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Hopefully Essugo covers from his injury and he can finally start learning from Caicedo!  
We need Caicedo, Cucu and Reece fit for the business end of the season

No red card - #MarescaOut

Caecedo is a fucking gem. Bulldozing his way into the goal

Chelsea
Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson is now a transfer target for Everton as it looks increasingly unlikely that Bayern Munich will make his loan move permanent. (Football Insider)

💪🔥 Chelsea Football Club are pleased to announce the appointment of Dave Fallows to the Club's Sporting Leadership Team, joining the Club on 1 November on a contract through 2031.
Dave Fallows will lead areas of football development, focusing on scouting and data, loans and player pathways, and overall football staff development and evolution. 
The Sporting Leadership Team, headed by Co-Sporting Directors Laurence Stewart and Paul Winstanley, includes Sam Jewell and Joe Shields with whom Dave will work closely as part of the club’s integrated football leadership structure.

💪🔥 Chelsea Football Club are pleased to announce the appointment of Dave Fallows to the Club's Sporting Leadership Team, joining the Club on 1 November on a contract through 2031.
Dave Fallows will lead areas of football development, focusing on scouting and data, loans and player pathways, and overall football staff development and evolution. 
The Sporting Leadership Team, headed by Co-Sporting Directors Laurence Stewart and Paul Winstanley, includes Sam Jewell and Joe Shields with whom Dave will work closely as part of the club’s integrated football leadership structure.

Aaron Anselmino rated by German media after Chelsea loanee’s first 90 minutes for Borussia Dortmund
https://www.thechelseachronicle.com/news/aaron-anselmino-rated-by-german-media-after-Chelsea-loanees-first-90-minutes-for-borussia-dortmund/

Fichajes-spread absolute bullshit running wild, claiming we will drop £70m on Camavinga in January.
 

New GK ship has sailed. Penders will probably start from next season. I think he's ready. Gonna be 21 next summer. Courtois was 22 when he arrived after 3 years in Atletico. And back then standard was higher plus we had Cech. United have less talented Belgian keeper who is starting for them and they seem happy. 

Former Brighton director David Weir joins BlueCo project at Strasbourg as new sporting director.
(Fabrizio Romano)

Enzo Maresca on Liam Delap:
"After the yellow card, I told him four or five times to stay calm. When he is on the pitch, he sometimes plays the game for himself and struggles to see the others around him."
(@BobbyVincentFL) 

Embarrassing.
Enzo Maresca reacted in panic and brought out the big guns, but when they took to the field, we actually looked even worse! I don't see Maresca as a man who coaches with confidence at the moment, and that's really worrying.

wow
what a shitshow win

Buanotte or what ever he is called is dropping another absolute stinker, lauding about the field like an absolute mannequin
This is brutal to watch, 3--3 is coming 

Must have been another quality HT Maresca talk....
We have no idea how to keep things simple, and they are all over us and the crowd right behind them
 

Chelsea eyeing shock managerial change
https://thedailybriefing.io/i/177480449/Chelsea-eyeing-shock-managerial-change
 
Chelsea suffered a 2-1 defeat at home to Sunderland this past weekend, with the Black Cats scoring the winner late in stoppage time.
The defeat was Chelsea’s third in the last 5 league games, with manager Enzo Maresca coming under growing pressure.
Club sources have now told an insider that things are moving fast behind the scenes with several club officials not on the same page as Maresca.
Transfer insider Indy Kaila has delivered a bombshell update regarding the managerial situation at Chelsea.
The club is reportedly ‘making plans’ to bring in Andoni Iraola in the near future, signaling a major shift in strategy and a significant lack of confidence in the current manager.
The update states that Maresca is on ‘thin ice’ with certain high-ranking officials at the club, suggesting that the club’s hierarchy is not unified in its support and is already preparing for a potential change.
Crucially, it is reported that the Chelsea see Iraola as someone who will become one of the leading managers in world football.
This isn’t just about a quick fix; it’s a long-term vision to secure a tactician with generational potential.
It is hinted that a trigger could be pulled sooner rather than later if on-pitch performances or internal dynamics continue to sour.
The pressure on Maresca is now undeniably palpable, with an elite successor already identified.
Andoni Iraola’s impressive job at Bournemouth has made him a man in demand
The interest from top clubs is a testament to the incredible job Iraola has performed at Bournemouth.
His time at the club has seen the Cherries completely transformed into one of the Premier League’s most intense, high-energy, and tactically distinct sides.
Iraola has instilled a demanding, high-press, vertical style, reminiscent of his managerial mentor Marcelo Bielsa, which has yielded club-record points totals.
This success hasn’t gone unnoticed. Iraola has been the subject of intense speculation, with elite clubs across Europe vying for his services.
Apart from Chelsea, the highly-rated Spanish coach is also linked with Manchester United, while Italian giant Juventus are also interested in securing his services.
Chelsea’s move to secure him is an aggressive attempt to jump ahead of the queue for a coach whose profile and tactical acumen are highly valued.
His ability to deliver a clear, attractive, and effective style of play with a budget club is exactly what Chelsea’s ambitious owners crave.

The biggest and major problem I have with this fella is the fucking team sheet roulette we see every game, it's like guess the line up every single game. I know and understand that rotation needs to happen, but not to the point of dropping to the bench our second biggest flair player in Estavao and using phrases like 'he's a young boy and needs to be protected' absolute bollocks, he's proven already he can do it, but it's bench every other game, 20 minute cameos and yet he comes on and offers more than the likes of Neto and Garnacho each week, take the fucking shackles off him you gutless bastard.
And by the his subs are laughable, not to mention the starting 11's he picks

Chelsea wants to extend and increase Malo Gusto's contract, who already has a contract until 2030. Discussions are ongoing between all parties. (@FabriceHawkins)
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Chelsea are looking to strengthen at right-back with the addition of Strasbourg's Guela Doue, though Aston Villa and Brighton are also in the race for the 23-year-old Ivory Coast defender. (Football Transfers), external

Oh you can just feel Andrey Santos is on the for sale list.. he just doesn’t seem to fit into Marescas style. Hope we don’t regret letting him go when we do.

Diego Moreira is definetly one to watch. Big surprise what a player here seems to becoming. Bit like Matic, someone you never expected to be considered rebuying.
I feel Hato is not and never going to be a real alternative/competition for Cucurella. He is moving much more like an CB, not an LB. Gusto is worse than James but still can cover his duties, Hato is completely different kind of player, couldn't offer anything when attacking.
 
Andrey Santos I can see someone we will cash out if Maresca stays. He would be great in 4-3-3, but in current system he doesn't really fit as no6 nor no10. 

Without Gusto, we have no backup at RB  and Santos is supposed to be the squad midfielder (with Lavia's injury issues).  

I could see Santos being sold next summer though (if the fee offered is high enough)

Come on Juventus get this loser.

Dayot Upamecano turns 28yo in exactly 1 year and is demanding a minimum of around £270K PW for 5 years (around £70m in toto) plus a huge signing fee 
 
that is a MASSIVE NO for me
I do not rate him all that much, let alone at what might be £90-100m in just salary and signing bonus
plus the only Big 5 league he has played in will be the pinball Bundesliga (for 9 and a half years come next summer)
danger danger