People prasing Kalou today

[warnie_666 1,081]

What? :mellow:

Just because you are Portuguese and Nani plays for your national team doesnt make him >>> Kalou.

Kalou scored 43 goals and 33 assists in 175 games.

Nani 18 goals and 23 assists in 110 games.

Thats 65 games 25 goals and 10 assists lesser than Kalou.

Both are Winger/Strikers and Nani starts more games than Kalou does.

[Aria 19]

You don't need to sarcastically talk about me, i'm talking about kalou, no spam, on topic, my opinion so keep your silly comments in your head instead of trying to be funny.

I'm not trying to be funny, ffs SO YOU KNOW KALOU WILL NOT GET BETTER?

Wait and see, FOR NOW he's an excellent squad player so why are you all moaning?

[Styles 9,790]

I don't particularly rate Kalou as a footballer. He doesn't have much technique, skill, strength or speed. His best quality in my opinion is that he is often in the right place at the right time which is how he scores many of his goals.

It can be argued that if we had a better 3rd choice striker at the club we may have had more success in the last 2-3. Kalou is OK for now but he is 25 and I feel this is his best and it's definitely not good enough to be a starter.

I believe Sturridge shows a lot more potential at a much younger age; he has better control, speed, shot and technique but his problem is he is very injury prone.

[zolayes 14,489]

I don't particularly rate Kalou as a footballer. He doesn't have much technique, skill, strength or speed. His best quality in my opinion is that he is often in the right place at the right time which is how he scores many of his goals.

It can be argued that if we had a better 3rd choice striker at the club we may have had more success in the last 2-3. Kalou is OK for now but he is 25 and I feel this is his best and it's definitely not good enough to be a starter.

I believe Sturridge shows a lot more potential at a much younger age; he has better control, speed, shot and technique but his problem is he is very injury prone.

Kalou certainly has speed ...and is always willing to attempt to go past players ...this naturally means at times he will lose the ball ,,you concede

that he often gets into the right position ,,,that alone gives him great value .. as an impact sub he serves us well in my opinion.

[Styles 9,790]

Kalou certainly has speed ...and is always willing to attempt to go past players ...this naturally means at times he will lose the ball ,,you concede

that he often gets into the right position ,,,that alone gives him great value .. as an impact sub he serves us well in my opinion.

I disagree strongly with that. He is willing to attempt going past players because, in my opinion, once he's finally controlled the ball and looked up all his options are closed. He has a poor first touch which is his biggest problem. As an impact sub he is OK, but many of his goals are scored when the game has been killed. He scored his first League goal at the end of March last season (the 6th goal against Villa), as our 3rd choice striker and first reserve if Drogba/Anelka//Malouda are injured that isn't good enough. He had a good end to the season but was very much a peripheral figure for most of it.

I support Kalou and will him to do well because he is a Chelsea player but I will speak honestly on all of our players. Can the club do better? Yes. But the fact he's happy to earn relatively low wages and be a squad player works in his favour.

[zolayes 14,489]

I disagree strongly with that. He is willing to attempt going past players because, in my opinion, once he's finally controlled the ball and looked up all his options are closed. He has a poor first touch which is his biggest problem. As an impact sub he is OK, but many of his goals are scored when the game has been killed. He scored his first League goal at the end of March last season (the 6th goal against Villa), as our 3rd choice striker and first reserve if Drogba/Anelka//Malouda are injured that isn't good enough. He had a good end to the season but was very much a peripheral figure for most of it.

I support Kalou and will him to do well because he is a Chelsea player but I will speak honestly on all of our players. Can the club do better? Yes. But the fact he's happy to earn relatively low wages and be a squad player works in his favour.

check out 3rd and 4th strikers at other clubs ....you are entitled to your opinion of course but a number of our managers have seemed satisfied

with him

[Styles 9,790]

check out 3rd and 4th strikers at other clubs ....you are entitled to your opinion of course but a number of our managers have seemed satisfied

with him

He was highly rated by the Dutch contingent (Arnesen/Piet De Visser) at the club and was forced on Mourinho. He wasn't a Mourinho player just like Bholarouz and countless others weren't.

Mourinho in 2006 only had Drogba, Shevchenko and Kalou as strikers. Sheva was a disaster and Kalou was the only alternative. Scolari certainly didn't fancy him from what I remember. Anelka, Drogba and Malouda last season were played to exhaustion because the options on the bench simply weren't good enough (Joe Cole/Kalou) or not trusted to play (Sturridge).

[zolayes 14,489]

He was highly rated by the Dutch contingent (Arnesen/Piet De Visser) at the club and was forced on Mourinho. He wasn't a Mourinho player just like Bholarouz and countless others weren't.

Mourinho in 2006 only had Drogba, Shevchenko and Kalou as strikers. Sheva was a disaster and Kalou was the only alternative. Scolari certainly didn't fancy him from what I remember. Anelka, Drogba and Malouda last season were played to exhaustion because the options on the bench simply weren't good enough (Joe Cole/Kalou) or not trusted to play (Sturridge).

you seem so sure of our managers opinions ,,,I can just look at stats Kalou 116 games 27 goals ,,,not shabby for a sub

Sturridge 35 games 6 goals .....

I am not denying Dannys promise just not accepting YOUR opinion of an International player

[Kostas 1,468]

He was highly rated by the Dutch contingent (Arnesen/Piet De Visser) at the club and was forced on Mourinho. He wasn't a Mourinho player just like Bholarouz and countless others weren't.

Mourinho in 2006 only had Drogba, Shevchenko and Kalou as strikers. Sheva was a disaster and Kalou was the only alternative. Scolari certainly didn't fancy him from what I remember. Anelka, Drogba and Malouda last season were played to exhaustion because the options on the bench simply weren't good enough (Joe Cole/Kalou) or not trusted to play (Sturridge).

A man talking sense

[Manuf 1,448]

you seem so sure of our managers opinions ,,,I can just look at stats Kalou 116 games 27 goals ,,,not shabby for a sub

Sturridge 35 games 6 goals .....

I am not denying Dannys promise just not accepting YOUR opinion of an International player

LOL. Where did u get Danny's stats from?

In Chelsea he has 20 games and 5 goals which isn't bad for player who gets 5-10 minutes and when he played full time in FA Cup he had 4 goals out of 4 games.

[zolayes 14,489]

LOL. Where did u get Danny's stats from?

In Chelsea he has 20 games and 5 goals which isn't bad for player who gets 5-10 minutes and when he played full time in FA Cup he had 4 goals out of 4 games.

from the official chelsea ,,in both cases subs appearances where included as games played

[zolayes 14,489]

A man talking sense

of course the kalou haters have crawled out of the woodwork ...are you missing TX

[Peace. 4,352]

It's 20 games with Chelsea.

It's 35 games with both Citeh and Chelsea.

[zolayes 14,489]

It's 20 games with Chelsea.

It's 35 games with both Citeh and Chelsea.

i said career stats

[Styles 9,790]

you seem so sure of our managers opinions ,,,I can just look at stats Kalou 116 games 27 goals ,,,not shabby for a sub

Sturridge 35 games 6 goals .....

I am not denying Dannys promise just not accepting YOUR opinion of an International player

Agree to disagree but Kalou isn't the super-sub that many people are making him out to be.

[zolayes 14,489]

Agree to disagree but Kalou isn't the super-sub that many people are making him out to be.

nor is is he as bad as you and the kalou haters on here say ....check through this interminable thread and you will realise how this all started..

note to mods,,,,

please could this thread be closed

[Manuf 1,448]

Lol! Everytime someone has good arguments that you can't respond to you're starting with this whole "Kalou haters" crap. Facts are facts and they're straight, try to finally understand them...

[Peace. 4,352]

i said career stats

I was talking to Manuf.......

And i do not wanna clash with you, but you didn't wrote "career".

Edited September 6, 2010 by killamanjaro

[zolayes 14,489]

Lol! Everytime someone has good arguments that you can't respond to you're starting with this whole "Kalou haters" crap. Facts are facts and they're straight, try to finally understand them...

you are confusing facts with opinions ,,a common mistake with teenagers ..TX could never understand this ,,,perhaps when you are older you will..

the anti Kalou brigade consists of 3 teenagers ...check all the way back through this thread

[BLionheart 516]

sturridge obviously has a lot better potential than kalou , quicker feet , better technique , more control , and i think he is as good as kalou in both positioning and finishing . but sturridge is improving a lot these days , i mean after the preseason friendlies and the community shield , i was really impressed by how this lad developed in this nice player .

also i think sturridge has more heart so he is more energetic and active always trying do something , always trying to prove his worth and make a difference .

kalou is a very good impact sub not as much as people here praise him but you can't deny his quality , sturridge is improving a lot and is a very good sub as well but if you are looking for the perfect sub then why don't you try the best youngster in the world , the MVP of the U-19 tournament .