Super Frank Thread

[NiclasCFC 2,582]

9 hours ago, Mana said:

Next month.

Its a serious question, why is the Supercup symbol on the wall?

[MoroccanBlue 5,198]

12 minutes ago, NiclasCFC said:

Its a serious question, why is the Supercup symbol on the wall?

In error. 

[Jase 43,479]

26 minutes ago, NiclasCFC said:

Its a serious question, why is the Supercup symbol on the wall?

I want to say that's the Intertoto Cup he won with West Ham in 1999 but that doesn't look like the trophy..

[Milan 17,835]

[killer1257 3,282]

3 minutes ago, milan.cech said:

His technique is sooo good. Hopefully, players that never score like Kovacic can learn from Lamps

[Special Juan 27,103]

If Frank can get Kovacic scoring he deserves a 20 year extension to his contract and penis.

[ulsterchelsea 3,213]

1 hour ago, killer1257 said:

His technique is sooo good. Hopefully, players that never score like Kovacic can learn from Lamps

It's alright showing the technique but Frank had a 6th sense when it came to finding space. Just constantly looking for the pockets to glide into

[Vesper 27,310]

Frank Lampard to trim his Chelsea squad by sending highly-rated defensive duo out on loan

https://metro.co.uk/2019/07/23/frank-lampard-trim-chelsea-squad-sending-highly-rated-defensive-duo-loan-10447755/

Frank Lampard will allow England U21 defenders Fikayo Tomori and Jake Clarke-Salter to leave Chelsea on loan for the upcoming season after assessing his defensive options.

It looks as though Lampard has settled on having David Luiz, Antonio Rudiger, Andreas Christensen and Kurt Zouma as his four specialist central defenders next season. Everton had expressed an interest in re-signing Zouma following a successful loan spell at Goodison Park last season but Lampard is keen to retain the Frenchman’s services. With Cesar Azpilicueta also able to deputise in central defence, neither Tomori nor Clarke-Salter will be required next season, despite both being well thought of at Stamford Bridge.

 

 

[OneMoSalah 8,614]

6 hours ago, Vesper said:

Frank Lampard to trim his Chelsea squad by sending highly-rated defensive duo out on loan

https://metro.co.uk/2019/07/23/frank-lampard-trim-chelsea-squad-sending-highly-rated-defensive-duo-loan-10447755/

Frank Lampard will allow England U21 defenders Fikayo Tomori and Jake Clarke-Salter to leave Chelsea on loan for the upcoming season after assessing his defensive options.

It looks as though Lampard has settled on having David Luiz, Antonio Rudiger, Andreas Christensen and Kurt Zouma as his four specialist central defenders next season. Everton had expressed an interest in re-signing Zouma following a successful loan spell at Goodison Park last season but Lampard is keen to retain the Frenchman’s services. With Cesar Azpilicueta also able to deputise in central defence, neither Tomori nor Clarke-Salter will be required next season, despite both being well thought of at Stamford Bridge.

 

 

So if this is true, I assume Drinkwater stays to make up part of the 8 HG slots needed then. Barkley, Drinkwater, Ruben, CHO, Andreas, Mount, James and Tammy? Don't think I've missed anyone thats in the current squad just now that is realistically going to be there. 

[Tomo 21,681]

16 minutes ago, OneMoSalah said:

So if this is true, I assume Drinkwater stays to make up part of the 8 HG slots needed then. Barkley, Drinkwater, Ruben, CHO, Andreas, Mount, James and Tammy? Don't think I've missed anyone thats in the current squad just now that is realistically going to be there. 

You don't need to have 8 HG players, you just can't have more than 17 non HG.

[OneMoSalah 8,614]

9 minutes ago, Tomo said:

You don't need to have 8 HG players, you just can't have more than 17 non HG.

I thought the rule was you needed 8 HG players to balance out the 17 non HG. Either HG as in English/Welsh or oversea players who have spent 3 years at English/Welsh academies prior to turning 21. 

[Tomo 21,681]

17 minutes ago, OneMoSalah said:

I thought the rule was you needed 8 HG players to balance out the 17 non HG. Either HG as in English/Welsh or oversea players who have spent 3 years at English/Welsh academies prior to turning 21. 

No you can not name a single HG player if you felt fit but you would have to fill your squad with U21s outside of the 17 foreign player's.

If having 8 HG players was a rule we'd have fallen foul numerous times already, I can't be bothered to check but I think we've very rarely had 8 registered HG players (not including U21s as you can register as many of them as you like HG or not) since the rule was implemented, if ever. Think at one point we literally only had Terry, Cahill and Cesc.

[OneMoSalah 8,614]

31 minutes ago, Tomo said:

No you can not name a single HG player if you felt fit but you would have to fill your squad with U21s outside of the 17 foreign player's.

If having 8 HG players was a rule we'd have fallen foul numerous times already, I can't be bothered to check but I think we've very rarely had 8 registered HG players (not including U21s) since the rule was implemented, if ever. Think at one point we literally only had Terry, Cahill and Cesc.

We had 9 last season before January. Suppose with the u21s we will manage anyway thought it had to be 8 registered and then the u21s were just there and counted as squad members without being registered. Then Cesc, Lucas and Moses left I suppose and there spaces were never actually filled in the squad so thats probably how that worked. 

Rob Green, Gary Cahill, Andreas Christensen, Danny Drinkwater, Cesc Fabregas, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Ross Barkley, Victor Moses and Lucas Piazon. 

Still think it will keep Drinkwater around this season.

https://www.premierleague.com/news/844127

[Jase 43,479]

3 hours ago, OneMoSalah said:

We had 9 last season before January. Suppose with the u21s we will manage anyway thought it had to be 8 registered and then the u21s were just there and counted as squad members without being registered. Then Cesc, Lucas and Moses left I suppose and there spaces were never actually filled in the squad so thats probably how that worked. 

Rob Green, Gary Cahill, Andreas Christensen, Danny Drinkwater, Cesc Fabregas, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Ross Barkley, Victor Moses and Lucas Piazon. 

Still think it will keep Drinkwater around this season.

https://www.premierleague.com/news/844127

It's not compulsory to fill all the 17 non-HG and 8 HG slots. James, CHO and Mount will be in the U21 list, not HG as you mentioned above.

As it stands, our squad is pretty bloated:

Non-Homegrown (17)
Kepa
Caballero
Rudiger
Luiz
Alonso
Zappacosta
Azpi
Emerson
Zouma
Jorginho
Kante
Kovacic
Bakayoko
Pedro
Willian
Giroud
Batshuayi

Homegrown (5)
Christensen
Drinkwater
Barkley
Loftus-Cheek
Abraham

U21* (5)
Cumming
James
Hudson-Odoi
Pulisic
Mount

* For the 2019/20 season, U21 players will consist of players born on or after 1 January 1998.

[coolhead23 1,146]

12 hours ago, Vesper said:

Frank Lampard to trim his Chelsea squad by sending highly-rated defensive duo out on loan

https://metro.co.uk/2019/07/23/frank-lampard-trim-chelsea-squad-sending-highly-rated-defensive-duo-loan-10447755/

Frank Lampard will allow England U21 defenders Fikayo Tomori and Jake Clarke-Salter to leave Chelsea on loan for the upcoming season after assessing his defensive options.

It looks as though Lampard has settled on having David Luiz, Antonio Rudiger, Andreas Christensen and Kurt Zouma as his four specialist central defenders next season. Everton had expressed an interest in re-signing Zouma following a successful loan spell at Goodison Park last season but Lampard is keen to retain the Frenchman’s services. With Cesar Azpilicueta also able to deputise in central defence, neither Tomori nor Clarke-Salter will be required next season, despite both being well thought of at Stamford Bridge.

 

 

Not a bad idea but I would have wanted one of the 2 to stay back and have the transition done for David Luiz ... not sure how many games would David Luiz play (I assume bulk of it since Rudiger is out for the start) but it would have been good if we could keep one back and try to integrate into the first team.  

 

[Vesper 27,310]

Chelsea boss Frank Lampard to let ELEVEN stars go this summer

CHELSEA boss Frank Lampard has made transfer decisions over ELEVEN players at the club and is willing to let them go this summer.

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/793809/Chelsea-transfer-latest-news-Frank-Lampard

Chelsea are embarking on a different route under Roman Abramovich after being hit with a transfer ban.

It means that they will not be able to register new players until next summer, while also losing Eden Hazard and Maurizio Sarri this year.

Lampard has come in and has been keen to emphasise the importance of youth, with the likes of Mason Mount, Tammy Abraham and Reece James to be added to the first-team squad.

They will join fellow academy graduates in Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Andreas Christensen and Callum Hudson-Odoi - the latter set to pen a new five-year contract.

But not everyone will be given a chance under the new regime, with Lampard prepared to let 11 players leave this summer - report Goal.

They include Kenneth Omeruo, Baba Rahman, Tiemoue Bakayoko, Matt Miazga, Jake Clarke-Salter, Izzy Brown, Lucas Piazon, Dujon Sterling, Lewis Baker, Fikayo Tomori and Trevoh Chalobah.

However, only the former duo will be allowed to leave permanently.

Celta Vigo and Leganes are fighting it out for Omeruo while Marseille are interested in taking Rahman, who is entering the last year of his contract at the Blues.

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[Jase 43,479]

 

[BlueLyon 9,359]

What do you guys think about Lamps so far?