Chelsea Banter Archive August 05 2017

05 Aug 2017 15:14:41
Drinkwater, Van Dijk, Sandro, Candreva/ Chamberlain would be a super end to the window.

05 Aug 2017 16:51:32
Candreva's agent has said he won't be moving unfortunately.

{Ed002's Note - Candreva's agent was only told yesterday (by a representative of l'OM) that Inter have been negotiating for his replacement and that came as a surprise to him.}

05 Aug 2017 17:14:09
Is the replacement Emre Mor? Poor Agent, being told by a third-party your client isn't wanted!

{Ed002's Note - Yes.}

05 Aug 2017 18:00:36
Quality players all works class.

05 Aug 2017 20:17:50
Nice one ed.

05 Aug 2017 10:26:20
I really don't get this overwhelming discontent at the prospect of signing Danny Drinkwater. I mean, the guy ran the midfield with a certain N'Golo Kante in what was the most epic title win in premier league history (Bar Chelsea's first of course)

Granted he isn't "deemed" world class. But he's the sort of midfielder you want playing on a cold rainy Monday night in Stoke. Let's also use the home grown quota as a positive. I'm not sure how real our interest really is (I'm sure the Eds can fill us in on that aspect) but I'm viewing him, if signed, as a massive positive.

05 Aug 2017 13:32:02
He's a decent player, but nothing more than that. Leicester as a whole had a fairytale season, and last season showed their true level. Mahrez I've never rated as highly as most, not even when he won player of the season. He as well showed his true level last season. Morgan and Huth the same. They seemed impenetrable during the fairytale season, yet last season showed they're really not as good as that.
Drinkwater was good in a very defensive and reactionary system. That's it. Chelsea are required to set the tempo and play in a proactive system most of the games. I doubt he'd help us with that. If you want to sign another Leicester midfielder then Ndidi is the guy we should get. He's raw but can be exceptional in a destroyer role.

05 Aug 2017 14:07:49
Jackson, this is probably first time I am going to disagree with you but you clearly haven't watched the lad play many games. He isn't world class but is a quality player, has an eye for a goal and can make a killer pass. Don't really knoe how well he will do in a team who is attacking rather than counter attacking (as leicester play without the ball most of times) but he can defend as well as create and will be a great addition to our squad.

05 Aug 2017 11:53:01
Jim White's twitter

Top source reveals @ChelseaFC boss Antonio Conte wants Virgil van Dijk and is big admirer of Danny Drinkwater.

05 Aug 2017 13:14:34
His source is ed002.