Hello stranger

not as good as Remy

Costa
Remy
Bamford for next season

Would solve the midfield problem
Just get Courtois to hoof it passed everyone

Hello TBK

Remy and Drogba are both players that are not able to compete with Costa - it's evident from the games they have been chosen this season, and it's understandable why. As much as I like both and wished that they succeeded, this will not change over the summer.

Benteke and Bamford for next season

comment by TheChameleonProject (U1847)
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Would solve the midfield problem
Just get Courtois to hoof it passed everyone
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Bye bye Oscar. Welcome Pogba/whoever is of the required quality to play next to Matic.

I’m a big fan of Benteke, got a hat-tick last night I hear? No idea how he played though and he has been off the boil for a long time. I wanted us to sign him when we were going through the Torres mare but we have two competent strikers now and Benteke is too good and expensive for a third choice, we should either look for someone much younger or older, not a striker who deserves to be first choice at the likes of Liverpool or second choice at a top club. We may as well may our third choice a player from within and I’m happy with Remy as backup.

Mon the chels , total agreement .

As for Pogba , isn't he supposed to disruptive ?

im also happy with remy and costa.

Remy has been a great backup and has come up with goals when bought on late on several occasions. He does deserve a few more starts though. Tough predicament for Jose

So was Demba Ba tbh, and I really liked him, his goal scoring record in this league was great. However I'd much prefer a player that can challenge Costa for the first team spot, I think both Remy and Drogba have only had runs when Costa has been unavailable.

Remy has been an excellent backup striker, does the business whenever called upon and has an impressive goals per minutes played ratio this season.

Kev are you seriously still hating on Remy??

As for Benteke I really like him but he is constantly injured. He seems to spend more time injured every season than available to play.

Probably such a big reason that Villa struggle as they have the same problem with Vlaar.

Got to love people's views.

He's been utter dogshlt all season and he scores a hattrick against one of the poorest sides in the league so we should sign him.

Brilliant

Superb

Ba was an excellent backup striker with a great goals to minutes played ratio - however he was constantly looked over. Being constantly looked over by Mourinho really means one thing, he doesn't fancy you as a first team player. Ba was too good to be a backup, same with Remy. It will be naive to think that if Mourinho doesn't sell him off this summer, Remy would not want to leave.

That's why I believe that a player like Benteke should be looked at next to be bought in as backup, who then can provide a serious challenge for the first team spot, as he displays all of the attributes that Mourinho (and I do tbh) to play the lone striker role for Chelsea.

RVB

Not really - he has been struggling to come back up to speed from some serious and small injuries over the last two seasons. However when he does come back up to speed, he goes on excellent runs. However goals is not all it takes to be playing as a striker at Chelsea, else we would have stuck with Ba, or given Lukaku a chance as first team striker, or Remy would have played a lot more. The ability to be a great hold up player is vital to Mourinho's style of play, Benteke has always had that ability in abundance, despite what sort of goal scoring form he is in.

That's why I believe that a player like Benteke should be looked at next to be bought in as backup, who then can provide a serious challenge for the first team spot

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No way Kev, sorry.

The answer to a player with regular injury problems is not to bring in a backup player with even worse injury problems.

Check out Benteke's injury record in recent seasons. It's appalling.

Remy is an excellent backup to Costa and he pretty much always does the business when called upon. He'll get a good run in the side now in the absence of Costa and further prove his worth.

The ability to be a great hold up player is vital to Mourinho's style of play

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Kev that's such a stereotypical thing to say. It's like saying that Jose always plays defensive football.

Neither are true.

Jose's Inter, Porto or Real Madrid teams didn't necessarily have a hold up player.

As for Remy's hold up play, retention and distribution they are all very good.

I'm convinced that you don't actually watch Remy play and if you do you made your mind up about him long ago it seems.

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I hope he does go on a good run, we have already won the league in my eyes, but he can just make it mathematically so earlier, which I guess he has already helped towards with his last two goals. However I suspect that will not be enough to keep him here next season, unless he is happy to play 2nd or 3rd fiddle to Costa or whoever our new 2nd choice will be. I really have no attachment to any Chelsea players to cloud my judgement on what I think will be the next step to improve the squad. Hence why I'm talking about a new striker. That's why I think one option is Benteke, doesn't have to be him, but I believe he will be an excellent fit. Other options available, the risk on Benteke has the potential to pay of big time.

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Superb

There were newcastle fans talking about his hold up play last season, I think even article(s) made with some analysis behind it. If anything I believe you made up your mind from the moment we signed him.

Jose's Real Madrid was a bit on and off with a hold up player, depending on if he played Higuain or not, but then again he had a machine in Ronaldo to accomodate all his play around. But his Inter, Chelsea and Porto certainly based their game off a target man that can interplay with their advanced midfielders (Ibrahimovich, Militio, Drogba, McCarthy). I actually do watch us play every game, every minute, and I watched a lot of Inter and Real Madrid, which if you had you would not have made the statement above. A huge part of Mourinho's style of play has a strong target man contributing to it, not just someone average at best.

I watched a lot of Inter and Real Madrid, which if you had you would not have made the statement above.

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Actually I watched a lot of Real Madrid games as I was living in Spain for the entire time that Jose was Real manager and I can assure you they did not play a system with a hold up player. Certainly not as their main style of play.

They player a very fluid system that involved slick attacking players like Di Maria, Ozil and of course Ronaldo.

So as I mentioned above, it was on and off I agree it definitely was not their main style of play, and it was a very fluid counter-attacking style which inevitably involved Ronaldo being at the end of it. Suited Ronaldo to the tee.

And not a hold up player in sight

I wish we had Ronaldo

With Cesc playing behind him, Benteke will have no problem scoring goals

Mr C

Are you over Mata yet? Must be hard seeing him in form.

And why do you still hate Oscar?