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Chelsea Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2012/2013
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Sgt Pepper 64 wrote: »Cahill, Luiz and Ivan out for QPR match
Roberto Di Matteo has been speaking ahead of Sunday's clash against Queens Park Rangers at Stamford Bridge, and says that defensive duo Gary Cahill and David Luiz will miss the game through injury. Branislav Ivanovic is our only other absentee as he serves the last game of a three match suspension.what a day wrote: »For the QPR game
Cech
Bosingwa--Cahil--Essien--Cole
Mikel---Lampard
Kalou
Mata
Malouda
Torres
Id have Bertrand and Cholabha on the bench.
If we are comfortable in the second half id take off Cole and Mata
Even Take off Cahill for Cholabha, the kid is years ahead of himself!
Cahill out.
No point risking Luiz if hes not ready yet. We still have Newcastle to play with 2 good strikers they could kill us if Luiz isnt back to partner JT.0 -
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Now that's just harsh Gav!
Slot Mikel back there perhaps?
Or go mad and slot Cole at CB alongside Terry, Bertrand at LB.:eek:
Its fairly harsh, although against QPR pace shouldnt be a problem, unless they start Taarabt and SWP.
I jsut posted what I'd do but fortunatly I dont have RDM's problems.
I'd rest Mikel, hes needed for the Newcastle game and theres no reason we shouldnt beat QPR while resting a few.0 -
He does scrub up well though:
Masked Man wrote: »
Yeah and lets not forget the bajillion other shots he takes and misses.0 -
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Tomato tomata gav!
Every now and again even the worlds greatest LB needs a rest.
I would chance Chaloblah though, the guy is a future 1st teamer IMO and its opportunities like these that dont present themselves all the time are the occasions to rely on the youth, he'll either sink or swim.
If we ahd Bruma/Alex we wouldnt have had a problem but this is just a once off that we've been caught short at the back.
In Cahill,Ivan, Luiz, Jt we have 4 players to play 2 positions, its just unfortunate 2 are injured and 1 is suspended. :pac:0 -
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Your relucantant to put Romeu in against a team fighting relegation but you'll put a 17 year old who afaik has never played for the first team (have a feeling he was a sub). I'm alomst sure Romeu played at CB for Barca B, least every profile of him when he joined said that he could be used as a CB (edit: just saw people saying he played cb for spanish youth teams). I don't know, I just don't think this is an opportunity for the youth players, we need to win every game.
There's a much better chance of Romeu being good than there is of Chaloblah being good.Edit : Also the chance part of my post was in realtion to hes our only other CB and I'd be more comfortable chancing him at CB then Romeu.
guess we just have different opinons
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Masked Man wrote: »Your relucantant to put Romeu in against a team fighting relegation but you'll put a 17 year old who afaik has never played for the first team (have a feeling he was a sub). I'm alomst sure Romeu played at CB for Barca B, least every profile of him when he joined said that he could be used as a CB (edit: just saw people saying he played cb for spanish youth teams). I don't know, I just don't think this is an opportunity for the youth players, we need to win every game.
There's a much better chance of Romeu being good than there is of Chaloblah being good.
If Barca B are anywhere as good as the 1st team then he would have had 75% + possesion and no test.
At least Chaloblah is used to the English game playing reserve team football.
If the chances are similar for both to do well then I'd prefer the natural CB to be given the nood, the only thing we can comfort ourselves in is that neither will start at CB.
Edit : Play drogba CB and be done with it. :pac: 0 -
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For €5 people can watch the Champions League final on big screens in Munich's Olympic Stadium on 19 May
I didnt even know it was stil standing :eek:
The stadium design always made me laugh, that running track and half covered stand made for an interesting spectacle.
Edit : There will be a lot of Bayern fans going to that ground.
Munich should be an excllent venue for the UCL Final BTW.0 -
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gavredking wrote: »He only started playing as a Pro about 12 years ago sure.
Ah if it was John O'Shea we wouldnt even need a sub keeper.
The perfect all round handy man without being excellent in anyone position he was adept anywhere he played.
I saw him play for Guingamp
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Was at a game in the old stadium in the late 80's.
Bayern vs Koln.
Littbarski was playing for Koln - great little player.gavredking wrote: »I didnt even know it was stil standing :eek:
The stadium design always made me laugh, that running track and half covered stand made for an interesting spectacle.
Edit : There will be a lot of Bayern fans going to that ground.
Munich should be an excllent venue for the UCL Final BTW.0 -
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I saw him play for Guingamp
Didnt they buy him for sweet feck all from Le Mans?
Under €100,000 I think, who then sold him 2 years later for €3 Million and after 1 year with Marseille they sold him for €27million.
Thats good business. :pac:
Some profit Drogba has made his previous clubs. 0 -
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gavredking wrote: »Didnt they buy him for sweet feck all from Le Mans?
Under €100,000 I think, who then sold him 2 years later for €3 Million and after 1 year with Marseille they sold him for €27million.
Thats good business. :pac:
Some profit Drogba has made his previous clubs.
Guingamp is a brilliant little club based in a small town.
I used to live less than an hours drive from Guingamp.
I was closer to Rennes and used to go watch Rennes play quite a few times.
Cheap as chips to go to the football in France.
I seem to remember some French people thought Chelsea over paid for Drogba at the time but he was worth every penny IMO0 -
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'Pep' in step! Ouch!!!So will Roman try to put a Pep in our step? (I'm sorry!:o)
Echoing what's been said, I think RDM should be given a year's contract, see who can be brought in/moved on in the summer.
Anyway, now I'm about to stick my own neck out. :pac:
I think Guardiola has been given the firm offer of an option to come to CFC. He has agreed in principle. Barca have already made an immediate appointment, so they were well ready. I can't believe Guardiola and CFC hadn't each on their own terms prepared their ground too.
He's been told he can come to Chelsea when he's ready. RDM will keep the job on an interim basis until then. But there will still be a summer player clear-out. Lampard and Cole will stay. JT's a goner - there's no way in the world Guardiola would put up with him. Drogba and Essien will go. So will Mikel. He just doesn't have the Makele-type drive that would make him a dead cert. Sturridge will find it hard to find a future under Guardiola.
Certain high profile signings will be made over the summer on the understanding that Guardiola will be the man. RDM may be kept on as a Wilkins-style Chelsea legend, after having led CFC to Champs League and FA Cup triumphs.
I think I'm being entirely realistic here! 0 -
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'Pep' in step! Ouch!!!
Anyway, now I'm about to stick my own neck out. :pac:
I think Guardiola has been given the firm offer of an option to come to CFC. He has agreed in principle. Barca have already made an immediate appointment, so they were well ready. I can't believe Guardiola and CFC hadn't each on their own terms prepared their ground too.
He's been told he can come to Chelsea when he's ready. RDM will keep the job on an interim basis until then. But there will still be a summer player clear-out. Lampard and Cole will stay. JT's a goner - there's no way in the world Guardiola would put up with him. Drogba and Essien will go. So will Mikel. He just doesn't have the Makele-type drive that would make him a dead cert. Sturridge will find it hard to find a future under Guardiola.
Certain high profile signings will be made over the summer on the understanding that Guardiola will be the man. RDM may be kept on as a Wilkins-style Chelsea legend, after having led CFC to Champs League and FA Cup triumphs.
I think I'm being entirely realistic here!
Conspiracy Theories is datta way >> 0 -
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'Pep' in step! Ouch!!!
Anyway, now I'm about to stick my own neck out. :pac:
I think Guardiola has been given the firm offer of an option to come to CFC. He has agreed in principle. Barca have already made an immediate appointment, so they were well ready. I can't believe Guardiola and CFC hadn't each on their own terms prepared their ground too.
He's been told he can come to Chelsea when he's ready. RDM will keep the job on an interim basis until then. But there will still be a summer player clear-out. Lampard and Cole will stay. JT's a goner - there's no way in the world Guardiola would put up with him. Drogba and Essien will go. So will Mikel. He just doesn't have the Makele-type drive that would make him a dead cert. Sturridge will find it hard to find a future under Guardiola.
Certain high profile signings will be made over the summer on the understanding that Guardiola will be the man. RDM may be kept on as a Wilkins-style Chelsea legend, after having led CFC to Champs League and FA Cup triumphs.
I think I'm being entirely realistic here!
Telegraph agrees with you!
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/chelsea/9232654/Chelsea-owner-Roman-Abramovich-offers-Pep-Guardiola-total-control.html
Talks have been ongoing over the past few months with Guardiola as Roman Abramovich has sought to persuade the Spaniard to become the next manager at Stamford Bridge.
The billionaire has already promised Guardiola ‘carte blanche’ at Chelsea in terms of how the club are run and structured and which players are bought and sold.
Despite Guardiola’s denials on Friday, it is maintained by Chelsea sources that he did meet Abramovich and the Russian’s highly-influential personal assistant, Marina Granovskaia, in Paris. It is also believed that Guardiola has discussed the matter with former Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti, who is now the head coach of Paris St-Germain.
Guardiola has been Abramovich’s first choice to take over at Chelsea and he even considered trying to persuade him in the run-up to last season’s Champions League final before confirming an offer to Andre Villas-Boas who was subsequently sacked in March.
It is thought that Guardiola has strong reservations about taking over at Chelsea — he is friends with Villas-Boas – not least because of the demand for instant results and the history of chopping and changing managers and the lack of structure at the club. He would probably want to bring in his own sporting director.
Guardiola is also strongly maintaining that he is determined to take a break from football, which could amount to a year’s sabbatical from the game. If that happens it raises the possibility of Chelsea considering offering interim head coach Roberto Di Matteo the job on a shorter term contract for next season.
Abramovich is continuing to consider other candidates, such as Real Madrid’s Jose Mourinho, Marseille coach Didier Deschamps and France coach Laurent Blanc, who has been pushing for an offer.
“I’m not interested in coaching now,” Guardiola said in a press conference to announce he was leaving Barcelona at the end of this season after four glorious years in charge during which he has been the club’s most successful ever coach.
“There are more things than football,” he added. “I will rest and maybe one day I will say, now let’s train. Maybe not. Let’s see where life takes me. My desire is to do other things. I have nothing left and need to recharge my batteries. I have to recover and the only way I can do that is by distancing myself.”
Asked directly whether he had met Abramovich on Feb 29 — a report appeared in the Spanish press on Friday — he replied: “No, that would be a lack of respect to the club.”
He added: “I have never met with Roman Abramovich nor any Chelsea representative.”
That claim was being treated with a high degree of scepticism on Friday and there is a huge amount of pressure on Guardiola to join Chelsea.
“Sooner or later I will manage again, I don’t know when,” Guardiola said.“Right now, I am interested in other things, life will take me where it takes me. There are other things aside from football.”
The 41 year-old speaks perfect English and is understood to be interested in the Premier League and eventually bringing his family to this country.
Di Matteo said: “He’s the role model for our generation in terms of the success he’s achieved in such a short period,” the Chelsea manager said. “His methods as well. I’m sure sooner or later he’ll be back working again. History tells us it’s difficult to replicate the culture of a club at a different club. He might be the first one to do it, but if you look back at history, it seems as if it’s been different.”
At an emotional press conference, also attended by eight Barcelona first-team players — Lionel Messi, who is extremely close to Guardiola, later admitted he was too distraught to attend — the club conceded defeat in their attempts to persuade him to stay.
No one player has flourished more under Guardiola than Messi and asked about his absence, Guardiola indicated that his talisman was “present in spirit”. Messi published on his Facebook page: “I want to thank Pep from the bottom of my heart for all he has given me. I prefer not to be there with him because of the strong emotions that I feel. I know the press will be looking for sad faces and that is something that I have decided not to show.”
Cesc Fabregas’s sad face was on display. He joined at the start of last season to work for his boyhood idol and now sees his coach leaving after just one season.
Despite days and weeks of speculation and most supporters believing the club were trying to persuade him to change his mind Guardiola revealed that the decision had been made with the club five months ago.
He said: “Between the end of October and the start of December I told the president that this was the end of my time at the club but I could not make it public, or even tell the players. It would have been a mess if I had.”
His right-hand man, Tito Vilanova, will take over and Guardiola added: “The players accepted the news with a lot of enthusiasm and that is a great sign. They are in good hands.”
Captains Carles Puyol and Andres Iniesta, as well as Pedro, Gerard Pique, Victor Valdes and Sergio Busquets sat through his farewell. He will take charge of the last three games of the season and the Spanish Cup final will be his last game.
“I am the coach with the third highest number of games in charge,” he said. “That shows how difficult it is to coach this club. Four years as coach of this club is an eternity, I need to put distance between myself [and the club].”0 -
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