I don't know how Jese didn't work out at PSG. I once touted him for our 3rd striker/3rd winger position. I'm sure anyone coulda bought him for £20m this summer which is the same price PSG paid 12 months ago.

Ibime:


If you saw Essien and Makelele stats, you would assume Essien was the DM and Makelele was the B2B.

For a player like Matic, tackle is the last option while for Kante it's his first option due to his size and speed.

A player of Matics style seeing 3 defenders behind him and Kante never far from him, and with space under control will feel no need to tackle.

Not really, because Matic has doubled his tackling rate since he moved to Manyoo.

Also his tackling numbers in 14/15 were very high. The issue is that last season Matic was no longer required to make tackles because he had a different remit to 14/15 and now at United. Matic was expected to be the playmaker last season, except well....

Now he's back doing what he's good at so nobody is complaining. Back in 14/15 when he was doing the Kante role, nobody was complaining here either.

Chelseafan1:


If these screenshots do not answer your questions, then your case is not ordinary. I was having a clean convo with that guy b4 u jumped in with a totally irrelevant reply. We were clearly talking about what they did for their respective new teams not their previous teams.

If you want to argue what both of them did last season you are free too, but know that 'What did Man Utd break the transfer record for' is different from what did Pogba did in Man Utd last season. You are the one that brought the price into it, not me.

larride:


If you want to argue what both of them did last season you are free too, but know that 'What did Man Utd break the transfer record for' is different from what did Pogba did in Man Utd last season. You are the one that brought the price into it, not me.

Go to bed abeg.

Pogba was not signed for 89m to score goals, what was he signed for then? U dey tell me anoda thing, isn't that clear enuf for a jss1 student sef to understand?

He was like Pogba wasn't really signed to score goals and I can remember some of ur pple cursing him and wondering why ur club paid 89m for him, so, I decided to ask sekratus what exactly he was signed to do since it's not really goals. Na u enter convo with irrelevancies.

Ibime:
I don't know how Jese didn't work out at PSG. I once touted him for our 3rd striker/3rd winger position. I'm sure anyone coulda bought him for £20m this summer which is the same price PSG paid 12 months ago.

Jese is a popstar not a footballer. He was busy releasing music videos instead playing ball. He looked good today though, but it was Arsenal - and against a back line consisting of 3 fullbacks, 1 winger, and only one centre back - with a rightback at LWB. Arsenal made him look good today.

Chelseafan1:


Go to bed abeg.

Pogba was not signed for 89m to score goals, what was he signed for then? U dey tell me anoda thing, isn't that clear enuf for a jss1 student sef to understand?

Did you even watch Pogba when he was in Juve? Now you want to judge Pogba price tag on the amount of goals he scores? How many assists and goals does your midfield saviour Lord Kante had last season?

larride:


Did you even watch Pogba when he was in Juve? Now you want to judge Pogba price tag on the amount of goals he scores? How many assists and goals does your midfield saviour Lord Kante had last season?

Go to bed.

Chelseafan1:


Go to bed.

Maybe you should take the advice yourself, oh wait before you go, how many goals and assist does Lord kante had last season, I'm curious.

How did the great p*rnstar miss out on the popstar
Stars roll with stars

larride:


Maybe you should take the advice yourself, oh wait before you go, how many goals and assist does Lord kante had last season, I'm curious.

You are beginning to bore me really, we don't even need Kante to score goals, dt wasn't what we signed him for.

The reason he won the award of the best player in the League ahead of your Pogba is why we signed him and unlike you guys, we didn't have to spend 89m.

Nihilist:


Tell me about it bro.

That's why he had to go. We only needed one DM - Kunta Kante.

You mean like the FA cup final? or Against Manyoo at Old Trafford? or Against Spurs home and away?

Like I said then, Matic had very little defensive responsibility last season. His 1.5 tackle per game average last season compared to his 3 tackles per game this season tells the whole story. Kante and the CentreBacks should have freed Matic up, in exactly the same way he is now freeing Pogba up...but Matic only knows what to do when the other side have the ball. Give him the ball and watch bag of beans lumber around in confusion.

This is why he had to go. His skillset was no longer required. At least Fabregas still managed double Matic's assists and scored 5 league goals for us last season. And that's why Fabregas is still here.

This is a sweeping claim fam. If we needed one DM, then it's certainly Matic. Kante is a box-to-box destroyer, not a traditional DM.

There was no need fixing what never got spoilt, both players complemented each other.

Kanté and Matic weren't faced with the task of bridging the chasm of space I see each time it's Kante-Fab in our midfield.

Two man midfield isn't fantasy football where you have to stockpile your midfield with attacking midfielders.

Matic's skillset was no longer required yet Conte is still ruefully talking about his departure? Abeg talk another thing brother.

Griffon:


This is a sweeping claim fam. If we needed one DM, then it's certainly Matic. Kante is a box-to-box destroyer, not a traditional DM.

There was no need fixing what never got spoilt, both players complemented each other.

Kanté and Matic weren't faced with the task of bridging the chasm of space I see each time it's Kante-Fab in our midfield.

Two man midfield isn't fantasy football where you have to stockpile your midfield with attacking midfielders.

Matic's skillset was no longer required yet Conte is still ruefully talking about his departure? Abeg talk another thing brother.

If u where give an option to sell one and keep the other in the current Chelsea squard between KANTE & MATIC who will you sell?

Griffon:


This is a sweeping claim fam. If we needed one DM, then it's certainly Matic. Kante is a box-to-box destroyer, not a traditional DM.

There was no need fixing what never got spoilt, both players complemented each other.

Kanté and Matic weren't faced with the task of bridging the chasm of space I see each time it's Kante-Fab in our midfield.

Two man midfield isn't fantasy football where you have to stockpile your midfield with attacking midfielders.

Matic's skillset was no longer required yet Conte is still ruefully talking about his departure? Abeg talk another thing brother.

I thought at some point last season, based on the way Matic was playing, we all agreed we needed another player who isn't either Matic or Fabregas?

I want to believe we are not back to singing Matic's praises just cos of his sudden revival in a Man utd shirt abi u want the archeologists of this great thread to start their job?

We all agreed we needed to replace Matic as we wouldn't want him to face the likes of Barca, Madrid and Bayern.

Atleti ready to bid £41m plus £9m add-ons for Costa but Chelsea asking for £60m. Nna, let's not get too greedy here, that amount is enough.

Make we try sign Mahrez jare!

Chelseafan1:


I thought at some point last season, based on the way Matic was playing, we all agreed we needed another player who isn't either Matic or Fabregas?

I want to believe we are not back to singing Matic's praises just cos of his sudden revival in a Man utd shirt abi u want the archeologists of this great thread to start their job?

We all agreed we needed to replace Matic as we wouldn't want him to face the likes of Barca, Madrid and Bayern.

We all wanted an upgrade, not because Matic wasn't good but because just like Oliver Twist, we wanted more.

I have never looked down on Nemanja, I know the stuff he is made of. Even when you all were on his neck, I knew dude still had that A-game in him.

There is no 'going back to praising him' for me. I have always maintained that the Serb is good and must not be shipped to a direct rival.

Ibime:
Atleti ready to bid £41m plus £9m add-ons for Costa but Chelsea asking for £60m. Nna, let's not get too greedy here, that amount is enough.

What are the club looking to achieve with all this shemozzle?

Make them sell the tout and focus on other pressing issues na.

Take that £41m + Matic's money and sign fucking Belotti.

Let's pepper EPL with a front 4 of Hazard,Morata,Belotti and Pedro

A RW or CF(depending on whether Conte wants 4-3-3 or 4-2-4)
A left back
A CM

And we are good


Andreas Christensen actually means we don't need a DM,CM is the koko......Tolisso still hurts mehn,Seri still dey sha

Griffon:


We all wanted an upgrade, not because Matic wasn't good but because just like Oliver Twist, we wanted more.

I have never looked down on Nemanja, I know the stuff he is made of. Even when you all were on his neck, I knew dude still had that A-game in him.

There is no 'going back to praising him' for me. I have always maintained that the Serb is good and must not be shipped to a direct rival.

The bolded is cool then.
Apparently, Roman wanted to please him hence his move to Man utd.

spartacus11:

If u where give an option to sell one and keep the other in the current Chelsea squard between KANTE & MATIC who will you sell?

I would only be faced with these options if both players had similar style of play.

They are different players, so I'll keep both.

Honestly, I expected Conte to switch to a highly structured 3-5-2 formation this season, with Kante, Matic and Fabregas having their roles distributed evenly among a destroyer, a supporting passer, and a creator.

This configuration could have seen us address lingering issues like being at numerical disadvantage when up against a well drilled side, lacking creativity from deep and being dominate.

A shot at that with Kante, Bakayoko and Fabregas, with Hazard and Morata up front won't be bad either.

larride:


2015/2016 that he was among FIFA Pro XI
All comp
Played - 49 matches
Goals - 10
Assist - 15
Chance created - 79

You want more?

Hope you are aware he played four seasons there and not one?

Nihilist:



Let me just get this clear, Bakayoko needs to equal 7 assists and 1 goal this season, and you will buy me a pair of Airmax sneakers?

Nihilist my man

This is the craziest tweet I've seen the whole year:

"See how the ref is explaining to Pogba that if he was a Chelsea player he would have gotten a second yellow" — FOLLOW BACK (@iam_zuby)

Nihilist:


Jese is a popstar not a footballer. He was busy releasing music videos instead playing ball. He looked good today though, but it was Arsenal - and against a back line consisting of 3 fullbacks, 1 winger, and only one centre back - with a rightback at LWB. Arsenal made him look good today.

Not true.Jese would have been a star at Real Madrid had it not been for the injury he sustained against Schalke 04 in the 2014 UCL round of 16. Dude never recovered his form after that injury.

Biko make una draw una match today or no lose.

Chelseafan1:


The bolded is cool then.
Apparently, Roman wanted to please him hence his move to Man utd.

How Chelsea fans are saying another thing this season is what I don't understand...
Most of us all agreed matic was not making us proud last season...
Matic flaws was not exposed due to the fact that we were not playing many games
And selling Matic to man u is a win win situation for both teams ..without being sentimental they were the only one willing to pay 40m£ .. The fact that he was playing well for another team does not mean he was better.. Sanchez was not playing well at Barça
Here is Chelsea mistake
We bought bakayoko from Monaco with injury and Chelsea knew he won't be playing few games, why sell Matic so soon without any replacement.. If bakayoko is available we wouldn't be saying all we are saying

This is where I respect mourhino.. See the way he replaced Rooney and Co... Anytime he does not need a player again he will just buy someone to compete him and continue using both players .. So you will decide yourself if you want to stay or compete

Also don't let us fail to look at things from business perspective.. It's all about money most times.. Same reason we haven't signed belloti ( whom I think he adapt faster than Morata)

Griffon:
Honestly, I expected Conte to switch to a highly structured 3-5-2 formation this season, with Kante, Matic and Fabregas having their roles distributed evenly among a destroyer, a supporting passer, and a creator.

This configuration could have seen us address lingering issues like being at numerical disadvantage when up against a well drilled side, lacking creativity from deep and being dominate.

A shot at that with Kante, Bakayoko and Fabregas, with Hazard and Morata up front won't be bad either.

I would love to see him using this formation too, but we can't put egg in one basket, not good for fatigue
We have like 4 competition to play and we don't have players in excess using 352 means only few players will be on bench (midfield) willian and Pedro only..

Odunharry:
Biko make una draw una match today or no lose.

How the match take concern you?

MY PREDICTED LINE-UP.

Courtois.


Azpi., Luiz, Rudiger.



Moses, Kante, Christensen, Alonso




Willian, Morata, Boga

Singapore1:

I would love to see him using this formation too, but we can't put egg in one basket, not good for fatigue
We have like 4 competition to play and we don't have players in excess using 352 means only few players will be on bench (midfield) willian and Pedro only..

The need to work on squad depth.

Skimpledawg:
How the match take concern you?

Oga na ur concern too if I want Shekpe to draw or win.