Loïc Rémy

[Special Juan 28,099]

Not sure, it'll be released in the coming days. Doesn't mean it hasn't been assigned though

Start using the edit function please, triple posting is not ideal.

[Nike 373]

What are we talking about here? I agree Rooney has different qualities to Remy but do you think Wayne can hold up the ball? Remy offers something DIFFERENT to what we already possess, we are looking for a plan B not A and A2.

Rooney holdup play is very good. Rooney best season for United was when Rooney played as a lone striker.

[Chelsea Legend 11 4,062]

CIty have better attacking fullbacks and Kompany, if fit is far superior than anyone on Chelsea.

Hart really has regressed quite a bit or maybe the english hyped him up to much.

CIty play an offensive attacking game, allowing their back 4 to be expose more often. Chelsea play like that last week and Everton scored 3 goals.

Yaya, when he actually cares, is the best CM by far in the EPL. I think a midfield 3 of fernando, fernandinho and toure is better than ramires, matic and cesc.

Silva, to me is both the best playmaker and player in the EPL (along with Aguero and Toure). Nasri is also very good player. However, Chelsea has more depth so, I give Chelsea the advantage unless we count both aguero and jovetic as ams....

I like my fullbacks to be able to defend... Just my own personal taste.

Yaya was the best, I'm not sure he's the same player today. Still a deadly goalscorer but not exactly the box to box presence he once was... He's 31 now.

As I said, I think its close we're probably splitting hairs here but I would say we have a more complete, balanced squad than City.

[didierforever 7,349]

What does Bony offer that we don't already have? 25m? for a guy who will start in a handful of games and doesn't offer a plan B? would Bony be comfortable not starting a lot of games? does his game require he play all the time to keep match fitness? All of these questions are the ones that I need answered when looking at a bench player.

its not just about bony playing only when costa is injured or has to be rested. its also about giving costa a fight for his space. any and every striker in the world will go thru a rough patch. even messi did last season. in such a scenario, bony would have be a great inclusion.

also, bony is technically superior than remy. has a higher ceiling and would have been more than just a stop gap and probably even a good long term 2nd striker solution. 25mil is a LOT. no doubt. but with bony it would probably have been worth the risk.

[Nike 373]

Remy

Schurrle-Willian-salah

Ramires

On the counter....... 5 speed demons

[Chelsea Legend 11 4,062]

Start using the edit function please, triple posting is not ideal.

No idea what you're talking about.

[BlueLyon 9,359]

Compare ourselves to people who similarly only have 1 lead striker in their system - Real for example. Who do they have as back up to Benzema? That's right - Hernandez.

Exactly. Bayern as another example have Pizzaro as backup to Lewa...however both real and bayern have either Ronaldo or Muller who are also extremely good finishers, while we have Schurrle/Hazard. Neither is as good finisher as those two, but I think Schurrle will give us alot in attack too in next seasons, this one included. Hazard will probably take some sort of role of Ribery. Not many goals IMO, but still key part of the attack.

[Chelsea Legend 11 4,062]

Rooney holdup play is very good. Rooney best season for United was when Rooney played as a lone striker.

LOL They never used him like that! Utd never lumped it up to their CF. He was almost used as a false 9, came deep to collect and help build attacks.

Anyway I seriously doubt Jose sanctioned the purchase of Remy because he thought he would be ideal when we want to play more direct, Drogba was.

[Special Juan 28,099]

No idea what you're talking about.

You do.

[Chelsea Legend 11 4,062]

You do.

NO actually I don't, where have I triple posted? It doesn't look like that on my screen.

[Special Juan 28,099]

NO actually I don't, where have I triple posted? It doesn't look like that on my screen.

Look back. Use the edit function in future please.

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[The Skipper 20,609]

CIty have better attacking fullbacks and Kompany, if fit is far superior than anyone on Chelsea.

Hart really has regressed quite a bit or maybe the english hyped him up to much.

CIty play an offensive attacking game, allowing their back 4 to be expose more often. Chelsea play like that last week and Everton scored 3 goals.

Yaya, when he actually cares, is the best CM by far in the EPL. I think a midfield 3 of fernando, fernandinho and toure is better than ramires, matic and cesc.

Silva, to me is both the best playmaker and player in the EPL (along with Aguero and Toure). Nasri is also very good player. However, Chelsea has more depth so, I give Chelsea the advantage unless we count both aguero and jovetic as ams....

Our defence is definitely better than City's not even debatable IMO. The overrating of the City team is crazy.

Courtois and Cech are both much better than Hart.

Azpi & Ivanovic are at least both on Zabaleta's level, if not better.

JT/Cahill/Ivanovic combo is better than any combo City can put together IMO. Even though individually Kompany is better, as a pairing our CBs are stronger.

Kolarov might be a fantastic attacking left back but as an all round left back he's distinctively average. Filipe Luis is better, not debatable.

You say City have the best playmaker in the PL? I disagree. Cesc is the best playmaker in the PL in my opinion, Silva is quality but just behind him. Our Matic is better than any DM City have. He would start over both Fernandinho and Fernando if City had him. They do have the best CM in the PL in Yaya however, but he's closely followed by our Cesc IMO.

Give me Hazard over any wide player City (or players that play wide) have (Nasri, Navas).

Up front they have a distinct advantage, but then again Costa would start for them alongside Aguero IMO.

Regarding depth however, it's the over way around IMO. They slightly have more quality on the bench and in their team in general.

As I said before. You're overrating City's first team XI.

[Chelsea Legend 11 4,062]

Looking back it's a double post but my point stands. Use the edit function in future please.

I don't even see that... But anyways if/when I do I'll make sure to erase it and write double post....

[The Skipper 20,609]

Exactly. Bayern as another example have Pizzaro as backup to Lewa...however both real and bayern have either Ronaldo or Muller who are also extremely good finishers, while we have Schurrle/Hazard. Neither is as good finisher as those two, but I think Schurrle will give us alot in attack too in next seasons, this one included. Hazard will probably take some sort of role of Ribery. Not many goals IMO, but still key part of the attack.

I think Schurrle's finishing is underrated. He's one of the best finishers in the league, we'll see that this year. He's got that cold German finish.

[robsblubot 3,595]

All other top clubs have two lead strikers in their first team XI, we only have one.

That has been repeated here until believed to be true...

Giroud was on the bench for Sanchez.... When Aguero is fit, Dzeko sits on the bench. When RVP is fit, Falcao will sit on the bench.

If Liverpool plays both Daniel and Balotelli at the same time - well then they are fucking crazy!