Chelsea thread 2012/2013 season

[Syth]

Some team you will have next season if you get Schurrle and keep De Bryune..

 

[Outlaw]

Seems we've closed the deal for German winger/striker Andre Schurrle for £20m. I don't think I've ever seen him play though, but I hear good things.

What will happen to Kevin De Bruyne?

Is he part of this deal? or will he end-up in Dortmund?

Nobody knows.

From what I understand, Leverkusen don't want to sell Schurrle unless they get KDB on loan. Chelsea want to bring KDB back next season, but want Schurrle. Dortmund want to buy KDB to replace Gotze and they're obviously an attractive club to go to. We've heard nothing from Chelsea or KDB himself on it though so it's all rumour and guesswork at this stage.

Personally I'd be astonished if we sold KDB considering how successful he's been on loan. At worst we'll loan him out for another year.

Thanks mate; he should be given the opportunity next year, to be in the first team.

Hopefully, your new Manager can see him fitting into his team plans.

 

[bleed.blue]

We had this Benitez vs RDM disucssion in some other thread as well but continuing here.

When RDM left Chelsea, you had 24 points in 12 games in PL. (2 points per game)
Now you have 72 in 37, i.e. under Benitez you have collected 48 in 25. (1.92 per game)
Not much of a difference.

Between 12 August and 20th November, you played 21 games under RDM, a game every 4.76 days.
Between 25th November and 19th May, you would have played 48 games under Benitez, a game every 3.64 days.

RDM had a win %age of 52% while Benitez has a win %age of 56.5% in this season across all competitions.

Under RDM, you conceded 33 goals in 21 games (1.57 per game) while under Benitez, you have conceded 47 goals in 46 games so far (1.01 per game)

So, he has performed almost at par in PL, tightened up your defense and won a higher percentage of games while dealing with an immensely busy schedule.
#rafaout

 

[Castiel]

RDM had Fernando Torres as his only striker. A player he considered so ineffective he dropped in favour of Hazard as a false 9.

RDM won a FA Cup/CL double. Rafa lost two tournaments RDM had already taken us through to the end.

If Rafa goes to City, I'll be revisiting all of these statistical comparisons and ask how you feel about him at around Christmas.

 

[bleed.blue]

RDM had Fernando Torres as his only striker. A player he considered so ineffective he dropped in favour of Hazard as a false 9.

RDM won a FA Cup/CL double. Rafa lost two tournaments RDM had already taken us through to the end.

If Rafa goes to City, I'll be revisiting all of these statistical comparisons and ask how you feel about him at around Christmas.

1. How much better has Ba been for Chelsea in his time? 2 goals in 12 PL games if I am not wrong.
2. Are you seriously blaming Benitez for getting you out of CL? That was all RDM's doing. You were out before Benitez cam in. FA cup, a tired team lost to a much superior team, deal with it

Your season was in a downward spiral, you were conceding goals left, right and centre and Benitez fixed that.

 

[Pam]

Good luck to Rafa tonight. Hope his team does the business,

 

[nickson71]

Good luck to Rafa tonight. Hope his team does the business,

this all the way

 

[2sheikhs]

Good luck to Rafa tonight. Hope his team does the business,

this all the way

Benfica's manger is called Jesus and if he had a beard, he'd look like him. He'll be at a better club next season. Nailed on.

 

[the god Gerry Gow]

Good luck to Rafa tonight. Hope his team does the business,

this all the way

Benfica's manger is called Jesus and if he had a beard, he'd look like him. He'll be at a better club next season. Nailed on.

What are his teams like on crosses?

ps. Good luck to rafa

 

[2sheikhs]

this all the way

Benfica's manger is called Jesus and if he had a beard, he'd look like him. He'll be at a better club next season. Nailed on.

What are his teams like on crosses?

ps. Good luck to rafa

Don't mention that. It's a thorny issue.