the wes 7,212 Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 I swear some guys on this forum are getting on like B.sliva is the new Messi or Ronaldo it's not the end off the world missing out on B. Sliva theres other players out there the like of Mbappe BvB Dembele Sanchez Bernardeschi Thor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif 6,006 Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 Since signing Hazard, none of our rivals have signed an equally if not better player. It doesn't begin with this. Until a player who surpasses Hazard is brought in at a young age to one of the Manchester clubs everything's calm on our side of the lake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King11Didier 916 Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 Silva will be definitely one to watch next season, really good player, but I can only hope he doesn't show his full potential with man city. They are gonna spend a lot this summer, Pep is a big spender and especially after finishing 3rd this season and not being in the battle for the 1st place, he will surely try to bring some new faces to the club. And we can be sure, that they will all gonna be world class, city can afford that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 2,717 Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 Eh, I agree with the wes above. The thing that separates a lot of the best footballers these days is physical traits on top of skills. Silva just doesn't have it, nor do I think he will have it. He isn't fast, strong, or hard to push off the ball. Hazard had all of this coming to Chelsea, and it simply took him a little bit of time to put it together. With someone like Mbappe for example. He has the physical tools as well as the skills to go on top. I don't think if we miss out on him it will be the end of the world. 11Drogba, The Skipper, quickpassnmove and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sideshow Luiz 2,310 Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 7 hours ago, Georgy said: Pretty much what LAM09 said. As far as last one being Alonso who I think dragged over a month. I remember reading we want him ages ago and we weren't even linked to another LB. When was the last time we got rumored about signing someone and in less than a day confirmation excluding last day transfers? I think last one from memory, done relatively fast was Cesc. David Luiz was done pretty quickly. Willian and Pedro too, but both of those were pseudo hijack moves. But, I agree, the last 2 summers have been mostly long drawn out target chasing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dahnald 256 Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 4 hours ago, Sideshow Luiz said: David Luiz was done pretty quickly. Willian and Pedro too, but both of those were pseudo hijack moves. But, I agree, the last 2 summers have been mostly long drawn out target chasing. Stones and Koulibaly sagas were ridiculous yeah hope we avoid those scenarios this summer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Colored Sky 1,807 Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 It's incredibly annoying. Not that City bought a very good player but because they bought the player Chelsea should buy. As it always is, our RW spot is priority number 1 but now even more so because of the lack of bodies, Chelsea have 3 players to play attacking midfielder, 3 (!!!), Hazard, Pedro and Willian, so yeah in normal circumstances we are going to buy another and now we have one less option. Maybe there's Alexis available but it's doubtful that he'll join us and then what, James Rodriguez ? I think he's the one capable and I'd be very glad with his transfer but there's major question mark if he's the right fit for Conte. I really don't have many more ideas, Ousmane Dembele but there're hardly any links. Another failed right winger in post-Kalou era to be tried and binned ? It's looming upon us. Post title implosion, resting on laurels, failed summer ? It's possible. And I'm pretty sure I read how hard it'd be to prize away major Monaco players. Well. We should bring one out of Bakayoko, Lemar, Sidibe, Mendy before July. Conte is for now happy with cooperation with the club. But I can see the same thing unfolding as in every post title summer. We have such an unexpected strong position now to do business and fix most of our issues but with this club it's a worrying thing. Though Conte said that Chelsea have to find stability at the top which should mean strengthening and considerably. I hope that's what he is promised with the new contract. Fernando 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickpassnmove 924 Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 14 hours ago, Thor said: Eh, I agree with the wes above. The thing that separates a lot of the best footballers these days is physical traits on top of skills. Silva just doesn't have it, nor do I think he will have it. He isn't fast, strong, or hard to push off the ball. Hazard had all of this coming to Chelsea, and it simply took him a little bit of time to put it together. With someone like Mbappe for example. He has the physical tools as well as the skills to go on top. I don't think if we miss out on him it will be the end of the world. Mbappe seems like the one (attacker) to miss, not B. Silva. If this were Chelsea buying a small body attacking MF BEFORE addressing the def. line and CM and WB areas, I would be pissed. Funny though, ManCity weren't strong at the back this year. Let's have a laugh. I think we have the better manager too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmk108 1,186 Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 6 minutes ago, quickpassnmove said: Mbappe seems like the one (attacker) to miss, not B. Silva. If this were Chelsea buying a small body attacking MF BEFORE addressing the def. line and CM and WB areas, I would be pissed. Funny though, ManCity weren't strong at the back this year. Let's have a laugh. I think we have the better manager too. Doesn't surprise me. Pep's proven time and time again that defense isn't his priority. If you're holding the ball for 90 minutes, there's no need for a real defensive line. kellzfresh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickpassnmove 924 Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 3 minutes ago, kmk108 said: Doesn't surprise me. Pep's proven time and time again that defense isn't his priority. If you're holding the ball for 90 minutes, there's no need for a real defensive line. Yeah, he's going to try it in the PL. Let's see how that goes. Not saying it can't be done, but I doubt it will work out for him without better defenders and depth in CM. Hope they fuck it all up. YorkshireBlue and kellzfresh 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post! YorkshireBlue 3,279 Posted May 27, 2017 Popular Post! Share Posted May 27, 2017 40 minutes ago, quickpassnmove said: Yeah, he's going to try it in the PL. Let's see how that goes. Not saying it can't be done, but I doubt it will work out for him without better defenders and depth in CM. Hope they fuck it all up. Am not saying peps play style won't work in the PL but if he thinks he can create a Barcelona in man city he's crazy this league is much more physical,competitive then la liga having loads of skilful short arse's in attack just isn't going to be viable for a full season mashimaru161, quickpassnmove, Fernando and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!Hazard! 3,394 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 In hindsight it could be said that oh boy did we fuck this up. This kid is quickly becoming a superstar. He has everything in his game to become one of the best players in the Premier League. Are there any young players out there that are similar to him in terms of technique, vision, workrate etc? To me it seems that player like Bernardo Silva would fit our team perfectly kc_blue 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,141 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 4 minutes ago, !Hazard! said: In hindsight it could be said that oh boy did we fuck this up. This kid is quickly becoming a superstar. He has everything in his game to become one of the best players in the Premier League. Are there any young players out there that are similar to him in terms of technique, vision, workrate etc? To me it seems that player like Bernardo Silva would fit our team perfectly Agreed, some player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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