Jase 43,479 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Or we could look at it another way, we finished 6th that season and was a complete mess domestically so the fact most of that squad has been overhauled is a good thing.Gosh Tomo. You really do love to spoil sentimental moments by constantly mentioning the 6th-placed finish, don't you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
didierforever 7,349 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 If he couldn't make it here don't expect any of the others coming up to do so either.I like Luis, but he was the epitome of an unnecessary buy.could not agree more. whats worse is that ryan was not given a chance to prove himself. Sir Mikel OBE 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo 21,751 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 could not agree more. whats worse is that ryan was not given a chance to prove himself.He had 38 games in 12-13 OneMoSalah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
didierforever 7,349 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 He had 38 games in 12-13and he was as good as cole if not better even then in 12-13. btw, i should have made it clear that i meant under jose. especially since cole had a horrendous start to the last campaign and yet bertrand was not given a look in. he fit the profile of a jose defender so well. brilliant work rate. solid in defence. always putting in 7/10 performances. and on the first decent chance he has got in his career, he is showing what he is capable of. lionsden 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Not sure if Fabregas actually loves the club but he definitely has the drive and determination to succeed here, which of course is not a bad thing. It's just that we lack the people who are actually emotionally attached to the club, apart from some of the ones you mentioned.Fabregas loves more than anything to win and not in a selfish way. And he, from day one, seemed to embrace the group mentality. That's close enough for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
different level 1,056 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Good luck to Ryan! He's playing well in Southampton and seems to have improved greatly. Permanent move there is the best thing for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manpe 10,861 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Looking at it now i still can't believe that out of all the teams we've had, THIS was the one that won it. I mean we had Bosingwa, Cahill and Luiz in defence with Mikel shielding them. Kalou and Berty on wings. Seriously, how did we pull it off? Ainsley Harriott, Amblève., Johnny Kills and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo 21,751 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Looking at it now i still can't believe that out of all the teams we've had, THIS was the one that won it. I mean we had Bosingwa, Cahill and Luiz in defence with Mikel shielding them. Kalou and Berty on wings. Seriously, how did we pull it off?3 years on I still can't find a logical explanation, it was truly remarkable. Also goes to show that judging manager's on success in knockout cups is very dangerous, for example if Ramos header was a couple of inches to the left Reals season would have been an epic failure instead of an outstanding success. manpe and Muzchap 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robdog 2,084 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Looking at it now i still can't believe that out of all the teams we've had, THIS was the one that won it. I mean we had Bosingwa, Cahill and Luiz in defence with Mikel shielding them. Kalou and Berty on wings. Seriously, how did we pull it off?Good Management & Heart & a bit of luck - Just remember the 2012 season will go down as Once in a Lifetime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Bertrand on joining Southampton..http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2940247/Ryan-Bertrand-pleased-team-Southampton-seven-loan-spells.html'I have really enjoyed my time here in the first half of the season and I'm delighted to make it permanent.'Whether I'm on loan or permanent, I will give 100 per cent, no problem, but moving here gives me added incentive as well.'Finally I can say this is my club and I'm proud to do that. The work starts here and I'm really looking forward to it.'Bertrand hopes to be successful individually and with Saints.'I want to keep progressing as a footballer,' he added.Ouch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAB 1,030 Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Bertrand on joining Southampton..http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2940247/Ryan-Bertrand-pleased-team-Southampton-seven-loan-spells.htmlOuch!Yup. Who can blame him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoSalah 8,886 Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 If he couldn't make it here don't expect any of the others coming up to do so either.I like Luis, but he was the epitome of an unnecessary buy.Unnecessary buy? How the fuck was he an unnecessary buy.... Sorry but people were complaining about us playing Azpi at LB for near enough half the season, so how was signing the best LB in Europe from the last 2 seasons unnecessary?Left back was one of the places we needed to strengthen due to Azpilicueta's limited attacking play on that side along with a central midfielder and a center forward.Seriously some people are never happy are they? Sure Bertrand was a decent player but he would never reach the level to be a regular here and I've said it numerous times. He wasn't even better than Cole who many considered to have seriously declined although he still managed to put in top performances when needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoSalah 8,886 Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 If he couldn't make it here don't expect any of the others coming up to do so either.I like Luis, but he was the epitome of an unnecessary buy.Unnecessary buy? How the fuck was he an unnecessary buy.... Sorry but people were complaining about us playing Azpi at LB for near enough half the season, so how was signing the best LB in Europe from the last 2 seasons unnecessary?Left back was one of the places we needed to strengthen due to Azpilicueta's limited attacking play on that side along with a central midfielder and a center forward.Seriously some people are never happy are they? Sure Bertrand was a decent player but he would never reach the level to be a regular here and I've said it numerous times. He wasn't even better than Cole who many considered to have seriously declined although he still managed to put in top performances when needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyHairLikeLuiz 1,625 Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Unnecessary buy? How the fuck was he an unnecessary buy.... Sorry but people were complaining about us playing Azpi at LB for near enough half the season, so how was signing the best LB in Europe from the last 2 seasons unnecessary?Left back was one of the places we needed to strengthen due to Azpilicueta's limited attacking play on that side along with a central midfielder and a center forward.Seriously some people are never happy are they? Sure Bertrand was a decent player but he would never reach the level to be a regular here and I've said it numerous times. He wasn't even better than Cole who many considered to have seriously declined although he still managed to put in top performances when needed. EVEN IF Bertrand was not Chelsea material (he clearly is, he's in a 4th placed team going for CL places), Luis was a short sighted buy. He's 29, he's only 4 years younger than Ash - We should have too Bertrand up or brought someone younger.Even the best LB in the world simply isn't displacing Azpi anyway - £20m of bench material, now, Betrand was certainly good enough for that role at the very least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo 21,751 Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 EVEN IF Bertrand was not Chelsea material (he clearly is, he's in a 4th placed team going for CL places), Luis was a short sighted buy. He's 29, he's only 4 years younger than Ash - We should have too Bertrand up or brought someone younger.Even the best LB in the world simply isn't displacing Azpi anyway - £20m of bench material, now, Betrand was certainly good enough for that role at the very least.The long term thing is such an overrated thing in football.If goes well we will get 3-4 years out of Luis which is actually a very long time, think Moscow to Munich. OneMoSalah and Fernando 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Laylabelle 9,535 Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Awww my cousin met him when he asked him for directions.Seemed a nice guy.From their brief meeting lol.Wish him all the best and probably should time his tackles better... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Mikel OBE 4,920 Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Big big weekend for the lad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyikolajevics 2,698 Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Big big weekend for the lad.I completely forgot Southampton bought him.. It was only a few weeks ago when we played in Southampton and he was unavailable.I like Ryan a lot but now I'm hoping for a good performance from Cuadrado instead. Sir Mikel OBE 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Mikel OBE 4,920 Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 I completely forgot Southampton bought him.. It was only a few weeks ago when we played in Southampton and he was unavailable.I like Ryan a lot but now I'm hoping for a good performance from Cuadrado instead.Will be an interesting battle for sure.I still think Southampton, with Clyne and Bertrand, have two of the more steady starting fullbacks in the league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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