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With Pep's over-analyzing and over-analyzing, Fernandinho play CB. Sterling play fullback. HahahahaDuno why I juz hate Pep.
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Jul 24 2017, 11:53 PM
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Jul 27 2017, 01:05 AM
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QUOTE(zoidx_chung @ Jul 26 2017, 10:39 PM) Musonda / Boga as Hazard's backup. Last season I think Musonda was part of the squad too iiinm. Kennedy can play LWB. Not sure if Conte will still give him a chance after all this social media thing. Seems like Kalas is travelling with the team for preseason. Maybe Conte have plans for him, as emergency backup for CB. And technically, Hector and Miazga still with us. But duno they will be sent on loan or not b4 start of the season. RWB really no backup, unless push Azpi there if emergency. Not to say i don't support our youth or young players. But to compete on all fronts, we need better quality players. Ake is a huge miss coz he is so versatile and strong, he can play LWB, CB and CMF. And this is the absolute reason we need Matic to stay. Imagine if he stays. 4 CMF for rotation. This post has been edited by briantwj: Jul 27 2017, 01:06 AM |
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Jul 27 2017, 11:35 PM
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Try to ask urself, 2 season without any silverware, 1st season in CL, 2nd season no CL football. BUT, u get Chalobah, Ake, Christensen, Musonda, Boga, RLC, Solanke getting in starting line up day in and day out.
From our pov, maybe we'll feel it's good. Youth playing, can emulate JT. But from business standpoint. No CL, less income, finish lower place, less income. It's very hard to strike a balance la. Either ur youth is very good like Everton, S'ton and u are a midtable team. Or u are a Chelsea. |
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Jul 28 2017, 12:02 PM
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Sadly the demand of the fans and club is too high. Owner's view is we need to be at the top competing.
try to look on brightside, we get good sale from those academy graduate. Ake, Chalobah. But really sad to see them leave. |
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Jul 28 2017, 04:59 PM
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Don't fancy Barkley. Ox for me it's 50/50. maybe 60/40 la. Decent back up or competition for Moses.
Renato Sanchez is an interesting one. he is a CMF too iinm. 4th choice? or converted wing back? I noe he is like the box to box type. |
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Jul 30 2017, 11:04 AM
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rilek ah guys. It's just preseason.
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Jul 30 2017, 11:26 AM
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Aug 1 2017, 11:47 PM
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Very very disappointed we sold Matic to Utd. Put it simple, WE SHOULD NOT BE SELLING TO OUR DIRECT RIVAL. Have we forgoten the Cech deal? For Cech, still understandable. He is a legend. Won everything with us. But Matic??? to a club who just snatched Lukaku from us??? HELL NO.
Whoever in the board agreed with the move needs to be slapped. TWICE. Matic is champions material, as proven. Won league with us. To people that bash his performance last season. Please have a look at his assist. He played a different role under Conte. I strongly believe Bakayoko cannot just walk into the starting 11 to replace Matic. Bakayoko needs to earn that starting 11 position. Matic + Kante in cmf won us the league last season. We should have continue with that, get Bakayoko in as competition and for the extra cup games. He is coming from a different league after all. Expecting him to just make an impact in starting 11 is just..... wishful thinking. Drinkwater rumors.... mixed reaction. He is a premier league winner no doubt. His partnership with Kante seems nice. But don't see him as starting 11 material in Chelsea. At most is a plan B or backup to Fab. Feels a bit like a panic buy. Would be ideal if we kept Matic. Or sold Matic to Juve for cheaper price and get Drinkwater. But damn..... |
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Aug 1 2017, 11:55 PM
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U guys read about the rumors? Read somewhere that since the mid season transfer window, Costa already create problem, stating he wants to leave. Then Conte and him had heated row. Costa can't find a club. So he walked back to Conte with tail between his leg. Conte riled Costa up and able to get Costa to perform.
I wonder if this can happen again. hahahha. Imagine Costa + Morata up top. Hazard just behind them. |
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QUOTE(zoidx_chung @ Aug 2 2017, 12:03 AM) Ur guys missing the point, the club wants to keep matic, chalobah and ake, but they WANT to leave Got ur point, plus it's WC year, everyone wanna play more games to hop on the plan to Russia. Chalobah contract in final year, he don't wanna renew contract, what to do? Let his contract end and transfer for free? Matic contract still got two years, but he wanna go too. Got report said he wanna go last season but Conte make him stay. Juventus only offer 25m compare to mu 40m, and no other club interested in him But personally, i feel it's a bad move to sell Matic to Utd. But Roman and the board mostly are businessman.... sigh |
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I am expecting 1 more CB, but Van Dijk? Wow. I thought a rotation player. Since we have 5 players fighting for 3 spot already. Cahill, Luiz, Azpi, Rudiger, Christensen.
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Not a fan of Ross Barkley. Koeman publicly sound Barkley before last season if i'm not mistaken, saying he has the talent, but not putting in the work on the field etc.
The season before he was absolute beast. 12 goals in all competition. Last season he dropped a lot and also injury problem. Prefer Drinkwater, more down to earth type. |
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Aug 6 2017, 11:27 PM
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Guys, as much as i want a win over Arsenal. Come on. It's only the first competitive game. Morata's first competitive english game. No Hazard. No Bakayoko. Fab + Kante in midfield. U noe what to expect. If only Matic still here.
KTBFFH! Let's use this as an excuse to get Roman's cheque book out. |
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Aug 7 2017, 12:15 AM
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Dont be so quick to judge the new players like Morata and Rudiger. Current players too. It's the first competitive game. It's friggin Charity Shield.
Let's judge our new signings and players again on May 2018. |
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QUOTE(abusive123 @ Aug 7 2017, 12:17 AM) saw this picture today on reddit lol. Seriously Wenger? It's like bringing the primary school kids to a field trip. how did the board think it was alright to thin the squad without any recruits ? Most probably Chelsea listed the first team only. While Arsenal listed their youth that is attending the match as well. |
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Come on guys. If u can't stand by the team when the team is losing, u don't deserve to celebrate the team's victory when they are winning.
U either lose or u win. Simple as that. Going into the game. Bakayoko and Hazard injured. Morata's 1st competitive PL game. No Costa. Fab in CMF. You know we will get over-run in the midfield. As much as i wanted a win against Arsenal. Our squad is simply not in top top form. We need Bakayoko asap. Not sure if he can make it for our first game. Hopefully Morata is not affected by the miss. It's always 50/50 when taking a penalty. Pretty sure Morata is young and strong enough to look pass it and continue to try to impress and play well. And hopefully the board see how thin our wingbacks are. We need 1/2 more wingbacks. And also a plan B striker, a Llorente or some sort. Is it wishful thinking for AC Milan to come in for Costa and we go for Bellotti? The current market is just.... the worse ever. It's like oh Chelsea interested? let's price hike it 500%. Oh it's a homegrown player, let's jack it up 300%. Oh Chelsea decided Costa must go? let's lowball them -500%. LOL. Everyone is just taking advantages of situation. |
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I think it'll be either 1 of Barkley or Drinkwater.
1 more wingback. 2 if possible. Van Dijk. |
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Ideally we need 1 lwb, 1 rwb, 1 cmf.
But for me, if we get Ox (good utility player, can play rwb and cmf), Van Dijk and Drinkwater then we are good to go. I don't know what's with the criticism for interest in Drinkwater. He is a decent player. Not like he will be our starter. At most rotation player only with Fab, Kante and Bakayokoloko fighting for same position. And he is a PL winner. I fancy him over Barkley. Where Barkley underperformed last season. Ox is good. Can play lwb, rwb and cmf. Homegrown. But I feel Arsenal will take this chance to milk us. Van Dijk is not doubt Luiz's competition. Imagine CL - Cahill, Luiz, Azpi. PL - Rudiger, Van Dijk, Christensen. Not bad at all for our CB |
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QUOTE In an extensive interview with Goal Brazil, Willian talks about the great relationship he had with the previous head coach, but reassured that “nothing happened” when the Red Devils came down the road to knock on the doors at Cobham for his signature. sos kicapThere were a few conversations with my agent. I worked with Mourinho and I became his friend as well.” "He likes me a lot and I like him a lot as a coach and as a person. He has put his trust in me and in my work, and I was very grateful to him. "Manchester came to me, they talked with my agent, but nothing happened, because Chelsea would not negotiate me in any way and I'm very happy at Chelsea." These quotes mirror similar sentiments from earlier in the transfer window as well as from last summer from then Chelsea’s Player of the Year. Willian also went into a brief discussion on the differences he sees between Antonio Conte and Mourinho, two men who are probably more alike than either would care to admit, though also very different in certain other aspects. "They are very different. Everyone has their way of working. Mourinho is a coach who likes more the ball practice, works the ball possession and makes short games. Conte likes to work the tactical and the physical part. Every coach has his way of working. “Mourinho is a fantastic coach and won everything wherever he went. Conte is a fantastic coach too, because he won everything at Juventus and has already won the Premier League in his first year with Chelsea. Each one has his merits. "[Conte] is a coach who works hard every day, works a lot of tactics and the physical part. In the last season, he transformed our team when he changed the formation to 3-4-3. We managed to assimilate very well what he asked us in the training sessions and things worked out." "I dream of winning more titles with Chelsea, win a Champions League and Fifa Club World Cup with Chelsea and be one of the best players in the world, as well as win titles with the Selecao (Brazil) and a World Cup." Willian; source: Goal That’s a lot of winship left to be accomplished. Let’s get to it! Now that's how u reject a rival and fight for ur starting place. Willian was not a first choice when we switched to 343. Pedro and Hazard was on fire during that period. But Willian still grab his chance when he is playing, scored and assisted. He is willing to fight for his place. Contribute to the team. Now please take note Matic. Someone who decided to leave after Bakayoko's arrival. Come on Matic. We've won the league last season with Kante's partnership with you in CMF. Matic + Kante is a winning formula. What makes u think Bakayoko can just come and dethrone u? If only u stayed Matic, if only. |
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Sigh. Conte see him up. But he sendiri nak transfer.
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