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Drogba just dey play nonsense.
He knows he can't play yet he tries the audaciuos. Always.

Kalou should not be a footballer.

Is it my eyes or has Ramires looked like another Kalou?
I can't seem to work out what his role has been.

How Kalou did not even hit the target, I don't know.

Rob Green is at it again.

Goal.

No Alex, no Lampard, no Malouda.

Ramires, Essien and Mikel in midfield. What a defense minded midfield.
Lots of energy though. Ramires gets first start.
Let's  see what the dude's got.

The ref blew while there was a counter attack.
How much more favours do ManU need?

Unbelievable.

Nice goal

OHow many fouls does Scholes need to get sent off.
We'll get a lecture soon about Chelsea getting all the favours

jalether:
Berbatov just answered your question.

Well I guess so.

jalether:
If everton takes maximum pts from this match, I owe you £10 million

Dude u get mind oooo. . .

jalether:
Enuff said

Early days.

This is going to be Berbatov's best season in the prem.

How many fouls were Utd allowed to get away with in th build up to that goal?

Best left back

But what a save that was after all

Everton deserve to be a goal ahead . . .
They've been outstanding.

dyabman:
how has this affected Chelsea has a football club over the past 5-6 years. . .  who cares about youth ? establish yourself somewhere else and we come buying , simple!

That is assuming we have the money to buy. You can't sustain a club that way. Have you ever taken time to look at the books of Chelsea. If it hasn't affected us in the last 5-6 years, then you know we are slowly digging our own grave of impending oblivion. As at this morning, we can't even afford to buy Rory Delap without Roman's input.
Is that what you want for Chelsea?




Meanwhile Jeffery Bruma has signed a new [url=http://www.chelseafc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10268~2141953,00.html]four year contract.[/url]
Hope we can capture Kakuta's commitment as well.

Nemanja Matic joined Vitesse on a year-long loan and so has Rajkovic.

jalether:
Simple. Lass and storch unlike Disanto showed great potentials before being offloaded by the club.
We are, quite frankly, not desperately lacking quality options upfront. . . we have kalou, sturridge, they are still young and look almost set to take
over from DD and Anelka in a few years.
Now I agree with you on the bolded part.

Breaking the whole issue down, Stoch showed brilliant moments in the Chelsea reserves.
He had only two first team caps. . . One against Stoke at SB where he helped manufacture a win for 3 pts and the other I can't remember now.
That was all. It wasn't like he had showed potential week in week out. Plus if Stoch was ready at the time we Robben, Joey and Duff, he wouldn't have had a sniff of the bench. . let alone a start.

Also if Lass was around when we had Maka, Essien and Mikel all established, Lass will not know what the bench feels like.

And that my bro is the situation DiSanto found himself. At some point he had Drogba, Anelka, Kalou, Sheva, Pizzarro all in front him . . and with a culture of not looking at the young ones, he would never have had the chance. If he had the chance, he would have shown moments of brilliance.

Ibime:
Its saddening to hear that kakuta is in the last year of his contract. For me that means he is definitely leaving.

Does anyone know why he disappeared after the Apoel Nicosia game last season? Was it injury, ill-discipline or what?

I think his appearances coincided with the beginning of our terrible patch and Carllotti was not in the mood to experiment at the time.
Then he (Kakuta)went for two under-age competitions. One with Chelsea and the other with France.

jalether:
Did you follow DD's career from youth to know this? that's besides the point
So because VERY FEW players prove bookmakers wrong later in their careers means we should take the risk with Di santo when we have
better young players wasting their talents on the bench. Offloading Lass, carlton cole and Storch was our worst decision regarding youth development.
but at least the potentials in these players were there for everyone to see. . . . ,  . . . . . .This is not a club that can afford taking any needless risks. Yes we
need to nurture young talents but only the ones with proven potentials.

Even if we didn't see it in pictures, his profile is all over the internet.
Drogba only became pro at 21. . The age we gave up on DiSanto. .
Drogba made his debut at 21. . . The age we gave up on DiSanto. .
Drogba did not even impress for the first 2 seasons after.
Drogba started showing potential at 23 and he did not score 20 goals a season until he was 25.
What more do I need to say?



I am not advocating persisting with all and sundry. . . but this dude had potential.
I watched him week in week out in reserves. . . plus keeping a young player signed for £3.5m on a 4 and a half year deal is not a "RISK" for a club like Chelsea. . Dude we are not talking about Wolves here.
You got to know Lass had potential because he was given a good run in the side. .
You also got to know Stoch had potential because he was not loaned to Blackburn.
And if you admit we made a mistake on selling them off, how can we not be sure we just did again with DiSanto?
Plus Lass and Stoch are not strikers. . . If a striker blows at 21, it's because he is a wonder like Neymar, Aguero et al. . .
It's easier for mid-fielders because they never judged by the number of goals they score.


The problem is not potential but the will to allow young players a run. . . Persist even if they mess up.
Which young player has broken through in the last 10 years since JT?
If Kakuta was at Arsenal, dude will be worth £40m now and Real and Barca will be queueing up to snatch him.
He is on his last year of his contract and at this stage can choose if he wants an extension.
Arsenal are already promising him playing time. . .
Don't be surprised seeing in him in a red shirt next season. . . Chelsea can't even guarantee 45mins for a wonder kid. . . How much less DiSanto?

jalether:
Di santo has never really struck me as a player with the potential to become great and I'm glad Ancelotti recognised that as well

He has finally moved to a befitting club. goodluck to the kid.

Did you know what Drogba was like when he was 21? There was no single element of greatness in him.
Some players don't peak until a certain age.
We will look back on this move some day and wonder what we did not see.
The boy lost his confidence going to play rugby in Blackburn. Sometimes we need to persist.
Use the cup competition to give young players a run in the side. . . And never send players on loan to clubs that play rubbish football.
I stick my neck on the line. . . He WILL become a hit in the prem and transfer to one of the top five clubs for £30m very very soon.

This is what you get when mama-gee's mouse leads her to the sports section. . .

Scored now.
2-0.

Kalouuuuuuu
Haba!!!

OMO IBO:
Offtopic

What a bogey side the Wigan side is.

They are currently one up against The Spuds.

You never know what they are up to.
They may be playing Tennis tomorrow. . .

How come no one likes writing Ramires's surname. . ?

ritchboy:
isnt he always?

Sharrraaaapppp!!!

lalaboi:
YHEHHHHHHHHH,  . . All my fanatasy strikers score!! mo ti je lottooo lol

Lamps ruined the Fantasy points with a missed pen.
Danny on.

Drog to take it. .

Watching closely, I think it's still a 4-3-3.
Malouda is now playing on the left side of midfield . .