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It's Official

Chelsea midfielders let me know if I forget anyone:

Mikel, Van Ginkel, Lampard, Moses, Hazard, Mata, Oscar, De Bruyne, Schurrle and now Willian...

#overkill

Yes you did, Essien. ;)

Lampard has one season left, maybe two. Van Ginkel will probably be brought on as his future replacement, Moses will be loaned out to see if he can improve to the level required to be anything other than a squad player, Mikel is possibly on his way out, Essien probably only returned because no-one has made an offer for him contact will run down.

It's the end of one era (Lampard, Mikel, Essien), the start of another and a couple of speculative buys to avoid paying through the nose at a later stage. Is it a lot? maybe not. I think you could fairly describe some or all of Mata, Hazard, Oscar and Schurrle as attackers rather than midfielders if you so choose, or if you view the modern game as a squad game, then with Jose's 4-5-1 / 4-3-3 set up & a 25 man Champions League squad, 8 - 10 midfielders in a squad isn't overkill.
 
Blimey forgot Ramires as well!!!!! :o

PS not to mention the likes of McEachran and Piazon trying to break into the first team. You can't keep that many players happy and match fit/sharp...
 
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Blimey forgot Ramires as well!!!!! :o

PS not to mention the likes of McEachran and Piazon trying to break into the first team. You can't keep that many players happy and match fit/sharp...

Yes, me too, slightly embarrassing. :o I think both Piazon & McEachran are on season long loans so won't figure in this season's head count, it is difficult to keep that many happy, but if anyone can, The Happy One can!! :D
 
Do you think Mata will stay , how does Moses think he will get a game with that lot in front of him ?

I, like many others are concerned for Mata and do not understand his omission so far, but, great players in all teams will come and go and I, like many other Blue's, have to trust Jose and only at the end of season when we look back will those decisions become justified or not.
 
It's no secret Moses will possibly go to Liverpool for the season on loan, dependent on how things pan out at the bridge will depend on whether there's a spot for him or not to come back to.
 
It's no secret Moses will possibly go to Liverpool for the season on loan, dependent on how things pan out at the bridge will depend on whether there's a spot for him or not to come back to.
Possibly? It's been all over the Internet for the past 2 days! Good signing for us, he is a decent player.
 
I still think Arsenal will finish above Chelski this season.:thup:

Touch of heat stroke Sean ?;)

Yeh sorry we Sean, have u been on the cooking wine??

That's the easiest £10 I'll win this campaign ;)

OK technically speaking I lost the bet albeit by a mere 3 points.

Wasn't as easy as you all thought though right?

PM me your details Fish and I'll pop a tenner over to you, a bet is a bet (unless you wont double or quits 14/15 season):whistle:
 
PM me your details Fish and I'll pop a tenner over to you, a bet is a bet (unless you wont double or quits 14/15 season):whistle:

Oh no, I want it :smirk: I'm going to caress it, cuddle it and love it and then put it towards something BLUE :whoo:
 

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