Why Sky Sports are wrong to say £35m failure will get another chance at Chelsea

[James 5,140]

Sky Sports have this morning reported that Danny Drinkwater, along with Michy Batshuayi, will get the chance to change their fortunes at Chelsea this summer. While that may be the case for Michy, who plays in a position which is very much up for grabs; Drinkwater is in a much longer queue. The £35m signing […]

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[OneMoSalah 8,614]

He has even more of a chance than ever to be kept around for one reason which is mind boggling. We lost Rob Green and Gary Cahill who took up two home grown slots in our squad and Victor Moses is probably set to depart as well. So considering that, I think that unfortunately he will only be kept for that reason. Hes not good enough to start and really you would think he has to go but his HG status could help him as well as maybe only using him in cup games.

We need how many, a minimum of 8 HG players in our 25 man squad? We have Andreas, Ruben, CHO, Barkley and Ampadu from last years squad. Few other names that spring to mind are Reece James, Fikayo Tomori (if Zouma stays he will go on loan likely), Mason Mount and Tammy Abraham. That gives us 9 but again theres talk of Tomori going and also clubs being interested in Ampadu (Aston Villa)... so we could be down to 7. Another few players who could be included in that HG list is Lucas Piazon, Izzy Brown and Marco van Ginkel IIRC... but I do hope we maybe think logically and maybe keep Jamal Blackman as 3rd choice GK and sell the other 3.

Id be happy with us having Callum, Ruben, Ross, Andreas, Mason, Fiyako, Jamal, Reece, Ethan and Tammy making up HG places in the squad but honestly think that one of, if not both of Ampadu and Tomori will be up for loan if Zouma stays. Luiz, Rudiger, Christensen and Zouma is more than enough. 

Realisitcally dont think the 25 man squad will be too far off this:

Kepa, Cabellaro, Blackman (HG)

Christensen (HG), Luiz, Rudiger, Zouma

Azpi, Reece James (HG), Alonso, Emerson

Jorginho, Kante, Kovacic, Barkley (HG), Mason (HG), RLC (HG), Drinkwater (HG),

Pedro, Willian, CHO (HG), Pulisic

Giroud, Batshuayi, Tammy (HG)

Obviously as well with the u21s you dont actually need to register them but some will definitely be registered this season as they will need to be. Would be interesting to see who else FL and JM maybe turn to but after saying they wont alienate anyone that means DD could stay.

[Vesper 27,310]

7 hours ago, OneMoSalah said:

He has even more of a chance than ever to be kept around for one reason which is mind boggling. We lost Rob Green and Gary Cahill who took up two home grown slots in our squad and Victor Moses is probably set to depart as well. So considering that, I think that unfortunately he will only be kept for that reason. Hes not good enough to start and really you would think he has to go but his HG status could help him as well as maybe only using him in cup games.

We need how many, a minimum of 8 HG players in our 25 man squad? We have Andreas, Ruben, CHO, Barkley and Ampadu from last years squad. Few other names that spring to mind are Reece James, Fikayo Tomori (if Zouma stays he will go on loan likely), Mason Mount and Tammy Abraham. That gives us 9 but again theres talk of Tomori going and also clubs being interested in Ampadu (Aston Villa)... so we could be down to 7. Another few players who could be included in that HG list is Lucas Piazon, Izzy Brown and Marco van Ginkel IIRC... but I do hope we maybe think logically and maybe keep Jamal Blackman as 3rd choice GK and sell the other 3.

Id be happy with us having Callum, Ruben, Ross, Andreas, Mason, Fiyako, Jamal, Reece, Ethan and Tammy making up HG places in the squad but honestly think that one of, if not both of Ampadu and Tomori will be up for loan if Zouma stays. Luiz, Rudiger, Christensen and Zouma is more than enough. 

Realisitcally dont think the 25 man squad will be too far off this:

Kepa, Cabellaro, Blackman (HG)

Christensen (HG), Luiz, Rudiger, Zouma

Azpi, Reece James (HG), Alonso, Emerson

Jorginho, Kante, Kovacic, Barkley (HG), Mason (HG), RLC (HG), Drinkwater (HG),

Pedro, Willian, CHO (HG), Pulisic

Giroud, Batshuayi, Tammy (HG)

Obviously as well with the u21s you dont actually need to register them but some will definitely be registered this season as they will need to be. Would be interesting to see who else FL and JM maybe turn to but after saying they wont alienate anyone that means DD could stay.

you can ditch Donkeywater and still have 8 HG

Blackman 

AC

Reece

Barkley

Mount

RLC

CHO

Tammy

 

sell Alonso and call up Juan Familia-Castillo (he is HG now) and then we do not even need Blackman (although I guess we will always roll with 3 GKers)

if we do not call up JFC, then still sell Alonso and use Baba as backup LB

only 2 players (and only 2 moves left really, other than CHO to fucking renew)

that I care to see (all else is done or I do not care)

is get Drinkwater and Alonso the hell off the team, SELL

Baka, Bats, Happy, let them all stay (although Bakayoko will probably be sold, but his presence doesn't trouble me in the least, unlike Donkeywater, Higs (gone! weeeee)  and especially Slowlonso's did/does