Sarin Report post Posted August 4, 2015 Another one to VitesseNow THAT is interesting. He is still very young, 17 I believe. Club rates him highly. We have strengthened Vitesse a lot this year. From memory it is. Baker - central or attacking midBrown - striker or wingerNathan - wingerPantic - midfieldSolanke as another striker. At least he will have a few Chelsea players with him, and knows Baker / Brown very well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Khobar Report post Posted August 4, 2015 (edited) Walks like a duck, quacks like a duckRaheem Sterling?Edit: ah, sorry. Getting my 'I's' and 'U's' muddled. Doc says I have irritable vowel syndrome. Edited August 4, 2015 by Khobar Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bob Singleton Report post Posted August 4, 2015 Now THAT is interesting. He is still very young, 17 I believe. Club rates him highly. We have strengthened Vitesse a lot this year. From memory it is. Baker - central or attacking midBrown - striker or wingerNathan - wingerPantic - midfieldSolanke as another striker. At least he will have a few Chelsea players with him, and knows Baker / Brown very well. Not enough for them to avoid losing 0-3 to Southampton in the Europa League 3rd Qualifying Round. Let's see how they do in the return leg on Thursday at Vitesse. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Holymoly Report post Posted August 4, 2015 At the end of last season I was dreaming of Pogba and Bale and instead all we've achieved is to lose Cech. If we don't start like a train at the weekend the knives are going to be out all over the place. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Khobar Report post Posted August 4, 2015 Boom. I said a while ago we are a club that's a graveyard for strikers and I got shouted down. Maybe I should become an admin ;)Statistically, many clubs are a graveyard for strikers. It appears that something about the role makes a large amount of them unable to adapt to a new team. Much easier to say that a new striker is going to be a flop than a success I reckon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rob B Report post Posted August 4, 2015 Interesting decision re. Solanke, for two reasons. 1) Very suprised the club didn't keep him around until the end of the window to see how Costa's injury pans out and 2) It's a complete U-Turn on what Jose said back in April about it being important he stays with the squad next season. Went along the lines of there being two options and one of those options would be a mistake (loan to championship or abroad) and that he and RLC will stay with the squad and will never go out on loan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stim Report post Posted August 4, 2015 At the end of last season I was dreaming of Pogba and Bale and instead all we've achieved is to lose Cech. If we don't start like a train at the weekend the knives are going to be out all over the place.From what I've seen knives are already out and we haven't even kicked a PL ball yet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sleeping Dave Report post Posted August 4, 2015 Another one to VitesseIf anyone was in doubt over how much rubbish Jose spouts on a regular basis..."Next year Solanke has two ways to go. For me it would be a big mistake for him to go on loan to another team in England or Europe.Staying at Chelsea, training with the first team, having pre-season with the first team, sometimes covering the main strikers, and playing every week again for the U-21 and the U-18 - he would probably never need to go out on loan. He can just go step by step here, and in a couple of years he will be a first team player."Jose Mourinho, 25 April 201514 weeks later and he's shipped out on loan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chelsea'Til_IDie Report post Posted August 4, 2015 Not enough for them to avoid losing 0-3 to Southampton in the Europa League 3rd Qualifying Round. Let's see how they do in the return leg on Thursday at Vitesse.I think no one really expected Vitesse to beat a top-half EPL side. They were out of Europe as soon as they drew Saints.At the end of last season I was dreaming of Pogba and Bale and instead all we've achieved is to lose Cech. If we don't start like a train at the weekend the knives are going to be out all over the place.That's what happens if you don't win a single pre-season game.Interesting decision re. Solanke, for two reasons. 1) Very suprised the club didn't keep him around until the end of the window to see how Costa's injury pans out and 2) It's a complete U-Turn on what Jose said back in April about it being important he stays with the squad next season. Went along the lines of there being two options and one of those options would be a mistake (loan to championship or abroad) and that he and RLC will stay with the squad and will never go out on loan1) I doubt Solanke would've been a serious option: There's 3 strikers and a handful of other senior players (at least Oscar, Traore, Moses + Zouma) that need to get injured/banned for Solanke to even be considered. 2) Absolutely, but that's always been Mourinho. What did happen though: Vitesse became desperate for a striker and (not really news, nor surprising) Abraham took to the U21s like a duck to water. I doubt it was Mourinho's call in the end. It's just better for Solanke to be playing at a higher level than the U21s and it's also better for him to make way for the next players in the pipeline. If Mourinho wants to give someone meaningless minutes, there's enough other youth strikers around. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jones Report post Posted August 4, 2015 Solanke, who turns 18 during this season, seems to be offered an opportunity to be first choice striker for a top half team playing in Eredivisie. Training with good friends and playing for a manager who knows he has to please Chelsea.This surely is a great opportunity. Solankes impact on our first team was always going to be minimal this year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
