Unionjack

Maybe he doesn't like snakes?

Why do you think he left RM?

I would love to have a camera follow the team around for a full normal training day. Be great to see how he works them both on the pitch and in the video room. And see if hes got his drone in the air.

It would be pure genius if it happened. But I done see why short experiments like that during a some games should be tried. Sadly cant see it tho.

But for a defender to lose his basic requirements of where he is and his mark isn't really a good thing. That 1 goal can lose a game. I love 90% of him but that 10% is a big problem.

Got a very light touch. Cant make out the original passer. Jorgi?

Where will he goto next? I know if I owned a club I'd take Conte over him any day.

I admit it took me a bit to warm to him but he got stronger as the season went on and by the end he had become our strongest most reliable CB the spot was his. If we could mix him with Luiz we would have a perfect defender. Very good in the dressing room too. So stern looking and serious on the pitch but a real character.

The way I see i (with my 1 remaining rational braincell ) is one reason that ZZ would leave the biggest club in the world would be if CR7 had told him he was leaving and there was disharmony among the players and board His contract was coming up for renewal and he asked Perez what his transfer plans were. I dont see what the problem is that ZZ asked for Eden and they didn't agree about it. I doubt very much it was the only reason he left but I also dan't see Perez wanting to lose the manager thats on a winning streak.' Good point But then isnt that a similar thimg to what Eden said?

That was coming anyway tho. I would rather just put it back a week or two and have Spuds get mashed.

But still dont need them all snidey and happy do we! Hate north London

Ive got Virgin but didnt bother getting Sky sports as you can get that on live streams amyway But Ive not been allot at all myself mate. Just not had it in me. But the Gooner game got me going and me dad telling me he had tickets and wanted a lads weekend I'm looking forward to it. LOL @ lads weekend. I'm 60 and hes 83 - had a season ticket for decades. Get him stoned and get some of his best Brandy down him bless him!

Wish I had your faith in him. I'll believe it when he signs his contract - hopefully. There was only ZZ pushing to get him at RM. Perez didn't want anything to do with him supposedly. From 'reports' it was why ZZ left yeah. Then like magic Perez wanted him?? Sounds strange. But as Ive not seen anything quoted from ZZ who knows the truth. From all Ive read ZZ was Edens hero and Ive read that he had always wanted to play for him. So I equated that with him as a person and not RM But as his father was talkiong about the RM links it just might be both? But I cant see us selling him to a PL club (unless of course its for daft money) And like I said I just dont see where he fits at RM.

Father in law phoned me this morning to tell me hes got us 2 for the Pikeys so we will have had some more practice by then/ They hopefully won't know what hit them.

Well it still amazes me

You can almost hear his mind working can't you!!

I just camt see where Edem would fit in RM. I see more problems with ZZ wanting him IF/WHEN he takes over Manure. But he will be 28 then unless ZZ takes over at Xmas and tries for Eden early window. COULD be why hes not signed?? Had a phone call from his hero telling him his plan??

He was probably right. WE wouldn't have!! Sssssserves him right! Hope he grows roots there!

Its amazing really I think. We was expecting the lad to sit at the back with the 2 CBs as a DPM spraying the balls about up the pitch. When in reality as this full touch map shows the majority of his passes are between the center line and the oppositions box!

Chelsea v Newcastle: Staggering passing stats that suggest Blues could challenge Manchester City DEATH by passing. It’s a concept that has dominated Premier League tactical discussion since Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City revolution reshaped the landscape of the English game. But now a new pass master has arisen as Maurizio Sarri’s patented ‘Sarri-ball’ strategy begins to reap benefits at Chelsea, who overnight nabbed a 2-1 victory over Newcastle to continue their perfect start to the season. Ultimately, it wasn’t the most comfortable of wins, but a jaw dropping stat line has emerged to reveal the sheer supremacy the Blues enjoyed throughout the clash and underline a trend that looks set to characterise their season. Across 90 minutes at St James Park, Sarri’s men boasted a mammoth 82 per cent of possession, and completed 838 of their 913 passes. In Premier League history, only once has a team ever managed more successful passes in a single match – a statistical record that has been monopolised by Guardiola and City in recent times. Ironically, the top mark in that category was set by City against Chelsea, as the Premier League champions racked up a staggering 976 passes in a 1-0 win over Antonio Conte’s side in March. While City also occupy spots three and four in that category, it appears those records could soon be under fire as Sarri’s lauded philosophy ventures Chelsea into rarefied air. At the heart of their impressive ball-use exploits is metronomic midfielder – and new signing – Jorginho. The Italian international was the chief exponent of the strategy as Sarri’s Napoli wreaked havoc on the Serie A last season and, perhaps unsurprisingly, was one of City’s top transfer targets before he headed to Stamford Bridge. Against Newcastle, the burgeoning 26-year-old completed a whopping 158 passes. Rafa Benitez’s team managed just 131 across their entire team His enormous tally is the third most ever by a single player in a Premier League match, unsurprisingly coming in behind a pair of City midfielders – Ilkay Gundogan hit 167 in that passing exhibition against the Blues, while Fernandinho amassed 164 against Everton last season. Jorginho has settled into life in London almost instantly, and according to teammate Marcos Alonso he’s even helping the rest of the squad adapt to their new game style. “He is used to playing this way, and he is going to be a great help for everybody,” Alonso told Chelsea’s club website. “He is giving us tips to get used to this way of playing. “He moves very well on the pitch, he plays with confidence, and since day one he has looked good.” Under Conte, Chelsea averaged 559 passes per match last season, while in their first three outings in the Premier League with Sarri at the helm, that figure has increased massively to 763. To put that in perspective, Guardiola’s champions racked up 743 passes per match across the entirety of their triumphant campaign. So far the Blues have taken on Huddersfield, Arsenal and Newcastle, so those stats aren’t completely comparable – but it’s been a stunningly dominant start for the new-look Blues. However, according to Sky Sports pundit Jamie Redknapp, the figures at St James’ Park may say more about the tactics of Toon boss Benitez. “It’s been hard to watch,” Redknapp said at half time. “It’s not football. It’s working, yeah, but it’s not football. “He’s the only manager in the Premier League who can get away with this, he’s made a living out of playing this way. “It’s hard to watch, it’s hard to sell to your own team.” In fact, Sarri even admitted his shock at his opposite number’s defensive approach to the clash. “I was surprised,” he said. “I have never seen in Italy Benitez with five defenders. So at the beginning I was really surprised.” Against top four rivals Arsenal, Sarri’s Chelsea managed 720 passes, in a suggestion that those inflated numbers are still a reflection a broader trend. “I have no doubts that Sarri is one of the best managers out there,” Guardiola gushed as the Italian was formally appointed at Stamford Bridge. “He achieved something incredible with Napoli. “His style of football is as good as a drink in the sun.” The pair will go head to head in the Premier League for the first time on December 9, and if Sarri’s rampant Blues continue their passing dominance, it shapes as an intriguing tactical clash between a pair of pass masters. Only time will tell whether Guardiola is so complimentary afterwards.

I'm being convinced!

Only the HG we will be without really. Cant see us getting too much for him. More likely a loan with us paying his wages! Gary Cahill’s time at Chelsea appears to have reached it’s end after Marina Granovskaia meets suitors https://www.chelsea-news.co/2018/08/gary-cahills-time-chelsea-appears-reached-end-marina-granovskaia-meets-suitors/

I said basically the same thing on Edens thread. With our posession,attacking,passing based game now we dont have to rely on him having to dribble his way into the box or his cutting into an already busy center of the field. Hes got to learn just like the rest of the lads

Can just see a Manure V Geordies game

A dilemma for sure mate. Mou isn't going to make Manure and they wont keep any form or momentum going but a win for Spuds will change their mindset. But I'll stick to the 0-0. Either a controversy full game or boring as hell.