And you know this for sure? Its a mute point because there is absolutely no way of testing that out is there.
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And you know this for sure? Its a mute point because there is absolutely no way of testing that out is there.
Can't know anything for sure but considering that Torres and Eto'o aren't in the top three for goals scored for the club in the league is pretty telling, 6 between them 20 games into the season is pretty dire for a top four club.
With Schurrle and Willian spending half their time starting on the bench it's fairly safe to assume a top quality forward would add a fair bit to the team.
That 'fair bit' which probably won't justify the 50-60m we spend to bring him in
Justified spending 50mil on two players that haven't started half your games in positions you had strength in though.
I don't get it, why do everyone want us to buy a WC striker for 50-60M? Our strikers our just incompetent. I'm sure a finisher who can finish scoring chances, sort of Target Man would help us. There are many not-so-famous players that are really good. There's a world out of Cavani/Falcaos of this world. I'm sure Mourinho is working on that. He wants someone who can press the CBs, can play in tight spaces (a la Rooney) I get it, he'd have been perfect (I also think he won't buy a Target Man because Lukaku will be back next season). But there are players out of the top price bracket FFS. Players like Madzukic, he wasn't a prolific striker. We need a player which won't make us feel like we're only playing 10 players. Eto'o link up is pretty solid, but his finishing and THAT one extra touch he always takes is frustrating.
Yes, his runs are very intelligent, also his cheeky pressing at GKs is fun to watch, but he always takes one or a couple of extra touches, can't lock his aim quickly, seems to prefer shooting to passing which is understandable as he's a striker. I still remember he almost fluffed the chance against Cardiff which was a first time shot around the GK.Mentally he's still very sharp. But his body is about two steps behind.
Willian is part of our best XI currently and Schurrle is probably right behind him in the pecking order... They will start many more games now that they have adapted
The thing is that 20mil spent on Schurrle(the weaker of the two signings) could have gone on a hard working forward that can finish. Like Aayush said, you go on like you'd have to sign a 50-60mil striker to improve on what you have, Higuin/Cavani were just two of the big name players out there at the time that Chelsea could have and probably should have signed.
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Indeed. The best example would be Alvaro Negredo. Soldado was considered better them him and we know what's happening now.
Ah well, too late now anyway.
Not like I can complain, Chelsea not having a reliable forward helps Liverpool <)
This argument is going around in circles now. I have already stated numerous times why spending 50-60m on Falcao/Cavani would have been an extremely risky and stupid move ... Perhaps we could have signed a mid-level striker who wouldn't have cost much but such a player would hardly have constituted a significant upgrade on our current set of strikers who are not exactly that bad imo... We are still well in the title race with them
I think everyone here is passing judgement on Eto'o way too quickly. His movement and link-up play has been very good plus his energy and work-rate in pressing the defenders is superb. He spent the last two seasons at a much weaker league in Russia so at least give him some time to adapt to the EPL ... He has scored some important goals for us and I feel that he will only get better in the second half of the season now that he has had enough time to adjust
Either way, Mourinho has promised two clinical signings in the summer that will supposedly be on par with Ozil's signing for Arsenal so I am sure he has something lined up. I doubt we will win the EPL this season but I still maintain that Chelsea's squad is best equipped to dominate for the next few years if we finally have some stability in the managerial position
There were rumours of Higuain moving to Chelsea. That'd actually be decent move, but an expensive one. They kinda need it though, since they're in the title race inspite of their strikers, on most occasions. Other area I can think of is Defence. Barca as usual have been linked with Luiz, so he may bring in someone to replace him, if they're selling. They don't really need more attacking playmakers, and I think it'd be a better option to get younger CMs in the summer, than in the Jan transfer window.
I'm talking about the nature of transfer, not specific player. Much like the current rumours about Guarin, most Chelsea fans wants Pogba/Matic.
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Mourinho comments on the De Bruyne situation, shoots down Higuain rumor - We Ain't Got No History
So no Higuain, also Mourinho doesn't seem to keen on spending big amounts. Btw Mourinho never sells players during his first year, he judges the players. Luiz thing is overly hyped, he's had injuries so he was out at start of the season and midway, but he's played fairly regularly except after that mistake against Cardiff. Mata one is also exaggerated. Mourinho said if Mata is unhappy, he'll be open to him moving. He didn't say he's going to sell him. Mata is a consummate professional and extremely loveable person, is training and trying his best to adapt.
Well, Mourinho'll know better than all of us regarding his squad. Forgot Lukaku was coming back in Summer. With that, buying a striker makes lesser sense, but meh. As for Mata, exaggerated? I'm not really sure about that. I don't think the chair-throwing temper tantrum was only related to Chelsea losing.. He was tremendous last season, and this year, he became a rotation option, more like. So I highly doubt he'd be happy with that.
Chair throwing?! The Daily Mail would love to have you with the spin you put on things ... He hardly threw a chair or anything of that sort at all. He looked more disappointed than angry at coming off. Lukaku is coming back but I still think we could do with a proper world-class striker since Ba and Eto are probably leaving in the summer. Torres too if Mourinho can help it
Again, why world class? Our strikers are fking incompetent, WHY THE **** WC? We could use a "Normal" striker right now. Even someone like Giroud would be perfect, we went for WC in Torres and look what we got.
Fair enough