Luka Modric

[nadavTKL 1,787]

Rare to see people with some common sense in this fourm... its nice. But i know next page some members will continue to masterbate on a line up of 11 midgets.

YouNameIt, the player you are looking for is Yann M'vila. If we are looking for another midfielder it has to be him, we could get him.

[HNKS 508]

Torres

Hazard------ Mata------------ Hulk

--------------Ramires

Modric------------------

A.Cole-------Cahil----------D.Luiz---------Ivanovic

Cech

I would probably choose Mikel over Ramires. Mikel is better defensively. Rotate Ramires in against weaker sides.

[Hutcho 8,443]

Torres

Hazard------ Mata------------ Hulk

--------------Ramires

Modric------------------

A.Cole-------Cahil----------D.Luiz---------Ivanovic

Cech

Im confused here, are people dropping big JT, becuase of the court case, or are people actually dropping him. Because if they are then i am completely astounded. In a couple of years it will be more understandable, but for me there is no way ever that he will EVER be dropped for david luiz this season.

Also that midfield is great in attack, but i would rather we have a solid defensive midfielder in there with modric as that team will be way too attacking and cause lots of pressure on the counter attack. Ramires is amazing (no doubt), but with modric moving all over the place being the player maker, we cant really have him moving on up and he isn't great defensively. So mikel may have to come in, or SUPER FRANK.

And i think people are getting overly worked up over having a small team. It is not exactly that small to be fair. Mata and hazard being the only players under 5'9, with torres being 6 foot and hulk being 5'11. We don't have drogba so wont be the powerhouse in attack though Cahill, terry and ivan will be strong and will be a big ariel threat from corners. Also Hulk isn't that tall but is pretty solid (hence the name), though as i said someone like mikel shouldn't get bullied of the ball, (liverpool match being an exception).

[KonohasOrangeFlash 2,607]

everyone wants modric to play so badly why not just play josh instead more or less the same player bar a few year more experience

[jjd06e 37]

I hope he was joking...

[Melanicus 5,208]

Hope he comes here...

[Kisho 33]

Levy will be the only problem, he has come out publicly and said he won't sell to us which is sad cause modric is an awesome player but I think we must tell levy to go screw himself and go after moutinho for 32 mil

[Blue-in-me-Veins 4,067]

dont think he's comin the more i think of our situation. just think that the board lookin elsewhere cuzwe have gaping hole on rw also.

modric-35mill

rw-25mill jovetic or 30+ mill hulj

and rb-8mill

hazard and marin-40mill combined

why not take likin to rodwell, or dembele, or fellaini. they are NOWHERE near modric level i know but if we truly want to buy hulk and get cm then the board will look best options available and lower price no? just cuz we won UCL doenst mean we're gona buy 3 30+mill players in ONE WINDOW!! (modric, hulk hazard)

any one of players i mention replace benyouan, mierles, and essien. wouldnt u agree? not at as good as modric but well enough and because at lower age they can still grow and better their game.

just my thoughts, because gettin little silly idea of 90+mill transfer window.

its either cheap rw expensive cm

or cheap cm and expensive rw.

thats what i believe the board will do, i would take cheap rw (jovetic) cheap cm (anyone) but i know Chelsea want to felx financial muscles which doesnt hurt hahahaha

[MGuerreiro 252]

dont think he's comin the more i think of our situation. just think that the board lookin elsewhere cuzwe have gaping hole on rw also.

modric-35mill

rw-25mill jovetic or 30+ mill hulj

and rb-8mill

hazard and marin-40mill combined

why not take likin to rodwell, or dembele, or fellaini. they are NOWHERE near modric level i know but if we truly want to buy hulk and get cm then the board will look best options available and lower price no? just cuz we won UCL doenst mean we're gona buy 3 30+mill players in ONE WINDOW!! (modric, hulk hazard)

any one of players i mention replace benyouan, mierles, and essien. wouldnt u agree? not at as good as modric but well enough and because at lower age they can still grow and better their game.

just my thoughts, because gettin little silly idea of 90+mill transfer window.

its either cheap rw expensive cm

or cheap cm and expensive rw.

thats what i believe the board will do, i would take cheap rw (jovetic) cheap cm (anyone) but i know Chelsea want to felx financial muscles which doesnt hurt hahahaha

Just for the record, Jovetic will not be cheap, nor is he even a rw.

[Blue-in-me-Veins 4,067]

Just for the record, Jovetic will not be cheap, nor is he even a rw.

he can play there, was studge rw?? exactly. and 22mill or in that are is cheap compared to our 35mill bids for modric or hulk.

[MGuerreiro 252]

he can play there, was studge rw?? exactly. and 22mill or in that are is cheap compared to our 35mill bids for modric or hulk.

He can be trained there - but in all likelihood he won't be as effective as he could be in his primary position. And where are reports that he will go for 22mill? The only gossip I remember reading was that Fiorentina denied a 25mill offer. Once it's more than 25, there is no way it can be called cheap.

[Blue-in-me-Veins 4,067]

He can be trained there - but in all likelihood he won't be as effective as he could be in his primary position. And where are reports that he will go for 22mill? The only gossip I remember reading was that Fiorentina denied a 25mill offer. Once it's more than 25, there is no way it can be called cheap.

okay, but u said gossip, so where's the truth in that. whatever the price is its cheaper than hulks by mile.

[MGuerreiro 252]

okay, but u said gossip, so where's the truth in that. whatever the price is its cheaper than hulks by mile.

I said gossip, exactly because I have no idea if there is truth in it or not. But that's the only reports I've read. And yes, cheaper than Hulk, I never denied it. Simply stated that he won't be cheap in general.

[ZOS 580]

I would probably choose Mikel over Ramires. Mikel is better defensively. Rotate Ramires in against weaker sides.

I believe Ramires should play behind the RW and The CAM since Hulk (if we get him) is an inverted winger, therefore, likes to cut in to the middle hence the opposition DM and LB would try to track him effectively creating a space enough for ramires to exploit with his pace. In addition ivanovic isn't much going forward therefore we can use ramires there. The right wing has been a problem (defensively) for chelsea for the last 5 years or so, I believe this formation solves it. By the way ramires isn't a good back to the wall defender (I never want us to park the bus as often as we did last season) but he can intercept passes, press opposition and he is a decent tackler.

[ZOS 580]

Im confused here, are people dropping big JT, becuase of the court case, or are people actually dropping him. Because if they are then i am completely astounded. In a couple of years it will be more understandable, but for me there is no way ever that he will EVER be dropped for david luiz this season.

Also that midfield is great in attack, but i would rather we have a solid defensive midfielder in there with modric as that team will be way too attacking and cause lots of pressure on the counter attack. Ramires is amazing (no doubt), but with modric moving all over the place being the player maker, we cant really have him moving on up and he isn't great defensively. So mikel may have to come in, or SUPER FRANK.

And i think people are getting overly worked up over having a small team. It is not exactly that small to be fair. Mata and hazard being the only players under 5'9, with torres being 6 foot and hulk being 5'11. We don't have drogba so wont be the powerhouse in attack though Cahill, terry and ivan will be strong and will be a big ariel threat from corners. Also Hulk isn't that tall but is pretty solid (hence the name), though as i said someone like mikel shouldn't get bullied of the ball, (liverpool match being an exception).

Has it ever occurred to you that we needed a solid DM and defend our back to the wall for our lives because we never had a hard working midfield? In my opinion, our midfield players of the past are among the laziest in the league, rarely press the opposition giving them too much time on the ball. Now, look at the teams we struggle against in the league l, e.g. liverpool, they know that if they press our front we don't have a choice but to pass the ball back to cech so that he can smash it all the way to drogba (we don't have him anymore, who do you expect us to throw the ball to, torres?, Hazard?). Believe me, sir, we need someone with a good footballing brain otherwise our front three of mata, hazard and torres will suffer.