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Kamelot77:
OFFICIAL | The nominees for #TheBest FIFA Men’s Player 2018:

Cristiano Ronaldo

Kevin De Bruyne

Antoine Griezmann

*Eden* *Hazard*

Harry Kane

Kylian Mbappe

Lionel Messi

Luka Modric

Mohamed Salah

Raphael Varane

Where did Neymar dive into?

diggz:
@ airmark

how u see willian, hazard and cvntois matter?

This f00lish club should sell who they want to sell fast, especially the useless Belgian pole!....no need for foot dragging. It is better they sell who wants to go now...than to wait till transfer deadline day...

They always handle our transfers as if they are clueless. I know it will be like this as usual, drag things till we will be left with craps to buy.

Courtois and Hazard can go, if they won't play well for us. My own problem is, will these people controlling our transfers, be able to secure good replacements? It's better to buy now before clubs start to Jack up fees.

Golovin is still not done, imagine?

diggz:
lol... see him trying to discard our world record signing for that phat argentine.... god will not allow it.

Remember he/she is an angel, but we don't know to which god.

diggz:
welcome back sir...

Bull's eye.

diggz:
Perth 0-1 Chelsea: What we learnt from Maurizio Sarri's first game in charge
Blues off to winning start under Italian
Last Updated: 23/07/18 4:31pm


Ross Barkley impressed during Chelsea's win over Perth

The Maurizio Sarri era at Chelsea began with a comfortable 1-0 win over Perth Glory on the west coast of Australia on Monday - but what did we learn from the Italian's first game in charge?
Pedro found the net just five minutes in to the friendly contest but, despite Chelsea's dominance for the remainder of the match, they were unable to find a second against the A-League side.
Here, we pick out some of the early signs of how Sarri's Chelsea are shaping up…

The return of 4-3-3
When Antonio Conte switched from a 4-3-3 to 3-4-3 early in his first campaign, it was heralded as the tactical change which put the Blues on course for the Premier League title. It was Conte's favoured formation and he set about drilling his team to play his style of football.

The system didn't click as effectively in season two - although an FA Cup win ensured there was more silverware - and new boss Sarri has wasted no time in refreshing Chelsea's set-up in his first match in charge, fielding a 4-3-3 in Perth. With full-backs Marcos Alonso and Davide Zappacosta in slightly deeper roles than their more familiar wing-back positions, the onus was on Chelsea's wide forwards to work the flanks and youngster Callum Hudson-Odoi caught the eye on the left, while Pedro enjoyed success drifting in off the right to support Alvaro Morata in the box.

Chelsea set out to play with a high tempo, with Ross Barkley and Cesc Fabregas conducting the play ahead of new signing Jorginho in the midfield trio during the first-half. While substitutions affected the flow in the second period, this felt like a distinctly different approach to performances last season under the more cautious Conte.

Callum Hudson-Odoi was a threat throughout the first half

Stationed on the left of the Blues' front three in the first-half, Hudson-Odoi proved to be a real handful for Perth's right-back Scott Neville, confidently running at his marker at every opportunity. He had almost instant success when he beat Neville and crossed for Pedro to volley in Chelsea's opener. The youngster had weaved his way into space again a few minutes later, but sent his cross deep when his team-mates had come to the near post, while he just over-hit a through ball for Pedro after leading a rapid counter-attack. A selection of tricks, flicks and dummies through the opening 45 underlined his confidence.

Off the ball, Hudson-Odoi looked to come in off the side-line and run in behind the Perth defence - on one occasion David Luiz almost sent him through on goal - while his pace will be a vital attribute down that flank. Sarri, who substituted him at the break, will have been encouraged.

David Luiz is back

Between a knee injury and falling out of favour, David Luiz played just 839 minutes of Premier League football last season. The indication from this opener in Australia was he is fit and ready to play a more important role this time around.

David Luiz missed much of last season with a knee problem
The Brazilian, who missed the World Cup, marshalled the Blues' largely untroubled backline alongside 17-year-old Ethan Ampadu and showed off some of the positive passing which previously persuaded Jose Mourinho to play him in central midfield.There was one reckless moment, when a rash and off-target challenge on Fabio Ferreira earned Luiz a yellow card, but the signs are the centre-back is back in contention for 2018/19.

Jorginho slots in on debut

Jorginho was an integral part of Sarri's Napoli and the £50m signing slotted straight into a holding role in Chelsea's midfield on Monday. Jorginho controlled Chelsea's tempo in the first 45 minutes....Dictator rather than destroyer, the Italian, who has been likened to Andrea Pirlo and made more passes than any other player in Europe's top leagues last season, shuttled the ball from Chelsea's defence to their more creative attackers.

Jorginho rarely strayed ahead of midfield partners Fabregas and Barkley in Perth, but was the central figure until his half-time substitution, instigating the Sarri style on the pitch.

Barkley makes his mark

Ross Barkley was considered one of the bargains of the January transfer window when Chelsea signed him for £15m from Everton. But come May, after form and fitness had limited him to just two Premier League appearances for his new club, Barkley's future at Chelsea was far from certain. Barkley excelled in an advanced position in the second period...… A new manager has given him a fresh start, though, and the 24-year-old looked desperate to seize his chance in Australia. After an encouraging first-half, Barkley became the Blues' main man after the break when he was pushed into a more advanced position.From one of his many surging forward runs he scuffed a shot against the post before twice seeing efforts blocked in the box. Throughout the match Barkley's passing looked sharp as he fed the ball through the Perth defence, handing Pedro, Morata and substitute Mario Pasalic the chance to try their luck.

He really should have capped the performance with a goal, poking wide after a smart turn in the area, but Barkley did more than enough to show Sarri he deserves opportunities this season...


~Copied from Skysports

Thanks for this. It seems scoring goals will still be the team's problem this season. Maybe Batshuayi will suit Sarri's style.

diggz:
Laumdeuter…. Terry also took cfc to the finals na

Apari don forget.

raumdeuter:
[s]All these players you mentioned have had other finals which they delivered for their team at the highest level in the CL We are still waiting for Terry actually the only time Chelsea won the CL, Terry was among the spectators[/s]

Show me Nedved, Ballack and Weah's world cup or ucl gold medals.

Raumdeuter, a40, how much would they pay Bayern for winning burnthisleaguedown this season again? I think they should reduce the amount by 50%.

Sarri:

“I cannot name any names because I don’t know who these people are. I spoke with the club and I said ideally a pinch of quality is lacking in our central midfield for a certain kind of play,” he said.
“At the end of the transfers it will be up to me to decide what the most suitable play for our squad is. I must adapt to Chelsea and the available players.”

Fraudiola would be laughing at this man.

raumdeuter:
[s] When it came to penalties Ballack dispatched his penalty expertly, Lampard scored his, even Cashley scored his, we know the carryon player who despite being useless all match still threw away the cup[/s]

Messi, Ronaldo, Robben, Beckham lost penalties before. Even Ronaldo lost his, that night.

Was Ballack dancing shakushaku, not to have scored from open play? I mean from your popular open play.

raumdeuter:
[s]Ballack Nedved all led their team while on the field to major finals which they were unfortunate to miss. They didn't disgrace themselves like Terry did

The good work of Ballack would have won a CL trophy if that prodigal Terry didnt throw away the penalty.

When Terry disgraced himself in the 2012 semi final and missed the final was when Chelsea actually won the CL[/s]

Ballack shouldn't have waited for pks to win it you know?. Probably dancing shakushaku all around the pitch, unlike Lampard you know?.

raumdeuter:
Terry no world cup on the field, no cl on the field just an attachment to glory. What a terrible player all round

Just like Ballack, Nedved, George Weah and co.

Greatihex:
so, for giroud mind, him na world champion? Mtcheeew.
Ozil na maduman

We have our own Ozil in Dayo, who used to ask for Terry's world cup trophy, anytime calamitous Boathand did his thing.

eph12:
Kante of cos. PSG is cooking something

It seems Barcelona is cooking something for Pogba.


Meanwhile,

Olivier Giroud on winning the World Cup -

“I was so jealous of the Germans at Arsenal. Sometimes Mesut Özil would lose in training but would say, ‘shhh, shhh, I’m a World Champion’.”

Afolabi6046:
Yeah! It's possible, you've shown that . I just don't think Reina would come to Chelsea, he's not a certain Unsworth. Lobatan! EOD. Thank YOU. Blue is the colour.

But in a lighter mood, let me look for trouble

" Some believe this was a joint Coventry City and Real Madrid tactic, as Betis refused to sell him to the Madrid club"

If Reina joins, maybe it will be to teach Sarri, english language. I will help you to copy and paste the reasons here. You don't need to do it.

dyabman:
Make una leave story jare, airmark gimme marina cell , I wan tell am say na three weeks remain o , who dey go and come.. If na Willian he should gedifok , if na hazard make dem do quick na , then we buy martial straight and Douglas Costa.

Let's ask our ogas in London. Ibime and Nihilist can help us.

Afolabi6046:
I'm actually not arguing, i want to learn because I don't know about such occurrences. But check this out about Unsworth

" After only a month, before the season had even begun, citing problems with the lengthy commute from his home, he returned to Everton"


again, not because the club received an impressive offer.
my point exactly is Milan would never sell Reina to us because they bought him July 2, it's not sensible.

Yes, you said it wasn't possible to sell a player that was just bought and asked me to name players sold. The reasons for selling wasn't the issue with you, until i named Emenike. So why are you now talking about reasons?

Fact is, it's possible to sell a player just bought, to another team. Real madrid bought Jarni in 1998, when they offered a bigger amount to Coventry. You can keep on shifting the post to run away from your initial argument. That's not my problem.

Afolabi6046:
so Milan would sell a keeper they just bought this month? WAWU!!

Afolabi6046:
so you would sell a Goalkeeper you just bought? Like Leceister can sell Danny Ward? Is that what you're trying to say bro?

JayKayMaybachz:


See kweshun.. Find out

No need. If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck

Afolabi6046:
" On 28 July 2011, he was sold to Spartak Moscow for €10 million due to the match fixing scandal involving Fenerbahce and Emenike."

Now tell me another club that sold a player just after buying him because of a supposedly impressive offer because clearly that wasn't the case in Emenike's situation. And i'm not saying there's a RULE, i just don't think it's sensible.

That ends it. The argument is, is it possible or not?

You can go and check wikipedia again, for David Unsworth, who moved to Everton, within a month, after joining Aston villa.

You guys just like to start unneccessary arguments.

Was this not the question you asked?

Afolabi6046:
so you would sell a Goalkeeper you just bought?

BlueAngel444:
He has a buy back clause, better sold than left to rot.

Better.

Skimpledawg:
Just imagine
I just dont care what Chelsea is planning this season, but they should not let Hazard, Kante and Willian go this summer.

I have a feeling one of them will go.

Afolabi6046:
so you would sell a Goalkeeper you just bought? Like Leceister can sell Danny Ward? Is that what you're trying to say bro?
I would love to know clubs that have sold players they bought in the space of 30days

Because some clubs wouldn't do it, doesn't mean others won't if they see an impressive offer. Are you saying there's a rule stopping them from selling?

You should go and tell Emmanuel Emenike, that someone lied to you.

Skimpledawg:
He is both

No wonder.

Meanwhile, Jeremie Boga joins Sassuolo in a permanent deal. Now Chelsea have started the selling spree again, while we watch our targets joining other clubs.

JayKayMaybachz:
Naso e dhey do people wen dhey smoke dry cassava leaf. Free am

You sounded like a scummy. Are you a man utd fan?

Afolabi6046:
so Milan would sell a keeper they just bought this month? WAWU!!

Nonsense, as if he is the best keeper in the land. If you see one mugu who wants to stupidly spend on a keeper like him, when you have Donnarumma as no.1, won't you sell? Clubs are there mainly for business. It has happened before, theirs won't be the first and the last.

Afolabi6046:
Reina just signed for AC Milan

He can still move without kicking a ball.

Skimpledawg:
As a keeper coach?

As our keeper. The usual nonsense has started.

So Sarri wants to bring Reina to Chelsea. I hope this is not true.

Skimpledawg:
I join forces with all the universal prophets worldwide and I decree by the power vested on me as the thread prophet that so shall it be!!!

Can I get an amen that is strong Like Kantes' head?

cc diggz, nihilistjnr, unlimited, Airmark, Hazardfan1

Amen, I join in unison.

Zola as assistant coach is OK. He understands the epl and could advise Sarri, the best way to deal with that nonsense board.

diadem10:
Lemar was ahead of Mbappe until his expensive move to Psg. That's the cold truth.
There's no shame in sitting on the bench for France. Bayern's player, Tolisso also sat on the bench for France, remember.
However, the main talking point should be how Atletico overlooked those stat padders of yours in favour of Lemar!

Nice jab at burnthisleaguedown.

Meanwhile, should we change the title of this thread to diadem10 vs a40?

Players with jersey number 10 are mostly captains of their teams, in Russia, I'm not sure any good player wore number 40.

A40:
Asinwin why did you skip Korea/Japan? Did they cancel the World Cup in 2002? Oponu how many games did De Lima play in 94?.

Stewpid old phool! People get wiser as the get older but you get more and more phoolish each passing day! Didn't we see a World Cup were the highest goalscorers of the French, English and Italian league played for one team and failed to score a goal!

Apoche cra cra I put it to you that you're a decrepit cyber-nuisance! A boil on the scrotum of humanity of i.diots

France didn't make stupid excuses for Korea/Japan, despite their key man, Zidane getting injured. It's always morons from Germany giving excuses for their failures.

France didn't say they were tired of winning a single world cup. Real madrid didn't say they were tired of winning the ucl back to back, but our werey analysts from Germany would tell us those irritating excuses, after winning world cup once in several years.

A40:
Man stop buggin me you stewpid old ekpan fly. Bundesliga players have paid their dues destroying the last World cup in Brazil

Ewu! The same Chicharito that never finished in the top 3 scorers list and even went 3 months without a goal? Lmaoo

Berbatov came to your useless league with shaku shaku defenders, became a Jagaban and won the Golden Boot. A feat he never attained in Germany

What nonsense is this? Zidane and co won 1998 world cup, that didn't stop him from trying hard to win it in 2006. In fact he was the best player in the world cup. Not forgeting the likes of De lima and Cafu, who won world cup more than once.

This akindanidani40, was it german fa that asked all burthisleaguedown attackers to start dancing shakushaku and not to outscore John Stones, because Germany won it in 2014? Ajakaja40.