Chelsea Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2015/16

Sheepy99

*Drools*

a centre mid of some sort would be fantastic. Signing pogna would just be brain melting. I think this rumour is just the result of the opening two results plus the quick Pedro deal coupled with the fact that Juve are linked with a scatter of midfielder. Eriksen being just one.

rottie 11

It would be some midfield alrite with matic and pogba. And we'd have loads of options for the forward positions aswel with hazard, Willian , Pedro , oscar and cesc.

Can't see it happening tho tbh

gosplan

Turtwig wrote: »

???

Unreasonable. Too much.

At least loan him out to Leicester for a year or something and make it interesting.

peteeeed

loads of papers read twitter - are going with the 100m on pogba and stones

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/460396/Exclusive-Chelsea-make-stunning-100m-double-swoop-Paul-Pogba-John-Stones

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/460396/Exclusive-Chelsea-make-stunning-100m-double-swoop-Paul-Pogba-John-Stones

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/chelsea-target-60million-paul-pogba-6289968

http://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/2015/8/21/9185779/paul-pogba-to-chelsea-hype-returns-with-a-vengeance

Panthro

If we somehow manage to land both...we'll have one man to thank.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruAC793orhs

hots

Panthro wrote: »

If we somehow manage to land both...we'll have one man to thank.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruAC793orhs

Be careful what you're saying!

peteeeed

3rd kit announced



http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/08/back-in-black.html

Tigerbaby

Please lads, be careful with all the Pogba talk.

I'm really worried about Gav's blood pressure.

Careful now..

Panthro

peteeeed wrote: »

3rd kit announced



http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/08/back-in-black.html

Jaysus, Costa is well 'ard.
Looks like a man from a Louis Theroux documentary!

peteeeed

Panthro wrote: »

Jaysus, Costa is well 'ard.
Looks like a man from a Louis Theroux documentary!

hazard looks a bit 'out to lunch'

HalloweenJack

The Sun says Stones is going to hand in a transfer request while Martinez has said he knows nothing about it.

what a day

Panthro wrote: »

Looks like a man from a Louis Theroux documentary!

Brilliant!!

Yeah Hazard also looks like he is wearing highheels.........or on Pedros shoulders.

duploelabs

peteeeed wrote: »

hazard looks a bit 'out to lunch'

or what happened to djokovic the other day
http://time.com/3999956/djokovic-marjiuana-rogers-cup-montreal-tennis/

hots

Just read Pedro saying how Fab and Jose pursuaded him to come. Really would love to see Pedro and Fab linking up together. Also expecting to see lots more fluidity across the creative 3, Willian, Pedro and Haz should all change freely across the 3 positions with only Oscar and Fab locked in the #10 when playing... Also forgot that Pedro should also be match fit having had a couple of competitive appearances for Barca already, more likely to make an appearance at the w/e than Baba I'd say.

peteeeed

jose press conf

"Moses is still injured, Oscar is still injured. And I don't know if anyone of the new players is available for Sunday or not."

"I think this week we train better than ever. Why? Because we are not happy. The players are not happy with the results, the only way is to work better than ever. The new players are always welcome. I'm happy that both of them, they come to us. I know that the Premier League doesn't start tomorrow. The Premier League started to weeks ago. People used to call it the transfer window, I sometimes call it the opportunity window."

"This week we got a very good left back with potential that we believe we need and we get one of the best attacking players in the world, with something that I like very, very much - the desire to leave a giant club, the desire to leave a club that normally when you are there you don't want to leave. He wants to leave because he wants something more for his career. It's a magnificent sign of ambition that he wants to play every game."

"I only want to beat Man United on the pitch if it's possible. I don't even want to go in that direction. Our job here is not to try to get a player that another club wants, our job is to get players that I think are good for us. Sometimes players are not successful, obviously we are the ones to blame for that, but the market is an opportunity window where you have to be careful not to lose your best players. It's an opportunity window to sometimes get players that you are not expected to get. The point is that Pedro is a player that we like a lot and we are happy to have."


"For him to want to leave the club of his dreams, the club of his heart where he won absolutely everything. When I'm told a player wants to leave Barcelona Real Madrid, I always ask myself why, and normally there are lots of rumours and it's never true. He has amazing respect, he loves Messi, Iniesta and Neymar, but everything he does he was always behind. It is a moment for him to enjoy a different life, leave the comfort zone, come to a new club, new country, new culture."


Mourinho is asked about John Stones, who has been linked with a move from Everton, but he insists: "I don't speak about players from other club's, especially when the championship is on. So, I'm quiet."


"I'm unique in some questions the media put to myself. I'm unique in this moment in being asked in a press conference about my medical staff. I don't answer because I don't think it's important. Since my arrival here the players are always in good hands, so next weekend is not going to be different, they will be in good hands in the hands of the people on the bench and the people who are not going to be on the bench. That's the most important thing, since my first day here, they are in good hands on the pitch and outside the pitch."


"To be fair, when I see Pedro playing in the European Super Cup, when I see him playing in the Spanish Super Cup, I always thought with that attitude he is going to stay in Barcelona for sure. When we know that he is that kind of professional where he gives everything but knows in his mind that he wants to leave, we decide as a club not to lose, try to get, and then obviously we are happy that the player choose us."


On Terry, Mourinho admits he could start: "Maybe, maybe. Why not? At half time I explain to him what I want. I want to line to press high, I want my fastest defender to be on the pitch. My players they understand explanations, they react positively. I'm not expecting John or any other player I replace to be dancing in the dressing room, but he behaved professionally."


When asked what he learnt from the first two matches, Mourinho replies: "I didn't learn anything special because it's difficult in this moment in my career to have things that I never saw. One of the things clearly is that nothing went in our direction in both matches. We played fantastically well in the first half against Swansea. In the second half we play with 10 men and we concede a penalty. And Man City, in the first half the best team was winning, in the second half the best time couldn't equalise. We miss a goal with an open chance and then we conceded a very stupid goal so nothing went in our direction. We are calm, not happy, but calm."

"Courtois comes back in goal. I'm so happy, so happy with Begovic's performance, but we go back to Courtois."


Mourinho dismisses a question about Paul Pogba coming to Chelsea: "I can't speak about a Juventus player. I know that Allegri was all summer speaking about Oscar, but I can't do that. Only Allegri can speak about him, not myself."


Mourinho is asked if he wants to beat Tony Pulis, having lost his only two previous meetings with the Welshman: "Obviously I want to win but the point is not to try to beat Tony. I want to win."

Mourinho is asked if Pedro's arrival means someone will be leaving the club, but he admits it's not essential: "Maybe, but it's not a compulsory thing. I can perfectly have one more player than is normal for us, it's not a problem. You have injuries, suspensions, different competitions to play. Hopefully we can progress in the domestic cups too. If we have one more winger in the group, it can be a problem for the winger, but not for me."

Sheepy99

Ice cool press conference

hots

Like what I'm reading there, I'm sure Sky will be disappointed at the lack of hollywood about it but it's nice to be talking football

Sheepy99

A win tomorrow where goals are still conceded might be the best outcome, say a 4-2 win.
Looks bad in the short-term but might get Roman to splash out that wee bit more, and would be worth it in the long run.

Anyone going for Pedro in fantasy football?

Panthro

Panthro 'Would you like Pogba and Stones to join Chelsea Jose?'

Jose:

hots

Sheepy99 wrote: »

A win tomorrow where goals are still conceded might be the best outcome, say a 4-2 win.
Looks bad in the short-term but might get Roman to splash out that wee bit more, and would be worth it in the long run.

Anyone going for Pedro in fantasy football?

FPL hat on definitely not, overpriced and not a guaranteed starter. Wait and see for a few weeks for sure!

Sheepy99

Aye 9.5 is a bit steep for the moment

GavRedKing

Jose on the road

The match at the Hawthorns will also be Jose’s 100th Premier League game away from the Bridge. His 99 so far comprise 60 wins, 20 draws and 19 defeats, gaining 200 from a possible 297 points.

GavRedKing

Winning 6 out of 10 away is pretty good, hes only losing 2 in every 10 aswell.

Great record.

hots

peteeeed wrote: »

3rd kit announced



http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/08/back-in-black.html

just noticed Cahill's neck in this picture...

Is it really that hard to just have the 5 of them take a picture together too? Surely less hassle than badly photoshopping them in there.

Love the kit though, think I'll be getting it (had decided to get one before they were released but wasn't keen on the other two).

GavRedKing

Pedro takes #17

Rahman moves to #6

GavRedKing

TimRiggins

Really hope Costa scores at the weekend. The sooner he gets off the mark the better.

RichT

peteeeed wrote: »

3rd kit announced



http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/08/back-in-black.html

hots wrote: »

just noticed Cahill's neck in this picture...

greendom

IP freely

That 3rd top looks nice, Chelsea 3rd tops are nice in general i think however at €85 a pop on the CFC website they must be having a laugh!

http://www.chelseamegastore.com/stores/chelsea/en/products/kitselector/third-kit-2015-16/240?portal=EV791QAC&CMP=PSC-EV791QAC

TimRiggins

IP freely wrote: »

That 3rd top looks nice, Chelsea 3rd tops are nice in general i think however at €85 a pop on the CFC website they must be having a laugh!

http://www.chelseamegastore.com/stores/chelsea/en/products/kitselector/third-kit-2015-16/240?portal=EV791QAC&CMP=PSC-EV791QAC

The Chinese branch of the megastore offers them cheaper

duploelabs

GavRedKing wrote: »

Pedro takes #17

Rahman moves to #6

but what number will Pogba get when he signs?????

peteeeed

duploelabs wrote: »

but what number will Pogba get when he signs?????

Whichever one he wants

McDave

greendom wrote: »

A ringer for Cahill alright.

Could just as easily be Pogba though. :pac:

cadaliac

TimRiggins wrote: »

Really hope Costa scores at the weekend. The sooner he gets off the mark the better.

This +1000
He really needs to bang one in. It will stop him looking for fights and start him hunting for the onion bag instead.

Sheepy99

Do you think that it is possible to win the champions league with Costa as the main forward?

Iused2likebusts

Is Pedro able to play for you guys on Sunday. Want to sign him for fantasy football.

duploelabs

Iused2likebusts wrote: »

Is Pedro able to play for you guys on Sunday. Want to sign him for fantasy football.

Read or listen to José's press conference

Iused2likebusts

duploelabs wrote: »

Read or listen to José's press conference

ye he said he didnt know. I was wondering if there has been an update he needed to be registered by 12 today. Great signing for yiz Id fancy him to easily get double figures from the RW.

rottie 11

Just after realising were not playing until Sunday. Was full sure it was tomorrow

ShoulderChip

rottie 11 wrote: »

Just after realising were not playing until Sunday. Was full sure it was tomorrow

Honestly?

rottie 11

ShoulderChip wrote: »

Honestly?

Wat

GavRedKing

Sheepy99 wrote: »

Do you think that it is possible to win the champions league with Costa as the main forward?

Atletico Madrid nearly did, they guy id top 5 in the world as an out and out CF, hes only 2nd to Aguero as the best Cf in the EPL IMO.

rottie 11

GavRedKing wrote: »

Atletico Madrid nearly did, they guy id top 5 in the world as an out and out CF, hes only 2nd to Aguero as the best Cf in the EPL IMO.

If he just get the hunger back for goals I'd be happy. It's too easy for the other teams player to get him angry

GavRedKing

rottie 11 wrote: »

If he just get the hunger back for goals I'd be happy. It's too easy for the other teams player to get him angry

I hope Pedro starts tomorrow, we'll have serious fire power available then to us in the support 3 behind Costa

cadaliac

The sun carrying a story about pogba for 95 million to Chelsea....
What's going on here?

ussjtrunks

saw 120m going around earlier too lol dunno whats going on

Duck Soup

cadaliac wrote: »

The sun carrying a story about pogba for 95 million to Chelsea....
What's going on here?

From the BBC gossip column: "Chelsea have agreed a £69m deal to sign 22-year-old Juventus and France midfielder Paul Pogba, while attacking midfielders Oscar, 23, Willian, 27, and Juan Cuadrado, 27, could go the other way."

The problem is that until ink is drying on paper, everything is going to remain in the realm of gossip.

rottie 11

Oscar and willian going the other way ? Wouldn't v happy about that. Would rather ramires and cuadrado plus 30m

gosplan

Duck Soup wrote: »

From the BBC gossip column: "Chelsea have agreed a £69m deal to sign 22-year-old Juventus and France midfielder Paul Pogba, while attacking midfielders Oscar, 23, Willian, 27, and Juan Cuadrado, 27, could go the other way."

The problem is that until ink is drying on paper, everything is going to remain in the realm of gossip.

That'd be amazing.

Better first 11 but even less of a squad behind them.

Basically Ram and Obi as the sub options.