Special Juan 26,196 Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 There was a LB playing for Southampton that looked sharp yesterday....better than Alonso anyway, his name escapes me though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chelsea Legend 11 4,062 Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 There was a LB playing for Southampton that looked sharp yesterday....better than Alonso anyway, his name escapes me though.He's not Chelsea level. Regardless of whether or not he looked better than Alonso, he doesn't provide enough going forward to play for us. Sorry wanted him to work out but he's not it. Simple. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
milka 2,759 Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Juventus ace Alex Sandro has reportedly made it clear that he would prefer to sign for Chelsea than join Manchester United. CHELSEA are in the driving seat to sign Juventus ace Alex Sandro in January, as the defender says he wants a move to The Blues not Manchester United. #cfc [Express] CHELSEA are in pole position to bag Juventus defender Alex Sandro in January, from under the noses of Manchester United. #cfc [TheSun] Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Georgy 439 Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 14 minutes ago, milka said: Juventus ace Alex Sandro has reportedly made it clear that he would prefer to sign for Chelsea than join Manchester United. CHELSEA are in the driving seat to sign Juventus ace Alex Sandro in January, as the defender says he wants a move to The Blues not Manchester United. #cfc [Express] CHELSEA are in pole position to bag Juventus defender Alex Sandro in January, from under the noses of Manchester United. #cfc [TheSun] No brainer, except money you must be total delusional to want to play under the biggest bus parker in history. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the wes 7,212 Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 Antonio Conte will not pursue Alex Sandro in January, says Marcotti https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/891930/Chelsea-news-Antonio-Conte-Juventus-Alex-Sandro-transfer-gossip Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BlueLyon 9,359 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 19 hours ago, the wes said: Antonio Conte will not pursue Alex Sandro in January, says Marcotti https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/891930/Chelsea-news-Antonio-Conte-Juventus-Alex-Sandro-transfer-gossip Have to agree. Our squad is absolutely stocked with quality LBs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ja1 1,166 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 On 11/12/2017 at 5:32 PM, Chelsea Legend 11 said: He's not Chelsea level. Regardless of whether or not he looked better than Alonso, he doesn't provide enough going forward to play for us. Sorry wanted him to work out but he's not it. Simple. Let's not pretend he's not a good player. If Alonso, Bakayoko and DW are Chelsea level so is Bertrand, I don't know why this term 'Chelsea level' is only thrown about when discussing former youth players who we didn't give a chance. I wouldn't take him as a wingback but were we ever playing 4atb he's exactly the type of player I'd want to supplement the squad. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fernando 6,137 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 I will still take him. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chelsea Legend 11 4,062 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Let's not pretend he's not a good player. If Alonso, Bakayoko and DW are Chelsea level so is Bertrand, I don't know why this term 'Chelsea level' is only thrown about when discussing former youth players who we didn't give a chance. I wouldn't take him as a wingback but were we ever playing 4atb he's exactly the type of player I'd want to supplement the squad.Not good enough. Alonso is adequate but not our level either. Bakayoko will come good... patience is a virtue. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OneMoSalah 7,740 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 5 hours ago, ja1 said: Let's not pretend he's not a good player. If Alonso, Bakayoko and DW are Chelsea level so is Bertrand, I don't know why this term 'Chelsea level' is only thrown about when discussing former youth players who we didn't give a chance. I wouldn't take him as a wingback but were we ever playing 4atb he's exactly the type of player I'd want to supplement the squad. If Bertrand was good enough he’d never have been sold and replaced by a mediocre player like Baba Rahmann. Particularly when in recent times we needed to fill our home grown quota. Regardless of playing 3 at the back, 4 at the back, 5 at the back or whatever he’s not good enough... considering we already have Alonso who is a better player than Bertrand and people want to upgrade on him. Bertrand would of been a huge step backward. Unless he was to be Alonsos back up but considering links to the likes of Alex Sandro, Alex Telles... heck even Kolasinac at the end of last season, were all linked so for me Bertrand would be a step backwards. Regarding the former youth players not given a chance your meaning him, Ake and Chalobah in particular right? To be fair Nate is a much better player, with a higher ceiling who could have easily taken Drinkwaters place in the squad but he didn’t want to stay. Bertrand for me would be an upgrade on Kenedy but still he would hardly displace Alonso and offer anything more. Where as Nathan Ake has not shown anything to prove he’s worth the 20m Bournemouth paid for him so not a problem either. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LAM09 5,971 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Not good enough. Alonso is adequate but not our level either. Bakayoko will come good... patience is a virtue. Will the board/club have patience with RLC? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ja1 1,166 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 1 hour ago, OneMoSalah said: If Bertrand was good enough he’d never have been sold and replaced by a mediocre player like Baba Rahmann. Particularly when in recent times we needed to fill our home grown quota. Regardless of playing 3 at the back, 4 at the back, 5 at the back or whatever he’s not good enough... considering we already have Alonso who is a better player than Bertrand and people want to upgrade on him. Bertrand would of been a huge step backward. Unless he was to be Alonsos back up but considering links to the likes of Alex Sandro, Alex Telles... heck even Kolasinac at the end of last season, were all linked so for me Bertrand would be a step backwards. Regarding the former youth players not given a chance your meaning him, Ake and Chalobah in particular right? To be fair Nate is a much better player, with a higher ceiling who could have easily taken Drinkwaters place in the squad but he didn’t want to stay. Bertrand for me would be an upgrade on Kenedy but still he would hardly displace Alonso and offer anything more. Where as Nathan Ake has not shown anything to prove he’s worth the 20m Bournemouth paid for him so not a problem either. Can you not judge him on parameters other than simply if the club sells him or not? Otherwise Sturridge, KDB, Salah are automatically not Chelsea quality too just because they were sold. He's of similar quality to Alonso. If I was playing 3atb I'd prefer Alonso and with 4atb I'd want Bertrand. I agree he's not as good as other targets, I don't want him, I want to improve on Alonso, doesn't mean Bertrand isn't Chelsea level, he's literally a perfect, reliable squad player for a top club. Ake has got player of the month at Bournemouth for the out of the last 4 months btw. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chelsea Legend 11 4,062 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Will the board/club have patience with RLC?What do you think genius? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OneMoSalah 7,740 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 29 minutes ago, ja1 said: Can you not judge him on parameters other than simply if the club sells him or not? Otherwise Sturridge, KDB, Salah are automatically not Chelsea quality too just because they were sold. He's of similar quality to Alonso. If I was playing 3atb I'd prefer Alonso and with 4atb I'd want Bertrand. I agree he's not as good as other targets, I don't want him, I want to improve on Alonso, doesn't mean Bertrand isn't Chelsea level, he's literally a perfect, reliable squad player for a top club. Ake has got player of the month at Bournemouth for the out of the last 4 months btw. I’m not judging Bertrand on the fact we sold him. We had Ashley Cole on his last legs and he couldn’t break in. Eventually a RB took Cole’s place. When he did he played as a LM. Says it all. He didn’t go on and become a world beater or anything we necessarily missed. Hopefully the club can find some sort of player like a Alex Sandro or even take a gamble on Luke Shaw as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LAM09 5,971 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 What do you think genius?Genius? Got out the wrong side of the bed, I see.P.S. It was a rhetorical question btw. We all know the answer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
It's too big 625 Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 On 12/13/2017 at 7:08 PM, the wes said: Antonio Conte will not pursue Alex Sandro in January, says Marcotti https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/891930/Chelsea-news-Antonio-Conte-Juventus-Alex-Sandro-transfer-gossip Marcotti is about as knowledgeable of Italian transfers as Ballague is of Spanish transfers. Both don't know their ass from their elbow. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jase 43,476 Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 1 hour ago, It's too big said: Marcotti is about as knowledgeable of Italian transfers as Ballague is of Spanish transfers. Both don't know their ass from their elbow. It's quite an insult to put Marcotti in the same bracket as Balague. You don't see the former going about spouting transfer rumours like the latter as if they are going to happen, only to see those attempts backfired later on. And if you have actually read what Marcotti said or even watched the video, you would know he didn't explicitly say Conte won't go for Sandro. He merely gave his opinion that no one will pay 60-70 million for him on the basis of how he has performed this season. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the wes 7,212 Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 The Italian media are increasingly coming around to the idea that Juventus could sell Alex Sandro, even in the January transfer window. http://sportwitness.co.uk/chelsea-verge-unthinkable-signing-player-hugely-eager-e7m-year-tax/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OneMoSalah 7,740 Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Juventus apparently want David Luiz and we want Alex Sandro, so hopefully we do what we should of done this summer with Matic and offer them Luiz + 25-30M for Sandro. Win win Quote Link to post Share on other sites
!Hazard! 3,394 Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 2 hours ago, OneMoSalah said: Juventus apparently want David Luiz and we want Alex Sandro, so hopefully we do what we should of done this summer with Matic and offer them Luiz + 25-30M for Sandro. Win win I honestly can't see why this couldn't happen. Definitely a win-win for both clubs and both players. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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