Alexandre Pato

[Jase 43,479]

Our obsession with washed-up strikers. Torres, Falcao, Pato.

There's something deeply wrong with this club.

[ChelseaFanUK 1,014]

1 minute ago, Jason said:

Our obsession with washed-up strikers. Torres, Falcao, Pato.

There's something deeply wrong with this club.

I reckon it is a Nigerian guy, who coached a womens team and played for Notts County.  Could be wrong

[Spike 12,049]

2 minutes ago, Jason said:

Our obsession with washed-up strikers. Torres, Falcao, Pato.

There's something deeply wrong with this club.

I wouldn't say he is washed up yet. He is still  very young and has at least a few more attempts to prove himself. He has stayed relatively injury free lately, also. A gamble but not as big as others.

[the wes 7,212]

After a flurry of bets Alexandre #Pato has now been backed all the way from 14/1 into 1/2 to join #CFC.

[ChelseaFanUK 1,014]

Just now, the wes said:

After a flurry of bets Alexandre #Pato has now been backed all the way from 14/1 into 1/2 to join #CFC.

Some Brazilian ESPN guy says it is us.,  Will earn roughly 50k euros a week, a 3rd of what some Chinese club offered him but he prefers England

[the wes 7,212]

Just now, ChelseaFanUK said:

Some Brazilian ESPN guy says it is us.,  Will earn roughly 50k euros a week, a 3rd of what some Chinese club offered him but he prefers England

Bookies are never far wrong it must be going down the deal is it a loan deal do u know???

[Henrique 9,133]

5 minutes ago, ChelseaFanUK said:

I reckon it is a Nigerian guy, who coached a womens team and played for Notts County.  Could be wrong

Except Falcao was a Mourinho's guy.

[ChelseaFanUK 1,014]

Just now, the wes said:

Bookies are never far wrong it must be going down the deal is it a loan deal do u know???

I dont think the article mentioned loan or permanent.  Just said his agent Gilmar Veloz is sorting it, and it is close. Pinch of salt but to know the figures and stuff must have some info

[Spike 12,049]

Well if what rmpr said is true (and I trust his judgement fully) and he is  more of a wide forward than a striker; I would be over the moon to see him playing out on the right over Pedro. 

[Jase 43,479]

11 minutes ago, Spike said:

I wouldn't say he is washed up yet. He is still  very young and has at least a few more attempts to prove himself. He has stayed relatively injury free lately, also. A gamble but not as big as others.

Maybe but it's another risky buy, isn't it?

Haven't we had enough with such deals in the past already? Why are we putting ourselves in another similar situation? Why can't the club just get someone who is actually good? If we are looking at a short term solution, I would rather see us play the youth and build for the future. Barely have anything left to play for this season anyway.

[ChelseaFanUK 1,014]

Still might not happen though, so there is a chance we might, might, get a top drawer striker in.

[Spike 12,049]

2 minutes ago, Jason said:

Maybe but it's another risky buy, isn't it?

Haven't we had enough with such deals in the past already? Why are we putting ourselves in another similar situation? Why can't the club just get someone who is actually good? If we are looking at a short term solution, I would rather see us play the youth and build for the future. Barely have anything left to play for this season anyway.

Because the youth are just as shit (if not more) and none are wide-forwards like Pato is? I'll put my eggs  in the baskets' of RLC and Kenedy, no one else. 

[Jase 43,479]

1 minute ago, Spike said:

Because the youth are just as shit (if not more) and none are wide-forwards like Pato is? I'll put my eggs  in the baskets' of RLC and Kenedy, no one else. 

They can't possibly do any worse than what we've got and they have barely got any chance to even show what they can do.

[Spike 12,049]

Just now, Jason said:

They can't possibly do any worse than what we've got and they have barely got any chance to even show what they can do.

 

Fuck em. Youth comes and goes like the tide. I bet they could do amazingly worse, if not they'd be getting minutes. If they aren't impressing during training and what not they aren't going to be getting minutes.

[Pizy 18,415]

I hope we won't be so stupid as to sign Pato. 

[Special Juan 27,439]

Yong lads can't be judged, they don't get good opportunity to be judged. So what do we do? Go for Falcao who can hardly walk and now look close to signing this washed up mess.

[Blue_Fox_ 2,086]

So Forward position are now complete. Just need to sign a cm and cb, who knows maybe we can stil sign Gerrard, Pirlo and Samuel.

[Spike 12,049]

3 minutes ago, Special Juan said:

Yong lads can't be judged, they don't get good opportunity to be judged. So what do we do? Go for Falcao who can hardly walk and now look close to signing this washed up mess.

You say youth can't be judged because you  don't get the opportunity to watch them. Just curious to how much of Pato you've watched since he left Milan? I can safely say that I haven't seen much at all besides clips. So I'm just curious as to why you can pass judgement on Pato but not the youth?