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Omari Kellyman not allowed to play -I'd forgotten about him. So many teenage multi millionaires they've farmed out

Probably go somewhere else and be very successful, and the board will appoint a Potter 2.0. Then people will blame the Board. Rinse and repeat.

Body language expert Darren Stanton: 🗣️ “Enzo Maresca looks wiped out, it’s almost like he hasn’t slept. His blink rate increases, which shows that he’s frustrated. “Like someone that is thinking about his exit strategy and has one eye on the departure lounge.” (@OLBG)

Obviously all the chatter around Enzo Maresca lately has us all thinking. Who would we even bring in…View the full article

But I really don't think it's that. We see how we improve when we have a better defense, that is the thing that is way obvious that the board did not want to see. And as well in mid it can't just be Enzo and Caicedo. It was supposed to be Lavia but he is always injured so get rid and get a replacement. And Santos I'm still not sure about him, he had one good game but on the entirity I prefer as of right now we sell him and get Elliot. BUT this decision should be taken at the end of the season because who knows Santos might go on a run and changed our mind. But as of right now I'm so so on him.

Olivier Giroud builds his ALL-TIME TEAMMATES XI https://www.skysports.com/football/video/12606/13484094/olivier-giroud-builds-his-all-time-teammates-xi

Exclusive: Sunderland block Noah Sadiki transfer amid Chelsea interest https://www.footballinsider247.com/exclusive-sunderland-block-noah-sadiki-transfer-amid-Chelsea-interest/ Sunderland are set to block any possibility of Noah Sadiki leaving in January amid interest from Chelsea and Manchester United, sources have told Football Insider. The 20-year-old has made an impressive start in the Premier League after his arrival in the summer, and the Black Cats are not willing to entertain a sale in January under any circumstances. Chelsea and Manchester United both want to sign Sadiki in January, with the Blues having even made contact in recent months, but sources say that the Wearsiders will do “everything in their power” to keep hold of him for as long as possible. Sadiki joined Sunderland for a fee of £15million in the summer, and it’s understood that they would only entertain a future sale for a “huge profit,” although that isn’t remotely part of their plans right now. Noah Sadiki to miss up to seven Sunderland games for AFCON Sadiki’s performances for Sunderland so far this term have attracted plenty of attention across the Premier League, and he has already made his £15m fee look like a bargain. The Black Cats star has started in every single league game in 2025-26, and has been a huge reason why his team are flying as high as eighth at the moment on their return to the top-flight. However, Regis Le Bris is now set to face a prolonged period without his star midfielder, as Sadiki is one of several Sunderland stars who is set to miss the next few games for the latest AFCON tournament. Sadiki has been selected as part of DR Congo’s squad for the upcoming tournament, which begins on 21 December and ends on 18 January. The midfielder is due to join up with his international teammates this week, and should his country make an unlikely push to the final of the tournament, then he could potentially miss as many as seven games for Sunderland. Sunderland’s five other AFCON-bound stars AFCON will cause headaches for almost all Premier League managers, but Le Bris and Sunderland are set to be one of the teams that are most affected. The newly-promoted outfit are set to lose six players during the tournament, and they may return at staggered intervals, depending on how their nations perform. Joining Sadiki at the tournament are left-backs Reinildo and Arthur Masuaku, representing Mozambique and DR Congo respectively. There have also been call-ups for Habib Diarra (Senegal) and Chemsdine Talbi (Morocco), while Burkina Faso’s Bertrand Traore completes the set for Sunderland. Le Bris will have to find a way of working without that group of stars, otherwise, his team’s strong start to the season could hit the rocks somewhat in the coming weeks.

He should of just said nothing and dealt with it behind closed doors

By not explaining ‘worst 48 hours’ Enzo Maresca has put himself at even greater risk https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/dec/15/worst-48-hours-enzo-maresca-at-risk-Chelsea Manager’s comments on Saturday have left Chelsea baffled and the Italian in danger If Enzo Maresca was interested in ending speculation that he has a problem with elements of Chelsea’s hierarchy then he would have done so on Monday . Instead the Italian made no attempt to clear up a situation entirely of his own making. He rebuffed questions about his cryptic response to beating Everton on Saturday and even reacted with exasperation when he was asked if he regretted saying a lack of support from unspecified people had put him through his “worst 48 hours” since joining the club. What did Maresca expect? It was unclear why he decided that a standard home win over Everton, who have a dismal record at Stamford Bridge, was the time to air frustration with the criticism that followed last week’s defeat against Atalanta in the Champions League. He did not single anyone out, but he was not talking about supporters and he gives no indication that he cares about the media, so he can not complain about outsiders assuming there are issues either with Chelsea’s owners or their sporting directors, Laurence Stewart and Paul Winstanley. When that was put to him before the Carabao Cup trip to Cardiff on Tuesday, though, Maresca offered little. Saying repeatedly he had nothing to add, he mused that “we are in an era where everyone can say what they want”. An insistence his comments were “quite clear” was laughable. It continued with Maresca refusing to reveal whether he has spoken to his bosses since Saturday. After much prompting, he later relented and said:“It’s OK, it’s good,” when asked about his relationship with the ownership. He added that owners are the most important figures at any club as they “put the money in”. While the 45-year-old said he remains happy at Chelsea, he declined to retract his comments about those 48 hours. It had been a tough fortnight for Chelsea, who followed fine performances against Arsenal and Barcelona by losing at Leeds and drawing at Bournemouth before the reverse in Bergamo. One theory is that Maresca had bristled at being given more feedback than usual by the sporting directors after his substitutions backfired against Atalanta. Another is that he expected public backing from the club after three games without a win. Chelsea, though, have repeatedly stood by Maresca this season. Backing does not have to follow every setback. Chelsea’s plan is to review his position next summer. The danger is that this episode will go down badly. Chelsea are baffled. Some have attributed the outburst to inexperience and the hope is that the dust will settle, but Maresca has taken a risk. He was not speaking from a position of strength and it will be awkward if Chelsea lose at Newcastle on Saturday. It also feels unnecessary. Chelsea have not put pressure on Maresca to win the title this season. They just want evidence of progress. Chelsea won the Club World Cup, but long-term injuries to important players such as Cole Palmer (centre) have hindered their campaign. Photograph: Chris Brunskill/Fantasista/Getty Images The strategy implemented by Behdad Eghbali, the co-controlling owner, and carried out by the recruitment team is starting to work. Chelsea have built a talented young squad, are fourth in the league and remain in every cup competition. They are nowhere near crisis territory. It is true some of Maresca’s recent selection and tactical decisions have not been received well. Overall, though, he has done a fine job since replacing Mauricio Pochettino. Chelsea qualified for the Champions League, won the Conference League last season and destroyed Paris Saint-Germain in the Club World Cup final in the summer. Maresca has maintained their progress this season, even though he has had to deal with a disrupted pre-season and long-term injuries to Cole Palmer, Liam Delap and Levi Colwill. up Even then, though, it would be a grave miscalculation from Maresca to assume his achievements would earn him more power. Managers who want to work at Chelsea have to exist within the club’s collaborative structure. Their voice carries weight, but it is never going to be a one-man show. Stability comes from the sporting leadership team. Maresca would be naive to start a civil war. It is hard tell which way this goes. There was tension when Maresca’s request for a new centre-back after Colwill ruptured an anterior cruciate ligament in August was dismissed. A key dilemma is that Chelsea are a match for anyone when they field their strongest side. However, some of their most important players are unable to play three games a week. Wesley Fofana falls into that category, but the alternatives to the centre-back are unconvincing. Chelsea are supportive of Maresca managing his team’s workload. The problem is that standards fall when he makes changes. Maresca has said Andrey Santos is a downgrade on Moisés Caicedo in midfield and has shown little faith in Jorrel Hato since the 19-year-old defender’s nightmare against Qarabag last month. Facundo Buonanotte, the Argentina forward on loan from Brighton, has not been in the squad for a league game since October. Maresca has often spoken glowingly of the Chelsea project. The problem now is that he has left it open for outsiders to question his true feelings. He talked himself into a hole on Saturday and should have made more of an effort to dig himself out of it. Any more hints of discontent will do nothing for his chances of being at Chelsea next season.

Olivier Giroud becomes latest former Chelsea player to state the obvious issue there https://Chelsea.news/2025/12/olivier-giroud-becomes-latest-former-Chelsea-player-to-state-the-obvious-issue-there/ Former Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud has become the latest former Blue to state the obvious issue at the club right now. Away from the drama of the comments made by Enzo Maresca for a bit, because that has taken over our reporting so far this week – and besides, Enzo Maresca has said his relationship with the sporting directors and owners is all OK so we can put that in a box and move on, right? RIGHT!? EXCL: The full inside story of what is going on between Enzo Maresca and the Chelsea hierarchy as tensions reach boiling point! Yeah, maybe not. Maybe it’s a case of there has been too much said at this point to move on properly. But let’s hope for the sake of the team and performances and results out on the pitch, that they can all at least move on together for now and focus on going forward. Back to the comments made by Giroud this week, who was a welcome guest on Monday Night Football on Sky Sports last night, he’s basically backed up what many other former Chelsea players have said about this current Chelsea project under the new owners. More experience needed The likes of John Obi Mikel, Frank Lampard, John Terry, and Joe Cole have all said similar things to this and believe that this Chelsea team could use more experience added to it, and they’re not wrong either by the way. And neither is Giroud, who becomes the latest former Chelsea star to say the same thing. What Giroud said The striker said last night: “Maresca needs a striker who is consistent, and more experience in the squad, there’s a lot of young players.” This many former top Chelsea players simply cannot be wrong, sorry but they can’t be.

I wonder if he after the Leeds and Atalanta results he just wanted a cuddle from the board, and in turn they have scowled and questioned him. Lets be honest the 5 changes against Leeds and losing in the manner we did he wants fucking questioning, I don't care whether your Maresca or Pep. We now head to Cardiff, in agame we should and are expected to win, but football eh. And then the small token of a trip to Newcastle where we haven't won since 2020 and we generally roll over and have our bellies tickled whilst looking around the stadium with our mouths open in awe of the atmosphere. What a fun ride

That was some game last night, but fuck me Amorim and this United side are laughable Feel for Bournemouth as Petrovic was shambolic in goal and they could have easily won that game Amorim described the game as 'fun' ha ha

other than me (and I I had not posted anything in days) the last time there was a post on this forum before your stir the pot attempt was December 4th

whatever other than Xavi (who I forgot to add real time) I listed (as in dealt with in one form or another) most big names out there and some of the younger up and comers people love to chat shit who do you want????

I will lose my shit if we pick one of those 3 ffs NO NO NO NO!!!!!!

Any manager with ambition would get frustrated with the lot, IMO. By this lot, I mean the board and directors, not the squad. There are better managers than Maresca out there, sure. But for every Maresca, you also risk getting a Ten Haag. Can remind everyone, that this board also had big Ange on the shotlist at one point. That's how laughable and scatter-brained their approach can be. Still havent secured a permanent shirt sponsor after 3 years., and struggling to keep ahead of UEFAs FFP rules.

Helps that Cardiff are missing Ruben Colwill whose inconsistent but capable of worldies.his younger brother is good too but more conventional solid supporting midfielder type. The atmosphere will be similar to Leeds away. But really it's Maresca with his team selection that worries me most..

My theory is they had a meeting about possible January window transfer targets and the club didn't agree with his choices.

Again - Maresca sets up well against big teams but losing to these smaller teams is unacceptable. I get it is fun to blame management and the board, and people think they aren't about winning - couldn't be further from the truth. Look at what this ownership did with the Dodgers in the MLB. They will spend. They know winning brings even more money and eyes - and they have no problem doing it. Management want Tosin played? Yeah, I highly doubt that. I think it is a lash out for not having more quality back ups and I get it. But its self sabotage to keep making the same selection of a certain player when there is an obvious better option - simply to prove a point.

It would have been nice if the Bournemouth keeper played like that against us.

I can’t wrap my head around the fact that Maresca makes statements and then does not explain why? These statements effect players.

WTAF is going on with Maresca saying after the 2-0 win that it is the worst 48 hours of his time at Chelsea because people are not supporting him?

Another good would be he seems to have rescued Reece' and maybe Wes' career.

It's always been the Good,The Bad and The Ugly with Maresca. Hiddink was probably the most talented coach we had because of his vast variety of coaching job experience he had he could adjust.most are stuck in their ways and have limitations in tactics,formations etc.. Maresca got credit for winning with youngsters in the Conference but this year he's holding youngsters back.the slow build up from the back even if we didn't have some of the worst short range passing defenders in the league I hate it.it's like he presumes everyone outside the very top sides is going to park the bus on us and must draw the bus out but when they don't park it,the tactic only causes us harm but he doesn't adjust.against better sides he uses the tactics we should use with every opponent. Some players make mistakes time after time and keep getting selected whilst others more talented have a mistake or two or even have a good game and they get put on the shelf for 3 to 12 weeks. Heavy rotation is way too much.he's picked the best available team maybe once every 5 or 6. Maresca's recent comments are far from the first time he's made self defeating comments in interviews. The win ratio on paper looks pretty good.that is the only good.which could say should be the only thing that matters but I don't see us improving to challenge for league titles again under Maresca.he's just too prone to self sabotage.