17-04-2015, 17:35
I suppose the benchmark has been set by Chelsea, big spenders yes, but generally their big signings live up to the hype, or have done recently!! Of the players you mention above I am not sure any of them would get into the Chelsea team at the moment with maybe the exception of Blind. I like ADM, he looked great to start with but as you say has faded. Falcao for me would be a waste of money, I don't think he is suited to English football at all.
The key to this summer will be the offer of Champions League football at OT again. Last season you were buying players with no CL on offer and to be fair a prospect of still being outside the top 4 this season as well. LVG has steadied the ship and has you firmly in the top 4, that is going to make it much easier to attract players. Of course its the opposite for Liverpool and I can see them struggling to get the players they need and losing Sterling in the process. Sterling to OT???
The key to this summer will be the offer of Champions League football at OT again. Last season you were buying players with no CL on offer and to be fair a prospect of still being outside the top 4 this season as well. LVG has steadied the ship and has you firmly in the top 4, that is going to make it much easier to attract players. Of course its the opposite for Liverpool and I can see them struggling to get the players they need and losing Sterling in the process. Sterling to OT???