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The Jorginho-Kovacic midfield gets bypassed way too easily. It's no surprise he wanted to have Kanté back as soon as possible. That midfield partnership along with Kepa was the main reason we conceded so many goals. The team had no idea how to play off the ball as soon as teams got through our press(again thanks to the huge gaps in midfield). I don't see how Kante being integrated back into the team after returning from injury buggered up our momentum. If anything, we were desperate to have him back in the starting line-up. As to wether he is less fit to play in Frank's system than the other midfielders. He has proven that he could play anywhere. He was made to play higher under Sarri and Lamps because his talents would be wasted playing deeper as he is now, but also to accommodate Jorginho who can only play the one position.

Nice interview with him, as always. He was asked about the instagram video with Werner too.

There's some nice patterns to play out from the back or through the press otherwise it's nothing special. Defensively all he's done is put more players behind the ball. Decent start and good results considering the players at his disposal but it was obvious their hot form(end of last season to start of current season) was unsustainable.

I think Deschamps doesn't appreciate it when players threaten to switch national teams in order to get called-up, as was the case with Laporte and Theo Hernandez. Both of them will likely never be called in the french squad until Deschamps is gone.

Some more individual performances on the same channel if you're interested. Not my video, just sharing.

I'm pretty sure the ref missed a foul on Mane when he was holding Ogbonna in the build-up to the goal. Too far behind for the VAR to review but the ref should be calling that all day.

He massively improved defensively this season. There were times where he switched off or looked disinterested last season but he's been very good so far. I wish he would take more risks either with his passing or running with the ball but I'm sure it will come when he gains more confidence.

I'm not surprised at all. He was always a good player. In fact I was hoping he would go up a level if he came here similarly to Walker at City. People seemed to think he was awful because he had a bad game vs Mahrez when he was isolated for most of that game. Also Leicester fans for some reason had him as their scapegoat for their defensive woes.

Channeled his inner Mourinho today. On a serious note, I'm really disapointed with his substitutions today. He was so good at turning games around with his subs but today was horrendous. Basically threw 1 away when he made the first 2 so close to one another. 5 changes are allowed but only 3 seperate occasions. Then he took forever to make the last changes and ran Havertz and Werner to the ground.

Sevilla will make sure to get Jorginho sent off. He needs to come off. They got away with a lot of fouling in the first half as well.

It's funny seeing the hate he gets from both Chelsea and England fans, yet both managers select him on a regular basis and he keeps delivering.

According to the WHU ITK on twitter, Tomori didn't want to move to West Ham because his conversation with Moyes was not very convincing. Moyes did not sound particularly enthusiastic. He didn't give him game time assurance or guarantees about what would happen to him there, nor did he show any interest about wanting to keep him at the club beyond his loan. He wasn't a Moyes target to begin with and we had a clause in which they would have to pay us 50k everytime he didn't start for them. It's possible he didnt quite like being pressured into playing him.

Rudiger couldn't be loaned out, so we granted Tomori who previously asked to leave on loan his wish. Lampard wanted to keep him but we couldn't afford to keep 5 CBs at the club. Tomori seems to have had a change of heart or he didn't want to go to West Ham so the deal collapsed.

I suggested Partey the other day because I thought it made a lot of sense. I feel he is the perfect partner for Kanté. We could play a 2 man midfield with him and still look fairly solid defensively. I don't think defending is his main strength but he provides more stability than Jorginho or Kovacic.

Not particularly happy with this...

Conflicting news considering Simon Johnson reported yesterday that he should be staying at the club.

Clearly gassed today. Lampard should be managing his minutes better than this. Great stamina or not.

In the event that the Rice transfer is impossible to do, I'd like us to have a look at Partey from Atleti. He was linked to Arsenal all summer which suggests he's open to moving and that they're open to selling him. I think he fits the profile of what we're looking for in midfield. He would be an ideal partner to Kanté. Offers more protection than Jorginho/Kovacic and can actually pick up a pass. We could play them in a 2 and still look solid defensively. His release clause is at 50m euros. Age could be an issue though. He's 27 so maybe the club would not be keen on paying so much for a player with low resale value.

That was in french actually. "Continuer ma progression". Still I also think he can speak the language. He probably felt more comfortable doing the interview in french.

If one is to be loaned out, it should be Loftus-Cheek who seriously needs game time. Barkley has been a very useful squad player since Sarri and will continue to be. Unless they're offering to buy him for good money, we shouldn't accept it.

Looking much better in possession than anything we've seen vs Brighton or Liverpool. We look very open but that's to be expected from a Kova Barkley midfield.

I don't think it's unreasonable to drop Havertz for tomorrow's game, or even for the next few games. Pulisic last season took time to adapt to the PL, and when he finally got back in the starting 11 he looked like a different player. Lampard spoke about how he wanted to protect him in an interview. I remember Pep doing the same with Sane and Bernardo when they arrived.

Willy, Reece, Zouma, Christensen, Azpi, Kanté, Kovacic, Barkley, Mount, CHO, Werner Unlikely to happen but this would be my team. I don't think Havertz is ready for this yet and we need a pacey and dynamic unit.

Quality player. People always prefered to focus on his weaknesses rather than what he brings to a team. Can't believe some celebrated his departure, especially knowing he was going to a rival.