Vesper

because Chiesa did his knee super poor man's versions would be Allan Saint-Maximin or Raphina or Moussa Diaby or Arnaut Danjuma

he is so shit

Lamptey is running the road with Slowlonso

wow, that was out of nowhere

we bloody well better back Tuchel this window and in summer he is a superb manager but needs to pick his players in the market, it is not fair to him to have these shit backup fullbacks rammed down his throat, and now a maybe bust CF, plus lack of a great winger

their CB's are shit, and both their wingbacks are bombardier types who are not great at all on defence

Lukaku really needs to bang in a few

not happy that Werner and Kai are not starting

2021-22 English Premier League Brighton & Hove Albion Chelsea http://www.sportnews.to/sports/2022/premier-league-brighton-hove-albion-vs-Chelsea-s1/ https://www.totalsportek.com/chelsea23/

Penalty stats across Europe: Manchester United stands out https://www.football-observatory.com/IMG/sites/b5wp/2021/wp364/en/ The 364th CIES Football Observatory Weekly Post presents the rankings of European clubs having obtained penalties the most frequently since the start of the 2018/19 season as per InStat data. The sample is composed of teams always present in one of the 31 leagues surveyed during this period. Crvena Zvezda is at the top with a penalty every 239 minutes, while Manchester United heads the rankings in the big-5 (one every 299 minutes). Paris St-Germain (305 minutes), Lazio and Inter (both 315’), Real Sociedad (374’), as well as Borussia Mönchengladbach and RB Leipzig (both 397’ ) top the table in the other major championships. Real Madrid scored all the 24 penalties obtained. The lowest conversion rate among big-5 league teams was recorded for Montpellier (8 out of 14, 57%) and the lowest overall was measured for Stoke City (6 out of 15, 40%). In total, the teams surveyed scored 78.6% of the penalties awarded. The Greek of Panathinaikos obtained the most penalties compared to the number of big chances created: one penalty every 15 goal scoring chances. Bristol City are at the opposite end with one penalty obtained every 91 big chances. This is partially due to different refereeing styles. The number of penalties awarded per match vary indeed between 0.23 in the English Championship up to almost the double in the Ukrainian top division (0.45). Clubs having obtained penalties the most frequently , 31 European domestic leagues Minutes or big chances per penalty since season 2018/19 (until 10/01/2022). Data:InStat.

the nutter is demanding almost £700K PW!!!

Dembele is CRAZY https://www.londonworld.com/sport/football/Chelsea/barcelona-star-given-48-hour-ultimatum-as-Chelsea-prepare-to-pounce-on-cut-price-deal-3530827 The 24-year-old is asking for as much as €43 million (£36 million) per year, according to Sky Sports Germany - terms that the club are financially unable to match.

Total 5 year gross cost of Drunkwater is over £65m (salary + fees) 🤬 fucking NUTS

We all live in a Robert Fleck world............... 3 goals in 40 league games 🤬

Chris Sutton was HORRIFIC with inflation factored, he cost us £16m per league goal he scored (ONE in 28 games) insanity

Or Isak before the huge release clause raise or Victor Osimhen (odds are high if we had him he would not have hurt his knee, as you would have changed time and place history) or even Lautaro (would have been cheaper than rom for sure, a lot cheaper, although I never really pushed for him at all tbh) I fell off DCL when Everton started talking £80-90m, he was worth a £40-50m punt max IMHO, and finally, the least of the lot, Youssef En-Nesyri. Johnathan David was too young/inexperienced (although I did mention him on spec) then there was (pipe dream) Mbappe, lolol ( I am joking kinda) Lewa was floated by no way was he leaving Håland was NOT worth the £335-350m toal cost plus that damn bullshit 'he can leave after 2, 3 years for same fee we paid + 10%' clause That is every striker I talked about I do believe

not yet Kepa (mainly due to us dropping £142m on a GKer not named Oblak) Drinkwater (almost £60m in fees + wages shit away away on trash, arguably the worst player than an EPL team ever spent that much on) Fernando Torres Bats and Baka and Sheva in that mix too Rom can still come good

what a nightmare atm SO frustrated with him and the board

Tuchel can change that perhaps

eeek 🌨️🌨️

IF we lose AC (and somehow keep Rudiger) I have my target Nico Schlotterbeck 22yo, Freiburg 1.91m, strong, pacey, great instincts, huge leg reach on tackles and blocks, good verts, very solid on the ball I have just spent a few days watching games (not just clips) of his REAL DEAL and A LEFT FOOTER IMHO best CB in the Bundesliga the first half of the season going into the Dortmund game, Freiburg had best defence in the league, they had beaten (with Schlotterbeck) Dortmund 2 1 in first game with no Nico bye bye, Dortmund ran riot 5 1 he is that impactful Bayern wants him bad, so that is a potentially big issue

the only 'walk into the club and FOR SURE have the quality to replace AC and Rudiger , especially Rudiger' CB's who are even REMOTELY (and most on this list will cost a shit tonne, with overpay in some cases to prise them away) are (and this is absolutely stretching the concept of 'available') and only the ones in bold are BANG ON locks in terms of quality to replace Rudiger, the other 5 would or could be a replacement for AC if we keep Rudiger and lose AC all of the 5 in bold will be insanely hard to pull, save for the 31yo (so not ideal there for long term at all) in June KK Marquinhos Milan Skriniar Matthijs de Ligt Alessandro Bastoni Kalidou Koulibaly (I am ignoring age here, as he meets the quality criteria for 2, 3 years and they would sell him, I am NOT saying it is a good deal financially) Jules Koundé Aymeric Laporte (NO clue if Pep thinks he is expendable) Pau Torres Stefan de Vrij (turns 30 in 20 days, so is only 6 months younger than Koulibaly) José María Giménez (his injury history worries me greatly though) the you have 10 more who are bigger gambles, not 100% near sure things (and Giménez above is a gamble even, in terms of heath long term) some of these are hard AF pulls as well (Lucas Hernández and Ronald Araújo) Nico Schlotterbeck (has rocketed up my charts, 22yo, 1.191m, pacey, superb instincts, strong, has probably been the best CB in the Bundesliga the first half) Niklas Süle Lucas Hernández Maxence Lacroix Edmond Tapsoba Presnel Kimpembe Ronald Araújo Sven Botman Wesley Fofana (ONLY if he is fully recovered from a bad knee injury) Evan Ndicka

looks like we will all find out, lol

Diego Costa makes feelings clear about his next club as Arsenal 'open talks' with striker https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/diego-costa-arsenal-transfer-news-25956666 😜 Arsenal have reportedly opened talks with Atletico Mineiro over a move for Diego Costa with the former Chelsea striker looking to make a return to Europe. The Gunners are keen to add a new no.9 in January due to their lack of depth at the position. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been frozen out by Mikel Arteta after he was stripped of the captaincy and will likely leave the club sooner rather than later. Alexandre Lacazette is currently leading the line for Arsenal, but his future is also up in the air as he is set to leave as a free agent at the end of the season. January is a notoriously hard window to do business in but Arsenal are willing to break the bank to find a new talisman. Dusan Vlahovic is their number one target, but it remains to be seen whether Fiorentina will let their prized asset leave midway through the campaign. it appears that Arsenal are looking at a short-term solution if a deal for the Serbian does not materialise - and it's a name they're familiar with. It's claimed Mikel Arteta's men have made an "informal consultation" with Atletico Mineiro over a deal for former Chelsea striker Diego Costa, according to Goal in Brazil. They approached Atletico-MG to find out about the player's plans for the immediate future after the director of football Rodrigo Caetano revealed that the Spaniard had expressed his desire to leave the club after the Brazilian season ended. Costa is currenty on vacation in Spain but the report says there has been no official bid from Arsenal as Corinthians and Sao Paulo have also been linked with the ex-Atletico Madrid player. Caetano broke the news that Costa wanted to leave Brazil and return to Europe, something Mineiro will accommodate as they knew this was a possibility when they signed him. He said: "The reasons given were adaptation, personal issues... When he goes to that side, there's not much to argue about. "He stayed with us until the end, he was a very important piece, athlete competitive. He was afraid of this long period that he stayed in Europe, he made it clear that at some point, if he didn't feel comfortable, we could make an agreement of this type. "We accepted the request and we are building the best agreement for all parties. We appreciate his delivery and this period with us. It is very likely that he will not stay with us this season. from the sides".