1 minute ago, RIP Mourinho said:

Nations league haha

Rice took England to a Euro final, World cup semi and took a bang average West Ham team into Europe. Hope this helps.

Won jack sh*t, Zakaria is 3 times the player and 10 times the player of your own RLC HAHAHAA

6 minutes ago, Gol15 said:

Won jack sh*t, Zakaria is 3 times the player and 10 times the player of your own RLC HAHAHAA

You're so intimidated by English player aren't you lmao just say you're a xenophobe and move on

43 minutes ago, Bob stark said:

I think the obvious name is Rice. But I only watched him for England, so not sure I have the complete picture of rice

 

Ah I misunderstood and thought you meant we could get a better DM for 28m

Yes I'd want Rice. I don't think we need Zakaria either if we get Rice. 

4 minutes ago, RIP Mourinho said:

You're so intimidated by English player aren't you lmao just say you're a xenophobe and move on

OMG IM SO SCARED THAT WEST HAM IS GOING DOWN HOW CAN I POSSIBLY RECOVER

2 minutes ago, bisright1 said:

Ah I misunderstood and thought you meant we could get a better DM for 28m

Yes I'd want Rice. I don't think we need Zakaria either if we get Rice. 

Zakaria is much better than Rice. And much cheaper.

I mean Zakaria did have some hype around him before signing for Juventus, so he wasn't some low level player. He was very good apparently, so if that form continues at Chelsea then he will be a useful addition. 

28 minutes ago, Gol15 said:

Rice eliminated England from the Nations league top group and is on course to eliminate West ham from the PL LMAO

Hmm, nobody care about nations league. 

Furthermore how West Ham or England fare really does not matter.

5 minutes ago, Bob stark said:

Hmm, nobody care about nations league. 

Furthermore how West Ham or England fare really does not matter.

You know what also doesn't matter? Starting talking about Rice in another thread. Take it to the transfer rumors nobody cares, Zakaria had a great match that Rice can only dream of.

1 hour ago, Bob stark said:

I think the obvious name is Rice. But I only watched him for England, so not sure I have the complete picture of rice

 

For £28 million? We’d really struggle to get anyone better than Zakaria for £28 million.

23 minutes ago, BedfordBlue said:

For £28 million? We’d really struggle to get anyone better than Zakaria for £28 million.

I think the argument would be that if we signed a Rice, then we don't need a Zakaria.

1 minute ago, bisright1 said:

I think the argument would be that if we signed a Rice, then we don't need a Zakaria.

I think the state of our midfield options at the moment shows we could definitely do with both. Its been neglected for far too long.

The thought of upgrading Jorginho with Rice really has got Gol shaking lmao

36 minutes ago, RIP Mourinho said:

The thought of upgrading Jorginho with Rice really has got Gol shaking lmao

Another one of your fantasies, your desperate fanaticism of Rice is so cringe you must bring him up in every midfielder's thread now I feel sorry for you, for real...

Have been very impressed with what I have seen from Zakaria. Massive upgrade on what we have had last few seasons and would be happy to see him become a permanent signing and save us spunking huge sums on Declan Rice.

 

1 minute ago, Gol15 said:

Another one of your fantasies, your desperate fanaticism of Rice is so cringe you must bring him up in every midfielder's thread now I feel sorry for you, for real...

Don't think i've mentioned him in a while, just hilarious watching your arse fall out whenever Jorginho is criticised or we plan to upgrade him with Rice.

Didn't you mention him first here to laugh at him?

7 minutes ago, Nibs said:

Have been very impressed with what I have seen from Zakaria. Massive upgrade on what we have had last few seasons and would be happy to see him become a permanent signing and save us spunking huge sums on Declan Rice.

 

I think we need both him and ANO, preferably Rice in my opinion. Our midfield is massively lacking, it needs a complete overhaul and rebuild. 

4 hours ago, dkw said:

Always go back to Madrid getting rid of Makalele when people say this, or us selling De Bruyne, Salah etc.  Just because a club is willing to let a player go doesnt automatically mean they are rubbish.

Couldn’t have put it any better we seem to have some fans who think we are above certain players because their names aren’t being talked about as the next big shiny player.

We have been burnt so many times by hyped players with big reputation maybe we need more Zakaria who comes in wants to prove himself and actually look like he wants to be here.

2 hours ago, enigma said:

I mean Zakaria did have some hype around him before signing for Juventus, so he wasn't some low level player. He was very good apparently, so if that form continues at Chelsea then he will be a useful addition. 

Hyped going to Juve maybe but definitely got hype coming here he was a afterthought at the end of the transfer window for us because we missed out on Alverez from Ajax.

19 minutes ago, dkw said:

I think we need both him and ANO, preferably Rice in my opinion. Our midfield is massively lacking, it needs a complete overhaul and rebuild. 

There is absolutely no reason why we would need Rice. He doesn't offer anything against top teams and doesn't offer anything against low block teams that park the bus either.

5 hours ago, dansubrosa said:

So you don’t want Zakaria to stay around as a squad player?

Depends.

I need to see more than 3 good games, and more importantly where are Kante, RLC, and Gallagher going? 

5 hours ago, ducavis said:

Same Juventus got rid of Kukulevski, Romero & Bentacur. 

We should be keeping an eye on Juve, if they hold a fire sale wouldn’t mind raiding them for Chiesa & Locatelli 

Romero came from Atalanta, Kulusevski has 1 goal all season and as for Bentacur, he's much like Zakaria where we shouldn't be aspiring to that level of quality to be a nailed on starter. 

4 hours ago, dansubrosa said:

Also he managed to dribble his way out of 3/4 players pressing him! That really impressed me and felt like it showed a glimpse of his potential. I feel he could become a very good all rounder midfielder.

 

4 hours ago, RIP Mourinho said:

If this is apparently the bare minimum I'll happily take it. 

Going to need to see a lot more and particularly in the attacking end. 

We shouldn't be slapping a permanent contract when Ruben is a prime example of how things can go tits up. And before people use Ruben's injury as an excuse, our midfield was in a dire state at the time under Sarri and Ruben, much like Zakaria now, is only looking good because he was the only decent thing available. 

 

 

Chelsea fans have a knack of getting suckered in when players do the genuinely bare minimum that is required of them. Again, I will not forget Ruben Loftus-Cheek under Sarri. 

29 minutes ago, RIP Mourinho said:

Don't think i've mentioned him in a while, just hilarious watching your arse fall out whenever Jorginho is criticised or we plan to upgrade him with Rice.

Didn't you mention him first here to laugh at him?

Funny how you tend to bring your idol everywhere but he's actually so irrelevant... 

5 minutes ago, Sconnie Blue said:

 

 much like Zakaria now, is only looking good because he was the only decent thing available. 

 

He's a quality option for less than 30m. If the club is offering Kante a new 3 year deal while he has been injured for all this time, this should be a no-brainer.

7 minutes ago, Gol15 said:

There is absolutely no reason why we would need Jorginho. He doesn't offer anything against top teams and doesn't offer anything against low block teams that park the bus either.

Spot on

Just now, dkw said:

Spot on

Keep dreaming that Rice is better... 

1 minute ago, Gol15 said:

He's a quality option for less than 30m. If the club is offering Kante a new 3 year deal while he has been injured for all this time, this should be a no-brainer.

Off the back of 3 good games?