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We don’t need every talented player locked up. We need squad players who will accept reduced roles too and carry them out 

Hope the priority behind the scenes is Hato.other positions have multiple good options.someone that can play LB let alone both LB and CB at a high level is much rarer.

I see it the same way with you. The only aspect I would say Delap is abit better than Jackson currently is finishing. Aside that, Jackson brings alot into the game. Aside poor finishing people just want him gone because he got red carded in 2 matches. One against Newcastle while the other against Flamingo. I remember a season where our Captain R/James got red carded in an important match. People came here saying Chelsea should sell him 😂😂😂. Some are making a case because Jackson didn't take part in the final. It is a long season and no matter our opinions Maresca is a fan of Jackson. The only reason Maresca would let Jackson go is only if he Jackson decides not to stay. When injuries and fatigue come I guess some fans will suggest we buy new strikers 😂

We need three strikers. Just like last season, we are going to need to rotate heavily on European nights. Unlike last year however the squad team is sometimes going to have to be on duty for the Premier League game not the European one. One striker resting on the bench, one playing, and one as backup. Unless Enso thinks that Guiu is ready to handle significant minutes in important fixtures then he can't be the third man. In any case, third man is not what his career plan should call for now.

If Jackson is sold we'll need to buy a replacement. 

I see it the same way with you. The only aspect I would say Delap is abit better than Jackson currently is finishing. Aside that, Jackson brings alot into the game. Aside poor finishing people just want him gone because he got red carded in 2 matches. One against Newcastle while the other against Flamingo. I remember a season where our Captain R/James got red carded in an important match. People came here saying Chelsea should sell him 😂😂😂. Some are making a case because Jackson didn't take part in the final. It is a long season and no matter our opinions Maresca is a fan of Jackson. The only reason Maresca would let Jackson go is only if he Jackson decides not to stay. When injuries and fatigue come I guess some fans will suggest we buy new strikers 😂

Some of you want Jackson out, but I don't even know if Delap is better.
I think having both would be beneficial I think I would only sell the Jackson if a really good offer came along.

his wage demands are over £125K-150K PW less than what Sterling is on
£197.5K PW verus £325-350K PW (both gross)

Who do we even have aside J Pedro that is a clear upgrade on Jackson in the striker position? None. Delap games at CWC is similar or even worse to Jackson. They are all still young and need competition to improve and excel. We have a big upcoming season where there will Champions League, league, cup games as well but people are glamoring for Jackson to be sold. To what gains? I prefer him being used even as the 3rd ranked striker. Competition is good between Jackson, Delap, Pedro. Injuries and fatigue will also come. Some are saying Rodrygo as if he is not on the same high wages the club management frowns about. 

Santos was class. He seems very agile and keep things ticking with good passes like Lavia.

Pedro is an upgrade already. Very good signing. Delap is average at best. No difference with Jackson. We need Osihmen

Santos was class. He seems very agile and keep things ticking with good passes like Lavia.

Pedro is an upgrade already. Very good signing. Delap is average at best. No difference with Jackson. We need Osihmen

Pedro is an upgrade already. Very good signing. Delap is average at best. No difference with Jackson. We need Osihmen

Santos was class. He seems very agile and keep things ticking with good passes like Lavia.

Why not sell the whole squad and buy a new set of players for the season. Most fans will never be patient enough with our young players in the squad. Funny enough they are still clamouring for the club to sign similar set of players elsewhere. It is more of a back and forth thing 😂. I thought we did go for young, more consistent and experienced like R Leao, Rodrygo etc.

Why not sell the whole squad and buy a new set of players for the season. Most fans will never be patient enough with our young players in the squad. Funny enough they are still clamouring for the club to sign similar set of players elsewhere. It is more of a back and forth thing 😂. I thought we did go for young, more consistent and experienced like R Leao, Rodrygo etc.

Is Andre Santos playing from next season? How about other players like Esuggo who were supposed to be given considerable game time to prove themselves. Maresca is more of a clown than the Chelsea board

That is my fault. I have been struggling to keep up with several things outside of the game threads. For the past month I went from a very treatable form of skin cancer to surgery to remove it all to plastic surgery to repair what was removed then to treatment to heal. I am on the mend. If one really good thing came about it, was Vesper agreeing to take over the players section. She is far more qualified to give the players section the type of attention and detail than I have attempted to do. My apologies for not keeping up. 

Reading that Cherki is some wizard we missed out on and how other clubs do better business. 
People here were saying hell no when they wanted 18 mil last season lol...
 
If we sure up LW, add a CB and get a better keeper - we have a great team that will continue to grow. We have the best midfield depth in the world IMO.
If we add Rogers or Gittens, and a highly rated CB - this would be one of our best windows in years. And I say that after we've had the likes of Palmer and Caicedo come in windows. 

It baffles me more. The meltdown here is devastating. Most also think anyone out there is always an automatic upgrade on our existing squad players. 

Fucking knew it, here comes my 19th nervous breakdown

Didn't he impose quite relentless press, efficient distribution from the back and different approach to each opponent, at least in first season? Actually a lot of players had to overcome their weaknesses to pull it off, although we always missed a striker to capitalize on it. Rotation yeah, he was super stubborn, but again, we were actually competing for something, so not many opportunities to integrate youth.
I love how the "good football" became buzzword here, that actually means nothing but can be used as argument on any occasion. If some is thinking that any rebuild is making us playing some Pele-sque trickshot jorga bonito football in Premier League in XXI century then yeah, cool. We are also not banging in 5 every game without anyone who could at least pretend to be a striker. As for a team clearly worse than top3 we could only do so much and the manager can only "improve" so much without roster change. We can aim for clinical style of City, but it's different league of club management and recruitment.
TT had clearly reached the wall, but he did well with what he had and this whole "rebuild", done smartly, could greatly help him. What he did when he took over was a miracle, but it's not like he could go for 3 back to back CL wins with this squad and mess of club management. Getting constant CL football was actually more than we could expect, given the circumstances.

Same shit play, same result, same reaction. I am really getting used to this now. Sorry to say but pls when is the next loss coming up. Like our next match? 
The truth some people refuse to accept is that we have a very bad coach for a team of our caliber. Buy prime Messi and Rinaldo into this team and watch their confidence drop as well as performance. Solution is not mainly buying top names or talents as they come but having the right coach. We need a good coach. 

Poor coaching makes lots of players look inferior.