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Don't think having a low wage bill and low average age is going to help if we miss out on UCL football next season. Wonder if some players will have to leave in the next transfer window to 'balance the books' 🤔

The big question is: which of the other "ex city" players have been decent at Chelsea? Tosin is horrific at CB, Gittens looks a very raw player, Lavia can't stay fit for 3 games in a row, Delap looks like he forgot how to be a striker since leaving Ipswich. The last thing we need is more ex city youngsters. It works when your at clubs like Southampton and you can potentially find the next U-21 gem, give them game time and hope that they kick on without too much pressure.

If Cucurella is not fit to start, I'm fearing that Maresca will once again go with Gusto at LB, and maybe play Acheampong or Chalobah out of position at RB (because James might need resting).

Could have traded the both of them for 1 single WC center back Badiashile is barely fit to play more than 5 games a year, and Disasi is just a waste of space at this point. Genius recruitment from the club.

Top of the table club wants to get reinforcements to become even better, while the club barely in top 5 with a weakened squad and no shirt sponsor thinks everything is fine. Every time I see Eghbali on the screen I keep thinking of his ridiculous statement of how the old Chelsea were not competitive in either a sporting sense or financial sense. Yet he and his cronies have assembled a team that is struggling to keep the club within UEFA FFP rules, has failed to secure a permanent shirt sponsor, and is struggling to make progress on the results from last season. The major achievement is the low wage bill and low average of the squad. Great resale value., which is no doubt their number 1 priority.

As I been saying I think Joe Shields is only good buying ex city players and that is worrying trend for me. He might not be good to look at elsewhere if this continues. Just because of Cole Palmer Joe Shields got tremedous power and ever since it's been all ex City players. Worrying.

🗯Racing Strasbourg and not Chelsea are keen on signing James McAtee on a potential loan deal. (@JacobsBen)

This seasons goal, ‘top 4 finish’ After spending £2billion

Difference.

unbelivable

So no LB in the squad.

Ah duh you fools have not bought good defense!

Who knows anymore Man U more likely to win at Wolves. Liverpool at Leeds.. Ohhh we've not won home games in a row so could be okay!

Win here, and rearrange this Cracks, will, this, paper, the, over....

£72m or so combined

Who appointed Maresca?? That’s where the real problem exists.

🔴Chelsea injury updates ahead of Bournemouth : - Cole Palmer and Reece James’s workload to be assessed - Hato is OUT ❌ - Cucurella’s hamstring being checked still - Wesley Fofana is back ✅ (@NizaarKinsella)

I was really optimistic from the first half performance, as it's usually the first half that we're half asleep. and struggle to get out of second gear. However, the failure to execute three clear cut chances had the old doubt surfacing, like a cop waiting round the corner to arrest you, and you knew that we'd rue missing those chances. So it came to be....

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Gut feeling he starts Delap and Gittens here

Fofana should be back, probably rest Cucurella depending on his recovery

They went from being whatever it was clear to fighting for the Championship title when they did win it. That should've rung alarm bells for the board but instead nope lets hire him!

Listened to a fan cast from a Leicester fan and he said this.. "Once the honeymoon period is over you will see how basic a manager he is. Zero plan B, bizarre substitutions and starting line ups and shackles players who should be playing"

Read this somewhere The difference between maresca and madness is just the arrangement of letters.

Pre/Post Match Discussion, Live Chat & Analysis Tuesday Dec 30th, 2025 Stamford Bridge 7:30 PM UK