Vesper

(Video): “If I had long hair…” – Academy defender make a great point about perceptions https://Chelsea.news/2024/03/video-if-i-had-long-hair-academy-defender-make-a-great-point-about-perceptions/ Alfie Gilchrist has just done a fun mini interview with Chelsea TV where they ask about his image as a no-nonsense hardman defender. He pointed out that that was probably as much to do with his hair as anything. “If I had long hair, probably no-one would be saying that,” he said, quite correctly. He’s leant into that reputation though, and already has some crunching tackles and blocks in his highlight reel. With so many defenders out injured for Monday night and two games to play next week, we may yet get more Gilchrist action in the next 7 days. You can see the defender speaking in the clip embedded here:

Chelsea’s next superstar? BlueCo reject €25m bids for 20-year-old earmarked for the top https://www.footballtransfers.com/en/transfer-news/tag/newsnow-features-only/Chelsea-transfer-news-blueco-habib-diarra-strasbourg Chelsea have earmarked Strasbourg youngster Habib Diarra as a potentially special player for the future and have already turned down two €25 million bids for him. Diarra is a 20-year-old midfielder and is already in the Chelsea family as he turns out for the BlueCo-owned Ligue 1 outfit. Last season was his breakout campaign as he mustered three goals and three assists across 29 Ligue 1 matches, while he has two goals and one decisive pass in this campaign. READ MORE: Romano drops update on €100m Chelsea star who wants OUT L’Equipe reports that BlueCo see him as a potential superstar in the making and that two bids of €25 million were rejected from Lens and Wolverhampton Wanderers at the end of the summer transfer window. This has been a major boost to head coach Patrick Vieira, who has used Diarra in every position across the midfield this season. Chelsea’s investors also moved to extend Diarra’s contract in the summer, with his new deal running until 2028 – further proof of their confidence in him. Indeed, while Blue Co have been under attack in Strasbourg for their ownership of the club, rejecting two €25m bids for a player like Diarra would have been unthinkable under their previous ownership. Habib Diarra’s strengths and weaknesses Diarra is a very physically gifted player, with great athleticism and endurance. His versatility is also a major asset. Furthermore, Vieira has previously praised his young star’s attitude, stating that “he is always hard working and demanding of himself”. On the other hand, the former France midfielder wants Diarra to have a cooler head in front of goal and to boost the number of decisive actions he makes. This is something that the player himself admits that he needs to polish. “It gives me confidence to impose myself and break the lines, and this is something I need to improve on even more, like my final pass and scoring.”

look at the date of that post of mine

remember, Dortmund have an option to buy him for £29.75m of the only LBs I would truly want Alphonso Davies Nuno Mendes Federico Dimarco Theo Hernández Alejandro Balde none will come here so we will have to either hope BD doesnt buy Maatsen or go for Miguel Gutiérrez or Quilindschy Hartman or Pervis Estupiñán (Brighton, eeeeeek!) Alejandro Grimaldo José Gayà Rayan Aït-Nouri Antonee Robinson

do not buy! injured AGAIN Wolves dealt major injury blow after latest Pedro Neto setback vs Fulham https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/breaking-wolves-dealt-major-injury-28788178

good luck affording most any or all of these and/or also convincing them to come here with no CL in the remotely foreseeable future Jamal Musiala Lautaro Martínez Victor Osimhen Florian Wirtz Gavi Rafael Leão Bruno Guimarães Khvicha Kvaratskhelia Frenkie de Jong Nicolò Barella Joshua Kimmich Xavi Simons Alphonso Davies Lucas Paquetá Matthijs de Ligt Douglas Luiz we might have a shot at Dušan Vlahović (his goal production tracks to 30 goals, 6 assists in 3400 minutes played, and he has only played 42 non league minutes (no goals or assists), so no stat stuffing against shit low tier non topflight teams, he has 4 goals in 3 away games v Inter, Lazio, and 4th place atm in Serie A Bologna)

atm

Occam's razor says he is a gormless septic cunt

and we are diving in for more Brighton staff and looking at more Brighton players, ffs

I have never been this despondent about the club in my life I look out at every level, every area and trendline and see NOTHING of import that is positive other than Cole Palmer 😞

POCH OUT

they are the hottest team in the EPL atm

boooooooooooooooo 2 1 FT

he has scored in his last 4 league games

2 1 Havertz late

If we cannot afford to keep Gallagher here, there is no way we can afford these high cost options if we are in sheer austerity mode, I have to dramatically scale down my targets like I said, we are likely well fucked, and that is not even taking into account a possible large points deduction or forced direct relegation for next season or the season after (if the decision is long deleayed) Boehly and Co have perhaps destroyed the club atm

we are well fucked and these names being mentioned are all mostly shit OR are never coming here I am despondent at our situation 😣

Chelsea hit by new triple injury blow as Ben Chilwell sent to specialist over knee issue Levi Colwill and Conor Gallagher also battling fresh problems https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/Chelsea-fc-chilwell-colwill-gallagher-injuries-newcastle-b1143795.html

ZERO chance we sell Gallager for only 40m

Rupert Murdoch, 92, to wed retired molecular biologist Elena Zhukova, 67 https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/mar/07/rupert-murdoch-elena-zhukova-engagement snip Murdoch met Zhukova through a large family gathering hosted by his third ex-wife, Wendi Deng, whom he stayed married to for 14 years before filing for divorce in 2013. Her 42-year-old daughter, Dasha Zhukova, is a Russian-American art collector and philanthropist who was previously married to Roman Abramovich, a Russian oligarch and former owner of the Premier League football club Chelsea.

options Rúben Amorim (Sporting Lisbon) Lionel Scaloni (likely no chance atm) Zlatko Dalic (but just renewed until 2026 with Croatia) Diego Simeone Gian Piero Gasperini Kasper Hjulmand Roger Schmidt (Benfica) Sérgio Conceição (Porto) Abel Ferreira (Palmeiras) Julian Nagelsmann Hansi Flick Joachim Löw