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Like I keep saying, they realised that Sanchez needed more flexibility to go long, and he had an insane game in this final - play players to their strengths, learn from what came before you - this is Liam’s biggest mistake so far

this is the best video on the game I have seen so far

So many things to address, but let's start at the back A few articles on various things coming up soon https://siphillipstalkschelsea.substack.com/p/so-many-things-to-address-but-lets We have a lot to address after last night, right? The general situation, Liam Rosenior, the players, the squad build, so much debate going on right now. I’ll get to some other bits in more articles at the weekend and into next week. But for now, let’s start at the back. I’ve never been Robert Sanchez’ biggest fan and despite his turn of form lately, I still don’t have full confidence when he is playing. I would sell him in an instant if we replaced him with a better option. Whilst I will acknowledge how much better he has been and his good form of late, I still don’t think he’s a top goalkeeper and fully complete. His shot stopping is superb, coming for crosses he can be good but not always. But playing out from the back is not his thing. I’d sell him and believe we can do much better. I’ve never rated or been comfortable with Filip Jorgensen, even with the ball at his feet. So with all of the above mentioned, I’ve been absolutely baffled to see Liam Rosenior make the decision to select Jorgensen as his number one over Sanchez. It’s absolutely wild, really. Rosenior clearly sees Jorgensen as a better ball playing goalkeeper, which is what he wants to play his brand of football. And it’s been confirmed by decent sources that he’s told Jorgensen that he is his number one now, despite not admitting that in public interviews. Massive changes to make midseason, really ambitious ideas and huge risks. Mauricio Pochettino did this with Djordje Petrovic over Sanchez, and even Enzo Maresca also tried it with Jorgensen over Sanchez. But neither of these moves worked and they always went back to Sanchez. And now, here we are, with yet another manager, going through yet the same damn thing again. Why? Haven’t they worked this out yet? Playing out from the back is NOT just about the goalkeeper and also, it does NOT need to become gospel! Why can’t we do what Maresca realised we simply HAD to do with Sanchez and allow him more flexibility to go long or short and only play out short when it was deemed safe to? Why must we literally put ourselves under immense pressure every time we have the ball at the back? It’s such a massive risk every single time. It literally stunts our confidence and throws fear into our minds. That is NOT a good way to play football. High risk, low reward. You are literally handing the opponent a goal if you get it wrong. And when you have Jorgensen out there doing rabonas and drag backs as our last man, it is more often than not going to result in a goal against us. So why do we do it? We must we always insist on playing out short and having our goalkeeper as a centre back? It’s the epitome of everything I hate about modern football. Jorgensen had 64 touches in the match against PSG, the only Chelsea player with more was Marc Cucurella (66). Why is our goalkeeper having the second most amount of touches of any of our players? Surely we want our creative and controlling players to have that many touches? Maybe I’m just old fashioned… 🙄😅 Piss off with that!! John Terry in 2025: “I think everyone is obsessed with possession and playing out from the back, it drives me crazy!” Maybe it’s finally time to start listening to advice from legends of our club who know the game, have played the game, and knows what they’re talking about? Oh no, they’re just too arrogant and know it all, apparently…. Sigh. I know it’s just part of modern day football, I get that. But it doesn’t mean it is right. Play to your strengths. If you have a better goalkeeper, a better centre back, and better players who are comfortable playing out, then maybe you can do it more often. But not when you don’t have the players to do it. If you aren’t good enough under pressure at the back then just don’t do it. That’s on the head coach. How can this lot who built the squad look at this every week and continue to insist on using managers who play this way? Really makes you wonder, right? You want to play a certain way, get the players who can play a certain way. And finally, Jorgensen walking off and ignoring his captains calls to go and clap the traveling fans in Paris would be enough for me to be cancelling his contract immediately. Again, call me old fashioned, but if you do that, if you are that entitled and ignorant, then just get the hell out of my club. I understand you’re upset and frustrated, but it’s not the fans fault that you fucked up. We aren’t doing this. Own your mistakes, apologise for them, make up for them next game. Don’t go off sulking about it all.

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Three SPTC insiders mention Chelsea transfer target this week, something is definitely happening We have some very strong info on a Blues transfer target https://siphillipstalkschelsea.substack.com/p/sources-three-sptc-insiders-mention We have had THREE of our SPTC sources mention the name of a Chelsea transfer target for the summer just this week in three separate bits of info given to us. And when that happens, which is very rare, it means that something is definitely happening there. This will be one worth noting and keeping a very close eye on as we head towards the summer transfer window, it has a feel of inevitability about it. So, our info from THREE different insiders this week, is that Chelsea’s interest in Morgan Rogers is very serious, and the fact that these three sources have mentioned it, means it more than has substance and likely something might be moving on it already. We will have to see exactly what is moving, if anything, but the fact we are hearing Rogers name mentioned by these three particular sources is quite significant. Rogers signed a new deal with Aston Villa recently, but our sources believe it contains some sort of release clause that is not impossible to trigger nor will it be that expensive to trigger. Again, we don’t have the details on that so we don’t know exactly about any clause, or even if there is 100% one in there. But the belief is that there is something there that makes Rogers attainable, which could link to this info we’ve heard. Not trying to hype anyone up with this [if you’re a Rogers fan] and I’m NOT saying we are definitely signing Rogers. He has many other clubs keen as well, including Liverpool as serious suitors. But it’s one of those rumours and links that just has a sense of inevitability about it. I guess our transfer targets though, will depend on whether we get Champions League football come the end of the season. So no point in getting too far ahead of ourselves with any links just yet.

Liam Rosenior post-match press conference | PSG 5-2 Chelsea | Champions League

I hope you are right but I just do not see the yank hedge fund billionaires dropping that type of cash (fee + salary) on a 27/28 yo not named Pessi (at that age), CR7 (at that age), or Mbappe, or Håland) there are only 4 and 'a quarter' actual (NOT potential, I mean world class NOW, proven) world class CFs actually even remotely available and would maybe, maybe come here (Kane would never come here even IF Bayern sell him, same for Håland IF Citeh sold him, or Ousmane Dembélé IF PSG sell him, and who, BTW, turns 30yo at the end of next season, plus Hugo Ekitiké is NOT for sale,and by listing him, plus the fact we already have João Pedro, means EVERY single world class (IMHO) CF on the planet atm is listed in this post of mine) the 4 and a quarter: Osimhen (turns 28yo in December 2026) Lautaro the only one, (other than, of course, Lewa, see below), that may not cost over 100m quid, and that is because he soon is 29yo, in August 2026) Julián Alvarez (turns 27 in January 2027) insanely expensive, and has regressed a bit this year (I do still rate him, but not for the price Atleti want, ie 200m euros, the most I would pay for Alvarez is around £110 to £115m or so) Alexander Isak (turns 27yo in September 2026, and would be a staggeringly large gamble IF Pool even sell him, as he will still cost over 100 million pounds and is a glassman atm) and finally, the 'quarter': Lewandowski ('quarter' because he is 38yo in August 2026, so maybe, MAYBE has 2 or 3 remotely feasible (EPL-wise) years left) TBH, why the fuck would he come here to this clown car ??? LOLOLOL that is IT for proven world class CFs out there (unless you get into ancient CR7 and Benz, who both even older than Lewa) no, Matheus Cunha (who is not for sale anyway) is not a world class CF number 1 he is better as a SS in a front 2 and also often plays at LW, he has only played 11 games all season as a CF number 2 he only has only scored 6 total goals in 2100 minutes, and that is for an on-fire Manure, and only 2 of his goals have come as a CF neither are (the rest of the top 40 most valued CFs) Benjamin Sesko (still only 22yo, and deffo can get there IMHO, I would take him in a heartbeat for a fair price, but zero chance Manure sell him now IMHO) Omar Marmoush Nick Woltemade Viktor Gyökeres Marcus Thuram Samu Aghehowa (massive injury atm) Igor Thiago Ferran Torres Kai Havertz Nicolas Jackson Rasmus Højlund Jørgen Strand Larsen Moise Kean Rayan (massive potential) Junior Kroupi (massive potential) Mateo Retegui Loïs Openda Serhou Guirassy Vitor Roque Pio Esposito (massive potential) Ange-Yoan Bonny (massive potential) Santiago Castro Evanilson Gonçalo Ramos Darwin Núñez Jonathan David Jean-Philippe Mateta Dušan Vlahović Jonathan Burkardt

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EXCL: Chelsea looking in to ambitious move to sign Arsenal star It's not impossible https://siphillipstalkschelsea.substack.com/p/excl-Chelsea-looking-in-to-ambitious Chelsea are weighing up a potential move to sign an Arsenal player in the summer transfer window, and it’s not as impossible as you might expect it to be. The club are looking into transfer plans now ahead of what is expected to be another busy summer transfer window for many clubs including Chelsea, who are looking to both buy and sell once again at the end of this season. We’ve had some surprising info from our top source this week who says that Chelsea are looking in to an ambitious move to sign Riccardo Calafiori from Arsenal, sensing a potential opportunity to do so. Chelsea have been big admirers of Calafiori for some time and were watching him closely at the 2024 Euros. You will remember strong links to Chelsea around that time and as we also reported on the site, he was a Blues transfer target. However, he ended up going to Arsenal instead, and has been there since. Our sources have heard that Calafiori is a situation that Chelsea are keeping an eye on because he’s not playing as much as he wants to be and also, he would rather play as a centre back than a left back. So there is a chance that Chelsea might see an opportunity to offer him a role as a centre back. The 23-year-old will have three years left on his Arsenal contract come the summer. Nothing advanced of course and just a situation that Chelsea are keeping an eye on. But an interesting one all the same.

agree more or less, but just yesterday you said: who has a quoted (atm) price of €140m (£121m) and crazed salary demands Also Osimhen turns 28yo late this year, so that age is pushing the 'no one over 26yo' BlueCo rule by closing in on 2 years or so I think that Osimehen has around 5, maybe even 6 prime years left, barring injuries, but BlueCo are going to see a huge fee (let's say we get him for £103.5m, ie €120m) at that age as mostly sunk cost.

dogshit typical BlueCo buy fuck it all

30yo and older (so do not long term block Penders) proven GKers who are even remotely available Jan Oblak Emiliano Martínez Ederson Rui Silva Predrag Rajković Marc-André ter Stegen Dominik Livakovic Yann Sommer

it damn well better

Carra SPOT on calling out BlueCo for GKers and CBs being SHIT and also saying Palmer is fucked up atm for whatever reason Henry saying the same thing

BOTH I say

I am not joking about want Roberts sacked in the morning he is the fuckstick coaching our shitbolic GKers to keep up these risky passes they have done so under him for multiple head Chels manangers Rosenior needs to sack him NOW and IF he refuses, sack that fucker too!!!

other than the Messi/Xavi/Iniesta Barca teams (any decent mamanger would have won with them) and that one-off Citeh win Pep has been poor overall in the CL

insanely good save by Cuntois in that Citeh game

I am absolutely sticking with my call of Bayern winning the CL this season

Bodø/Glimt could, if they keep playing like they are upset Arse if Arse play like they have been lately

Pep is more than likely going to leave Citeh in the summer

I was thinking the same thing but I think 5th place for the EPL being CL is safe atm

I cannot blame him all that much other than starting Jörgensen and then keeping him on but Sanchez is NO prize either