Virgil Van Dijk

[Chelsea? 892]

32 minutes ago, Dingus said:

How do you know we're not?

Just going by who we've been linked with all summer. 

You know, the same way we assume we're interested in Bakayoko etc. 

[Tomo 21,733]

34 minutes ago, Chelsea? said:

just find is so weird we are in for a LWB and not for a RWB. 

Because one of the (if not the) best left fullback/wingback in the world is available and the same is not true on the right. Sometimes a player becomes available were you have to forget about certain higher needs in the team and snap them up, and Sandro falls into that category just like Ash did 11 years ago.

[Clockwork 1,794]

Azpi is not good enough attacking wise to play RWB.

[Rapkun 668]

We've been after a ball playing CB for a while now, and it looks like he's going to be our guy. Christensen will be back from loan as well. I think that means Zouma and Ake are leaving. There will be plenty of space for everybody in a 3 man defense. I'm guessing Luiz, Christensen, Van Dijk, Cahill will be sharing the CB position with Azpilicueta as a potential 5th defender. RWB will be Moses/Azpi and LWB Sandro/Alonso. The only player that might get frustrated for lack of playing time is probably Alonso if we sign Sandro.

[Tomo 21,733]

3 minutes ago, Rapkun said:

We've been after a ball playing CB for a while now, and it looks like he's going to be our guy. Christensen will be back from loan as well. I think that means Zouma and Ake are leaving. There will be plenty of space for everybody in a 3 man defense. I'm guessing Luiz, Christensen, Van Dijk, Cahill will be sharing the CB position with Azpilicueta as a potential 5th defender. RWB will be Moses/Azpi and LWB Sandro/Alonso. The only player that might get frustrated for lack of playing time is probably Alonso if we sign Sandro.

We will see a lot of rotation at wing back i think. In the Euro's Antonio always made a in game switch in that position because of how demanding the position is. I can see Alonso starting all the domestic cup games and CL group games plus the PL games were we have half an eye on a big knockout game.

[akgw13 867]

I think for our biggest/Toughest games if we do run a 343 it will look like this(pending our possible signings, not including any possible other upgrades):

                       Courtois

Christensen      Luiz          VVD

Azpi       Kante        Bakayoko      Sandro

         Pedro                      Hazard

                       Lukaku

If its a 424:

                       Courtois

Azpi         Luiz            VVD        Sandro

               Kante         Bakayoko

Pedro                                          Hazard

                  Bats         Lukaku

[Chelsea Legend 11 4,062]

Back 4 is much more likely than Azpi playing as RWB.
Sandro——VVD———Luiz——Azpi.

Both are very possible we have no idea what conte wants to do or who is coming in.

[Clockwork 1,794]

6 minutes ago, akgw13 said:

I think for our biggest/Toughest games if we do run a 343 it will look like this(pending our possible signings, not including any possible other upgrades):

                       Courtois

Christensen      Luiz          VVD

Azpi       Kante        Bakayoko      Sandro

         Pedro                      Hazard

                       Lukaku

If its a 424:

                       Courtois

Azpi         Luiz            VVD        Sandro

               Kante         Bakayoko

Pedro                                          Hazard

                  Bats         Lukaku

Or  4-3-3; Cesc, Kante, and Bakayoko midfield; Pedro, Hazard, and Striker(anyone but Lukaku).

[akgw13 867]

2 minutes ago, Clockwork said:

Or  4-3-3; Cesc, Kante, and Bakayoko midfield; Pedro, Hazard, and Striker(anyone but Lukaku).

yup! also possible. We just haven't played a 433 really which is why i left it out. Fab also fits in a 352 with hazard/striker up top.

[milka 3,346]

------------------------Courtois---------

Van Dijk------David Luiz-----Cahill----

-Azpi/Moses--Kante-Bakayoko-Fabregas-Alexandro/Marcos

-------------------------------Hazard--------------

                         Morata/Lukaku

 

---------------------------Courtois-------------------

--Azpi---------------Luiz------------Alexandro

Pedro------Kante-----Bakayoko--------Hazard

---------------------Willian-----Fabregas---------

---------------------Lukaku/Morata-------------

[Magic Lamps 11,653]

1 hour ago, milka said:

------------------------Courtois---------

Van Dijk------David Luiz-----Cahill----

-Azpi/Moses--Kante-Bakayoko-Fabregas-Alexandro/Marcos

-------------------------------Hazard--------------

                         Morata/Lukaku

 

---------------------------Courtois-------------------

--Azpi---------------Luiz------------Alexandro

Pedro------Kante-----Bakayoko--------Hazard

---------------------Willian-----Fabregas---------

---------------------Lukaku/Morata-------------

the last one is bonkers. Hazard as wing back?

also who is Alexandro?

[akgw13 867]

Apparently Liverpool are gonna try to re enter the VVD race, maybe they hope the player will refuse to go anywhere else and piss off Southampton even more. Lets close this deal ASAP so they don't get the chance. 

[Dimitr 488]

4 minutes ago, akgw13 said:

Apparently Liverpool are gonna try to re enter the VVD race, maybe they hope the player will refuse to go anywhere else and piss off Southampton even more. Lets close this deal ASAP so they don't get the chance. 

Source?

[akgw13 867]

50 minutes ago, Dimitr said:

Source?

It was on a twitter account i follow, i thought they sourced it when i read but i looked again and they didnt. My mistake, apologies. 

[xPetrCechx 13,563]

[Rapkun 668]

34 minutes ago, xPetrCechx said:

They're quoting The Telegraph.

[milka 3,346]

2 hours ago, Magic Lamps said:

 

also who is Alexandro?

Alex Sandro 

I prefer Leo Bonucci to Chelsea .

[Rapkun 668]

http://www.goal.com/en-sg/news/3875/transfer-zone/2017/06/24/36579992/ake-could-make-way-for-van-dijk-at-chelsea

Article is from Nizaar Kinsella who's a Chelsea correspondent for Goal. He gives very little updates but is generally well informed about Chelsea. He says that the deal is far from being done. I'm inclined to believe him because I don't think negotitations with Southampton are going to be easy following their statement about Liverpool.