Florent Malouda

[Waterfall 893]

This is not right

[bababoom 4,478]

Still no way to treat a player like that especially one that was crucial to our Premier League and 2 FA Cup success back in 2009 and 2010. Our midfield squad depth just became threadbare by tossing him into the U21s. And what's the point of us registering him into the PL squad if we were gonna do that?!

No way to treat him, i agree, but i'm sure the Chelsea board warned him, he's earning too much to be a part time player. I'm also disappointed he would rather not play and collect his massive wages instead of actually playing football... oh well.

[Jase 43,479]

No way to treat him, i agree, but i'm sure the Chelsea board warned him, he's earning too much to be a part time player. I'm also disappointed he would rather not play and collect his massive wages instead of actually playing football... oh well.

It's not only that, repeating what we did last year may cause squad disharmony again. Last season we were affected by it and this could potentially happen again especially when Malouda is close to a few others.

[Sheva. 5,373]

especially when Malouda is close to a few others.

Like who?

I'm not going to praise anyone for this decision, but i also do not feel sorry for Malouda. He's been told he could leave the club for a while now, but kept pushing clubs away with his wage demands.

[We Hate Scouse 10,326]

He could have been playing first team football if he wasn't so greedy.

He put money first and is paying the consequences. I feel no sorrow for him and think it's the right move to make. Why should he train with the first team, if he has no place in the first team?

[pHaRaOn 2,131]

#AVBsfault

[Duppy Conqueror 1,526]

it has seemed for quite some time that he was no longer needed. when the club tried to sell him he came out and said he would definately be at chelsea for this season. well he is here,so be happy flo.

he`s being paid weekly more than the majority of us gets in a year to kick a football around with kids. there has been too many players here in recent years who think they have a devine right for special treatment when their play no longer warrants it.

if i was being forced to pay his wages when i wanted to sell him but he chose to drag his feet so he could continue to get paid and prevent me from getting money in return for him..i wouldn`t give him the honour of being allowed at Cobham. he`d be clearing out my pool every morning,weeding my garden and shining my shoes. he made his own bed. now he`ll have to sleep in it.

[chelseathebest 150]

Tbh, there is no place for Malouda in the first team, he is just too bad.

It is his own fault, he had possibility to go to some other club but he was too greedy about the money.

It was his choice...

[Jase 43,479]

Like who?

Mikel. The point here is that he has been here for a number of years now and is bound to have good relationships with some of the players and tossing him into U21 team like yesterday's garbage is not going to benefit the team. And every year, we always seem to create or have some sort of problem with squad unity.

[Sheva. 5,373]

Mikel. The point here is that he has been here for a number of years now and is bound to have good relationships with some of the players and tossing him into U21 team like yesterday's garbage is not going to benefit the team. And every year, we always seem to create or have some sort of problem with squad unity.

You're reading too much into it imo, Malouda in the reserves should not affect anyone - mainly because it's his fault he's there.

[Jase 43,479]

You're reading too much into it imo, Malouda in the reserves should not affect anyone - mainly because it's his fault he's there.

His fault or not, it can have a negative impact on the team. And if you say I'm reading too much into it, then aren't we all reading too much into that he has been thrown into the U21 team because of the wages?! Maybe it's because of something else that we don't know about! No one from the club has come out to say anything yet...

[Sheva. 5,373]

His fault or not, it can have a negative impact on the team. And if you say I'm reading too much into it, then aren't we all reading too much into that he has been thrown into the U21 team because of the wages?! Maybe it's because of something else that we don't know about! No one from the club has come out to say anything yet...

He's clearly been thrown into the U21 because he is not in the managers plans, as evidenced by him hardly even playing in any of our first 5 games.

[Jase 43,479]

He's clearly been thrown into the U21 because he is not in the managers plans, as evidenced by him hardly even playing in any of our first 5 games.

You just don't throw a player into the U21 team just because he is no longer in the manager's plan. Have you seen Ferguson, Wenger or Mourinho doing that?! And it's extremely silly to do that with Malouda when our options in midfield are already low with the departure of Essien and Meireles.

[Rowan_Osborn 58]

His fault or not, it can have a negative impact on the team. And if you say I'm reading too much into it, then aren't we all reading too much into that he has been thrown into the U21 team because of the wages?! Maybe it's because of something else that we don't know about! No one from the club has come out to say anything yet...

I doubt it will effect the players. They will understand that he has not been performing at a high level for a while now and as a result needs to be moved on. Football is a business, most player understand this.

[Jase 43,479]

I doubt it will effect the players. They will understand that he has not been performing at a high level for a while now and as a result needs to be moved on. Football is a business, most player understand this.

Seem to remember that wasn't the case last season...