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Chelsea produced their most scintillating performance of last season in this fixture, tearing Everton to shreds to the tune of five goals. Yet that was a win inspired by Eden Hazard, a player now feeling his way back after an ankle operation, and the visitors are much changed these days. A sterner test awaits this time with the visitors steeled and the champions still to be properly strengthened before the transfer deadline. It would not take a lot to bring a summer of frustration back to the surface. Dominic Fifield

Kick-off Sunday 1.30pm

Venue Stamford Bridge
Last season Chelsea 5 Everton 0

Referee Jonathan Moss
This season G2, Y6, R0, 3.00 cards per game

Odds H 4-9 A 6-1 D 7-2

Chelsea
Subs from Eduardo, Caballero, Christensen, Bakayoko, Scott, Batshuayi, Musonda, Boga, Kenedy, Tomori, Rémy, Bakayoko

Doubtful Bakayoko (match fitness), Pedro (cheek)
Injured Hazard (ankle, Sep)
Suspended Cahill (second of three)

Form LW
Discipline Y6 R2
Leading scorer Alonso 2

Everton
Subs from Stekelenburg, Robles, Mirallas, Martina, Lennon, Lookman, Kenny, Sandro, Davies, Klaassen

Doubtful Klaassen (foot), Sandro (heel)

Injured Coleman (leg), Bolasie (knee, both Dec), Funes Mori (knee, Mar), Barkley, McCarthy (both hamstring, unknown)

Suspended Schneiderlin (one match
Form WD
Discipline Y3 R1
Leading scorer Rooney 2

AC Milan are literally on fire now. I believe they have a shot at the league this season.

Oboi! They don pummel Airmark front, back, center and sideways. Who Airmark offend like this ?

Mukina2

Chelsea’s complaints about a lack of recovery time after Wednesday’s eye-catching success at Atlético Madrid have been overshadowed somewhat by the untimely loss to injury of Benjamin Mendy and Sergio Agüero for Manchester City. Yet the visitors will still arrive at Stamford Bridge brimming with attacking intent, and Antonio Conte’s side, rejigged or not, will need to rescale the heights of their display at the Wanda Metropolitano to check the leaders’ progress. The suspicion is this could actually end up as fascinating a duel between Conte and Pep Guardiola as the players out on the field. Dominic Fifield

Kick-off Saturday 5.30pm

Venue Stamford Bridge

Last season Chelsea 2 Manchester City 1

Referee Martin Atkinson
This season G3, Y9, R1, 3.67 cards per game

Odds H 9-5 A 6-4 D 5-2

Chelsea
Subs from Caballero, Eduardo, Rüdiger, Zappacosta, Scott, Clarke-Salter, Fàbregas, Kenedy, Batshuayi, Willian, Musonda

Doubtful Pedro (match fitness), Morata (match fitness)

Injured Drinkwater (calf, 14 Oct)
Suspended David Luiz (last of three)
Form LWWWDW

Discipline Y13 R3

Leading scorer Morata 6

Manchester City
Subs from Bravo, Mangala, Touré, Foden, Adarabioyo, Díaz, Delph, Gündogan, Sterling, Zinchenko

Doubtful None
Injured Agüero (rib, Dec), Mendy (knee, Apr), Kompany (calf, unknown)

Suspended None
Form WDWWWW
Discipline Y14 R2
Leading scorer Agüero 6

interesting read.

https://chelseafancast.com/2017/08/changing-philosophies/

This thread don turn something else.

Ibime:
Boris Becker 'lost his £100m fortune investing in Nigerian oil'


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4701824/Becker-lost-100m-fortune-investing-Nigerian-oil.html

Naija done finish Boris Becker oh. Only greed can cause someone to put all his money in the same basket.

Oboi The way dey use insult nigerians for that article no be here.

Welcome bakayoko. I wish you all the best here and I hope you wear the blue colours with pride.

These boys are revolting against the club now

Hotshawarma:
So the frog cannot fight sef...him think say london na Naija where dem dey lick ass too much.....last week when I saw a video of the frog among some axemen gyrating together I just smh and knew davido go face plenty wahala oooo from the other cult rivals...now it is happening already.....that is what happens when u allow yourself to be Carried away by fame and u start loosing common sense....and the thing is Davido no be street...I pity his life....he should ask what they did to 2face thrice....thank GOD 2face is still alive to testify..

Diggz are you hearing?

maryjabeez:
Refer to the 728th page of dis thread

I don't follow.

Tval:
That Ajax boy that collapsed on the pitch in a friendly game now has permanent brain damage, damn!

Which boy be that?

nateevs:
Isn't Auba being quoted at £70m? In a straight choice between Auba and Bellotti, considering all factors, it's insane to spend that amount on a 29-year old, despite Auba being the more established. One long term injury and that's £70m gone. Unless I am wrong about the asking price.
Although I am not supporting spending £80m on a player who is not Ronaldo level, if we have to bend to the market trend, then it has to be Bellotti. If the unfortunate happens, I don't believe he can be as bad as not being able to recoup £35-£40m on him, because he is 23. How bad can he be?
Summary. I don't believe, considering all factors and variables, that Auba is better valued at £70m than Bellotti is at £80m.
Side note: When did we get comfortable quoting such figures regularly on transfer pages? God Punish United. I hope they get relegated.

I believe aubameyang can be purchased at 60m if the board gets the negotiations right. Since they are the ones offering him to us, that sorts of gives us a higher ground on negotiations.

There are too many variables and uncertainties around Bellotis transfer. If the board can get him for 60m or thereabout, he is the best choice. We can't spend 80m on a player who has done very well in just one season.
Cast your mind back to the Shaun wright Philip's saga in 2005. Do you want a repeat of that?
How can you forget so easily?

airmark:
Nice one, if you are in conte's shoe, how will you resolve this issue?

I quite agree with nlimited22 here

Unlimited22:
I'd still prefer Aubameyang.
Aubameyang and Bakayoko will make that team so, so much stronger.

Abumeyang seems the cheapest and at the same time the proven one amongst our current limited options. It's best we go for him.

My sole issue with Belloti is the fact that he has ONLY ONE good season under his belt. It reminds me of a certain Wilfred bony. At Swansea it took bony very little time to adapt to the league and he started bursting nets week in week out.

He was labeled as a beast in the box, a bully for defenders and a very prolific striker. He had the best record for goals that year and was very consistent in his performances against the big teams.

Man-city snapped him that winter break only for him to fade away automatically, he was absolutely useless as even a substitute. Aguero was injured for some months and he couldn't fit into his shoes, he couldn't blend in. They paired him with dzeko, it didn't work out, he was played as a lone striker ,it didn't work. with Man-city lost some key matches that period to hand the title to Chelsea.

That is a typical experience of one season wonders. Especially a very EXPENSIVE YOUNG one at that.

There are a lot of uncertainties surrounding their future. A lot of ''what ifs''and ''I hope''.

What if he cannot blend into the team?
What if the price tag is a burden?
What if his inexperience costs us?
What if he's not suited for a top club?
What if he's not consistent in his performances?


I hope he'll be a big match player.
I hope he wouldn't be injury prone.
I hope he'll adapt to the new environment.

There are just too many uncertainties for such a price tag.

80+ million pounds is not what you throw around not even in this hyper-inflated market. We the fans are just so anxious and eager for a signing no matter the conditions and terms but I think we should always apply strategic thinking and analysis in our wishes and planning for the club.

We shouldn't be overridden by our sentiments.

Chelsea v Burnley: match preview


Victor Moses’s red card in the FA Cup final means he is suspended for Chelsea’s first league game of the season. César Azpilicueta will switch to the right with the new signing Antonio Rüdiger coming in to the back three. Álvaro Morata, another new recruit, will lead the line now Diego Costa is out of favour. Burnley will miss Michael Keane in defence while Jon Walters will have a tough task replacing Andre Gray up front. Rich Flower

Kick-off Saturday 3pm

Venue Stamford Bridge

Last season Chelsea 3 Burnley 0

Referee Craig Pawson

Last season G24, Y95, R4, 4.29 cards per game

Odds H 1-4 A 16-1 D 6-1

Chelsea
Subs from Caballero, Eduardo, Boga, Musonda, Christensen, Baker, Scott, Tomori, Wallace, Rémy, Clarke-Salter, Omeruo, Nathan

Doubtful None

Injured Bakayoko (knee, 19 Aug), Pedro (ankle, 26 Aug), Hazard (ankle, Sep), Costa (unsettled, unknown)

Suspended Moses (one match)

Form n/a

Discipline (last season) Y72 R0

Top scorer (last season) Costa 20

Burnley
Subs from Legzdins, Pope, Westwood, Taylor, Vokes, Barnes, Ulvestad, Agyei, Bardsley, K Long, Anderson, Arfield

Doubtful None

Injured Marney (knee, Oct)

Suspended None

Form n/a

Discipline (last season) Y65 R2

Top scorer (last season) Vokes 10

Nihilist:
Which Italian striker has done well in the EPL in the last 10 years.

I'm happy to expand the dragnet to Italian players

Zola was a very good attacker for us.
Likewise Balotelli at Manchester City.

CapitalCee:
So Sevilla, FC Porto, Dortmund, PSG are all bigger than United ee Kwa,? This guy sef

PERFORMANCE RELATED. YES. those teams have won more and performed better than united in the last 5 years.

bigkesh:
Correct me if i am wrong but i think Auba will turn 29 in few weeks..

His game outside the box isn't the best,he is a good poacher who relies on speed........ He is 29 which means his speed will reduce with time
To add, he is scores one out of every 4 good chances

PietroRico:
he is not good enough to shine Lukaku's boots [Nihilist:2017]

Abumeyang scored over 40 goals last season. That defies any theory or logic that says he's wasteful.

Anyways I agree with you on the very valid points you raised about his eventual diminishing speed which is one of his primary skill and talent but I believe he can give us 4 solid years by which time hopefully Tammy Abraham would have come of age to lead the line. That's an added advantage.

We would have a top striker who would give us a solid few years and Tammys prospect of a first team shirt in a few years would be feasible.

Secondly, of all available options, abumeyang tops them all. He is an ESTABLISHED regular at a top European team with a vast array of experience and he comes much cheaper than the others we're being linked with.

We don't have too many options. It's only logical we go for him.

Odunharry:
I believe you closed your eyes and type when u mention Villa don't have the UCL.
Aston villa has won UCL sAme as Chekpe fc but haven't clinched the EPL title before.

Now who's misyarning or saying what he doesn't know?

I NEVER said that Aston Villa don't have UCL. i t seemed like you guys were using only the league since they had more leagues generally than Chelsea. I had to clarify that Chelsea has more trophies both in general number and the different competitions. I certainly hope you understand me.

General number of trophies, Chelsea outnumbers Aston Villa.

CapitalCee:
oga Villa has more EPL than Chelsea and equal number of UCL, even they have more world titles than Chelsea, hence more successful, after all your fellow shekpe fan said one gold in Olympics is more than 20 bronze medals. After Villa you have Nothingham Forest to overtake before coming for the big boys Liverpool and United.

Odunharry:
Aston Villa has UCL and other trophies you mention aside EPL

CHELSEA HAS MORE TROPHIES THAN ASTON VILLA. You guys should stop misyarning.

Auba is okay. Tested and trusted.

Odunharry:
Aston Villa has UCL and other trophies you mention aside EPL

I

CapitalCee:
oga Villa has more EPL than Chelsea and equal number of UCL, even they have more world titles than Chelsea, hence more successful, after all your fellow shekpe fan said one gold in Olympics is more than 20 bronze medals. After Villa you have Nothingham Forest to overtake before coming for the big boys Liverpool and United.

Chelsea has more trophies than Aston Villa. Simple.

I thought it was on. Mtcheww. Una dey fall hand ooo.

.My God!! What sort of callousness is this? How hard could some youths hearts be?

Cultism is thriving because our politicians are secretly supporting them, the politicians make Cultism look profitable by using them to carry out heinous and diabolical crimes.
It's very unfortunate that our society is like this today. Even celebrities now openly flaunt their membership of this illegal groups.

In what sane country will a group hold a whole town to ransom First ikorodu, now this?

WHAT A PITY.

masonkz:
Of what use are these religious subjects in school??

Of what benefit is it to the nation? How exactly would these religious subjects help our kids in rational thinking?

Much ado about nothing.

Indeed, it's very much unfortunate that our leaders can't see that religion or rather excess of is unhealthy for the society. It reduces the logical thought processes of many individuals.

bigkesh:
This our club is a poorly managed club

Bayern has like 6 class midfielders and they still sign James

No 'monitoring',No long medicals,No 'deliberation'..........AGREEMENT straight

This James issue is not a matter of poor management. I just read an article that shed some light on factors that made the deal this smooth.

1. Bayern and Madrid are on very good relationship terms. They have had very good transactions between them for the past few seasons. Robben to Madrid, xabi for kross etc. Many at times, 2 clubs relationships determines either a smooth execution of transfer or reluctance of transfers.
For instance, it's no hidden knowledge that Everton and Chelsea are now having a very strained relationship and that might have played role in this lukakugate. Chelsea/vitesse is an example of a good working relationship between clubs.


2. Ancelloti played a very vital role in that transfer. James best spell to date came under Ancelloti's guidance and management so both of them are very much familiar and have an established working relationship.

3. Automatic first team slot in a big team. Bayern needed new wingers to replace their aged ones, and also a new AMF which is his best position, so there are available slots for him to easily slot in. Something Chelsea and Man-U couldn't offer. James coming here would have left us scratching our heads as we already had many wingers and whether he would have adapted to a new role up top is left for a debate.

4. The EPL wealth factor which I already highlighted below

donjazet:
Wenger was absolutely correct when he said that there are 2 transfer markets currently, one for the EPL and another general market.

Madrid have been valuing James at 60m to 70m thinking that an EPL team, either Man-U or Chelsea will take the bait, just like Morata right now, when none of them did and James started agitating for a move, they had to now dispatch him for the only club that came for an absolutely ridiculous deal.

There's no way, they would have done this type of deal with an English club.
The EPLs excessive wealth has become a disadvantage to it.

All clubs in Europe double the value of a player once an EPL team comes for them. They'll strong-arm the English clubs. It's a very unfortunate situation.

There is no way Morata is worth 70m, if it were a team like Sevilla, napoli, Dortmund, he'll be sold for a maximum price of 45-50m. It's very unfortunate indeed.

So Bigkesh. It isn't really about poor management this time. One can just say this deal is just an exception to the norm influenced by various factors.

Wenger was absolutely correct when he said that there are 2 transfer markets currently, one for the EPL and another general market.

Madrid have been valuing James at 60m to 70m thinking that an EPL team, either Man-U or Chelsea will take the bait, just like Morata right now, when none of them did and James started agitating for a move, they had to now dispatch him for the only club that came for an absolutely ridiculous deal.

There's no way, they would have done this type of deal with an English club.
The EPLs excessive wealth has become a disadvantage to it.

All clubs in Europe double the value of a player once an EPL team comes for them. They'll strong-arm the English clubs. It's a very unfortunate situation.

There is no way Morata is worth 70m, if it were a team like Sevilla, napoli, Dortmund, he'll be sold for a maximum price of 45-50m. It's very unfortunate indeed.

Seun, oya ooo.

diggz:
I'm trying to come up with past experience on things I've done before on 2 topics for an interview;

1)Leading and communicating;

Think about a scenario in your past experience where you've been a leader (team lead) and you were able to carry your team along and communicated well with them

2) Building capability for all;

Has to do with you identifying that your team member is lacking a skill and how you went about it.




@ Nihilist,ibime,raumdeuter,nateevs,griffon,funlord, airmark, timbros, Donjazet and anyone interested in helping out,kindly do pls......

Kindly assist pls as it is very urgent...

I'll email you soon.