CP is being negative and buying tabloid tittle tattle, but do you think Fabregas is being looked at play alongside Matic? He played higher up the field towards the end of his career at Arsenal. And even false no 9 for Barca and Spain
Proven quality though. He can play deeper CM I guess. Unless we go 433??
Koke and Modric would be perfect but seemingly unavailable. Fab played alongside Gilberto in 442 for Arsenal at first.
If we played Fab in no 10 role, we could cash in on Oscar if has a good World Cup and screw PSG for another 50m!!
No I'm not, I just don't rate Fabregas as much as others do.He's not surplus at Barca for no reason, and he doesn't play as a creative midfielder anymore anyway, but further up where we are over run with talent already. If he did, Barca wouldn't be selling. Not saying he can't play, just that I don't think hes right for us. We need a Modric or Pogba type and that's not Fabregas. Plus he is a spikey selfish personality and potential trouble for a manager with a short fuse for dissent. On the other hand, Hazard is NOT a happy bunny and I believe he wont take another season being asked to play the way of last season.Lets hope I'm wrong on both counts, but that is what I think.
, i agree with you about Pogba and would love United to try to get him back (he is needed more by us than by you). At the moment i think you would benefit more from a Pirlow type player to sit beside Matic and make things happen, mata would have been good
or Modric as you suggested.No I'm not ,and we don't get tabloids in Melbourne. I just don't rate Fabregas as much as others do.He's not surplus at Barca for no reason, and he doesn't play as a creative midfielder anymore anyway, but further up where we are over run with talent already. If he did, Barca wouldn't be selling. Not saying he can't play, just that I don't think hes right for us. We need a Modric or Pogba type and that's not Fabregas. Plus he is a spikey selfish personality and potential trouble for a manager with a short fuse for dissent. On the other hand, Hazard is NOT a happy bunny and I believe he wont take another season being asked to play the way of last season.Lets hope I'm wrong on both counts, but that is what I think.
Just asked where you thought Fab would play on another thread, hadn`t seen this, i agree with you about Pogba and would love United to try to get him back (he is needed more by us than by you). At the moment i think you would benefit more from a Pirlow type player to sit beside Matic and make things happen, mata would have been good
or Modric as you suggested.
No I'm not ,and we don't get tabloids in Melbourne. I just don't rate Fabregas as much as others do.He's not surplus at Barca for no reason, and he doesn't play as a creative midfielder anymore anyway, but further up where we are over run with talent already. If he did, Barca wouldn't be selling. Not saying he can't play, just that I don't think hes right for us. We need a Modric or Pogba type and that's not Fabregas. Plus he is a spikey selfish personality and potential trouble for a manager with a short fuse for dissent. On the other hand, Hazard is NOT a happy bunny and I believe he wont take another season being asked to play the way of last season.Lets hope I'm wrong on both counts, but that is what I think.
Agree. Modric, pogba or Koke would be great. Preferable to Fab in that role maybe
Why are you convinced Hazard is not a happy bunny??
After he knuckled down in autumn, after Jose's reprimanded him for losing his paasport and not training properly, he produced the best football of his career before his injury v PSG.
Like everyone else on here, it's just an opinion. I base it on his attitude, his off hand comments to Belgian media, his brothers comments about how "negative" and "boring" Eden thinks it is playing the Chelsea way, how he'd love to play for PSG " if the opportunity arose". Now all of this might be paper talk, but there does seem to be a deep seated dislike at being made to sacrifice some of his natural instincts to "help out the team". I think theres enough smoke to think there is actually a fire. And finally, Jose has rid the team of some young creative players with "attitude" problems with Lukaku next to go. That puts Hazard right in the firing line for me. Unless there is a revolution in our playing style, then Hazard is on his bike for mine.
Why? Jose likes quick attacking outside-in wingers. Hazard fits this profile. No revolution needed. JUst players listening to their manager, rather than excercising player power through their agents and tabloid media..
Here is some tabloid tittle tattle: Hazard says: 'I'm happy at Chelsea and rules out PSG move'.
Belgium ace Eden Hazard rules out a move to Paris St Germain
EDEN HAZARD insists he is happy at Chelsea and that he fully expects to be at Stamford Bridge next season.
He said: "I know maybe I have to do better in training or on the pitch.
"I want to score more and help the team score more goals and next season I hope we can be better."
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/fo...n-Hazard-rules-out-a-move-to-Paris-St-Germain
Until Hazard comes out publically and says he wants to leave Chelsea, I would not panic CP.
The like of PSG will always be sniffing around Hazard. If one day he leaves, so be it. He is not irreplacable. Team>individuals all day long
Hope youre right EC Hazard is just top class . I also hope we DO go for it more this year and if we get Fabregas,hope hes good too. We all have our ideas on who we want and whos the best I just tell it how I feel. Pogba would set up our whole team for me and even Torres might score with him in midfield!!! I might make a lousy manager, but its not for lack of trying !!!
Like everyone else on here, it's just an opinion. I base it on his attitude, his off hand comments to Belgian media, his brothers comments about how "negative" and "boring" Eden thinks it is playing the Chelsea way, how he'd love to play for PSG " if the opportunity arose". Now all of this might be paper talk, but there does seem to be a deep seated dislike at being made to sacrifice some of his natural instincts to "help out the team". I think theres enough smoke to think there is actually a fire. And finally, Jose has rid the team of some young creative players with "attitude" problems with Lukaku next to go. That puts Hazard right in the firing line for me. Unless there is a revolution in our playing style, then Hazard is on his bike for mine.


Really we are just trying to stiff Arsenal of 1.5m, not really too much. They only get half of the profit that Barca make, with the current price Barca paid being quoted as 27m.
Just get it done and get Costa in too. Settle the squad down and no Rooney situation like last year.