Chelsea's spending spree will continue in summer

[Badboy 1,526]

This is the FOOTBALL MANAGER THREAD. WHY WOULD WE EVEN THINK ABOUT GETTING RID OF YURI, HE IS THE ONLY PLAYER WE HAVE OTHER THEN TORRES THAT HAS A GOOD TURN OF PACE IN THE LAST 3RD OF THE PITCH.

[Henrique 9,133]

This is the FOOTBALL MANAGER THREAD. WHY WOULD WE EVEN THINK ABOUT GETTING RID OF YURI, HE IS THE ONLY PLAYER WE HAVE OTHER THEN TORRES THAT HAS A GOOD TURN OF PACE IN THE LAST 3RD OF THE PITCH.

next time remember to not use the caps look; you dont need to scream.

[Bacika 188]

Selling Anelka would get us about £5m.

Drogba, £7m.

Kalou, £7m.

Zhirkov, £8m.

Ferreira, £1m.

No where near £55m, anyway.

I want to see us sign a winger or two and a central midfielder. Perhaps a right back. That'd do me.

Droga with 33 worth 10 mil believe me Anelka around 8mil, Kalou 15 mil ...

[J.F. 1,484]

Out:Anelka, Kalou, Ferreira, Hilario, Zhirkov, Bosingwa, Mikel(maybe), keep Drogba, he can still play like before.

In: Hamsik/Ganso/or other playmaker, Van der Wiel(maybe), Aguero/Neymar/Lukaku/other striker

[Kajo 176]

Jesus ppl it's not football manager.

Anelka can go

Drogba nad Malouda going nowhere.

Kalou good sub.

Ferreira can go.

Zhirkov I'm not sure about him i would rather give him second chance.

[Matterz 67]

I would like to see Alexis Sanchez (which everyone seems to agree on), either Hamsik or, my preference, Javier Pastore, and Dani Alves if he doest sign a contract at Barcelona and we can get him for a really price. Still really like the look of Begovic as a back up keeper and he is home grown too.

Would be nice to see young talent liek Lukaku, Neymar and Piazon as well but I guess now im just being greedy.

I think we can let Hilario, Ferreira, Bosingwa, Zhirkov and maybe Kalou all go

[zolayes 14,489]

Jesus ppl it's not football manager.

Anelka can go

Drogba nad Malouda going nowhere.

Kalou good sub.

Ferreira can go.

Zhirkov I'm not sure about him i would rather give him second chance.

:goodpost: Still think we need to keep Nik with ANC next year... agree Paolo can go and also both keepers if we bring in replacements....

would not be making many changes ,,,a genuine right winger or a play maker coming in

[MetsajCFC 1,255]

People who could go, OUT: Anelka (wants MLS, wage bill cut), Ferreira (getting old, high mistake factor, wage bill cut), Zhirkov (28 and hasn't shined, seems injury prone though I like the pace. I'd sell him if we get a winger in because we've got Luiz and Van Aanholt to fill in at left back), loan out some youngsters - can't give names before we bring someone in to see who is a surplus. Perhaps Hilario (35).

IN: Agüero OR Sanchez, perhaps a AMF but that's not really that important.

That'd be a complete squad.

Defenders(CB; LB, RB): JT, Luiz, Alex, Ivanovic, Van Aanholt, Bruma, Bosingwa, A.Cole

Midfield(DMF;CMF, AMF): Lampard, Ramires, Essien, Mikel, McEachran, Benayoun

Forwards(SS; CF; Wingers): Drogba, Torres, Sanchez OR Agüero, Kalou, Sturridge, Malouda, Kakuta

I don't see room nor need for Neymar and Lukaku. I'm sure they're great but we simply don't need them. There's no point getting every POSSIBLE future star just so we can keep them away from our rivals. Let's trust in our own players and give them a fair chance. If Bosingwa goes, bring in van der Wiel, otherwise no point. We've got defenders covered nicely as it is now. In two or so years we might need a AMF to bring flair to that position but I think with McEachran and Ramires, we're sorted. If we do get AMF he has to have a cannon in his foot like Lampard. Would give us so much extra like Lampard has done (20 goals a season consistently, amazing)

Key words: TRUST and PATIENCE.

KTBFFH

[J.F. 1,484]

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[Bir_CFC 3,455]

Don't think we need anyone now, just a right winger. Alexis Sanchez.

Just get Sanchez and the squad is complete.

----------------Cech--------------

Ivan-----Luiz-----Terry-----Cole

----------------Mikel----------------

-----Ramires-----Lampard----

Sanchez------------------Zhirkov

---------------Torres---------------

We have to give Zhirkov more chances, I think he can be way way better than anyone else we can play on that left side.

[5354 204]

Should ship some of our fringe players out... not sure whether to retain Kalou... but anyway Sturridge should be inside the XI next season. Seriously!

[MetsajCFC 1,255]

Don't think we need anyone now, just a right winger. Alexis Sanchez.

Just get Sanchez and the squad is complete.

----------------Cech--------------

Ivan-----Luiz-----Terry-----Cole

----------------Mikel----------------

-----Ramires-----Lampard----

Sanchez------------------Zhirkov

---------------Torres---------------

We have to give Zhirkov more chances, I think he can be way way better than anyone else we can play on that left side.

I'd put Essien in for Mikel, Malouda or DD in for Zhirkov.

[Guest justin_3d]

hmmm well I remember Arnesen talking about Van der Wiel. So I will not be amazed if he comes in the summer.

If he does comes in, then thank you Ferreira. A good servant of the club.

After that we desperately need a creative force. And for that I don't see a better option the Hamsik or Ganso.

I think Hamsik would be better as he is already experienced in europe...and lets face it, Napoli has been really good because of Hamsik and Cavani. Cavani is a crack!

And once we secured that, everything else is a plus for me. Aguero, Neymar, Sanchez, Lukaku...whatever is fine.

Although i do have to admit that i am a big admirer of Neymar...but he seems like a big problem child.

Your best bet would be Aguero or Sanchez....but i think we all know what Roman wants?

[neel 257]

Ship out all the core experienced players , try to play football manager, and in the end struggle like man city to get into top 4 for next 4or 5 seasons !!!

[Duppy Conqueror 1,531]

If we are going to buy young striker, better buy Neymar then Lukaku, Neymar is 10x better.

Can someone give me 5 reasons why is Lukaku better then Neymar ?

Neymar would be better if we played in a nancy boy league where they have a "roughing the princess" results in an automatic sending off, policy. but for the premiership which is generally more important to english chelsea fans if not to foreign based ones. playing in the big boys league with a 12 year olds body and from the last i heard about him someone with a 12 year old`s mentality. he would just be another Robinho..perhaps worse because Robinho was stronger than Neymar is when he came here.

Lukaku is a better fit for us because although being only 17 (perhaps 18 by now i dunno) he already has a body as big as Drogba..is a carbon copy of Drogba only 15 years younger and as far as i can see, more consistent mental maturity than Drogba.(as much as we all love Drogs i don`t think anyone can honestly deny that he can be a bit of a twat on times)

being almost a carbon copy of Drogba means that we don`t have to alter the tactics and formation to suit him. what suits him is already in place.

so Lukaku is a better fit for us because of size,strength,maturity,a skill set that suits our play and the premiership,known for loving chelsea so won`t be a springboard to a move to Real Madrid in a couple of years claiming that the weather doesn`t suit him,Belgium has similar weather conditions to Britain so him settling in and staying for the long haul would be a lot more likely than if the sunshine kid came over..oh and Lukaku has experience of European tournaments.

can bump your gums all you like about what Neymar is doing in a kiddie tournament, but Lukaku has already graduated into the big boy tournaments and done well.

it all depends tho if we want to pay 25m for a Drogba/Anelka replacement or 35m for someone to compete with Kakuta.

i`m not saying Neymar is a bad player and i`m sure on fifa he`s a dreamboat..but certain players just aren`t cut out for the premiership..would be like throwing Bambi into a herd of rampaging wilderbeasts...

it only takes about 10 minutes of watching Lukaku and he looks like a natural for the Prem and the other more masculine leagues around Europe.

haven`t counted how many that is but it seems like more than 5...if not throw in the fact that Lukaku would have no work permit issues like Neymar could have.

now care to tell us how Neymar is 10 times better than Lukaku.?