He did also say that being linked with a big club such as Chelsea is a dream for Young African Players like him and he is certainly hoping we formalize our interest and I agree, Essien could help him settle considering that Essien is a superstar in Ghana so he can also be the deciding factor on where Inkoom heads this season considering that Arsenal are also reportedly interested
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He did also say that being linked with a big club such as Chelsea is a dream for Young African Players like him and he is certainly hoping we formalize our interest and I agree, Essien could help him settle considering that Essien is a superstar in Ghana so he can also be the deciding factor on where Inkoom heads this season considering that Arsenal are also reportedly interested
Agreed, are you optimistic about chelsea this season? the team is ageing and It's time for a few signings to freshen up the team again, The likes of Terry, Lampard Drogba and anelka have been the heartbeat of your side in the last 3-4 years and are all into their thirties now. Are you worried about that?
not really imo... even with this ageing squad we came pretty close to taking the title last season when they were firing on all cylinders and we got a great pool of talented youngsters waiting in line , the only big worry is that the way things are run in this club, these youngsters may be marginalized etc. and I do believe that we have a good chance of winning the League this season, we have not finished our business in the transfer market yet so hopefully AVB brings in he key players that we need to strengthen certain areas of our team and I certainly hoping that end the season with silverware
I do agree but there getting older and possibly starting to lose their touch, You have good youth but are they really the next drogbas and terrys and lampards? If you look at united with the signings of phil jones, smalling and young, they are bringing in the best young english players of the next few years, it freshens the squad up and keeps competition for places high, I think something similar is needed at chelsea otherwise I can see you falling behind united
With the side we are playing against and the injury he sustained last night Drogba would be the better choice.
I heard it was mild concussion, maybe on the bench but i dont think he will start
Well if you take into consideration Essien is pretty much ruled out for the season and you need a DM in there plus you seem to be leaving out Malouda who was our top scorer last season whatever people think of him. I think we will rotate between formations this season and be much more versatile which will help the side in certain situations.
I dont see it, he has be bought in to work alongside Drogba so whats the point of doing that if he isent going to be working with him? Lukaku already has the stature and ability to play in the PremierLeague he dosent need to learn it at another club.
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But are Jones, Smalling and Young as good as Ferdinand, Vidic and Ronaldo (last player who i can remember plays abit like Young). The answer is no, but these players will get better just like Chelsea's young lads will. We have a host of young lads comming through and have been bought in, the likes of Oriol Romeu and Lukaku (when the deal is finally completed) who have been bought in this summer. Lucas Piazon will be joining up with the squad in January and they already join the list of young lads we already have like Van Aanholt, Bertrand, Kalas, Rajkovic, Chalobah, Kane and McEachran. Im not worried at all, if you like Utd are going through the motion of changing the guard and Chelsea will do that when the older lads feel they cant give anything more to the side.
Thats what we have been doing tbh... this summer we signed players with a eye on our long-term future such as Oriol Romeu, Courtois and now Lukaku other than that we have some great talent in our Academy, I do not think we are as far behind from United and Arsenal in terms of Youth Talent as people make out... our only real problem is in the development area, we certainly have to improve the way we develop our players and give them more opportunities and this is certainly something which Manchester United and Arsenal have perfected in doing because we all saw the shambles of what happened last season when we tried to introduce all our Youth Talent too quickly and it self-imploded in our faces
I have always maintained that our team ideally should be made up of a core of very good and very experienced players whilst the young talented players play around then in the squad and if you look at teams such as United, this is what they have done most of the time and evidently it has been very sucessfull for them
Just to name you some of our exciting prospects we have players like:
Daniel Sturridge- Very well-known, proven PL Striker
Josh M.- Very highly-rated by many people including AVB and the Chelsea Squad... all the Chelsea Senior Players call him the 'Blue Iniesta'
Jeffrey Bruma- Senior Holland International, we sent him on loan to Hamurg where he can continue his development
Romelu Lukaku- As you know proven Striker in the Belgium League and touted as the next 'Drogba'
Thibaut Courtois- A very highly-rated keeper who will be the No. 1 Goalkeeper for At Madrid this season where we have sent him on loan to continue his development
Oriol Romeu- Made his debut for the senior Barcelona Team at the end of last season and has always been touted by the Barca staff as someone very special, we bought him this sumer
Kalas- Made quite a few apps for us this Pre-Season, looked solid and is evidently rated by AVB
Paddy Van Anholt- Very talented Left-Back, will be acting as cover for Ashley Cole the coming season hopefully
Ryan Bertrand- Another talented Left-Back, some people also call him the next 'Ashley Cole'
Nathan Ake- A 15 year old youngster we brought from Feyernood and is described as 'technically brilliant' by our staff, involved for Holland at the U-17 level
Liam Baker- Another versatile midfielder who plays for England at the U-17 Level
Nathaniel Chalobah- Captain of the England U-17 Team and a very good CB, highly rated by AVB
Lucas Piazon- Just bought this chap from Brazi and he was voted player of the tournament in the U-17 South American Championships
Connor Clifford- Was called up to the Senior Republic of Ireland Squad recently, good midfielder who hopefully goes on loan this season
Todd Kane- A right Back who hits some truly magnificent goals
Philipp Prosenik- Was highly-rated when he joined but injuries hampered his progress, lets see what happens to him
Rajkovic- A very good CB who has been on loan to several Dutch Clubs as he has not been able to secure a WP to play for us, his case is still pending as I write
Now I am not saying all of them will make it to the Chelsea First-Team, thats highly improbable but I do believe that these set of youngsters can be PL Standard players one day at least and hopefully the club focuses on their development and gives these players the opportunities they deserve
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Im glad you done that lol, i done one like that the other day and couldnt be bothered to do it again.
Anyways Guys Lukaku did train with the Chelsea Squad this afternoon so this delay in the deal should not be serious, I think its just a minor snag as supposedly we are supposed to pay Lukaku's family part of the fee because Lukaku had negotiated this with Anderlecht a few years back
Also a Legend returned to Cobham today... Claude Makelele!!!!
Video is on the Chelsea Website
Also a Legend returned to Cobham today... Claude Makelele!!!!
Video is on the Chelsea Website
Anyways Guys Lukaku did train with the Chelsea Squad this afternoon so this delay in the deal should not be serious, I think its just a minor snag as supposedly we are supposed to pay Lukaku's family part of the fee because Lukaku had negotiated this with Anderlecht a few years back
Also a Legend returned to Cobham today... Claude Makelele!!!!
Video is on the Chelsea Website
Yer i heard the Maka one, would love to get him in as a coach. Any pics/clips on Lukaku training today or not?
Just a few seconds of him in his Chelsea Training Kit warming up with players from the first team
[video=youtube;3KKUjiBnQDA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KKUjiBnQDA[/video]
Dont worry i got it lol.
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The boy/monster/machine looks good in a Chelsea kit.
Dont worry i got it lol.
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The boy/monster/machine looks good in a Chelsea kit.
And with Robby Di Matteo there already, what a dream team
All aspects of the deal is as good as done appart from what seems to be a minor hick-up.
Well he needs to train still, just a few things to tie up I believe.
Meanwhile, Modric sounds very enthusiastic about his future at Spurs:
Audioboo / modric / ireland mixed zone / august 9
Skip to about 2:00.
he almost said 'help me get out of here'.
McEachran is now number 20! Glad I didn't get him on the back of the home now
And Torres is fine btw I said not to worry too much 
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And as expected Romeu is number 6.
And Torres is fine btw
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And as expected Romeu is number 6.