James Rodríguez

[kiwi1691 255]

4 hours ago, Chelsea Legend 11 said:

His work rate has to be WAY higher than Hazard's. We can't have two players in free roles

I have seen Real fans claiming he doesn't play much because of his low work rate

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The spot he is directly competing for atm is Lucas at RW and I'm sorry to say he does not come close to Lucas' 13km avg distance covered per game, his defensive work rate and what he provides going forward at the same time.
Lucas provides tactical balance as well as flexibility. There is a reason he plays more than anyone else under Zizou.

James can't compete for a CM spot either because Kroos, Modric, Isco and Kovacic are all better in the CM position because they are willing to work both ends in the same game and they do not unbalance the team tactically like James does.

And when Bales comes back he sure isn't better than him either, so where does he play?

He's a good player but he should have left in the summer, we need a back up at DM not another playmaker. Move him on and give his minutes to Asensio.

 

[Eidur the Spider 4,515]

Charlie Skillen ‏@charlieskillen 2h2 hours ago

Lots asking about James Rodriguez - Chelsea are his No 1 choice, he's been offered to PL clubs. But not sure real interest from CFC is there

[blues.bridge 343]

I Hope  He doesn't  come  in

[Jase 43,479]

2 hours ago, Dazzy_Vance said:

Why are people on here so concerned about work rate? He doesn't need to run up and down the pitch because he'll have Moses and Kante covering him and Azpillicueta will be behind them. He doesn't need to provide width because that's Moses' job. He will play similarly to a number 10 role (as Hazard and Pedro have done this season) and will provide another goal scoring alternative outside of Hazard and Costa. Our goals are drying up and our attack is running out of ideas. James will rejuvenate the squad and will help us win the league.

Mourinho's legacy.

[the wes 7,212]

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/transfers/chelsea-transfer-news-blues-james-rodriguez-deal-missed-nicklas-sule-a7489841.html

Seem like chelsea not interested in signing James 

[Leif 6,006]

We're playing very hard to get. I'm sure James wakes up with sticky sheets these days.

[LAM09 7,069]

I'm focussed on both aspects since football is played at both ends and Conte has a system that he has successfully implemented here.

Point someone out that does both and is available?

[Leif 6,006]

18 minutes ago, LAM09 said:

 

Point someone out that does both and is available?

 

Koke with a high enough offer. Weird how people have forgotten about him, considering he's le messiah. 

In theory when you have as much money as we do, every player should be available.

If we want a potential superstar who'd cost less than James, and perhaps as high potential with a similar playing style, I'd go for Felipe Anderson from Lazio.

[Pizy 18,994]

Would be super annoying if he wants to come here, we don't want him, and he goes to a rival Pl club instead. This is the type of star quality opportunity that very rarely comes around. Like Sanchez, Özil, and Fabregas, James might be a fantastic player that falls right into our laps without us even needing to try too hard.

What would make it even dumber not to buy him is the fact that we'd barely be spending anything on him due to the Oscar money. We'd be getting a world class talent for peanuts. 

[LAM09 7,069]

Koke with a high enough offer. Weird how people have forgotten about him, considering he's le messiah. 
In theory when you have as much money as we do, every player should be available.
If we want a potential superstar who'd cost less than James, and perhaps as high potential with a similar playing style, I'd go for Felipe Anderson from Lazio.

Don't see Koke as a RWF and Anderson's work rate is probably the same as James'.

[Styles 9,790]

The more YouTube game compilations I watch, the more I believe he would be an awful fit. I genuinely do not see the hype at all.

Keep Pedro & Willian until the summer and wait for better options please. I have faith in my guy Emenalo; he's gonna work his magic and come up with something.

[Leif 6,006]

10 minutes ago, LAM09 said:

 

Don't see Koke as a RWF and Anderson's work rate is probably the same as James'.

 

You're probably right. My answer then would be Julian Brandt, because I think he's turning into the player we all thought Schurrle had the potential to become. 

When I mention such players, I'm keeping in mind the hope and belief that Conte can transcend players, in a way unlike any other manager on earth at the moment.

[BoyBlue96 990]

Reading reports that it is NOT HAPPENING.

Lawl

[Cranky 0]

2 hours ago, Pizy said:

Would be super annoying if he wants to come here, we don't want him, and he goes to a rival Pl club instead. This is the type of star quality opportunity that very rarely comes around. Like Sanchez, Özil, and Fabregas, James might be a fantastic player that falls right into our laps without us even needing to try too hard.

What would make it even dumber not to buy him is the fact that we'd barely be spending anything on him due to the Oscar money. We'd be getting a world class talent for peanuts. 

The Chelsea Board way, typical shit if true. Extend contracts for useless players like Willian, Oscar and Mikel for years yet can't buy obvious talent. I was afraid this would happen when the Oscar deal was confirmed. That we would spend all the money on average players and this will likely happen. I saw we are linked to Bonaventura and Brozovic. LOL those 2 are so mediocre it's killing me. 

[Tomo 21,751]

Troll alert ^^^^^^^^^^

[Cranky 0]

7 minutes ago, Tomo said:

Troll alert ^^^^^^^^^^

How is that even trolling, Willian wouldn't get bought by any top club, let alone get his contract extended for 4 free kicks which were more or less deflected. James is class and the fact we are willingly to try and look at other places despite reports saying he wants to join us, baffles me. We aren't even breaking the bank for him just using the Oscar money.

[Leif 6,006]

6 minutes ago, Cranky said:

How is that even trolling, Willian wouldn't get bought by any top club, let alone get his contract extended for 4 free kicks which were more or less deflected. James is class and the fact we are willingly to try and look at other places despite reports saying he wants to join us, baffles me. We aren't even breaking the bank for him just using the Oscar money.

I maintain that the 1 team on earth he is made for, and would be more than happy to have him, is Barcelona. With the amount of possession they have and whatnot, he is the perfect player for retaining the ball and passing it to more talented teammate while also offering a Dani Alves-type defensive cover. Some players are shit for a lot of teams, but superb for others. That's just how it works in football. And regardless of the terrible performances we've sometimes seen from Willian, he's shown a plethora of qualities which others, just not us, would benefit from. He isn't a Premier League type player, but put him in Serie A or La Liga and he'll be amongst the top 10-15 players in the league. 

We didn't target him for nothing. He obviously has a very impressive player in him. Just like Salah was shit here, and has exploded in Serie A. Both are brimming with potential which we as we often do failed to unlock. 

[Tomo 21,751]

5 minutes ago, Cranky said:

How is that even trolling, Willian wouldn't get bought by any top club, let alone get his contract extended for 4 free kicks which were more or less deflected. James is class and the fact we are willingly to try and look at other places despite reports saying he wants to join us, baffles me. We aren't even breaking the bank for him just using the Oscar money.

Ill give you the benefit of the doubt for now, the last person who came in and kept banging on about the board was a member who called himself Gullit, who turned out to be a super troll.

[BoyBlue96 990]

Haha

Real seem to want €70 million for him. Fuck off. They want to earn back the money they payed for him. Good for them to try this but luckily we aren't that stupid.

People can rage at the board all they want. You can't change anything from here.

[LondonsFinest 692]

1. We can't know we are interested.

2. We can't know if he is leaving.

3. We can't know if he wants us.

4. We can't know if Real will let him leave.

 

Quoting The Sun for us NOT being interested in James and quoting Marca for us interested is shite in both ways.

All we know is, Conte wants to strengthen in January. Let him and the board work it out.