Chelsea 2007 / 2008

eemtij SG

So here we go again into the 2007 / 2008 season.

What a year we had even though we did not manage to retain the the EPL for the 3rd year running. The Carling Cup and the FA Cup was the highlights and going into the UCL semis was another highlight.

Mourinho wants to concentrate on the UCL this coming season. WHat do you guys think?

eemtij SG

Player's Movement :

Coming In :

1. Steve Sidwell
Country : England
Role : Mid-field
Previous Club : Reading
$$$$$ - Free Transfer

2. Claudio Pizzaro
Country : Peru
Role : Striker
Previous Club : Bayern Munich
$$$$$ - Free Transfer

So who says we are big spenders.......

gangsterkillar SG

O.K , make it a quadruple year Chelsea .

Rock^Star SG

Pizarro and Sidwell can hardly be considered signings that can bloster Chelsea’s title hopes….

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ghimpheng SG

Alex too

dragg SG

chelsea need a creative midfielder.

stellazio SG

playmakers are a dying breed nowadays. Crying or Very sad

eemtij SG

Playmaker - David Beckham

I thought it was a good thing to drop him from the England squad. Made him a better player.

Maybe we can sign him........just a thought.

dragg SG

not in spain and italy.

Very Happy

Bontakun SG

Adding on from my post in 'Who do you think Chelsea should buy?', Sidwell and Pizarro are only stop gap measures when the African Nations Cup begins. Until the season starts, we will never know what Chelsea, or Mourinho, or Abramovich will want to get.

We can keep speculating, but they call the shots who enters Chelsea and who exits Chelsea.

stellazio SG

dun talk about the established playmakers. i can't think of much up and coming ones.

even from south america, where there've been numerous good playmakers over the years, it seems to be drying up. Neutral

innosaint SG

Guess they'll just hv to look into the 2 areas for future hopes of finding such a person/s.

eemtij SG

Let's see how the Chelsea first team plus subs will look without our African players :

GK - Cech, Cudicini

Left Back - A. Cole or Bridge

Right Back - Ferreira or Glen Johnson or Boulahrouz (if he is still round)

Central Defence - Terry, Carvalho

Midfield - Ballack, Lampard, Makelele, Diarra

Forward - J. Cole, Robben, Shev, SWP, Ben Sahar

Now with Sidwell and Pizarro added on. The team still looks good. The only notable weakness is our subs for the Central Defence.

red_amoeba SG

alex can slot in as centre back no?

I got feeling that chelsea will buy a defender - its really thin - and Mourinho is fed up with Ferraria & Bhoulaouz - who played a part in costing them the title.

its apparent the lack of funds - i mean no one in premier league even wanted Pizzaro and they went to buy albeit on a free. He's like 32? Why on earth buy a player at 32 when your Shevchenko is also 30+? The only young player is Kalou in the striker department.

Perhaps, they are buying time, to dong for the next season before splurging again.

stellazio SG

err, chelsea interested in daniel alves.. hope its through, but i know 1 thing.

mourinho likes defenders who can def, alves a brazilian, i not sure how he's defending standard is.zz.. Laughing

X-men SG

Overspent last year.. now no budget?? Twisted Evil

Patrik SG

Werder Bremen's Diego?

stellazio SG

he's inconsistent leh.

1st half of the season very impressive, 2nd half not so good. anyway i am quite skeptical about south americans in the epl. Laughing

Patrik SG

He is only 22,but he sure has the talent.
Yeah,south americans.In epl?(Think of Veron,Kleberson...)