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João Pedro is yet another one of those “good player but is he what we need?” types. And the answer is no. Again, he’s the sort of signing that I’d welcome if we already had a serious #9 who he could either play off of or rotate for.
This would basically be replacing Nkunku 1 to 1. A forward who has no defined position. Not an outright striker, not a natural #10, and not a winger. Maresca already didn’t quite know how to use Nkunku and Felix who are just that type of player.

Don’t think that would be a good idea. He has shown some serious leadership qualities in times of recent. Think we need to keep him around.

Big shout out to Reece James for finishing the season strongly. He's had his injury troubles over the 3 years, but have to say that both Maresca and him have carefully managed his comeback, and hopefully this has given him a stable foundation for next season.
I know he has got a lot of flak for his captaining (or lack of), and he isn't as vocal like a JT or even an Enzo. But he leads in the best way possible, through example. By being on the pitch and displaying what it means to be a top player.
You can see it in the reactions of the other lads too. Palmer in his goal celebrations with James. Caicedo also voting only James from the current generation into his all time Chelsea 11.

Jackson is a liability. A top striker would have scored two goals and game over.
It should be the priority for next season. And keep Gallagher.

He's been playing without a supporting full-back. Ball comes to him and defenders usually double up and there's no one making runs around him. The few occasions he ran at Cash, he managed to beat him and send a cross into the box.

You can't just buy 15 young players and hope for a miracle.
I just think we spent the money in a wrong way.
 
 

Clean sheet!!!

This. 
I'm surprised that more people are turning on Poch, when the root cause has been the same problem that it's always been for the past year. It's the new administration.
The lack of experience is what makes for results like these. Colwill, Caicedo are all great players that can fulfill their potential in a few years. But there will be mistakes, and without leaders to control the game on the pitch., this will continue to happen.
And the inexperienced squad is down to the club, not Poch 
I keep bringing up Arsenal from Wengers last few seasons and after, because that's a good example for where we are right now. A factory of youth players that won fuck all.
Hopefully players like Enzo can be molded into leaders, that is, if they stick around with us after back to back seasons like this one.

Out for the season. Again.
£75m spent on a broken player, good business!

Out for the season. Again.
£75m spent on a broken player, good business!

Lukaku best defender for the opposition team at blocking goal bound shits just like vs donezk 2 yrs ago. 
 It tbf i think that di marco header would have been blocked by Dias on the line 
the miss was way worse. 4m out, 7,20m open goal, 15cm Ederson’s leg. Guess what he hits. Probably worse than all the Timo misses for us the last few years. Still, fat Rom did not even look bothered.  Probably will blame his coach not starting him for missing yet another sitter

Chalobah, Mendy; Sterling ... all very poor

Sterling and Koulibaly: so far so good!
We now need another defender and a striker.

Here we go! 

EU approval already done.

Better NOT Call Saul.

Honestly, if he had arrived on his inter form he would have had a field day today, Villareal had moments when they were super open but Timo just got bullied off the ball. that will not happen with Lukaku. But there will be plenty of moments were Lukaku will be just as frustrating as Tammy or Timo.
2 things i think he will help us with is a) be more clinical on the counter. He can run with the ball at pace and go past defenders without being shoved off it. This will enable us to play out counter attacks way more direclty
b) fix long balls in attack. we lose a lot of rebounds and 2nd balls. lukaku is good with his back to the defender and this will open space for our players to latch onto the rebounds.
I dont think he is worth what we paid for him but in games such as today, he might be clutch. That is provided the pressure is not too much for him and he does not completely shit it like our last 2 big money strikers.

Confirmed by Romano he has just landed at Biggin Hill Airport, confirmed via video.
He's on his way to SB

He's in London within the hour. All sealed tonight.

It looks like a pretty much done deal. Lukaku wants to play into a top club to win trophies and that won't happen any time soon with Inter Milan given financial difficulties they face. Besides he want to take it revenge in the PL. And its wage will be increased by 40% or so. Personal agreements seem to have been agreed 2 weeks ago or so. It all remains to convince Inter Milan and not to over-pay. Marina knows how to make it. We need a class striker - Werner somehow failed - and Lukaku can make it but I am not convinced by that player - sometimes brainless. Hopefully he did improve over the last few years to be smarter in his moves and strikers.
 

It looks like a pretty much done deal. Lukaku wants to play into a top club to win trophies and that won't happen any time soon with Inter Milan given financial difficulties they face. Besides he want to take it revenge in the PL. And its wage will be increased by 40% or so. Personal agreements seem to have been agreed 2 weeks ago or so. It all remains to convince Inter Milan and not to over-pay. Marina knows how to make it. We need a class striker - Werner somehow failed - and Lukaku can make it but I am not convinced by that player - sometimes brainless. Hopefully he did improve over the last few years to be smarter in his moves and strikers.
 

We need more creativity: CHO, Ziyech.