The £120m Blue Revolution - so who goes?
Yes, £120m this calendar year on six players and it seems that Chelsea still have every intention on spending more as Roman Abramovich start...
https://www.chelseadaft.org/2011/08/120m-blue-revolution-so-who-goes.html
Yes, £120m this calendar year on six players and it seems that Chelsea still have every intention on spending more as Roman Abramovich started it, but AVB will take on the blue revolution at the Bridge.
Luiz, Torres, Courtious, Lukaku, Romeu and Mata are the names we have brought to the club and with rumours rife that we are in for Pereira of Porto and a central midfielder, that figure will rise to well over £150m.
The new bid for Pereira of Porto (around £16.6m) who can play as a full back or wing back down the left hand side is an interesting one. With Patrick Van Aanholt and Ryan Betrand signing new contracts, it seems as though we have enough cover, but with AVB looking at Pereira now, Bertrand and Van Aanholt could be sent out on loan for the season.
At the moment with Mata expected to sign today/tomorrow it takes our squad number to 28 players. Let's not forget Gael Kakuta in that equation also. So if Kakuta, Betrand and Van Aanholt go out on loan that takes us back down to 25 players for the season.
So if we are looking for a midfielder to come in alongside a left sided player to replace Zhirkov, then we have to expect two of our current first team squad to leave the club so I wonder who that would be?.
We are more than covered with our Goalkeepers. Cech as the number one backed up by Hilario and Turnbull.
At right back we have Bosingwa and Ferreira.
Left back is Cole.
At centre back we have Alex, JT, Luiz and Ivanovic so we are fine there.
The holding midfield position we now have Mikel and Romeu.
Central midfield we have Essien, Lampard, Ramires, McEachran and Benayoun.
Left wing we have Malouda and Kalou.
Right wing we have Anelka, Sturridge and Mata.
Up front we now have Drogba, Torres, Lukaku and Anelka.
So we currently have the 26 players above not including Kakuta, Van Aanholt and Bertrand. So like I said earlier, if Pereira and a midfielder come in who would you get rid of?.
I personally can't see him getting rid of Paulo Ferreira as he played well in pre season and he knows him from his time here before. He can also provide cover at left back.
I think if someone like Modric, Moutinho or Meireles comes into our midfield then we are too heavy there so for me, Benayoun would be the player who leaves.
That leaves the quandary of our forward line or the three up front. Malouda provides a natural balance on our left hand side and I can't see him going.
Torres won't go, Drogba won't go as he is negotiating an extension to his contract, Anelka is versatile but whether or not he is happy being in and out of the side in the final year of his contract is another thing. Danny Sturridge was the most impressive player of pre season so I really cannot see him leaving.
Lukaku is a new signing so he's not going anywhere so that leaves Kalou. I really cannot emphasise this enough, he has been woeful all pre season and in the two games he has started this season. In my mind he hasn't given anything to AVB that shows what he can do and what he can bring to our side IN MATCHES. Forget training, it's all well and good playing well on the training pitch, but if you can't take that onto the pitch on match days then there is a problem.
So for me, it would be Benayoun and Kalou that is shown the door IF we do sign two more players before the window closes in addition to Nico Anelka purely because of Sturridge being selected in front of him.
So what about you?. If we did sign these two new players (left sided full back/wing back and a midfielder) who would you see out the door before the window closes and give your reasons why.
One thing is for sure, it's going to be busy next week at Chelsea!.
KTBFFH
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Luiz, Torres, Courtious, Lukaku, Romeu and Mata are the names we have brought to the club and with rumours rife that we are in for Pereira of Porto and a central midfielder, that figure will rise to well over £150m.
The new bid for Pereira of Porto (around £16.6m) who can play as a full back or wing back down the left hand side is an interesting one. With Patrick Van Aanholt and Ryan Betrand signing new contracts, it seems as though we have enough cover, but with AVB looking at Pereira now, Bertrand and Van Aanholt could be sent out on loan for the season.
At the moment with Mata expected to sign today/tomorrow it takes our squad number to 28 players. Let's not forget Gael Kakuta in that equation also. So if Kakuta, Betrand and Van Aanholt go out on loan that takes us back down to 25 players for the season.
So if we are looking for a midfielder to come in alongside a left sided player to replace Zhirkov, then we have to expect two of our current first team squad to leave the club so I wonder who that would be?.
We are more than covered with our Goalkeepers. Cech as the number one backed up by Hilario and Turnbull.
At right back we have Bosingwa and Ferreira.
Left back is Cole.
At centre back we have Alex, JT, Luiz and Ivanovic so we are fine there.
The holding midfield position we now have Mikel and Romeu.
Central midfield we have Essien, Lampard, Ramires, McEachran and Benayoun.
Left wing we have Malouda and Kalou.
Right wing we have Anelka, Sturridge and Mata.
Up front we now have Drogba, Torres, Lukaku and Anelka.
So we currently have the 26 players above not including Kakuta, Van Aanholt and Bertrand. So like I said earlier, if Pereira and a midfielder come in who would you get rid of?.
I personally can't see him getting rid of Paulo Ferreira as he played well in pre season and he knows him from his time here before. He can also provide cover at left back.
I think if someone like Modric, Moutinho or Meireles comes into our midfield then we are too heavy there so for me, Benayoun would be the player who leaves.
That leaves the quandary of our forward line or the three up front. Malouda provides a natural balance on our left hand side and I can't see him going.
Torres won't go, Drogba won't go as he is negotiating an extension to his contract, Anelka is versatile but whether or not he is happy being in and out of the side in the final year of his contract is another thing. Danny Sturridge was the most impressive player of pre season so I really cannot see him leaving.
Lukaku is a new signing so he's not going anywhere so that leaves Kalou. I really cannot emphasise this enough, he has been woeful all pre season and in the two games he has started this season. In my mind he hasn't given anything to AVB that shows what he can do and what he can bring to our side IN MATCHES. Forget training, it's all well and good playing well on the training pitch, but if you can't take that onto the pitch on match days then there is a problem.
So for me, it would be Benayoun and Kalou that is shown the door IF we do sign two more players before the window closes in addition to Nico Anelka purely because of Sturridge being selected in front of him.
So what about you?. If we did sign these two new players (left sided full back/wing back and a midfielder) who would you see out the door before the window closes and give your reasons why.
One thing is for sure, it's going to be busy next week at Chelsea!.
KTBFFH
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I will also opt for Kalou and Benayoun. The former has played under 7 differnt coaches and he couldn't lay claim to a first team shirt.It simply shows one thing,he aint good enough and for the latter, injury problems. Last season was an example!I will also opt for Kalou and Benayoun. The former has played under 7 differnt coaches and he couldn't lay claim to a first team shirt.It simply shows one thing,he aint good enough and for the latter, injury problems. Last season was an example!
ReplyDeleteit shld be kalou and anelka,for kalou he has been inconsitent 4 the last 7yrs nd failed 2 deliver on a regular basis nd 4 Anelka i think his time in blue is up,he slows down d pace oe d team when attacking,both shld be d one to goit shld be kalou and anelka,for kalou he has been inconsitent 4 the last 7yrs nd failed 2 deliver on a regular basis nd 4 Anelka i think his time in blue is up,he slows down d pace oe d team when attacking,both shld be d one to go
ReplyDeleteDont forget piazon...also imo,under21 players need not be registered in the squad.
ReplyDeleteVery nice and detailed article. Unlike ur suggestion in d article, I believe Mata will be deployed to d left side of d attack (dats if we do buy a play making midfielder like u mentioned), but if we do not buy any new players, I see him playing in d middle, behind d main strikers. With Mata on d left, it would be only logical to get rid of Kalou or Malouda...I also believe we have too many high profile central defenders, one of those guys will not be too pleased to be left on d bench for long stretches, it would be good if we sell Alex, and replace his spot in d team wit one of our young lads, who wld not mind being a regular back-up.
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