make you wonder if Matic/Dier were on the Europa list (easy buys that add to the squad)? and now journo's are just milking clicks by using some of the names?
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make you wonder if Matic/Dier were on the Europa list (easy buys that add to the squad)? and now journo's are just milking clicks by using some of the names?
Of course Matic wants to join us - we're probably the biggest name club who'd be interested in him at this stage in his career and he's clearly surplus to requirements at Chelsea.
matic is a quality player and exactly the type of player we need.
It's as if he hasn't been a key player in 2 premier league title wins.
Mourinho's teams are always far bigger than individuals - it's a machine that relies on everyone doing their job (Pats fan).
considering the last time the club briefed was to basically confirm Griezmann was not coming, I'd imagine this one is dead until we get a proper BBC update.
Fabinho is the only one with a good source backing it now.
Fabinho is the only one with a good source backing it now.
In a midfield 2 Herrera > Fabinho > Matic
In a midfield 3 as DM Fabinho > Matic > Carrick > Herrera
And Fabinho is cheaper than Matic if reports are correct.
I'd still go for Paredes who is cheaper and the better passer.
In a midfield 3 as DM Fabinho > Matic > Carrick > Herrera
And Fabinho is cheaper than Matic if reports are correct.
I'd still go for Paredes who is cheaper and the better passer.
Chelsea is very generous and confident.
Mata to Manchester United.
Cech to Arsenal.
http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=536&teamTabs=transfers
Mata to Manchester United.
Cech to Arsenal.
http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=536&teamTabs=transfers
When was the last time he got two transfers wrong in one window?
I'm not sure about Dier as he's young and English and owned by Levy so he would never be easy, but Matic definitely feels like a Europa signing option.
Baba Rahman and Papy Djilobodji count?
Totally forgot they existed. They were not signed for first team, were they?2015/2016 with Chelsea: Abdul Baba Rahman and Asmir Begovic.
2014/2015 with Chelsea: Filipe Luis and Juan Cuadrado
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Djilobodji was an Emenalo signing.
To be fair Djilobodji was clearly a player he did not want, he was signed by the board wasn't he?
Begovic was one of the best back-up keepers around and Baba Rahman didn't work out but I remember people on here saying we should've been in for him at the time.
But, with Chelsea aren't they all Emenalo signings?
Matic is 6"4. We really are a team of giants if we add him.
Good lord. We could easily have Fabinho for that price. £40m for Matic would feel worse than £27.5m for Fellaini IMO. Horribly uninspiring signing.
I have watched every game we played, Pogba is a great player but he is not a 10. And it is not so simple to say he would have had 15 assists if our attackers had put away some of his balls. There are alot of possible reasons those balls were not converted to goals, our striker being bad is just one of them and it also the easiest one. Reality is he had 9 goals and 6 assists and that is pretty lame for a worldclass n10.
Also putting the same forwards infront of Pogba and hopping next year it will all be better would just be absolute lame management. There is a reason we are lacking for goals, forcing Pogba to play as a 10 in a MF 3 whilst he isn't a 10 is one of them.
True and you can see that Conte was also having issues with their transfer operations as early as January. But in this case Mourinho admitted that he didn't know the player at all.
he was shite, many of Chelsea's fans really happy when Bournemouth bought him.
Chelsea fans really got on Matic's back last season. So slow.
I don't think you want him
I don't think you want him
But if Jose wants him, that's what really matters. It will be up to him to prove himself.
And up to Jose to make sure the signing and player is a success at the club.
I hope Chelsea keep him and Jose gets/has some better ideas on how to improve us.
You can't know there is a 'better' idea or not yet. Let him buy who he wants to buy. We'll judge by the middle or end of next season. Fortunately, results don't often lie.
For now, I am more than willing to trust the judgement of a manager who has proven to be one of the very best in the business and who has an incredible second season record when it comes to building winning teams.
I can't. Neither can Jose. That's the point of having an opinion. I trust the manager but not blindly. If I don't like who he is signing I'll express it. I can't be positive or excited at signings/potential because of Jose.
But if we go for world class players, like Pogba, Madrid would get them instead.
Right, ehsanul?
I don't think I have ever known a transfer window where the managers priority signings have been so uninspiring.
Even that twat Moyes went full muppet and chased Bale and Fabregas like a dog chasing his tail
You're not allowed one, apparently.
Except for at the back, weirdly, where nobody can really head the ball. I was sure Mourinho (of all people) would go for a tall, aerially dominant centreback this summer... Anyway, as you say, we could potentially field a Matic - Pogba - Fellaini midfield 3 at some point next season... looks like a basketball team.
No one said that but you.
Please dont be true. Matic is not good enough. Imagine Matic and Perisic. Talk about uninspiring.
Any reliable link with regards to Matic?
If not fabinho ,matic will be a perfect signing.
We won't be getting much change out of £100 million for the two of them as well.
Mourinho is putting himself under a hell of a lot of pressure next season if these rumoured transfers become reality.
I don't think I have ever known a transfer window where the managers priority signings have been so uninspiring.
Even that twat Moyes went full muppet and chased Bale and Fabregas like a dog chasing his tail
Only difference is you know Mourinho is a winner, and Moyes would still have won jack sh!t even if we'd signed Fabregas, Bale and Ronaldo that first summer.
A guy who was a consistent starter for the champions isn't good enough for a team that finished 6th.
Alright then.
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