The Chels 2,502 Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Next season when Drogba retires we'll buy another good striker, and our strike force will then consist of Costa, Remy, x, with Remy and X hopefully vying it out for that 2nd choice spot.Costa, Destro, Remy? Sounds good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego 433 Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 We obviously disagree on Remy and that's fine. I truly hope you are right on this one.All other top clubs have better sub for striker than we do. Daniel/Balotelli, giroud/Sanchez, dzeko/Aguero. Rvp/rooney. They are all better IMO.I don't think costa is injury prone btw but he can still pickup a long term injury and ruin our chances. Just can't imagine the likes of remy and old-drogba doing anything special in the cl semis for example. The other teams have better options in the position. Daniel/Balotelli - Liverpool Played with two striker last season so will most likely do the same this season giroud/Sanchez- Giroud is shit and injured, Sanchez is a wide player by trade dzeko/Aguero- Once again they play with two strikers but they do have better options. On the other hand most of the time they only have 2/3 out of the 4 fit at any one point Rvp/rooney - Same again neither sit on the bench both start, Welbeck is there third choice at the moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Skipper 20,609 Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Hoping Remy can be that top, cheap, efficient signing like Azpi or Cahill. Whatever happens though, this has been the best transfer window I've ever witnessed. Emenalo, Mourinho and the rest of the board must be commended. The squad is finally fully complete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reddish-Blue 2,505 Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 You can't call them sub strikers because Sturridge and Balotelli will play together in the majority of games. Giroud and Sanchez (who is considered more of a wing forward than a striker) will also play together more oft than not. Dzeko and Aguero the same. Rooney and RVP the same.You can't compare any of those to our situation is what I mean... Hence why, if you put it all together, Remy is a very good option to have. Next season when Drogba retires we'll buy another good striker, and our strike force will then consist of Costa, Remy, x, with Remy and X hopefully vying it out for that 2nd choice spot.Exactly.Only City are loaded in terms of strikers....everyone else is in the same situation as us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelseawise 115 Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 We should have kept Demba Ba. I think Ba is much better then Remy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLyon 9,359 Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Only problem I have with Remy is his character. He seems to not give 100% and looks for money. He joined fucking QPhaha of all clubs for fuck sake... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robsblubot 3,595 Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 ignoreQuality post!So you think remy is better than giroud? Ok... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlueGuy 1,552 Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 City: Aguero is a top quality striker, Dzeko is probably just below that. Negredo and Jovetic are also again decent but not top quality. So they have 1 top class striker, and 3 good ones. The only reason why they share minutes so efficiently between the four is because Aguero and Jovetic spend a lot of time out injured. If all 4 were fully fit for the majority of the season they would 100% not be able to sustain the certain model. One of them would almost definitely be off -- heck there are rumours Negredo might go already. Again, see the correlation, only 1 true top striker and 3 others vying out for that spot next to him (luckily none aren't truly top quality strikers, or else it would be Aguero + that other top quality striker as their number one strike force). You cannot compare our situation to this.At Chelsea we play with one guy upfront strictly. It would completely be irrational and ineffective to have someone like Cavani/Falcao on the bench, completely useless. They need to play almost every time. Unless we start playing with two up front, which is obviously not suited to our team at all. This is why you look for someone in between, and Remy fits the bill perfectly. We won't have to play Costa all the time at all this way, someone in Remy's class is a reliable back up player who can step in if needed. Our system is different to those of City and United's; we do not play with 2 strikers at the same time for the majority of the season. You can't have a £60m Cavani sitting on the bench regularly, and you can't have a £40m Falcao sitting on the bench frequently. What we need is a good striker who can fill in when required and Remy fits the bill.If you don't understand that you're deluded, sorry.I was actually only referring to City and not MU. And I am not saying we should go out and get 4 top class strikers like City, all I am saying is that they got great options for both of their striker's positions, that is why now with Negredo out for 2 months they are still challenging and that is why they won the title last season despite having Aguero out for half and Jovetic non-existence at all.Yes at Chelsea we play with 1 guy, doesn't mean we can't have 2 world class guys in the same squad, Like I said, what if Costa's feet are bleed dry(which judging by early signs it will likely be later in the season) or pick up a serious injury? Lets rely on 36 years old Drogba and Remy to lead the line yes? Actually you said Costa won't play all the time, as a matter of fact HE WILL PLAY IN EVERY SINGLE GAME THAT IS CONSIDERED IMPORTANT TO JOSE as long as he is fit. We are gonna count on him like Atletico did last season. Even against the likes of Stoke, Burnley later on in the season I doubt Jose will just put Remy/Drogba on instead of Costa for the sake of resting.Why don't people understand it? We need depth, I am not saying we should go out and sign Falcao+Cavani or whatever but maybe just someone AS GOOD AS COSTA to challenge him for his place. I mean we are willing to spend 50m on Willian and Schurrle essentially to compete with each other, why can't we go out and spend 30-40m on someone else to compete with Costa? I am not demanding us to sign some fancy name just for the sake of looking good like Real Madrid, but just TO IMPROVE THE DEPTH OF THE TEAM. Serious depth not just squad option, someone who will make us go ''OK he is good enough to lead the line against Barcelona in semi of CL''. Would you be happy if Drogba/Remy is that man?Not to mention Drogba is likely to retire at the end of season, we will have to sign another striker anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlueGuy 1,552 Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Quality post!So you think remy is better than giroud? Ok...Remy is better than Giroud imo, but he is underrated because he plays for QPR and not Arsenal. If he was playing for Arsenal I am sure he is well capable of getting 10-15 goals there too, which is what Giroud is getting consistently. Also he got pace which is always a good attribute to have for a top striker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlueGuy 1,552 Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Costa, Destro, Remy? Sounds good.No that isn't good at all, something like Martinez, Costa and Remy is good. Destro is just about the same level as Remy, wouldn't be good enough to lead our line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego 433 Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Quality post!So you think remy is better than giroud? Ok...I actually meant ignore my comment because i replied to the wrong post, i should of put edit or something Erm they are very different strikers, As a Bench options Giroud isn't bad but as a 1st choice he is very poor. With our current strikers i would have remy over Giroud purely because he offers a lot more options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyalBlues 4,050 Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 QPhahahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robsblubot 3,595 Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 I actually meant ignore my comment because i replied to the wrong post, i should of put edit or something Erm they are very different strikers, As a Bench options Giroud isn't bad but as a 1st choice he is very poor. With our current strikers i would have remy over Giroud purely because he offers a lot more options.Yeah saw your second reply but I'm on pad...Like others I am worried that both of our options are not remotely close to costa in terms of quality. One is powerful and still good in the air, and the other is pacy but lightweight. We will be very reliant on costa... Perhaps over-reliant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LemmeBorrowThat 124 Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Costa doesn't need to be challenged. The man is clearly our #1 option up top, that's what we signed him for. Nothing wrong with having a clear hierarchy amongst players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLyon 9,359 Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Also if we cant keep player like Bony or Benteke happy on the bench, I dont know how City manages Jovetic and Negredo, Real Benzema and Higuain (year ago), United Chicarito...I would understand Falcao, Cavani wouldnt be happy on bench but Bony, Benteke or even Jackson should be! We are still one of best clubs in world, we could achieve many trophies together and they would still play LOT even as second striker. Paycheck is good and being coached by one of best managers around. At one point I bet people will start comparing Remy to Torres, how it would actualy be better if we kept Torres. Save this post if you want to, he will be decent, few games without goal and people will get dissaapointed with him. I mean even Etoo got blamed for things last year at times and he actualy had very decent season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlueGuy 1,552 Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Also if we cant keep player like Bony or Benteke happy on the bench, I dont know how City manages Jovetic and Negredo, Real Benzema and Higuain (year ago), United Chicarito...I would understand Falcao, Cavani wouldnt be happy on bench but Bony, Benteke or even Jackson should be! We are still one of best clubs in world, we could achieve many trophies together and they would still play LOT even as second striker. Paycheck is good and being coached by one of best managers around.At one point I bet people will start comparing Remy to Torres, how it would actualy be better if we kept Torres. Save this post if you want to, he will be decent, few games without goal and people will get dissaapointed with him.I mean even Etoo got blamed for things last year at times and he actualy had very decent season.Exactly, I mean maybe Falcao or Cavani was overdoing it but bloody hell most people think Costa shouldn't be challenged because he won't be happy. We need someone signed for a big fee with a good reputation( top 20 strikers in Europe) to be 'challenging' with Costa or 'backing him up'(what people want/prefer for our future strikers) to him.Jackson Martinez 30m euros for example is a great option, he had to fight with the likes of Falcao...etc in Colombia and still doing decent, why can't we get someone like him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chels 2,502 Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 No that isn't good at all, something like Martinez, Costa and Remy is good. Destro is just about the same level as Remy, wouldn't be good enough to lead our line.Well Mourinho thinks Destro has the potential to be a top striker and the Guardian say we will maintain interest in him so I'd say it's quite likely we'll buy him next season assuming Drogba leaves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherry33 234 Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Seriously out of all targets we get Remy?I don't even understand those people who say he is good, he is more or less the same as Ba, saying anything otherwise is as false as it can get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LemmeBorrowThat 124 Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Ba wasn't a bad player though, he just wasn't a #1 striker. And while Remy shouldn't be a #1 either, his skill set helps him bring a bit more to the table than Ba. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DYC. 7,542 Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Exactly, I mean maybe Falcao or Cavani was overdoing it but bloody hell most people think Costa shouldn't be challenged because he won't be happy. We need someone signed for a big fee with a good reputation( top 20 strikers in Europe) to be 'challenging' with Costa or 'backing him up'(what people want/prefer for our future strikers) to him.Jackson Martinez 30m euros for example is a great option, he had to fight with the likes of Falcao...etc in Colombia and still doing decent, why can't we get someone like him?Agree with your point. J. Martinez doesn't do it for me though. Bony would be ideal. But then again, with only two days left, clubs will demand top dollar for their players. That makes things a lot more difficult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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