Chelsea Banter Archive August 26 2011

26 Aug 2011 23:15:43
I really feel we should turn all our attention and efforts towards securing Paulo Henrique "Ganso". He is a very gifted footballer with a wide range of passing ability but also possess dribbling and ball carrying something i feel our midfield lacks atm. The main stumbling block is whether or not a club is willing to sell or not and in this case from what ive read Santos are willing to Sell. This now comes down to the player, apparently he has expressed an ambition to play for AC Milan which is fair enough but they are in no financial state to be buying the player this year and as things seem Santos cant afford to keep him either. Im hoping with our Brazilian players (Luiz, Ramires) that they can do a "Torres" and persuade Ganso to take a chance at coming to Chelsea, which i think for all parties would be great. Chelsea gets a "potential" world class attack minded midfielder (He isnt world class yet), Ganso gets top level competition week in week out and Champions League football along with a pay increase and Santos get £25m+. If only it was that simple though ha

PB

If you don't think that ganso is "world class" then i ask you, who is? in brazil he is widely considered to be a better prospect than neymar. some people seem to forget or just plain don't know that he was injured for something like 6 months and still came back in time to lead santos to the copa libertadores.

I think the words World Class are used to easily. Hes a great player in a poor league, you cant say hes world class until hes played against the best of the best week in week out in a top league and Chamions League. Ganso also didnt have the best Copa America and this is the only live football ive seen him play so im not just jumping on the band wagon yet. He is without doubt potentially a very good player but he still has alot to learn and to be tested against top teams.

PB

26 Aug 2011 22:00:29
Any news today EDS? {Ed002's Note - Aside from the weather on the east coast, no.}

26 Aug 2011 22:18:30
Watched the super cup tonight with great interest in Moutinho. I did not see anything, especially that creativity we are yearning for from Moutinho which would make him a good assest to the team. I know it was against Barcelone who have a wealth of creativity and dominate possession. I hope we have other targets.

Seems slightly rash to judge a player on one game, especially against the best team in the world

I thought he did ok. He took a few good shots and made one beautiful pass to Rodriguez in the first half.

26 Aug 2011 16:19:07
anyone ever wonder if the club watch this page to get a fans version of what we would like to see happen at the club ?
thinkit mite do well lmao {Ed002's Note - Clubs do have people who look at the forums, blogs etc.. They are not interested in the fans view particularly though.}

Thats a shame because most Chelsea supporters think Kalou is a joke if he starts saturday I am leraving the ground before kick off

Thats the problem with teams most dont take the fans opionion even if the fans have been supporters before they decision makers even had anything to do with thr club

Can anyone tell me what the management at Chelsea see in kalou ? My friends that support other teams are constantly winding me up about how poor he his I know most people I sit near at the Bridge don't rate him what so ever and a lot of people think he should wear the calipers on his legs like forest Gump Please discuss

I think he can be a useful at times, over the years he has shown he is capable of coming off the bench and scoring vital goals. the only problem i have with him is he is far too inconsistent when given a starting role.

If the club listened to all the fans then we would be in trouble as everyone has there own opinions and favorite players

26 Aug 2011 13:00:14
This modric saga reminds me of ashley cole transfer deal. Arsene was adamant that he won't leave cheap. He was asking awful amount that time and then on last day arsenal dropped their guard and accepted acceptable cash plus gallas. Arsenal fans started calling him CASHLEY. Wonder people would call modric as LUCRE MADE RICH if he gets a last minute move to the bridge.

I think we should not worry much if we don't get creative midfield player this summer. Lampard still has some magic left while joshua could still be our trump card. We have yet to see the best of ramires. Benayoun is not that bad player as people are saying, infact he is better value for money than our supposed target moutiniho.

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26 Aug 2011 11:41:36
some stats for you . A good reason not to get rid of Malouda ...

SUCCESSFUL PASSES IN FINAL THIRD (2010-11 PL SEASON)

1. Nasri - 601
2. Malouda - 593
3. Fabregas - 548
4. Silva - 530
5. Modric - 528
6. Wilshere - 527
7. Arteta - 499
8. K Davies - 499
9. Murphy - 483
10. Adam - 465

Source: Opta

Blue Bear {Ed002's Note - If Malouda leaves it is not because he isn't good enough, it is because of his age.}

What about his crossing, taking players on, how many times he passes side 2 side and we dont get anywhere, and how many times he could of passed to torres but had a shot instead?? got the details for this and u will regret saying that

26 Aug 2011 09:05:34
Don't worry we always do are transfers late in the window it's to try and keep the price down and not give other clubs the time to come in for the player. Take January for example I know it wasn't cheap but benfica Did want 30million for Luiz at the start of the window but we got him for 24 in the end

26 Aug 2011 01:10:48
hello chelsea how would yous like Glasgow rangers and Glasgow Celtic to play in England am asking all me personnaly think it would be a great thing as the old firm need a fresh start {Ed018's Note - i'd be for it, but what league would you start in? championship and earn your way up?}

Well mate if that is what wee have to do then fine because everybody has to start from the bottom to work there way to the top i have asked every team on all the roumour page and i would love it but wee need everybody else to be up for it and say they want us in league chers for posting this ed

Deffo been saying it for years. chelsea rangers 2 games a season great day out for both fans ibrox and the bridge wt an atmosphere