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re: Chelsea 2015/2016 Season Long Thread
Posted on 5/10/16 at 1:18 pm to lynxcat
Posted on 5/10/16 at 1:18 pm to lynxcat
So what do you guys rank, in order, of our needs this summer. Obviously they are many. My initial thought would be...
1. An athletic defensive minded box to box midfielder. Mikel, Fab, Matic are all way too slow to play back there.
2. A fullback with some speed. Baba just doesn't seem to have it. Azpi is fine for one side but we need someone to replace Ivan at RB or a LB and let Azpi on the right side.
3. A Frank Lampard type central midfielder who is not afraid to get in the box and support the striker by getting into scoring positions. All of our guys want the ball at their feet in wide positions but they never have anyone to provide service to in the box. RLC has showed this ability in the time he's gotten.
4. A backup striker. If Traore isn't ready to be that guy then we need to buy someone. Costa is just as likely to be injured, suspended, or being worthless and we need somebody we can count on behind him. Pato, Falcao, and Remy need to all be gone asap.
5. A CB. If Zouma comes back 100% this isn't a huge need imo but if not we are in trouble. I'd be fine with Kurt on one side and Cahill/Ivan/ or even Terry on the other.
Essentially we have to get faster/more athletic. Outisde of our wingers we are sloooooow everywhere else on the pitch.
Bringing in a couple of guys with attitude and maybe a little something to prove wouldn't hurt either. Maybe light a fire and get rid of the complacency we saw this year.
Not really a need but I'd be 100% fine if we sold Courtois to Real and let Begovic take over. We could make a lot of money on him, Asmir played just as well when he was in, and Courtois is a major b.
I saw this posted on The Shed about him that made me chuckle...
"He's a big-nosed, cattle trucking, waffle munching, flapper, who couldn't get a clean sheet in a laundry".
1. An athletic defensive minded box to box midfielder. Mikel, Fab, Matic are all way too slow to play back there.
2. A fullback with some speed. Baba just doesn't seem to have it. Azpi is fine for one side but we need someone to replace Ivan at RB or a LB and let Azpi on the right side.
3. A Frank Lampard type central midfielder who is not afraid to get in the box and support the striker by getting into scoring positions. All of our guys want the ball at their feet in wide positions but they never have anyone to provide service to in the box. RLC has showed this ability in the time he's gotten.
4. A backup striker. If Traore isn't ready to be that guy then we need to buy someone. Costa is just as likely to be injured, suspended, or being worthless and we need somebody we can count on behind him. Pato, Falcao, and Remy need to all be gone asap.
5. A CB. If Zouma comes back 100% this isn't a huge need imo but if not we are in trouble. I'd be fine with Kurt on one side and Cahill/Ivan/ or even Terry on the other.
Essentially we have to get faster/more athletic. Outisde of our wingers we are sloooooow everywhere else on the pitch.
Bringing in a couple of guys with attitude and maybe a little something to prove wouldn't hurt either. Maybe light a fire and get rid of the complacency we saw this year.
Not really a need but I'd be 100% fine if we sold Courtois to Real and let Begovic take over. We could make a lot of money on him, Asmir played just as well when he was in, and Courtois is a major b.
I saw this posted on The Shed about him that made me chuckle...
"He's a big-nosed, cattle trucking, waffle munching, flapper, who couldn't get a clean sheet in a laundry".
This post was edited on 5/10/16 at 1:20 pm
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Posted on 5/10/16 at 2:32 pm to RandySavage
Well, you pretty much nailed it. Without knowing what Conte will be deciding, we could use quite a few more mids than we realize, or even 2 more 1st choice caliber STs .
Im not the biggest fan of Oscar, but i like when he plays in the middle of the pitch in box2box role. He has the hustle, clearly doesnt mind sliding into challenges, and can push the ball up and be creative. I think if hes around next season, Conte could really coach him up.
Im not the biggest fan of Oscar, but i like when he plays in the middle of the pitch in box2box role. He has the hustle, clearly doesnt mind sliding into challenges, and can push the ball up and be creative. I think if hes around next season, Conte could really coach him up.
Posted on 5/10/16 at 3:43 pm to RandySavage
quote:
So what do you guys rank, in order, of our needs this summer. Obviously they are many. My initial thought would be...
It's almost impossible to speculate defensively without knowing if Conte is committed to playing a 3-5-2 or if he'll be conservative and go 4-3-3. If he's running a 3-5-2, we'd need two CBs. We might need a LB either way, but I think Baba would be a lot better as a LWB.
Midfield I agree we need a dynamic box-to-box guy. I'd also like a true deep lying playmaker.
ETA: Terry seems to be surely gone. Mikel will probably be gone. Courtois, Oscar and Costa could be gone. Seems Hazard is staying put. Squad will definitely need about 6 or 7 new players. I think Traore/RLC/one of the loan guys might fill a couple of those. That means you're going to need to probably buy a couple midfielders, at least one defender (maybe two) and a striker.
This post was edited on 5/10/16 at 3:46 pm
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