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Jacob Steinberg gets it bang on:

Didier Drogba says it will be a disaster if Chelsea don't finish in the top four. Here's an idea then: stop undermining the manager. For a group of players that have won one league title since 2006, a couple of trophies and nothing in Europe, they are remarkably egotistical. Andre Villas-Boas is far from perfect, but shouldn't he be given time to mould the squad he wants?

How has Drogba undermimed the manager??? AVB said he wanted to keep this squad in the summer so he has to take all the flack that comes with it.
 
How has Drogba undermimed the manager??? AVB said he wanted to keep this squad in the summer so he has to take all the flack that comes with it.

Wasnt aimed at Drogba, but the players ive mentioned before, who arent willing to look at their own performances
 
But its the way he has done it, its okay dropping the players etc but do it by respecting them. A very good source said a few weeks ago he dosen't even acknowledge the players when he walks past them. He is a very young man and to get the respect of these big ego's you have to do it in a right way and he has not done that.

Thats just it. He doesn't have to do that. This is why Chelsea are in the position they are. The players think way way too much of themselves, as long as you have players of that attitude, Chelsea will never truly grow. Its a good thing they are all getting on. Still think Chelsea will get 4th, and good bye about 9 players
 
Yet AVB continues to play them???

Again who else is there. We've been over this. The youth arent ready, you still have the player gap. They wouldnt be playing if he had the personnel. Frankly i dont think Chelsea deserve a manager like AVB.
 
Was Watching Revista De La Liga and Ballague was saying the goalie they have on loan from you either hasnt let in a goal in over 6 hours of football or has kept a clean sheet for 6 games running. (Cant remember what one it was)

I would sell Cech and make him the #1
 
excuse my goal.com link but its some hazard news,dont really believe it tbh i dont think 'arry will spend big, but then again if he leaves anything could happen.Chelsea pull out of race to sign Eden Hazard as Tottenham move into pole position - Goal.com
"a source told Goal.com."

<font color="#1A2732"><span style="font-family: Arial">[video=youtube;Wt9elfwV8cU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wt9elfwV8cU&t=50s[/video]

It won't skip ahead. Go to 00:50 to see what I mean.
 
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He is on 60k a week not 80k. Agree he dosen't deserve a pay rise yet though.

No matter how much Redknapp and co want to hype him, he's not really worth 60k a week either. He could be a very good player but at the moment he's a midtable striker deployed on the wing, which makes him look better than he is (Move him into the middle and we'd see how good his footwork is vs a pair of centrebacks who don't have to balance marking him with getting forward). The problem with that is that he is a wide striker in every way, which sounds like an odd thing to empthasise but it's actually something that's kind of rare. He doesn't even try and perform in any other way: when he gets the ball it's all about dribbling as many players as he needs to shoot or taking ridiculous shots from distance. He has 1.1 KPpG which is alright but if you actually watch him most of those come from a reluctant squaring of the ball rather than any sort of through ball. His cross ratio, for a wide player, is also pretty woeful. I'm not saying he's a bad player but ****** **** he's limited in what he can or, I supect, what he wants to do with the ball.
 
Again who else is there. We've been over this. The youth arent ready, you still have the player gap. They wouldnt be playing if he had the personnel. Frankly i dont think Chelsea deserve a manager like AVB.

Bosingwa-Cahill with Brana moved to right back.
Meireles-Romeu or even McEachran!!!!

They aren't youth. Your saying he will get rid of 9 players in the summer but how are we going to replace them 9 players with FFP now in order??? I take it you mean we are going to sell the likes of Bosingwa, Malouda, Drogba, Lampard, Terry, Kalou and who else??? Because just looking at these 6 players taking their age and contractual status into count we would be lucky to get 30million for the lot.
 
Was Watching Revista De La Liga and Ballague was saying the goalie they have on loan from you either hasnt let in a goal in over 6 hours of football or has kept a clean sheet for 6 games running. (Cant remember what one it was)

I would sell Cech and make him the #1

Courtois. He needs another year or so though.
 
No matter how much Redknapp and co want to hype him, he's not really worth 60k a week either. He could be a very good player but at the moment he's a midtable striker deployed on the wing, which makes him look better than he is (Move him into the middle and we'd see how good his footwork is vs a pair of centrebacks who don't have to balance marking him with getting forward). The problem with that is that he is a wide striker in every way, which sounds like an odd thing to empthasise but it's actually something that's kind of rare. He doesn't even try and perform in any other way: when he gets the ball it's all about dribbling as many players as he needs to shoot or taking ridiculous shots from distance. He has 1.1 KPpG which is alright but if you actually watch him most of those come from a reluctant squaring of the ball rather than any sort of through ball. His cross ratio, for a wide player, is also pretty woeful. I'm not saying he's a bad player but ****** **** he's limited in what he can or, I supect, what he wants to do with the ball.

I don't see why he can't just be happy being a wide inside forward abit like Messi and Ronaldo.
 
Was Watching Revista De La Liga and Ballague was saying the goalie they have on loan from you either hasnt let in a goal in over 6 hours of football or has kept a clean sheet for 6 games running. (Cant remember what one it was)

I would sell Cech and make him the #1

Is doing very well over their but Cech isen't ready to give up the gloves yet. Think he will get atleast another 2 years on loan somewhere.
 
"a source told Goal.com."

<font color="#1A2732"><span style="font-family: Arial">[video=youtube;Wt9elfwV8cU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wt9elfwV8cU&t=50s[/video]

It won't skip ahead. Go to 00:50 to see what I mean.

Gigi is immense, made Lipton look like the **** he is!!!!
 
Bosingwa-Cahill with Brana moved to right back.
Meireles-Romeu or even McEachran!!!!

They aren't youth. Your saying he will get rid of 9 players in the summer but how are we going to replace them 9 players with FFP now in order??? I take it you mean we are going to sell the likes of Bosingwa, Malouda, Drogba, Lampard, Terry, Kalou and who else??? Because just looking at these 6 players taking their age and contractual status into count we would be lucky to get 30million for the lot.

McEachran isnt ready clearly, Romeu has already played 14 games. He could play Josh, but it might cost you 4th, better he properly develops, i said he should have gone on loan in the 10-11 season. Cahill is actually pretty average, Brana is a better CB, and AVB is relying on Boswinga's attacking prowess.

They free up lots of wages for a start, that is the big killer on FFP, far more than Transfers
 
Is doing very well over their but Cech isen't ready to give up the gloves yet. Think he will get atleast another 2 years on loan somewhere.

He said that he wants to stay in Madrid for 12-13 as well as he doesn't want to be on the bench at chelsea.
 
I don't see why he can't just be happy being a wide inside forward abit like Messi and Ronaldo.

That's my point though, he's not an inside forward, he's a wide striker. It sounds like a stupid distinction but it's an important one. A modern inside forward has to be either to pass or cross (ideally both). Sturridge can't do either, he won't move to receive the ball (Mata has 2x as many average passes as Sturridge) and all he wants to do is dribble and score. I don't think he's good enough in the middle to play for us as a starter at the first team level (what he wants) so unless he expands his game, sell him on and buy someone with less of an ego.
 
McEachran isnt ready clearly, Romeu has already played 14 games. He could play Josh, but it might cost you 4th. Cahill is actually pretty average, Brana is a better CB, and AVB is relying on Boswinga's attacking prowess.

They free up lots of wages for a start, that is the big killer on FFP, far more than Transfers

Josh would offer more than Meireles without a doubt. Brana's best performances have come at right back and defenders first job is to defend and Bosingwa does not do that. Like i said yesterday yes he attacks ok but has been at fault for alot of our goals this season. Yes it helps the wages but where is the replacements going to come from?? We still showed a loss of 60+mill last year so we can't really spend anything.
 
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