eemtij SG Reports have it that it is almost certain that Michael Ballack will join Chelsea after this season. It will make Chelsea's midfield one of the best around : Lampard Makelele Essien Ballack Gudjohnson So what if we have enough...........
Gasfene SG other teams go for best 11 with some good subs. Chelsea go for best 22. I feel that manutd should buy ballack. They need a good central midfielder ever since roy keane left. If they can buy ballack from right under the nose of jose mourniho, it will deal a huge blow to chelsea. btw i am neither a manutd nor chelsea fans. Of the two, i rather support chelsea. this is just my point of view.
eemtij SG I think it was mentioned not too long ago that ManU was interested in Ballack. He will be a free agent and he can decide where he wants to go and not his club. ManU MAY steal Ballack from under Chelsea's nose. Ballack may be using Chelsea to improve his pay packag cos any club that wants to sign him would probably need to be close to what Chelsea can offer which is a lot.
The man who was death SG I think it would be good for van bommel if he goes to bayern to replace ballack
the Bear SG i wonder who they will get rid of to take him in? because sooner or later, the bottom line is going to break Chelsea... they are going to pay him 121,000 pounds a week... sometimes, i fear for the football world when things like that happen...
stellazio SG seriously.i duno why are we paying so much for a 29 soon to be 30 years old. yes he does have the marketing factor,but to give him a salary more den lampard and terry is rubbish..
Parka SG Have you seen him play before? That guy is like one of the best midfielder around, technically. Definitely better than Lampard in ALL areas. What's so amazing about him would probably be his accurate passing/crossing with either left or right foot.
babymac13 SG Used to see him as one of best midfielders in europe, but now i think I have a second thought. Too $$$ orientated
stellazio SG of course i have seen him play before..his goalscoring record speaks for itself.. but when chelsea came up against bayern munich last year,it is obvious who shone brightest.. ballack is not reknowned for his crossing but his goalscoring and his headers.. but still i would not buy a player and give him wages exceeding that of the top 2 players who play their hearts out for chelsea each game.. 90k should be the limit..unless john terry and lampard salary rise again..
eemtij SG Agree that Ballack is a good player but I guess professional footballers know what it is like to be paid more or less than one another. SWP, Carlton Cole and Duff are paid $$$$$$ for sitting on the bench more than actually playing. Anyway, dun feel right that Ballack may be paid so much. Only reason why Chelsea is willing to pay that much is that he is on free transfer.
JLennon SG can you fault him for being money-minded? life of a footballer is short. make the most out of it. with all other factors being equal, the one offering the largest carrot tips it.
JLennon SG just imagine sustaining a ham string injury and be out for three weeks and earn half a million pounds.... sun is smiling down on ballack.
JLennon SG i doubt it. at most no match bonuses but surely not as a result of injury. moreover that will be a wrong signal to send to your players cos a lot of them will try to rush their treatment.
dragg SG chelsea is really spoiling the market by paying such a high salary. he is now the highest paid player in EPL.
miss_soojung SG I'm back Sorry for going AWOL for so long ... 'nurturing' a new Chelsea fan Thanks for holding fort in my absence, Co-Mod
