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Chelsea are reported to have prepared a £45m bid for Riyad Mahrez (William Miles)
Chelsea will try to sign Riyad Mahrez for £45m if they fail to sign Oxlade-Chamberlain from Arsenal this week. (Beric Tormund)
Riyad Mahrez's medical is scheduled for tomorrow. The move seems imminent. More updates to follow soon. #cfc
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Chelsea set to sign Mahrez in coming days. A decent addition to their squad. A 50-55m bid has reportedly been accepted by Leicester. (@MaxBrown)

Oga Ibime, I have always known you to be an honourable man. I dey even use you make mouth offline, say good men still dey this world. You really won me over with that hazard own. Please sir, don't disappoint me this time.


Oga Airmark, don't worry. I know oga Ibime as good Christian, he will do the needful and you will also do the needful. Oga Ibime has the spirit of God in him.

Hebrew 13:1 Let brotherly love continue.

Thank you oga Ibime as you listen to the voice of the Lord.

spartacus11:
Next Season My Conte will not this season that's already lookin fvcked up

what is bleeped up about this season.

"If something makes me sad about this situation, it's [the fans'] affection as they'd always supported me, even during the delicate moments.

I dnt knw who is deceiving costa. The man is trying so hard to to draw public sympathy.

pharod:
Are you listening to yourself? Send Willian to LCF? Because he's a dummy dat doesn't recognize what a career wrecking move means or what?
Willian will prefer to be sold back to Ukraine dan go to a team always fighting relegation or even a midtable team in the EPL

i am sorry. Your post didn't make sense to me.

Neymar1095:
WILLIAN IS TEN TIMES BETTER THAN MAHREZ........ WHY WOULD U WANT TO SELL HIM FOR MAHREZ.

you must be joking, willian?

I don talk my own. This current mahrez cnt be worse than willian.

Neymar1095:
BECAUSE MAHREZ IS AN AVERAGE PLAYER....... YOU ALREADY HAVE TWO SUB PLAYERS IN PEDRO AND WILLIAN.

mahrez wants to leave leicester. They cn gv us mahrez plus like £10m and take willian. Mahrez cnt be worse than willian atleast. Though, leicester may nt knw that. We cn maga them again.

Lukaku better than kane kwa? Nothing wey person no go see for this chelsea thread o.

Bt, seriously, i dnt understand this, "when hazard comes bk we wl play better". Is it that without hazard we are shit? If so, then this team really need to be improved.
Btw, why can't we snap up mahrez? That guy wl cum cheap and wl be a great addition. What is even wrong with chelsea self.

I dnt knw why it is difficult for us to see what ibime is saying abt baka in the tott. Match. It was obvious that baka could nt control the ball, turn and pass. His turn was like that of a trailer. Conte knew this, that was why he moved him either to the right or left of the midfield three. Imagine a midfielder that a defender had more control and pass than.

In all, i will still gv hm more time to make my final conclusion. Bt, yesterday, his control, turn and pass were poor and had nothing to do with his fitness, because he war running around marking and launching tackles.

For morata;
The boy just needs the gym and 3 or 4 90mins to compete physically in the epl and he is good to go. It was evident yesterday that he got tired early, which can be attributed to his lack of game time and good preseason.

For christensen.
I hereby announce to my fellow chelsea fans that, we now have another academy boy that have broken through to the first team. We nw have our terry replacement and no need for Van dijk.

Rudiger is here to stay.

EvilMetahuman:
must have missed that game.
Is it the friendly?

I don't know why no one is hyping those freekicks yet.

fa cup final

EvilMetahuman:
Anyone noticed alonso freekicks always same pattern?

And it either scores or hit the bar?

He is like a devil or something.

he has only ballooned it once against arsenal in the fa Cup final. He is a wonderful free kick taker. I have been observing.

raumdeuter:
Mourinho said Pogba is on the level of Messi, Ronaldo NEYMAR

Any reason why he didnt mention Hidden Hazard

chelseafan1, hensben

are you really expecting mou to say anything good abt any chelsea player? Haba. If to say em still dy chelsea, em for call hazard. You dn dy do like u no knw mou.

bigkesh:
The way the market is going, everybody go fall back to their youth team at last

na wetin go soon happen in future.

Penalty kick research results revealed
If Cristiano Ronaldo takes a penalty and aims his shot into the middle of the goal, there is only a 58 percent chance he will score. If he aims to his left, his chances of scoring go up to 85 percent and 89 percent if he goes to his right.
One of the oldest cliches in football is the one about penalties being a lottery.
For many people, however, taking penalties is a science, as evidenced by a growing number of studies and books on the subject by academics and psychologists.
One of the most recent is from a group of Portuguese researchers who have studied thousands of penalties, including those taken by Ronaldo, and built up a database describing the behaviour of individual players while taking a spot kick.
The researchers say they can use the information to predict how a given player is likely to take a penalty, or how a goalkeeper will react, depending on the circumstances of the match, and their recent form.
They hope to sell the information to clubs, with project coordinator Alexandre Real telling Reuters it could be worth "between three and 12 points to a team" during a season - enough to make the difference between survival and relegation.
Although many clubs compile their own dossiers on penalties, Real says his group's research has added value in that it identifies individual traits in penalty takers and goalkeepers and how that can vary according to circumstances.
Joao Fialho, a mathematics professor at the American University of the Middle East in Kuwait and also on the research team, said that, for example, when Chile captain Arturo Vidal misses a penalty, he always takes the following one to his left.
PENALTY-TAKING PSYCHOLOGY
On this basis, Fialho said he was able to forecast that when Vidal took a penalty in the Confederations Cup shootout against Portugal he would shoot to the left - which he did, scoring and sending Portugal goalkeeper Rui Patricio the wrong way.
Vidal had missed his previous penalty, for Bayern Munich against Real Madrid in the Champions League.
Fialho told Reuters that the way a player will take a penalty often depends on the circumstances of the match or penalty shootout. If his team are behind, the player is less likely to vary his normal routine.
One goalkeeper the group studied tended to try pulling a double bluff over the penalty taker. If the penalty taker looked one way before kicking, the keeper would assume it was a decoy and would dive towards the opposite corner.
The researchers did not want to give too much away but, as a teaser, published an analysis of Germany's goalkeepers at the Confederations Cup.
The report said that first choice Marc-Andre ter Stegen "has a tendency to open his arms and does not try to make eye contact with the penalty taker". If the penalty taker shot to the right - or Ter Stegen's left, "there was a strong chance the penalty would be saved".
Real said that information would be sold to only one club per league, or competition in the case of international club contests, on an "exclusive rights" basis.
Other researchers say they have found clubs are reluctant to invest in such projects but Real, who did not want to reveal how much he would charge, was confident of attracting clients.
"We have already had an inquiry from one very important coach and we have had requests from clubs which we justifies the effort," he said.



What do you think guys?

Cc. Nihilist, Ibime, nateevs, airmark, bimffo, bigkesh, griffon,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mt72spNgGPA


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlnSCkwo0sk

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQEJFOBkxcc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1HKRouj9dg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtEY0Lq6Fv0

make season do start

Any zamfara in the house? (from imo state)

"The boy said that he is not available to play because he wants to leave," Pellegrino told BBC Radio Solent. "This is the decision.

"I had to say, 'If you don't want to be involved because you don't feel okay then you have to train alone until this period of time is over.

"He is not involved with the team because psychologically he is not 100 per cent. I need to work with the players who are 100 per cent to defend Southampton. It's easy for me."

Mauricio Pellegrino has confirmed Van Dijk is training alone
Mauricio Pellegrino has confirmed Van Dijk is training alone
Asked if van Dijk could get the move he is after, the Argentine said: "I repeat that the club said not. I hope that Virgil can review his feelings because you know that today a player is big business. Not just the player but behind them is a lot of interests.

"I don't want to say too much but we need the player, 100 per cent. I want to help the squad, I want to help Virgil, but we need a player, and I repeat, involved in every training session, not just with the body but with the mind on the pitch with the rest of the players."

Van Dijk, 26, has five years to run on the contract he signed last summer, 12 months after arriving from Celtic.
http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11700/10956735/virgil-van-dijk-tells-southampton-he-wants-to-leave


why southampton dey behave like this nah. make them free the guy nah

Chelsea, Barcelona and Real Madrid are trying to sign Nice defender Malang Sarr.

Sky sources understand the 18-year-old centre-back has a £36m (€40m) release clause in his contract.

He scored the winning goal on his Nice debut when he was 17 in the first game of last season (1-0 home win against Stade Rennais).

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The French U21 international played 31 times for Nice last season, helping the club finish third in Ligue 1.

Sarr was born in Nice and has been at the club's academy since he was five.

Arsenal tried to sign him before he signed his first professional contract in November 2016, according to Sky sources.
http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11668/10956984/chelsea-trying-to-sign-sarr


Anybody know this guy?

"I think he will be a success," he said.

"He is a good striker who has scored a lot of goals with Lyon. Of course, it will be very difficult in the beginning because when you play in France and move to England it is not the same, it is very aggressive.

"Maybe he will need time for the adaptation but everyone around him is very important, especially the French connection."

Pires believes the club is in a good place and feels Wenger will play a key part in Lacazette's success.

The striker takes part in training during Arsenal's pre-season tour in Sydney
The striker takes part in training during Arsenal's pre-season tour in Sydney
"I think Arsene Wenger has a very important role for him, Arsenal have Lacazette, Olivier Giroud, Alexis Sanchez and Danny Welbeck, it is good and I'm happy for the club.

"But to make the adaptation, to find the rhythm and the tempo, for me it took six or seven months.

"It was very tough, for me it was the aggression and intensity. For me, because I came from France, it was heavy and that is why it is difficult in the Premier League."

Lacazette is likely to get his first action against a Premier League side since joining Arsenal when they take on champions Chelsea in a pre-season clash in Beijing on Saturday.

Thierry Henry (left) and Robert Pires hold the Premiership trophy as they celebrate winning the title with Arsenal in 2004
Thierry Henry (left) and Robert Pires hold the Premiership trophy as they celebrate winning the title with Arsenal in 2004
Pires knows first-hand just how different English football can be having been handed a crash-course by Wenger after signing from Marseille 17 years ago.

"I remember that moment," he added.

"After 20 minutes sat on the bench I said to myself 'what are you doing here?' because it was very, very difficult. I remember one tackle from Patrick Vieira and I thought this football wasn't for me.

"It was very difficult and it is about adaptation, it is very difficult."
http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11670/10957146/alexandre-lacazette-may-need-time-to-settle-at-arsenal-says-robert-pires

nwamehn:
Best signing of the summer? Mehn, u need to watch Bakayoko in that midfield when season starts.

that is for you. for me, morata is the chelsea signing of the summer

This is our best signing of the summer so far. I am 100% sure he will come good.

Chelsea Football Club is delighted to announce Alvaro Morata has completed his move from Real Madrid on a five-year-deal.
Morata will now join up with the squad on its pre-season tour of Asia.
A strong, quick and skilful forward adept at leading the line and bringing his team-mates into play, Morata’s movement on and off the ball make him a constant threat to opposition defenders, whether he is running at speed from deep or looking to strike in the 18-yard box.
His goals come in all forms - outstanding long-range efforts, poachers’ finishes, headers and one-on-ones. He is also comfortable on either foot.
Upon completing his transfer, Morata said: ‘I am so happy to be here. It’s an incredible emotion to be part of this big club. I am looking to work hard, score as many goals as I can and to win as many trophies as possible.’
Technical director Michael Emenaloadded: ‘We are delighted to complete Alvaro’s signing and welcome him to the club. We believe he can make a great impact for Chelsea and look forward to seeing him in action.
‘Alvaro has proven class at the highest level and his quality will be a huge asset to Antonio and the squad.’
A regular for Spain, the 24-year-old has scored nine goals in 20 appearances - including three at last year’s European Championships.
Morata made his debut for Real Madrid shortly after his 18th birthday having impressed for their youth teams and began to feature regularly during the 2012/13 campaign. He provided a fine assist for Karim Benzema in an El Clasico victory that season, as well as scoring his first goal for the club - a winner at Levante.
In the next campaign, Morata scored eight league goals, averaging one every 70 minutes under the stewardship of former Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti. He also opened his Champions League account that year as Real won the trophy for the 10th time. In the final, Morata was introduced with his side a goal down; they ended up beating their great city rivals Atletico 4-1.
Juventus moved to sign the striker in the summer of 2014 and he was a regular as they continued their dominance of Italian football, comfortably winning Serie A in 2015 and 2016, with Morata prominent. He also helped them reach the Champions League final in his first season in Turin, but this time the Spaniard ended up on the losing side despite equalising from close range against Barcelona in Berlin.
Real exercised a buyback option last summer and he enjoyed the most profitable season of his career to date on his return to the Bernabeu, scoring 20 goals in all competitions and winning La Liga and the Champions League, when he came on as a late substitute against his former club.
Welcome to Chelsea, Alvaro!

Antonio Contehas spoken for the first time about Alvaro Morata, the striker Chelsea on Wednesday agreed terms to sign, subject to the player agreeing personal terms and passing a medical.
Should the transfer of the 24-year-old Spaniard be completed, it will be too late for him to appear in the game against Arsenal in Beijing’s Bird’s Nest, where Conte was speaking on the eve of the game, but the manager is keen to welcome Morata into his squad.
‘I think for sure he is good signing for us,’ said Conte. ‘Morata is a young player who has a lot of experience. He has played with Real Madrid and Juventus and has a lot of experience for the league and also in the Champions League.’
Conte was asked about the size of transfer fees and he labelled the current transfer market a ‘crazy market’, highlighting a selection of fees paid across the board for strikers this summer and pointing out that in order to buy a ‘simple, normal player’ a club has to think about spending 40 to 50 million euro.
‘This is the situation now,’ he continued, ‘we have to live with it and you must be very good and don’t make mistakes when you buy because you have to spend a lot of money and it is very important your choice. Morata for sure is a first-choice [for team selection] a good striker and a player with the right prospects for Chelsea. He is very young, for sure he can improve a lot and I hope to show his value with us.’
On the subject of Diego Costa, Conte said: ‘I don’t like to talk about a player when they don’t stay here, the only things I can tell you is in January the Costa situation was very clear for the club, for him and for his agent, and the situation is closed.’

i believe in what conte can do.
Na only this morata wey i sure say go come gud. Other na 50/50 for me.

raumdeuter:
Not everyone can be as smart as ramdeuter.

for your Emenalo mind nah.

weedtaker:
Lol, for your mind u don win abi, don't worry I'll be back

my brother, i just like wetin u just do. Na so gentlemen dy behave.
Na wetin we dy tel raumdeuter make em dy do, bt em no dy gree. Em go just dy do unnecessary strong head. Dy shift goal post up and down. If goal enter, em go shift am say no be there wey post been dy.

airmark:
Typical scummy. This same morata ?

lol. You don catch am. If em sabi something, em go run.

obyno2017:
italy and spain is not england,i see morata becoming a total flop in CHELSEA.

PattyCake:
MORATA WILL FLOP...FLOP REAL HARD and I will be here with my dìck out taking a piss all over this thread as I drag on a blunt.

you wl be disappointed. Be rest assured.

‘One of the most extraordinary things about last season is that Chelsea games have got bigger audiences than some Serie A games taking place simultaneously,’ Horncastle details.
‘Even though he isn’t in Italy there is a lot of attention on Conte. When he left the Italian national team people in Italy were in no doubt he was the best manager in the world.
‘They are very proud of him, particularly for the job he did at the Euros. Even though Italy didn’t win, there was a sense from the media in Portugal, France, Germany, that Italy played the best football in that tournament when they played Belgium and Spain.
‘But there’s no doubt Chelsea are Italy’s Premier League team.’
http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/06/conte-the-great-encompasses-everything.html

Chelsea shld snap up mahrez from leicester. It looks like they want to cash in on him. He wl definitely be a good addition.