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Originally posted by Manch.:
I like Tagawa going to United. He is a play making MF who can create and set up space/goals for Rooney/Welbeck/Hernandez. Tagawa can also score. I was hoping that MUCF would sign Sneijder last year, and I am glad that they didn't because his best days are behind him.Hazard is a great signing for Chelsea, but I am not sold on Hulk. The style of play in England is alot more physical. Porto want 50 million euros for him, but only got around 38 million because no one else was bidding for him. To start off, Torres will be the featured forward, so Hulk will probably play wide. He is a great passer, maybe he opens the doors for Torres. Hazard is only 21 and I would have liked United sign him.

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The problem I have with Hulk is he is best on the right side, but to me that takes space away from Ramires who is also best on the right and Hazard is a stronger on the right side as well (my preference is to see Mata in the middle). 

That's a lot of people on the one side without including a RB (rumoured to be going after G. Van der Weil). 

Not sure how Marko Marin fits in then with Hulk as well. 

Without Hulk I see a 4-2-3-1 lineup of Lampard (playing much deeper now) and Ramires deep (although I'm not a fan of Ramires in the deep middle -> much prefer him in a more attacking/forward role) with Marin-Mata-Hazard in the attacking midfield with Torres up front.  Still have Sturridge in reserve as a sub in either a wide or centre forward (along with Lukaku -> although to me he's better in the middle).  Have Mikel and Essien available to be a deep MF option as well.

Still would like to see a traditional MF player like Luku Modric come aboard, but not sure that is a possibility anymore -> to me he'd be perfect to partner with Lampard in the deep middle (the way he did for Spurs this year with Scott Parker when they were IMO most effective as a club).

Chelsea seems to be set up with youth at all other positions other than the deep MF and setup players so Mata and Hazard can be the playmakers/attackers that they naturally are.