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Old 26-09-2016, 11:56
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Talentwise Eden is up there with players like Ronaldo,Neymar,Messi,Suarez but attitude wise is as far removed from them as you can get.
err, the attitude of suarez was to bit three people on the pitch to force a move.
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Old 26-09-2016, 12:05
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err, the attitude of suarez was to bit three people on the pitch to force a move.
That has nothing to do with anything.

That is a personality trait,

We are discussing his attitude when it comes to winning football games. He was a major part of a decent Liverpool team having a realistic title run, That's the attitude we need at the moment
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Old 26-09-2016, 12:07
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err, the attitude of suarez was to bit three people on the pitch to force a move.
He means in terms of putting the effort in, which is one thing you can't fault Suarez for. How many games does he go missing in? He seems to give a shit, whatever the game.
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Old 26-09-2016, 12:15
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He means in terms of putting the effort in, which is one thing you can't fault Suarez for. How many games does he go missing in? He seems to give a shit, whatever the game.
He is on the naughty list so is dismissed as a player
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Old 26-09-2016, 12:15
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Talentwise Eden is up there with players like Ronaldo,Neymar,Messi,Suarez but attitude wise is as far removed from them as you can get. What makes them the players they are is not their talent but their attitude. Its so important in turning top players into great ones, We have seen this time and time again with talent players, Eden has a better one then some but its not anywhere near those names They are the type of players who turn bad performances into decent ones, Decent ones into very good ones and very good ones into excellent ones.

Not expecting him to change the results of games like the weekend (although maybe games like the Swansea one) but he should be the one who we as fans should be talking about the performance of as a positive and way to often in games like this its not happened.
Yes, you can add Bale to that list too. Eden will have a decent career but unless his attitude markedly improves then he'll never realise his full potential.
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Old 26-09-2016, 12:19
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Its easy to say players need dropping, and they do, but its the usual clown shoes stuff to think they can be sold. Someone has to want them and if not the club would have to pay them off.
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Old 26-09-2016, 12:19
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Yes, you can add Bale to that list too. Eden will have a decent career but unless his attitude markedly improves then he'll never realise his full potential.
Yep Bale very much like Lamps, Slightly different to the others as I think the others their talent makes the majority of their parts where as players like Bale and Lamps their attitude makes up the majority of their parts but for all parties they have both traits.
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Old 26-09-2016, 12:19
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He means in terms of putting the effort in, which is one thing you can't fault Suarez for. How many games does he go missing in? He seems to give a shit, whatever the game.
How I wish Hazard had the attitude of Suarez.
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Old 26-09-2016, 12:30
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But according to fans/pundits and everyone else we have a billion players on loan and what is the point of them going out on loan and playing well (and you argue at a better standard then Chelsea) if they don't get a chance, we have done that and it's the wrong choice, Cech was never going to stay as number two (and rightly so). Are you "arsed" about the company you work for? Is everyone who works there? Would you (or people you work with) not rather be somewhere. Again ask most players wife's and partners where they would "prefer" to live and most will prob say Spain. As mature adults and professionals we might "prefer" to be somewhere else but we still get up in the morning and go to work and do our best

It's not running their mouths off, They are asked questions and they answer them. These are not ambushed interviews outside their front door but arranged ones

Hazzard has been a very good player for us but it's the same with any player there comes a time when they want to move on and experience a new league and a new club that is just part of the game as it is today. Many people would take a chance of working in other countries if presented to us (Sadly a mentality lacking from most English players) he is just as likely to leave if we winning league titles or not. It's only natural for someone who is at the top of their chosen profession to want to experience different environments
You can't compare me to a professional football player who gets paid millions a year. I'd still turn up to work because I need the money and Courtois still turns up because he's under contract but it's not too much to ask that players of the club don't talk about where they'd rather be. Azpi probably prefers to be in sunny Spain too but I doubt you'd ever hear him talk about that. Things like that cause a disconnect between fans and players but whatever. It's just my opinion. If you don't agree/feel the same way that's fine too.

Talk about Courtois struggling is nonsense. A few so called 'fans' trying to stir up more trouble. None of the goals conceded have been his fault, and it's Ivanovic and Cahill who are the main culprits there. They need dropping and then selling.
None of the goals conceded on Saturday were his fault true. I think I actually saw him shout at someone to cover Bellerin for the second goal but no one did and the rest is history. Still, I don't think he's performing to a high standard these days. At one point there were comparisons between him and De Gea as to who was best but now De Gea is way ahead.
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Old 26-09-2016, 12:30
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That is a personality trait
You consider intentionally biting an opponent to force a club to sell him, twice, a "personality trait"?

Was his casual racism a "personalty trait" too?

Id rather have cahill thanks, and a period of dodgy defending after what has been quite a marvelous career for him, than Suarez.
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Old 26-09-2016, 12:31
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Its easy to say players need dropping, and they do, but its the usual clown shoes stuff to think they can be sold. Someone has to want them and if not the club would have to pay them off.
True, it's easier said than done with some of them. Ivanovic never should have been offered a new 1 year contract, hopefully we don't make the same mistake again.
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Old 26-09-2016, 12:32
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Its easy to say players need dropping, and they do, but its the usual clown shoes stuff to think they can be sold. Someone has to want them and if not the club would have to pay them off.
We didn't have to give Ivanovic a new contract though. To think the club were actually going to let Terry go yet Ivanovic had his contract signed by Feb
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Old 26-09-2016, 13:34
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You consider intentionally biting an opponent to force a club to sell him, twice, a "personality trait"?

Was his casual racism a "personalty trait" too?

Id rather have cahill thanks, and a period of dodgy defending after what has been quite a marvelous career for him, than Suarez.
All those things are utterly and completely irrelevant, You don't like him I get that

We are discussing something very different.

Who you would rather have again is not relevant mainly due to the fact I never said I wanted Suarez at Chelsea. We are not discussing that. We are disc using a certain aspect that many top players have (and Suarez regardless of you views on him is one of those)
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Old 26-09-2016, 14:18
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We didn't have to give Ivanovic a new contract though. To think the club were actually going to let Terry go yet Ivanovic had his contract signed by Feb
But that is prob more down to JT and non football related issues then anything else
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Old 28-09-2016, 16:30
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'Roman Abramovich is ready to fund an overhaul of the current Chelsea squad.'

'Chelsea are being linked with Michael Keane and Ben Davies.'



I know the first part is bollocks, but the second is far too believable.......
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Old 28-09-2016, 16:46
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'Roman Abramovich is ready to fund an overhaul of the current Chelsea squad.'

'Chelsea are being linked with Michael Keane and Ben Davies.'



I know the first part is bollocks, but the second is far too believable.......
And this is the problem.

Do we really think Conte has identified those players (if he has then maybe he is not as good as i think), Decent players both but if they are the answer I dread to think what the question is.

If that is all Roman is willing to pay for then he is perfectly within his rights to do that BUT at the same time we should not be sacking managers if they don't get top 4.
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Old 28-09-2016, 21:18
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Thorgan hazard looks quite the player, we should sign him up!
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Old 28-09-2016, 21:56
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Thorgan hazard looks quite the player, we should sign him up!
Not a answer to a single problem we currently have.

Although I think he was a player we did insert a buy back clause at the moment it would be a total waste of time and money
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Old 28-09-2016, 22:19
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Not a answer to a single problem we currently have.

Although I think he was a player we did insert a buy back clause at the moment it would be a total waste of time and money
His buyback clause expires in January I think. I say we just get him back and it will only cost us 12mil, which is very good in this market. He's a better backup than Pedro at the very least and would probably be more productive than Willian over time. Pep has already expressed interest in Thorgan and Christensen but I don't think we'd be stupid enough to give them Christensen.
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Old 28-09-2016, 22:28
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His buyback clause expires in January I think. I say we just get him back and it will only cost us 12mil, which is very good in this market. He's a better backup than Pedro at the very least and would probably be more productive than Willian over time. Pep has already expressed interest in Thorgan and Christensen but I don't think we'd be stupid enough to give them Christensen.
With us seemingly not willing to spend money the 12m could be put towards the first team players we need today.


Normally I would say yea lets do it but we don't need back up players at the moment, We need first team players and anything else is just bringing bodies in.

If the rumours are correct Roman is willing to splash the cash then ok but if we just going to spend money on players like Keane and Davis then its pointless.

Bringing in players like Thorgan and Christensen (not that we would sell him) is logical for City as they are years ahead of us in terms of bringing in players, They have a first team so can bring in back ups and bench players. We don't have a first team at the moment, That's where the money needs to go, Rather we put that 12m towards putting sensible bids for top top players
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Old 28-09-2016, 22:57
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With us seemingly not willing to spend money the 12m could be put towards the first team players we need today.


Normally I would say yea lets do it but we don't need back up players at the moment, We need first team players and anything else is just bringing bodies in.

If the rumours are correct Roman is willing to splash the cash then ok but if we just going to spend money on players like Keane and Davis then its pointless.

Bringing in players like Thorgan and Christensen (not that we would sell him) is logical for City as they are years ahead of us in terms of bringing in players, They have a first team so can bring in back ups and bench players. We don't have a first team at the moment, That's where the money needs to go, Rather we put that 12m towards putting sensible bids for top top players
I get what you're saying and if Thorgan wasn't a former player with a buyback clause I'd say no. However, this would be too good an opportunity to miss and it's so cheap. The way he's progressing he won't stay in the background for too long.

I'm not sure the rumours about Keane and Davis are true. If so, then we've really lost it. Saw something about Bonucci as well so hopefully that's closer to the truth. Koulibaly would be better though because he's younger but we've probably given up on him.
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Old 28-09-2016, 23:13
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I get what you're saying and if Thorgan wasn't a former player with a buyback clause I'd say no. However, this would be too good an opportunity to miss and it's so cheap. The way he's progressing he won't stay in the background for too long.

I'm not sure the rumours about Keane and Davis are true. If so, then we've really lost it. Saw something about Bonucci as well so hopefully that's closer to the truth. Koulibaly would be better though because he's younger but we've probably given up on him.
It is cheap but I would rather put the money to top up a bid on someone like Koulibaly (not saying we would get him but transfers like that would be). We clearly have a certain amount of money to spend, We could find our self's in a position where we need to pay over the odds for a player and not sure at the moment using money for back up players be it 12m or 4m is a sensible route to go. We cannot let the "fear" of missing out on players for the future dictate our current buys. If we was in City's position it would be perfect. But at the moment the future is pretty bleak

To often lately we have gone done the cheap road and its put us in the position we are today.

I would not be so sure about the Keane and Davis rumours normally but if you look at our transfer policy it actually is pretty in keeping with it
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Old 28-09-2016, 23:32
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It is cheap but I would rather put the money to top up a bid on someone like Koulibaly (not saying we would get him but transfers like that would be). We clearly have a certain amount of money to spend, We could find our self's in a position where we need to pay over the odds for a player and not sure at the moment using money for back up players be it 12m or 4m is a sensible route to go. We cannot let the "fear" of missing out on players for the future dictate our current buys. If we was in City's position it would be perfect. But at the moment the future is pretty bleak

To often lately we have gone done the cheap road and its put us in the position we are today.

I would not be so sure about the Keane and Davis rumours normally but if you look at our transfer policy it actually is pretty in keeping with it
Yeah but bare in mind we are not just going to be spending whilst not selling. Which positions need first teamers? I'd say 1 CB and RB are most critical.

I thought our transfer policy was to get players cheaply and to sell them on for more money later. Surely, we didn't actually buy Miazga, Papy and Hector to play them in the future. We made some profit on Papy but it's more like loose change. Regardless, those in charge can't have missed the fact that their transfer policy has not done us any favours lately
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Old 28-09-2016, 23:51
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Yeah but bare in mind we are not just going to be spending whilst not selling. Which positions need first teamers? I'd say 1 CB and RB are most critical.

I thought our transfer policy was to get players cheaply and to sell them on for more money later. Surely, we didn't actually buy Miazga, Papy and Hector to play them in the future. We made some profit on Papy but it's more like loose change. Regardless, those in charge can't have missed the fact that their transfer policy has not done us any favours lately
At the start of the season I would have said a centre back and right back was most critical but today? I am starting to lean towards we need to be looking at a much bigger job. If football was played on paper it would be very different but looking at performances I think we need major surgery

At the moment I just think every spare moment and every spare penny (even with money coming in) needs to be put in the first team.

I would hope those in charge have realised the current transfer policy has not done us any favours I am less convinced that our hopes are based in reality.

I think we bought those players in for no other reason then those are the standard of deals we could do. Some people in the club thought ok we could not being in our first choices so lets just bring in players on the off chance and we can at least say we have been doing some work knowing that no matter what the head which would fall would be the managers as "any transfer is a risk" but we not spent much money, I think we have to many people on the business side of the club phoning their job in and getting by on doing as little real work as possible (in some cases because they not at the level needed)
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Old 29-09-2016, 00:08
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At the start of the season I would have said a centre back and right back was most critical but today? I am starting to lean towards we need to be looking at a much bigger job. If football was played on paper it would be very different but looking at performances I think we need major surgery

At the moment I just think every spare moment and every spare penny (even with money coming in) needs to be put in the first team.

I would hope those in charge have realised the current transfer policy has not done us any favours I am less convinced that our hopes are based in reality.

I think we bought those players in for no other reason then those are the standard of deals we could do. Some people in the club thought ok we could not being in our first choices so lets just bring in players on the off chance and we can at least say we have been doing some work knowing that no matter what the head which would fall would be the managers as "any transfer is a risk" but we not spent much money, I think we have to many people on the business side of the club phoning their job in and getting by on doing as little real work as possible (in some cases because they not at the level needed)
I'm not sure whether we need major surgery or whether we are playing the wrong system for the players we currently have. I can't see Matic getting back to the level he was when we first got him back and he's not being helped currently by playing in this system. I'd love to see Chalobah and Kante play together in midfield.
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