The feck are Arsenal thinking?
Chelsea 2017/18 thread - FA Cup Champs, League chumps
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Indeed. I would agree if we had a replacement ready for him, but i am not sure of it.
The only logic is that they can't get any money from him from abroad so they're opting to sell to a rival because they need the cash.
Yeah, it should be like this. Still a silly move though.
They've only spent 50m.
Surely they don't need cash?
Probably want to balance the books, Arsenal have been careful with money since moving to the Emirates.
Then I don't understand this transfer if it isn't for financial reasons.
Probably because he doesn't want to renew at this point?
Don't expect them to get anything at Wembley.
Well, they are gonna be without Cahill, Fabregas, Pedro, Costa and Hazard.
It could get messy for them imo, especially if Spurs take the lead early.
Agreed. Hazard is the focal point of their attack. They only look like half a team without him.
We have a massive squad, need to let few players go before we can even think of bringing anyone in.
Though there are others I'd sell before ox like Walcott, Campbell etc.
After reading the posts I though Sanchez is going to Chelsea and I was really scared. Then I browsed back to find it is the Ox 
Ox is hardly a solution to Chelsea's problems.
Maybe they should just try to offer Costa hell lot of money and soothe his ego and get him to help them till January.
Maybe they should just try to offer Costa hell lot of money and soothe his ego and get him to help them till January.
I think we will score goals so I don't see that being the problem, its midfielders and wing backs we lack.
And that's why you would need to outscore the opposition many a time.
Why would Costa be a solution to our problems? We already have two strikers, and Morata was excellent in his first game. Ox provides cover in the places we need it.
Yes, technically Costa could spend the first half of the season running up to the world cup just sitting on the training pitch.
Ferguson cut ties with his top players numerous times. Why do people see this as an issue with Conte?Dropping and attacking one of the worlds best strikers is absolutely bonkers. Deserves to lose his job for that alone
People also seem to complain about player power at the club. About time the manager makes his own decisions.
The Costa situation is complete farce.
The club is in turmoil at the moment.
The club is in turmoil at the moment.
He's acting like an idiot and the club are just dealing with it. Not sure how this counts as turmoil to be honest. The only reason people are getting all melodramatic is because we lost an unexpected game.
Listening to his interview, along with Azpilcueta, it seems there are issues within the dressing room.
The Costa situation doesn't look like being resolved and he seems a popular character in the dressing room. Terrible situation to be in in my opinion.
When Ferguson cut ties with top players, he usually had a backup plan without the star player.
Conte haven't at the moment. After losing Lukaku battle against us, they had a panic buy for Morata.
Although Morata isn't a bad backup plan, he isn't PL proven, or anywhere proven.
Not only that he sold Matic to his biggest rival.
Two transfer mistakes in a season can be disastrous. Just like one sublime signing can turn things around, Conte did the exact opposite.
Issues in the Chelsea dressing room? That can't be right. I thought that was all Jose's fault. That's what the press and the pundits said anyway...
Wasn't it revealed that, in recent years, Chelsea's top brass had a policy of not allowing managers to hold too much power? I'm not a fan of Conte's but this policy might make him struggle.
After reading the posts I though Sanchez is going to Chelsea and I was really scared. Then I browsed back to find it is the Ox
Same
SAF is Manchester United..
Conte has been at the club 5 minutes.
That's the difference.
Do not compare Conte to SAF. SAF had replacements ready to go, whenever he would cut ties with a player.
Mata? Check
Lukaku? Check
Mourinho? Check
Matic? Check
Title? We will have that from you too. Thanks
Enjoy Europa League next season! Thursday nights are great..
The club supposedly in talks with Oxlade-Chamberlain and Sergi Roberto. Decent signings if this also includes Drinkwater
Yep, Conte behaved like a prat here. Should have involved the club.
Its exactly the kind of game that they will probably end up scraping a 2-1 win knowing Chelsea.
Have to agree with this. Losing a game 3-2 after being down to 10 and then 9 men is no reason to panic. The injuries and suspension aren't ideal and I suspect you'll lose to Spurs. That said, you really need to sign some players in the next 2 weeks. Your depth is shocking.
Yep, completely agree with all of that. If the window closes without several new signings I'll probably jump on the panic train.
What's the reported fee for Ox? And more importantly, where will he fit in for Chelsea? This signing reeks of "squad depth" to me.
Isn't it squad depth that people are complaining about?
Signing players who aren't really that good for squad depth doesn't usually work out very well, feel like we've done it numerous times. They'd be better off signing a genuinely quality player rather than someone who will probably underwhelm most of the time