Vesper

finally

Salech on danger 5 goals in last 6 games 11 overall

Buonanotte has been shockingly poor he looks a League One player atm still have ZERO clue why the hell we bought him such a waste of cash, cash that we desperately need now due to UEFA FFP troubles

and the mad thing is that all of these players sans Caicedo should be trying SO HARD to earn more playing time

well, we do have ONE and only one starter on (a wee rusty Caicedo) so there is that

we must not be watching the same games

deffo the worst half of football we have played all season where we did not allow a goal that 'no goals allowed' is ONLY becuase we are playing a League One shitshow of a team even a midtable Championship side would have punished us at least one or twice with a goal

booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Badi now going Tosin-level wtf

absolutely dire watch

Buonanotte, Gittens, Josh, Guiu, George, and Hato have been horrid

you clearly cannot read or just wilfully choose to try and misrepresent as I did NOT say to go for Rosenior or De Zerbi

A site predicts GK Filip Jörgensen LCB Benoit Badiashile RCB Tosin Adarabioyo (wtfuckery!!) LB Jorrel Hato RB Josh Acheampong (if he doesn't start at either RB or CB this game you know he may well be sold, and I will lose my fucking mind if that happens) DMF Moises Caicedo CMF Andrey Santos AMF Facundo Buonanotte LW Jamie Gittens RW Estêvão CF Marc Guiu Arrrrrfff

I blame the board for the vast bulk of the issues. They have taken the piss for years now at CB, CF, LW, and to a lesser degree, GKer (I say lesser as Penders looks like he will come good eventually and Sanchez, thank fuck, has improved enough that I do not lose my mind anymore when he plays). The CB situation is just utter madness, and the CF situ is not at all good enough, not even close. LW has had CRAZY money spent on it, and we are nowhere near good enough (atm) either.

Olivier Giroud builds his ALL-TIME TEAMMATES XI https://www.skysports.com/football/video/12606/13484094/olivier-giroud-builds-his-all-time-teammates-xi

Exclusive: Sunderland block Noah Sadiki transfer amid Chelsea interest https://www.footballinsider247.com/exclusive-sunderland-block-noah-sadiki-transfer-amid-Chelsea-interest/ Sunderland are set to block any possibility of Noah Sadiki leaving in January amid interest from Chelsea and Manchester United, sources have told Football Insider. The 20-year-old has made an impressive start in the Premier League after his arrival in the summer, and the Black Cats are not willing to entertain a sale in January under any circumstances. Chelsea and Manchester United both want to sign Sadiki in January, with the Blues having even made contact in recent months, but sources say that the Wearsiders will do “everything in their power” to keep hold of him for as long as possible. Sadiki joined Sunderland for a fee of £15million in the summer, and it’s understood that they would only entertain a future sale for a “huge profit,” although that isn’t remotely part of their plans right now. Noah Sadiki to miss up to seven Sunderland games for AFCON Sadiki’s performances for Sunderland so far this term have attracted plenty of attention across the Premier League, and he has already made his £15m fee look like a bargain. The Black Cats star has started in every single league game in 2025-26, and has been a huge reason why his team are flying as high as eighth at the moment on their return to the top-flight. However, Regis Le Bris is now set to face a prolonged period without his star midfielder, as Sadiki is one of several Sunderland stars who is set to miss the next few games for the latest AFCON tournament. Sadiki has been selected as part of DR Congo’s squad for the upcoming tournament, which begins on 21 December and ends on 18 January. The midfielder is due to join up with his international teammates this week, and should his country make an unlikely push to the final of the tournament, then he could potentially miss as many as seven games for Sunderland. Sunderland’s five other AFCON-bound stars AFCON will cause headaches for almost all Premier League managers, but Le Bris and Sunderland are set to be one of the teams that are most affected. The newly-promoted outfit are set to lose six players during the tournament, and they may return at staggered intervals, depending on how their nations perform. Joining Sadiki at the tournament are left-backs Reinildo and Arthur Masuaku, representing Mozambique and DR Congo respectively. There have also been call-ups for Habib Diarra (Senegal) and Chemsdine Talbi (Morocco), while Burkina Faso’s Bertrand Traore completes the set for Sunderland. Le Bris will have to find a way of working without that group of stars, otherwise, his team’s strong start to the season could hit the rocks somewhat in the coming weeks.

By not explaining ‘worst 48 hours’ Enzo Maresca has put himself at even greater risk https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/dec/15/worst-48-hours-enzo-maresca-at-risk-Chelsea Manager’s comments on Saturday have left Chelsea baffled and the Italian in danger If Enzo Maresca was interested in ending speculation that he has a problem with elements of Chelsea’s hierarchy then he would have done so on Monday . Instead the Italian made no attempt to clear up a situation entirely of his own making. He rebuffed questions about his cryptic response to beating Everton on Saturday and even reacted with exasperation when he was asked if he regretted saying a lack of support from unspecified people had put him through his “worst 48 hours” since joining the club. What did Maresca expect? It was unclear why he decided that a standard home win over Everton, who have a dismal record at Stamford Bridge, was the time to air frustration with the criticism that followed last week’s defeat against Atalanta in the Champions League. He did not single anyone out, but he was not talking about supporters and he gives no indication that he cares about the media, so he can not complain about outsiders assuming there are issues either with Chelsea’s owners or their sporting directors, Laurence Stewart and Paul Winstanley. When that was put to him before the Carabao Cup trip to Cardiff on Tuesday, though, Maresca offered little. Saying repeatedly he had nothing to add, he mused that “we are in an era where everyone can say what they want”. An insistence his comments were “quite clear” was laughable. It continued with Maresca refusing to reveal whether he has spoken to his bosses since Saturday. After much prompting, he later relented and said:“It’s OK, it’s good,” when asked about his relationship with the ownership. He added that owners are the most important figures at any club as they “put the money in”. While the 45-year-old said he remains happy at Chelsea, he declined to retract his comments about those 48 hours. It had been a tough fortnight for Chelsea, who followed fine performances against Arsenal and Barcelona by losing at Leeds and drawing at Bournemouth before the reverse in Bergamo. One theory is that Maresca had bristled at being given more feedback than usual by the sporting directors after his substitutions backfired against Atalanta. Another is that he expected public backing from the club after three games without a win. Chelsea, though, have repeatedly stood by Maresca this season. Backing does not have to follow every setback. Chelsea’s plan is to review his position next summer. The danger is that this episode will go down badly. Chelsea are baffled. Some have attributed the outburst to inexperience and the hope is that the dust will settle, but Maresca has taken a risk. He was not speaking from a position of strength and it will be awkward if Chelsea lose at Newcastle on Saturday. It also feels unnecessary. Chelsea have not put pressure on Maresca to win the title this season. They just want evidence of progress. Chelsea won the Club World Cup, but long-term injuries to important players such as Cole Palmer (centre) have hindered their campaign. Photograph: Chris Brunskill/Fantasista/Getty Images The strategy implemented by Behdad Eghbali, the co-controlling owner, and carried out by the recruitment team is starting to work. Chelsea have built a talented young squad, are fourth in the league and remain in every cup competition. They are nowhere near crisis territory. It is true some of Maresca’s recent selection and tactical decisions have not been received well. Overall, though, he has done a fine job since replacing Mauricio Pochettino. Chelsea qualified for the Champions League, won the Conference League last season and destroyed Paris Saint-Germain in the Club World Cup final in the summer. Maresca has maintained their progress this season, even though he has had to deal with a disrupted pre-season and long-term injuries to Cole Palmer, Liam Delap and Levi Colwill. up Even then, though, it would be a grave miscalculation from Maresca to assume his achievements would earn him more power. Managers who want to work at Chelsea have to exist within the club’s collaborative structure. Their voice carries weight, but it is never going to be a one-man show. Stability comes from the sporting leadership team. Maresca would be naive to start a civil war. It is hard tell which way this goes. There was tension when Maresca’s request for a new centre-back after Colwill ruptured an anterior cruciate ligament in August was dismissed. A key dilemma is that Chelsea are a match for anyone when they field their strongest side. However, some of their most important players are unable to play three games a week. Wesley Fofana falls into that category, but the alternatives to the centre-back are unconvincing. Chelsea are supportive of Maresca managing his team’s workload. The problem is that standards fall when he makes changes. Maresca has said Andrey Santos is a downgrade on Moisés Caicedo in midfield and has shown little faith in Jorrel Hato since the 19-year-old defender’s nightmare against Qarabag last month. Facundo Buonanotte, the Argentina forward on loan from Brighton, has not been in the squad for a league game since October. Maresca has often spoken glowingly of the Chelsea project. The problem now is that he has left it open for outsiders to question his true feelings. He talked himself into a hole on Saturday and should have made more of an effort to dig himself out of it. Any more hints of discontent will do nothing for his chances of being at Chelsea next season.

Olivier Giroud becomes latest former Chelsea player to state the obvious issue there https://Chelsea.news/2025/12/olivier-giroud-becomes-latest-former-Chelsea-player-to-state-the-obvious-issue-there/ Former Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud has become the latest former Blue to state the obvious issue at the club right now. Away from the drama of the comments made by Enzo Maresca for a bit, because that has taken over our reporting so far this week – and besides, Enzo Maresca has said his relationship with the sporting directors and owners is all OK so we can put that in a box and move on, right? RIGHT!? EXCL: The full inside story of what is going on between Enzo Maresca and the Chelsea hierarchy as tensions reach boiling point! Yeah, maybe not. Maybe it’s a case of there has been too much said at this point to move on properly. But let’s hope for the sake of the team and performances and results out on the pitch, that they can all at least move on together for now and focus on going forward. Back to the comments made by Giroud this week, who was a welcome guest on Monday Night Football on Sky Sports last night, he’s basically backed up what many other former Chelsea players have said about this current Chelsea project under the new owners. More experience needed The likes of John Obi Mikel, Frank Lampard, John Terry, and Joe Cole have all said similar things to this and believe that this Chelsea team could use more experience added to it, and they’re not wrong either by the way. And neither is Giroud, who becomes the latest former Chelsea star to say the same thing. What Giroud said The striker said last night: “Maresca needs a striker who is consistent, and more experience in the squad, there’s a lot of young players.” This many former top Chelsea players simply cannot be wrong, sorry but they can’t be.

whatever other than Xavi (who I forgot to add real time) I listed (as in dealt with in one form or another) most big names out there and some of the younger up and comers people love to chat shit who do you want????

I will lose my shit if we pick one of those 3 ffs NO NO NO NO!!!!!!

a list of managers I would accept (not listing ones who would never come now due to being all good at their current clubs, so no Pep, no Luis Enrique, no Hansi Flick, no Tuchel, no Lionel Scaloni, no Carlo Ancelotti, no Diego Simeone, no Julian Nagelsmann, no Vincent Kompany, plus (do not want either) no Arteta, no Conte, etc) in no true order: Klopp (almost impossible, doubt he would come here) Zidane (pretty much impossible, plus he refuses to learn English, he waiting to take over the French national team) Simone Inzaghi Unai Emery Cesc Fabregas Xabi Alonso (IF Real sack him, I still really rate him) Oliver Glasner Abel Ferreira Andoni Iraola on edit: Xavi not yet completely sold on: Roberto De Zerbi Liam Rosenior Marco Silva Fabian Hürzeler Thiago Motta wild cards: Lamps Didier Deschamps (may well retire after the World Cup)

ffs Mamadou Sarr (our newest CB, he comes in summer from Strasbourg) sub off perhaps injured may be a tendon issue

Romano pushing Fichajes rubbish every day look at this shite: Manchester City plotting surprise move for Everton star Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall. (Fichajes) 🤡