Chelsea Banter Archive February 25 2013

25 Feb 2013 23:26:35
It is quite obvious in any other situation or club a player like Frank Lampard would get offered a contract, due to his current performances.

But back to Frank, it is clear that he is playing well, but it is his time to leave. It is the time for all the older players to leave. We will never be able to build a younger side, if we insist on holding on to player and pay them large amounts every week. This isn't a dig at Frank Lampard at all, but it is a realization that things at Chelsea have got to change, and you have to change the players first and foremost. Half of the players on loan from Chelsea could walk into the first team squad, and even some into the first team (Courtois, De Bruyne and Lukaku).

To be able to maintain a high level of football, it is obvious to play Champions League football. At the current rate, we will have to rely on other results to get there. If we do not play well in these last ten games, we will not get Champions League football, which is quite obvious.

So all I'm asking is getting behind the team, I know many dislike Rafa, and I'm partly the same, but regardless of your feelings towards him, he will be gone in the summer. We have tough games coming up, so just get behind them and support the boys.

Cheers Chaps

United do exactly the same playing the likes of giggs scholes and ferdinand tut tut no wonder their crap lol experience is required it is the perfect compliment to youth der how do you expect the kids to learn or do you like them running round like headless chickens

26 Feb 2013 09:40:38
he is a legend. but he needs to step down.
he was awful against city.
slow down the game too much.
and not a chance of 120 per week or more.
should be like drogbe.
move out. when you finally see your exit. than pusing you out.

Lampard playing well?

Giggs and Scholes combined wage, doubled, doesn't amount to Franks. If he was open to a seriously reduced wage I don't think anyone would think twice about signing him to another year or two. But he won't, which is fair enough, and isn't worth what he is currently on, at his age.

Good post PR!

I heard he would take a reduction to stay. It is part and parcel of getting older. surely its not about the money when you think of the wages YOU are paying for some of the players to be out on loan, bearing in mind half of these guys out on loan will NEVER play for chelsea yet you still subsidise their wages. bad business spend the money on someone worthwhile that WILL play for the first team

Most clubs that take a player on loan cover some or all of the players wages mate. We ship them out to gain experience and to see if they are good enough to crack it in the first team.

You think Lukaku or Chabolah would've been better off staying at the club this year? They would be getting A LOT less minutes!

I understand your point though

Melbourne CFC

25 Feb 2013 19:11:02
I'm depressed at how far we have fallen. I know City have a fantastic home record and I respect that but the manner of the defeat was disappointing as we really lacked the fight. players who were prepared to battle to make space. who were brave enough to look for a pass. brave enough to receive a pass. brave enough to take someone on. Earlier in the season I said we needed big players in terms of character as opposed to 'marquee signings' and I think the last few displays have supported that. although it is best to have both! I am not a Rafa fan but have always felt we had to get behind the team no matter how we feel about his appointment and it strikes me now as if the players are using the negativity to avoid responsibility. When I think about some of the never day performances of the recent past. Spurs at home in the FA Cup springs to mind and I look at our team now I think they would just have rolled over and accepted defeat. Even in the bad old days we showed character. remember being 3-0 down at Cardiff with 6 minutes to go and drawing! The players get paid a lot of money and the one thing they should always do is give everything on the pitch and it is not happening. One of the things Ashley Cole said when he joined was that he was really impressed at the incredible team spirit and will to win. We've lost our way despite spending a lot of money. My hope is we finish top 4 and that Rafa was brought in purely to do the dirty work that AVB was asked to do and that a new coach with a clean slate joins in the summer. CTID

This is the sort of response you get from overpaid players. They think they are above hard work and just have to turn up for their inflated wages. I have to work hard, whether I like my boss or not or I lose my job.
Seems like the team spirit is there when the core players get their own way or are winning. But it is in the dark times that the true measure of team spirit is to be seen, and in this case it seems non existent.
What a sad situation for a once great footballing club. In- fighting, power-hungry and greedy individuals means that only a certain type of player will want to darken the doors, and dare I say it, only a certain type of manager. Sad, sad times.

25 Feb 2013 15:14:40
Ed 002 Now that Benitez has achieved worse results than Robbie over a similar period of time and his comments about 'improving' the team have proved to be absolute baloney of the highest order, do you think he will survive to the end of the season?
Thanks
S. S. {Ed002's Note - See previous answers please.}

25 Feb 2013 16:19:10
think its got to the stage where rafe needs to be told to forget about the FA and europa cups. Play the Kids and ferreira yossi etc. and give the first teamers a rest, so we just concentrate in finishing in top four. Dave

25 Feb 2013 12:39:24
Certain players have to be moved on, certain players need to come back from loans.
Leaving should be, Mikel, lampard, benayoun, Ferreira, Essien, Torres, hilario.

Returned loanees, mceachran, omeruo (permit), piazon, chalobah, courtios. And also van anholt he's looking very sharp at left back this season and I'm not convinced by Bertrand.

Gk: Cech, courtios, Blackman.
Def: ivanovic, cahill, terry, omeruo, cole, azpilicueta, Wallace, van annholt, Bertrand.
Mid; ramires, Oscar, luiz, mceachran, chalobah, fellaini, Fernando.
Att

So no mata and hazard! clueless


kevinCFC

No attack? Don't want to go back to the first half of this season!

No strikers haha. What about Kevin de bryune?

Blue con

Half the post looks as if it's missing lol

25 Feb 2013 00:31:05
What worries me is todays peformance was not very good but still an improvement on recent games. We seem to be all over the place, ba very rarely had any support and aguero
Ran our defence ragged. We are a huge step away from the manchester clubs. Why we have to play two holding players bores the hell out of me. Is falcao the answer, I don't know but we desperatly need someone in charge who the players will respect and give 100% for. Mourinho would be great short term but after two or three years would he be looking for a new challenge again. Klopp is happy in germany. So I think a decent choice would be simione who manages athletico madrid. I have watched madrid a lot this season and he has them playing good football going forward and really solid at the back.

NWBLUE