But next season he is going to have to bed them in anyway so surely it makes sense doing it abit this season or next season could be even worse in terms of league position.
He already has one balancing act with the old players, while fighting for 4th. It cant all happen at once. This is why one season isnt enough
At what point did i say kids? Or about putting 11 kids on the pitch. If you stopped putting words in my mouth, you'd see its not about being hopeful. Chelsea would still have a good core in the side, from Cech upwards. Drogba and Essien are two would i would keep. Drogba is the only one of the old guard, who seems to care without showing his ego. Im talking about about bringing in 3-4 22-24 year olds, and mixing them with the likes of Piazon/Bertand next season, alongside a core of Essien, Ramires, Mata, Brana, Cole, Luiz etc.
But next season he is going to have to bed them in anyway so surely it makes sense doing it abit this season or next season could be even worse in terms of league position.
Come on Mike, you know what I mean, no need to go defensive here. You're talking about selling a bunch of old players, and while I can agree with some (Malouda, Ferreira, Bosingwa, etc.), I don't think selling the likes of Terry and Lampard and replacing them with some random 20 y/o prospect (Because I don't think a 22-24 year old player would give up the chance of CL football unless you do offer him a bigger paycheck) with not much experience is going to help. Change should be far more gradual than this, and I don't see the current crop of youngsters being played enough to ease them into the starting XI.
Come on Mike, you know what I mean, no need to go defensive here. You're talking about selling a bunch of old players, and while I can agree with some (Malouda, Ferreira, Bosingwa, etc.), I don't think selling the likes of Terry and Lampard and replacing them with some random 20 y/o prospect (Because I don't think a 22-24 year old player would give up the chance of CL football unless you do offer him a bigger paycheck) with not much experience is going to help. Change should be far more gradual than this, and I don't see the current crop of youngsters being played enough to ease them into the starting XI.
But they would have had more training and preparation, the loan players would have had more game time etc. Timing is key with youth.
AVB hasnt been perfect, but he is doing the right things, and they all need time. Chelsea fans need to learn patience.
Players like Griezmann (Sociedad are willing to listen to offers between 15 to 20m) are the kind of targets out there. Not every player is 25m and wants 100k a week. And we both know just how good he would be for you guys
Didn't know where to put this, but since there's been rumours of him off to Chelsea I figured I'd put it here. Guus Hiddink appointed manager of Anzhi
I loved Borini, broke my heart when you guys let him go. Banging them in like there's no tomorrow for Roma now.
I loved Borini, broke my heart when you guys let him go. Banging them in like there's no tomorrow for Roma now.
I don't think you can say we need to learn patience when we went 27 years without a trophy. If not given game time they will get annoyed and move on like Borini, Tore and Stoch who we have really missed out on now.
Not every 22-24 is playing CL footy, for one thing, so the random 20 year old prospect idea is a bit off. Not every players needs immediate football, some are just looking for a step up.
You're talking about replacing him after less than a season, so yeah learn patience. This is something that will take 2-3 years
Got 8 appearences for Chelsea, don't blame him for wanting to leave.
I think he scored 6 in 9 starts for Roma. Honestly I think him and Töre would be in or around your starting XI right now.
You guys know he's on loan right?