Samuel Eto'o

[Despiadado.Maleante 1,046]

Eto+Lukaku looks so much better than Eto+Lukaku+Torres

[LegenTerry 267]

Eto+Lukaku looks so much better than Eto+Lukaku+Torres

I'm 100% sure that we aren't going to play with two strikers,we have so much player in Attacking midfielders positions that we just need to play with 3 players in that line

[Toli 977]

We tried to sign De Rossi didnt we?

We tried to sign Rooney didnt we?

everything cannot go our way. And we are actually quite fine regarding DM's at the moment. Essien ,Ramires, MvG still strong and I have much faith in them.

Eto is also a great addition to the team. Combine him with Lukaku and (it hurts to say) Torres and we actually look quite decent.

I think you are overreacting.

we did not try to sign de rossi. mourinho confirmed that he is satisfied with the DMs we have.

yeah we tried rooney but we knew it was not possible from day one. we let slip away people like falcao, cavani etc etc. even gomez would have been an update on our striker force, especially for 20 m euro.

our DMs are awful. ramires is a great b2b, but he is not creative. essien is past it. MVG is a young lad and wont improve us now but maybe in the future. and mikel is good for destroying but he cant build-up a game or put creativity in it even if his life would depend on it.

[Pizy 18,401]

I refuse to allow myself to get excited about signing another striker.

I figured Ba would surprise me and bang them in for us but that obviously didn't happen. If Eto'o gets off to a fast start and scores a few in his first few matches then I'll be on board.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

This time last year we had Sturridge and Torres.

Now we have Torres, Ba, Eto'o, Schurrle and Lukaku. Decent business, with a net spend of about £15 million on forwards (Ba and Schurrle, approx £27m).

[Leif 6,006]

People outside and away from Chelsea (even some, but very few, people on here) thought Kagawa would be a 'gem' and offer as much as Hazard or even more for much less price.

The same people thought Holtby would end up being a bargain who'd quickly outshine Oscar and that we should have been looking at that deal instead.

When we signed Azpilicueta, there was an outrage from so many of our fans that we didn't get Maicon who had a below-average Premier League stunt with City.

I know it's early days, but during pre-season and the few weeks the Premier League has been back, I've seen nothing from Fernandinho, even Paulinho (although he has been better than City's new midfielder) etc. to suggest they were the sort of players we should have gone for to fill our central midfield. Ramires is completely outshining both of them. In fact, I'd say he's been the best central midfielder so far this season.

Look at the first 2 players, Kagawa and Holtby, now. Being linked away with loan moves today while Hazard & Oscar continue to be 2 of the best players in Europe.

Maicon has now gone from City bench-warmer to Roma aka 'Europa League place' hopefuls.

The board seem to know what they're doing (finally ). I trust them and Jose completely with this transfer. We continue to sign and play proper top calibre players while our rivals are typically signing overrated players (like the ones i listed) and ones who never fulfilled their potential; Navas, Negredo, Flamini :lol2:

Sometimes you just have to sign an ageing geezer full of experience who still has his shooting boots on while your rivals sign deadwood; like United did when they signed Van Persie and their rivals went for Ba, Marin, Sinclair, Giroud etc. That one signing in Van Persie completely lifted them above their rivals despite United not strengthening anywhere else really. Eto'o will do the same for us.

[Waterfall 893]

I'm 100% sure that we aren't going to play with two strikers,we have so much player in Attacking midfielders positions that we just need to play with 3 players in that line

Jose said Eto'o is the only striker in the world he could see playing with Drogba. Eto'o is versatile enough that he can play many different positions. We do have lots of attacking midfielders, but that's not the reason to absolutely use them. If the situation calls for it, two strikers formation will happen.

[Muzchap 8,966]

People outside and away from Chelsea (even some, but very few, people on here) thought Kagawa would be a 'gem' and offer as much as Hazard or even more for much less price.

The same people thought Holtby would end up being a bargain who'd quickly outshine Oscar and that we should have been looking at that deal instead.

When we signed Azpilicueta, there was an outrage from so many of our fans that we didn't get Maicon who had a below-average Premier League stunt with City.

I know it's early days, but during pre-season and the few weeks the Premier League has been back, I've seen nothing from Fernandinho, even Paulinho (although he has been better than City's new midfielder), etc. to suggest they were the sort of players we should have gone for to fill our central midfield. Ramires is completely outshining both of them. In fact, I'd say he's been the best central midfielder so far this season.

Look at the first 2 players, Kagawa and Holtby, now. Being linked away with loan moves today while Hazard & Oscar continue to be 2 of the best players in Europe.

Maicon has now gone from City bench-warmer to Roma aka 'Europa League place' hopefuls.

The board seem to know what they're doing (finally ). I trust them and Jose completely with this transfer. We continue to sign and play proper top calibre players while our rivals are typically signing overrated players (like the ones i listed) and ones who never fulfilled their potential; Navas, Negredo, Flamini :lol2:

Sometimes you just have to sign an ageing geezer full of experience who still has his shooting boots on while your rivals sign deadwood; like United did when they signed Van Persie and their rivals went for Ba, Marin, Sinclair, Giroud etc. That one signing in Van Persie completely lifted them above their rivals despite United not strengthening anywhere else really. Eto'o will do the same for us.

Yup - awesome post

That brings it all into perspective!

[The Skipper 20,593]

People outside and away from Chelsea (even some, but very few, people on here) thought Kagawa would be a 'gem' and offer as much as Hazard or even more for much less price.

The same people thought Holtby would end up being a bargain who'd quickly outshine Oscar and that we should have been looking at that deal instead.

When we signed Azpilicueta, there was an outrage from so many of our fans that we didn't get Maicon who had a below-average Premier League stunt with City.

I know it's early days, but during pre-season and the few weeks the Premier League has been back, I've seen nothing from Fernandinho, even Paulinho (although he has been better than City's new midfielder) etc. to suggest they were the sort of players we should have gone for to fill our central midfield. Ramires is completely outshining both of them. In fact, I'd say he's been the best central midfielder so far this season.

Look at the first 2 players, Kagawa and Holtby, now. Being linked away with loan moves today while Hazard & Oscar continue to be 2 of the best players in Europe.

Maicon has now gone from City bench-warmer to Roma aka 'Europa League place' hopefuls.

The board seem to know what they're doing (finally ). I trust them and Jose completely with this transfer. We continue to sign and play proper top calibre players while our rivals are typically signing overrated players (like the ones i listed) and ones who never fulfilled their potential; Navas, Negredo, Flamini :lol2:

Sometimes you just have to sign an ageing geezer full of experience who still has his shooting boots on while your rivals sign deadwood; like United did when they signed Van Persie and their rivals went for Ba, Marin, Sinclair, Giroud etc. That one signing in Van Persie completely lifted them above their rivals despite United not strengthening anywhere else really. Eto'o will do the same for us.

I agree with much you've said, and feel myself that Eto'o's a good signing, but you can't compare current Eto'o to current RVP.

[Rmpr 8,977]

At first, when it was being announced that we would pay Anzhi 2mi + 7mi/season on wages, I was not happy. But for 5mi/season free transfer in a one year deal, this seems like a very good signing.

We must offload Ba to Roma now, because 4 strikers is too much!

[Ryan Fong 2,776]

It's beyond me to read people constantly moaning about "we should sign this instead of that" "why not use the money to sign this and that". I mean fuck me, it's real football industry, not your FM that you can have everything you want as far as you are loaded. So many factors influence the transfers and I'm so confused why a lot of people just don't understand that.

[LegenTerry 267]

Jose said Eto'o is the only striker in the world he could see playing with Drogba. Eto'o is versatile enough that he can play many different positions. We do have lots of attacking midfielders, but that's not the reason to absolutely use them. If the situation calls for it, two strikers formation will happen.

First at all,as we know Didier isn't in Chelsea anymore.Second,I can't see Etoo playing anywhere else except striker position.We have great squad except strikers,so he will only play there for sure.And after all,I can't remember last time we played with two strikers.For last few years Chelsea plays same tactics and I can't see that changes with Eto'o sign.

[Fulham Broadway 16,895]

Should work out swimmingly, as long as he doesnt accuse our stewards of calling him a monkey..

[Reddish-Blue 2,350]

People outside and away from Chelsea (even some, but very few, people on here) thought Kagawa would be a 'gem' and offer as much as Hazard or even more for much less price.

The same people thought Holtby would end up being a bargain who'd quickly outshine Oscar and that we should have been looking at that deal instead.

When we signed Azpilicueta, there was an outrage from so many of our fans that we didn't get Maicon who had a below-average Premier League stunt with City.

I know it's early days, but during pre-season and the few weeks the Premier League has been back, I've seen nothing from Fernandinho, even Paulinho to suggest they were the sort of players we should have gone for to fill our central midfield. Ramires is completely outshining both of them. In fact, I'd say he's been the best central midfielder so far this season.

I don't know what games you've been watching but Paulinho has been one of Spurs' better players so far this season. Both Capoué and Paulinho have added a bit of steel and physicality to their midfield...quite an upgrade from an unfit Huddlestone and an ageing Parker.

[Toli 977]

Chelsea fans awaiting confirmation of Samuel Eto'o's arrival at the club shouldn't have too much longer to wait. We're hearing that the 32-year-old's transfer from Anzhi Makhachkala is set to be announced at lunchtime on Friday.

[yuvala 2,167]

Chelsea fans awaiting confirmation of Samuel Eto'o's arrival at the club shouldn't have too much longer to wait. We're hearing that the 32-year-old's transfer from Anzhi Makhachkala is set to be announced at lunchtime on Friday.

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[Vybz Kartel 1,613]

He used to be a world class striker just like Torres used to be one. Its either going to be a hit or a miss this transfer

[Vybz Kartel 1,613]

He's a natural born finisher, he will score goals for us.

Torres used to be one