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In other news… https://thedailybriefing.io/i/137210693/in-other-news Julian Nagelsmann - German DFB now close to completing the formal agreement to appoint Julian Nagelsmann as new head coach of the national team. Details are being discussed on the salary as he will take a pay cut — Bayern are prepared to terminate Julian’s contact. Jadon Sancho - There have been no further updates on the Sancho situation yet, we’re still waiting for it to be discussed and clarified. In terms of potential January signings out wide, it would only be guessing right now. Man United are not working on it at this stage, but of course if Antony and/or Sancho are still not available, it could could be the case that they would look at strengthening in that position. Antonio Nusa - Chelsea tried to approach Club Brugge in the final 48 hours of the summer window for Nusa but the player didn’t want to move. Nusa wanted to stay and focus on Brugge. For sure Chelsea will keep following him but I’m told there are four or five clubs in the race, it’s absolutely open.

Ivan Toney and more strikers on the move https://thedailybriefing.io/i/137210693/ivan-toney-and-more-strikers-on-the-move It’s an important moment for many strikers, even though nothing is happening now. In January and in the summer there will be a lot of movement of strikers, and one to watch is going to be Ivan Toney. My information is that Brentford know that the player wants to leave in 2024, we’ll have to see if that will be in January or next summer, but we know that Toney appointed a new agent because he wants to try a new experience at a top club. Many clubs have asked about Toney, including Italian clubs, but staying in the Premier League is the priority of the player. Chelsea are well informed on the situation of the player, but also Arsenal are well informed on the conditions of the potential deal. Both clubs asked for information, let’s see if other clubs will join the race, but for the moment I can guarantee that both Arsenal and Chelsea have shown this interest. Still, it’s important to clarify that Arsenal have not decided yet how they want to act in January in terms of strikers. Of course, nothing will happen with Toney now, nothing will happen next week, it will take time to see the price tag and all the conditions of the deal, so fans need to be patient, because many things can happen on this story, but it is one to watch because the idea of the player is to try a new chapter in 2024. Another striker to watch in 2024 will be RB Leipzig’s Benjamin Sesko. He scored his first Champions League goal last night against Young Boys and has long been regarded as a top talent, and at every single Leipzig game there are scouts from top clubs monitoring him, especially from England. His progress is being monitored, let’s see what will happen, though not in January for sure, but in summer 2024 or 2025. The price tag is impossible to say now as he only joined Leipzig 60 days ago, it's not something evolving now, but one to watch in the near future. Lautaro Martinez spoke today and revealed that many clubs were interested in him in the summer, but it was never a topic because he always wanted to stay at Inter Milan. I’ve already reported that Chelsea turned down the chance to sign Dusan Vlahovic, and Martinez was also never an option for Chelsea because after paying Inter big money for Romelu Lukaku they were cautious about doing a similar deal. Martinez would have been super expensive, and now he is going to discuss a new contract with Inter very soon.

Caicedo is not a 6 this twitter rando Felix has been consistently wrong on so many things/predictions (far beyond just Caicedo) and he is obsessed with slating Caucedo for months and claiming he is a bog standard 6

Completely disagree. They only have one CMF on their entire roster and have a vastly better manager in terms of youth development. Cooper, on the other hand, is a typical overrated Brit (Welsh in this case). He always looks like just found a turd in his oggie.

Bernardo Silva injury: Pep Guardiola confirms Man City playmaker to miss time as Arsenal showdown looms The Portuguese international was forced off early against Red Star Belgrade as Pep Guardiola’s absentee list lengthens further https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/bernardo-silva-injury-man-city-pep-guardiola-arsenal-b1108145.html

Brentford fear Rico Henry out for season with serious knee injury 😓

Miracle recovery sees missing Chelsea player back training outside already https://www.Chelsea-news.co/2023/09/miracle-recovery-sees-missing-Chelsea-player-back-training-outside-already/ Carney Chukwuemeka was carried off the pitch on August 20th after picking up a knee injury in the game against West Ham. He was operated on a couple of days later. Now, just under a month later, he’s already back out on training on grass, according to Nizaar Kinsella of the Evening Standard. That is quite amazing to us – even if the surgery was the most minor intervention possible, it’s still crazy to think he’s out on the grass already when some players need months to even start work in the gym again after surgery. It’s good news for injury stricken Chelsea, who need all of their players available as soon as possible. He’s working with Reece James, who is expected back even sooner. The pair, along with fellow absentees Armando Broja and, Noni Madueke, Moises Caicedo, Marc Cucurella and Benoit Badiashile, could all be back fairly soon, giving fresh life to an increasingly dire season.

Julian Alvarez on a hat trick

Felix on a hat trick

lol at the Red Star GK letting that go in and 2 nil PSG now Hakimi

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Red Star up nil 1 over Citeh

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Mauricio Pochettino’s Chelsea in crisis? They’re actually playing quite well https://theathletic.com/4874009/2023/09/19/Chelsea-playing-well-no-panic/ In basic terms, Chelsea’s start to the 2023-24 Premier League campaign has been something of a disaster. Five matches into the new season, Mauricio Pochettino’s side have collected five points and sit 14th in the table. They’ve only won once, and even that was probably their simplest fixture of the season, at home to a Luton Town side who are yet to collect a single point. Let’s get the obvious out of the way. Yes, Chelsea have a very expensively assembled squad. Football coverage is now overwhelmingly obsessed with the transfer market; success or failure on the pitch is immediately considered in relation to spending. Here, the focus is simply on whether Chelsea have played well or not. And, on the whole, they have. They started sluggishly against Liverpool on the opening weekend but, after equalising, they were the better side and could have snatched a winner late on. In a 3-1 defeat to West Ham United, they were guilty of shocking marking at a set piece and failed to make their one-man advantage count in the second half, but the game-changing moment was a brilliant Michail Antonio goal out of nothing. Chelsea’s defence was rarely opened up. In a 1-0 defeat to Nottingham Forest, Chelsea were overwhelmingly the better side, should have scored multiple goals and only really allowed Forest one opportunity — after a high press and a good quick break. And against Bournemouth on Sunday, they largely denied their opponents opportunities and played out from the back excellently, breaking into attack in numbers. Of course, things haven’t been perfect. With such a newly assembled squad, you inevitably think that the problem is the lack of partnerships and understanding between players. But, in reality, watching the matches tells you something different. Raheem Sterling, probably Chelsea’s brightest player, has developed good relationships with overlapping right-back Malo Gusto and with centre-forward Nicolas Jackson, who has made the right runs in anticipation of Sterling’s low balls into the box. Jackson has also shown the beginnings of an understanding with Mykhailo Mudryk, both when slipping him in late on against Liverpool — the Ukrainian rounded Alisson but took a heavy touch and the chance was gone — and also with a series of one-twos against Bournemouth on Sunday. Chelsea’s actual problem is not relationships between players, it’s that individuals haven’t quite settled yet. Up front, Jackson has been extremely lively and has shown promise in various situations. He links play well. He has offered speed in behind, particularly in the left channel. Although he hasn’t offered much of an aerial threat, his movement is good when wingers or wing-backs are about to cross. Jackson’s problem is not tactical or about his relationship with team-mates, it is that he is (somewhat literally at times) still finding his feet in English football. He prodded over a seemingly unmissable chance against Forest and also failed to connect with a good cutback. His goals return is just one, from an expected goals (xG) tally of 3.3. That’s a poor showing but suggests an improvement is likely, if not guaranteed. Interestingly, in his sole top-flight campaign, at Villarreal, he scored 13 goals from an xG of 8.5, a significant overperformance, although ultimately still a fairly modest goals tally. Moises Caicedo, the costliest of Chelsea’s summer recruits, has been significantly off the pace so far. He conceded a penalty against West Ham, and was caught in possession for Forest’s winner at Stamford Bridge, effectively being responsible for two of Chelsea’s five concessions. But based on his Brighton performances, he’s likely to improve. In his place for the goalless draw at Bournemouth, Pochettino handed a full league debut to Lesley Ugochukwu, who performed well. Happy receiving the ball under pressure and good on the turn, the 19-year-old seems perfect for the deep midfield role. His problem was that the other two midfielders, Conor Gallagher and Enzo Fernandez, were positioned so high, and he struggled to connect with them. Pochettino tried to solve the issue at half-time by tilting the midfield trio, but this is still a work in progress. The positioning of Fernandez, excellent at finding space and capable of playing various roles, will be crucial in determining Chelsea’s default playing style. Defensively, Chelsea have been rather good. Their only serious scare against Bournemouth came from a quickly taken and well-worked free kick that Dango Ouattara should have finished — and they do seem a little susceptible to quick runners sneaking in behind at the far post, as evidenced by their concession against Liverpool on the opening weekend. But Chelsea haven’t conceded many chances. According to Opta, their opponents’ open-play xG tally is the second-lowest in the Premier League. Thiago Silva, 39 next week, remains one of the best centre-backs in the league. Premier League open play xG conceded in 2023-24 Only Manchester City have allowed their opponents less than Chelsea And, while we’re on the subject, their own open-play xG tally is the sixth-best, behind champions City and the impressive Brighton & Hove Albion, but only slightly behind Aston Villa, Tottenham Hotspur. and Liverpool. Only Brentford have created more xG from set pieces. Pochettino’s team are also controlling games, averaging the highest share of possession in the league (69.6 per cent), although it’s worth considering that this is partly down to game state — Chelsea have needed to make the running for the entirety of matches against Forest and Bournemouth. Of course, not everyone cares for statistical analysis, but ultimately the numbers simply represent what is clear from watching Chelsea — their defence is solid, their midfield probably needs a couple of tweaks, their attackers are on the same wavelength and are just lacking small details. Everyone wants Chelsea to be in crisis, but it seems fairly clear that they are not.

Will Chelsea move for a new striker in January? https://thedailybriefing.io/i/137173430/will-Chelsea-move-for-a-new-striker-in-january It’s too early to say for sure if Chelsea will move for a new striker in January, for now they are saying their focus is on the current squad. They are also keen to protect Nicolas Jackson, who had a very good pre-season, though of course to repeat that in the Premier League is not the same. Still, they back him and they want to trust him. Christopher Nkunku’s return from injury could also be crucial for Jackson’s form. They linked up well together in pre-season, so to have someone like him to help create space and to give him different kind of passes could be crucial. That’s why they believe that when Nkunku is back the attacking situation will be very different, so that’s why they’re not commenting on signing another striker now. They had the chance to sign other strikers in the summer, like Dusan Vlahovic, but Chelsea were never 100% convinced about going for a traditional number 9. I think they will stick to that plan for the next couple of months, and then let’s see where we are at the end of November, but for now they are not actively working on a new striker because they want to protect the squad they have. Personally, I really like Vlahovic so for me he’s an excellent option for any club in the world, but especially for Juventus as he’s key player there. I don’t know the exact reasons why Chelsea rejected that possibility, but they were not sure since July and then again in August so they decided not to take up that option. Ivan Toney’s name has come up with Chelsea, and it’s normal when a player like that looks like being an opportunity on the market. I think Toney is going to leave Brentford in 2024 - 100%, that’s the feeling of those close to him, so let’s see if that’s going to be January or the summer transfer window. Chelsea have an interest, but also other clubs in England and some Italian clubs. He’s always been appreciated by many clubs, though England probably looks the most likely destination because he wants to continue in the Premier League. Still, I see his name in the headlines a lot but there is nothing concrete or advanced at the moment. I think it will take some time to see which club will go for him and who can offer proper money to convince Brentford.

£34.5m (€40m) + Rom

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