Seems like Chelsea have got their man - I am somewhat pleased he wont be playing Saturday... Is he worth the £10m or so...not so convinced.
He's not bad. A lot to work on in terms of final ball but he's got a lot of potential. But if I was offered Moses for £10m or Ramirez for £12m...
I wouldn't be that happy about him not playing Saturday, for one I don't think he's that good, and secondly when a key/big name player gets sold or left out, teams tend to be full of spirit-possibly due to wanting to prove that they aren't a one man team. Examples off of the top of my head are Fulham (without Dempsey), West Ham (without Scott Parker) and us (without Chamberlain).
Great news, I thought the deal was going to go through after the game at the weekend. Nice timing for a change.
Fulham have played one game without Dempsey, West Ham without Scott Parker had just gone down and kept a strong squad (still only got playoffs) and Chamberlain certainly wasn't our best player.
Fulham, fair point but we will see and this high spirit doesn't last that long I don't think. West Ham, true but he was their best player by a country mile in the Premier League and would have been a huge loss for the team, but the team would have been happy in a way to get rid of a player wanting to leave. Chamberlain wasn't our best player no, but he was certainly receiving a lot of interest and publicity and I think that his unsettlement would have upset the dressing room and when he left, it made the team feel a bit more freedom and unity.
Tbh i saw his stats on SSN, in 38 games last season 6 goals and 1 assist...Not too special if you ask me.
Without Rodallega & Moses they are undoubtedly weaker, its a fact, its a good thing. Still, we need to go out & play our own way & make it difficult whoever turns up. I was happy before, I'm happier now.
Still one of their best players though. And defending against pace is the one worry I have over Fox. Plus, whilst those stats might be representative of his season as a whole last year, they don't reflect how he finished the season. Like his team as a whole, he looked excellent to me in those final two months.
Well, Moses will likely be replaced by Crusat for Saturday, and pace is about the only thing Crusat has.
