Vesper

I would be oki with him if we cant get my first 3 choices

Gerrard could run out onto the field and tackle our (ie. his own team, Chels) first breakaway counter at Afield for closure. true justice would be he slips again

Giroud is a door knob everybody wants a turn

to buy the lot now, if a normal market, would cost around £250-300m or so with COVID, say £200-250m Loïc Mbe Soh Centre-Back Adil Aouchiche Attacking Midfield Tanguy Nianzou Centre-Back Moussa Diaby Left Winger Christopher Nkunku Attacking Midfield Stanley Nsoki Left-Back Timothy Weah Centre-Forward Arthur Zagre Left-Back Gonçalo Guedes Left Winger Odsonne Edouard Centre-Forward Yacine Adli Attacking Midfield Jonathan Ikoné Right Winger Antoine Bernede Central Midfield

I am still 100% against Tuchel coming here. I have said this from the beginning.

Willian was not nearly as one footed as Ziyech.

Lol. Have you seen the insane amount of youth players who have left PSG because they saw no chance to play nor develop further?

Completely, profoundly unfair to blame the lad for being a long hauler with COVID-19. Not his fault and its a shit look m8.

Cool story bro

Xavi was smart and told Barca hell no, said he was not ready and that the club was a hot mess.

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IF we cannot strike a deal for Nagelsmann in the summer then Allegri is my choice

kick him upstairs, he is wonderful recruiter

Lampard could win Ligue 1 with PSG, lolol

and those pikey twats did THE DOUBLE on us last year

Frank has been at Chels half a year longer than Arteta has been at Arse Arteta only started a year and a week ago Boxing Day 2019

Frank Lampard’s job at Chelsea under threat, replacement being looked at https://theathletic.com/2298431/2021/01/03/lampard-chelsea-sacked-next-manager/ Frank Lampard’s job as manager is under serious threat, The Athletic understands. A humbling fourth defeat in seven matches against a Manchester City side will only intensify the questions about the team’s broader direction under the current management team, and sources have told The Athletic that Chelsea have begun to explore alternative plans with a view to replacing Lampard if the current slump continues, if not sooner. This is a fluid situation, and as such there is no definitive timeframe for when Lampard might be sacked; it’s possible that he could still see out the season if results improve. But the history of the Roman Abramovich era tells us that once conversations of this nature begin taking place within the corridors of power at Stamford Bridge, managerial change tends to become a question of ‘When?’ rather than ‘If?’. The 3-1 home defeat by Manchester City leaves Chelsea seventh in the Premier League table and with Aston Villa and Southampton below them with games in hand. Although they are only three points off the top four, the club’s hierarchy are concerned by recent form and the struggles of summer signings Kai Havertz and Timo Werner. As recently as one month ago Chelsea were on a 17-match unbeaten run across all competitions, within striking distance of Premier League leaders Liverpool and had qualified for the Champions League knockout stage as winners of Group E with a game to spare. Lampard appeared to have found a promising balance with his shift to a fluid 4-3-3 system and was regularly fielding — and swiftly dismissing — questions from journalists about his team’s title chances. The subsequent dip in form has been startling. Prior to the City game, Chelsea lost away from home against Everton, Wolves and Arsenal in the Premier League and even their sole victory in the last seven games, a 3-0 home win over West Ham, was far less convincing than the scoreline suggested. In the wake of a limp 3-1 defeat at the Emirates Stadium, Lampard publicly criticised his players and singled out Werner, who was substituted along with Mateo Kovacic at half-time. Chelsea’s on-pitch struggles have been compounded by worsening issues off it; sources have told The Athletic that tensions between Lampard and a number of individuals in his squad — particularly those who have found themselves outside his group of trusted regular starters — have been growing for some time, and now factor into the board’s assessment of the overall health of the situation at Cobham. Lampard’s biggest challenge this season was always going to be remoulding his team in a manner that maximised Werner and Havertz, Chelsea’s marquee signing of a spectacular transfer window and arguably the club’s boldest statement of intent in the transfer market since acquiring Eden Hazard from Lille in the summer of 2012. Neither player has produced more than flashes of their best football so far this season. After a bright start, Werner’s performances have declined sharply on the left of Lampard’s three-man attack, a significant tactical departure from the withdrawn striker role that helped him flourish under Julian Nagelsmann for RB Leipzig last season. In addition to several gilt-edged misses, he has looked increasingly ill at ease with the attacking and defensive demands of operating as a winger in recent weeks and has now failed to score in his last 12 appearances for Chelsea (if he fails to score against City) — his worst scoring drought for more than four years. Havertz’s struggles since arriving from Bayer Leverkusen have been even more pronounced. Lampard has consistently defended the 21-year-old in public, pointing out last week that he trained with Chelsea for only five days before the start of the Premier League season and has also been hampered by the lingering after-effects of contracting COVID-19, which left him bed-bound for more than a week in November. But it also remains unclear whether he has a natural role in the team’s current 4-3-3 system, and Lampard has deployed him as a No 10, a No 8 and a false nine to varying degrees of success. Primarily though, Lampard is being judged on results. Defeat against City means Chelsea have three fewer points after the first 17 matches of this Premier League season (26) than they did at the same stage of the 2019-20 campaign (29) — a return that is regarded as unacceptable given the club spent well in excess of £200 million in transfer fees and made vast salary commitments to bring in Havertz, Werner, Ben Chilwell, Hakim Ziyech, Edouard Mendy and Thiago Silva during the shortened off-season. Lampard has repeatedly cited that quick turnaround as a reason why immediate expectations of this exciting Chelsea squad should be tempered, and there is no doubt that injuries — most notably to Ziyech — have also had a negative impact on recent performances. But his pleas for understanding are not convincing the key decision-makers at Stamford Bridge as they consider the best way to maximise the talent they have assembled. Replacing a manager mid-season is never ideal, and it would be logical to view Mauricio Pochettino’s decision to take the Paris Saint-Germain job as a positive for Lampard’s job security; the Argentine has long been admired at Stamford Bridge, and would certainly have been regarded as one of the most attractive candidates — particularly given his free agent status — if the position had become available. Chelsea have always backed their judgement in these situations in the past, however, and will not hesitate to act sooner rather than later this time around if they decide a change is required. Asked about his aspirations for the future last month, Lampard made it clear that he would love to stay at Chelsea beyond the remainder of his current contract, which expires in June 2022. The lack of noise suggesting that he would be offered an extension was notable then, and it is now clear that he would do well just to see out a second full season at the club where he made himself a legend. From Chelsea’s perspective, at least getting rid of him would cost a lot less than some of their previous managers.

Pulisic and Chilwell never gave up trying, and CHO did more in a few minutes than Ziyech did all game Havertz also played a bit better, changed to flow of play

and Kante is now suspended for cumulative yellow cards

Sterling using Kante (who has had his worst game in months) like a wet rag

Kovacic playing a clown smdh

can you IMAGINE what it would be like if there was 40,000 fans in SB now? mediaeval

Chelsea is NOT a 'learn on the job' club