Chelsea Banter Archive January 25 2015

25 Jan 2015 19:44:00
Yesterday showed us what we're going to miss when Terry retires. We have no leadership whatsoever without him. And I'm not making Cahill a scapegoat but why has he gone so downhill. If we need a leader after Terry is Varane really rhe answer? Is he actually a leader? Everyone only wants Varane for his pace to be able to play him with Terry. He's a good player don't get me wrong but there's a reason why he's on the bench instead of Pepe. We haven't got one fast centre half oh hang on we have TOMAS KALAS! You look at our back 5 with Matic. Apart from Azpilicueta there is no real pace there to play a higher line. Ivanovic is a beast but when he's at RB he's too attacking and leaves the defense exposed. Then you have Cahill who's been terrible. Terry and Azpi for me are world class. So is Ivanovic BUT only when he's played centre half I feel. He's more suited there, big, strong and also quite quick. He should be next to Terry for me with Azpi RB and Filipe LB till the end of the season. That would be my back four. Zouma isn't a reliable centre half who can rotate with Terry yet I think he needs a loan somewhere where he will play like Leicester or Villa but probably Besiktas. KALAS should have been rotating with Terry this season. He is rapid. He got chucked in at the deep end last year against Liverpool and he proved his worth and against Leicester. We need Terrys leadership and positioning next year and if we just need pace why spend it on Varane when we have KALAS who was great when called upon. That's what I would do anyway with Cahill fourth choice. Personally I see AZPILICUETA as our next captain after Terry he's the next Philip Lahm and he gives his all.

25 Jan 2015 19:55:22
Proved his worth against CARDIFF aswel I meant lol.

25 Jan 2015 20:13:10
Fabregas will be next captain, and I'd take Varane right now exactly what's needed.

25 Jan 2015 20:28:12
Wouldnt be happy with fabregas being a captain

25 Jan 2015 20:43:33
Fabregas are you joking? Wow. Great player but not Chelsea through and through for me. Ivanovic and Matic aren't great at speaking English. only AZPI for me.

25 Jan 2015 21:39:27
There aren't 5 players in the world capable of leading like terry. I think the thing with ivanovic is we currently depend on our fullbacks to go deep into the attacking third but he doesn't have the recovery pace to run a winger down that Luis and Azpilicueta have.

Don't really think it matters who's chelsea through & through mate it's leadership & organisation skills, other than JT there isn't many players as vocal as him, maybe Cahill or matic

Although brana is a solid strong unit, he is leaving very exposed when playing at right back, his poor passing and losing possession and terrible crosses from wide are terrible and wasteful. Stick him inside with jt, play luis and Dave. As for captain we will never get a leader like john terry! Never ever. As for a new centre back varane is a must now. But what bugs me is kalas should of been here this season!! You don't keep Liverpool at bay last season if your just an average centre back, he was fantastic in that game.

25 Jan 2015 15:42:25
Chelsea must do everything they can to purchase Paul pogba, the lad is a class act. I know we have an interest, I just hope Romans team are pushing hard to seal a deal. I think of we win the league that would go a long way to securing the likes of pogba, similar to the way hazard chose chelsea after winning champions league. I repeat pogba is a must even if oscar needed to be sold to raise funds. I only say oscar as if pogba came in then I don't see a position for oscar to play.

He's been scoring a lot as of late, and some great goals as well. What a player!
Oscar is essential to the team though and the way in which they play. He's also pretty versatile so we shouldn't sell him.
I'm all for Pogba, and have been for a while now. I'd love for the club to get him, however expensive he may turn out. But I fear we'll be blown out of the water by United, Madrid or PSG for his services. Even if we win the league this season. It's going to be a sad day when he ends up at one of our rivals.

Just saw his involvement in the 2nd goal during today's game. The guy's freakishly talented, my god. Why o why didn't we get him when he left United.

Jackson - he turned us down. sometimes you can't always get a player just because you want him.

I know, Steve (didn't actually know that he turned us down, but I know you can't get every player). He's just ridiculously talented and scoring some crackers this season. He'd fit in fantastically.
Back to reality though, let's get RLC some game time and let's develop him into a world beater :)

{Ed002's Note - Actually Manchester United rejected a cash offer from Chelsea for the player 6 months before he left.}

Damn, now I hate United even more!
Cheers Ed :)

I see us as a realistic option for pogba, Madrid cannot just buy everyone. As far as I'm concerned whoever signs for PSG is throwing their career away as the French league is so poor, it's just a league which produces players for top leagues. Barca transfer ban, city somehow seem to be able to bend FFP rules but would still need to sell at least one of there top players. UTD are not the team they once where, so maybe chelsea could be his destination.
We can all hope

{Ed002's Note - Chelsea remain keen on Paul Pogba and would like to strike a deal for next summer - and this will most likely be a cash plus player offer in the first instance. Although Real Madrid moved on from their previous interest, there is every chance of a summer offer including players in part exchange. With Barcelona unable to sign players before 2016 and PSG and Manchester City in a difficult situation with UEFA and subject to financial sanctions, that effectively only leaves Manchester United and Bayern Munich as potential suiters. Although there are those at Manchester United who would like to push for a deal there is some reticence still and there is another issue that would need to be overome. However, I would not discount both PSG and Manchester City selling players to raise the funds for a Pogba bid.}

Ed has stated that on here how United didn't want him to join us. No matter how you look at it united would always be hated by most, for what ever reason for me they fortified it when I read that Pogba could have come but they turned it down cause we are in the same league yet we sold mata to them and the goo s sold van persie. I came to the conclusion that I would forever hate man utd. Douche bags. Thanks for the work on the site Ed. :)

This might be me being a negative Nancy, but I suspect he'll end up at United. His agent recently spoke about Pogba still holding United in high esteem etc and that kinda makes me believe that he'll go back there. They also have crazy financial power so they'd be my guess.

25 Jan 2015 19:10:24
It's an interesting one for sure. United and us have quite a bit of cash to be able to spend. I wouldn't rule out PSG though as they could offer the like of Cavani, veratti, and Marquinhos depending on how desperate they are. Madrid are also looking to move on the likes of benzema, Isco, and khedira. It really just depends on what Juve are looking for in return as there will be a ton of options.

I think the way he's playing at the moment it's going to cost someone £60-£80m

25 Jan 2015 10:52:32
Every time Matic doesn't play, we struggle. Forget Fabregas, forget Costa, Matic is the best buy of Jose's Second Coming.

25 Jan 2015 12:25:18
Agree. We need a good back up player who can give him a rest or play alongside him in tough games.