Chelsea announced the signing of goalkeeper Eduardo Carvalho from Dinamo Zagreb on a one year deal and the announcement did not bode well with a lot of the fans, given the current defensive situation at the club.
The 33-year-old has plied his trade in Braga, Genoa, Benfica and Dinamo Zagreb prior to his move to Chelsea, making over 291 appearances over the course of a career spanning nearly 10 years. The Portuguese international is no stranger to trophies, having won titles in Portugal, Croatia and this summer he was a part of his nation’s European Championship winning squad in France.
With the presence of Thibaut Courtois and Asmir Begovic at the club, keepers of extremely high calibre and experienced in the Premier League, fans were less than pleased that the club had failed to sign adequate defensive reinforcements with only a few days left in the transfer window.
@ChelseaFC We hv spl permit for 2 GK in goal?..as we dont hv enough defenders..Special permit bcz f shitty transfer team dt disapoint evrytm
— mohammed naveid (@NaveidMohammed) August 25, 2016
lol signing a Goalkeeper ? Was it really needed Chelsea FC ? While in defense : nothing has been done !
— † CZ_SK_Wolf ن (@WolfRetriever) August 25, 2016
@ChelseaFC pleeeaassseeee sign a defender!!!!!!!!!!!
— 0pe❌ (@Areola__) August 25, 2016
@ChelseaFC Classic Chelsea signing. Need a defender, signs a goalkeeper. Now play him at CB. ??
— Jay Thakker (@thakkerjay) August 25, 2016
@ChelseaFC the most pointless signing ever
— J Joyce (@cjoy200) August 25, 2016
@ChelseaFC I do not care about Eduardo
— Erwin van Loenen (@VanLoenen17) August 25, 2016
@ChelseaFC signing a 3rd choice keeper when we need loads of other players. Trolling in full flow…
— Aman Sikka (@aman_sikka) August 25, 2016
@ChelseaFC no one cares sign a defendee
— Shreyas (@shreyasvj94) August 25, 2016
@ChelseaFC wow. Will sell so many shirts. We’ve hit the big time.
— Gareth Viggers (@G_Viggy) August 25, 2016
@ChelseaFC can he play cb or rb?
— CONTEndors (@shahilbudhoo) August 25, 2016
.@ChelseaFC WE NEED CB, LB AND JAMES. MENTALITY ELITE. NO GK. WAKE UP, BOARD
— Lucão (@lucslucena) August 25, 2016
We just sign a keeper who will definitely be third choice and might never even play and @Chelseafc want us to be all happy about it
— Tim Godfrey (@TimGodfrey15) August 25, 2016
@ChelseaFC glad we manage to sign someone.
— Christa Barton (@ChristaCFC_HSV) August 25, 2016
@ChelseaFC sign defenders u mongs
— Bluearmy (@YourChelseaGuy) August 25, 2016
@ChelseaFC We are in need of quality forwards and we are singing a 33 year old goalkeeper?? When we have Courtois and Begovic. Wtf??? #CFC
— ABHISHEK BISWAS (@IM_AB7) August 25, 2016
@ChelseaFC let’s hope he can play centre-half too, he’ll be more use there!!!!
— Pat Rose (@PatPatrose) August 25, 2016
@ChelseaFC your attempt at signing defenders is fucking embarrassing. ?? #CFC
— Gavin Posey (@BarnPosey) August 25, 2016
@ChelseaFC that’s not Ricardo Rodriguez?
— dan (@Danvines_) August 25, 2016
I wonder if Eduardo can play as a CB ? @ChelseaFC
— Yorgo Dib (@Yorgo_Dib) August 25, 2016
@chelseafc Can he defend
— Vinayak Sood (@ToBeKantenued) August 25, 2016
@ChelseaFC Come on, he’s never going to get a game and will leave at the end of the season. Give the young guys a chance if we get injuries!
— Ben Mellon (@BM90CFC) August 25, 2016
If we have any ambition or self respect left we should sign James and Ricardo Rodriguez before transfer deadline day. @ChelseaFC
— Ⓒ ⓕ ⓒ (@CFC_BULLETIN) August 25, 2016
@ChelseaFC ???? pic.twitter.com/MmrhvuCRAn
— LAMPARD8 (@LAMPARD_1992) August 25, 2016
@ChelseaFC Buy defenders and stop acquiring over-the-hill players who are only useful as ambassadors of Help Age International!
— MICHAEL ADJEI-DJAN (@GLOVUSS) August 25, 2016
@ChelseaFC when are you announcing Conte’s sacking?
— View@FulhamRoad (@suvid_bajaj) August 25, 2016
