Chelsea Transfers

[TheHulk 1,855]

11 minutes ago, ZAPHOD2319 said:

And now for the bad transfer rumor of the day.

 

It's most likely fake news, Di Marzio said it's us and Madrid.

 

[Vesper 28,779]

23 minutes ago, DDA said:

Gvardiol is good but not 130mil good. An aged Messi skinned him with 55 pace ffs.

🙂

 

 

 

 

That's around £112, 113m (pound is down v the euro today)

and is not just straight money

I already said he was worth £100m or a bit over, so hardly a shock, the bloke is 20 years old and already this good

and that Messi move was one thing out of hundreds of other interaction all WC long, Gvardiol was immense in all games, and even Beckenbauer and Maldini got spun the wrong way many times

 

Edited December 15, 2022 by Vesper

[ZAPHOD2319 4,477]

There has been a lot made out of that Messi dribble, but he held him up and forced him to the right, which is what you do to a left footed player. The problem was nobody came to support him and then nobody marked the run.

[Vesper 28,779]

18 minutes ago, ZAPHOD2319 said:

There has been a lot made out of that Messi dribble, but he held him up and forced him to the right, which is what you do to a left footed player. The problem was nobody came to support him and then nobody marked the run.

yes, here are so many angles, it was hardly an 'OMG did you see that, he sat him on his arse!' moment

 

[MoroccanBlue 5,296]

He didn’t really do anything wrong tbf. Just Messi’s center of gravity and close control bested him. 

[Hashishi 148]

Gvardiol is not coming here. All of Europe is after him and we don't have guaranteed UCL to offer him next season. Let's talk about realistic targets please.

[Magic Lamps 11,653]

Nah Messi completely sent him to fetch toast. No shame in that but was an obvious mistake by Gvardiol to be sold this easy to the inside route and IMO shows that he is not as good as his hype yet. Whether he is worth 100m on potential is another question.

[Vesper 28,779]

1 hour ago, Magic Lamps said:

Nah Messi completely sent him to fetch toast. No shame in that but was an obvious mistake by Gvardiol to be sold this easy to the inside route and IMO shows that he is not as good as his hype yet. Whether he is worth 100m on potential is another question.

the video says otherwise

just sayin'

[LAM09 6,744]

4 hours ago, ZAPHOD2319 said:

Always great to have a player that is not shy about wanting to be here.

 

Didn't a certain 18 year old from Belgium say something similar over a decade ago?

It's nice to see, but I wouldn't take much from it.

[Hashishi 148]

54 minutes ago, LAM09 said:

Didn't a certain 18 year old from Belgium say something similar over a decade ago?

It's nice to see, but I wouldn't take much from it.

Fat and on loan to Inter? Apparently he's the next Drogba...

[Hashishi 148]

Evening standard reporting we are in for cunha

Anyone seen much of him? Apparently he is a bench player for atletico, is he being eyed as the Ziyech replacement?

[whats happening 1,525]

130 for gvardiol is not much if hes gonna be a Chelsea cb for the next 10 years. with fofana and colwill already here we have a good young squad for years to come. one position we wont have to think for a few years.

 

that being said, hes not coming here lmao

[LAM09 6,744]

31 minutes ago, Hashishi said:

Fat and on loan to Inter? Apparently he's the next Drogba...

Everyone is the second coming of someone. Why can't players be the first of their kind?

[Magic Lamps 11,653]

1 hour ago, Vesper said:

the video says otherwise

just sayin'

Does it? IMO gvardiol looks super ponderous and slow there Esp on the final turn where he erreneously puts his weight on his right foot. Maybe tired from back to back 120mins shifts but no way Prime Thiago gets shafted there. This is 35yo Messi and Gvardiol is 20 and supposedly one of the fastest defenders in Bundesliga. Messi beats him with his acceleration twice. Gvardiol should get his body between Messi and the goal way more assertively 

 

1 minute ago, whats happening said:

130 for gvardiol is not much if hes gonna be a Chelsea cb for the next 10 years. with fofana and colwill already here we have a good young squad for years to come. one position we wont have to think for a few years.

 

that being said, hes not coming here lmao

forget Fofana, he is wrecked for good. Another 80m sunk cost. 
But yeah it is all academic, gvardiol won’t come here but I don’t mind there are plenty of quality defenders out there but the club will surely snipe the cucurellas and fofana Alf this world. 

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On 16/12/2022 at 02:01, Magic Lamps said:

Does it? IMO gvardiol looks super ponderous and slow there Esp on the final turn where he erreneously puts his weight on his right foot. Maybe tired from back to back 120mins shifts but no way Prime Thiago gets shafted there. This is 35yo Messi and Gvardiol is 20 and supposedly one of the fastest defenders in Bundesliga. Messi beats him with his acceleration twice. Gvardiol should get his body between Messi and the goal way more assertively 

 

forget Fofana, he is wrecked for good. Another 80m sunk cost. 
But yeah it is all academic, gvardiol won’t come here but I don’t mind there are plenty of quality defenders out there but the club will surely snipe the cucurellas and fofana Alf this world. 

Completely disagree, Gvardiol is the best young CB I have seen in years

he is worth at least £100m

Edited December 31, 2022 by Vesper

[TheHulk 1,855]

Think everyone agrees spending that hefty fee for Gvardiol is worth it, if not in the short term in the long run, we had a chance in the summer yet the owner for some reason decided not to give into Leipzig's demands after a summer where he overpaid massively for just about everyone.

 

I saw Cucurella get skinned alive by a 16 years old guy last week but the owner had no problem overpaying for him but somehow pulled the plug on Gvardiol, what a strange person, for someone who talks about data when recruiting he seems to do the complete opposite, although maybe Cucurella will turn good at some point so far signs don't point to it.

[Blue Armour 4,278]

15 hours ago, Vesper said:

 

 

 

 

Our 3rd Ivorian striker, after Drogba and Kalou? Would take anyone with even half their finisihing ability at this rate.

[Vesper 28,779]

2 hours ago, TheHulk said:

Think everyone agrees spending that hefty fee for Gvardiol is worth it, if not in the short term in the long run, we had a chance in the summer yet the owner for some reason decided not to give into Leipzig's demands after a summer where he overpaid massively for just about everyone.

 

I saw Cucurella get skinned alive by a 16 years old guy last week but the owner had no problem overpaying for him but somehow pulled the plug on Gvardiol, what a strange person, for someone who talks about data when recruiting he seems to do the complete opposite, although maybe Cucurella will turn good at some point so far signs don't point to it.

Cucurella was a shit buy, especiallyfor that cray price. Warned on it. He was pushed on us before last summer too and I said no then as well.