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Romelu Lukaku’s (second) Chelsea debut will be against Arsenal on the 22nd of August.

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Amoto94:
Romelu Lukaku’s (second) Chelsea debut will be against Arsenal on the 22nd of August.

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While Athletic is reporting
Romelu Lukaku's transfer to #Chelsea is unlikely to be formally completed before this weekend’s fixture against Crystal Palace. [via @TheAthleticUK]

Sky sports are saying
Romelu Lukaku to #Chelsea is 'almost done' and 'should be announced in the next few hours'. Pictures of Lukaku at Stamford Bridge, with Marina Granovskaia and signing his contract 'are coming'. [via @SkyKaveh]

Last last them announce Lukaku on Sunday

Contacts between #Chelsea and Atalanta for Davide Zappacosta are 'concrete'. [via @AlfredoPedulla]

MercylessMercy:


You are trying to say Havertz couldn't have made that pass because he lacks such intelligence to make such

Na cruise lass lass

All of a sudden assist matter, at a point it will be the pre assist

Lol... Same person/people who rubbished Mount's assist in UCL final suddenly found havertz assist significant and worthwhile

The Irony is that Mount's assist was more difficult than havertz own oo

Na real cruise be this thread las las

nihilistjnr:


You would be doing the Lord's work!

Lol... I want to leave it for the elderly Sir

popizaino:


Just like RLC,CHO is about to serve you L that you wont be able to dodge. An obvious one.

Hehehe. Coming from someone who is carrying a big L over Ross Barkley. I thought that matter was already settled. Barkley has been transfer-listed

BlueRayDick:




How now?

ain't you tired of hearing bullshit about players must move to Barcelona or real Madrid to win balon d'or.

If Chelsea player wins balon d'or, that's will put nail on that nonsense talk.

That's why I wanted VVd for balon d'or that time after people started saying Ronaldo was robbed of balon d'or cos he left Madrid (which is the truth if you look at it)


Players with balon d'or ambitions shouldn't necessarily have to move to Madrid or barca.

MaziAlaye:

Can't remember what Nedved danced to win it in 2003 despite having lower stats than Henry... also can't remember zidane giving any dancing move to win it in 2006 despite having lower stats... Football is more than stats

that's why I said we need specific metric to pick balon d'or or we will continue to have robbing Peter for Paul situation.

For Me, im tired of balon d'or coming from influencial team in uefa.

Until we have that metric, jorginho or nothing.

NinjaMetahuman:
what is his stat in central midfield Na.
Post it.


Let's compare it with other central midfielder like kdb who were also at the world cup but didn't win Balon d'or for some reason you can tell me.

Kdb Did he even win the bronze ball at the world cup? What I was telling you is that the comparison is unfair, only posting the categories like interceptions and tackles that favoured jorginho over Modric rather than the whole thing, If I use the same metric in your pic for busquets and xavi, busquets would top it too

Kilishihunter:

Kdb Did he even win the bronze ball at the world cup? What I was telling you is that the comparison is unfair, only posting the categories like interceptions and tackles that favoured jorginho over Modric rather than the whole thing, If I use the same metric in your pic for busquets and xavi, busquets would top it too

oh

So it's about what the team won now? Not individual stat

NinjaMetahuman:
oh

So it's about what the team won now? Not individual stat

Do they give world cup golden ball to the countries or player

NinjaMetahuman:
that's why I said we need specific metric to pick balon d'or or we will continue to have robbing Peter for Paul situation.

For Me, im tired of balon d'or coming from influencial team in uefa.

Until we have that metric, jorginho or nothing.

Ballon d or is given by a team of journalists not UEFA bro, btw what do you consider as the metric for it being given to a player?

eitsei:
nothing is taking away that balon d'or from Messi not that I want to him to win it sha

and jorginho will be robbed.

I like Messi probably more than anyone else here but Coppa America is not enough to win balon D'or.

If Copa is enough, then AFCON should be in the debate too.

Kilishihunter:

Ballon d or is given by a team of journalists not UEFA bro, btw what do you consider as the metric for it being given to a player?

the most popular unwritten metric has always been(atleast in the last decade or so), that your team wins something tangible like UEFA champions league, world cup. And you have to be influencial in that team.

Kante can be considered most influential player in the team on the way to UCL trophy but since it all happened in the year that we have Copa and euro. Those were considered to and who is the next best thing if not jorginho?

The thing with Chalobah is that his versatility is very important. The dude can play wing-back, in all CB positions, and in midfield. That's like 7 positions he can cover in our setup.

NinjaMetahuman:
that's why I said we need specific metric to pick balon d'or or we will continue to have robbing Peter for Paul situation.

For Me, im tired of balon d'or coming from influencial team in uefa.

Until we have that metric, jorginho or nothing.

When last did Jorginho win MOTM let's start there

NinjaMetahuman:
the most popular unwritten metric has always been(atleast in the last decade or so), that your team wins something tangible like UEFA champions league, world cup. And you have to be influencial in that team.

Kante can be considered most influential player in the team on the way to UCL trophy but since it all happened in the year that we have Copa and euro. Those were considered to and who is the next best thing if not jorginho?

Well what I know is that it's being given to the best performing player in a calendar year span, Well on the trophies side you might be mostly right as he has won big trophies thrice but quick question bro was Jorginho the best performing player in either Italy or Chelsea?

Kilishihunter:

Well what I know is that it's being given to the best performing player in a calendar year span, Well on the trophies side you might be mostly right as he has won big trophies thrice but quick question bro was Jorginho the best performing player in either Italy or Chelsea?

jorginho is Chelsea's highest goal scorer on EPL.
And his passing stat is off the chart.

Chelsea didn't have best performing player in 2021.

MaziAlaye:


When last did Jorginho win MOTM let's start there

What does that have to do with anything?

Motm always favour goal scorers.

How many motm did Modric have in UCL when he won balon d'or.

Ronaldo with most motm didnt even win it.


By the way, jorginho was part of team of the tournament.

NinjaMetahuman:
jorginho is Chelsea's highest goal scorer on EPL.
And his passing stat is off the chart.

Chelsea didn't have best performing player in 2021.

Mount was awarded Chelsea player of the season, Kante's name was all over the place after the matches against real Madrid and man City, though both were not attackers, So what are you telling me bro? Even the goals he scored in EPL were penalties,

NinjaMetahuman:
What does that have to do with anything?

Motm always favour goal scorers.

How many motm did Modric have in UCL when he won balon d'or.

Ronaldo with most motm didnt even win it.


By the way, jorginho was part of team of the tournament.

Modric won that award courtesy of his performance in the world cup...

Kilishihunter:

Mount was awarded Chelsea player of the season, Kante's name was all over the place after the matches against real Madrid and man City, though he isn't an attacker, So what are you telling me bro?

mount was best player of the season cos he was the most consistent and he had more appearance then everyone else.
He isn't necessarily the best performing.

Kante didn't do well in Euro 2020.

Between Kante and mount, who is your best?

patrickmuf:
Modric won that award courtesy of his performance in the world cup...

but are there no players with motm in world cup?

Should we start using most motm as standard for balon D'or?

NinjaMetahuman:
but are there no players with motm in world cup?

Should we start using most motm as standard for balon D'or?

No, we shouldn't...But as for Modric, his outstanding performance in the world cup gave him an edge...The fact that he did it with Croatia was even more impressive.

patrickmuf:
No, we shouldn't...But as for Modric, his outstanding performance in the world cup gave him an edge...The fact that he did it with Croatia was even more impressive.

outstanding In what sense?

What did he do for Croatia that hazard and kdb didn do
Or mbappe and Pogba and Kante didn't do?

PSG will be lethal on corner kicks this season, with Marquinhos and Ramos being their starting CBs!!

NinjaMetahuman:
ain't you tired of hearing bullshit about players must move to Barcelona or real Madrid to win balon d'or.

If Chelsea player wins balon d'or, that's will put nail on that nonsense talk.

That's why I wanted VVd for balon d'or that time after people started saying Ronaldo was robbed of balon d'or cos he left Madrid (which is the truth if you look at it)


Players with balon d'or ambitions shouldn't necessarily have to move to Madrid or barca.

Ororo won his first Ballon D'or based on his performance at man utd na.

All those talks about not giving a player because he's not a barca or Madrid player na beer parlor talk. We've seen AC Milan player like kaka win it in the past......

If a player is deemed to merit it by majority of those doing the voting, then he will surely get it irrespective of the club he plays for.

Jorginho was not Chelsea's best player last season, neither was he Italy's best player at the Euros.....Jorginho winning the Ballon D'or will attract more criticism than Modric's own sef

NinjaMetahuman:
mount was best player of the season cos he was the most consistent and he had more appearance then everyone else.
He isn't necessarily the best performing.

Kante didn't do well in Euro 2020.

Between Kante and mount, who is your best?

So far the Chelsea awardees gave mount player of the season, that means they deemed him best for that time, Kante's performances bore more fruit than others in the later stages towards the UCL, Since you can't lay claim to jorginho being the best player in Chelsea, what about in Italy where he won the euros?

BlueRayDick:


Ororo won his first Ballon D'or based on his performance at man utd na.

All those talks about not giving a player because he's not a barca or Madrid player na beer parlor talk. We've seen AC Milan player like kaka win it in the past......

If a player is deemed to merit it by majority of those doing the voting, then he will surely get it irrespective of the club he plays for.

Jorginho was not Chelsea's best player last season, neither was he Italy's best player at the Euros.....Jorginho winning the Ballon D'or will attract more criticism than Modric's own sef

Lewandowski would have most likely won it last year if they didn't cancel the award

BlueRayDick:


Ororo won his first Ballon D'or based on his performance at man utd na.

All those talks about not giving a player because he's not a barca or Madrid player na beer parlor talk. We've seen AC Milan player like kaka win it in the past......

If a player is deemed to merit it by majority of those doing the voting, then he will surely get it irrespective of the club he plays for.

Jorginho was not Chelsea's best player last season, neither was he Italy's best player at the Euros.....Jorginho winning the Ballon D'or will attract more criticism than Modric's own sef

it's about football politics and media building a team up to serve as propaganda.

Pre Ronaldo and Messi era, we didn't have to worry about player being from a certain team to win balon d'or.
Even till after 2012, best players just wanna join teams that could guarante UCL trophy or be competitive in UCL.
One of the reasons hazard signed for Chelsea.

Now we have best players trying to ship themselves to Madrid cos media and politics have built them up as a team balon d'or player have to be if they want to be the best.

Madrid wining and Barca players winning balon D'or every year is not even helping matter.

Now we have situation whereby the likes of hazard mbappe think they need force their way to Madrid to be the best.
Imagine, mbappe still trying to join Madrid even when his current team has bigger chance of winning UCL than Madrid.

Despite Chelsea being UCL winner, if let's say halaand wants to chose a team today. Madrid and Chelsea are available, which team did you think he would chose.

Jorginho and ballon’dor in one sentence

NinjaMetahuman:
What does that have to do with anything?

Motm always favour goal scorers.

How many motm did Modric have in UCL when he won balon d'or.

Ronaldo with most motm didnt even win it.


By the way, jorginho was part of team of the tournament.

How many UCL MOTM did Kante get and how many goals did he score?
Btw Modric won 3 MOTM in 5games during the world Cup and he won 3 MOTM in UCL KO Stage...

Even if you're to measure with goals, Jorginho doesn't have a goal that isn't penalty this season so??