Chelsea Banter Archive August 19 2014

 

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19 Aug 2014 17:36:30
Dear eds,

Do you share the view of quite a few on this site that no more signings for first team squad are likely, or do you think there are still ongoing efforts to bring in another holding midfielder like Khedira, a central defender (Varane or MB from Roma), or another striker -- and perhaps to shift one or two out?

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{Ed018's Note - there are still efforts being made whether or not any more signings will be made we will have to wait and see}

Mr Torres I think a move would give you a chance to show that you are still a good player. However if you want to stay, then prove to us that you are not just staying for financial reasons. Show the supporters that have stood by you in the past, that you can deliver and score goals. We have the potential to be a great team, but need another world class striker. I am sure you don't want supporters thinking you are holding the team back. So please if you feel that you are that world class striker then start to show it, if not please think about the team and let that striker be signed.

I also think we need another strong DM to compete with city, if matic gets injured it leaves us a bit lightweight.

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Thanks ed018. Yes sid, I suppose we all secretly would still hope Torres could surprise us and start scoring league goals regularly again -- would be wonderful for him and us -- but just seems so unlikely. We do need that second striker though, Drogs legend though he will ever be is 36 and not likely to feature that much you'd think.

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20 Aug 2014 09:52:09
Everyone would love torres to shine but it won't happen guys. He lost it, sadly we have all by now came to conclusion that he was one of our most expensive flops. Anyway now we have real striker and as long as he stays fit I am more than happy.

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You never know. He scored 23 goals season before last.

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How many of those were league goals?

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Maybe if we drop into europa he'll score that many again

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Varane, Aubameyang. that's all we need. If Mou could do more, steal Pogba because Vidal case becomes infeasible already and Juve is greedy.

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Pogba is negotiating new contract with Juve.

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If he keeps playing at this level and making progress, Italia and Juve could not keep him for long. Two possible destinations are England or Spain with several choices - or an only choice in Germany.

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19 Aug 2014 12:23:47
Wondering if anyone has heard the William carvallho to chelsea rumours. Would make some sense playing him next to matic moving cesc further forward with hazard and schurlle, then selling oscar to psg for big bucks.

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Personally I would prefer to keep oscar than sign carvalho. I don't think we need to play two holding players and if we do, cesc is clever enough to know when and when not to go forward. I'm more worried if Costa got injured. I don't think didier is the player he was
2-3 years ago. I think moving Torres on and bringing in aubameyang would be great business. Sadly on the keeper front I think Cech will leave

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19 Aug 2014 20:41:07
I think schurlle is more than capable of playing up front if needs be.

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Schurrle first season with Mainz I believe he played up front. And he scored 15 goals that season. Think I'm right check it out. He was a striker untill he then moved the next season.

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19 Aug 2014 08:58:35
Very happy with last nights result. The team looked fantastic. I see PSG are still chasing Oscar. I hope we don't sell him. If we do there is only one player out there who could replace him and that would be Pogba. To be honest I think out bussiness is done, hopefully Torres will go and then if Cech goes to, we should use that combined fee to get a second world class striker. Other than that our squad has a good balance and the best defence without adding Verne. Can't wait to see them in action next weekend!

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Still think our defense could use Varane to play the high line more effectively. Terry should also get more rest than last year because age will catch up on him.
I'm very pleased with the squad, but another cb wouldn't be the worst thing.

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19 Aug 2014 04:16:54
One of the most promising things about today's game was seeing our midfield boss the game. You can make the case we played with three in there and Burnley had two or the obvious argument about the gulf in class. Our midfield is now very complete with the signing of fabregas as he can dictate play from deep but also make the final ball (which was very clear today). Matic is one of the best holding midfielders in the world which is a very specialized ability nowadays in addition to covering a ton of ground, being a threat from set pieces, and being very comfortable on the ball. Ramires is going to be the biggest beneficiary of the three man midfield as he has a lot more liberty to get up the pitch and he isn't responsible for moving the ball from deep. Oscar will benefit from not having to drop deep like he did to help the ball up to the front three and will have more competition and therefore less of a demand to log miles on his legs. In the games against better teams I think it's very likely to see a three of matic ramires fabregas where as you'll see the lineup from today against lesser teams. This system will also see the wingers not have as much defensive responsibility and the ball will be played into them quicker since it moves through the midfield faster. Really buzzing for the season.

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