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Off the top of my head, Ronaldo's 2nd goal against us in the CDR match. The lack of pace is a major problem in our high line, and makes us vulnerable to counter attacks. I definitely think we need a fast CB.

I wouldn't change our starting midfield trio (next season, at least), just rotate more to keep them (especially Xavi) fresh. Like I said, Xavi-Busquets-Iniesta is still our best midfield trio IMO. Thiago-Busquets-Iniesta when Xavi's tired, off-form or injured, since Cesc/Iniesta doesn't work...

Tbf, that previous lineup with Cesc in midfield nearly screwed us over (and would have screwed us over had we gone with it against Milan), despite working fairly well in the first half of the season. The Xavi-Busquets-Iniesta trio is still our best midfield trio. Thiago-Busquets-Iniesta when...

Porto are a selling club, there's a good chance they'll sell him. Problem is, they sell their players for a lot more than they're worth. I'd rather overpay for Mangala than get some mediocre CB like Vermaelen or Mathieu though.

I suppose he wouldn't be bad as a backup, but I'd go for a world-class or potential world-class CB and a GK first, and then we can think about getting Mathieu if we have money left over.

And that backup plan should be a potential world class CB like Marquinhos or Inigo Martinez, not some mediocre 29 year old 5M player. And the thing is, we also need a GK (sure, Valdes said he's staying until 2014, but we still need to get a GK in this window IMO). So we should get a GK and...

I'd rather pay 25M for Marquinhos (btw, them getting a 20M bid rejected is a rumor) or 30M for Martinez (or overpay on some other WC or potential WC CB) than pay 7-10M for Mathieu or Rami. After all, we have at least 35M of the budget left. Again, there's a reason they are cheap and others...

This. And this. Anyone blaming Messi for, well, anything, especially the defensive problems... :facepalm:

Mathieu and Rami are not at the standard we need. I don't care if they're cheap, I hope we don't get them. There's a reason they're cheap. Again, we need either a world class CB or a potential world class CB, and there are quite a few of the latter that we can get, even though there aren't that...

Well, we need either a world class CB or at least a potential world class CB. He is neither.

Oh God, please no... We were being linked with Silva a few weeks ago and now it's some mediocre 29 year old nobody...

This. Marquinhos is taller than Puyol and the same height as Silva. Both of whom are beasts in the air. And one of whom is the best CB in the world.

Hope it's BS. At least it rules David Luiz out...

I think it was the Bolivia match (plus playing against Celta right after that :facepalm:) that got him injured. He should be fine next season.

Key word: 32+ ;)

Too lazy to dig them up, but there were rumors like that. Scroll down on Barcastuff's twitter page and you should find them eventually.

Yeah, I'd rather get Marquinhos as well. Isn't Luiz a shit CB and a better CDM?

There were rumors that Tito may not buy a CB and go with Adriano. Seems like they're BS though.

Post your best XI of old players. -------------Buffon-------------- Zanetti--Puyol--Nesta---Cole --------------Pirlo--------------- -------Xavi--------Lampard---- Giggs------Drogba-----Henry

Can he defend? No? Sold! :mou: In all seriousness though, I agree, I don't see Chelsea selling him.