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What’s going on with our FOS news? It’s been so quiet lately, and the league’s starting in just a couple of days. And what happens if the season kicks off and we still haven’t closed the sponsor deal?

But Neto can also play LW, and he’s more useful and reliable when our LW needs to have a great work rate to cover the opponent’s fullback, like we saw against PSG. Atleast, do they have a good work rate actually?

Is Guehi not just an average CB? We’ll be stuck with another average CB in just a couple of months. Is he even better than Hato, Tosin, or possibly Fofana if he can stay fit and play LCB? Plus, we still have a really good potential player in Achempaong and Anselmino, kids I’m genuinely excited about and really want to see if they given enough chance

We probably outplayed them, but we were still poor in many areas, not just lacking clinical finishing, but also not as threatening as we were when we faced PSG a few days ago And when we go up against other big teams last season, we tend to play even worse. Hopefully, we can manage it better in the upcoming season

he was there

The most surprising thing, not a complaint though, is that it actually worked in crucial game like this. But I'm really curious, because I've never been a fan of Reece James playing in midfield. It's not uncommon for us to look weak and poor when he plays there. Is there something about how PSG set up their midfield? Can someone elaborate on why it actually worked so well in this game? just found this

Just saw this and thought, wow, he is much better than Reece James here. James playing there looks really, really atrocious. He is poor, unathletic, clueless, doesn’t contribute well enough to ball progression going forward, and can’t cover well because he seems slow in that position. He just gives us casual, slow long passes, without enough dynamic movement which makes our setup look horrible. Meanwhile, Acheampong does everything our inverted wing-back should do: he’s energetic, athletic, drives the ball forward, speeds up the tempo, and covers well. He should play ahead of James if Maresca uses an inverted wing-back. Acheampong potentially doing much better.

Something like PSG, you mean? But Maresca said he’s trying to emulate Luis Enrique’s work at PSG, in his own "small way." Is there any truth to that? I really remember him saying that. But our current play style doesn’t reflect that at all — is there even any indication of that? or is he just bullshitting us “Luis Enrique has built a spectacular PSG; in my own small way at Chelsea, I try to do the same. The Champions League final showcased the dominance of a young team, capable of great technical plays delivered at an infernal pace — full of energy, running, pressing, and offensive talent.”

In here, he was up against some already organized defense, rather than mostly facing counter-attacking situations only

Why do people compare Gittens to Madueke? The way Gittens plays—his position, instincts, and what he does with the ball—is really different from Madueke's. If he were white, people would probably compare him to someone else. It would probably make more sense to compare him to Mudryk

I have big doubts about him, but Kudus actually looks brilliant here — though it's a compilation from last season (2023/2024), which can be misleading regarding his current form and only shows his good moment. He seems like the opposite of Sancho — He offers directness, bursts of pace, power, strength, and the ability to shoot. He's a great ball carrier who wants to beat defenders something that we really need At the very least, compare him to Madueke — I prefer Kudus. Who knows maybe he still has something to unleash as a player

I don't get it. Is there a way to bypass the obligation clause by paying a significant fee? Is it like a penalty fee? And is it a relatively large amount of money, like 20-35% of his agreed price?

What happened to him here? Maresca actually rated him highly as a skillful player. Maresca himself said that Palmer and Félix are the types of players fans come to watch The club and Maresca agreed to buy him permanently for such a high fee with a contract until 2030. Does he need to be offloaded (to gain game time) because there's only one spot for him? And he has to compete directly with Palmer?

I'm still curious. He looks amazing in some YouTube videos, but if he's actually that great, why did he lose his starting spot at Napoli, and why doesn't Conte rate him that highly?

is he playing well? is he playing well because we face relatively weak side or he playing diferent role in this match than our usual setup?