Chelsea Banter Archive January 24 2016

24 Jan 2016 20:11:00
Sky Sports now reporting Teixeira's choice is now Liverpool.
Did he ever agree term with us?
If so what changed?
or is this just total BS to begin with?
we need Strengthening he would have been a great buy, good age and actually knows where the goal is.
If we are not going to strengthen fine, start using the talent we have, we are not going to get top 4 this year so give the youngsters experience Kennedy and RLC are already showing great promiss.
I don't think there will be any incommings, just a little pissed off when we are going to miss out on a talent that all but seemed nailed on with only the price to be agreed.

{Ed002's Note - I have explained the situation and nothing has changed.}

24 Jan 2016 20:34:32
no insinuation to you Ed002, you do a great job, and I log on to read and enjoy your your updates, sarcastic or factual, just hope we get the right people in to upgrade the squad.

24 Jan 2016 19:50:45
Great win today!

Beat a side that are title contenders. and to let them only have 1 shot on target. Good performance all round. Yes I agree with everyone . that we didn't play particularly well in the second half but we still had the best chances to extend our lead. Remy had two golden chances.

Everyone is saying how crap hazard played but he was only on for 15 mins and created two chances for remy . If remy had scored them everyone wouldn't talking about how well he played. He has just come back from injury give him a chance.

Costa looked sharp and back to his old self. Great to see him not react to anything.

Fab again looked to have great range of passing and surprisingly made the most tackles too.

Mikel again was great sitting there.

Zouma and Terry played well.

Courtios looked a bit nervous in my eyes. Missed two catches.

Willian just suberb again . His runs and work rate.

24 Jan 2016 20:40:00
I thought that Hazard looked fat. Sluggish and over weight. I know he's been out but still.

24 Jan 2016 21:33:35
That's been him all season . hopefully now with Hiddink he will come good for us again.

24 Jan 2016 22:17:30
Hazard did look fat but to be fair we were extremely poor in the second half so hazard didn't have much chance to impress. Although he did provide two great opportunities for Remy to score.

24 Jan 2016 18:13:27
Well watched the game and thought it was a good team performance.
Trouble is from when there player goes off, clattenburg never gave us another decision.
No pen very few fouls every thing went there way.
I don't mean this literally but I hope hazard is injured because if not his performance was disgraceful. He made no effort. Also if remy thinks he should playing he's an idiot, because he was worse than hazard. He's lazy and constantly offside. This is imo.

24 Jan 2016 18:50:07
Can't agree more, missed effort from both guys. Anyway without trying hazard made 2 great chances which remy couldn't take.

Can't really bamford or traore do worse than remy? Even think falcao is a better choice.

The big shout also has to go to costa, fabregas and zouma. All were superb this game (Ivanovic too)!

What I didn't understand why arsenal fans were booing Fabregas? He did nothing wrong to them, and it was them who refused to sign him.

{Ed002's Note - Falcao is injured, Bamford cannot be played as it would block a sale or further loan. It will be known within a few days if the representative from Marseille can lure Traore away - she is due in to Chelsea tomorrow or Tuesday. The club would like Traore to stay but the ball is in his court right now.}

24 Jan 2016 18:53:19
Hazard played about 15 minutes at the end of the match after a period out injured. What did you expect from him?

24 Jan 2016 18:53:52
Certainly strange performances from both Hazard and Remy - lacking dynamism and accuracy - Remy wanting move in this window perhaps? He could have scored at least a couple, and that would have saved us all from sweating through those last few minutes. But both are good players and I'd want them back trying unless we can bring in players of equal quality - a hard task esp. re. EH. Pato surely not the answer up front as back up for DC.

24 Jan 2016 19:25:21
Second half sat back too much against 10 men and invited pressure, personal opinion I thought terry and Zouma were solid and the likes of matic and fabragas raised there game significantly ( particularly the later ) . Also I thought hazard showed glimpses in his short time on, however remy was appalling. Also Ivanovic continues to annoy me with his theatrics, diving on the floor appealing when he looses a header, when he should be tracking back stopping the cross etc ( without hands behind his back ) . But overall good win, and some positive signs.

24 Jan 2016 19:11:28
RE: Traore Ed, would that be a loan deal?

{Ed002's Note - Yes.}

24 Jan 2016 19:35:40
LRDlt,
It wasn't the fact we didn't re-sign Cesc, it was the manager in which he engineered a move to Barca.
He refused to play for us, even though Arsenal were still paying his wages and said "I will give up my £4m loyalty bonus to leave".

Personally, it didn't bother me that much, and still doesn't, his heart has always been at Barca, he was always going to return 'home'.

If media reports (at the time) were to be believed, it was the manner of the way he moved, and not the move itself.

24 Jan 2016 23:40:37
How can anyone can have a go at Hazard today! Jeez, he was only on for 15 minutes and created 2 openings for Remy - what do you people expect!

24 Jan 2016 15:12:22
No Ramires in the team today. Either injured, on way out or Hiddink just don't trust him.

24 Jan 2016 13:16:51
If you could have any one player back in the side that we've had in the team before, who would it be?

For me, it's got to be Essien or Lampard in their prime!

24 Jan 2016 13:25:45
Given the current situation, Lampard as he offers goals in and outside the box and with his head, a midfield role if required and could put a defensive stint in.

24 Jan 2016 14:45:10
Essien for me. What he did on the pitch for us was unbelievable. I can't imagine how much he'd be worth in today's market. Prime Essien would quite possibly be the best midfielder in the world right now. He could own a midfield on his own. Definitely him for me. A midfield 3 of Mikel, Essien and Fabregas does not sound that bad, does it? It would free up Fabregas to create and roam around the pitch, while Essien just rampages up and down the pitch.

24 Jan 2016 15:39:56
One word: Makelele.

24 Jan 2016 15:51:56
Why hazardouseden, when we have. Mikelele!

24 Jan 2016 18:39:53
Frank Lampard 100%, a leader on the pitch, tracked bag, created chances and scored goals for fun. Chelsea's best ever player and I'm confident that if we had lampard in his prime in the side now we would be nowhere near the bottom.

24 Jan 2016 11:28:18
Have to say, the Daily Star's story today about us wanting Thiago Silva on loan, yes on loan must be one of the worst transfer rumours I've heard this season- probably on a par with Lukaku to Swansea and Arsenal signing Deeney!

24 Jan 2016 13:14:46
I thought exactly the same. And to think someone has been paid to write that!

24 Jan 2016 13:47:46
Yes probably the best defender in the world on loan to Chelsea. I am sure psg will be fine with that,

24 Jan 2016 08:55:32
{Ed's Note - We have posted a new article entitled, Mendes Denies Jose's Man Utd Love Letter, Valencia's Struggles Blamed On Neville's Language Problems And More

23 Jan 2016 23:49:27
Thank you Ed002 for the update, it is much appreciated.

I think the appointment of our next permanent manager is going to crucial to the short and medium term future of the club. It is an appointment the club can ill afford to get wrong.

The candidates who have been mentioned as possibilities:

Guardiola-my opinion, no chance, as good as gone to his next "uncomplicated" job at Man City. After he will probably go to Celtic and then PSG, spot the common denominator.

Simeone-Difficult to get him out of Atletico, in my opinion. Does not speak English and stylistically there are questions over his suitability for the club.

Allegri-Impressive record at Juventus, may want to explore a different opportunity. Wouldn't be my first choice.

Pellegrini-With all due respect, if we start collecting Man City's cast offs, it does not reflect well upon us as a club with ambition. Absolutelt not in my opinion, on a par with Benitez.

Conte-Out of contract in the summer apparently, though there are questions over his ability in europe. A risky appointment in my opinion, not worth the chance considering our position.

Sampaoli-Produced good attacking football with a talented Chile team, not sure over his suitability to club management, again, a risky appointment, not worth the risk of we are to rebuild.

Koeman-Premier League experience, impressive job at Southampton considering there position regards to selling players, low maintenance and committed to brining through young players who display the adequate level of talent. Maybe worth a look at.

Pochettino-Contraversial, and almost impossible to get him out of Spurs without Daniel Levy making us bankrupt, being honest, he is one I think we should be looking at. Fits the criteria, low maintenance, committed to extracting the best from and improving players at his disposal as opposed to spending, which may suit our frugal policy in the market. He also is committed to promoting young talented players at his disposal. As I said, probably no chance of getting him but a prime candidate to look at. Premier league proven and experience also, relatively low risk.

Mark Hughes-admirable job at Stoke, experience in league and has chelsea connections. Might be worth a look at if it comes to it.

Didier Deschamps-Good record in France, worked with pressure and has Chelsea connections. Not for me if Iam honest.

My opinion is that we should be looking at a manager who has potential longevity, who is committed to bringing through young players, extracts the best from what they have and improves players. This is crucial considering our apparent frugal philosophy in the market. Out of all the candidates mentioned, Simeone, Allegri and Pochettino stand out for me. Pochettino is someone we should be having a very close look at.

In relation to the market and the calling for us to bid for John Stones, forget it.

We missed our chance with Stones in the summer, now, if we bid, as Ed002 said, it will probably attract proposals from elsewhere that will likely be higher and more attractive to the player.

Especially, considering clubs like Man City seem to be exempt from FFP rules, considering their level of spending and alleged "creative" accounting of revenue streams and wage bill allocations.

We are now shopping at the second tier of the market, in my opinion. We are unwilling to overpay for anything and since this is a selling club's market, this limits us in our ability to compete for the elite level player such as Pogba and since last summer, Stones. We appear to be scouting young potential talent available at reasonable prices such as Courtois and Azpilicueta as well as players with release clauses, such as Costa, which makes the process straighforward. We must learn to accept our admiral but idealistic position in the market and adjust our objectives accordingly if needs be.

We can come back from this sobering season from hell but we must get this next managerial appointment right, the rest will stem from that.

24 Jan 2016 01:13:53
Why do we keep on about pocchetino. He is at a big club and building a very exciting young team, Spurs could easily overtake us, in this era, as being one of the top teams in Europe. Why would he want to move to us. He is proving that a great team can be built without going out and spending millions and millions.

24 Jan 2016 01:56:55
I've heard mourinho is available.

24 Jan 2016 03:58:45
Good read that, Pocchetino would be my choice too.

24 Jan 2016 09:33:19
Pochettino would be my choice but it simply won't happen. Levy won't let him go and I imagine he will end up at Real Madrid one day. I think we should maybe look at Drogba, lampard or JT to work alongside Guus for a season before taking it on themselves. After all, that's what Pep did at Barcelona and Zidane has just done and maybe Giggs is about to do. Worked for us previously with Gullit and then Vialli.