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FirstbornWds:
So you are saying Alonso will bench Jordi Alba as a Let back? Lol. Not on his life or prime as a whole. Alba is his lord even in the Spanish NT.

Raphina will surely face stiff competition with Dembele to man the right wing but comparing him to any winger in Chelsea except from Sterling should be a crime punishable by 7 years imprisonment. None of them is good enough, not even close.

The only reason Azpi will get into the Barcelona's team is because we don't have a solid right back now. The same goes for James. If not, no other player can come in.

And it's complete hogwash to claim that Araujo will not walk into a defense as Chelsea when you have only a 38years old Silva and 31 years old Koulibaly as the only standing defenders in a team that likes to play a 3-man defense. Na Chalobah go give am issue? Abeg

From Chelsea's goalkeeper to Lb, Rb, CD to midfield all will walk straight to your Barcelona starting eleven.

...............................Mendy......

.......Reece..........Azch.......Tiago..........Chiwell.......

....................Kante..................Jorginho.......

.....Ziyech.................Mount.................. Raheem.....

....................Lewandowski...........

That's the fact on ground.

FirstbornWds:
Wahala... Wasn't he a Chelsea player before he was discarded to Everton and Manyoo before you guys went and paid 100m for him be used of his ONE-SEASON WONDER stint at Inter?

Why getting emotional?

You lied Lukaku was a one season wonder player at Inter before buying him. The joke is on you.

Stop lying to make a point.

FirstbornWds:
He played for Rennes brother.. Renness, a mid table club that's always one step to relegation. Leeds utd was supposed to be the upgrade for him but Marcelo Bielsa's tactics fell through. Now that he's gotten to a better place, why not allow him not put in those numbers first before coming for him.

Why compare with someone that played in the best club in Netherlands?

BTW, every season since Raphina became a professional, he's been having improved stats, every passing season.

For your information, Ziyech won his first individual laurel with FC Twenty a middle table team. That was Eredivisie Best Player 2015/2016 and Eredivisie team of the season. Please cut the crap.

FirstbornWds:
Coming from a person that supports a team that bought Lakaka for 100m because of one season wonder in inter.

One season wonder in Inter!? Are you kidding me?

Lukaku is a world class players that has scored double digits goals for 9 seasons at stretch. He scored 30 goals in both seasons at Inter before joining Chelsea.

You must be a novice in football. Just stick with your Barcelona.

andrewbaba44:
He didn’t call mount ,mount is better than raphinha ,mount is not even playing from the flanks self but AM

But you see those Warey wey him call dem no sabi anything ,including harvetz ,no need to even argue self ,

Raphinha will boss the Dutch league ,even dusan tadic is doing like Lionel Messi there

In Chelsea forwards ,it’s only mount and sterling that’s better than raphinha

Why em no boss "farmer's league" before coming to EPL? Dem hold em leg?

BlueAngel444:
leave him make him dey deceive himself, the record of attackers that have flopped in Barca go soon reach sky

Hahahahahahaha!

FirstbornWds:
Wait fezz, wasn't Timo the regular starter for your guys before last season? Wasn't it when he started misfiring that Fraudvertz relegated him to playing as forward.

Lakaka fell out with the team and had nothing to do with walking into the team. He was easily the starting 9 during the first 5 games except for the first game against Crystal Palace. He played the game against Arsenal, Liverpool, A. Villa, and even Tottenham, including the Zenith UCL game.

The only person in your list that found it difficult for the team was Saul and good thing, he was on loan. Now tell me who's better suited for the right wing position in this present Chelsea that you think will bench Raphina

Story.

Ziyech of course but from the way we play, it's Reece. Do you understand?

FirstbornWds:
Those names you mentioned already showed the class they were made of. Ziyech is just a show-off player and nothing more. Comparing to Raphina in the EPL is beginning to sound like an insult.

When and where did they show class? Definitely not Chelsea.

In the same EPL, Ziyech made 2021/2022 FA cup team of season. What did Raphinha win?

BlueAngel444:
leave him make him dey deceive himself, the record of attackers that have flopped in Barca go soon reach sky

I don tire for the guy.

BlueAngel444:
Na the same PRESUMPTION dey make Una craze over every player that puts on a Barca shirt, from the forgotten new Messis to new Xavis and new Neymar and co. Dem don dey call Raphinha new Ronaldinho.

U guys hype your players till dey flop that's how u guys hyped Fati while mocking champions league winner and boss Vincius, a player he can't lace his shoes. Apart from Pedri which other Barca player is close to world class? The rest na hype

The self delusion reach so tey u na no gree say greenwood better pass Fati

Now for a bunch a self centered praise maniacs who do una think u are to correct for praising a player that has won a lot and performed alot. Even when De Jong was in Ajax he would still lace Ziyech boots, yet De Jong is great but Ziyech is not. Stop it before thunder reach u, imagine, Ziyech is nothing special

If Salah couldn't do it at Chelsea doesn't that mean shit. Guy u fall hand

I don tire dat guy ooo.

FirstbornWds:
Raphina will equally will win everything Ziyech achieved individually if he played for Ajax. Ziyech isn't anything close to special. Forget all these tit-a-tat show of talent shame you guys occasionally see. If he couldn't do it at Chelsea, there's no other big team he can do it, especially not at Barcelona where every player is presumed to be an immediate superstar.

It's like saying if Lukaku, Salah, Bruyne etc couldn't do it in Chelsea then they can't do it anywhere else. Please, cut crap.

What's special about Raphinha?

Ziyech didn't only prove himself in Eredivisie, he has proven himself in UEFA competitions before coming to Chelsea.

Definitely, you don't have an idea.

FirstbornWds:
Who'll Ziyech start over in Barcelona? The only player in the blues guaranteed of a starting 11 in Barcelona is Reece James, and maybe to an extent Mount, even this one will be a squad player.

And stop saying rubbish, Raphina will walk easily to the Chelsea 's lineup and will be forced to play even if has a knock.

No cap!!

Which easily? Did Lukaku, Timo and Saul walked easily into Chelsea's lineup? Don't forget these were important players for their various clubs before joining Chelsea.

Raphinha is even a low level player that has not achieved anything those aforementioned players had achieved in their career.

Blaxhex:
omo
Who be this abeg?

So why was tuchel willing to splash the cash to get him and do away with the said ziyech?

Is Lukaku a bad player? Some players don't just fit into Chelsea style of play. Don't you get that?

We are looking for players that can fit into our style of play.

It doesn't necessarily mean discarded players are not good.

I can mention players that flopped in Chelsea and latter became top players in other teams.

FirstbornWds:
The Ziyech that has been playing in the Chelsea's shirt since the last 2 years is nowhere near Raphina. Maybe back in the Netherlands' league, but in the EPL that connects both, Raphina has been better, despite playing for a lower team.

I didn't mention Mount in my earlier statement for a reason. And for Werner, please, that one is a jack of everything but last season saw him racing on the wings more than upfront that was manned by either Lakaka or Fraudvertz!!

See why Mount was mentioned below.

Better in Epl no doubt but my premise is based on individual talent. Ziyech edge Raphinha in all ratification.

FirstbornWds:
Which nonsense Ziyech are you talking about? The one that doesn't know when to play a simple pass or not make senseless dribbles. Bar Sterling, none of your wingers is as good as Raphina..

Injury-prone Pulisic, mis-firing Werner or the monumental failed Morrocan? Let's now even talk about the Double-faced Odoi that doesn't remember his preferred position.

Please, state your point but don't compare.

Blaxhex:
Omo!
I hope you're just playing dumb to prove a point Sha, cuz Local man will be astonished if you're slow for real

That's the obvious facts on ground. If Ziyech goes to another club....even Barca he will be starting games but in Chelsea he is not.

This is fact. Raphinha in Chelsea will not start games. That's just how things are in Chelsea. Team play.

kingBolton:
Chalobah in a back three is ok as squad depth but definitely not a regular starter .
I will have to watch Ampadu as DMF before passing my judgement.

He was a weakling at the back 3. He lacks experience for now. We need to add more defenders to our team if we want to win anything tangible this season.

Oasis007:
Nigeria politics but on Sport Section..... strictly for sensible Nairalanders.

Oh i see.

FirstbornWds:
Which nonsense Ziyech are you talking about? The one that doesn't know when to play a simple pass or not make senseless dribbles. Bar Sterling, none of your wingers is as good as Raphina..

Injury-prone Pulisic, mis-firing Werner or the monumental failed Morrocan? Let's now even talk about the Double-faced Odoi that doesn't remember his preferred position.

Please, state your point but don't compare.

Mount scored 11 goals and had 10 assists last season.

Comparing Raphinha with Ziyech is ridiculous because Ziyech has proven himself at the highest level.

3 times Eredivisie player of the year and Dutch football player of the year.

Besides, Werner is a striker.

kingBolton:
I don't even think Ampadu is Chelsea standard to be honest, although I will like to see his performance playing as a right center back. Chalobah is ok for sqaud depth.

Chalobah na disaster. The Ampadu I saw in Seria A played mostly as DMF. We don't need to experiment with him.

andrewbaba44:
Hopefully this move happens

Good move though.

Capaldi:
Chalobah and Ampadu are not ready for anything. we need more defenders.

Gbam!

Oasis007:


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Oasis007:


Lol..... welcome to the special Section on Nairaland.

Lol. Thanks

andrewbaba44:
They overrate it too much .

They will pick an ekuke epl player over a top please at Ajax Porto and co

Well...Nigerians will prefer to call a player from epl to the national team ahead of those aforementioned clubs.

andrewbaba44:
What point are you making by saying zaidu is on Nigeria bench ?

You guys overrate epl too much

Epl, overrated?

andrewbaba44:


See as you hook am for blokus

Person wey don run commot after realizing Chelsea are the current best club in the world via winning FIFA world club cup trophy.

TrebleChamp:
Chelsea fans know this to be true, just allow some of them to continue consoling themselves. A club they called dead broke highjacked Raphinha signing, and just iced it with Lewandowski signing. Bayern cheated Barca

Barcelona gave the impression they were dead broke to get cheaper deals.

Now, breeze don blow, fowl yanch don show.

However, I don't think striker should be Chelsea's main priority. We need defenders and wingers.

Taguchi:
your opinion na lie

Who is the current FIFA world club champion? I don remember now.

Na lie say Chelsea be number 1 as at this day?

Taguchi:
na you dey confuse yourself i never made any assertions, i never rated any team 1st, 2nd or 3rd

you falsely rated Chelsea as the 3rd best team in the world i asked you how and the only reason you could muster was that "Ancellotti said this and that" and i showed you that the Criteria was not consistent with your other two ratings you dey here dey dribble yourself

even if it's your personal opinion, it's still a lie

there's no universe that Chelsea is currently in top 3 teams regardless of whichever criteria you use

In which universe is Chelsea the current FiFA world club champion?

andrewbaba44:
Ask them which is better in getting a 33 year old lewa for 45 million or purchase a younger lukaku aka bag of beans for 100 million

Lukaku was the best player in the Seria A as at the time Chelsea purchased him but he doesn't fit well into our system of play and he wasn't patient enough to learn.

Lewandowski na baba. Make anybody no deceive themselves. If Barca bought him for that price dem will recover their money back through endorsement, shirts etc. Na business Barcelona dey do though they are trying to come back to limelight.

Taguchi:
didnt see this earlier

oh they now fifth, i see we are making progress

Decipher "in my own opinion." However, if we go by fifa ranking which is above UEFA coefficients ranking, let me remind you Chelsea is the current holder of FiFA world club cup. Rest my guy.