Clockwork

Dortmund lack the ambition of elite clubs, and PSG are very disorganized and Leonardo goes out of his way to undermine his manager. Chelsea board only had falling out with Conte and Mourhino. Given those two history, they are incredibly toxic. I thought this was a good fit for the players we had. Young, hungry, offensive minded, and no big egos I thought they would respond well to Tuchel. And a board that are very clear about what the manager role is, and each member of the board duty is. Very cut and dry.

I think many wanted Allegri here, he was seen as a winner and discredited Tuchel accomplishments. I personally wanted Tuchel, I thought he was a better fit and I was really against Allegri.

I don’t think it is controversial to say Pogba is a better player than Mount, I think the English media are way too down on Pogba. United is a shit show, I think if he was at City or somewhere else he would be rated better. Mount has only two seasons at top level experiences, he has a lot to prove still. I am fine with where he is at so far in his career. We will see if he has another gear.

That is the typical quotes you get from athletes about how individual accolades is not that important, what is important is team goals/ accomplishment. Ronaldo is a more selfish player obviously, and it fit his strengths because virtually all of Ronaldo best traits is scoring goals. Hazard also plays to his strength, he cannot be selfish player like Ronaldo. Because he doesn’t have Ronaldo off the ball ability, poaching, shooting, heading, finishing, etc. All I am saying these what if scenarios don’t work, it is not FIFA where you could raise the attributes to 99. These attributes are correlated, if one was higher it will likely result lower on another attributes.

Wrong as usual, Hazard was saying he cannot be the goal scorer some want him to be. He said he can only be himself and focus on winning games. Which is correct. Hazard is not this unprofessional you make him out to be; he was family man, who did everything right during the season.

There has never been goal scorers like Messi and Ronaldo, there dominance is unparalleled. Hazard best trait is dribbling, and Messi is better than him at that. Messi has better vision, creativity, passing, finishing, and just about everything. Ronaldo is on another level athletically, great finisher, and moves better than anyone off the ball. They are superior to Hazard; Eden is a great talent in his own right but he can only be himself. Messi was also criticized for his poor diet, but he smartly changed as he got older. And I also criticize Hazard for that he needs to change his off-season regiment, because it is shortening his career. it is hard to distinguish between mentality and ability. For example Ronaldo work ethic is legendary, almost robotic. But many would also criticize Ronaldo for lack of skills on the ball. So basically his mentality inhibited some areas of his football. Same with Hazard his mentality got him where he is at became skillful and fun player due to that.

Chalobah is probably ahead of him now, I would sell. His ball playing ability is a liability.

Alonso is a good for a game or two, on fresh legs he can give some quality matches. If you are counting on him for more than that you will remember why he angered the fan base over the years.

He was equally impressive at the Euros, while playing 2 man CB.

You are taking what some media report as fact, I do not accept such things without facts or substantial evidence. Raiola has become a target of the English media ever since angering their darling club Manchester United and SAF regarding Pogba. He is also more vocal. I have never claimed he is a good guy or anything, just claimed he has been overstated. The media loves a villain, and the audience do not care if it is accurate or not. Just like how much shit has been spouted about Roman or Chelsea, do you think non-Chelsea fan care if it is accurate or not? I try to avoid the pitfalls of confirmation bias. From everything I have read 10% ish is the high end of commission rate. For expensive transfer that is a lot, because 10% on 100m is a lot more than a 10% on 1m.

Continuing his superb form.

Raiola is not charging anything other agency aren’t. Pretty much there is a 10% commission rate for them, you can bet Lukaku agent also bagged similar money. https://www.olbg.com/blogs/super-agents

OLBG’s study claims Raiola makes £796,345 for every deal he makes - that’s in comparison to Jorge Mendes, who cashes in around £505,307 and the £153,073 Jonathan Barnett brings in per deal. https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/mino-raiola-salary-paul-pogba-24599658 You guys are extremely overstating Raiola. He has been made a much bigger villain than he really is.

Chalobah is perfect for that RCB role, he is more aggressive than Azpi in that role. I really like how he presses to win back the ball and transitions into attack. He has been outstanding in the two games, I hope the manager continues to reward him.

Kounde is a good defender, but I don’t see him being a better option than we have. Why spend 88m on a guy who is going to provide another body. Chalobah can do that.

I remember Azpi starting on numerous occasions at WB, he offers even less.

Wow what a goal…What is this Kounde you guys keep talking about.

How did that work out against lower and mid table last season under Tuchel?

Before the Alonso free kick, we looked very stale and didn’t how that goal was going to come. It is quite evident by now that the biggest challenge for this team is to maximize points against teams we should beat. As good as Tuchel was last season he left a lot of points on the table against teams we should have won. Today’s result is not going to change that trend by itself. I do not agree we have not been clinical enough, we have been given the chances we created.

Teams play like that, sides like City have no issues. It is concerning that Tuchel keeps playing with 5 defenders against sides that are playing very deep.

Have to be frustrating as a Inter fan; You just won the league, only need a few good additions to compete for CL. What happens? You lose your coach, and sell your best players.

kovacic slots in for Kante possibly; Mount, Havertz, and Werner in attack.

He is more than their level atm. He is one of the most in form CB in the world.

Haven’t that Barca player Ilaix Moriba been linked to us, seen him being mentioned not sure the legitimacy of the sources though. I would prefer another midfielder rather than Kounde. With Chalobah that is 6 CB at the club. Zouma is still here.

He is a nice player, but I don’t think he is good enough to challenge Kante, Kocacic, and Jorginho for playing time. We need another midfielder, we need depth so Tchoumani would provide that.