I am sure you can all appreciate my feeling of general disappointment following the last few results which have seen our season end on a low note. However, I cant help but feel a huge amount of optimism going into next season. The league has to be our priority next year - we have been far to inconsistent ever since 2010.
My list of things for the club to address this summer that will ensure we end up next year as champions:
1. Get rid of Ba and Torres. Sign a striker capable of leading the line and providing a focal point to our attacks. Is that asking too much? Oh how I miss drogs.
2. Renew JTs contract. He has been absolutely class this year and still has plenty to offer.
3. Let cole and lamps go. They have been great servants to this club but I regrettably feel the time is right for these two to move on. A coaching role for Lamps would be ideal.
4. Bring back Courtious to compete with Cech.
5. Sign a ball playing central midfielder to partner Matic.
As for Jose, I believe we would not have been nearly as successful without him this year. We truly had no right to be competing for the title up to this weekend and getting to the Semi finals of Europe given our striker problems this season. I do ask one thing of Jose though...please stop playing Brana at RB against the teams that sit back! His crossing is truly terrible.
All in all, taking emotions aside, looking back at this season we have progressed immensely. Looking forward to an interesting summer of world cup action (I will be cheering on Brazil and Belgium due the strong Chelsea contingent. Couldn't care less about England) along with the renewed optimism going into next season.
Going into next season
posted on 5/5/14
The Cech situation definitely needs managing carefully by the club. If we bring back courtious and make him first choice we have no guarantee that he will fit in and be suited to the premier league. It would therefore be a huge risk in selling Cech before we can see what courtious can do. I say let them compete for a year - just like Cech had to do with Carlo in his first season
posted on 5/5/14
Courtois is ready. Any doubts I had, and they were small, were eradicated with his saves,bravery and commandment of the box. He is the real deal as is Cech. Down to Chelsea to sort it out
posted on 5/5/14
We truly had no right to be competing for the title up to this weekend and getting to the Semi finals of Europe given our striker problems this season.
Do you really think you're some sort of Championship team? We were top of the league for ages with only Giroud to lead the front line. It's a shame that you believe the Mourinho narrative that you shouldnt be competing for the title. You're the richest club in England, you should definitely be near the top of the table.
posted on 5/5/14
comment by Psycho-Gooner (U7465)
posted 1 hour, 29 minutes ago
We truly had no right to be competing for the title up to this weekend and getting to the Semi finals of Europe given our striker problems this season.
Do you really think you're some sort of Championship team? We were top of the league for ages with only Giroud to lead the front line. It's a shame that you believe the Mourinho narrative that you shouldnt be competing for the title. You're the richest club in England, you should definitely be near the top of the table.
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Giroud has scores 22 goals this year. Hardly the same level of impotence as Torres and ba
posted on 5/5/14
We were top of the league for ages with only Giroud to lead the front line.
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This is a good point
posted on 5/5/14
I'd take Giroud at Chelsea this year over Ba, and Torres
posted on 5/5/14
But not Eto'o...
Plus Giroud had to play virtually every game so would've tired. At least we were able to rotate more often. I think we had better striking options this season.
posted on 5/5/14
Giroud and Eto'o would have been pretty good. Ba and Torres are just a joke. So much of our play depends on being able to hit straight balls from attacking midfielders into the striker to hold it up, and then for the striker to lay it off nicely. Non at Chelsea seem to manage that to a good level, I think Giroud would be able to.
posted on 5/5/14
comment by CSTP (U1453)
posted 2 hours, 1 minute ago
We were top of the league for ages with only Giroud to lead the front line.
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That was also at the time everyone else knew was because of the fixture list. once you had some difficult away games you folded as everyone knew you would.
posted on 5/5/14
comment by BringBackLukaku (U17880)
posted 7 hours, 26 minutes ago
comment by Psycho-Gooner (U7465)
posted 1 hour, 29 minutes ago
We truly had no right to be competing for the title up to this weekend and getting to the Semi finals of Europe given our striker problems this season.
Do you really think you're some sort of Championship team? We were top of the league for ages with only Giroud to lead the front line. It's a shame that you believe the Mourinho narrative that you shouldnt be competing for the title. You're the richest club in England, you should definitely be near the top of the table.
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Giroud has scores 22 goals this year. Hardly the same level of impotence as Torres and ba
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Maybe a tweak in tactics where the midfield was allowed to attack more and support the strikers could have yielded a better return for the strikers. Giroud's 22 goals is as much of a testament to our midfielders as it is to himself. I feel your midfielders are just far too talented to reduce the argument down to "we need a striker".