Chelsea Banter Archive March 20 2015

 

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20 Mar 2015 19:42:48
Part of Mourinho press conference
Don't always believe mourinho transfer talk . So I guess we are still in for Pogba . Is good to hear Mourinho talk positive about Rubin Lofus cheek . Next hope to see him more .


Mourinho played down any interest in Pogba, who is going to struggle to play again this season because of a hamstring injury, as he likes the look of young midfielder Rueben Loftus-Cheek.

He added: "I don't think about Pogba or other players. The only thing I can tell you is we look at our midfield players. And between Nemanja Matic, Cesc Fabregas, Ramires, Rueben, Mikel is injured - we have a good group and I believe a lot in Rueben.

"Next season the squad will be made in a way that Reuben will not be a number, he will compete for a position."

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20 Mar 2015 21:03:34
Good to hear! But I guess most will remain sceptical, as they'd probably be right to do. Seeing RLC get minutes this season and especially next season, that'd make me extremely happy :)
It's a bit weird to see him talk so much about a youth player, I haven't ever seen or heard him do that.

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20 Mar 2015 18:18:55
Would love it if we could sign Pedro and Koke this summer and go to a 4-3-3 formation. Eden, Costa and Pedro as a front 3. Then Koke, Cesc and Matic behind them. Would be an awesome attacking like up and make for some great football.

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20 Mar 2015 19:09:31
Loftus-Cheek - Matic - Fabregas as a 3 man midfield for me. I'd prefer fo see us sign Schneiderlin, a quality all round player who would give us good back up along with Ake. I don't want to see us spend 70 million on Pogba when we have a cracking up and coming player in Loftus-Cheek. Rather see it being used in other areas of the squad like another quality holding midfielder and a RW.

Pedro's a good shout, especially over Douglas Costa. I still think we're lacking that Muller/Bale quality as RW. Anyone think Remy could be the answer? Like when we had Drogba/Anelka could we have Costa and Remy? Cuadrado still needs some gametime. Willian and Oscar just aren't producing enough for me.

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20 Mar 2015 21:04:12
Bertrand Traore! ;-)

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{Ed018's Note - I hope to see him in the first team next season but I doubt it with the work permit issue and he might also need another loan in a more competetive league as well}

20 Mar 2015 21:37:55
Yeah I reckon that work permit situation won't be resolved easily. Burkina probably aren't ranked highly enough in the FIFA rankings. I just hate that it takes so long as there's a good chance the club will just go out and buy another player in his position as Traore himself keeps getting loaned out, waiting for that permit to arrive. The longer it takes, the less chance he probably has to get in the 1st team. Big shame IMO.

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20 Mar 2015 11:46:42
Hey ed002, it's been a while since I last posted, but I was curious to find out what bastian schweinsteiger will do in the summer, because as far as I know he is out of contract. Do you see him signing a renewal or potentially moving on?

All the best

PR!

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{Ed002's Note - Try the European pages.}

20 Mar 2015 09:49:54
Hi Ed, a chap called ............

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{Ed002's Note - I don't have the time or inclination to answer questions about Twitter or Facebook.}

20 Mar 2015 09:20:16
Hello lads and ladies I am back with my weekly question.

With Ronaldo and Messi gerting older somebody has to take over the best player of the year award one day. So my question is who it will be and around which year?

To answer my own question, I believe that both Ronaldo and Messi will still domintae for another 3 - 4 years. The candidates which I see to take over the award are Neymar, Hazard, Pogba, Bale.

But to make a wild guess I would go for Hazard (we all can dream) to win the best player award in 2018!

Thx for your time reading this and please throw your guesses and thoughts :) ED's you are more than welcome to join in

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{Ed002's Note - Kenedy is getting the 2018 award. We know that already.}

20 Mar 2015 19:49:08
Pogba or Neymar have the best chance IMO. Maybe I have to give Neymar an edge because he's more of a winger/striker type and they get the most plaudits.
Can't see Hazard winning it sadly :)

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20 Mar 2015 22:49:43
You alwayd have to believe mate, he has all the qualities to become the best.and I rate him.more than neymar

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20 Mar 2015 23:40:56
Muller and Pogba front runners

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21 Mar 2015 11:49:27
Somehow don't see Muller getting it, players like him don't get praise which they deserve

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20 Mar 2015 06:22:11
That moment when you sell KDB and keep Oscar! What a awful mistake! Discuss

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20 Mar 2015 08:18:17
Hasn't this been done to death already? Fully agree, KDB has been playing exceptionally well. But that whole team revolves around him. He's the centre of everything at Wolfsburg and thrives in that role apparently. It is my honest opinion that he definitely wouldn't put up the same numbers if he was playing for us.
I know Oscar has again dipped in form during the second half of the season, but you can't ignore the defensive and pressing work he provides when he plays. KDB doesn't come close to him in that regard and I'm really willing to bet he wouldn't post numbers that are that much better than Oscar in the same role as Oscar plays.
On top of that, Ed has mentioned on previous occasions that KDB made demands that the club wouldn't agree to and that that's the reason that he was let go. Nobody is bigger than the club and I'm glad the club sees it that way as well.

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20 Mar 2015 08:23:21
I will say it again. TSO has no tolerance for young players and does not develop players except those who are exceptionally talented. Secondly he does not change tactics to suit his players rather change players to suit his tactics and that's why CFC will keep losing some of the best young players because thy are less defensive. . TBH I wouldn't be surprised if TSO put in bids for Fellain, Wanyama, Valencia (MU), Fenando (man city), Pelle (southampton), Barry (Everton), Kuyate(WHU). .
Before TSO returned our DOF was doing a fantastic job in signing very good talented young players unfortunately most of them may not meet TSO criteria of being defensive minded.
I have also observed that most of our young stars when given a chance (10mins) they look timid and do not play with any freedom and I think that's fear instilled by TSO of don't make mistake/don't lose/defend. .
TSO is very good manager for experienced teams but not developing teams. .he would wonders with Man city team (Fernando, Fenadhino, Kompany and Yaya).

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20 Mar 2015 08:26:00
It's not KDB is a better player than oscar, it's the way Jose has them play. He takes away there attacking qualities to make us more defensive. Watch KDB play and he doesn't have to keep running back to his own half, instead he just floats behind the striker ready to start attacks.i think oscar has been awful this season but in his defence the lads not had a real break for years

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20 Mar 2015 09:16:40
Oscar's been awful this year? Then by 'year' I hope you mean 2015 and not this season. He was very good in the first half of the season, as he tends to be. He's just fallen off in the last month or two. His stats aren't even bad when compared to other attacking midfielders. He just has to work on his consistency and perhaps stamina. Still only 23, we'd regret letting him go.

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20 Mar 2015 10:18:22
Makes me laugh! You want your players to give you everything on the pitch, defensively & attacking as that's what ultimately wins you titles, if a player doesn't want to win the premier league & rather play second fiddle to bayern Munich then it's he's loss not ours!

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22 Mar 2015 07:50:33
Stop trying to convince your selves. Oscar isn't and won't be what we all though he would be. Kdb is a quality player who in which he said didn't have a big enough price tag.

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