TorontoChelsea 4,064 Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Still he displaced Mata, Schürrle and KDB. There's a reason for that, José sees it, the rest of the world sees it except you it seems. Liverpool and Tottenham where also keen on signing him for big money. The thing about him not cracking the brazilian national team is bullshit, same case as Fernandinho. Hell, Willian didn't even had a starting spot here when he got called up by Scolari. Was he suddenly worthy enough because he plays at Chelsea? In the end football is about results, not racking 4-5 goals a game. Willian btw has alot more defensive duties then Hazard. He displaced those players because Mourinho values pace and work-rate over everything else. And it's not that he's not scoring 4-5 goals a game, he's scoring 1 goal every 15 games. I never said he's a bad player or a useless player, he's just not worth what we paid for him and never will be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidzeret 2,257 Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 He displaced those players because Mourinho values pace and work-rate over everything else. And it's not that he's not scoring 4-5 goals a game, he's scoring 1 goal every 15 games. I never said he's a bad player or a useless player, he's just not worth what we paid for him and never will be. I reckon he is worth 20-25 million but considering interest from Spurs and, maybe, other sides, the price is just about right. Any team must have had to pay up in a similar range. Also the Bale transfer just inflated the market by 5-10 million. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henrique 9,133 Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 He displaced those players because Mourinho values pace and work-rate over everything else. And it's not that he's not scoring 4-5 goals a game, he's scoring 1 goal every 15 games. I never said he's a bad player or a useless player, he's just not worth what we paid for him and never will be. You keep the "goal per game" bullshit, sorry, but Im done here. You way to look at the game is very limited, sorry. Kieran. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henrique 9,133 Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Or maybe one of those "typical Mourinho signings" like Drogba, Essien, Ballack, Carvalho, Ferreira or Ashley Cole?Ballack and Cole were big names.Drogba and Essien had good performance in french league. (Essien was perhaps the best player for Lyon).Ferreira and Carvalho were UCL winners with Jose.To me Salah does not sound like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dee25 1,044 Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 (edited) Ballack and Cole were big names.Drogba and Essien had good performance in french league. (Essien was perhaps the best player for Lyon).Ferreira and Carvalho were UCL winners with Jose.To me Salah does not sound like that.Essien, Ballack - i'll give you that but Drogba? Easy now to say that he was gonna be successful here because he's gone on to establish himself. At the time he was signed there was so much uncertainty around him and his first season here was nothing special. Also with Cole, weren't there a few at the time who thought that Arsenal got the better end of the deal?We don't know what the future lies for Salah. What we do know is that this is a risk free signing with potential. He might come good or he might not but there's no way of predicting. And.... was Cole even all that good in Mourinho's first stint here? Edited March 3, 2014 by dee25 Mohammed Seif and kellzfresh 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLion. 21,491 Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Ballack and Cole were big names.Drogba and Essien had good performance in french league. (Essien was perhaps the best player for Lyon).Ferreira and Carvalho were UCL winners with Jose.To me Salah does not sound like that.Exactly, all big names at the peak of their careers. Salah is 21. I don't see you act so judgemental over Hazard or Courtois. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Well, and to end my post, I sadly predict Salah to be one of those typical Mourinho's signing: Maniche, Jarosik, Sidwell, Wright-Philips, Ben Haim, Pizarro. Deja-vu.To be fair, Deja Vu was never given a real chance with the first team.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLyon 9,359 Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 He is too one dimensional player to suceed at top club. He has pace, but no strength, only decent passing, good dribbling but bad ball control. And his decision making is not the best.Give him time I will, but wouldnt bet he will succeed properly here. Hope Im wrong though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Who is willing to bet whether Salah will be a success or failure by end of next season? The winners will select the punishment for the failures. kellzfresh and Sir Mikel OBE 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAM09 7,051 Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 The list of failures being branded are a joke. How many of them were performing in Europe before we bought them?!None! didierforever 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ainsley Harriott 2,732 Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Scored today.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szGghFFnEQQ Mohammed Seif, kellzfresh, Sidzeret and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilvorak 3,734 Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 He needs to start playing more minutes. We saw what Schurrle could do last week, Salah also deserves his shot.Oscar, Willian & Hazard all look burnt out. Not saying he should start in the CL or against Top 6 teams, yet. But there's no reason he shouldn't be getting starts against the likes of WBA & Fulham. kellzfresh, yuvala and Mohammed Seif 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAM09 7,051 Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 18 goals in 28 games for Egypt. I think we have a failure on our hands. LOL! Gilvorak 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post! Mohamed Ali 69 Posted March 5, 2014 Popular Post! Share Posted March 5, 2014 1 Assist + 1 Goalhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEoADgYFjFg Gilvorak, kellzfresh, yuvala and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mohamed Ali 69 Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 His assist for the first goalhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoGl770O-EA Mohammed Seif 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mohammed Seif 1,451 Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 His assist for the first goal He could have scored atleast one more. Mohamed Ali and Gilvorak 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mohamed Ali 69 Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 He could have scored atleast one more.yea ,, that one with his unbelievable pace ! I'm trying to find it now Mohammed Seif and Gilvorak 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ainsley Harriott 2,732 Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 He could have scored atleast one more.How did he play, mate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mohammed Seif 1,451 Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 How did he play, mate?He played well considering this is a brand new team and players barely know each other. A good match for him but he could have done better. Ainsley Harriott and Gilvorak 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ainsley Harriott 2,732 Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 He played well considering this is a brand new team and players barely know each other. A good match for him but he could have done better.Good then. He's probably a little out of rhythm considering how little he's played since January... Gilvorak and Mohammed Seif 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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