So, its ok we paying someone £90k/week just for backup?
Now, we already sign Moses and Ramires can be filled in as box-to-box midfield for now on.
Essien performance is already below par my friends, thats why Lampard, Mikel, Meireles and Ramires are ahead of him.
Four players fighting for two spots are more than enough.
I almost forgot..we also got Oriol Romeu.

totally spot on.
i'm also NOT OK to see essien is there on the bench without making a single appearance so far.
he's not cheap on wages.same like malouda, benayoun etc

so far he's for sure behind mikel, lampard, mikel & ramires.................& oscar

btw u19 lost the 'champions league' first match yesterday : 2-1.

sorry! Wrong info!

This post has been edited by ericling: Aug 30 2012, 08:24 AM

Couple years already still so delighted.

This post has been edited by Rhicebowl: Aug 30 2012, 08:28 AM

sorry, wrong info.
Wow, he joined us for 4 years contract, not 5 years. that means he would be free agent next july.
Extend his contract please!

the draw is tonite ..

Pot 1
Chelsea (Eng)
Barcelona (Esp)
Manchester United (Eng)
Bayern Munich (Ger)
Real Madrid (Esp)
Arsenal (Eng)
Porto (Por)
AC Milan (Ita)


Pot 2
Valencia (Esp)
Benfica (Por)
Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukr)
Zenit St. Petersburg (Rus)
Schalke (Ger)
Manchester City (Eng)
Sporting Braga (Por)
Dynamo Kiev (Ukr)


Pot 3
Olympiacos (Gre)
Ajax (Ned)
Anderlecht (Bel)
Juventus (Ita)
Spartak Moscow (Rus)
Paris St-Germain (Fra)
Lille (Fra)
Galatasaray (Tur)


Pot 4
Celtic (Sco)
Borussia Dortmund (Ger)
BATE Borisov (Bls)
Dinamo Zagreb (Cro)
CFR Cluj (Rom)
Malaga (Esp)
Montpellier (Fra)
FC Nordsjælland (Den)

sososos kicap

I hope barcelona falls into the same group as city. Wana watch them mingle

I hope MANU face teams with names start with 'B' again

my preference;

Chelsea, Dortmund, Juve, Benfica

bring it on!! we're the champion

that seems pretty though

You want sell also must got ppl want buy first ah, got ppl want buy also must see how much is offered, offer accepted also must see player want leave or not ah, is complicated but i wont mind ESSIEN staying as backup, dunno is because of our pay package too good or our squad harmony too good, player dont want to leave they prefer stay until contract end and get big pay rise transfer

That why i think is because of his contract that we might prepare to sell him, at the moment he does not seem exactly happy to pen a new contract as he dont get much play time but by putting a 25m price tag on him i think RDM are pretty much happy to keep him.

This post has been edited by chitchat: Aug 30 2012, 10:51 AM

yup, that's the point. many says we've won it "lucky-park-the-bus" style last year, who gave a shite? we've won.

this year, i want us to win it again in more stylish way..let's get it start by sneeking through the group of death..

no no no, i prefer to take easier opponent anytime, be it CL, FA or League Cup so we can qualify easier and concentrate on other competition, meanwhile bench player and youth can get some game time also. Reserve as much energy as we can until end of season for those big games that really decide trophies.

No opponents are easy in CL group stage. Big teams always get eliminated by smaller ones. Chelsea must treat every opponent with due diligence!

Imagine if the group is like this...

Chelsea - Champions of Europe
ManC - Champions of England
Juve - Champions of Italy
B. Dortmund - Champions of Germany



This post has been edited by ZiyiIsmyIdol: Aug 30 2012, 11:25 AM

That sir, is a group of doom already.

Haha..

agree with u.
main objective of group stage is to get top 2

easier opponents in group stage = can rest few players (doesnt mean disrespect other team)

like in few years ago where josh get surprise UCL debut vs MSK Zilina.

same goes to carling cup or FA cup.
sure want to use same-strongest-squad for each round?
no rite

We wont be draw against City. No team from the same country allowed to be in one group.

Cant wait for EUFA Super Cup match!!!

But still need to watch out for Radamel Falcao thou.. He is indeed a goal poacher... Just like Edinson Cavani or even Pippo Inzaghi...

..or Anelka :gg:

i think its been a while we didnt win the carling cup? lets make it a target this year