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FBS:
That's the same verse I've been singing since the 2nd half of last season. Ask Ibime.
And when I mentioned that Hazard is not exactly a fast thinker on the ball, mr nateevs refused to speak to me for a week.
Anyways, aint gonna talk about him no more. Got better things to do. lol. He deserves not my time...well unless he improves.

Meanwhile, Kante going toe-to-toe with Yaya and was basically the first to every second ball. hmmm..I figure he cant be more than 15 mil. GET HIM!!!!

@Ibime, see your boy Mangala. Good you are not making a living as a scout else I for just assume say you be padi padi with Emenalo

I no get business with Mangala abeg except commenting when he pocketed Diego Costa last season which was the first time I saw him play.

I dont know that nigga. I deny am like Peter the disciple!

ESPN journalist speaking the absolute truth. . . some mates wey no sabi football cant see it. . . Emenalo, diaris God o!



Mourinho left a mess at Stamford Bridge but the former manager inherited a squad that lacked coherence. The transfer policy that has been conducted since his first departure in 2007 has a greater emphasis on talent than effectiveness. For Chelsea to regain true heavyweight status, the next permanent manager must convince Roman Abramovich to balance his desire for star names in blue shirts with the demands of collective performance.

The Russian owner's eagerness to create a team of entertainers suddenly seems like an anachronistic policy. A decade ago, the gap in financial resources between Chelsea and most of their rivals in the Premier League created a chasm in ability and as a result, the west London club could bully most clubs on and off the pitch. The recent television deals have levelled the fiscal playing field -- an influx of more talented players have transformed the so-called "lesser" sides in England's top flight and artistry is less of an advantage.

Chelsea have too much talent now and cramming it into one team is not working. There will always be days when the likes of Eden Hazard, Oscar, Pedro and Cesc Fabregas will destroy an opponent but a lack of "water carriers" tends to betray a side, especially in a frantically-paced division.


Roman Abramovich has spent years buying superstars but the league's catching up, requiring a different approach.

Against this backdrop, winning the title last season is arguably Mourinho's greatest achievement. Nemanja Matic and Fabregas were the engine room of the midfield in 2014-15 but have misfired badly this season. Chelsea are routinely outmanned in the middle of the park. The Serbia midfielder is a little one-paced and one-dimensional. Opponents have worked out how to deal with him. Matic at least looks like he cares, though Fabregas has been one of the disappointments of the campaign.

Chelsea have spent years buying for the owner's imagination but the next manager will need to find a balance that's been lacking at the Bridge. The time of fantasy football is over.

Up till now i cant understand why oscar would be falling up and down on the ball like sambisa forest escapee. Can't club nutritionists force whey protein powder into his mouth, nostrils and ear while asleep? It's annoying watching him losing the ball, waving his hands on the turf, like C.A.C prayer warriors. May be it was fatigue, last match performances of players were nothing to write home about. Willian also joined the fray.

airmark:
Up till now i cant understand why oscar would be falling up and down on the ball like sambisa forest escapee. Can't club nutritionists force whey protein powder into his mouth, nostrils and ear while asleep? It's annoying watching him losing the ball, waving his hands on the turf, like C.A.C prayer warriors. May be it was fatigue, last match performances of players were nothing to write home about. Willian also joined the fray.

Your comment funny.

Honestly, Willian was the worst of the lot against United.

dmcdad:
Your comment funny.

Honestly, Willian was the worst of the lot against United.

One of your guys is offering huge sum for anyone with gif of matic's miss. At a point i was thinking it was a fixed match.

Ha ha ha ha ha. I saw the post too. I wanted to convert it for him but I just bone am sha.

airmark:
One of your guys is offering huge sum for anyone with gif of matic's miss. At a point i was thinking it was a fixed match.

Ibime:
ESPN journalist speaking the absolute truth. . . some mates wey no sabi football cant see it. . . Emenalo, diaris God o!



Mourinho left a mess at Stamford Bridge but the former manager inherited a squad that lacked coherence. The transfer policy that has been conducted since his first departure in 2007 has a greater emphasis on talent than effectiveness. For Chelsea to regain true heavyweight status, the next permanent manager must convince Roman Abramovich to balance his desire for star names in blue shirts with the demands of collective performance.

The Russian owner's eagerness to create a team of entertainers suddenly seems like an anachronistic policy. A decade ago, the gap in financial resources between Chelsea and most of their rivals in the Premier League created a chasm in ability and as a result, the west London club could bully most clubs on and off the pitch. The recent television deals have levelled the fiscal playing field -- an influx of more talented players have transformed the so-called "lesser" sides in England's top flight and artistry is less of an advantage.

Chelsea have too much talent now and cramming it into one team is not working. There will always be days when the likes of Eden Hazard, Oscar, Pedro and Cesc Fabregas will destroy an opponent but a lack of "water carriers" tends to betray a side, especially in a frantically-paced division.


Roman Abramovich has spent years buying superstars but the league's catching up, requiring a different approach.

Against this backdrop, winning the title last season is arguably Mourinho's greatest achievement. Nemanja Matic and Fabregas were the engine room of the midfield in 2014-15 but have misfired badly this season. Chelsea are routinely outmanned in the middle of the park. The Serbia midfielder is a little one-paced and one-dimensional. Opponents have worked out how to deal with him. Matic at least looks like he cares, though Fabregas has been one of the disappointments of the campaign.

Chelsea have spent years buying for the owner's imagination but the next manager will need to find a balance that's been lacking at the Bridge. The time of fantasy football is over.

Same thing I was saying days ago.

We've lost what made us Chelsea, we've lost our unapologetic ruthless efficiency - our identity.

I honestly don't know who we're trying to adopt their style of footie amongst Barcelona, Arsenal and Red Bull Salzburg.

Even if we must go tiki-taka the club should lay a strong foundation for such system to thrive. A strong foundation that includes a no-nonsense defence line, a cohesive central midfield unit and a pragmatic manager.

The likes of Hazard and Willian shouldn't have a sense of defensive duty enshrined in their thinking rather they should enjoy a sense of freedom. They should express themselves on the field knowing fully well that a strong midfield have got their back.

We're obviously going about this whole thing the wrong way. So I reiterate, this team must be fixed.

dmcdad:
Your comment funny.

Honestly, Willian was the worst of the lot against United.

You get eyes....I wanted cussing Willian on few occasions....I kept shouting all thru the match.

Still doesn't change the fact that he's been our best player this season, it probably was just his off day.

I'll never forgive Matic for that miss too, same as Oscar for the PK he lost, maybe we could have been 6 points up now.

Chelseafan1:
You get eyes....I wanted cussing Willian on few occasions....I kept shouting all thru the match.

As in ehn... You go knownif person wan get bad day. E go bad sotey, e no go get equal again.

If Willian attempted 30 passes, I am very sure 80% of the passes were wrong. He just couldn't pass to his player to save his life. I pity the guy sha. You go know say him get bad day. I just dey ask Chelsea fan wey dey my side whether him read any news about Willian having a heartbreak. Cause the guy play like person wey him wife just run leave.

Chelseafan1:
You get eyes....I wanted cussing Willian on few occasions....I kept shouting all thru the match.

Still doesn't change the fact that he's been our best player this season, it probably was just his off day.

I'll never forgive Matic for that miss too, same as Oscar for the PK he lost, maybe we could have been 6 points up now.

E be like say them jazz Matic sha. As Pedro put am through, Chelsea fans don already dey shout goal. Nigeria be them like Ghana when my guy send the ball to fans.

LEAGUE TABLE ENGLAND

After 19 games...

1. Arsenal 39, +15

6. Man Utd 30, +6

10. Liverpool 27, +1

14. Chelsea 20, -6

dmcdad:
E be like say them jazz Matic sha. As Pedro put am through, Chelsea fans don already dey shout goal. Nigerian be them like Ghana when my guy send the ball to fans.

Omo...me sef don stand up make e score make I start to dey fly up and down dey jubilate....Oscar's pk, I couldn't look at the TV, i had to back the TV, praying seriously for him to score....just like d day Hazard missed against Stoke to send us packing.

This our team can make a brother cry and give heartaches too much.

I am desperate for a change.

Chelseafan1:
Omo...me sef don stand up make e score make I start to dey fly up and down dey jubilate....Oscar's pk, I couldn't look at the TV, i had to back the TV, praying seriously for him to score....just like d day Hazard missed against Stoke to send us packing.

This our team can make a brother cry and give heartaches too much.

I am desperate for a change.

Change? How much change?

I no get change now ooooo. You go come back for change?

dmcdad:
Change? How much change?

Like last season change

Oscar and Matic's Miss against Watford and United sums Up our season so far.

Sometimes I just wish once You are a Football player, You should stop ageing.

Ballack or Essien won't Miss that Matic's sitter for the World.

Chelseafan1:
You get eyes....I wanted cussing Willian on few occasions....I kept shouting all thru the match.

Still doesn't change the fact that he's been our best player this season, it probably was just his off day.

I'll never forgive Matic for that miss too, same as Oscar for the PK he lost, maybe we could have been 6 points up now.

Eiyah, sowie bro. That's football ooooo, so you still have to forgive your players because they are the ones that will still take to the field in the next match.
No be only you provoke oooo, for where I watch the match, guys face no smile at all. There's a funny moment I can't forget: after the brilliant tackle by zouma to halt a good counter launched by Man U guys, na so one bros begin shout 'Messi should come to epl, he will not even score 10 goals in a season, defenders here don't take nonsense' na so another guy answer am sharply, 'so u mean ighalo, Lukaku, Vardy are better than Messi abi' the bros just dey stammer ni

sebod:
Eiyah, sowie bro. That's football ooooo, so you still have to forgive your players because they are the ones that will still take to the field in the next match.
No be only you provoke oooo, for where I watch the match, guys face no smile at all. There's a funny moment I can't forget: after the brilliant tackle by zouma to halt a good counter launched by Man U guys, na so one bros begin shout 'Messi should come to epl, he will not even score 10 goals in a season, defenders here don't take nonsense' na so another guy answer am sharply, 'so u mean ighalo, Lukaku, Vardy are better than Messi abi' the bros just dey stammer ni

Many of these EPL fans wey no know wetin ball be go just dey talk anyhow. Well sha..

AdeLaNa1:
Hidden neva score in more than 2000mins of action in all competitions.

But someone somewhere said he can be compared to Messi and C.Ro

When I declared him an overhyped and overrated fraud they thought it was just bants. They didn't know the insight came from over 2 decades of watching footie.

I'm glad the same Chelsea fans arguing with me last season are cursing him with their own mouths

sebod:
Eiyah, sowie bro. That's football ooooo, so you still have to forgive your players because they are the ones that will still take to the field in the next match.
No be only you provoke oooo, for where I watch the match, guys face no smile at all. There's a funny moment I can't forget: after the brilliant tackle by zouma to halt a good counter launched by Man U guys, na so one bros begin shout 'Messi should come to epl, he will not even score 10 goals in a season, defenders here don't take nonsense' na so another guy answer am sharply, 'so u mean ighalo, Lukaku, Vardy are better than Messi abi' the bros just dey stammer ni

Lol.

We should forget about Pogba and go for Gundogan this January. He is not cup tied. And He is a top midfielder if he is Fit.

Reports are just getting to Us that Juve is preparing a £30 million bid for the midfielder. We can afford £40 million

And should Bamford come back to Chelsea this coming January or Just go to another team on loan.

Cc: Ibime, Airmark, Nihilist, Nateevs, FBS, Dhellake, Griffon, Mourinhilic, Chelseafan1, diggz, Raumdeuter, who again?

Your Opinion counts.

Bimffo:
We should forget about Pogba and go for Gundogan this January. He is not cup tied. And He is a top midfielder if he is Fit.

Reports are just getting to Us that Juve is preparing a £30 million bid for the midfielder. We can afford £40 million

And should Bamford come back to Chelsea this coming January or Just go to another team on loan.

Cc: Ibime, Airmark, Nihilist, Nateevs, FBS, Dhellake, Griffon, Mourinhilic, Chelseafan1, diggz, Raumdeuter, who again?

Your Opinion counts.

Abeg leave that injury man.

He is even more of an attacking player sef.

In as much as I dislike Chelsea, I don't want them to remain like this for long. I wanna see them play in UCL. Their rivalry with my team is better than seeing the likes of Leicester City in UCL.

Players like Oscar, Fabregas, Ivanovic, Mikel, Ramires, should be fished out. However, replacing them with better players will be difficult because it's likely that Chelsea won't be in UCL next season.

Bimffo:
We should forget about Pogba and go for Gundogan this January. He is not cup tied. And He is a top midfielder if he is Fit.

Reports are just getting to Us that Juve is preparing a £30 million bid for the midfielder. We can afford £40 million

And should Bamford come back to Chelsea this coming January or Just go to another team on loan.

Cc: Ibime, Airmark, Nihilist, Nateevs, FBS, Dhellake, Griffon, Mourinhilic, Chelseafan1, diggz, Raumdeuter, who again?

Your Opinion counts.

Bro, can Gundogan mark very well, can he be better than Fabregas, the Pogba I know can mark, he can even dribble, he can move with the ball in his feet, the dude can shoot, he has an eye for goal even more than our beloved Hazard and Willian, that boy can track back, he has a good work rate o, no be mistake say the guy make top 12 abi na top 11 sef for the latest Top 100 footballer ranking.

Chelseafan1:
Bro, can Gundogan mark very well, can he be better than Fabregas, the Pogba I know can mark, [b]he can even dribble, [/b]he can move with the ball in his feet, the dude can shoot, he has an eye for goal even more than our beloved Hazard and Willian, that boy can track back, he has a good work rate o, no be mistake say the guy make top 12 abi na top 11 sef for the latest Top 100 footballer ranking.

Can even dribble? You say it like its not certain. Dude can dribble very well.

sebod:
Eiyah, sowie bro. That's football ooooo, so you still have to forgive your players because they are the ones that will still take to the field in the next match.
No be only you provoke oooo, for where I watch the match, guys face no smile at all. There's a funny moment I can't forget: after the brilliant tackle by zouma to halt a good counter launched by Man U guys, na so one bros begin shout 'Messi should come to epl, he will not even score 10 goals in a season, defenders here don't take nonsense' na so another guy answer am sharply, 'so u mean ighalo, Lukaku, Vardy are better than Messi abi' the bros just dey stammer ni

Lmaooo....

dmcdad:
Can even dribble? You say it like its not certain. Dude can dribble very well.

hehehe...

Pogba and Gundogan no be mate jare.

Bimffo:
We should forget about Pogba and go for Gundogan this January. He is not cup tied. And He is a top midfielder if he is Fit.

Reports are just getting to Us that Juve is preparing a £30 million bid for the midfielder. We can afford £40 million

And should Bamford come back to Chelsea this coming January or Just go to another team on loan.

Cc: Ibime, Airmark, Nihilist, Nateevs, FBS, Dhellake, Griffon, Mourinhilic, Chelseafan1, diggz, Raumdeuter, who again?

Your Opinion counts.

Honestly, I think that will be the best we can get to patch this midfield for now aside Witsel

Bamford should find another Epl/Championship team for the rest of the season

Chelseafan1:
Bro, can Gundogan mark very well, can he be better than Fabregas, the Pogba I know can mark, he can even dribble, he can move with the ball in his feet, the dude can shoot, he has an eye for goal even more than our beloved Hazard and Willian, that boy can track back, he has a good work rate o, no be mistake say the guy make top 12 abi na top 11 sef for the latest Top 100 footballer ranking.

Forget Gundogan, I think the guy has peaked already. If you need a player than is better than Fabregas in terms of defensive ability, killer passes, dead ball specialist, and can do the work of playmaking,

Benat Etxebarria of Athletic Bilbao is your man. That guy is a beast in midfield. The engine room of Bilbao midfield. I'm sure he's less than 30 million.

Debroslink:
Forget Gundogan, I think the guy has peaked already. If you need a player than is better than Fabregas in terms of defensive ability, killer passes, dead ball specialist, and can do the work of playmaking,

Benat Etxebarria of Athletic Bilbao is your man. That guy is a beast in midfield. The engine room of Bilbao midfield. I'm sure he's less than 30 million.

Lool....I wish Emenalo, Chelsea scouts, our Coach and RA himself can come on Nairaland and see most of our posts, Dmcdad, can you help us contact any of them please?

Dhelake:
Honestly, I think that will be the best we can get to patch this midfield for now aside Witsel

Bamford should find another Epl/Championship team for the rest of the season

Gundogan won't even come cheap and just as Ibime stated, he's injury-prone jare.

Chelseafan1:
Gundogan won't even come cheap and just as Ibime stated, he's injury-prone jare.

The scouts should do their job, I am sure there are players all across Europe that will do a decent job, at least till season ends and won't cost much

Na barackohandso get their digits.

Chelseafan1:
Lool....I wish Emenalo, Chelsea scouts, our Coach and RA himself can come on Nairaland and see most of our posts, Dmcdad, can you help us contact any of them please?