Who Will Be New Centre Half for Chelsea?

evilhomer

Mourinho doesnt want to sign new players after the trip to the USA.
But as he said himself he still needs a new centre half.

1) Do you think he will sign one now the deadline he set himself for transfers is upon us?

2) If yes then who do you think will be his most likely target?

3) Do you think he will still sign a right sided winger?

eirebhoy

The trip to the US was more of a target than a deadline. He'll definitely sign a CB, that is a cert. Gallas, Terry and Huth isn't enough.

Chelsea signed Tiago last night so I think the midfield is now complete.

sikes

Fabricio Coloccini would be my guess. he will have the choice between spurs and chelsea and will cost around £3mil - £5mil

smuckers

Dellas is more likely, I think but Colocinni could happen. It will be interesting to see where Tiago plays, he's a attacking/def player. IMO Tiago will not be first choice.

JohnnyBravo

We really really needed a right midfielder tiago isnt whats going on

evilhomer

We really really needed a right midfielder tiago isnt whats going on

yeah johnny i was thinking about that.
i think he may play robben and duff together and let them swap from left to right wing. i may be wrong, but yeah i agree that chelsea really need a natural right sided midfielder.

Big Nelly

Does Geremi not play on the right? Im sure he did last season and with Middlesborough the previous season!
I heard somewhere that Dallas wanted to move there

AngelofFire

Carvalho or Ayala

JohnnyBravo

we tried for Ayalya last year no go
Carvalho is 20 million and porto wont budge and mourinho says he wont buy another player from porto

Johnny_the_fox

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Cudicini

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Ferreira--Terry--Gallas--Bridge
---Tiago--Makelele--Lampard---

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Duff

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Mutu----Drogba

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Cech

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Johnson--Hutt--Smertin--Babayaro

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Geremi---Parker---Cole

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Robben

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Kezman----Gudjohnsen

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did he not play 4-3-1-2 formation at porto? if so no need for the right winger..

eirebhoy

Originally posted by Johnny_the_fox
Hutt--Smertin--

Mourinho said he has 3 centre halfs and needs one more, he didn't class Smertin as a centre half. He wants to players for each position and both Makelele and Smertin are in competition for the holding midfielder role.

Jivin Turkey

Gallas and Terry is as solid a combination as anyone. Im not mad on Huth, I think (and Im sure he knows himself) that he needs to sign someone. I dont think he will be blinded by Dellas' good showing in Euro 2004 however.

DerekD Goldfish

Phil Babb

JohnnyBravo

Originally posted by Johnny_the_fox

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Cudicini

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Ferreira--Terry--Gallas--Bridge
---Tiago--Makelele--Lampard---

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Duff

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Mutu----Drogba

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Cech

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Johnson--Hutt--Smertin--Babayaro

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Geremi---Parker---Cole

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Robben

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Kezman----Gudjohnsen

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did he not play 4-3-1-2 formation at porto? if so no need for the right winger..

NO he played two paly makers off 1 forward

smuckers

Dellas is not a target, Pedro Emmanuel from Porto has not entered the frame. But I thought he wasn't signing anymore players from Porto? Tiago misses the first 4 weeks of the season, as well as Ronaldo and Heinze. Thats a farce.

smuckers

Its going to be a diamond or 4-3-3, you can play Robben and Duff in the latter one, but in a diamond its going to be difficult. Its going to be fascinating how this is going to unfold.
Great to see Duff in the squad for the american tour. Well done to Terry for deservedly getting the captiancy.

Goalkeepers Carlo Cudicini, Petr Cech, Lenny Pidgeley.

Defenders Paulo Ferreira, Glen Johnson, William Gallas, John Terry, Robert Huth, Wayne Bridge, Celestine Babayaro.

Midfielders Scott Parker, Gérémi, Tiago, Claude Makelele, Alexeï Smertin, Frank Lampard, Joe Cole, Damien Duff, Arjen Robben.

Strikers Didier Drogba, Mateja Kezman, Eidur Gudjohnsen, Adrian Mutu.

Drag00n79

According to an interview with Cudicini I saw on Sky Sports News after the Oxford friendly last Saturday, it'll be a diamond midfield.

JohnnyBravo

Oh no

evilhomer

???

that makes no sense with the players he has at his disposal!

if anything a 4-3-3 would make sense with the full backs acting as extra wingers and two strikers up front playing off duff or robben.
two holding midfielders, makalele and smertin
and lampard joining attacks when he can.

diamond is a bit strange in my opinion.

but then again, murinhio did win the UEFA cup and Champions league back to back.

eirebhoy

I'm not a fan of diamonds but if he was to use it it would look something like this:

..............................Cudicini..............................

Ferreira...........Gallas.........Terry...........Bridge

.............................Makelele.............................

.........Lampard.........................Duff.................

...........................Robben................................

...............Drogba...............Gudjohnson...........

Actually, if you think about it, bringing Robben closer to the forwards that could be also classed as a 4-3-3.

smuckers

Looking forward to tonights game against Celtic but Drogba Tiago and Ferreria will not be playing, they are simply there to meet thier team mates.
Huth, Johnson, Gudjohnsen and Geremi will be the only 4 getting 90 mins.
According to reports today Carvallho is first choice and Coloccini is second.

eirebhoy

The Chelsea -v- Celtic match is on the link below if anyone is interested. All the matches will be on that channel AFAIK.

http://rtlztv.rtl.nl/rtlzbroad

smuckers

I really enjoyed that game. Chelsea went 1-0 with a 20 yarder from Smertin. Young Beattie equalised after a fine move. Chelsea went ahead again in the second half through Gudjohnsen after a good run by Robben. 3-1 up through Kezman after good work by Gudjohnsen. Beattie pulled one back with an unmarked header, Kezman got his second after a solo run by Johnson.
Kezman will get the headlines no doubt but its Geremi who impressed me.

smuckers

According to unconfirmed reports Carvallho is in London today with just a medical to sort out, 12 mil I heard.

Bannor

The Carvalho deal is for £17M rising to a potential £24M.