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Maybe if we are proactive and start negotiations on January 1st instead of January 31st an immediate transfer might even be possible.

What's quite funny is that the same rating system (Sofascore) being used to slate Neto also shows that Fofana was the best defender ! Probably why All Barco guillotined the screenshot to only show the front seven LOL Josh fans ... look away 😇

Now that the transfer window has closed and Chelsea have lost their first match it’s open season for these journalists. From Estevao’s point of view he can stake his claim against Leeds tomorrow. Slow news week.

He will start and earn more at Liverpool & Utd for starters.

I can imagine being one of the only clubs with spare cash from the summer splurge we have the advantage of not needing to raise funds to buy. I see us getting a deal done in January, with him joining in the summer to beat off any competition (if there is any). Will probably still try to get him in January but I don't see Bournemouths stance changing.

I think it’s clear what Alonso wants to do imo. Until this team defends as a unit effectively I think we will continue to see 5 at the back.

Never seen such pointless energy wasted on a player. He’s a road runner with zero IQ. End thread.

Drogba was absolutely crucial in defending corners. He got the first header half of the time.

We see how the RCB acts when we are on the ball. That needs to be James. Saw Josh in Arsenal’s box on several occasions.

He’s sh*t.

vs Arsenal, Neto was the second worst Chelsea player on the pitch, just ahead of Fofana. He was poor defensively (which I struggle to have a go at him for as he’s a winger not a defender) and beyond wasteful going forward. Crossing was pathetic, passing and positioning were consistently poor and these are basics he should be excelling at in this system. I think for a lot of people (Not El Cheesey obviously) the thought of Neto far exceeds the actual ability of Neto. You picture a quick direct winger, you get an out of position, terrible touch, unable to cross, poor decision making wide man. Essentially the Madeira Madueke. The point is moot because at full strength he doesn’t start for us, he becomes the 4th choice RB (Palestra, Gusto & James) and 6th/7th choice attacking option (JP, CP, Rogers, Stevie, Quenda, Welbeck) and this whole thread can go to the Jackson graveyard.

Way more than 28 K at the Bridge. I’m not sure how many other clubs fiddled attendance figures to lower tax bills? They’re always been one man upmanship amongst fans; especially with youngsters. Can imagine conversations along the lines of “ Chelsea only had 28 thousand in for an important game. Come to Spurs, we get 35 thousand “ etc etc

What's your point exactly? You make it sound as if people saying neto is better than palmer in general which is obviously not the case but that doesn't mean palmer can not have a poorer game than neto. Take the arsenal game for example, while neto might not have a stellar game, he certainly had a decent game compared to other Chelsea players but your view is constant that he always played very poorly. You went hyperbole with praise for the player you like (or sexually attracted) and grossly criticize the player you don't fancy at every opportunity regardless of his performance. This only proves you're bias in your review. Just out of curiosity, do you have a thing for males? Because you seem to be the only one here who view at player in sexual way.

Blimey. I can't believe you have never seen Drogba play. And Jose kept subbing off Joe Cole until he started to get the defensive side of his role up to the level Mourinho required. And Duff always put in a big shift defensively whenever the opposition had the ball. Robben? You have a valid point there though.

@Mod Can we move this thread to the Tedious Repetitive Rehash section?

Seems to be 4-6 weeks. They'll bring him back.

Wake up, get out of bed. Count. I still have 10 fingers and 10 toes. The world hasn't ended, the dog hasn't pissed on the floor during the night and I haven't wet the bed for that matter. Life is good. A day to look forward to. Check in here. Back to bed.

I dont think they bring loans back if its just a tweak or pull and out for a few weeks, its usually if its more serious.

Is there any way of hosting some of the old CSR stuff on this forum somewhere, it would be great going back to the day Roman was rumored, when he was announced, that first few months of splurging on players etc... I remember being on the CSR when it all kicked of and it was a mental few months,

Looks like a hamstring? I wonder if the club bring him back to Cobham for treatment?

Dont agree with that, hes looking for consistency and understanding and we arent exactly swamped with fixtures, we need to settle partnerships as early as possible, I expect he`ll stick with the majority that started sunday, maybe Estevao and Baco in at most.

100% agree

Best attacker with checks notes zero shots on target and zero accurate crosses. Running fast in a straight line doesn’t mean a good performance. You may be easily fooled by someone looking busy, but watch and understand. Yes his opinion means less, watching the game via YouTube highlights means less than people that go to games and are engrained in the culture. He’s a fan, I can post thousands of tweets of people sh*tting on Neto’s performances. Maybe go and read the Garnacho thread and what I wrote about his performances at the time rather than making things up.

Reports Shankland could be out for upto 3 months, just as he was getting going as well.