Wishlist Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

[Johnnyeye 7,501]

if it was for me he would be a Chelsea player already, we sure like them african strikers dont we? hehe

[Rekin 835]

28 minutes ago, Jype said:

They might not be huge losses as far as the first choice starting eleven goes but to get rid of ALL squad players at the same time is just crazy. Don't forget there were already departures of Oscar, Mikel and Ivanovic in January without any replacements. 

At the moment, not counting the youth players there is just one striker, three attacking midfielders (one injured), three central midfielders (one injured) and two wing-backs (one suspended) in the squad. So without further reinforcements for the league opener against Burnley there's only six first team players available for seven positions and the bench would pretty much be entirely made out of youngsters who haven't made a single appearance for the club. Don't know about you but that doesn't seem enough for a team that supposedly has ambitions to compete in four different fronts and unless Conte somehow magically starts trusting unproven young lads like Baker, Musonda and Kenedy the squad depth problem won't be solved with just one or two new signings.

Several of those were out on loan, so they were not squad players for us last season. The target for us seem to be 6-7 new players (of which we have 3 finished), which together with retaining Musonda, Baker and Kenedy should be just about enough.

Strikers: Bats, new CF
Wingers: Willian, Pedro, Hazard, Musonda, new RW
CM: Bakayoko, Kante, Baker, Matic(or replacement)
LWB: Alonso, new LWB
RWB: Moses, Azpilicueta, Danilo(?)
CB: Luiz, Cahill, Christensen, Rudiger, Azpilicueta
GK: Courtois, Caballero, Eduardo

This of course depends on us getting our targets, but I think the club is aware of the need for it. They are just not as much of a hurry as the supporters are. We already have two big signings, and a third one (Danilo) seems to be close. Perhaps I am the optimistic one, but I think we will still see several signings before the window is over. 

[Jype 6,398]

Just now, Rekin said:

Several of those were out on loan, so they were not squad players for us last season. The target for us seem to be 6-7 new players (of which we have 3 finished), which together with retaining Musonda, Baker and Kenedy should be just about enough.

Strikers: Bats, new CF
Wingers: Willian, Pedro, Hazard, Musonda, new RW
CM: Bakayoko, Kante, Baker, Matic(or replacement)
LWB: Alonso, new LWB
RWB: Moses, Azpilicueta, Danilo(?)
CB: Luiz, Cahill, Christensen, Rudiger, Azpilicueta
GK: Courtois, Caballero, Eduardo

This of course depends on us getting our targets, but I think the club is aware of the need for it. They are just not as much of a hurry as the supporters are. We already have two big signings, and a third one (Danilo) seems to be close. Perhaps I am the optimistic one, but I think we will still see several signings before the window is over. 

Yeah. There's only a slight problem that getting in a new CF, RW, CM, LWB and RWB needs a HUGE amount of work to be done by the board, not to mention a lot of money which the club seem really reluctant in spending for some reason. So far the board have managed to pull off two signings (not counting Caballero because a backup GK on a free is as straightforward a deal as it gets) in two months and there's only a few weeks left till the season starts so I absolutely cannot see them getting in five players done in time and that's why letting go so many squad players is kinda moronic.

If the club does indeed make five more additions to the team with at least the striker being a top class player and the rest of them at least adequate squad members then yeah all is good, but right now it doesn't really look like anything is being done about most of those positions. Here are the facts:

1) The club were already caught dithering with the striker problem and that caused missing out on Conte's first choice target. The second choice, Morata, is looking likely to slip away too and also Dortmund keep reminding everyone that potential buyers only have a few more days left to buy Aubameyang but so far not a single formal offer has come in and they have even denied being in negotiations with Chelsea. Something needs to happen and fast!

2) All the eggs were put in the Alex Sandro basket for LWB signing but that's not gonna happen now. The second best option, Mendy, is already going to Man City so who's next? I'd go and get Ryan Bertrand back from Southampton but won't be easy negotiating with that club. 

3) Chalobah was sold and Matic is being frozen out without as much as a peep about a replacement so I'm having a really hard time believing anything is being done about that. This for me is even more worrying than the striker situation because Bakayoko is injured till September and it's a massive risk to go in with just Kante and Fabregas as the only available central midfielders. There's really important league games against top6 coming up already in the first few rounds and losing too many points there can really hurt the season so the club simply can't wait till September 1st to sign the central midfielder version of Papy Djilobodji.

4) Same as above for attacking midfielders. Hazard is still out for a good while and even after recovering he'll need time to get back to full fitness having missed out pre-season entirely so for the moment Conte is left with just Willian and Pedro as first team wingers. Not as acute an issue as the CF and CM departments but still one signing is needed here for squad depth. Only seen some rumours today about Yannick Carrasco but remains to be seen whether there's something real about those reports, would be a good choice tho. 

 

The last two title defenses in 10/11 and 15/16 were nothing short of embarrassing and the key reason for both those was the club's reluctance in making improvements in the squad through new signings. Go back two years to read this forum and people were just as concerned as now and they were right so it's more than understandable to raise questions now too. For most clubs this would be the time to try build up momentum by making some key signings and really go for the back-to-back title wins and a good European campaign, but Chelsea have history of resting on their laurels over the summer after a convincing title win and call me crazy but I'm honestly sensing the same kind of pattern here this time around. Will be really glad if I'm proven wrong though.

[The Skipper 20,609]

3 hours ago, Rekin said:

Several of those were out on loan, so they were not squad players for us last season. The target for us seem to be 6-7 new players (of which we have 3 finished), which together with retaining Musonda, Baker and Kenedy should be just about enough.

Strikers: Bats, new CF
Wingers: Willian, Pedro, Hazard, Musonda, new RW
CM: Bakayoko, Kante, Baker, Matic(or replacement)
LWB: Alonso, new LWB
RWB: Moses, Azpilicueta, Danilo(?)
CB: Luiz, Cahill, Christensen, Rudiger, Azpilicueta
GK: Courtois, Caballero, Eduardo

This of course depends on us getting our targets, but I think the club is aware of the need for it. They are just not as much of a hurry as the supporters are. We already have two big signings, and a third one (Danilo) seems to be close. Perhaps I am the optimistic one, but I think we will still see several signings before the window is over. 

Good work. I'll be using this. 

[zekinjo 449]

[blu35_army 551]

Several of those were out on loan, so they were not squad players for us last season. The target for us seem to be 6-7 new players (of which we have 3 finished), which together with retaining Musonda, Baker and Kenedy should be just about enough.

Strikers: Bats, new CF
Wingers: Willian, Pedro, Hazard, Musonda, new RW
CM: Bakayoko, Kante, Baker, Matic(or replacement)
LWB: Alonso, new LWB
RWB: Moses, Azpilicueta, Danilo(?)
CB: Luiz, Cahill, Christensen, Rudiger, Azpilicueta
GK: Courtois, Caballero, Eduardo

This of course depends on us getting our targets, but I think the club is aware of the need for it. They are just not as much of a hurry as the supporters are. We already have two big signings, and a third one (Danilo) seems to be close. Perhaps I am the optimistic one, but I think we will still see several signings before the window is over. 

1. 4 winger for 2 spot is enough, unleast conte didn't count musonda...
2. for CM, you must be forgot fabs on that list, so no need for new CM even matic was sold...

so 1 CF, 1 LWB, 1 RWB is minimum standart for the next season. and i hope its fill with Auba, Danilo and Mendy...


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[Special Juan 28,100]

Looks like another one we can put a black mark through.

[OhForAGreavsie 6,058]

13 hours ago, AK-3001 said:

Thing is, when people make decisions while investing into projects, they look at the worst case scenarios too. He may be in his prime, but that doesn't guarantee the fact that he will definitely be successful in Chelsea. There's always that chance. Remember Shevchenko?

 

If that happens with Auba, that's all the money down the drain, if he fails one season, we aren't going to look to replace him. If he fails for another season after that, that's the money gone down the drain, no resale value. 

 

What I mean is, we have to evaluate if Morata and Belotti really are that far away from Aubameyang that we are willing to go for Auba and not these guys. Who are really good players and yet to peak. Also, that players like these aren't always available in the market.

 

We do have to improve the squad yes, but we need to factor in everything, not just 1-2 years. We did that under Mourinho, and we ended up selling De Bruyne, Salah and Lukaku.

Shevchenko is a great example.

Sheva was linked before the 2006 World Cup, and joined after it. Having watched him in Germany I commented, elsewhere, that he had nothing to offer and that he shouldn't be signed. (Although I did add that if Sheva was the price we had to pay for having Roman on board then it would be worth paying.)

A conversation developed with someone who was in favour of the signing. That person quoted the Ukrainian's stats and asked for my answer to them. My opinion then was the same as it is now so I told him that I would rather believe the evidence of my own eyes.

Stats and previous record can serve as a reasonable sounding excuse when a signing goes wrong but, in the end, they are just crutches. Judgement, or should I say, good judgement, is ultimately what it comes down to. Who has good judgement? All of us do at least some of the time but someone has to have the responsibility for making incoming transfer decisions. I hope that person is Antonio and I hope no one is trying to gain say his judgement but quoting stats at him.

[xPetrCechx 13,570]

Ohhh not again...
Hate our board.

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[NiclasCFC 2,582]

10 hours ago, Rekin said:

Several of those were out on loan, so they were not squad players for us last season. The target for us seem to be 6-7 new players (of which we have 3 finished), which together with retaining Musonda, Baker and Kenedy should be just about enough.

Strikers: Bats, new CF
Wingers: Willian, Pedro, Hazard, Musonda, new RW
CM: Bakayoko, Kante, Baker, Matic(or replacement)
LWB: Alonso, new LWB
RWB: Moses, Azpilicueta, Danilo(?)
CB: Luiz, Cahill, Christensen, Rudiger, Azpilicueta
GK: Courtois, Caballero, Eduardo

This of course depends on us getting our targets, but I think the club is aware of the need for it. They are just not as much of a hurry as the supporters are. We already have two big signings, and a third one (Danilo) seems to be close. Perhaps I am the optimistic one, but I think we will still see several signings before the window is over. 

You forgot Cesc mate.

[Tautvix 1,321]

I am thinking if our board is just that stupid or Abramovich just doesn't want to invest his money anymore.

[Georgy 439]

10 minutes ago, Tautvix said:

I am thinking if our board is just that stupid or Abramovich just doesn't want to invest his money anymore.

What does Abramovic have to do with this? We are in top 10 of biggest revenue in the world, just won PL, new shirt kit deal, CL money, shit load of money from selling the deadwood.

[Tautvix 1,321]

6 minutes ago, Georgy said:

What does Abramovic have to do with this? We are in top 10 of biggest revenue in the world, just won PL, new shirt kit deal, CL money, shit load of money from selling the deadwood.

So why we don't spend?

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

Let Milan do the bid first, and then we hijack it.

[Special Juan 28,100]

2 minutes ago, RoyalBlues said:

Let Milan do the bid first, and then we hijack it.

Didn't particular go well with the Lukaku situation did it? This waiting for other team to start an auction is silly, cut to the chase and do it.