Clockwork

Anyone else that made that pass Luiz just did would be revered for months. Top class pass.

Playing Pedro up top is much more viable than moving your best player out of position.

The only thing Sarri has tinkered and experimented with all season is playing his best player out of position ffs.

Willian performance in the CL last season against Barca is so freaking overrated, never seen a player performance be so highly thought of because he hit the crossbar multiple times. He was seen as very unlucky that he should have had a hat trick, the fact he hitted the crossbar imo was more lucky than anything. Willian goal record over his career speaks volume, i don't think he has ever had a hat trick in his entire senior career and can't recall any multiple goals game in his career.

We should try to get a upgrade over Azpi if we are being honest, Hsaj is not really an upgrade we have been linked with him the most. But yeah if we persist with Azpi, than yeah save the money and just play the youngster.

Obviously Willian has played in superior league and all that, and everything is not straight forward. But still.

Malcom is a natural lefty which is a huge plus for me.

Easy decision you sell, some of you are really overthinking this. Sell, he is 30, 18 month left on his contract, very little productivity getting out of him.

Can't understand why people are turning on Jorginho, those are just idiots. He is a complete midfielder; solid defensively, tremendous in build up, key to our ability to control possession. That is basically all you could ask for from the deepest player in your midfield. Our issue in midfield is creativity in the final third and goals. Those are much more the responsibility of the midfielders who are in much better position to create and score goals.

There is no single solution to this team, Pulisic signing is in the direction. This side definitely needs players like Pulisic and CHO; pacy, direct, and technical players. We need a creative midfielder in the final third, need someone with pin point passing. FBs that can stretch and overload the opposition. And of course a striker is also needed.

Forget changing shape, Sarri always subs one player and brings on a player with similar style. So rigid.

Pedro should play in the middle, he would much more effective than Hazard at that position. And play where Hazard is most effective on the left side.

So much space on that side also.

Alonso-Barkley-Willian all starting on the left side? yikes

I would like to see AC get a start here, he has played in every league cup to this point, he is one of the players that got you here in this competition. Let him play.

He was quite good for PL, due to his ability to stop high shots. He doesn't bend that well and his reaction is not elite which makes him very vulnerable to low shots.

Hysaj seems severely out of favor at Napoli, think he is a very likely choice.

With Cesc foot pretty much out of the door, and the injuries pilling on i would think this deals happen.

You know what i have realized about Sarri since he has been at Chelsea, is that he is not the idealistic attacking manager i thought he was. He is actually quite balanced, his aim is to achieve balance above everything else. One FB moves high up the pitch, while the other stays low, one CM moves up and the other stays back. It is very cautious and balanced approach, in contrast to Pep who aims to create overload and pin you back above everything else.

Well at least he is the profile this team desperatly can use. Seen the comparison with Kovacic a bit, i personally have never seen Kovacic as a super creative player. In fact at Madrid he was primary used as the deepest in midfield, was a 10 at Inter but that was such a long time ago. I like Kovacic a lot honestly, think he is super silky smooth player on the ball, good work rate+defensively, just a great all around player. It is a shame we have Kante though, because that his best position.

Is he creative? because we desperately need a creative CM in the final third, someone with the final ball to unlock stubborn teams through the middle.

Morata didn't look any different than against any other side, shit example. He just had incredible amount opportunities on a platter. Look at the overall performance and focus on their skill sets. We have seen Willian against much weaker opponents over the past six seasons, i know what he is capable of. Nottinham Forest are a upper Championship team, their quality in defense is not that much different from lower PL. They struggle offensively.

Good enough is not what i will try to justify, the subject is who is more effective. Emerson was quite good against Bournemouth, and he could do things that Alonso can not. It is quite evident who has the physical and technical skills to actually resemble a modern FB. To an less extent same applies with Zappa, much more comfortable on the ball and making runs off the ball than Azpi. For me it comes down to skills, regardless of the opposition Alonso and Azpi just don't have it in their arsenal.

You are wrong buddy, our FB play has everything to do with our inability to create chances against team that play narrow and deep. It is really just simple math, to create opportunities you need FB that can even the numbers against the opposition and force them to mark them and defend the space they occupy. Alonso and Azpi pose no threat on and off the ball, makes it very easy to concentrate the middle.