Chelsea Banter Archive July 27 2015

27 Jul 2015 21:38:59
Looks like United will sign Pedro - have to say I think we've dodged a bullet.

27 Jul 2015 23:06:22
Yeah, a five time La Liga winning, three time Copa del Rey winning, two time Champions League winning, European Chamionship and World Cup winning shaped bullet! Who needs that kind of experience in the dressing room - especially when he has scored double figures, for his current club, in every full season he's played for them averaging over a goal every four games.

Well dodged!

27 Jul 2015 23:54:22
Wow, Torres also have a full collection of trophy from perosonal to team. We took that bullet with 50 mil and 4 years of weighting down our budget to reinvest in strike force.

Good experience - good trophy.

When did the team trophy become the standard that we need for a player?

28 Jul 2015 06:44:21
I think you'll find 90% of Torres's winners medals have the word "Chelsea" carved into them.

OK, team honours don't make the player. But you don't play over 200 times for the best club side of the last decade and win over 50 caps for the best international team of that period as a bad player - do you? Do you think Pedro is a bad player? Worse than Cuadrado, Moses, Traore or even Willian?

28 Jul 2015 09:23:55
I could score 10 goals a season playing for Barcelona!

28 Jul 2015 11:45:05
Ur argument is still unpersuasive.

The problem is not if Pedro is better than the wingers we have or not. The problem is that if he would be suitable for our playing style or not.

Here my opinion on Pedro that I posted recently:

- Pedro (Barca) for RM position. At least I know Pedro but he 28 now and he never show me of his man-passing skills. In Barcelona - he play crossing and short - passing. He doesn't play the style we need (and Premier League needs - EPL usually needs a winger to pass a man by speed or dribbling skills - the defenders are also more offensive and knock u down more often than give u space to run compared with the defend style in La Liga). Typical success wingers in EPL is Hazard - Sanchez - Sterling, they built physically to fight again the harrashment of defenders.

Pedro can learn for sure with his professionalism, but he is 28 already, nearly fully developed. Di Maria, who is surely better than him in La Liga also has an unsuccessful season.

Sum up, I don't mean he is not good - but just maybe not the man we need for that position.

28 Jul 2015 12:47:06
In our league he would end up as another Jesus Navas and we do not need that.

28 Jul 2015 14:46:14
pedro is 27 daton

28 Jul 2015 15:17:24
Agree to disagree. Suppose time will tell, should he come to the EPL.

28 Jul 2015 15:31:12
28 already. His birthday is today.

27 Jul 2015 15:49:04
Hi eds is it true aruguiz has joined b, Leverkusen

27 Jul 2015 18:40:12
I saw reports a couple of days ago that he was going to. Did you see some that said he actually joined them? :)
If he does join them then I can still hope for Witsel!

27 Jul 2015 19:15:22
Same really it read he'd agreed terms to join abit like what he had with us I think

27 Jul 2015 19:52:25
It'd be a sensible decision for him to be honest. He'd probably play a lot more at Leverkusen and Bundesliga is a very good league. We'll see.

28 Jul 2015 09:35:39
Aranquiz team Internacional have just been knocked out of the Copa Libertadores in the semi-finals - he is only now available to talk to prospective clubs.

27 Jul 2015 09:55:52
For goodness sake guys(and girls) have patience! There is still a month to go in this window!
Our club have been awesome in their dealings in the last few windows, yes last window we reacted quickly and brought in players(Fabregas) that we never expected. I, however, would like to point out that we will not now pay over the odds for players, so, let's be honest, we are not Real or Barca that can "buy" whoever they want at whatever price! We are a club now(I hope) that wants players who want to play for our club for what they'll win rather than how much they'll earn. This creates the "them and us" situation that Jose seems to want to instill in our ethos.
This is where I get annoyed with the likes of Mikel, who, it appears is happy to do a Winston Bogarde and see out his contract rather than back himself elsewhere! I'm sorry, but, he is not good enough, however likeable he may be to us fans, Ramires, the same.
We hear the names, Pogba, Greizeman, etc that we're interested in, but, if money is they're prime incentive let them go to whoever, I'd rather have a RLC that wants to succeed at CFC on a weekly basis! That is what will win us the EPL again and the further opportunities that Europe provides.
We are not quite in the elite yet, whether we like it or not, but, it's going to happen!!
Ed002 has said on so many occasions, we will not stand in the way of anyone wanting to leave, which only emphasises my opinion that, if they don't want to be here, let them go.
Sorry for the Rant fellow fans, if only a portion of the players had the same mentality we would be fine.

27 Jul 2015 10:35:47
I have faith in the club, but I am worried.

As a die hard fan, I'm going to be worried and want the best.

But I trust the club :)

27 Jul 2015 16:14:16
Aren't you a united fan though?