Victor Moses will sign for Chelsea on Monday or Tuesday next week.
As they want to sign him, obviously they rate him as a player and are wary of what he could do to them this weekend.
So, Chelsea are fully prepared to pay the asking price for Moses, but only after they’ve unsettled him and either lost him his place in the Wigan starting eleven on Sunday, or made sure he’s so preoccupied with his impending move that’s he’s totally ineffective.
Martinez now has to decide whether Victor is up for it and wants to impress Chelsea, or if he’s likely to be a liability because he can’t be bothered playing – as has tended to happen when things don’t go his way.
If Victor is in the right frame of mind then i would deffo play him as his approach play is fantastic at times (lets not talk about in & around the 18yard box) and can make a difference.
We stand a chance of point with him palying
It all depends on what is happening behind the scenes. If as Standish suggests the move is definitely going to happen in the coming week then don’t play him. If negotiations have broken down or CFC are dragging their feet then he’s still our player and he has to play.
If we didn’t play him because he might be joining Chelsea and then the deal didn’t go through , then we would look like right chumps.
I discussed this with my son the other day – I agree but I don’t think it is Chelsea holding it up (DW sending out a smoke screen). I think Wigan don’t want to see Moses turning out against them on Sunday (the fans won’t like it and Moses will become an anti-hero). So the deal will be done next week – I guess.
Victor Moses will sign for Chelsea on Monday or Tuesday next week.
As they want to sign him, obviously they rate him as a player and are wary of what he could do to them this weekend.
So, Chelsea are fully prepared to pay the asking price for Moses, but only after they’ve unsettled him and either lost him his place in the Wigan starting eleven on Sunday, or made sure he’s so preoccupied with his impending move that’s he’s totally ineffective.
Martinez now has to decide whether Victor is up for it and wants to impress Chelsea, or if he’s likely to be a liability because he can’t be bothered playing – as has tended to happen when things don’t go his way.
I think people might be getting a bit too conspiracy theoryish about this.
In the cold light of day, I don’t think Moses is even remotely close to being able to command a starting XI spot at chelsea & his chances of making the bench are only slightly nearer, so I don’t think that Latics are holding the deal up coz they don’t want him having a blinder against us.
It’s also well known (with a nudge & a wink) that some clubs will sell a player & there’s an under the counter, gentleman’s agreement that said player won’t play against the selling club – didn’t Everton not play Howard against United a few years back & there were accusations of that which were denied & which couldn’t be proved?
My theory is that Latics are holding out for what they consider to be an acceptable fee & which may well come next week or in the next 2 weeks.
If my theory is correct then I think Moses will play as he’s been involved all pre-season. Also there’s a slight difference to the N’Zogbia situation coz if memory serves me right Latics had agreed a deal & it was all set to go through till the @r$e fell out of it on the eve of the season with Brum claiming N’Zogbia had slept on the initial offer & changed what he wanted & N’Zogbia’s camp claiming somet else
Victor Moses will sign for Chelsea on Monday or Tuesday next week.
As they want to sign him, obviously they rate him as a player and are wary of what he could do to them this weekend.
So, Chelsea are fully prepared to pay the asking price for Moses, but only after they’ve unsettled him and either lost him his place in the Wigan starting eleven on Sunday, or made sure he’s so preoccupied with his impending move that’s he’s totally ineffective.
Martinez now has to decide whether Victor is up for it and wants to impress Chelsea, or if he’s likely to be a liability because he can’t be bothered playing – as has tended to happen when things don’t go his way.
Personally, I’d leave him out of the side.
Well, that’s my opinion anyway.
If his form is consistent with Blackburn and Wolves – last 2 games last season – then he ought to be left out anyway. Seemed to be caught up in his own publicity a little.
Martinez rightly made an example of – and pulled him off early days against Wolves for doing ‘zip’