The Chelsea F.C. Thread IV

Suarez is a scumbag, our club is ridden with men that lack integrity, no need to get another player who just makes our club more hated, plus he physically assaulted one of our players which pretty much puts that out of the question. Would rather go for rooney, while he's been annoying he has right to be unhappy, he's not playing in his preferred position and was being benched for big games.

From the preseason friendlies I see our team set up as a hybrid, somewhat like bayern munich over real madrid, I think he'll learn his lessons from a counter attacking game as people used to sit deep against real and it became really hard to break the other team down. So I think it'll be a more balanced game especially considering our players seem to suit both styles.

What you will see is us playing on the counter when terry plays, due to our deeper line when he plays and us playing a possession game when luiz and cahill play due to their pace and ball playing ability... I can say one thing for sure and it's that we'll be pretty exciting to watch this season. Expect us to be dominating opposition for most games.

Just hoping we can get a good run going and avoid losing to united early on.

Do you still agree we don't need a striker?

Just unimaginable

Tbf Ibra is a **** too but I'd rather have him than Suarez.

I think Rooney would be a super signing for you lot. Hell you may as well go for Suarez I think Liverpool would rather sell to you then Arsenal.

Suarez [...] physically assaulted one of our players.

Obviously he bit a Chelsea player but could the club get around that? Or is it more of a case that Rooney could be a poster boy for the club and sell shirts but Suarez isn't going to be the most popular player to represent the club around the world?

Partly the reason, the guys not too popular round these parts. I would have taken him until that incident. He's another carlos tevez anyway who throws his toys out the pram when he wants to go.

For footballing reasons I would take suarez, but if he's going to get 8 match bans every season and disgrace the image of the club he's not worth it imo.

Has Mourinho been favouring any strikers pre season? Hoping Lukaku for Fantasy football reasons.

Don't use ba. That's the only clue. I think that they'll get equal gametime. I'd say that torres has performed fairly well so far, I think by our madrid match we'll know.

Barcelona have made an official bid for David Luiz

It doesn't mean that it will be accepted, nor does it mean that the player will go.

It doesn't mean that it will be accepted, nor does it mean that the player will go.

No offense to Luiz (he's awesome), but would they not go for someone who's a bit more, erm, 'reliable' in the defence? This guy is class at some points but at other points I cringe at what he does.

Maybe he'll do okay at Barca though -- it's possible his weak positioning won't be much of a problem there compared to here? Not that we should sell him anyways considering we needed to get a CB this year ffs.

David luiz bid. this happens every season. It's not happening.



So that's 3 seasons in a row they've wanted him. I'll just treat this as a non story again like the past two seasons.
Lets face it we don't have enough CB's of the required quality if we sell one. Selling him is stupid. We should ask for pique and montoya straight swap for luiz.

Yeah, good points, don't care what anyone says luiz can be an absolute liability, and with mascherano being one and pique being a liability at times too they don't need another guy who's defensive errors costs 5-10 goals per season.

I like luiz though, and would rather get rid of a DM and put luiz in there or use him as CB for the big games(he seems to be riled up for the occassion for some reason)

My my thankfully I have learned from the Higuain transfer and Fabregas to know its not going to happen

I shudder at the thought of Alba, Luiz, Pique and Alves all defending. There will be no damn defenders, Valdes will be in a permanent state of crapping his pants.

Hell hey **** defenders lets just play Keeper , Midfield section A and Midfield section B with Strikers. Defending is so overrated.

Yeah, good points, don't care what anyone says luiz can be an absolute liability, and with mascherano being one and pique being a liability at times too they don't need another guy who's defensive errors costs 5-10 goals per season.

I like luiz though, and would rather get rid of a DM and put luiz in there or use him as CB for the big games(he seems to be riled up for the occassion for some reason)

A 7-2-messi formation would work a charm tbh.