Vesper

Poch is such a poor defensive coach

that said, what a crazy open game so far

I cannot belive that shit pass by Caicedo completely turned the game around

finally the board is back up

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Chelsea's Short-Term Needs Plus...Fabrizio Romano On Xavi Potentially Staying at Barcelona https://thedailybriefing.io/p/chelseas-short-term-needs

why are we not doing that now then? we have an overload of left footed attacking players I have listed them all many times before Cole Palmer Diego Moreira Noni Madueke Ângelo Whisper Richards Omari Hutchinson Kendry Páez (in 15 months) and IF Maatsen comes back, he is a lefty too (granted far more of a WB/LB) plus we got rid of Ziyech ALL of those are left footers we need balance in terms of footedness Sterling HAS to go, he is dogshit that leaves Muddy as the only true winger who is a right footer of the top 25 to 30 or so LWers in terms of valuation ALL are right footers (or ambipedal in a very few cases) with two exceptions: Mikel Oyarzabal (and he is basically ambipedal and DOES play a lot at RW over the years, plus they have the superb young left footer Takefusa Kubo at RW) Sávio (he is also a bit ambipedal, plus Girona has the left footer Viktor Tsygankov at RW and shit for other LWers, so Savio is forced to play at LW) plus you have 2 WC right footers (Rodrygo) or ambipedals (Dembele) playing out of postion at RW (granted more out of postion for Rodrygo than Dembele) due to Vini Jr and then Mbappe/Bradley Barcola at LW (plus with Asensio injured they have no other true RW options) respectively

So who (in terms of a right footed Left winger) would you go for? Sure, Mbappe, Vini Jr, Leão, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (ambipedal), Rodrygo, Martinelli, Luis Díaz, or Doku would be fucking wonderful, but they are not coming here, no chance. The other options left (If you remove Nico) are (and some are hard AF pulls): Kingsley Coman (but soon 28 and injury prone, plus doesn't want to leave Bayern) Ferran Torres Anthony Gordon (we had the chance, I would have him here) Diogo Jota Brennan Johnson Serge Gnabry (soon 29yo though) Mathys Tel (just renewed with Bayern though, and is more of a CF anyway) Bradley Barcola (would love him here but he isnt leaving PSG as he now gets Mbappe's LW position) Federico Chiesa (never the same after his horrid knee injury) João Félix (very unlikely to return) Harvey Barnes Kaoru Mitoma (massively tegressed, as predicted, and turns 28 next season) Yéremy Pino (regressed massively and now has a major knee injury) Ansu Fati (perma damaged goods ot so looks like) Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (young wild card, he is HG) Nathan Tella

I think there is a remote but far from impossible chance that we are destroyed as a top tier (perhaps not even a topflight one) club for ages. Hedge funds and private equity firms (aka our owners) often strip, chop, and sell for scrap non performing assets.

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Mauricio Pochettino unsure whether injured Christopher Nkunku will play again this season https://theathletic.com/5388249/2024/04/03/mauricio-pochettino-unsure-whether-injured-christopher-nkunku-will-play-again-this-season/ Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino says he does not know if forward Christopher Nkunku will play again this season. The Athletic reported in February that the 26-year-old France international, who has had an injury-hit campaign, would be out for “up to a month” with a new issue. However, Pochettino is unsure if Nkunku, who joined Chelsea from RB Leipzig last summer in a deal worth €60million (£52.7m, $58.8m), will feature again for the London side this campaign. He said: “I don’t know. Still, we don’t know. At the moment we do not know when it is possible for him to start training with the team. At the moment he is not training with us. “It did not happen (a setback). I have no information about that. His recovery is taking longer than we expected. That was after the final (League Cup final). He played in the final with a problem that we did not know about and found after the game. “There are different circumstances that affect things. It is not only him. Too many players have suffered injuries this season. “We hope that he can be involved again quickly. As soon as possible. It will be really good if he can join the team again before the end of the season. We hope that will happen.” Nkunku has found fitness and game time difficult to come by this season, due to a range of injury issues. His last appearance came as a substitute in the League Cup final against Liverpool in February. A knee injury sustained during a pre-season game last summer required surgery and kept him out for the first four months of the season while a hip injury kept him sidelined for the majority of January. He has been limited to just 10 appearances in all competitions this season, the majority of those being as a substitute. Defenders Trevor Chalobah and Malo Gusto, who missed Chelsea’s 2-2 draw with Burnley at Stamford Bridge on Saturday due to injuries, have returned to training and could be fit to face Manchester United on Thursday, but Ben Chilwell is a doubt for the due to an illness. Pochettino said: “Trevor (Chalobah) and Malo (Gusto) will train with us. I think they will be ready to be in the squad (against Manchester United on Thursday). “Chilly (Chilwell) no. We haven’t seen him since Friday. The doctor and medical staff removed a lot of fluid from his knee after he returned from the national team. Saturday he got ill and he has been at home since recovering. Rob Sanchez is training. We will see if he is in the squad.” GO DEEPER What Chelsea can expect from Christopher Nkunku: Composure, clinical finishing and clever runs (Darren Walsh/Chelsea FC via Getty Images)

But We win our two games in hand, so all are on 30 games, we are 7th. And, if we had not cocked up and drew v shit Burnley, we would be 6th, over Manure on GD. Poch is a fucking bottler, as this season is so easy to get into some European slot.

I hope he helps destroy Manure.

I am fine with him as well, but I highly doubt he would come here.

79 topflight games and counting

I think Xavi stays at Barca

Emma Hayes blasts Jonas Eidevall's 'male aggression' after heated post-match spat between rival bosses following Arsenal's 1-0 Women's League Cup final win over Chelsea Emma Hayes in post-match bust up with Jonas Eidevall in Gunners Cup win Stina Blackstenius' extra-time goal saw Arsenal beat Chelsea in the Conti Cup https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-13257651/Emma-Hayes-blasts-Jonas-Eidevalls-male-aggression-heated-post-match-spat-rival-bosses-following-Arsenals-1-0-Womens-League-Cup-final-win-Chelsea.html

Is Chelsea’s David Datro Fofana proving himself Premier League-ready at Burnley? https://theathletic.com/5375457/2024/03/29/datro-fofana-Chelsea-burnley/ Asked to describe himself as a player during a standard in-house interview to introduce himself to Burnley supporters in January, David Datro Fofana’s response went a little off-script. “I can say I’m a funny guy,” he said with a broad smile, before adding: “I’m also lazy… sometimes, not all the time…” Prompted to clarify by the interviewer, he continued: “Off the pitch (I’m) lazy, but on the pitch I’m someone who works hard and (has) good vibes also with the team. I’m not shy.” Fofana’s honesty was disarming, even charming. It also betrayed perhaps a measure of self-awareness after an unsatisfactory six-month loan spell at Union Berlin in which he became an unwitting symbol of the broader problems that helped derail the Bundesliga’s most remarkable success story under coach Urs Fischer. But this is a tale of two loans; over the past three months, Fofana’s positive impact has contributed to renewed hope at Burnley that a season spent almost entirely in the Premier League’s relegation zone could yet end in a remarkable escape. In the process, he is also establishing himself as a legitimate proposition in England’s top flight. The last 14 months have been quite a ride for Fofana, who became one of Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital’s more speculative investments when he joined Chelsea from Molde for a transfer fee in excess of €10million (£8.5m; $10.8m) in January 2023. Some who had watched him in Norway’s Eliteserien considered Fofana the level of talent that normally goes to a country like Belgium to develop before making the leap to the Premier League. Brighton and Hove Albion — who have an impressive track record of loaning to Belgian sister club Union St Gilloise — had been his most serious English suitors before Chelsea pounced. The coach of Anderlecht, a certain Vincent Kompany, was also an avowed admirer. Instead, he went directly to one of Europe’s most demanding clubs, where his individual progress inevitably became something of an afterthought as first Graham Potter and then Frank Lampard wrestled with an unworkably bloated first-team squad. His only start lasted just 45 minutes and some bright solo flashes at Stamford Bridge were overshadowed by a miserable 1-0 defeat for Chelsea against relegation-bound Southampton. Union Berlin seemed like a close-to-ideal next step: regular minutes playing in an upwardly-mobile team in a league that typically offers favourable conditions for fast, incisive attackers, plus the carrot of Champions League group-stage football. The fact it did not prove to be so was partly down to Fofana and partly down to the club he joined. Qualifying for the Champions League in 2022-23 was a staggering achievement for Union Berlin, who played their first Bundesliga match in 2019. Fischer did it with a tight-knit core of players distinguished more by their collective spirit and commitment to the coach’s system than by their individual talent. Fofana was one of 15 permanent or loan signings last summer that upgraded the ability level of the squad at the expense of what had made them special. Many of the new faces struggled to fit into Fischer’s hard-running counter-attacking approach, while the coach’s attempts to adapt were also unsuccessful. The result was a devastating run of 12 consecutive defeats in all competitions between September and November. This made Bundesliga relegation a distinct possibility while extinguishing hope of Champions League progression, punctuated by Fofana refusing to shake Fischer’s hand after being substituted in a 1-0 home loss to Napoli. Fofana issued a sincere public apology while serving a one-week suspension and even earned praise from Fischer for his application on his return. His first Union Berlin goal followed in a 1-1 draw with the Italian champions in Naples, but punctuality and attendance at training were persistent problems during his time in Germany; one late arrival meant he even missed the meeting in which the squad were informed of Fischer’s sacking in December. Even though not everything ran smoothly, Fofana felt supported by his team-mates and lessons were learned from his first experience of playing in one of Europe’s top-five leagues. Still, early termination of the loan made sense for all parties. Sevilla made significant progress on a deal to bring Fofana to Spain for the second half of the season, but Chelsea’s decision to loan Ian Maatsen to Borussia Dortmund occupied the club’s last international loan spot. Burnley offered a compelling alternative: a chance to prove himself in the Premier League in a team wedded, for better or worse, to a progressive style of football. Knowing Kompany had attempted to sign him for Anderlecht earlier in his career was reassuring. The forward knew he was going to play for a coach that really wanted him. Fofana settled very quickly, soon confiding to friends about feeling at home. He has seized the opportunity on and off the pitch. There have been no concerns raised about his professionalism and he is beginning to deliver the goals that Burnley so desperately craved, scoring on both of his last two starts, against West Ham and Brentford, after netting twice from the bench to secure a 2-2 draw with Fulham at Turf Moor in February. Operating at the head of Vincent Kompany’s fluid 4-2-3-1 in the absence of first-choice striker Lyle Foster, Fofana offers the skill to advance Burnley attacks with the ball at his feet and the speed to stretch opposing defences with direct runs in behind. His four goals have also demonstrated an intriguing variety to his scoring threat: a header and poacher’s effort from crosses against Fulham, a long-range screamer into the top corner against West Ham, and a deft low dink into the bottom corner to beat Brentford, made even more impressive by the fact it followed him submitting a contender for miss of the season by scuffing wide of an open goal from the middle of the six-yard box. Despite that miss, Fofana is still slightly overperforming his expected goals at Burnley (four goals from an xG of 3.4), having underperformed at Union Berlin (one goal from an xG of 2.8). Player development is rarely linear, but it already seems clear that his positive impact at Turf Moor has changed the trajectory of what was shaping up to be a disappointing season. Fofana’s swift assimilation into the Burnley dressing room was underlined by the dance celebration he unveiled with team-mate Wilson Odobert after the pair combined for his goal against Brentford. Joining a group that has refused to allow regular defeats to dampen their spirits has suited Fofana, whose smiley demeanour has quickly endeared him to fans. Another factor is his huge respect for Kompany, who he regards as a coach who knows the best way to develop young footballers in the Premier League — as well as lead. Burnley’s manager has been notably measured with his praise as he seeks to spur on his new striker. “He can still get better,” Kompany said of Fofana after the Brentford victory. “That’s what we want to do with him because he scored one but he could have scored two or three. For probably 45 minutes he gave us what we needed defensively, but the other 45 minutes he could have done more.” It helps that Kompany was a team-mate of Kolo Toure, the Ivorian legend who has assumed an informal role as a career mentor. “We talk a lot, he is like a family friend,” Fofana said of his countryman in an interview with the Norwegian newspaper Nettavisen in 2022. “He gives me good feedback. We Africans can say: ‘That is an uncle’, but he is not — but he is someone who means a lot to me. We show each other respect.” Chelsea’s loan department are in regular contact with Fofana, led by long-serving loan technical coach Carlo Cudicini, and the club are happy with his progress. It is far too soon to know his next step and he is focusing on the immediate task of firing Burnley towards Premier League safety rather than agonising about the longer-term future. But while his Union Berlin experience should be a warning against unbridled optimism, Fofana’s emergence as Burnley’s go-to goalscorer suggests he is closer to becoming a consistently impactful Premier League striker than many thought last summer. Chelsea will be relieved that he cannot take the field against them on Saturday.

Gusto as well

You can make a case that Saliba is the best CB on the planet atm, or at least close. The top 3, (and 4 of the top 7) CBs in terms of valuation where in that game, and the EPL has 7 of the top 14, 13 of the top 25. If all or most the main EPL CB targets come to teams in our league in the summer, plus you add in the the others already here, the EPL could have 33 to 35 of the top 50 or so valued CBs next season. That is 2/3rds to 70% of the top valued CBs on the planet all in the same league. Madness. Combine that with 30 to 32 or so of the top valued 50 fullbacks And 27 to 29 or so of the top 50 DMFs (depends on who comes and goes and the valuations) and the overall EPL defence is just crazy. Far better than the cumulative EPL CFs, wingers, and AMFs ATM (or soon), especially if Håland leaves in summer 2025 and none of the big CFs come in. Same for AMFs once De Bruyne and Bernardo move (especially if Florian Wirtz and Jamal Musiala do not come to the EPL) and other than 2 near the top (Saka and Foden), we are a bit weak in terms of truly WC wingers as well, especially if Rafael Leão and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia do not come) plus Salah will soon leave I wager. Plus we could have 22 or so of the top 33 to 35 (so around 2/3rds as well) valued GKers, if a few of the tagets come. I wager the scoring will go down overall.

what a shit game

yes, I feel like we are simply an investment firm playtoy