The premier league is over, finally. As we come to the end, there are two pluses for us from the premier league. One is, we finish third which means we don’t have to play qualifying rounds for next season’s champions league. Two is, it is a Chelsea player who got the golden boot of the premier league. Plus, I have this little satisfaction that we gathered 80+ points in the league.
Full marks to Nicolas Anelka who managed to score 19 goals in this difficult season. I’ve been one of his biggest critics all along. He has pissed me off to no end at times. He’s been downright frustrating as well. Once Guus the magician walked in, I’ve started to see a transformation in Anelka. More commitment, more efforts, more desire and hunger and more importantly better attitude. Congrats to Anelka. It’s quite a feat to get the golden boot in a league where you have the likes of Drogba, Lampard, Ronaldo, Torres, Gerrard, van Persie, Adebayor, Berbatov, Rooney etc.
Special mention on Ashley Cole. I’m delighted for him. This season, he has eliminated Arsenal from the FA Cup and he has thrashed and ripped them to pieces at their own backyard where the goons booed every single touch of his. He must be pleased. And now, this goal. He said only a couple of days back that he wants to score more goals for Chelsea and he started that today. I’m sure we’ll see that side of Ashley Cole next season or next weekend if I’m a bit more greedy.
For the first time since 02-03, Chelsea has finished outside the top two. In other words, first time in Roman’s era. As Jose Mourinho once said, there are champions and there are others. As long as we are not the champions, the place in the table is only of academic interest. But the rules and regulations have clearly shown why 2nd and 3rd are no different while 4th is really a step down. From that perspective, as long as we are 2nd or 3rd it must be fine especially after our mid-season collapse.
Back in January, if you had offered me a third place in the table, I’d have bitten your hands off. Scolari left us in such a state where we would have ended up between Everton and Aston Villa instead of Liverpool and Arsenal. Roman made a timely intervention to save the season. The objective of this season changed from champions to champions league spot. Hiddink has achieved just this plus a fantastic run in the champions league halted only by UEFA. Also, as a bonus he might even win us a trophy next weekend.
It’s a short post today. I’ll sign off now. In the next few days and weeks, we will discuss various things such as the new manager, players to go out, new players to come in, short term tactics, long term strategy, transfer rumours and football news from the rest of the football world. We’re just a match away from another trophy. Here’s hoping that the boys will finish the job this weekend. Cheers! Enjoy!
im just as pleased with anelka this season as a i am frustrated
i knew ronaldo would not get the golden boot, I would of put money on torres but injuries are not handy
we need to give a shout to lampard and ashley who have stayed injury free all season, that is a big achievement in professional sports
the team does not NEED a rebuild, but we all know scolari’s perception of player stamina and squad depth caused us alot of issues this season
to be honest, scolari has benefitted us as he has truly exposed our weaknesses so next season, donning our armour like uniform, we can eradicate them
I am looking foward to seeing self rightous barcelona become skewered by manchester united on sunday, but what im really nervy about is everton on saturday
we conceeded cheap, stupid goals today and scored breathless ones. Wonder goals do not come like they did today, we need to be on top of our game as everton will surely hit the ground running this weekend
im a true blue.dissapointed being third but hey we will be back and hit the other teams harder……………….pray we sign in some star players who r young and hungry as lampard says it!! aguero is who i want!!! cheers BC and congratulations on being contacted
2bluetrueblue
Aguero & Dzeko THE BEST TRANSFER (Y)
http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/2175/la-liga/2009/05/24/1283114/report-chelsea-eyeing-sergio-aguero-edin-dzeko-as-didier
Second k.drogba =)
I read Lamps say it on the website. I dont really think we need a major overhaul. Of course the situation with Drogba is very debatable but in my opinion if he were to get rid of him it would bite us in the backside. I mean look at how the current squad is performing under Hiddink and we have been without two of our best players for the majority of the season (Essien and Joe Cole). I just hope our next coach (Proberbly Ancelotti) sees that the majority of our current players are good enough to win something so we should only get rid of the ones who arent playing and want to leave. In my eyes the club just need to gradually bring through promising young talents like Sawyer and Sinclair. Both are quality. I mean look what has happened with Mancienne.
Replying to 2bluetrueblue: lampard said that……?? that he wanted Kun??
Replying to k.drogba: The drog aint going no where
guys I didnt see the part where Belleti was subbed, could anyone confirm why he was subbed?
why dont we go in for Bastian…. the guy from PSG looks good (sessengon…?) VDV, Zhirkov and Russian wonder kid (mold of lampard)…. keep Quaresma, and a striker Dzeko or Aguero… personally I dont thing we will pay go after expensive players. but i think we will get someone well know .. PATO maybe??? i like Ben Arfa by the way
Replying to xerxesk: got an injury and had to leave
thanks Denver. Hope he is back for Fa cup, we know he is good at penalties.
no we dont need Queresma, he is a waste. We need to keep Pizza when he comes, he is on fire.
when is UEFA gonna charge that fcuking ref.. all I hear i was what we gonna face but .. the fucked up ref wont face anything.. makes me think its more of a conspiracy against us…. Fuck FIFA and FUCK UEFA!!! they are a fucking disgrace… all alone i have been quiet to see what they would do…. now i see they gonna turn a blind eye at what the ref did!!! it now make me realize they did want us in the final .. and they can control who goes to the finals for the competitions….
BTID
Replying to xerxesk: not sure if we will go back for Pizza or if he wants to come back for that matter. Q18 was not given enough chances, give him a break. also I dont think it will go to penalties… we have enough left in the tank to deal with it in 90 minutes
I hope too. But jut in case Juliano will do us proud.
Why were we wearing the 0809 jersey when the 0910 one is now available [and worn last week]?
we werent.
sorry, ya we were.
Congratulations to Anelka! Well done monsieur!
And my deep condolences to Newscastle and Middlesbrough, especially to Duffer and Geremi team!
yep well done Anelka. you deserved it much more than that diver and cry baby Ronaldo.
Chelsea must keep Quaresma,he is vet talented.Remember we gave him only 3 chances to show himself.I hate pizzaro ,i saw his game at STANBUL FINAL,He sucks.He will be a flop at chelsea again.
These are the players to go in my opinion
Ballack
Ferreira
Deco
Calvaho ( chances for Macienne and Ivanovic at the back + Calvaho is 31 )
Belleti ( I am not sure if i want him to go )
Kalou
By Next Season, if we can get a top young striker like Aguero to replace kalou, that will be good. Anelka, Drogba and Aguero are more than enough for next season. We need 3 good strikers like ManUtd have in Tevez, Babartov and Rooney and Ronaldo. Our Attacking part is not equipped enough.
It’s gonna be weird for us to be singing “Yellow is the colour” at Wembley.
What it must feel like to be from Newcastle or Sunderland… CELEBRATE GOOD TIMES COME ON!
[quote comment="73220"]These are the players to go in my opinion
Ballack
Ferreira
Deco
Calvaho ( chances for Macienne and Ivanovic at the back + Calvaho is 31 )
Belleti ( I am not sure if i want him to go )
Kalou
By Next Season, if we can get a top young striker like Aguero to replace kalou, that will be good. Anelka, Drogba and Aguero are more than enough for next season. We need 3 good strikers like ManUtd have in Tevez, Babartov and Rooney and Ronaldo. Our Attacking part is not equipped enough.[/quote]
BALLACK & KALOU to stay FTW
Ins
Benzema,,ribery,zhirkov,a good back up keeper
,and that russian version of Lampard
outs
sheva,pizza,deco,carvalho:-(,
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Replying to Zaneeb: those are some good buys man!!! I really like that russian lampard.. the same way i like Ivano.. and look at him in the blue colours!!! I think we should go in for BEN ARFA!!! great talent.
I want us to take back Slobodan Rajkovic and use him as back up for the LB
http://www.goal.com/en/news/11/transfer-zone/2009/05/25/1285298/chelsea-lead-race-for-fc-twentes-marko-arnautovic-report
Yes Benzema and ribbery for me if we have to get new players
Hey guys, I think denver or someone has already mentioned this in the blog and I would like to grab your attention to this again:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1187348/Vicious-Mourinho-clashed-Roman-broke-Chelsea-family-blasts-Makelele.html
I can’t believe this, it comes as a real revelation at least to me. What do you guys make of it? BC, what are your thoughts ?
yes I posted that before.
ANELKA – When was the last time you thought he will end the season with the golden boot, to be honest I didn’t but you know what I AM DAMM HAPPY ANELKA HAS WON IT. The guy truly deserves it, under Magic Man Hiddink Anelka has transformed, playing out of position but playing with all his might and heart, and he’s not the only player. Guus has bought the best out of Malouda, Anelka, Drogba, A.Cole, Terry, Cech to say the least and all of this in a matter of 3 months is quite simply putting it AMAZING. Hopefully come this saturday we will bring the FA cup trophy home and end the season on a blast. I think looking at the current squad compared to what it was 3 months ago, I now beleive we need to offload only a few first team players and buy 2/3 or 3/4 new players.
1: Ballack is staying and that’s pretty much confirmed, and to be honest I don’t mind, he will probably never be the same player he was at Bayern Munich but he is none the less a leader, on and off the pitch and he can rally the team up when the time calls for it. In the second leg of CL against Liverpool when we were 2-0 down, Ballack urged Essien to push up the feild a bit more in order to drive the team forward, I don’t know how many people saw that but it signals to a leader and a player willing for the team to succeed. Also hardly anyone fits the mould of Ballack, strong, aggresive and a threat in the air and can fire goals from outside the box.
2: Malouda should stay aswell, but we should also buy Zhirkov, this will keep Malouda working hard (as he will know he can be dropped to the bench for Yuri) Zhirkov can come on as a left winger or a left back at any time during the game providing cover for 2 people and also giving Chelsea that much needed depth and quality required in the squad.
3: Deco well I don’t know what to say, a true legend (in his days) but infortunetly his days are numbered, so for me he is a must go at the end of the season. Quaresma should also follow him out the door, I know many people are saying he was never given a chance but let’s face it, Guus must of seen him training and he must of realised the guy probably can’t cut it at this level or perhaps he’s not a Chelsea line up material. Belletti for me should also be allowed to leave, I know he is a great back up player but he’s really injury prone and we have got a million other defenders who should be given more oppurtunities.
4: J.Cole with his creative mind should start playing in midfeild alongside Lamps, this will take off some pressure off Lampard and will also allow him to play a more advanced role that of Gerrard’s and as we all know Lampard higher up the feild can be even more devastating. Essien can also play in midfeild alsongside Lamps or J.Cole giving one or the either the option to play further up the feild behind the striker/s, which can prove to be a highly dangerous attacking formation for the opposition.
5: Ribbery should be purchased as he is able to play on either flank left or right, playing on the left and interchanging with J.Cole / Malouda / Zhrikov will be more than enough to dazzle and breakdown even the most hardest of defenses and given the crosses and throughballs these versatile wingers can provide, we should be scoring goals on a high ratio.
6: Edin Dzeko – Sergio Aguero – Karim Benzema, any of these strikers can be bought to Chelsea providing the club with a different dimension in the final third. Also being young and hungry strikers they would want to prove a lot and can also be paired up with Drogba or Anelka (although one of them is highly likely to leave) Also having 3 strikers means that the younger strikers can play in certain league games and FA / Carling cup games and in the more important games can be paired up with older expereinced strikers.
7: Mancienne – Stock – Di Santo + other youngsters should also be given the chance to play more league games and FA / Carling cup games (Man UTD team against Hull was a brilliant example) by giving these players a chance to shine will only further develop them into the stars of the future and it gives certain players a much deserved rest. If the club can’t play them then it would be better to let them go out on loans to clubs within the PL, this will provide the youngsters with expereince and can only help them develop their skills further.
Chelsea are a club with great ambitions, we want to succeed and we want to bring countless trophies to the club for years to come and in order for that to come true we need to have depth in quality in our squad. Rather than playing just 15 different players in 60+ games throughout the season we should be playing between 20/22 players to provide expereince and give certain individuals rest and that is the only way we can go on to dominate the PL and Europe for years to come. CHELSEA FOR LIFE!!!
My dream 11 for next season
————————-Cech—————————–
—–Maicon———Alex———Terry——-A.Cole—
————————-Essien—————————
—-Ribery————-Lampard————-Joe Cole–
—————Benzema—————Aguero———–
Kalou is our future talent,he can be like Didier Drogba,so chelsea must keep him.Ribery and Ben zema are to expensive.We can spend that money on more players.Chelsea must start to build the new squad right after FA CUP FINAL.We need big changes to win more Cups next season.
In MY OPINION FA CUP GLORY WILL BE THE KEY TO CHELSEA NEW GOLDEN AGE.
Replying to Lampard and the Blues.: that we dont have a clue as to what is going on behind the closed door at our club!! i love chelsea not Jose.. yes he is a good manager but the club is more important
Replying to Jaz: i agree with alot of your points and I always look out for what you have to say Jaz, I have a few points to add, Zhirkov is a starter.. if he comes it would be to take over the left from Malouda, and malouda would become back up, Agree about the Ballard point the man is leader. J.cole said himself he would love to playin the middle, but we already have essien and mikel.. so only when they are gone out in the ACN.
Edin Dzeko I would like but i dont think he would come as his team made it to CL. the others would be too expensive. for the LB back up, Rajkovic (already our player). on the right – Ben Arfa.
Honestly i would not change much to this team … as we all can see we just need more depth and a damn good manager.
to sum up:
LB- bring back Rajkovic
LW- Zhirkov-malouda back up
middle-Stephane Sessegnon (yes i know he if african… but he is damn good) or Bastian
RW- Ben Arfa get Dos santos (remember we linked him)
Strikers- Edin Dzeko use Di Santo
Alan Dzagoev this guys aswell!!! Russian lampard
Hi!
Anelka scored most of his goals under the Scolari era! And when Hiddink took charge, he scored only 4 or 5? 1 on the first match again Aston Villa, 1 against Arsenal, 1 against Blackburn and 1 against Sunderland. I may forgot 1, or max. 2. I know, you BC, criticised Anelka, because he was invisible if he didn’t score and it looked like if we were playing with 10 men. However, he produced more goals under Scolari.
congrats to anelka for the golden boot wid a wonderful solo goal and what a goal it was. I am not sure, if bringing in more high profile big names is an answer for more glory or a disaaster. As a team we dont really need too many changes as far as i can see. We have obviousy lacked a bit of depth on the bench for sure, comapred to 2 seasons ago, when the likes of shevachenko, robben, SWP, diarra, etc wer on the bech and the lack of quality on the bench is a must now a days. To be able to compete on all four fronts, we need a strong first team and a decent 2nd team who can be picked if necessary. lets have a look into the current squad and see where improvements can be made.
Goal– cech, hilario – 2
Defenders – bosingwa/paulo/belletti/alex/ivanovic/carvalho/terry/ashley cole/manciene/ – 9
Midfield(defensive/central/attacking) – miniero/Mikel/Essien/ballack/lampard/deco/cole/malouda/sinclair/stoch – 10
Forwards- Franco Di Santo/Didier Drogba/Salomon Kalou/Nicolas Anelka – 4
a total of 25 players which is kinda ideal, for each position 2 players and 3 extras, if i can put it that way.
We could do with a young backup goal keeper. we do have one in our reserves, Rhys taylor and i think the lad should be given a chance to show what he is capable of rather than getting an experienced goal keeper and not letting any youngsters get any chance.
Our defence is probably one of the best if everyone is fit and playing. we have the 2 experienced CB’s in JT and RC, and we have the young Alex and Ivano to cover along with manciene. I wouldnt get rid of any of them. If i am forced to then i would think of belletti and paulo to be out, not that they are bad players, i think we have enough covers even if smeone gets injured.
We do have an issue with our midfield, on paper it probably is the best you can get, but on the pitch, its not so good. I dont think its the players, I think its the system we play, Do we play with a holding midfielder, do we play with a 4-4-2 or 4-3-3 or 4-5-1 ,4-2-3-1. Who ever comes in to replace Guss should be able to chop and change with so much of talent available in the midfield. Well, i am sure we could make some imprevment in this area of the pitch, esp with African cup of nations on the way, Mikel and essien would be gone for a month from midfield. My money would be on Miniero and decco to make way for Yuri Zerkov, who could come in either for LB or LMF positions, should be a good one giving both ashley and malouda a bit of competition.
with regard to forward, i think we need to buy a centre forward at any cost. if chelsea hand me 50 million and said go and get someone, i would get karim benzema and carlos tevez. i am not anywr near convinced with all the other names which are being mentioned above, if i could remind, the fate of middlesborough, alfonso alves, goal machine, from dutch league, if i am not wrong. but wat happened ? we need someone powerfull and wid decent pace.
Well we have didi and anelka and if both plays with their heart and soul out, we dont need any forwards but, that doesnt happen very often, so a centre forward would be ideal as well.
SO here is who i think will make way for some fresh faces. belleti/miniero/deco/ ..I am not sure who chelsea will buy but if it was upto me, i would go for Yuri Zirkov, karim benzema and diego
CFC. Diego has gone to Juve
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1187533/Chelsea-Mourinhos-Milan-race-sign-FC-Twente-striker-Arnautovic.html?ITO=1490
13joe13 the diego story is on old one mate
cfcir, admittedly kalou is tall, but he won’t ever pull off the kind of things drogba does
in the anelka situation, a big thing to remember, is when avram grant brought him in, he tried to change anelka to be like drogba and fit chelsea which he did not like, forcing anelka to play with his back to the goal
scolari with his groundball approach changed chelsea to fit anelka and that is where the difference was, anelka favours the slicker looking game so that being said, Im not surprised he scored so much
Im a little worried about what makelele has said, considering the players gave such different stories on their mourinho views, I don’t pay it much mind myself
On our striker note, you guys remember how Drogba, a lowly ligue 1 striker was transformed into one of the greatest talents in the world, we can do that again. We need to find the right man to be moulded so patience is key
My two cents on the transfers
Scolari took away what Mourinho worked for
Mourinho built a squad so deep, we were capable of playing any formation, we could take a severe amount of injuries and still strike fear into every team on the planet, scolari came in and now an injury to ashley cole makes the world turn grey
So like CFC says, the numbers need boosting
We all no Yuri Zhirkov will be here very soon, it is inevitable, I don’t think he would be a starter straight up though. Remember the russians are notorious for being fit so he would need to undergo rigorous training. On top of that Malouda has been transformed, Zhirkov plays anywhere centrally and on the left so if we did sign him, I can’t see us looking for another big name centreback, I’d still say Madrid’s Marcelo would be a dream signing for us
The thing most greatly exposed this season, was our wing game, malouda has been rejuvenated, but joey is not the same when he is not proving why swp was worthless here, so a winger to play either side is a necessity, to cover injuries and offer those extra options. I’d love to have Quaresma, but considering we don’t have many english players, ashley young is my next choice, there are alot of wingers on the market this summer though so anything is possible
Carvahlo looked set to leave last season, Mourinho did not keep it quiet he was wanted, I would not put it past Mourinho to take both of them from us, Inter crave a creative midfielder and could probably take this pair for £10million, such a trade could see mario go the other way
I would not be surprised to see us sign a quick centreback, lucio, pepe, gamberini, richards. Those are all players that would inject some well needed speed at the back and allow us to rely on a defensive midfielder that extra bit less
Now, looking at the team, I can only say I expect Belletti, Deco, Mineiro to be the familiars gone
but dont forget sheva and pizarro return to us from loan, they will be sold no doubt
we need cover at left back, central midfield, goalkeeper, both wings. We have starters in all positions, its just a case of finding the fringe players to compliment our game.
We have no back up keeper (don’t know what happened to scolari)
we have no recognised leftback after ashley cole
we have no recognised left winger after malouda
we have no recognised right winger after joe cole
ballack is close to retirement
drogba’s injuries are more frequent
names that look likely
Ross Turnbull (middlesborough, just relegated)
Yuri Zhirkov (Hiddink recommendation)
Ashley Young (english contingent)
someone threw in the name of alfonso alves, I wouldn’t mind that, he is a big, quick guy
I read in a newspaper that beckham was on his way to the bridge and burst out laughing, another example of terrible sports analysts
beckham is not fit enough for the premiership, he wasn’t aged 29 and at man utd, he won’t be when hes 34
Denver, Hope thats not true. I want new signings but I dont want a situation where we have 5-6 strikers in one season. If we are going to get a new striker then we have to sell Drogba or Anelka (Which would be downright STUPID). Also this Arnautovic guy has like 12 league goals in 40 league games. He is not in the same league as DD. If we are to replace him then we should go for someone like Dzeko. I mean you look at what would be our best team if we had everyone available
———————————–Cech————————————————-
—–Bosingwa———Riccy————–JT——————-Ash——————-
———————————–Essien———————————————–
————Joey————————————–Malouda————————-
——————————Lamps—————————————————-
——————————————————————————————
——————————–Nico———–Didier————————————
Out of all those players the only positions that may need strengthening there is proberbly only GK, LB and up front if we sell Didier. We are supposed to be bringing through younger players so why dont we give some of them a chance next season as apposed to buying players to sit on the bench?
@37 | 13joe13
In the event of a 6 games ban to Drogba (someone mentioned this might be on porpuse from FIFA for him to miss group games) would you be confortable relying only on Anelka and having unproved youngsters has back-up?
Thats gonna be a tought one for the next manager to solve.Whoever striker comes in (if some is coming) should be a backup or a 1st team player?
:P
looks like we signed http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30hd1VRJG-Q&feature=related
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1187533/Chelsea-Mourinhos-Milan-race-sign-FC-Twente-striker-Arnautovic.html
YURI ZHIRKOV AND KUN AGUERO WILL BE THE BEST BUYS FOR US!! REALLY WANNA SEE THEM AT THE BRIDGE!!! WHTSAY PPL?
Replying to MiguelC:
DD will be missing just 3 CL games.
Chelsea need new more players ,specially young players,or at the next season there will be no major cups too.Our squad is to weak for EPL winning.
Even Zidane rated Ribery above criss-anal-do! And i know Zizou is right…i think Ribery is the right person for us, but fear he will come with an expensive price tag…oh dear Roman!
I loathe ManUre but I hate Barca even more, Therefore : I hope ManUre win tomorrow !
Aaa man.. not again.. it seems like ancelotti’s transfer list are all crap.. bengkham now what?? pennant??
what is he thinking
DIEGO has officially signed for Juve for £21M and Quaresma has aslo signed a deal with Genoa – he will still be partly owned by Inter though. That means 2 possible summer signings are out of the frame already, though I don’t think Quaresma was Chelsea material but still losing out on Diego is hard hitting as we could use some brazilian flare in the middle of the park. Marco Arnautovic is a possible summer signing for the blues although Inter are also interested, but he is likely to sign for chelsea as Inter already has something like 5 strikers. I know the kid won’t play many games next season for Chelsea but if we have learned anything from Guus then we need to add more depth to the squad. As mentioned before in my huge comment #28, we don’t need to sell a lot of players. Just 2/3 players out (Deco, Belletti, Paulo) and bring 3/4 players in (Zhirkov, Ribbery, Dzegov “Russina Lamps”, Dzeko / Arnautovic / Benzema) By brining in a blend of youngsters and players in their 25/26 we can bring the average age of the squad down, introduce players hungry for glory and can also have good back players all around the feild.
Replying to denver(denverblue):
Hmm, yes I guess what happens behind closed doors will only be revealed once in a while in those tell-all autobiographies that ex- and current players keep writing now and then.
Since the mood over here is on possible buys, I think Karim Benzema would be a fantastic buy wouldnt he ? The guys got loads of talent, strength, agility, pace and lets face it, with those characteristics he wont last long in the Ligue 1. I really believe he can be be one of those ‘gems’ that teams have, such as Rooney at Man United. I think we should go for him, what say ? Yuri Zhirkov would also be a terrific buy due to his versatility.
Speaking of the Champions League final looming, I used to like Barcelona because they have good players and hve a good playing style. But after the disgraceful way in which they ended up going to Rome, I hate them. But, my hatred for Manchester United is beyond this, (or maybe it is also because I feel Lio Messi is ten times better than Ronaldo) so I hope Barcelona win it, it will be a high scoring game though.
Replying to Jaz: i agree with those possible buys
Replying to denver(denverblue): I also agree with the points you made before bro, also what do you think about the possibility of going for Mario Gomez – Aquafresca – Vagner Love??
I dunt think chelsea football club has the desire or ambition left in them anymore….
The club has reached a point where they have been completely saturated….abramovich did what he had decided to do after he bought the club…he pumped in the money and kept pumping it in for quite some time…..his commitment to the club is unquestionable…..but lets face it…. he cannot be splashing recklessly for an eternity….it had to stop at somepoint of time…..and by now it has virtually stopped…..so folks dunt even in your wildest dreams expect chelsea to sign star players like benzema, ribery and the likes in the near future as these players are expected to empty your wallet big time…and chelsea as a club is not looking at spending like the way they did in the past…
His logic was simple…he had a project in mind and he executed it diligently…now what he says is “I have brought in a squad that is good enough to win the league”. However his desire could not be fulfilled as the players and the manager at the helm did not do what they were supposed to do…..the owner has never let the team down but it is the players and the manager who have let the owner down…..
chelsea have finished third in the table this season which is the worst finish since the russian took over the club….the manager who is good is not staying with the club and the manager ( i mean ancelotti) who is not suited to chelsea is the one that the russian is trying to appoint…
chelsea is still a huge club with a strong enough squad but not strong enough to win the league…..as the seasons are going past the performances of the club have been declining and the ones of our competitors (take liverpool for instance) are improving…
So dont even expect chelsea to be in contention to pick the EPL title for atleast some time to come…..unless we somehow get a great manager or we spend big in the transfer window and buy immediate success (like we did in the past) which of it honestly is unlikely to happen…..
franlky expect nothing more other than chelsea and arsenal fighting for the third and the fourth position yet again……
As all the football pundits say that “the league table never lies”
Replying to Jaz: Mario Gomez.. liked him but he failed on the big stage….im very affraid of players like that… who tend to go missing on the big night, like Anelka.. we dont need two of those. thats why i love the Drog the guy always delivers to the goods.
Aquafresca dont think inter will let him go, Love is more of a better option. Dzeko would be kool along with Benzema. but remember we dont have that big bank book again…. so we have to go small but on players with great talent
Dzeko plays exactly like Gomez.
Bayern Signed Gomez!!!!
Bayern Munich have reached an agreement with Mario Gomez which will see the striker move to Allianz Arena.
Bayern had been tracking the Germany international for some time and are delighted to have got their man.
Reports suggest the Bundesliga rivals have agreed a £26million deal, with the 23-year-old set to pen a five-year deal.
“Bayern Munich are delighted that Mario Gomez has decided to join our club,” said chief executive Karl-Heinz Rimmenigge.
“Mario is a top class striker that has scored over twenty goals in each of the last three seasons. He has proven to be one of the best strikers in the Bundesliga.
“We are now looking forward to having him on our team.”
Stuttgart, unsurprisingly, are disappointed to be parting with their prized asset, but accept they were left with little choice.
Pity
“We were able to keep Mario at our club two times in the past, but now he has decided to move on,” said general manager Horst Heldt.
“This is a real pity. Mario Gomez has done great things for Stuttgart and was a key part of our success this season.”
Of all I have seen of this mario gomez all i can say that he is a horribly bad player…..have seen him in the euro and he was lowsy to say the least…no wonder he was dropped during the tournament itself..and lets not even get into the bundesliga debate at all…..as a matter of fact it should be the most unchallenging league that one could ever play in….if gomez can score 20 league goals in this league then surely our drogba or even nico for that matter can bang in 30/40 goals…….lol……cant beleive somebody has paid 26m for this bloke….he is not even worth half that amount…
thanks @ 35, completely forgot about that. well we cud hav done wid a creative brazilian in our midfield, oh noo, we do hav a creative brazilian in our midfield, and hes called deco, lol, ah bless him …
@53 i hav to agree wid u 100 percent 26 million for gomez, in that case, tevez shud be worth 50 million, lol, thats a joke, he was awfully awaful in euros. I would like chelsea to spent a bit sensibly, and not to go for over the top spending millions and millions on top names, unless we get another essien or drogba. You never know, LORD ROMAN ABROMOVICH might just open his wallet again and spent bigtime. I am sure, he is getting sick of loosing out on that elite champions league. Has anyone thought about Ray Wilikins and ROman abromovich double act for a season untill Guus returns from his russian job ? LOL
[quote comment="73244"]Even Zidane rated Ribery above criss-anal-do! And i know Zizou is right…i think Ribery is the right person for us, but fear he will come with an expensive price tag…oh dear Roman![/quote]
Zidane also said Stevie Me is the worlds best player LOL
Vagner Love would be a good signing. Simply because he has loads of PACE. But like I said we arent in urgent need of a new striker unless we sell DD. If we keep him and yes he will be banned for a few CL games but we have Anelka, Kalou, Di Santo and Stoch. So what if they are inexperienced? I mean we dont usually play with more than 1 striker anyway and Kalou got 10 goals this season so id be comfortable in seeing him get a run in the side. As for Gomez, Im not really concerned hes gone to Bayern because whenever I saw him he flopped. If I was manager right now id proberbly stick with Drogba because when motivated hes unplayable and our next manager should be able to get the best out of him.
Replying to xerxesk: not surprized Gomez went there. Bayern always do that….
Sunny
I don’t think the squad is too weak, we just keep having these what if seasons. By this I mean last season we lost to man utd by 2 points, lost the champions league to a slip, this season scolari ruined us and hiddink more than picked up the pieces.
We are not disastrous but do need a little change, I think something as little as some wing injection and pace in the central midfield will do us fine. Malouda as a rejuvenated player is causing havoc and opening up games, anelka’s pace alone is creating chances on the right so im sure adding a real winger or two will be more than enough
Guys, I really don’t think we missed out on Diego, i’ve seen one or two of his games and although his passing is exquisite, he is very lazy, does not suit us at all
With Quaresma out of the picture, it would seem ashley young is more viable, he would not even have to cost an arm and a leg and we can send youngsters like ryan bertrand the other way as villa desperately need left backs
Ribery would also be a great asset to us but he would cost alot
Gomez is a star in waiting, but needs the right coach to take him to the top, that can’t happen in Germany
Guys we have to remember roman is a businessman and wants to see a return on his money, if he keeps pumping in cash like man utd, it won’t happen
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/european/5388315/Carlo-Ancelotti-Ive-coached-Chelsea-on-paper-since-April.html
read between the lines
Anyone heard rumours about Chelsea getting Marko Arnautovic?
I look the guy up on youtube and he looks alright but I’m not a Erevidisie watcher and haven’t heard of him much. Anyone watch this guy much and what do you think?
Drogba must leave, hate it wen chelsea fans says he is this and that. He irritates me with his diving and altitude (thinks his bigger than d club). 4get about d ref, he knew he caused us d game. The team is very weak, Guss said it. Dont be deceived by d performance towards d end of d season. If we dont make a lot of changes we might finish in a worse position next season. Bring in young players. Sinclair, Di santo, stoch must start playing next season.
[quote comment="73263"]Drogba must leave, hate it wen chelsea fans says he is this and that. He irritates me with his diving and altitude (thinks his bigger than d club). 4get about d ref, he knew he caused us d game. The team is very weak, Guss said it. Dont be deceived by d performance towards d end of d season. If we dont make a lot of changes we might finish in a worse position next season. Bring in young players. Sinclair, Di santo, stoch must start playing next season.[/quote]
Stan, You say Drogba must leave? He irritates us all with him diving. My question to you is how on earth do we replace him? Judging from your comments I gather you dont rate him but I challenge you to tell me a striker we could buy that would be a better player at doing what hes done for the last few years. There arent many big, powerful goalscoring strikers that can outmuscle anyone in the premier league available. Im sure its not the first time the club has thought about getting rid of Didier and the reason they havent is because we cant replace him but you seem to know better so go ahead……Who should we get to replace him assuming he departs?
Forget Kun Aguero, he is too expensive, I don’t think anyone is worth that much money. It’s Man City who have inflated the prices of every player extremely high. Just last year the record transfer fee was broken at like 32m, now people are throwing around numbers like 50m, 65m, 80m, etc… like its nothing. We are not going to spend so much money on one player, it is much cheaper and wiser to buy young talent, such as Arnautovic, Dzeko, etc. I’m hoping we can buy both of those players I just mentioned, Arnautovic seems to be in the bag as he has already committed himself to us, only a matter a transfer fees to be resolved. Dzeko seems like he wants to go to Italy, but that may be where Roman can flex his financial muscle a little bit. These are two guys, like 6′ 4” each, with a lot of skill at a young age, both resembling Ibrahimovic. Chelsea have been intending to become financially independent in the near future, so forget about Aguero, Ribery, or Ibrahimovic.
Here’s a nice video of Marko Arnautovic, hes got plenty of power, pace, and skill.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SRuRkGQZfY
Replying to True Blue in L.A.: nice points.. but we dont want Di snato (will be big in the future) to think we dont rate him. point about Ribery… seems our possible new coach thinks ribery would give us personality…… it has to be either Marko or Dzeko, not both….
Ins: Dzeko, Arnautovic, Ribery, Assman, Drazagoev, Rajkovic, Zhirkov
Outs: Drogba, Ferriera, Belletti, Deco
GK: Cech, Assman, Hilario
CB’S: Terry, Carvalho, Alex, Ivanovic, Mancienne
RB’S: Bosingwa, Ivanovic, Mancienne
LB’S: A.Cole, Rajkovic
DM: Mikel, Essien
CM: Essien, Lampard, Mikel, Drazagoev
LM: Ribery, Zhirkov, Malouda, Kalou, Stoch, Sinclair
RM: Ribery, J.Cole, Kalou, Arnautovic(can play winger), Stoch, Sinclair
AM: Lampard, J.Cole, Drazagoev, Ribery
CF: Anelka, Arnautovic, Dzeko, di Santo, Stoch, Sinclair
—————————Cech————————–
—–Bosingwa——Terry—-Carvalho——A.Cole—
—–Ribery——–Lampard—Essien—–Zhirkov—-
————————–J.Cole————————-
——————-Anelka/Dzeko———————–
[quote comment="73267"]Ins: Dzeko, Arnautovic, Ribery, Assman, Drazagoev, Rajkovic, Zhirkov
Outs: Drogba, Ferriera, Belletti, Deco
GK: Cech, Assman, Hilario
CB’S: Terry, Carvalho, Alex, Ivanovic, Mancienne
RB’S: Bosingwa, Ivanovic, Mancienne
LB’S: A.Cole, Rajkovic
DM: Mikel, Essien
CM: Essien, Lampard, Mikel, Drazagoev
LM: Ribery, Zhirkov, Malouda, Kalou, Stoch, Sinclair
RM: Ribery, J.Cole, Kalou, Arnautovic(can play winger), Stoch, Sinclair
AM: Lampard, J.Cole, Drazagoev, Ribery
CF: Anelka, Arnautovic, Dzeko, di Santo, Stoch, Sinclair
—————————Cech————————–
—–Bosingwa——Terry—-Carvalho——A.Cole—
—–Ribery——–Lampard—Essien—–Zhirkov—-
————————–J.Cole————————-
——————-Anelka/Dzeko———————–[/quote]
So you would just buy Dzagoev and Arnautovic to sit on the bench? Im not sure who we should buy but I dont want somebody called “Assman”.
We should let him go to ARSEnal with ARSEne Wenger and Andrei ARShavin lol. I agree with bringing back youngsters like Rajkovic, Sinclair and Sawyer but I think if we are to get rid of DD then we cant just buy strikers and hope they turn into him. We would need the best possible replacement. Not sure about the Arnautovic reports but I think Dzeko would be a better signing because he is a proven goalscorer
Replying to Den: My God man I love this team
Those are my ins, but i would love to keep drogba. are you on the inside or something??
I have been saying take back Rajkovic for days now, but u seem to be the only one listening. that team look complete to me, you missed out ballack.
it seems Arnautovic has and ankle injury….. maybe we can get him on a price cut.
We gotta team but we ain’y gotta coach Mmmm…. Ancellotti dont look like he’s coming…… I guess we’re getting Riyaard ! If he can handle the pressure at Chelsea ok I guess , but if he can’t we’ll get Guus back after the World Cup next year…. If I was Roman I’d do it like that….