The Conte Thread

[communicate 2,703]

1 hour ago, DDA said:

True say. I personally have little confidence in Morata. I am starting to think Lukaku was the right man for us. He is going to be a beast at United. Give Bats a chance though. I think he has huge potential.. he needs that all important game time.

I wanted us to sign Lukaku not Morata because I like physical striker up top plus he is epl proven so he will score right away. 

But in long run if Morata can improve physically he will be a world class striker. It is hard to get faster but getting stronger is certainly a feasible goal. 

 

[Tomo 21,681]

5 hours ago, communicate said:

I wanted us to sign Lukaku not Morata because I like physical striker up top plus he is epl proven so he will score right away. 

Why is PL proven being used like it's a safe bet? I mean for a start we off all supporters know it's not, and secondly it's a big step moving from Everton to Man.Utd, if he starts with a goal drought (which isn't impossible) the pressure will be huge.

[DDA 9,570]

6 hours ago, Jype said:

You basing all that on pre-season or what?

Personally I'm the least worried about the striker situation, more pressing concerns in the squad than that. Last season Costa and Batshuayi scored 25 league goals combined and I'm willing to bet this season Morata&Batshuayi together will score more than that. Michy will be given a bigger role than last term so Morata probably doesn't even need to match Costa's goal record to make the team score more overall.

To be honest, I'm basing it on gut instinct. I just can't shake the idea from my head that Morata isn't going to be a hit here (yet). I really hope I am wrong. I don't strive to be negitive towards a new arrival. I mean, I like the guy. At this present time, with the squad that we have, we need a beast leading the line. A striker who can dig us out of a rut, very much like Costa did last season. I'm praying that guy is Morata because if it doesn't work out, could you imagine how reserved Roman will be when signing strikers for big bucks in the future.

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We have Hazard, Pedro, Bats, Morata, even Willian who can all score goals. I am not phased whether Morata hits the ground running, but I am confident he can get double figures next season along with Batshuayi. 

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1 hour ago, Tomo said:

Why is PL proven being used like it's a safe bet? I mean for a start we off all supporters know it's not, and secondly it's a big step moving from Everton to Man.Utd, if he starts with a goal drought (which isn't impossible) the pressure will be huge.

Teams will also use different tactics against Utd than against Everton. If Utd struggle to break down tough defences, Lukaku will struggle to score goals. He simply isn't a striker who can create out of nothing. 

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1 hour ago, Tomo said:

Why is PL proven being used like it's a safe bet? I mean for a start we off all supporters know it's not, and secondly it's a big step moving from Everton to Man.Utd, if he starts with a goal drought (which isn't impossible) the pressure will be huge.

There is no 100% guarantee but it is safer simply because he has proven for 2-3 seasons that he can produce in epl. Watching lukaku play, i can be sure that he is going to be good for us the same with costa because the way they play. Morata on the other hand coming from different league plus he is not a physical player, which is imo a requirement to play as a striker in epl where the referee tend to let physical play go more often.

Hopefully I am wrong but imo for short term lukaku is the better option but for long term Morata can be the better striker if he developed physically

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

Not sure what's the point we're still discussing about Lukaku would fit our system well, when he is playing for MU now. Move on buddy.

[xPetrCechx 13,546]

Veratti questioned PSG's ambition and threatened to leave. They sign Neymar.

Conte questioned Chelsea's ambition. We want Drinkwater.

[Barbara 15,149]

Veratti questioned PSG's ambition and threatened to leave. They sign Neymar.
Conte questioned Chelsea's ambition. We want Drinkwater.

You know how ridiculous that sounds, right?
Yeah PSG is getting neymar because veratti threw a fit. Absolutely

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1 hour ago, xPetrCechx said:

Veratti questioned PSG's ambition and threatened to leave. They sign Neymar.

Conte questioned Chelsea's ambition. We want Drinkwater.

I think that says more about PSG than us. Where PSG get their money from is also very suspicious, but hey. I certainly wouldn't think it's a smart decision to buy one player for what we could buy 3/4 players for. Football is a team game. Neymar doesn't come across as a team player if he's whining about not being the centerpiece at a club. 

[MrExcalibur100 7,124]

Up to this point, can anyone seriously say our board has given this man what he deserves in terms of transfers, despite massively overachieving last season? Have we not learnt from 2 seasons ago and is our board going to overrate the quality of our squad yet again? We haven't improved our squad at all in my opinion. All in all, extremely underwhelming. 

[blu35_army 550]

if Sandro and renato can't join us,,let's hope conte having a ton of luck and our player suppport him at very best condition. my bet :

1. 2/3 in PL
2. QF in CL
3. FA cup winner
4. Carling final
5. CS winner

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[DDA 9,570]

1 hour ago, MrExcalibur100 said:

Up to this point, can anyone seriously say our board has given this man what he deserves in terms of transfers, despite massively overachieving last season? Have we not learnt from 2 seasons ago and is our board going to overrate the quality of our squad yet again? We haven't improved our squad at all in my opinion. All in all, extremely underwhelming. 

This is going to end in tears. We really had another chance to build on a title winning side in times where we are surrounded by big money spending clubs all chomping at the bit to be number 1. I thought we had learned our lesson under Joses second reign. We could lose sight of the Manchester clubs and end up like Arsenal if we are not careful. 

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1 hour ago, DDA said:

This is going to end in tears. We really had another chance to build on a title winning side in times where we are surrounded by big money spending clubs all chomping at the bit to be number 1. I thought we had learned our lesson under Joses second reign. We could lose sight of the Manchester clubs and end up like Arsenal if we are not careful. 

We say this every summer window. Except maybe Torres and Cesc's? 

Yet we still win titles. I'll be patient until August 31. 

[Special Juan 27,093]

7 hours ago, MrExcalibur100 said:

Up to this point, can anyone seriously say our board has given this man what he deserves in terms of transfers, despite massively overachieving last season? Have we not learnt from 2 seasons ago and is our board going to overrate the quality of our squad yet again? We haven't improved our squad at all in my opinion. All in all, extremely underwhelming. 

As it stands it's been fucking pathetic.

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

The way we sent a lot of players on loan, make me think we will sign 3-4 more players. Maybe they're currently working for it, who knows.

[Reddish-Blue 2,213]

8 hours ago, MrExcalibur100 said:

Up to this point, can anyone seriously say our board has given this man what he deserves in terms of transfers, despite massively overachieving last season? Have we not learnt from 2 seasons ago and is our board going to overrate the quality of our squad yet again? We haven't improved our squad at all in my opinion. All in all, extremely underwhelming. 

It seems like our board only wants to do something if the club is in crisis mode.

I remember most of the pundits on BT Sport/ BBC MOTD saying that we needed to strengthen the 14/15 title winning squad..otherwise there was a big risk of us falling out of the top 4 the following season and look what happened in 15/16. 

I hope Conte can keep us in the conversation for a top 4 place as our current squad is 1-2 injuries away from serious issues!  We're taking a gamble on Morata (has had injury issues/never faced the pressure of being the #1 option), Bakayoko (still recovering) and Rudiger (recovering from ACL), hope it pays off 

[Reddish-Blue 2,213]

6 hours ago, DDA said:

This is going to end in tears. We really had another chance to build on a title winning side in times where we are surrounded by big money spending clubs all chomping at the bit to be number 1. I thought we had learned our lesson under Joses second reign. We could lose sight of the Manchester clubs and end up like Arsenal if we are not careful. 

We'll never end up like Arsenal.  They are run like a top-6 club.  They have a safety net knowing that Wenger won't win you the title but he gets enough out of his players to all but guarantee at least a Europa League place. 

For Chelsea...there is no safety net...if something goes seriously wrong, there will no top 4.  However, if everything clicks in place, the winning mentality is there, so we're likely to challenge for the title.