el sid Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 Who'd come with 25m for Sturridge? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
football_master_94 Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 PSG would love him! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridgekings Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 I'd keep Turnbull as he's HG and I think he's improved, don't think we'd receive an amount that would make it worthwhile. Would rather Hilario go and promote Blackman as 3rd choice as it creates a non-HG place elsewhere. But Hilario has signed a new one year deal so I don't expect any movement in GK. So your moves are basically: OUT (7) - Bosingwa, Drogba, Kalou, Malouda, Benayoun, Meireles, Turnbull. IN (6) - Hazard, Lavezzi, Modric, RB, Blackman, Kakuta I'll ignore the sale of Bruma as he's not first team at the minute so it's not too relevant here. Also assume we'd promote Blackman in place of Turnbull. I think our squad is already too small which is my main concern at this summer. If Kakuta is allowed to be a genuine replacement then fair enough but i'm sceptical. I'm not a fan of losing numbers. That's quite an ambitions set of signing too. I think we're stuck between a rock and a hard place as we need to improve our quality (££££) but also our squad depth. And with that many outs I don't think it's possible. With a year left each i'd probably keep Malouda and Benayoun as real squad players. Think their sale value would be low. I think it's really difficult. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
football_master_94 Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 In all fairness, anyone is an improvement on Malouda at the moment as the guy looks so ****ing disinterested and unmotivated that it's irritating me. We know how good he is, he just isn't putting any effort in. KDB would be put in the same position as Yossi or Malouda - ie. back up AMC for Mata and back up AML if Hazard came- and would get the starting appearances in CC games, FAC and (hopefully) lower CL opposition and could come in when Mata needs a rest or whatever. I think it depends on our budget really because if we have 2 or 3 so-called 'big name signings' and have enough money to get good squad options in the forwards positions (ie. winger) and a RB (Van der Wiel if he's willing to be back up, but I think he's too good for that, as is Azpilicueta who's another viable option). I honestly dunno what's a realistic budget that we will have straight off. I'm also thinking that we could steer away from getting Modrić and get M'Vila or Javí Martinez at CM because both can do a box-to-box job which we've lacked since Essien ****ed up his knees. Both are also not your typical defensive minded midfielders in the sense that they are very good passers of the ball and are creative (M'Vila in particular, could be employed as a deep lying playmaker) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmr Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 I'd try and keep Drogba and Bosingwa for 1 more year so we could spend all our transfer budget on top players instead of a backup striker/RB. Then replace those next summer when the first 11 is already really strong. So Malouda, Kalou, Ferriera, Meireles out and Modric, Hazard, Kakuta, Benayoun in. Think it's simple and works out well for this and next Summer. Why are we letting Cech's and Sturridges contracts run so late before renewal? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
football_master_94 Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 I'm guessing it'll get sorted in the off season. Didn't Bosingwa get an extension under AVB? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegr8anand Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 I can only see Malouda, Benayoun and Kalou leaving and maybe Drogba. We really don't need much change if and only if we get the 3 replacements correct. 1) A midfielder/playmaker similar to Mata (can be winger) 2) A striker (can also be winger/forward if the first is proper mid) 3) Maybe a defender (DC/FB). If you really think about it our team lacks the creativeness in the final third which can be provided by those first two players and suddenly we become a strong team. Realistically this is what is going to happen just as it happened last year (in terms of transfers). We can dream of major changes but it probably won't happen. The other players are decent rotation players and we have some good youths if it really comes to that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
el sid Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 We need a ****ing right winger Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oypus Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 Why are we letting Cech's and Sturridges contracts run so late before renewal? I could actually understand the club not wanting to resign Cech if his demands are too high. They have gone and signed two young good keepers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJ234 Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 Yeah, but we got a one-goal advantage without giving them an away goal. True but we were equal to them offensively in that game at least. Is the consensus that FFP is bollocks and thus you'll spend what you want in the summer? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanyi Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 I doubt Man City would sell him to a rival, even though Mancini doesn't seem to start him very often, but it would be interesting to see Adam Johnson here. He seems to have a lot of the attributes we lack (pace, willingness to run people, reasonable goalscoring ability), has PL experience and would be another English player towards the required quota. We could offer Torres to City in a swap, ho ho. Him, Azpilicueta and Javi Martínez would be my ideal signings, were money not an issue. No Modric please, always found him overrated and he's looked dreadful in every game I've seen him in this year: Torres should be warning enough about the dangers of flashing huge money on reputation rather than form. Pipe dream, but I'm still hoping we give youngsters a chance in squad roles next year, then use them. Last time we supposedly promoted lots of youth players, everything possible was done to avoid putting them in the team. While McEachran has been blocked off at Swansea, his league cup performances for us show he can perform against PL opposition, while Bertrand has looked positive in his appearances, and it would be interesting to gauge where Hutchinson is at, fitness and ability-wise, since his return. Probably too early for some of the FAYC standouts like Chalobah, Feruz and Swift to graduate proper, but giving them some League Cup appearances to test the water wouldn't be the worst. All our youth products now currently doing well in various leagues across Europe (Borini, Tore, Sinclair, Mancienne reportedly improving, while Jack Cork is in a league well below his talent) surely prove our reticence isn't doing anyone any favours, especially when the FFC rulings come into play, assuming we don't find some devious way of circumventing them. As an aside, is it just me or has Gary Cahill looked really good since arriving, jitters in his first one or two matches notwithstanding? He's made some great interceptions and raised him game against difficult opponents, with Terry's guidance he certainly looks to me like a decent successor, even if his willingness to push forward a little could be a risk alongside David Luiz's similar tendencies. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
football_master_94 Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Johnson's ****. Solely a MOTD player and the only reason he might start for us is the fact that we lack a winger, nothing to do with his overall quality. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegr8anand Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Well I bought him on my save thinking that and he turned out to be crap Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
el sid Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Pfft Johnson is the BOMB for me in my Fulham save, 16 goals and 28 assists from AML Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
football_master_94 Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Sturridge trying too hard to impressRuud Gullit was unimpressed. On Sky they were discussing Daniel Sturridge before Chelsea's game at Arsenal, when the forward's outrageous backheel goal against Sunderland in September was brought up. Most pundits might have cooed at such improvisation from a young English talent – and this column certainly did at the time – but Gullit was unmoved. "Why do you need to do that?" said the Dutchman, and he had a point; while Sturridge's goal was breathtaking, it did hint at his predilection for flashiness over efficiency.Gullit's criticism was vindicated by Sturridge's wayward, indulgent performance at the Emirates, in which Fernando Torres was regularly left exasperated by his team-mate's selfishness. This was a rare start for Sturridge under Roberto Di Matteo. He was a regular in André Villas-Boas's first-choice team and scored 10 goals in his first 19 games this season but Di Matteo does not rate Sturridge as highly as the Portuguese did. Di Matteo has been in charge for 14 games and Sturridge has been involved in only nine of them and has started six, scoring once. Indeed he has been properly involved in only one big game since Villas-Boas's sacking, the victory over Napoli in the last 16 of the Champions League. Even then he was taken off after 63 minutes, at which point Chelsea were heading out on away goals. In the quarter-final against Benfica he played only the last eight minutes of the away leg and was an unused substitute in the home leg, as he was against Barcelona last Tuesday and against Tottenham in the FA Cup semi-final.While Sturridge would prefer to play through the middle, that is not going to happen while Didier Drogba and Fernando Torres remain at Chelsea, meaning he has been forced to make do with a role on the right. But in a position that demands defensive discipline as well as attacking prowess, much has been made of Sturridge's inability to track back, most notably in the 5-3 defeat by Arsenal in October, when he was responsible for André Santos's goal. The way Ramires pinned down Dani Alves and then pounced to set up Drogba's winner was a major part of Chelsea's win over Barcelona; Di Matteo could not trust Sturridge to perform a similar role against Adriano on the right. Yet against Arsenal Sturridge's problem was not what he did without the ball but rather what he did with it. In the first half his second touch was often a tackle and a string of half-hearted crosses were dealt with comfortably by the home defence. Sturridge's frustration grew as the game went on and he increasingly looked like a player who was trying too hard, an attention-starved child doing cartwheels for an unappreciative parent. Nothing could have summed this up better than his attempt to emulate Dejan Stankovic and score with a volley from the halfway line, with Wojiech Szczesny momentarily out of his goal. Suffice to say, hearts were not in Arsenal mouths. Sturridge in a nutshell really Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
el sid Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Wall of text Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razzler Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/choice-of-champions-league-secondleg-referee-for-chelsea-semifinal-revives-bara-bias-claim-7669029.html Erzik Senes, vice-president of Uefa's referees committee, picked fellow Turk Cuneyt Cakir to referee Chelsea's second leg tomorrow night.Erzik is a former Unicef employee ... Unicef ... Barca. Just saying, like. I'd imagine that even the slightest tackle will get a booking in this 2nd leg and Drogba will be left to roll around and not get any fouls ... gonna be fun Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegr8anand Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Damn you are right. Uefalona doing all they can. How can they not see that and allow it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bootador Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 For those people interested in Johnson, how much would you be willing to pay for him? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
el sid Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 5-7m . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcoleman1 Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Missed out on an FA cup ticket. I forgot to check this morning to see if they even got to go on sale to members but I don't think they did and even then I wouldn't have had the points. Rolfe/bridgekings etc, other than Chelses viagogo is there any other website/forum etc where people might sell tickets for the games. Ideally I would like someone with higher loyalty points than me to get me a ticket and then I give them the money but this would encounter problems such as people trusting someone over the internet. Obviously I would pay and wouldn't do them over but there is no way they can really know that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mag man Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Pretty sure they didn't go to members. When I used to be a member I could never get final tickets. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
football_master_94 Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 The worst thing about the ref is his inexperience. This will definitely be the biggest match of his career and I am fearing that he'll be overwhelmed by the occasion and succumb to the crowd and Barca's players Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackJCFC Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 The Turks are not exactly know for their ability to turn down a bribe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanyi Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Johnson's ****. Solely a MOTD player and the only reason he might start for us is the fact that we lack a winger, nothing to do with his overall quality. Calling him **** is just being silly. There are certainly some deficiencies to his game, like dodgy decision making and not tracking back, but while I'm not going to pretend to have seen him on a regular basis, what I have seen shows he has plenty of skill and can liven up a game when on his game. He may not be David Silva, but he's certainly vastly better than the alternatives on the wing we've got right now. I'd be happy for the club to pay around £10m-12m for him, possibly a bit higher in the inflated market. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
football_master_94 Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 I'd rather have Kalou, Ramires, Sturridge on the flanks than Johnson (add KDB to that list too) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorgut Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Luiz and Mikel celebrating their 25th today Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oypus Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 The worst thing about the ref is his inexperience. This will definitely be the biggest match of his career and I am fearing that he'll be overwhelmed by the occasion and succumb to the crowd and Barca's players Hmm... just seen this gem on sickipedia "Chelsea confirm they will lodge an appeal to UEFA about the red card they will receive in Wednesday's match against Barcelona" And here it comes... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
el sid Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 So team for tonight lads? Would go with same team as first leg, maybe with Kalou in place of Meireles and Mata moved central Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpain16 Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 I'm so bloody pumped up for the game. Think I'm gonna go mad by tonight with this rate. There is nothing I would like more than a controversial and extremely ugly game where we go through. Kind of a game that will make them turn on their pitch sprinklers again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegr8anand Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Yup we have a great chance in the 2nd leg and nothing would better than winning and progressing to the finals! I agree with sid, Mata needs to be central, he was anonymous in the first leg. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
el sid Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 I'm so bloody pumped up for the game. Think I'm gonna go mad by tonight with this rate. Good to know I'm not the only one Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benoit2 Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Trailing 2-0 and scoring a goal in the 94th minute would be sweeet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razzler Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 They've not even attempted to have that look like him and blatently just done a sideshow bob thing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnhughthom Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Should have a Playstation controller in his hands, rather than a football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poyples Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 It's difficult to see certain aspects of the game when you've never played, which is where you're coming from. I feel for you. What a pathetic mess of a post Bridcutt was Brighton's player of the year this season. Will be surprised if he stays there considering there was already reputed Premiership interest in January. He might do though, keeping the likes of Bridcutt, Vicente, Buckley and CMS with a few additions means they will be among the favourites for promotion at least. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridgekings Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Bridcutt :applause::applause: Called it years ago Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegr8anand Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Chelsea boss Roberto Di Matteo has urged five of his players walking a suspension tightrope not to worry about the possibility of receiving bookings against Barcelona that would rule them out of the Champions League final. Will it have any effect on those players? Worrying about missing the final? Hope they don't... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybob Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 I seem to remember hearing something a while ago about them looking to change the rules so players wouldn't miss the final due to accumulation of yellows? They do a card amnesty at the end of the group stage iirc and I seem to remember there was talk of introducing one at this stage too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegr8anand Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 I seem to remember hearing something a while ago about them looking to change the rules so players wouldn't miss the final due to accumulation of yellows? They do a card amnesty at the end of the group stage iirc and I seem to remember there was talk of introducing one at this stage too. Ya i used to think they made the rule to allow it for the final but guess not :S Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jibby123 Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 I wouldn't worry about it. That yellow card suspension rule is only the Barca player's problem tonight. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe__the__man Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 What about in a couple of years when we have that all-important Champions League playoff? JK. Probably. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Müller1469564937 Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Hope Chelsea do what Mourihno did and "park the plane" tonight. Buzzing for this! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Riccardo Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 One one hand, I'm up early (3:30am) and excited to watch this and on the other I'm dreading it. Why do I have a bad feeling in my gut? It's not the cereal.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oypus Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Will it have any effect on those players? Worrying about missing the final? Hope they don't... I can't see how it will. There's no way they can do anything about their yellow cards now, so I would hope they go out there and do all they can. You have to worry about what's in front of you, especially when it's ****ing Barcelona. Away. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intercept Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 One one hand, I'm up early (3:30am) and excited to watch this and on the other I'm dreading it.Why do I have a bad feeling in my gut? It's not the cereal.. I can't help but feel there will be some sort of controversy. I really hope there isn't but I have the same feeling in my gut that it will come down to a dodgy call. Would rather get played off the park then have to put up with another elimination like that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robokid87 Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Cech, Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Cole, Mikel, Meireles, Lampard, Ramires, Mata, Drogba. Not seen the subs yet but I assume they're the usual. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Riccardo Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 I can't help but feel there will be some sort of controversy. I really hope there isn't but I have the same feeling in my gut that it will come down to a dodgy call. Would rather get played off the park then have to put up with another elimination like that. I get the feeling the crowd and players pressure will be too much for the ref there. I stopped watching football for almost an entire year because of 2009, if something similar happens today.. I don't know what I'lll do. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robokid87 Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 That line up isn't officially confirmed yet. Assumed 'officieux' meant official, but it turns out it doesn't Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
el sid Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Team: Cech; Iva, Cahill, JT ©, Cole; Lamps, Mik, Meir; Mata, Drog, Ram. - subs: Turn, Bos, Ess, Mal, Sturr, Kal, Torres. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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