Chelsea Banter Archive May 28 2015

28 May 2015 18:29:03
Mourinho has said that he wants 2/3 squad players not starting 11 signings, history shows this is very dangerous, if we go back to the end of us winning the league 05/06 that summer window so going into 06/07 we singed Ben -haim, Steve sidwell, Claudio pizzaro, khalid boulahrous, and the only good 1 Ashley cole, we had previously won 2 consecutive league titles,!and while we was winning Manchester United a year either side of us wining were signing vidic, evra, Rooney, ronaldo, and tevez, so we must have thought we are champions we have enough, but we lost because we had a poor window / stood still in quality and Man U signed class players and overtook us, then we have our 2009/10 title wining season the transfer window after we signed Ramires just Ramires, we must have thought again we are champions no 1 will catch up but they did and then in the January we was playing catchup so sort of panic bought Torres and luiz for big money, the main point I'm making is we need to add serious quality to our team to win again next year, if we do sign 2-3 squad players and we effectively stand still, city will add 3/5 new signings and overtake us, Manchester United will add 3/5 new signings and overtake us, if arsenal add 3 world class players they could 2 over take us also, all from a poor transfer window, it's obvious we're behind barca Madrid Munich, so why don't we keep going signing and improving because the closer the gap between us and them the bigger gap we create in the premiership!, I'm a little concerned we may not see the title for a few years again hope I'm wrong!

28 May 2015 18:55:58
While I agree to a certain extent I really do think there are only 2 areas in the 'starting 11' that can be seriously upgraded, and we have been linked with players who could come straight in, so I wouldn't be concerned if I were you.

28 May 2015 19:59:04
I think it's more about improving the quality of squad to make it competitive rather than just signing players for the sake of it.

28 May 2015 22:44:44
Mourinho didn't say that we will sign 2-3 squad players. He said 2-3 players.
Drogba is leaving so we have to sign a striker. Remy will most probably stay.
Cuadrado could leave no matter that he came only six months ago. Luis will also probably leave.
So we will be probably forced to sign striker, winger and left back and that's minimum.
Personally I expect up to five signigs this summer.

29 May 2015 02:32:57
For starters, never listen to anything Jose says about transfers. Stating the clubs transfer strategy is poor business practices.
Secondly most of the guys we are being linked with are too quality players (greizman, varane, pogba/koke) or are kids for the future.
All in all do your blood pressure a favor and don't take what Jose says for gospel.

29 May 2015 17:14:56
He said in Thailand ,who can he replace costa with? Or matic or ivanovic he then said there's nobody better, then he said he will be buying 2/3 players for the squad not staring 11,I can't help but think it's going to be a few youngsters loaned out and say a Rickie lambert to replace drogba

29 May 2015 21:03:48
Falcao or Benteke will replace Drogba.
TBH I cannot disagree with what he said.