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You are absolutely right. If we want to go forward we need the best signings available. I think Morata and Bakayoko are just that.

Ox has been the best promising english player for 5 years now under the soft wing of professor Wenger. Where did it get him? Squad rotation player.

 
Zeta said:
Chamblerain isn't an upgrade though. If we want to challenge for the PL again and hold our own against the best teams in the CL, we need players better than Moses and Oxlade-Chamblerlain.
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What we need and what we can get are two different things.  It would be nice if we had a 400m budget, but we don't.  What player, that is available for a reasonable price, is out there that we can realistically get?  Moses and Ox (if we were to get him) on the right isn't even that bad.

 
Zeta said:
Chamblerain isn't an upgrade though. If we want to challenge for the PL again and hold our own against the best teams in the CL, we need players better than Moses and Oxlade-Chamblerlain.
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Right not good enough...Let's just grab Marcelo Alaba and Sadio mane problem solved 

 
Michael said:
What we need and what we can get are two different things.  It would be nice if we had a 400m budget, but we don't.  What player, that is available for a reasonable price, is out there that we can realistically get?  Moses and Ox (if we were to get him) on the right isn't even that bad.
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I don't know, I don't have a global team of highly paid scouts, but I can't believe that Oxlade-Chamberlain is really the best the premier league champions can get.

 
I just can't understand how some of you expect a Man U or Real type buying spree...were just simply not going to build the kind of depth that Bayern or real have in one summer we don't spend that kind of money 

 
Zeta said:
I don't know, I don't have a global team of highly paid scouts, but I can't believe that Oxlade-Chamberlain is really the best the premier league champions can get.
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Yes, but like I said, we can't just go and pick out two or three of the world's best RWB's and be done with it.  At this point there are no world class players that are available, and even if they were they would be costing us 60-70m easily.  Ox may not be the best RWB in the world, but he's still a good option and he's semi-available.  I'd rather us get him in than get nobody in at all.

Plus being the EPL Champions doesn't have the same pull as it used to.  We've lost out to some quality players already because sadly money talks right now.  I don't agree with it, but this is the world we are in right now.

 
RM Barca MU and PSG are the onl 4 clubs for which money is no object. Even Bayern doesn't spend like thieves they've got a great system and most of their players have been homegrown

 
BleedChelseaBlue said:
I just can't understand how some of you expect a Man U or Real type buying spree...were just simply not going to build the kind of depth that Bayern or real have in one summer we don't spend that kind of money 
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I just can't understand how some supporters like yourself seem to believe we are skint ?! We're one of the richest clubs in the world that has won about 15 trophies in the last 12 years and we are the reigning champions of the richest league in the world and you are bewildered by fans that think we should have a full and strong said to deal with the next season ? Supporters expect what we need 

we have lost terry ivanovic zouma and chalobah matic Costa Mikel oscar from this time last year.

 
I Am Gay 4 Diegod said:
I just can't understand how some supporters like yourself seem to believe we are skint ?! We're one of the richest clubs in the world that has won about 15 trophies in the last 12 years and we are the reigning champions of the richest league in the world and you are bewildered by fans that think we should have a full and strong said to deal with the next season ? Supporters expect what we need 

we have lost terry ivanovic zouma and chalobah matic Costa Mikel oscar from this time last year.
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But it's not that easy as you can see we're willing to offer a world record for sandro and juve still won't budge 

 
I Am Gay 4 Diegod said:
I just can't understand how some supporters like yourself seem to believe we are skint ?! We're one of the richest clubs in the world that has won about 15 trophies in the last 12 years and we are the reigning champions of the richest league in the world and you are bewildered by fans that think we should have a full and strong said to deal with the next season ? Supporters expect what we need 

we have lost terry ivanovic zouma and chalobah matic Costa Mikel oscar from this time last year.
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Terry is about a year away from retirement, Ivanovic had a rapid decline in form, Chalobah is young and was probably never going to realistically break into our first team, Zouma is only out on loan and I think that will do him wonders, Mikel had run his race and Oscar didn't really suit our game plan.  Matic also had a dip in form, though I would rather he stay for the extra depth and Costa is obviously world class, but we replaced him with Morata.  Only Costa and, to a certain extent, Matic are major losses to the squad.

We do need more players, nobody is denying that fact, but we can't realistically expect to spend 300m on players, because with prices are these days and the players you all want to see come in, that's what it's going to cost us.  We've already spent 130m on three players, and getting in another 3 top class players is going to cost at least that again.

 
In the ideal world, we'd sign 6-7 'world class' players to replace half of the team. In reality, it won't happen. There are at least half a dozen clubs in Europe has an open cheque book to sign players, and retain star players. Those 'world class' players won't just turn up at Chelsea just because we could afford the transfer fee, there are sh1t loads other factors, playing the agent game the most obvious one. I think we will get 2-3 players for the depth, but don't hold your breath about the 4-5 'world class' players.

 
It isn't about buying 6 players that would be better than those we have.

It's about adressing the glaring issue that is our midfield depth and wingback competition if their form dips.

 
BleedChelseaBlue said:
I just can't understand how some of you expect a Man U or Real type buying spree...were just simply not going to build the kind of depth that Bayern or real have in one summer we don't spend that kind of money 
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Even Conte, our manager, thinks we should. We are not competing with these clubs yet probably because our revenue-levels are not there and we are strict with ffp.
 
I think the cover we need is LWB and cover for central midfield. I think with CBs and forwards we have enough.

Re the money we cannot always expect RA to keep on bankrolling us though the mgt team will know Conte won't stay unless he gets most of his needs met. There is always a balance and I will be surprised if we do not strengthen before the transfer window closes.

 
Does anybody feel the starting XI is good enough right now to retain the league this season ? 

Courtois 

luiz 

cahill 

azpi

moses 

alonso

kante

bakayoko

hazard 

pedro

morata 

I really can't see it I feel like city are going to walk it this year now they've got world class Wb's .. 

if we added a Sandro or an Alexis I think you could say confidently we're going to be  better this year but at the min I can't help feel pessimistic:( 

 
At full strength our best (current) 11 is a very strong side, and if we can add Sandro then it's more than capable of retaining the title.  The issue is we won't be able to play our full strength team every week, and as it stands we are lacking a lot of depth.  That is the major concern for most.

 
I don`t get some people here, it`s like they give the money. What exactly you want, Chelsea to be like Arsenal ?

Of course the board promise Conte big signing, otherwise he would not become Chelsea manager at first time.
We was sacking everyone, and finished 10, without CL football, who exactly would want to lead us and become our manager?

Conte grab huge risk there, and he make us Champions, Tell me 1 other name, that would want to come here in the situation we was ? Probably someone who doesn`t care about reputation, he will come, take big money compensation, from the sack he will get, and that is.

Marina Emanalo fu**** 2 windows in a row 2015 and last year, they should be in Conte debt till life.

He save their a***.

Conte said many times our squad is thin. And from the winter till now the board sell exactly 12 with Solanke(tho he not played for us).

And that in a season, when we didn`t play in the CL.

And what the f*** Conte will think about our squad now ?

Morata is not f*** upgrade on Costa, he may never will be. And no way he won us so many points, like Costa did. I don`t see other real upgrade, cause Bakayoko is injured, as well as Hazard. So till mid september, our squad will be with less qualities for sure.

And you got to buy how much you need. When you sell 11 players, then you have to be ready to buy atleast 11 new.

You can`t sell 11 players and bring 4 and said we can`t buy 5 or 6 more.

Then why the f*** sell all the player, that could be used?

And stop with this b.c. money talks, cause untill now, we are not give anything. This is the money from the players we sold.

We sold players for almost 150m. pounds, And we are about to sell Matic and Costa for probably 80m. pounds or even more.

We are Champions of England, and we get high profit as well, and even higher cause we will be back in CL.

So i don`t see why not give Conte what he want. No one is saying we will spend every season so much money.

But when you will get more then 230m. only from sold players, and the board could give 100m. more, so Conte to build superb squad to defend the PL title and be a factor in Europe.

When you build once a good team with players in age 22-26 years old, there won`t be need to spend big in every summer. You will only correct minor things.

We should have beat City for Walker and Mendy, cause they are players, that are high class and young 23 and 27y., and can work for you atleast for 5 years, while Mendy for 8 or 9.

 
I Am Gay 4 Diegod said:
Does anybody feel the starting XI is good enough right now to retain the league this season ? 

Courtois 

luiz 

cahill 

azpi

moses 

alonso

kante

bakayoko

hazard 

pedro

morata 

I really can't see it I feel like city are going to walk it this year now they've got world class Wb's .. 

if we added a Sandro or an Alexis I think you could say confidently we're going to be  better this year but at the min I can't help feel pessimistic:( 
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Agree with your post, however i'm not sold on City's wingbacks, both Mendy and Walker aren't great defensively. 

Like most I think that with Kante and Bakayoko in midfield who lack natural creativity, I think our wingbacks are going to be key to any success we have. Alonso has never convinced me defensively however going forward he has a good cross and does score occasionally, but Moses lacks defensively and going forward he always seems to fail to put a good cross in or he picks the wrong pass. I think Conte's immediate concern - aside from strengthening in midfield - should be to bring in better wing-backs especially as in both positions there isn't a natural replacement for either. I haven't seen much of Alex Sandro but judging from Juventus' defensive record he must be decent 

 
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