Boulahrouz wants to return to Chelsea

[the wes 7,212]

Khalid Boulahrouz wants to return to Chelsea for preseason training. After being cut loose from the Holland squad this week, the defender said: "The Sevilla chapter is now closed. I am expecting to return to Chelsea."

http://www.tribalfootball.com/article.php?id=95242

[Elliott 7]

Don't know where he's expecting to fit in. We must surely sell him off this summer.

[EskWeston 696]

Yeah, bring him back!!! We need a decent Centre Back for the reserves.........and that is as close as he will get i am afraid if he comes back.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

I like Boulahrouz, but if he comes back here, all he'll ever be is cover. But a little extra cover is always welcome.

[EskWeston 696]

I like Boulahrouz, but if he comes back here, all he'll ever be is cover. But a little extra cover is always welcome.

A little extra cover? At the moment we are going to have at centre back to start the season: Terry, Carvalho, Alex, Ben Haim, Ivanovic, Alcides, Mancienne and Boulahrouz...... quite a bit of cover i would say

[terry26 6]

thank you but i dont really want boula back at the bridge

[diskoviolente 425]

oh come on, not that bulldozer

i can´t stand him....please sell him !

[chrismada9 1,948]

I'd love to know how he'll be able to be chosen over Terry, Carvalho, Alex and Ivanovic. Just won't happen

I reckon he will be sold

[Badboy 1,526]

Boula is disaster

[BlueLion. 21,491]

[Gianfranco_Z 202]

Not good enough, tbh, if we didnt have Ivanovic or Macienne then maybe, but no.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

I haven't seen that much of Mancienne to be honest with you, people think he is better than Boulahrouz?

[EskWeston 696]

I haven't seen that much of Mancienne to be honest with you, people think he is better than Boulahrouz?

Technically - yes! But experience goes in favour of Boularouz. Mancienne has similar qualities to Carvalho in the reading of the game and such. If i had to choose 1 of them to be included next season i would personally choose Mancienne.

[Badboy 1,526]

Mancienne also has much more pace plus he can play right back no problem.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

Well, to be honest, this is just yet another case of a player having a poor first season and people declaring him shit for that reason. Boula was an absolute animal for Hamburg, I remember watching a LigaPokal game a few years back and he was brilliant. I would say give him time, but I don't think he is as good as Alex, Terry or Carvalho are. Still, what happens when one of them get injured? Who will provide the cover? The inexperienced Mancienne, Ivanovic - who hasn't played club football for months? Or even Essien? Would be wise to have him as experienced cover IMO.

[EskWeston 696]

Well, to be honest, this is just yet another case of a player having a poor first season and people declaring him shit for that reason. Boula was an absolute animal for Hamburg, I remember watching a LigaPokal game a few years back and he was brilliant. I would say give him time, but I don't think he is as good as Alex, Terry or Carvalho are. Still, what happens when one of them get injured? Who will provide the cover? The inexperienced Mancienne, Ivanovic - who hasn't played club football for months? Or even Essien? Would be wise to have him as experienced cover IMO.

How much cover can you have? Boularouz certainly can be a good centre back, but for me he gets caught out far too often and i think that Ivanovic and Mancienne are better options for cover. I can't see any way that he will be part of our plans for next season.

Edited May 29, 2008 by EskWeston

[BlueLion. 21,491]

Maybe he could be used as some leverage in the transfer market. Would surely be worth around £5 million.

[EskWeston 696]

Maybe he could be used as some leverage in the transfer market. Would surely be worth around £5 million.

I would be suprised if we can use him as a makeweight in any deal, we are seemingly looking at big names from big clubs and i doubt Boularouz would interest most of them. But i am sure that we will be able to sell him on, i think there was a German club intereted in him, can't remember who now though.