Chelsea Legend 11 4,062 Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 42 minutes ago, BlueLyon said: I thought I was clear enough 25m was just loan. But Im sure the additional fee at the end wouldnt be ridiculous. Still, i would rather pay 50m for Kovacic than 30 for Drinkwater. Kovacic is absolutely brilliant midfielder, on same level as Verratti. Whoa... Lets not get too carried away here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyalBlues 4,050 Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 Still don't see this will happening. Club don't want to sell, player don't want to leave as a backup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Kaplan- 410 Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 14 minutes ago, Spike said: Because developing other team's young players is fucking retarded when Chelsea won't develop their own.'re We're not in a situation to be picky. We need bodies. He has ability. Better yet, lets draw names out of a hat from Conte's 15 man shortlist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizy 18,908 Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 The thing is, in that 15/16 breakout season his best skill was playing a ball over the top for Vardy to run onto. We already have Cesc who can do just that but even better. So how often would Drinkwater even play as our 4th option in midfield when we'd have Cesc to come on as 3rd choice offering the same things Drinkwater does? Would be strange to pay at least £30m on a player only to use them as often as we did RLC or Chalobah i.e. 5-10 minutes here or there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,141 Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 We want fucking shooting if we spend any money on him never mind 30M plus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robsblubot 3,595 Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 19 minutes ago, Pizy said: The thing is, in that 15/16 breakout season his best skill was playing a ball over the top for Vardy to run onto. We already have Cesc who can do just that but even better. So how often would Drinkwater even play as our 4th option in midfield when we'd have Cesc to come on as 3rd choice offering the same things Drinkwater does? Would be strange to pay at least £30m on a player only to use them as often as we did RLC or Chalobah i.e. 5-10 minutes here or there. Not to mention it would look pretty bad for RLC. While reports say the club did offer Chalobah a squad player role, which he refused (only so much to do here), RLC was likely considered "not good enough" for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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termninja 5,290 Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 31 minutes ago, xPetrCechx said: I just checked twitter, couldn't find that tweet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polo7 3,496 Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 32 minutes ago, xPetrCechx said: Fake? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xPetrCechx 13,570 Posted August 9, 2017 Author Share Posted August 9, 2017 idk, maybe he deleted it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyalBlues 4,050 Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 Noooo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MefiX19 1,092 Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 He probably didn't know that Matic is leaving, and knew about Baka so he thought he will be 5th choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLyon 9,359 Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 3 hours ago, Chelsea Legend 11 said: Whoa... Lets not get too carried away here. I dont need to say I rate Verratti very much, he is one of my fav midfielders, but trust me, Kovacic is not far off. He has replaced Modric and then Kroos when they were injured and he played absolutely brilliant. Was arguably best player in those few games for Real, ask any fan who saw those games. Verratti on other hand, as much he is brilliant and all, he still has plenty to prove in europe that he can lead their team. That said, both are fantastic midfielders, Verratti is impossible, however Kovacic could be bought for certain price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara 15,149 Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 I don't get the negativity with Drinkwater? I know you would prefer people like Vidal and Naingollan but it's simply not happening, they don't want to come here, and we need more squad depth. For me Drinkwater is a good squad signing, he's also English and homegrown, and a pretty decent all around midfielder. For a reasonable price, I'd be quite happy to improve our squad depth in midfield. Before you hit me that we sold Chalobah and sent RLC on loan, I would defend the club a bit now because the season we have ahead of us is very important, our rivals have improved their squads and can't risk having a bad season now more then ever. If we lose our CL again, Hazard could very well leave, and that will be very problematic for the future. We can buy back Chalobah if he turns out amazing, and RLC needs regular playing time anyway.People here want us to bring those players you mentioned to sit in the bench because according to them that's what our opponents have as their 4th choice... I can't even begin to write what I think about this reasoning Some said we could get other young promising players and some even mentioned Chalobah and RLC. I mean if they think Drinkwater who's played a UCL isn't good enough to be called upon if needed, I wonder those inexperienced, young, promising players they keep mentioning... Just stick to the super teams in videogames because honestly, people lost the grasp of the reality and they haven't even noticed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iggy Doonican 4,186 Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 4 minutes ago, Barbara said: Just stick to the super teams in videogames Absofuckinglutely Barbara. Some posters here think you can build a team on a whim this is Chelsea 2017 not 2003. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robsblubot 3,595 Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 12 minutes ago, Barbara said: People here want us to bring those players you mentioned to sit in the bench because according to them that's what our opponents have as their 4th choice... I can't even begin to write what I think about this reasoning Some said we could get other young promising players and some even mentioned Chalobah and RLC. I mean if they think Drinkwater who's played a UCL isn't good enough to be called upon if needed, I wonder those inexperienced, young, promising players they keep mentioning... Just stick to the super teams in videogames because honestly, people lost the grasp of the reality and they haven't even noticed... I happen to agree with the club that Drinkwater is twice the player than any of youngster who left or stayed. However, it is not a binary decision. We don't have to go with Drinkwater OR chalobah... there is a sea of choice between those two. in building the squad as well... for example: instead of one drinkwater, get 2-3 mids, and also keep the youngsters, etc. Perhaps folks are complaining, and perhaps rightly so, that the club is too slow in "building the squad" never mind signing players. And we end up in tough situation having to settle. I'd add the club is not creative enough in building the squad. If we want to compete with the likes of City something's gotta give: we either spend the same amount of money or we get creative. We do neither. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK-3001 286 Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 1 minute ago, Robguima said: I happen to agree with the club that Drinkwater is twice the player than any of youngster who left or stayed. However, it is not a binary decision. We don't have to go with Drinkwater OR chalobah... there is a sea of choice between those two. in building the squad as well... for example: instead of one drinkwater, get 2-3 mids, and also keep the youngsters, etc. Perhaps folks are complaining, and perhaps rightly so, that the club is too slow in "building the squad" never mind signing players. And we end up in tough situation having to settle. I'd add the club is not creative enough in building the squad. If we want to compete with the likes of City something's gotta give: we either spend the same amount of money or we get creative. We do neither. 2-3 mids for 30 mil? Stop living in 2000 mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robsblubot 3,595 Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 2 hours ago, AK-3001 said: 2-3 mids for 30 mil? Stop living in 2000 mate. Hah said nothing about 30 million Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea Legend 11 4,062 Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 6 hours ago, Robguima said: Perhaps folks are complaining, and perhaps rightly so, that the club is too slow in "building the squad" never mind signing players. And we end up in tough situation having to settle. I'd add the club is not creative enough in building the squad. If we want to compete with the likes of City something's gotta give: we either spend the same amount of money or we get creative. We do neither. I agree with this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El P. 1,354 Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 12 hours ago, Pizy said: The thing is, in that 15/16 breakout season his best skill was playing a ball over the top for Vardy to run onto. We already have Cesc who can do just that but even better. So how often would Drinkwater even play as our 4th option in midfield when we'd have Cesc to come on as 3rd choice offering the same things Drinkwater does? Would be strange to pay at least £30m on a player only to use them as often as we did RLC or Chalobah i.e. 5-10 minutes here or there. Difference is - Drinkwater wouldn't be this "alternative" player who comes from the bench to mix things up, like Fabregas is. I think Drinky would start more games than Fabregas, actually. Cesc would collect more apps, but because of coming in game later from the bench. Yes, Fabregas could pass the ball better, he is maybe the best passer around. Drinky is good passer, but his overall game is much better than Cesc's. He is a great runner, he is good defensively, he is not a pushover, and is somewhat faster and stronger than Cesc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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