Chelsea Transfers

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As someone already mentioned, I can take solace in the fact that both Kulu and Bentancur looked bang average for Juve and were laughed at and questioned when Spuds bought them. Now they’re two of Conte’s best and most important players. So just because someone doesn’t look great in Italy they can turn things around.

At least it’s a low risk loan. We now have to pray that he doesn’t look like a terrified seal thrown into a pool of sharks like Saul did last season. If nothing else at least Zakaria is a massive physical presence and shouldn’t be bullied.

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so 2 Juve DMFs shipped off on deadline day

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only downside to Auba for this season is his tragic broken jaw

but I am not going to go negative from the start

I think he still has something to offer

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8 minutes ago, OhForAGreavsie said:

Two years ago I'd have been very pleased with this but the fact that it hasn't worked for him at Juve is discouraging. Let's see what we see.

 

4 minutes ago, Vesper said:

Juve makes many good players look poor (and poor players look better, as does all of Serie A) so do not put TOO much stock into that

Agreed, only in recent times we've seen the likes of Bentancur, Kulusevski and Cancelo come over here and look significantly better than at Juventus. Would not be surprised to see Arthur look a much better player at Liverpool too.

It's definitely a risk because his poor form at Juventus has also nearly coincided with his return from his serious injury so is it Juventus, the injury or a mixture of both.

Like Saul though, this is short term and low risk. If he's a success then we buy him next summer at what will look a very reasonable price (rumours are suggesting buy option is around 30m euros), if he doesn't work out then he goes back and we look for someone else next summer when we have more time and hopefully a director of football in place pulling those strings. 

For me this deal is a significantly safer one than sinking 35-40m on Alvarez or Sangare.

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14 minutes ago, ZAPHOD2319 said:

Broja has until Auba is ready to play to show something with the minutes he receives. If he shows he can produce, he has a chance. 

Minutes? Plural? He should be so lucky

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4 minutes ago, Pizy said:

As someone already mentioned, I can take solace in the fact that both Kulu and Bentancur looked bang average for Juve and were laughed at and questioned when Spuds bought them. Now they’re two of Conte’s best and most important players. So just because someone doesn’t look great in Italy they can turn things around.

At least it’s a low risk loan. We now have to pray that he doesn’t look like a terrified seal thrown into a pool of sharks like Saul did last season. If nothing else at least Zakaria is a massive physical presence and shouldn’t be bullied.

thank you, this is what I was trying to say above

Serie A is strange, as it is the only league other than the EPL where many good players can look shit and shit players look good

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1 minute ago, Vesper said:

only downside to Auba for this season is his tragic broken jaw

but I am not going to go negative from the start

I think he still has something to offer

I agree. Just an experienced strikers instinct to be where he should be in the box to get on the end of things could well prove a blessing because we don't even have that as a profile currently in our squad.

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2 minutes ago, Superblue_1986 said:

It's definitely a risk because his poor form at Juventus has also nearly coincided with his return from his serious injury

this is what worries me, he had a horrid knee injury

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On 31/08/2022 at 13:34, laura90 said:

No midfield no party. I can't say I am overly enthusiastic with the  latest signing or most of them. Even if we get Gvardiol we still wont be able to play back four without decent defensive midfielder. I can not understand how that pivotal part of every football team got neglected here. We saw this against Leeds. And again against Saints. Our aging  and average midfielders and defenders were slow and overrun against quicker and younger players. 

We may invest 500 mill in 10 new players if we don't invest in CDM or at least CM we may still go trough the  riot with Kante and Jorginho talking to another clubs in January and putting less effort even when they are fit. 

I honestly don't understand. We have gentlemen's agreement with Rice for the next season? I don't know but this midfield won't give me faith even if we found ourselves at the top by January.

How come so many defenders and no midfielders? This window would be closer to ideal if we got great CDM  instead of  KK. 

I respect that Boehly invested in the team but it can all be in vain cause you are only as strong as your weakest link. 

 

American mentality is defense wins you championship. And they for me are doing the right thing. If we have the best defense we can win cup games. 

We can win another cl with good defense. 

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1 minute ago, Superblue_1986 said:

I agree. Just an experienced strikers instinct to be where he should be in the box to get on the end of things could well prove a blessing because we don't even have that as a profile currently in our squad.

again with the EPL/Serie A symmetry, look how many older CFs in both leagues end up having Indian summers (one of my favourite yank idioms)

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22 minutes ago, milka said:

 

 

The guy in white shirt though.. what an idiot.. Woke up today and chosed violence.

 

Maybe if Auba was not surrounded by such idiots then his house would have been protected properly.

 

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Auba has to score and do so right away. His jaw looked fine btw in his arrival video at sky

If he is another wasteful one, he would just be a taller, older Werner. Given we basically spend what we got for Timo on Auba this is fitting. Huge pressure on the geezer  

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1 minute ago, nyikolajevics said:

 

The guy in white shirt though.. what an idiot.. Woke up today and chosed violence.

 

Maybe if Auba was not surrounded by such idiots then his house would have been protected properly.

 

Mocked on Sky now.. So it's not only me.. pathetic

 

 

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1 minute ago, Fernando said:

American mentality is defense wins you championship

Italian too

look at those insane AC Milan teams

and Juve back in the day (more recently)

look at the Italian WC winning sides and finals sides too, super defense, GKers and a hot player scoring or bossing the pitch (Paolo Rossi, Dino Zoff, Salvatore Schillaci, Roberto Baggio, Gianluca Pagliuca, Roberto Donadoni, Buffon, Pirlo, Totti, etc, plus those CB's: Fulvio Collovati, Gentile, Baresi, Maldini, Nesta, Marco Materazzi, Cannavaro, etc)

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28 minutes ago, milka said:

 

Tosser in the white polo deserves a headbutt. He is a soccer player there talking about a transfer mate. Not like he has been convicted of a crime FFS. Knob 

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Live Romano stream

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Just now, Vesper said:

Live Romano stream

https://www.twitch.tv/fabrizioromano

lol, they are slamming beers

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3 minutes ago, Vesper said:

Italian too

look at those insane AC Milan teams

and Juve back in the day (more recently)

look at the Italian WC winning sides and finals sides too, super defense, GKers and a hot player scoring or bossing the pitch (Paolo Rossi, Dino Zoff, Salvatore Schillaci, Roberto Baggio, Gianluca Pagliuca, Roberto Donadoni, Buffon, Pirlo, Totti, etc, plus those CB's: Fulvio Collovati, Gentile, Baresi, Maldini, Nesta, Marco Materazzi, Cannavaro, etc)

It’s not quite accurate tho. For Knock-out competitions or playoffs yes. Defence wins cups but offense wins leagues