Clockwork

Rudigar passing pisses me off so much in recent games, so erratic.

Prefer James at Azpi spot and Pulisic at RWB. Brighton is a tough defensive team, need an aggressive and skilled lineup. I really don’t understand any lineup with Azpi, there are numerous players that offer more at RCB and RWB.

Wtf Rudigar hoofing the ball for no reason

I hope we don’t rush him back, even though we desperately need him. He was so important to the balance of the team.

We need Athletico do us another solid and buy our unwanted striker again.

What can you accomplish in January? That is not the time for long term planning, you do that in the summer. If he is available in Jan, get him to see if he can help you finish the season strong. We need to do something in the summer about some players we have, our attack is not cutting it. You have serious issue If you are dependent on individual brilliance from your WBs.

Given our midfield injuries do we recall him?

See if Conte is interested in Kane-Lukaku swap. While Kane hasn't looked at least his individual performance and presence doesn’t hurt the team overall play.

I think him coming back to a place where he is loved and appreciated might bring back some form. Prime Hazard is gone. We need some quality in attack and individual ability on the ball. Environment is one of the most overlooked factor in players performance. look at Messi at PSG he looks like he has aged big time in a few months since leaving Barca.

Man I miss the days of Hazard creating something out of nothing, purely individual moments. We have no one on this team that could do that. btw if he is available on loan, I would take him. Worst case scenario he doesn’t regain form, and Tuchel drops him until is his loan is up.

Chilly injury and Lukaku coming back from injury was basically the turning point.

Fair point, I would agree that Jorginho should have considered that.

Those keepers had the intelligence to be further up to receive the pass. Why was he between the post at that point?

Stop, call it for what it is. Ederson and Allison deal with that ball on a regular basis. Ffs.

When you are playing from the back you have to have a GK that can deal tough situations like that. If Jorginho made that pass to any GK with decent comfortability on the ball it would have been none situation. Mendy great stopper but huge liability on the ball and can’t bypass press with his distribution.

That was on Mendy he is ass on the ball.

I think this is a good move, or at the very least get more out of him. Midfield is tough due to tactical intelligence needed to play that position, and you can see he is thinking too much. Playing LWB is much more straight forward. I wonder who is next up in midfield, Ziyech?

I would play Ziyech at LWB ahead of Alonso.

Those players should help, but we continue to have huge issues against teams that high press. Reminds me of the City game, how we couldn’t pass out of the back. One of the issue is Mendy, he can’t help bypass the press and can’t distribute unless options are 5 yards away.

He stinks against any team that presses high and under pressure. Absolutely no composure. He also doesn’t have the physical capability to press at the level of Chilly. With him it hurts our chances to retain the CL and win the PL. Alonso is the type of player that will have 1 Or 2 decent matches, but will get much worse game after game. if Saul wants to play he better accept that role, because Jorginho, Kante, Kovacic, and RLC are miles better.

I am completely out on Alonso, give Saul an opportunity. At least he has the physical ability to play the position the way we want to play. He started the first two games at Atletico in that position.

Alonso doesn’t bring anywhere the energy or pressing Chily brings, it adversely effects our entire play. It is just not the 1vs1. It is a big problem.

It is U-21 man, it is nothing compare to PL intensity. we have seen Alonso take advantage of these trainings while Chilwill was unavailable, same for Chilly while Alonso went on international break. It presents an opportunity, like with Werner and Lukaku likely fit for the game after international break.

So you must think the players that are not going on international break do nothing and Tuchel doesn’t utilize any training?

CHO made the right call, his position at Chelsea is not very secure. With Timo, Pulisic, and Lukaku coming back from injury he may find himself back to lesser role.