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Sessegnon is not your normal 18yo, he is now in middle of his 3rd year starting, and is an immense talent. Put him on our team and give him a month or two to adjust and Alonso is on the bench. Alonso as best EPL LB? LOLOL you conveniently forget Benjamin Mendy (miles better) and also Robertson from Victimpool. All 3 (counting Sessegnon) are miles better for Sarriball. Mendy is a top 4 or 5 LB in world, only ones I would rate over him are Alaba, Lucas Hernandez, and maybe Jordi Alba and Alex Sandro. Marcelo is ageing and not good enough defensively, but still would probably bench Alonso (at least for a season or two more) Jose Gaya is vastly superior to Alonso as well, as is Alex Telles. Faouzi Ghoulam, when healthy as well and maybe Wendell from Bayer Leverkusen. ALL of those (save for Marcelo) are vastly faster and better defensively, and many are just as skilled in offensive flow (and there Marcelo blows away Alonso). You focus on literally the weakest player I posted André Schürrle (who like I said is still capable of a big moment, regardless of other shortcomings) whilst ignoring the many other dangerous players they have. Mitrovic has scored 21 goals in his last 28 games (granted some at Championship level) but has 7 in EPL this year, tracking out to 18-20 league goals. Is Morata going to score that? Is Giroud? They might not hit that many COMBINED and they are on a vastly superior team (us). Also, Seri is a class MF, nothing has as of yet convinced me otherwise. Bottom line If you think Fulham is as weak a team as we will see (or close to it) in the EPL this year, I really have to question that hard. Claudio Ranieri is a damn good manager, if he gets them clicking and they buy a good CB in January (Malang Sarr from OGC Nice would be perfect and they could actually prise him away then, or also Rúben Dias from Benfica (much harder pull) or Waldemar Anton of Hannover 96 (22yo, a big, fast physical CB on a relegation-bound team, perfect for brutal EPL play), plus a right fullback (I am not sold on Tim Fosu-Mensah atm, and think Fulham were stupid to let Ryan Fredericks move to the Hammers) and deffo a decent true RW, they could like be a viper of a team come February or March to play.

Alonso has ONE GOAL all year, all comps Emerson's positional defensive play is equal to Alonso's and he has far better pace. Alonso is so slow that he is even shit on overlapping runs oft-times. Emerson FINALLY looks to be getting back to pre-Roma injury pace, which is explosive compared to La Tortuga.

Fulham are absolutely not your typical bottom of the table EPL team. They are loaded with first rate talent in many positions. Ryan Sessegnon LB and Aleksandar Mitrovic CF would start for us (ZERO chance Alonso is better Sessegnon, and Ryan also can play winger and AMF) André Zambo Anguissa DMF and Jean Michaël Seri CMF are both great young MF'ers, and I could see them both as rotational starters here, especially Seri. Sergio Rico would make a great back-up GK for us, far better than what we have now, unless Macin Bulka matures very quickly Tom Cairney is simply a better player than Drinkwater IMHO, not that that affects our main team starters and regular rotation, but he is a savvy and dangerous MF'er André Schürrle is a dangerous ex- Chels player, He is always capable of explosive moves and is loads better than your average winger on a bottom 3,4 EPL team. Fulham has a horrid back 4 (Sessegnon plays at MF and winger mostly this year so far) and also no real remotely acceptable true RW, that is their weaknesses.

If CHO leaves I am calling for Sarri's head. Simple. We are going to lose Eden soon. Time to face that reality. If those bans hit and we lose them both with no buys, we are so fucked. Imagine 2 years of Moses, a 31, 32yo Willian and a 33, 34yo Pedro as our wingers. Plus, if we dont deal in January and bans come right after, Giroud and Morata as our strikers. I wont even have to call for his head. He will bang on be sacked by the holidays 2019. Oh, unless Musonda, Tammy and Bats save us!!!! NOT, so fucking NOT.

Michael Ballack circa 2000-2006. In today's game, closest would be SMS, IF he had a true motor, which he doesn't atm. He needs a coach like Pep to take him to next level. Pogba would be second probably, when his head is on straight, like in the WC. Also, Frenkie de Jong, Ruben Neves, Dele Alli (I can feel the hate already, lolol), Saúl Níguez, Naby Keita, Tanguy Ndombélé, Adrien Rabiot, and Corentin Tolisso have similar all-round traits, but might be short atm in one department or the other. Keep an eye on 16yo Ryan Gravenberch from Ajax. Very possibly the next Dutch superstar MF, but its still too early to completely predict that. The Netherlands are my darkhorse team for 2022. They are playing superb footie and are crazy young. If we (England and Sweden in my case) dont win it in 2022, I will be probably rooting for the Netherlands to finally break their duck. Although, France will probably repeat and have potentially the greatest team ever, perhaps knocking off Brasil 1970. Long time to go until then.

We are crazy if we get rid of Cesc, he is tailor-made for games like this. His end-product passing is insane. Miles beyond Jorginho or most in the entire EPL.

awww, you missed a happy game

RLC over Barkley for AMF atm

he looked seriously dangerous tonight and is just loads quicker than La Tortuga (Alonso)

Luiz and Willian cannot be in plan A, B, C, D,.... they are breathtakingly shit

good result, I am happy

weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Wanna see CHO score.

PAOK punters have great time anywhere. They are awesome. Lol

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hmm, all week long Sarri was saying he was out

So he is saying a 4 2 1 3? Sarri wont do it. At least he has always refused to do it. Barkley would truly have to be a beast then too. Obviously Isco or Kai Havertz or another truly WC AMF would make it far more potent.

RB Salzburg's Amadou Haidara out for four months with knee injury https://www.goal.com/en-ng/news/rb-salzburgs-amadou-haidara-out-for-four-months-with-knee/14keqhajibric1ssj92yben6dy The youngster has been ruled of action for the rest of 2018 and will hope to be back in time for 2019 Afcon RB Salzburg have confirmed that Mali’s Amadou Haidara will be out of action for at least four months with a knee ligament injury. Haidara missed Salzburg’s last league outing against Austrian Wien but he was in action for the entire 90 minutes as RB Salzburg defeated Rosenborg 5-2 in their last Uefa Europa League outing earlier this month. The injury prompted the 20-year-old to withdraw from Mali’s 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Gabon last week. snip

I think as an 18yo (19 next year) he would be happy enough getting the minutes Cesc has so far (maybe a bit more). I think he can learn and start to play more and more over 3, 4 years until he is ready to supplant Jorginho (who will be 30yo in 3 years and 20 days) as the regular starter (if he progresses as I think he should) There is no reason we cannot split time between 2 players (Jorginho with bulk of minutes for now) in the DH DMF role My main target for NOW play is, as I have banged on for ages, Frenkie de Jong, as he can play almost anywhere on the field, from CB to DMF (trad) to deep holding MF (Jorgi style) to fullback to CMF to AMF to even a winger or a 10.

I am raging (not at you at all, lol) We fucking damn well should have started selling off the deadwood this summer. Our board is bloody the worst of any top 20 club in football atm (and has been since 2014ish or so) Seems like every fucking window its the same bullshit. We got lucky with Kante and Rudiger, Jorginho was part of the Sarri deal (no Jorginho, no Sarri) and Kepa is a great GK, BUT we could have sold Courtois for 70m plus in 2017 and gotten Kepa for millions less. Barkley and Kovacic are decent, BUT Kova goes back in June, 90% likely. Almost all the rest of the buys and sales (or lack of sales and lack of buys via chasing Italian kisses that then turn into a right proper assfucking) have been SHIT. Yes, I include Alonso, as we should have sold him for £50-60m to RM and made a HUGE run at an actual WC LB like Telles or Gaya or Hernandez (Alex Sandro WAS also there as he was coming off a down year, but NO we go chasing fucking Caldara and Rugani, and telling PSG to fuck off on 30m for Luiz, whilst letting them then buy a superb young CB/RB in Kehrer for only 33m) this summer as well. Alonso is simply one of the most overrated players in the EPL. He has ONE goal in all comps this year, so his defenders cannot even say 'OMG but his scoring outweighs his SHIT defence and slow, clogging play!'

If Jorginho goes down, who takes his role now (if Cesc leaves)? Drinkwater? LOLOLOL We sure as fuck better be buying Sandro Tonali in January and get ready to play him a bit even if its tossing him a bit to the wolves. Chelsea ready to match Brescia’s €40m asking price for Sandro Tonali https://en.onefootball.com/chelsea-ready-to-match-brescias-e40m-asking-price-for-sandro-tonali/ The teenage prodigy is one of the most sought-after young players in Europe Chelsea are reportedly willing to meet Brescia’s €40m asking price for Sandro Tonali but may wait until the summer before actually signing the midfielder. Tonali has been the rising star of Italian football this season, becoming a regular for the Serie B side and even earned a place in Roberto Mancini’s Azzurri squad for the Nations League in November. At just 18 he’s already being compared to Andrea Pirlo, and now it seems as if compatriot Maurizio Sarri is looking to lure the teenager over to Stamford Bridge. A story in Gazzetta dello Sport on Wednesday has claimed that the Blues have been in contact with Brescia and will match their asking price for the deep-lying playmaker. Their piece indicates that Tonali will sign in January, but spend the rest of 2018/19 in Lombardy before joining up with Chelsea over the summer. snip WE BETTER FUCKING BUY HIM NOW! If the transfer bans come down after January we are FUCKED!

Sarri keeps slating CHO over defence but then turns around and trots out Luiz, Alonso, Cahill (granted less time), Morata, Willian, and even playing RLC out of position at winger. Now he is slagging off Kante, who he is playing out of position as well, to cover for a very weak (at defence) Jorginho. It is bollocks.

Ampadu is out injured still Sarri basically slates CHO, CHO is probably going to leave if Sarri is manager.

Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri must shoulder the blame if Callum Hudson-Odoi quits club https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea/chelsea-boss-maurizio-sarri-must-shoulder-the-blame-if-callum-hudsonodoi-quits-club-a4003446.html Maurizio Sarri has been a popular appointment at Stamford Bridge since his arrival in July, but now the relationship is starting to be put to the test. Being the man in charge of a Chelsea side that gets beaten by Tottenham in embarrassing fashion, as they were on Saturday, is something all those connected to the Blues will find hard to forget. Playing N’Golo Kante out of position has raised eyebrows, too, as has his regular selection of Alvaro Morata and David Luiz. Yet, the Italian remains in credit. Chelsea have lost only once in all competitions and must still be considered ahead of schedule. However, Sarri might find forgiveness a lot harder to come by should his treatment of Callum Hudson-Odoi drive the England hopeful out of Stamford Bridge. Hudson-Odoi is one of the brightest youth prospects in the country, let alone in Chelsea’s well-renowned academy. Arsenal’s Hector Bellerin will have bad memories of facing the 18-year-old in a pre-season friendly in Dublin, when the winger beat him time after time. Then, it seemed certain that he would get a reasonable amount of game-time in Sarri’s first season — the head coach even started him in the Community Shield against Manchester City. snip