Gilvorak 3,734 Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 14 minutes ago, nofacej said: What the fuck am I reading? Hope for 6th place? We won the title two seasons ago with more or less the same players. Last season was an aberration. I expect top 4, and I hope for the title though I accept that it'll probably be one of the Manchester clubs. Exactly, this squad is more than good enough for Top 4. We're still 2/3 signings away from a legitimate title challenge though. MefiX19 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernando 6,603 Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 29 minutes ago, nofacej said: What the fuck am I reading? Hope for 6th place? We won the title two seasons ago with more or less the same players. Last season was an aberration. I expect top 4, and I hope for the title though I accept that it'll probably be one of the Manchester clubs. Sorry don't see it with this defense 2 years older. City, United, Arsenal, Liverpool and tottenham ahead of us. So making us 6th, that's about right with this defense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo 21,751 Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 28 minutes ago, Fernando said: Sorry don't see it with this defense 2 years older. City, United, Arsenal, Liverpool and tottenham ahead of us. So making us 6th, that's about right with this defense. Liverpool, really? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizy 18,996 Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 Unless something drastic happens in the next week (2 top class signings at least) I sort of agree with Fernando about missing top 4. Think we'd finish about 5th-6th with the current lot. Without any more signings I think there would be matches where we'd look brilliant and show huge potential and others where we get smacked due to the shit defense, Kante having an off day, or Hazard/Costa being out of form. There are currently just too many weaknesses in our team for me to be confident of a CL place. Here's to hoping that changes by Sept 1st! Despiadado.Maleante 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post! Tomo 21,751 Posted August 25, 2016 Popular Post! Share Posted August 25, 2016 7 minutes ago, Pizy said: Unless something drastic happens in the next week (2 top class signings at least) I sort of agree with Fernando about missing top 4. Think we'd finish about 5th-6th with the current lot. Without any more signings I think there would be matches where we'd look brilliant and show huge potential and others where we get smacked due to the shit defense, Kante having an off day, or Hazard/Costa being out of form. There are currently just too many weaknesses in our team for me to be confident of a CL place. Here's to hoping that changes by Sept 1st! But flipping it around if Kante is amazing for 30 games and Hazard 19 that alone probably secures at least 3rd. Not to mention we have two reliable strikers for the first time since 09/10. The defenders may not have been upgraded on (yet) but the defence most certainly has been. Kante protecting them plus a manager who is proven at covering a teams weakness is a massive boost, how many clear cut chances did we give West Ham and Watford? WHU didn't get any and Watford got about two. Beigl, Blue Colored Sky, MefiX19 and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beigl 1,387 Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 I also fancy our chances to get into the top 4, even if we don't make critical signings in the next few days, altough I have to say I am all for strengthen our squad. Both Manchester clubs will be probably out of reach, which leaves us fighting with Arsenal, Tottenham, Leicester and Liverpool for the other two Champions League spots. None of these clubs have a superior squad compared to ours on paper. Even in the horrendous last season we only lost two games from eight against them. Granted our defence is far away from solid, but it's not like Arsenals defensive line is much better is it? As Tomo mentioned Kante improved our defensive display already, which is crucial.In the first two games Ivanovic and Cahill also looked much better and solid than over long periods last year. To add to that we may have the best strikers in our team and a player like Hazard can always make a difference on a good day. In direct duels against these teams mentioned above we might have the upper hand due to Contes ability to outcoaching teams with similar quality, as we all saw at the Euros. With a little bit of luck we are certainly able to reach the top 4 this year with the current squad, but we could maximise our chances to do so in buying a good CB and LB to strengthen our defence. MefiX19 and 11Drogba 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzchap 8,966 Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 8 hours ago, Tomo said: But flipping it around if Kante is amazing for 30 games and Hazard 19 that alone probably secures at least 3rd. Not to mention we have two reliable strikers for the first time since 09/10. The defenders may not have been upgraded on (yet) but the defence most certainly has been. Kante protecting them plus a manager who is proven at covering a teams weakness is a massive boost, how many clear cut chances did we give West Ham and Watford? WHU didn't get any and Watford got about two. To be fair Watford and WH are hardly yardsticks - WH are dire with 3-4 of their decent players missing... Our defence against City is what worries me - they will tear us open ivanovic is either CB or on the bench - he's just not quick enough now for FB position and is always caught in the wrong place. Cahil is also shaky, so Iva and Terry until Zouma returns.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guddy6969 204 Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/chelsea-investigating-after-periscope-used-to-live-film-part-of-efl-cup-match-with-bristol-rovers/story-29657654-detail/story.html Noooooo ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Fong 2,776 Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milan 17,980 Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 Fuck sake get him the players!! AWorriedChelseaFan and akgw13 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milan 17,980 Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 Well fucking done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizy 18,996 Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 He's starting to accept it. You can see it in those quotes. The club are failing him. Many reliable sources said weeks ago that Conte wanted 4 or so new players. None have arrived. This should be a time when Chelsea are wealthier than ever before yet now we decide we won't spend the money. Seriously, someone tell me how Man City can go out and buy 3 £50m players over the last couple of summers plus a few £40m players yet we can't? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea Legend 11 4,062 Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 16 minutes ago, Ryan Fong said: I'm pretty sure he meant getting in our players and not our season objectives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea Legend 11 4,062 Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 He looked pretty dejected when he was asked about it too. I'm starting to think we've exhausted all of our resources. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.F. 1,484 Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 9 minutes ago, Pizy said: Seriously, someone tell me how Man City can go out and buy 3 £50m players over the last couple of summers plus a few £40m players yet we can't? Ambitious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea Legend 11 4,062 Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 11 minutes ago, Pizy said: He's starting to accept it. You can see it in those quotes. The club are failing him. Many reliable sources said weeks ago that Conte wanted 4 or so new players. None have arrived. This should be a time when Chelsea are wealthier than ever before yet now we decide we won't spend the money. Seriously, someone tell me how Man City can go out and buy 3 £50m players over the last couple of summers plus a few £40m players yet we can't? What you fail to understand is first, the player has to want to come. Second, the club has to want to sell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post! Pizy 18,996 Posted August 26, 2016 Popular Post! Share Posted August 26, 2016 7 minutes ago, Chelsea Legend 11 said: What you fail to understand is first, the player has to want to come. Second, the club has to want to sell. With one player I can understand that. With every player we try!? We've been after about 6 targets and they've all failed. City have signed 7 players. Seven! We finished 10th and have signed ONE weekly starter! Heisenberg, Hybrid Angel, Tautvix and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea Legend 11 4,062 Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 3 minutes ago, Pizy said: With one player I can understand that. With every player we try!? We've been after about 6 targets and they've all failed. City have signed 7 players. Seven! We finished 10th and have signed ONE weekly starter! I think that says it all right there. If you guys were of the opinion that a lack of champions league football wasn't gonna be a problem well... Teams know we're desperate now and are asking the club to back up a Brinks truck to sign mediocre targets. We are no longer in a position to do that and its as clear as day. This was always gonna be a difficult window and not because of our board. Teams know what the Prem league's tv deal is worth, and also the amount of money we make in endorsements so they aren't taking any shorts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizy 18,996 Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 1 minute ago, Chelsea Legend 11 said: I think that says it all right there. If you guys were of the opinion that a lack of champions league football wasn't gonna be a problem well... Teams know we're desperate now and are asking the club to back up a Brinks truck to sign mediocre targets. We are no longer in a position to do that and its as clear as day. This was always gonna be a difficult window and not because of our board. Teams know what the Prem league's tv deal is worth, and also the amount of money we make in endorsements so they aren't taking any shorts. I think clubs of a certain stature can withstand a year out of the CL and still affect top caliber players. They just have to demonstrate their ambition and sell to the potential targets the "project." Maybe not the absolute world class ones, but still top players. We started so well with Kante and Michy. Why haven't we signed about 3 more players on their level? We can clearly attract that sort of player. kellzfresh and AWorriedChelseaFan 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milka 3,399 Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 AWorriedChelseaFan and Tautvix 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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