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I agree with others that there really isn't a realistic 'WC' target for the striking position out there atm. If we're still experimenting with forwards, I'd like to see what a returning Jackson (yes, that flopping card-magnet Jackson), could do linking up with Joao Pedro in attack, if he doesn’t seek a permanent move. Unlikely that it will happen, with Delap having been here only 1 season. Club is likely to give him more time to settle.

Jury is still out on Rosenior too, IMO, so you can add that to the list. I'll give him full credit for the performances in the opening fixtures and getting Joao Pedro back on song, but the last two games are making me skeptical. You can't be dropping points against the likes of Leeds or Burnley at home., even if the players are largely at fault for most of it. This kind of shit happened under Maresca too, albeit with more pedestrian football being played.

I think targeting a top striker is just fairy tale stuff, hardly any even exist in modern football and to get one we'll need to get lucky at some point - Liverpool thought they could just go and spend big and get it sorted with Isak... It is not that simple at all. As we ourselves have seen countless times. Overall I am happy with JP there and although we could be better we have scored 48 PL goals so far this year, but we have conceded a similar amount of goals to the teams in 13th-15th. My overwhelming priority for years has been to just get back to being a truly elite defensive side, strong depth of elite CBs+DMs with an elite GK behind is the proven recipe at Chelsea. Arsenal have flagrantly copied our model and shown that it still is the most realistic strategy in modern football unless you've got City level money (and City level willingness to breach the financial rules). It is never surprising to anyone when our PL season goes off the rails because we are building on a foundation made out of fucking wet paper and the whole point of leagues is they brutally expose that. We are a cup team for now.

And there aren’t even any financial excuses. We secured Champions League qualification, won the Club World Cup, and it was the perfect moment to bring in proper, top-level reinforcements. What’s happened is unbelievable.

It’s unbelievable how bad this transfer window actually was when you really think about it. Signing Estêvão — a young winger with talent — fine, that makes sense. But then what did the board do? They went and signed three young wingers with “potential” for the future — Gittens, Estêvão and Garnacho. There isn’t a single proven, top-level player in there. It was obvious we needed a centre-back. Maresca himself asked for one, and they ignored it. We needed at least one established, top-quality centre-back, and we got nothing. It’s honestly shocking. We moved on from Jackson and brought in Delap — another young player. The goalkeeper situation still hasn’t been sorted out. And for Cucurella, instead of proper competition, they signed another youngster with potential, while Gusto is being played there out of position to cover. It’s ridiculous. And everyone knew we’d need proper depth because there was no pre-season. Liverpool won the game and now it’s only a matter of time before we drop out of the top five. Arsenal and Villa are next — I honestly think this is going to be a tragic end to the season.

Mean not surprising seeing as we have only won 12 games anyway..dropped points in 15 other games

after the WC CFs, here the next best a mixture of older ones, youth, EPL flops, and potentailly good ones some are not available (strikethroughs) the five in bold are the best targets IMHO, and these are all young Rayan and Junior Kroupi at least are doing well so far in the EPL Matheus Cunha Nick Woltemade Viktor Gyökeres (doubt Arse would sell him, and he has also been a bit of a flop in terms of us paying what Arse would demand to sell him) Omar Marmoush Marcus Thuram Benjamin Sesko Kai Havertz Samu Aghehowa Ferran Torres Moise Kean Rasmus Højlund Serhou Guirassy Evanilson Pio Esposito (hard AF pull, Inter likely will not sell him, and he does not want to leave Italy) Ange-Yoan Bonny Vitor Roque Igor Thiago Gonçalo Ramos Jonathan David Yoane Wissa Dušan Vlahović Jhon Durán Joaquín Panichelli Rayan Mikel Oyarzabal Conrad Harder Junior Kroupi Franculino Djú Karl Etta Eyong Ivan Toney Eliezer Mayenda Kauã Elias Francesco Camarda Aleksandar Mitrović Kader Meïté Jhon Córdoba

who? Other than perhaps Osimhen, what 'top CF' (ie WC) is available and will come here? here is every world class (now, not potentially) world class striker (plus the 3 ancient ones who have beem WC for 15 or so years or more) only 2 are 26yo and under all of next season, and IF we are talking the summer 2027 window, Ekitiké, who of course is not available anyway, would be the only one within BlueCo's age restrictions Osimhen is proably the only one on this list that we might, MIGHT have a shot at, Alvarez's price is insane, so forget him, maybe Isak would come, IF Pool sell him, but he is a true dice roll atm given his health and his production maybe maybe Lautaro, by why would he come here,especially IF we have no CL next season?? Erling Håland turns 26yo Kylian Mbappé turns 28yo Alexander Isak (IF Pool sells him) turns 27yo Julián Alvarez turns 27yo Ousmane Dembélé turns 30yo (during the last several weeks of next season) Lautaro Martínez turns 29yo Hugo Ekitiké turns 24yo Victor Osimhen turns 28yo Harry Kane turns 33yo and the 3 ancient ones Cristiano Ronaldo turns 42yo Robert Lewandowski turns 38yo (why would he come here even IF the board says lets get him for 2 or 3 years (ie ages 37 to 40yo or so) Karim Benzema turns 39yo Atletico Madrid want £175 million for Julian Alvarez https://www.thechelseachronicle.com/transfer-news/Chelsea-need-to-walk-away-after-latest-demand-from-julian-alvarezs-camp/ As per Cadena SER, Julian Alvarez’s camp has informed interested clubs that his price is around €200m (£175m). This would be the second-highest transfer in history and the most expensive signing ever in England. But the report also stated that Alvarez is more likely to sign a new deal with Atletico Madrid rather than leave the club in the summer. Let’s be real, it’s highly unlikely that Chelsea would entertain an offer above £100 million, let alone the price they’re asking for. For a player who’s struggling for form, demanding that kind of price clearly points towards them wanting Alvarez to stay at all costs.

shameful just shameful ☹️

Yeah I don’t get why players celebrate tackles. Its quite embarrassing. But its common in modern day football…. Strange sub but don’t forget Reece has been playing in games where we’ve been all over the place still from set plays and that too. Don’t think him organising the defenders as you put it would’ve made a difference, doesn’t strike me as that sort of player/captain. Genuinely not sure he’d be captain if he wasn’t from the academy. By all accounts he’s great at organising days out/team meals though 😂 Rosenoir pretty blunt with his assessment after the game, highlighted 4 or 5 big issues. Hes not wrong. On players lacking accountability 100% nail on the head, the standard of defending is abysmal. Nobody wants to do it. This is one of the softest teams we have ever had, which is embarrassing when you look at the spend and the apparent level of players. In all honesty, I am sick to death of Enzo Fernandez, the guy is a joke. Stealing a living. How he’s got a World Cups winners medal is beyond me. Good with the ball an absolute passenger without it. We need a top GK, top CB, top CM to pair with Caicedo & a top CF in the summer. Then we might be a sure thing for top 4 next season.

When do they start pointing the finger at the sporting directors?

This is a dire statistic

Snao their hands off, Delap is gash

Same. We have to be least 4-0 really cause even at 3 if they score one to bring it back to 3-1 a 2 goal gap is dangerous. Can't defend a lead. Such a high after the mess that was West Ham and then we have days like this..makes that a one off in a way

Exactly. How the fark do you keep a CB on the pitch when he's on a yellow and likes to get into challenges? Stupid decision making and then subbing on Tosin who can't defend for his life. These dropped points to Leeds and Burnley (and many others) will cost us top 5 this season as I see Liverpool overtaking us.

I was talking to me mate, and against Wolves I said even at 3-0 up I can never feel confident we can see the game out, it's relevant every game for us. And as for Palmer amongst other things, not all the time but most of it he's lost his first touch, I was fucking raving watching the ball bounce of his foot, he's so badly regressed he had no reason to look pissed off being subbed, he deserved it.

I am pretty depressed at the state of the team in terms of both near and longer term outcomes Palmer's regression (regardless of causation) and the unacceptably low level of quality we have at CB are extremely troubling

Still cant get over it. Palmers miss as if he cant run fast enough when through on his own. And Fofana and his usual stupid tackles. And im afraid we have another idiot as a manager. When your defender is on a yellow you make a change at half time especially as he selected 5 centre halves on the bench also unbelievable. Its basic common sense.

Everton are set to launch a £30m bid for Chelsea's 23-year-old English striker Liam Delap this summer. (Teamtalk), external It just keeps getting better and better....OK i'll stop now.

yes, he turns 30yo near the end of next season

The craziest part was he celebrated that tackle he made like giving them a corner was a good thing 😆

Santos also conceded the corner that led to the goal. Still, that was poor organization all around. Can only help but wonder if James would've done a better job organizing the defenders had he stayed on. Odd choice to sub him instead of Enzo for the final few minutes., especially when we had a lead to defend.

Theyre analysing the Burnley goal on MOTD 3 times they had the same opportunity from corners. Some of ours just ball watching - Santos just let Fleming run onto it, didnt move