Chelsea Rumours Archive November 18 2012

18 Nov 2012 20:24:33
Ed are Chelsea interested in Godin?

Thnks
Wheelycfc {Ed002's Note - Not at this time.}

I think hes one of the best centre backs around! Shame really! Would be my choice when terry leaves! :(

Wheelycfc

18 Nov 2012 18:50:39
Hi Ed a few questions.

1. Is their still interest in Lazar Markovic? Have Partizan indicated they would be willing to sell at an acceptable price to Chelsea yet?

2. Is their still interest in Gerard Deulafou?

3. Does Essein have a recall clause in his contract for January, alot of Chelsea fans feel we need a solid presence in CDM.

Thank you

PB {Ed002's Note - (1) Markovic is a young Serbian footballer who has attracted the attention of Milan, Fiorentina, Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Bayer Leverkusen and Espanyol. The player is keen to move to Chelsea and a move somewhere in January is possible, but Partizan Belgrade may price him out of the market. (2) Yes. (3) I have no idea what his contract says but he won't be coming back.}

Thanks Ed i appreciate it

PB

Essien is finished he is not the answer. To many big injuries and he now hasn't got the pace players drift past him like he isn't even there

18 Nov 2012 17:31:34
Hey ed, are there any teams interested in Pierre emerick aubameyang? Hes fast as hell and a good finisher aswell, he would score a lot of goals at Chelsea.
CRUSTY {Ed002's Note - After a year at St Etienne Aubameyang has attracted the attention of Aston Villa, Spurs and PSG, probably amongst others. He has said in the past the one day his dream would be to return to play with a great Milan side. I don't see him leaving the Geoffroy-Guichard in January.}

18 Nov 2012 14:33:11
hi eds
i just read a report saying if pep guardiola became our new manager we would be very likely to sign luis suarez because guardiolas brother is suarez's agent.
also it says that abramovich is keen to have falcao and suarez, if he can get torres of his payroll
is any of this true?
thanks matt {Ed002's Note - Chelsea has a manager.}

18 Nov 2012 10:01:01
The results are going south this time of the year for the 3rd and some may say 4th season in a row. Three different managers at the helm. You can't blame it on them.

The problem is the same. We can't score, get desperate and let stupid goals in. Team relied on Drogba and Lamps to provide at least 50 goals a season. Now we get none from those positions.

Playing with a lone striker you need a beast, a predator. A Drogba, a Cavani, a Falcao. We have none. Torres is not gonna work. And Sturridge should be sold at first opportunity. Again, i solely blame it on football operations department. We are shorthanded. We couldn't get to bring in a striker. We failed with Neymar bid. Schurrle, although i love the guy is not a lone striker either. Problem is there are two great strikers i think could do the job.

But both cost a fortune. You won't get Falcao or Cavani for a Shevchenko type of money. So we should either pay the price or looke alternative route. That class of strikers are a rarity.

Soon the talk of Mourinho coming back and Guardiola lurking will start, or restart. But it is not RDM fault, that Torres can't kick a ball, or Mikel pass without killing the tempo, or Ramires pass rather than run. Our front has to go back to Cech, pick a ball and play it in from there, where in fact they should be receiving it in the opposition half. The only player at the back who can pick up a pass is Luiz, but that leaves the back shaky when he rushes forward. And you know what happens then.

When i hear we are giving improved terms to Mikel who is on 80 K a week, it makes me puke. Yes he wins the ball, can hold the ball, has obvious qualities but too obvious lacks in proper quality.

I know what i would do. Hope we solve it in January.

JG

I agree with most of what ou've posted JG however have to disagree with the lone striker analysis. Playing with a beast of a striker is one option....I firmly believe the other option is a player who makes intelligent runs, works for the team and is technically capable (i.e. Tevez, Aguero, Suarez). Neymar is a slightly different option and by looking how he plays with the national side, he operates in a very similar role to what we are using Torres for. I'd discounted him as a viable option previously however with the style we're looking to play, can't help but think he'd be a perfect fit.

I agree that we really need a striker that can bang in the goals but if we cant get a beast of a striker we could also change the formation to 3-5-2 or 4-4-2, 4-3-3 you know theres alot of combinations. Lukaku could be recalled aswell who is quite good.

But i have to agree with you Mikel getting a improved contract is just f*cking ridiculous, he is at best a squad player he is not good enough for this style we play. He was good for last years play style but he has no were the skills needed for the current style, he cant even get the ball forward without losing the team a chance for a counter attack i am gutted RDM dont give Romeu all the chances he can get because he cant do any worse.
This is one or the biggest issues that the pivot cant get the ball forward, and Ramires isent much of a technical god with the ball either so it force Oscar to run up and down every attack.
I really hope we get somone like Paulinho and then, give Mikel a contract where he earn less money and give him a place on the bench behind Romeu. Cause he is not a player we need and i am suprised RDM makes so many stupid calls, making wrong substitute, playing players in wrong positions and is playing wrong people together in pivot/center defense. And it wil keep cost us alot of points until he shows some balls and kick Luiz,Mikel,Torres down to the reserves until they improve if not get sold, I'd rather see Sturidge plays cause he actually make a THREAT where Torres just hangs out with the defenders and chat. Luiz is flying around like a crazy sometimes and custs us alot of goals, and Mikel destroy our attacking pace more than the team he is playing against.

D.

Do you guys count how many times a game do our light guys get knocked off the ball without being given fouls? Mikel looks like a player only because he is probably the only one in the team, outside defenders, who can stand on his two feet during and after contact. Also, the only one outside defenders who can win the ball.

Say whatever you want, but we just lost one solid man of weight with this new lineup. An we still play in England, mind you. How many time a game Torres goes down due to shove? We just run forward, get a shove, lay on the ground with arms stretched out looking for a call and no call comes. Sound familiar?

This is why i have said here on numerous times, if Mikel had any pace and passing ability, he'd be great. If he also scored a goal or too, he'd be a hero. But he does none of it. Same with Torres, if his second step was anywhere near his first one, he'd be scoring goals with his accuracy, but he just slows it down and looses ball, that's all.

We are seriously too lightweight. Just imagine what a Yaya Toure or Fellaini type would add to our gameplay. Or a Drogba at his prime instead of Torres. Suddenly we start looking great.

And yes, Luiz needs being benched.

JG

18 Nov 2012 01:01:54
Morning Ed002. A few questions.
1. With Cavani's agent 'shopping him around' for lack of a better term, is Napoli open to selling the player? I know he has just signed a contract in the summer, but surely that could be to have raised his price.

2. Do we still hold an interest in the player?

3. Do you expect him to move in January.

Thanks in advance

Melbourne CFC {Ed002's Note - (1) His agent is not "shopping" him around as far as I know. (2) If he were available he would be of interest at the right price. He isn't and the price that Napoli say the would accept is far from the right price. (3) Not right now.}

Thanks ed002

Melbourne CFC {Ed002's Note - You are welcome.}

18 Nov 2012 00:33:19
What should be done in January:

We should most definitely go out and splash the cash and Falcao, he would win us the League, and we would have a far greater chance of retaining the Champions League, for as long as he is at the club, I will continuously support Fernando Torres fully, and I will still think he will come good, but a striker needs to be bought and Falcao should be the man.

Another Midfielder is in desperate order in my opinion, it's unlikely De Bruyne will be recalled, but he is being brought in as Frank's replacement, and he is doing well at Bremen so we should let him have a full season of steady progress. I feel efforts should be made for Fernando of Porto, he would be brilliant along side Rami and would be an excellent player for De Bruyne and McEachran to play along side, as he would allow to use their attacking attributes.

The Defensive Situation. Luiz is our fourth best center back, yet he is played as our second. Our strongest back two Center-Backs at the moment is Cahill and Ivanovic as Terry is out, yet Luiz plays. He doesn't take anything seriously, he is lackluster in his tracking of players, and he is completely reckless. He is not a defender, and Di Matteo is a smart guy, I can't believe he hasn't realized this yet. I doubt a Centre-back will bought in January as we have good young Centre-backs at the club like Ake, Kalas and Chalobah.

Thoughts?

PR!

Agree falcao in, sturridge torres gone, lukaku back. then some on like schurrle or remy.
sale luiz barca wanted him buy subotic.
also get rid ofmikel sign mvilla