I dun think striker is our main concern.
our defense and pivot is big problem leaking early goal easily.
Mikel is good but lack off work late hope we can get the essien type player.

perhaps.
I think Torres now is more like a midfield than a striker.

basically they are 2 type of buy, buy for now, buy for future,

you cant always buy for future, you look like arsenal, their policy, where are their player whenever they train a player from 'buy for future' to 'buy for now'? i think we have enough the "buy for future", we are clearly lack of firing power up front, see MU, Mcity..

and in term of man management,

if you buy no-body, and play him instead of torres, if this no-body wont perform, do you think torres will settle with this? RDM will get into trouble with Torres and even roman.
if you buy big name, and play him instead of torres, if this big-name wont perform, at least you have excuses that even torres wont perform.. since they are equal in fame just give him more times

the impact of big name is the "psychology-effect" he bring along. torres will wan to perform when it come to falcao in the team, rather than remy? martinez?

sheva is not a "total" flop, at least he bring out the best of drogba..

don't be afraid of bring in big name, this is how we Chelsea do things

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Added on November 6, 2012, 11:29 amthat is another problem. recall essien? JM should be able to approve it?

This post has been edited by Alexdino: Nov 6 2012, 11:29 AM

I understand your points..

but

Drogba will be better if a bigger name around him...but not Torres..he only perform if we give him space..sign Falcao and we will see Torres at time with Drogba leading the attacking line..Torres never challenged during his time at Liverpool and Atletico..

that is why I prefer to sign a striker that capapble to play wide or drop to AM..

then he will provide cover for ST role but still wont directly challenge Torres..

This post has been edited by Ichighost: Nov 6 2012, 11:33 AM

Hehe actually I pity and confused by some of you.

Before this got write "Drogba is gone, we must change our way of playing" "with drogba/old guards around fast paced game is impossible"

Yet want player who has similar mould to drogba. even lukaku himself doesnt want to be branded as drogba's replacement

I dont care falcao or whoever the shit chelsea want to buy, as long as he is a clinical striker. And someone did point out that we need to improve our pivot first!

The truth is Torres is not the Liverpool-Torres anymore, losing pace, shape, confidence, hunger, agility, touch.

We just trying too much to sugar-coating the fact, easing ourselves that Chelsea is not a club who turn star into a flop. Though the true it is.

Buying another start won't promise an instant victory, hence i'm against the purchase of Falcao but i couldn't agree more that we should sign another striker. Not a young Sturridge type or a Droba-Lukaku mould, we need someone who can finish clinically. Makes me wonder why we don't out-bid MU for RVP.

Hahaha sometimes I got confused also..

our midfielders re ready for fast paced passing football...it just now if you look at the team..other than the double pivot problem..torres is the weakest link..


yap agree with you..a player that can blend in with our current style..Lukaku physical the same like Drogba..but his play a little bit different...he prefer the ball to the feet but he can still use head..that is why I think Lukaku suit our current style..

We already have plenty of these type of players.
Moses, Marin, Hazard for example.
we can still add more but would it be waste of money which left our major problem at the back unsolved?
By looking at MU games Chelsea look very weak to defense against counter attack.
also Romeu is seriously rusty. no good mang if mikel injured our defense is wide open.

we need some1 who able to cover defense at the same times capable of doing attack out of nowhere.

P/S: if we have to buy striker get Robert Lewandowski

This post has been edited by yinchet: Nov 6 2012, 11:55 AM

yap they capable to play as striker..but not their main position...I want to say that we need a player like Anelka..main position striker..secondary position LW..

we need a defensive midfielder then..to play at double pivot..

in the defender department...they need to improve individual performance..

Indeed, i don't know what happened to Romeu. His football development relatively stagnant judging by this season performances.

I think the team lacking of balance if glance through from the back to the top.

GK - top class
CB's - no accomplish partnership since Carvalho-JT era
Fullbacks - not enough competition for Ashley & Brana. The latter also lost shape nowadays.
DMF - Only Mikel. If he's having a day off then everything haywire. Waiting for Atletico/ Shaktar's type of punishment.
AMF - world class. superb trio. full of creativity.
CF - no one to finish the chances, no one can hold the ball to open space for the trio.

@premierleague: Howard Webb has been appointed referee for Chelsea v Liverpool on 11/11/12 #CHELIV #BPL"

bad news for both teams

DM we need some1 like essien which have high work rate, capable of going for attack, good defensive skill.
hard to get 1 I presumes.

yup. hit all the spots.

Romeu is lacking of playing time or match fitness.
that y already said many times need to play him whenever possible.
sigh.

CB need times to get into Car-Terry. era.
seeing it in Cahill and Luiz. but need lots of work seriously. Luiz is leaking few goal there.

CF is the last thing we need to focus on since all the AMF can score goals.
but nevertheless still need to solve mayb next season? no more huge signing plz I'm phobia edi. with Cres-Shev-Tor

Actually i am quite satisfied with the player we have, this is not FM2013, u cant have world class player in all position. If i have to rate the top 3 BPL team base on their player now, it would be 1.MC, 2.CHE, 3.MANU. MANU does not seem like have a team of world class player but they are top of the league now for a reason. RM by far i rated as the best team for the players they have but they are not ECL champion, WE ARE !! Our player are not anyway inferior than others, is up to RDM to bringing out the best of them.

But TORRES need to be drop and let STUR play, he might miss a lot of chances but at least he made those chances happen, unlike TORRES now we are playing without a striker but STUR not signing new contract might contribute to him not get to play much.

I'm not comfortable with the back leaking goals. serious lots of goals.
we don't get much clean sheet.

with Rooney, RVP, Hernandez and Welbect upfront..they are most terrifying striker department in the league..

Sturridge is our only solution for now..before the transfer window..unless RDm want to try Moses as lone striker..

i do think we dont need Falcao..we should sign Cavani instead..am i rite?

mind readers...cavani..already off the light spot..so price not that high..can play winger..hahaha

I think it can be fix with football tactic by RDM, not necessary need to buy new player, MIKEL + RAM is good enough player for me. Is a new partnership hope they will improve and MIKEL has improve, better workrate and license to attack but he and RAM need to cover each other, 2 up front then we will be in trouble when get counter.

I think only RVP is the killer he can score from a lot of position, ROONEY also can but he roam too much. But i think MC have the better striker force in BALO, TEVEZ, AGUERO, DZEKO. Other than DZEKO, 3 of those like RVP can score from a lot of position, is very hard to defend against.

me too, look at RVP stat, now one of the best in the world.. only few can match him now, falcao is one of it.

Lol..mancity so many stars. You guys should look there la. If im rdm i would unsettle edin dzeko and get him over.