The Chelsea F.C. Thread VI

It's not being hypothetical when you look at Diego Costa's injury record. Hamstring injuries are niggles that can keep on coming back, look at Costa's final month at Atlético Madrid and understand why it's more serious than people think. Even if it's a mind game.

City have plugged the gaps in their squad, added requisite depth and should be getting 90 points with the squad they have, their problems was the lack of a DM, they bought Fernando and the lack of a CB to partner Kompany (Mangala). They're sorted, while we have clear issues in our squad depth. Our first 11 is as good as anyone's in the PL but attacking wise we are very reliant on Costa.

We will not use a youth player, More likely to see Schurrle as the striker tbh. Or we will get Destro.

Have you watched Willian for the past season? He is essentially a dribbler version of Ramires. He is **** and you'd wonder why Liverpool and Spurs went for him and not the likes of City, who got Navas instead?

Salah does the exact same job Victor Moses did a year before. Salah lacks composure, he just runs into space and without any space he is useless.

Look at City's subs, there is a clear disparity in quality to City's attacking bench and Chelsea's attacking bench. Jovetic, Negredo vs Drogba and Torres. No contest as to who is better there. City if they gain any form of consistency have the title unless we can get a top right winger or a good striker backup. If only Di Maria costed less.

first XIs don't win titles, squads do.

Hazard? Schurrle? We have many attacking outlets that will get us the goals. Our midfielders scored the most goals for us last season, that shouldn't change one bit this season. Before the season, most Chelsea fans were happy with Costa scoring 15 league goals for us, now he's suddenly our only attacking outlet? What is this I'm hearing?

Have you even kept up with his last interview? Did you even watch the second half of the game against Leicester? He knows where he's lacking...he admitted it himself that he needs to score more goals, and I believe he will. Ramires and Willian are very different players, Willian has much better control, but he takes too many touches like Oscar.

Loool this is so funny. So where was the striker last january or buy another striker, yet you think that Mourinho is going to buy a striker in January. This is gold.

No top team tries to win things without two quality strikers, unless their midfield/wingers is ridiculous in scoring goals(i.e. Madrid with Bale and Ronaldo).

Knowing you...when Chelsea win the league, you'll be like ''yeah I knew Chelsea will win the league, Mourinho is just a boss at this''

Every player can change form as well...there is a chance, however unlikely it is, that players like Salah and Torres can come off the bench and score us vital goals.

I feel stupid but what is homegrown, isnt it a player that played for the teams academy? Because someone said Welbecks homegrown but he never played for Chelseas academy?...

Would say it was a great achievement like it is. Why the need for Ad hom? I said that we didn't buy a striker.

So can I become a professional footballer then if we're putting unlikely situations? Torres is terrible as a sub, think 3 years of watching him would make people realise. Salah I can understand his role but there was no need for him when Moses does the same thing and is homegrown?

What's ''Ad hom''??? I'm just stating it how it is, you basically said Man City will walk it this season, and if Chelsea win the title, you'll claim that you knew all along Chelsea would win it.

The question is can Salah hack it on a cold, rainy Tuesday night at the Brittania??

For a formation of 4-2-3-1 that Jose plays, having 4 strikers is ludicrous. 3 is more than enough. At Real Madrid (2012-2013, season) they had Benzema, Huginiun and Morata. They did have Jese and Ronaldo but they are more wingers that cut inside (Hazard and Schurrle).

Jose will only buy a striker if Torres leaves, if he doesn't he can't justify spending an extra 20 million on a striker to become a bench warmer.

In comparison to City who have Jovetic, Dzeko, Aguero and Negredo. They usually play a 4-4-2 or a 4-4-1-1 where Aguero acts as the CAM pushing higher up (when fit). The two managers have different strategies and tactics thus comparing the attacking options of city to that of Chelsea won’t give you a fair assessment.

Jose is reliant on his midfield and that is why (I would say) we have the best midfield in the league. I'd even say Arsenals midfield is better than that of city!

Wait till the end of the window before panicking.

But the thing is that Real have a player who essentially scores 50 goals+ every season and doesn't play up front, Bale as well can get 30 goals a season. Plus Benzema, Higuain and Jese craps on our strikeforce.

City have 4 options that are reliable. Chelsea have one reliable option which is what I'm trying to say. If he gets injured then we're screwed, which is what I'm trying to say. City don't play 4-4-2 much anyway, they normally play 4-4-1-1 and push Toure forward or Silva as a CAM, which is what they did when Aguero and Jovetic were out last year.

What world class team has only one reliable option up front? Before anybody says Real Madrid, they have Ronaldo and Bale who have played there and get a ridiculous amount of goals, plus Jese will come back.

City have to play 2 upfront- they have 4 strikers. We play 1 up top, so 2 will be fine.
Not sure about Destro- he has a good goals per minute ratio, but he doesn't take players on much, and he doesn't get many assists. Poacher-ish

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But the thing is that Real have a player who essentially scores 50 goals+ every season and doesn't play up front, Bale as well can get 30 goals a season. Plus Benzema, Higuain and Jese craps on our strike force

What world class team has only one reliable option up front? Before anybody says Real Madrid, they have Ronaldo and Bale who have played there and get a ridiculous amount of goals, plus Jese will come back.