Chelsea Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2014/15

greendom

peteeeed wrote: »

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Filipe Luís ‏@FilipeLuis03 21m
Han sido unos años inolvidables. Gracias por apoyarme siempre atléticos, GRACIAS DE CORAZÓN. A las 16.30 me despido en una rueda de prensa.


"It's been a memorable year Thanks for supporting me always athletic, THANKS A HEART 16.30 I leave in a press conference..."

He's not leaving in a press conference, he's saying good-bye in one !

grumpymunster

So the complete squad more or less in place before the pre season tour and with as much of a pre season as you can get with a world cup on. Nice to see us being professional in all aspects of the club.

Johner

grumpymunster wrote: »

So the complete squad more or less in place before the pre season tour and with as much of a pre season as you can get with a world cup on. Nice to see us being professional in all aspects of the club.

Pogba can follow them over. :pac:

grumpymunster

Pre season in Austria at the start so only a short spin up from Turin.

Johner

Ba's Chelsea career in 3 videos,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvjXIpHh5x0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYmUxS3CXH0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4tk-KNH--I

Bye Demba.

Johner

Obligatory youtube video for Filipe Luis,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_SDSK0Xan8

GavRedKing

So we've now got in place

Courtois
Azp Cahill JT Luis
Matic Cesc
Schurrle Oscar Hazard
Costa

Only questionnable inclusion in that squad is Oscar, IMO. Cesc could take his place and Ramries next to Matic or the dream would be Pogba but thats highly unlikely.

Otherwise its a good starting XI.

peteeeed

GavRedKing wrote: »

So we've now got in place

Courtois
Azp Cahill JT Luis
Matic Cesc
Schurrle Oscar Hazard
Costa

Only questionnable inclusion in that squad is Oscar, IMO. Cesc could take his place and Ramries next to Matic or the dream would be Pogba but thats highly unlikely.

Otherwise its a good starting XI.

willian/scurrle

Morzadec

I've watched a good bit of Felipe Luis and I can tell you he is a quality left-back.

He reminds me a bit of Ashley Cole actually in that he will get forward and stretch the play as you would want your left-back to do, but is far from a mug when it comes from the defensive side of his game. There will be few wingers who get the best of him. He is very solid. Cole at his peak was a better final third player though, maybe a more skilled footballer in general.

He was a big part of that Atleti side that had that really intense, aggressive (in a good way) pressing, so I doubt he'd have a problem adjusting to the pace and physicality of the Premier League.

If he reproduces the form he has shown for the last couple of seasons he will be the best left-full in the league in my opinion.

Only thing I would say is that £20m is a fairly hefty fee for a 29 year-old left-back. But then again Chelsea have the luxury of not really having to worry about things like sell-on value etc..., so from a purely footballing perspective you'd have to be pleased to get a player of his quality in. He should still have another few years left at his peak

GavRedKing

peteeeed wrote: »

willian/scurrle

Given whos had the better WC and who offers more of a goal threat I'd say Schurrle should start the season on one of the wings.

Hell i'd even play with

Matic Cesc
Willian Hazard Schurrle

grumpymunster

GavRedKing wrote: »

So we've now got in place

Courtois
Azp Cahill JT Luis
Matic Cesc
Schurrle Oscar Hazard
Costa

Only questionnable inclusion in that squad is Oscar, IMO. Cesc could take his place and Ramries next to Matic or the dream would be Pogba but thats highly unlikely.

Otherwise its a good starting XI.

With Salah, Zouma, Ram, Petr, Willian, Ivan, MvG, Nando & Lukaku fighting it out for 7 bench spots bit of depth as well.

GavRedKing

Morzadec wrote: »

I've watched a good bit of Felipe Luis and I can tell you he is a quality left-back.

He reminds me a bit of Ashley Cole actually in that he will get forward and stretch the play as you would want your left-back to do, but is far from a mug when it comes from the defensive side of his game. There will be few wingers who get the best of him. He is very solid. Cole at his peak was a better final third player though, maybe a more skilled footballer in general.

He was a big part of that Atleti side that had that really intense, aggressive (in a good way) pressing, so I doubt he'd have a problem adjusting to the pace and physicality of the Premier League.

If he reproduces the form he has shown for the last couple of seasons he will be the best left-full in the league in my opinion.

Only thing I would say is that £20m is a fairly hefty fee for a 29 year-old left-back. But then again Chelsea have the luxury of not really having to worry about things like sell-on value etc..., so from a purely footballing perspective you'd have to be pleased to get a player of his quality in. He should still have another few years left at his peak

His age split a few hairs in here, I'd have prefererd in going for Shaw or Rodriguez but I can see the logic in getting in a ready made player in Luis to play straight away and add to the team.

grumpymunster

JT is getting close to the end we need to start looking at CB this season assuming it will be Zouma and Kalas going forward, no point having an inexperienced LB as well. In 3 years time RB & CB will be settled so we can go looking for a new LB then.

I for one welcome our new LB overlord :pac::pac:

GavRedKing

grumpymunster wrote: »

JT is getting close to the end we need to start looking at CB this season assuming it will be Zouma and Kalas going forward, no point having an inexperienced LB as well. In 3 years time RB & CB will be settled so we can go looking for a new LB then.

I for one welcome our new LB overlord :pac::pac:

JTs going to have to perform very well again this year to get a deal, maybe if he drops his wage demands he'll get a nother deal regardless of age/perforamnce as hes our leader but with Zouma/Kalas we're sorted.

Ivanovic doesnt have long left either, hes 30 now and I cant see him getting kept on for another 2 years.

hullaballoo

As I said previously, the logic behind signing Luis is to get the team trophies now. It could be called short-sighted but it is a must for Mourinho to win something next season. The benchmark for us isn't being as good or better than our rivals were last season, it's being better than them next season. With ready-made players, it's easier to shape the team.

We also have form for signing older players. Makelele and Zola were 30 when they signed for us.

Also, the fee is being reported at €20m, which would be around £16m. I'm open to correction on that because I've seen nothing official, just what's doing the rounds on twitter etc.

MaroonAndGreen

Lads we have some squad in place at the moment... we really have to win either the league or Champions League this season now, anything else is unacceptable IMO.

I think its fair to say that our season will more than likely hinge on Diego Costa's form. If the Diego Costa of Athletico Madrid in La Liga shows up for us, then we are favourites for the title surely, but if its the Diego Costa from Spain's World Cup campaign that shows up then we are going to struggle a little unless Lukaku can bail us out. I trust Jose though, I trust that he wouldnt have made a big signing like that if he wasnt sure of it. He knew that was the main position to be strengthened and I dont think he'd have brought in Costa (or anyone in that position) without being totally sure he was going to be a right fit for us.

It really is a defining season for Jose Mourinho now. Fail and the doubters will be out in force.

GavRedKing

We still need Progba.

:pac:

Sgt Pepper 64

so long Ba and thanks for making such a world wide joke of the reds and Gerrard in particular!

abelard

Would we be happy if there were no more signings for the summer, with Fabregas, Costa and Luis wrapped up?

Hard not to be a little bit excited with talks of Pogba, though realistically it has a slim chance of happening - but even without our squad looks pretty strong. Are we linked with anyone else (realistically)?

GavRedKing

abelard wrote: »

Would we be happy if there were no more signings for the summer, with Fabregas, Costa and Luis wrapped up?

Hard not to be a little bit excited with talks of Pogba, though realistically it has a slim chance of happening - but even without our squad looks pretty strong. Are we linked with anyone else (realistically)?

Well I'd be very happy to go forward this the squad but thats if we keep Lukaku.

If hes sold we'll need another CF, I cant see us keeping Torres/Bamford as vack up.

I'd happily sell Ramires/Mikel too if it meant we got in Pogba.

Johner

The Filipe Luis fee is being reported at €20mil which would be £15.8mil. Pretty good deal imo.

Johner

Backline is looking very solid,

Courtois/Cech/Schwarzer

Azpilicueta/Ivanovic Terry/Cahill/Zouma/Ivanovic Luis/Azpilicueta

I'd expect Bertrand and PVA to leave, not sure about Cech.

Panthro

Terry will carry on from where he left off last season, the Premier League's best centre back by a country mile.

Johner

Johner

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Sheepy99

obezyana wrote: »

I honestly wouldn't rate him at all I think he will flop and to spend that amount of money in him is not good I fear it will turn into another Torres. We all will get behind him and give him the great Chelsea support which Torres has received in abundance, unfortunately it's not worked out and I feel the signing of an average player for silly money is another step back in the forwards area for Chelsea.

It's not that i don't rate him, i just think he'll fail strictly because he's at Chelsea.
Style of play doesn't suit, the attacking 3 from midfield are too greedy but aren't exactly clinical themselves and i just don't expect the goals to come. Not for any factual reason, just a really strong hunch.

Hoping that I couldn't be more wrong

Sheepy99

Has Alexei Smertin come out of retirement and signed yet?

GavRedKing

Panthro wrote: »

Terry will carry on from where he left off last season, the Premier League's best centre back by a country mile.

Ya, we're lucky to have him, the Jose system doesnt expose his lack of pace.

GavRedKing

#Chelsea XI v Wycombe -
Schwarzer,
Kane, Chalobah, Christensen, Aké,
Romeu, Baker, Van Ginkel, Swift, Piazon, Bamford

GavRedKing

#Chelsea Substitutes v Wycombe - Beeney, Ivanovic, Zouma, Dasilva, Boga, Houghton, Solanke, Brown, Matic, Terry

GavRedKing

Hope Bamford puts in a shift. The lad has bulked up a lot in the last few months and if he can push on for the 3rd CF Id be happy bit he may want playing time.

GavRedKing

Hope Bamford puts in a shift. The lad has bulked up a lot in the last few months and if he can push on for the 3rd CF Id be happy bit he may want playing time.

peteeeed

Ko delayed

peteeeed

Gary Doherty playing for WW

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peteeeed

Phoenix wrote: »

Watching it now cmon the blues

Yellows

Johner

That yellow kit looks lovely.

GavRedKing

Yellows a nice kit. Ill have to pick it up.

peteeeed

Zouma about to come on, Todd Kane injured

Johner

Kane injured.

peteeeed

1-0 bamford

Johner

Bamford, bang. That's a great finish.

homer simpson

Some finish !!!

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peteeeed

Great finish

Johner

Zouma on, beast.

hots

Keep the updates going lads, planned to watch this but ended up only just leaving work -_-

GavRedKing

Bam-Bam-Bamford

homer simpson

Gong much as expected I guess, earlyish goal. Chelsea trying to probe few speculative efforts. no real pace to the game, all expected though really.

That goalkeeper top is horrible too.