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If we are to believe Reluctant Nicko has the scoop?

Granny is still paying attention to Chelsea.

Vote early and often. Chelsea is in 1st and 2nd place. Chelsea vs Man City has the most votes.

I see the Brentford set piece coach that Poch was not happy about the club bringing in is a part of Maresca’s staff. I was wondering how that would work out. ————————— Enzo Maresca's 8-man backroom staff at Chelsea were handpicked as he wanted access to the world’s most skilled coaching and technical staff. Each recruit was vetted by Chelsea to ensure they meet their own expectations and they will include: 🔷 Willy Caballero – Assistant Manager 🔷 Danny Walker – Coach (offensive) 🔷 Michele De Bernardin – Goalkeeper Coach 🔷 Ben Roberts – Goalkeeper Coach 🔷 Marcos Alvarez – Fitness Coach 🔷 Bernardo Cueva – Set-Piece Coach 🔷 Javier Molina Caballero – Analyst 🔷 Roberto Vitiello – Development Coach

If our CB are healthy Colwill and Fofana will suit him fine, we definitely need another CB. RB is locked down between James and Gusto. LB with Cucu and Chillwell needs an upgrade. Our depth at midfield is loaded with him to work with. We have wingers, but outside Palmer playing there they are very inconsistent and not great at holding possession. I’m sure he can sort it out. We have no strikers. There are aspects of Jackson’s game that are nice but he will never be a true number nine and everything points to Maresca needing that. So when it is being said we need a striker, a left back, a winger, and a CB. It is correct. I think Maresca could revive Chilly, there is still a player there. Poch trying to make him a winger was not good. Maresca has some tools to work with. I think he makes Caicedo the beast we all know he can be. Then again…. I could be completely wrong.

Those are some really big shoes to fill. I wish you all the best!

@Vesper He’s not short anymore! 😂

I hate that FFP has made academy players into club atm machines raising transfer money.

He has been the MOTM twice since joining in January.

We have a pretty horrible record of paying top money for players currently injured and they never come good. At some point they have to take it into consideration. Doesn’t he have a history of injuries and missed games?

For those opposed to Osimhen, this should help us avoid the deal.

From the Gab and Jules podcast. A consortium that could fall apart Marcotti claimed that Boehly and the Clearlake duo of Eghbali and Feliciano “don’t see eye to eye.” “We’ve seen Boehly stepping back… they seem to be at odds… I think Boehly might fade into the background, maybe sell part of his stake or all of his stake. He’s not going to be visible,” the pundit continued. It’s an interesting take on things. Of course we hear so little from them it’s hard to get a read on what’s going on behind the scenes, but the reporting that Eghbali was anti-Pochettino while Boehly came out and publicly praised the coach recently certainly backs up Marcotti’s speculating that the two parties are pulling in different directions. Whether or not that leads Boehly to sell part of his stake or just take more of a passive role overall remains to be seen, but as Marcotti points out, the overwhelming financial might is with Clearlake. https://Chelsea.news/2024/05/110609/amp/

At this point all we have is hope. I will say I am more positive about him than I was about Poch.

Leicester Mercury correspondent Jordan Blackwell: "The Leicester players have spoken about feeling a bit stupid when he came in, he was teaching things they'd never considered or thought about, totally different ways of thinking about the game. Harry Winks said he's the best manager he's ever worked for - and he's played under Mauricio Pochettino, Antonio Conte and Jose Mourinho."