Special Juan 28,146 Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Relegation beckons....We did fuck all in the transfer window....Oh wait it's still open, and the players that we have now are absolute shite.Probably finish 2 ahead of Watford. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Kills 164 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Consensus this time last year was, this league is ours and we have to win either the PL or CL, especially with this squad. I personally believed if we didn't win the league with our squad last season, it would've been a failure. Having seen our squad for a full season, we've seen the weaknesses in our squad including but not limited to: Oscar not living up to his potential, Willian, while still not being a threat defenses have to worry about, embodies Mourinho's system to a tee... in Oscar's position, lack of rotation for Matic, Fab not being an effective 10, Ivanovic leaving the right side exposed, Cahill only looking Chelsea quality in a defensive system.How many of these things have been improved upon? Just because we have young talent does not mean they're going to develop into world class players. This isn't FIFA, young talent isn't guaranteed to grow. We haven't brought in competition for these guys who are experiencing their first major trophy with the club, possibly their careers. Complacency is real. That's why the pessimism is alive and kicking. The city of Manchester has improved and could still improve. We haven't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viper22 2,418 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 My expectations:a) If the squad stays as is or we only add squad or future prospect players from now on then tbh I really only want us to retain our PL title. If a cup comes along with that then great, but I think that the PL should be our overwhelming target. 1/4 final of the CL is a must to keep the coefficient up but after that I wouldn't be expecting much more with the current squad. Now if we sign a World Class RW or CAM (and we really should) then my expectations will go up and I think we should win the PL and either get to the CL final or win a cup.My prediction:Realistically it's going to be a lot tougher to retain the PL than it was to win it in the first place. But even though other teams are strengthening I don't think any of them have surpassed our squad in terms of overall strength and we still have something none of them have: a top class manager in the shape of Mourinho. a) PL Winners, FA Cup semi final, COC 1/4 final, CL semi final. PL Winners, FA Cup Winners, COC final (loss to Man City), CL final (loss to Barcelona). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yum 15 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 PL Champions, FA Cup Champions and semifinals of Champions League. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iseah100 5,612 Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 Cannot see Chelsea winning the PL unless a few more players are added. Walking the league last year was more about the rest of the league not being up to snuff rather than Chelsea rolling everyone.I'm not sure why so many are confident after watching the last 4 months of the season. Injury luck was good last year but you cannot expect the same. The team was exhausted and new players are needed to give the top guys rest otherwise they'll flame out get injured in the second half.Need at least 3 more players .Not injury luck if it's the case every year, is it? PL champs, FA cup champs, cl semi final. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
didierforever 7,349 Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 PL, CL, FA, LC, CS - anything less is not acceptable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmax 9,219 Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 PL, CL, FA, LC, CS - anything less is not acceptable.Euro 2016 or heads will roll. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
didierforever 7,349 Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 Euro 2016 or heads will roll.british grand prix, wimbledon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmax 9,219 Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 british grand prix, wimbledon.Relax now, we aren't Barca. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlas Lion 1,223 Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 Community shield winners. 2nd or 3rd in the league. Winners of one domestic cup but not both. Quarter finals of the Championsleague. Lots of areas where are rivals have improved, which we haven't with our recent replacements. (Drogba vs Falcao is debatable) With the squad players at our disposal, we are in for a frustrating season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iseah100 5,612 Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 Community shield winners. 2nd or 3rd in the league. Winners of one domestic cup but not both. Quarter finals of the Championsleague. Lots of areas where are rivals have improved, which we haven't with our recent replacements. (Drogba vs Falcao is debatable) With the squad players at our disposal, we are in for a frustrating season.What's wrong witthe squad players? Cuardado, Mikel, ramires, begovic, lb, falcao, remy, zouma. Team is fine imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bethos1 802 Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 What's wrong witthe squad players? Cuardado, Mikel, ramires, begovic, lb, falcao, remy, zouma. Team is fine imo.I agree except for Mikel and Ramires, what if Matic is injured for a few months? Do you feel comfortable with Mikel-Fabregas as your pivot? I really don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zolayes 14,489 Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Community shield winners.2nd or 3rd in the league.Winners of one domestic cup but not both.Quarter finals of the Championsleague.Lots of areas where are rivals have improved, which we haven't with our recent replacements. (Drogba vs Falcao is debatable) With the squad players at our disposal, we are in for a frustrating season.we could do worse than you predicted ,, We havent cover in defence . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionsden 4,689 Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 As things standEPL - 2nd or 3rd placeFA cup- semi finalCarling cup- winnersUCL- Quarter finals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyHairLikeLuiz 1,625 Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 As things standEPL - 2nd or 3rd placeFA cup- semi finalCarling cup- winnersUCL- Quarter finals.We will win the FA cup if Mou has any doubt of his Prem fortunesHe knows that if he wins COC only he will be crucified by Roman.Anyway I reckon that UCL will be a little higher in Jose's priorities this season, it's the only thing that he has not won with Chelsea. No idea how far we will get, though, although it will definitely be further than R16 no matter who we draw, the team will be hungry for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea_firstlove 178 Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 EPL: top 2.UCL: quarter finals.FA: champion.COC: semi final. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy. 2,742 Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 epl 18th fa cup 3rd roundLC 3rd round UCL 4th in the group Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionsden 4,689 Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 We will win the FA cup if Mou has any doubt of his Prem fortunesHe knows that if he wins COC only he will be crucified by Roman.Anyway I reckon that UCL will be a little higher in Jose's priorities this season, it's the only thing that he has not won with Chelsea. No idea how far we will get, though, although it will definitely be further than R16 no matter who we draw, the team will be hungry for it.His actions so far suggests otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MefiX19 1,092 Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 epl 18th fa cup 3rd roundLC 3rd round UCL 4th in the groupVery optimistic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laylabelle 9,536 Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Community shield:runners up.some Cech wonder save and the media etc to go mad about it and on and on and on EPL:top 3.can't see it being a walk over like last year especially with teams strengthening.Expect Man U to be very close to us..hopefully below not aboveCOC:Winners FA cup:Winners..or least go further then last year which shouldn't be hard...CL:Put on a good run but go on some annoying away goal.Though no doubt carry on with tradition as last English team Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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