Chelsea Banter Archive January 28 2013

28 Jan 2013 23:10:50
Ed should another manager become available before the end of the season, that the club are interested in would they move in now or still wait until the summer to assess the situation {Ed002's Note - You cannot expect that answered?}

28 Jan 2013 21:31:03
ED002 are the club still to try and bring somone in before thursday or have they called it a day until the summer?

CFC1905 {Ed002's Note - It is not worth my bother answering such questions given the abuse I was given by the numerous DFs who told me that Benitez had said no so that was it.}

28 Jan 2013 18:04:59
Sorry! Here's link to the article about previous ballboy/violent conduct incidents (think I left it out of last Post).

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/article-2269299/ Eden-Hazard-ball-boy-kick-charge-shows-FA-hypocrites-- Martin-Sam

VBS

28 Jan 2013 15:42:09
Now that Everton has signed fer does that mean that chelsea will be able to sign fellaini
Garycfc

He is going to arsenal according to arsenal

dave

28 Jan 2013 14:58:44
Chelsea 2013/14

GK: Cech, Turnbull
Got enough depth there, loan courtois for another season and then keep him as the n1
Signings: none
RB: Azpilicueta, Wallace
With Ferreira leaving we're left with good young players in that position.
Signings: none
CB: Terry, Cahill, Ivanovic, Luis
More than enough quality players there, ivanovic is clearly a centre half plus we've got some good talents in that position (ake, chalobah, kalas)
Signings: none
LB: Cole, Bertrand
With cole almost certainly leaving at the end of the next season, we could do with a good young English LB.
Signings: Luke Shaw
MID: Ramires, Mikel, (Oscar, de bruyne)
We clearly need some strong midfielders, with lamps all but leaving we would need a strong cm.
Signings: Fellaini
ATT. MID: Moses, Oscar, Hazard, Mata, de Bruyne
Enough players there.
Signings: none
ATT: Ba, Lukaku
Team needs a good striker, we've suffered since Drogba has left. I think Torres will be leaving in the summer. We need a big name there.
Signings: Cavani

Formation:
Cech
Azpilicueta-Terry-Luiz-Cole
Fellaini-de Bruyne
Moses-Mata-Hazard
Cavani
Subs: Wallace, Oscar, Ramires, Cahill, Ivanovic, Shaw, Turnbull
Manager: MOURINHO

This is what I think is the best and the most realistic team for the next season. It certainly looks unstoppable. What do you lot think?
Johnnycfc

Take out fellaini and put in someone more solid in screening the back 4.

RSM

28 Jan 2013 16:42:40
Mate where are you going to find someone more solid than fellaini?
Johnnycfc

Turnbull will be leaving. Also agree that we need someone better than Fellaini.

Etienne capoue?

RSM

If we buy shaw he should be loaned back till cole leaves. ivan can also cover rb. luiz is a midfielder! he can cover cb. mikel should leave sign fernando(porto) mceachran also . I like fellaini at everton always have. but when he plays DM I don't see what the fuss is about. luiz offers more. imagine mikel & fellaini centre mids, were be giving away needless fouls 20 yards out every 5 minutes. BLUEBOY1

I'd personally have Ba or Lukaku on the subs instead of one of the 4 defenders

CD

28 Jan 2013 13:39:12
My wishlist - Out
Benitez
Torres
My wishlist - In
Mourinho
Falcao
Modric
Lampard - New Contract

Modric..? Why modric what does he offer that we haven't got ?

28 Jan 2013 12:14:27
So the waiter has a new excuse, we got no depth.
Well rafa, most fans in this country would love our squad. If the club spends 10's of million's on younger players, then send them out on long loans, then that's there fault. The problem is these players don't rate you & us fans think your useless, so the sonner you bugger off the better. We all knew as soon as this person replaced RDM, that the season was finished. You can see that most of the players don't want to play for him. The longer he stays, the more likely our best players will want to leave.

You stay classy San Diego
Danny

Time to start putting trust in lukaku, mceachran, chalobah, de bruyne. marin, piazon.

28 Jan 2013 20:31:36
marin? has not played a decent pass let alone played a decent game since he has joined. I don't understand why people think he has this incredible talent just because they saw a couple of edited youtube videos when he signed! I honestly would rather have (and can't believe I am saying this) malouda in the sqaud of 25 then marin.

DannyTrueBlue

You mean the 1/2 substitute appearances and 1 start he's made? Can hardly expect him to come back from injury and set the world alight. Especially considering that we've played horribly in all the games he's featured in.

27 Jan 2013 19:45:58
EDS how do the club expect a team with no squad depth to last the whole season Europa league will take it's toll we have no defensive midfielders and the club decide they will not be buying anyone else, Which person at the club let Meireles and Essien leave needs to be sacked we need 2 player's before thursday or our squad will not cope with the amount of games we play!

BLUEBLOOD

BLUEBLOOD

It was a concern to me at seasons start that there wasnt enough depth in the squad and whilst I understand the logic behind loaning certain players out for me the bigger crime is that we haven't used players who are in the squad or are at the club and could have been played to give the regulars a rest.
For instance I really couldn't see the logic of playing Ivan or Dave at right back yesterday why wasnt Ferreria playing ? Also I wonder could Moulda have played or been on the bench. I assume that you can play non squad players as Yossi was on the bench.
Ok we had a lucky escape yesterday but what's the point of Rafa moaning about the demands of all the games if he doesn't give fringe players a run out or see how some of the younger players who arent out on loan perform.
Terraloon

For Christ's sake - what happened to good old change of shape? If we have no defensive midfielders, can't we revert to 4-3-3? Christmas tree, diamond?

You do realize there won't be two holding midfielders coming in, don't you? Lampard and Ramires were great at 4-3-3. Revert to it, add Oscar to the base, mata on the left, torres to the right Ba in the middle. Hazards comes back, you reshape again.

Not good? Diamond:

Ba-Torres
Mata
Lampard-Oscar
Ramires

Not good enough?

Torres or Ba

Mata-Oscar
Bertrand-Ramires-Lamps

What's the problem?

I can tell you where it is. In 20 games this coach has not changed the shape once. Playing 34 year old twice a week in vital position put the performance of the whole team in jeopardy and it is inexcusable.

JG

Di Matteo has already been sacked.

Ramires is great in pivot, but not lampard & mikel next to him. play oscar or luiz

28 Jan 2013 07:21:15
Anyone think that IF Mourinho does come back next season, then Essien will stay?

Peds

Why can't you understand Essien is finished as a player for a top club beacuse of multiple bad injuries? He can hardly run anymore...

He has no problem starting for real madrid!

Milkybar Dave

Mate, why can't you understand that you're a person who clearly knows naff all?

Peds

Ever consider the fact that mourinho has a big ego so he wants to show it was a smart loan move, and is emotionally attached to the bison so he maybe uses him more often then most would? And... He's been doing things just to exercise his power/piss off the hierarchy at Madrid.

Sadly, Essien is no longer top club material

He still plays decent for Madrid, regardless of what Mourinho's trying to do...

Peds

28 Jan 2013 04:08:30
benayoun was on bench against bees. it seems that benitez considering to use him as a squad player more often. this also means no ISCO/HAMSIK for the time being. it could be a blessing in disguise for torres maybe. but seems like no more signings for chelsea. maybe benitez gives malouda few games. in short time mikel, moses will be back. let us hope chelsea finish in top 4 with this unpredictable squad.

kings xi punjab chelsea brisbane roar

Malouda can not play kings. He is not included in our 25 man PL squad.

Melbourne CFC

Melbourne CFC

Malouda was in the EPL squad submitted in September. I seem to think he wasnt named in the CL squad though.
Terraloon

You're right Terraloon, my mistake. Although I get the feeling Malouda's career at Chelsea is over. He isn't training with the senior squad, and hasn't all year, so I suspect he is not in the equation anymore.

Melbourne CFC

It seems he has been pushing at the exit door for a while and whilst I don't think he has any long term future I would have thought that as he is being paid it would have been worth while he at least being on the bench yesterday that's if he is considered fit enough

Terraloon

Also I believe you can register players for the PL in january.

Terraloon

He wasn't named in any squad, CL or PL. And I think ed002 has confirmed this a few times? p.s ed002 any update on fellaini, is he likely to move this transfer window? Cheers DJ {Ed002's Note - There is nothing new on Fellaini right now.}

We have no place for hamsik, Punjab.

28 Jan 2013 00:07:10
If Chelsea were to bring in David Moyes I think it would be beneficial to both parties.

David Moyes is a good manager that is proven in the EPL, show by his transformation of Everton from relegation battlers to pushing for Europe. Why did Abramovich sign Torres over Falcao? EPL experience, something which would hold some end if results stuttered at some point for Moyes (along with respect from all ends of the EPL for the consistent job he does)

The argument of Mark Hughes syndrome, for me is invalid. Mark Hughes had to build a Man City squad from scratch and tried to do it via a FM technique of buying the best players he could think of and giving them a chance.

If Moyes were brought in he would have a young talented squad to work with and frankly I don't think he would make many purchases due to his strong emphasis on bringing through talented youth players, something Chelsea have an abundance of.

We would all like the idea of ourbeloved Special One returning but remember the title winning years without the wool over your eyes. Chelsea were a team thanks main objective was not to concede and score on the break, with no chances of youth players breaking into the first time. I think Moyes is a manager that likes to adapt to play with what he has got and develop that further rather than buying to solve problems.

Just a few opinions

D

Personally I think if you ask any top player in world football David Moyes does not come to mind as someone who you would want to play with. He isn't in the Mourinho, Guardiola, Anchelloti level of manager who players want to go and play for. I don't see Neymar or Falcao wanting to come to Chelsea if Moyes is the manager, just my opinion.

PB

Could the same not be said about Tito Villonova? Clubs prowess play a lot more part than managers