. There are too many attacking midfielders (both central and wide), not enough strikers or defensive midfielders.

Oscar, Hazard, Mata, Marin, De Bruyne, Malouda, McEachran, Sturridge.. none of them guys you can ask often to defend for their lives, Mata aside. And up front we're literally light weight, we could do with signing a 2 metre tall, 90 kg target man that we can hoof it to.

Are you being serious? If we wanted too, we could field the exact same team minus Kalou and Drogba and even then they'd be replaced by Ramires and Torres. The core of that defence is still there in Cahill, Terry, Cole, Ivanovic, Mikel and Lampard and so we could easily still 'park it'

[Nedy08 27]

Great news but I think we all need to realize that we aren't getting Hulk this season. Not with Porto being as delusional as they are right now.

[Santiago. 1,500]

Like i said

-------------------Torres-------------------

Marin--------Mata/Hazard---Hazard/Mata

-----------Oscar---------------------------------

----------------------------Mikel----------------

A.Cole--------------------------------Ivanovic

-----------Terry----------Luiz-------------------

---------------------Cech-------------------------

Best starting 11

[Term-X 7,891]

"A 5ft 10in (1.79m) attacking midfielder who can play wide, he has a reputation for good pass-and-move football, protecting the ball and choosing the right moment to play passes."

A hint?

No, not really.

A lot of palyers 'can' play out wide, should they though?... no. We need Hulk, a natural inverted right winger. Sturridge is primarily a CF now Drogba's gone.

[bababoom 4,478]

We've signed signed three class players and it's still only July.

Welcome Oscar, i have high hopes for him.

[Shane 2,275]

This is a massive signing, I think he'll be used in linking the attack from midfield to the forwards, picking the ball up from the back and playing into Hazard/Mata, and looking for a return.

[chelsealukas23 79]

3 times Yes!!!...I'm so happy. He is very great player and his brilliant passes oh yeah. I'm looking forward to tomorrow.Brazil against Egypt at 7:45 pm(20:45 in the CZE)

[Ollie 4,400]

All of our CAM's can play out wide. They are skillful, quack and can all dribble with a ball. Also it's good signing players from same national teams so nobody is left out and feeling a bit shy. Brazilians, English, Spanish and Belgians with the odd few others.

We still have Romeu, Essien, Mikel and Lampard who are physically able, and Lukaku also when he's developed sufficiently. Cavani is very good physically and this is the final piece of the jigsaw, or Hulk. Either would complete the squad, this season is going to be unbelievable. We're more balanced than people think.

[Jype 6,398]

What squad number do you reckon he is?

13 has been available since Ballack.

Edited July 25, 2012 by Pr22

[chelsealukas23 79]

Like i said

-------------------Torres-------------------

Marin--------Mata/Hazard---Hazard/Mata

-----------Oscar---------------------------------

----------------------------Mikel----------------

A.Cole--------------------------------Ivanovic

-----------Terry----------Luiz-------------------

---------------------Cech-------------------------

Best starting 11

and what Lamps??

[Term-X 7,891]

13 has been available since Ballack.

Courtois 'apparently' reserved it upon signing.

I hope he is allowed to choose 13 though, there isn't much better available, unless we sell someone before he arrives.

[Jype 6,398]

Courtois 'apparently' reserved it upon signing.

I hope he is allowed to choose 13 though, there isn't much better available, unless we sell someone before he arrives.

Number 1 is reserved for Thibaut for sometime in the near future.

[Santiago. 1,500]

and what Lamps??

He will start, but Oscar i feel will slowly take over him once he settles.

[Land 331]

Oscar always played with #16 for club.For the Nt he has worn 11 and 10

[OneMoSalah 8,785]

No, not really.

A lot of palyers 'can' play out wide, should they though?... no. We need Hulk, a natural inverted right winger. Sturridge is primarily a CF now Drogba's gone.

If we need any sort of winger, it should be one who can get to the byline and cross 9 out of 10 times rather than Hulk who prefers to come in and shoot more than pick someone out.

[bababoom 4,478]

I'm not sure Lampard will play as much this season, from the recent interview he gave it seemed to me that once his contract runs out (next year) he will move to the MLS.

I still think he'll play the big games because he's still got something to offer, but maybe against the 'weaker' teams we'll experiment a bit.

[Term-X 7,891]

If we need any sort of winger, it should be one who can get to the byline and cross 9 out of 10 times rather than Hulk who prefers to come in and shoot more than pick someone out.

I don't see a problem with that tbh, considering Torres (of all people) is our 'main man' this season.

[HNKS 508]

Like i said

-------------------Torres-------------------

Marin--------Mata/Hazard---Hazard/Mata

-----------Oscar---------------------------------

----------------------------Mikel----------------

A.Cole--------------------------------Ivanovic

-----------Terry----------Luiz-------------------

---------------------Cech-------------------------

Best starting 11

What a fucking squad!!! JIZZZZ IN MY PANTS