Pizy

Yeah, fair. Hato is getting better and better as the season goes on. Lot of people started to write him off after his early struggles but forget he just turned 20 and the step up from Ajax to Chelsea is massive. He’s one of a number of our players who look much more comfortable and confident playing under Rosenior than they did Maresca.

That was a wretched 3 hours I’m never getting back. The mentality of this whole team is just awful. We once again continued the pattern all season of taking a lead and then completely coasting as if we’re done and dusted. And by mere centimeters we lucked out with that coast mentality nearly costing us. Literally the only positives that match were the win, João Pedro continuing to look class, and a few guys who have been injured getting some minutes in their legs. Garnacho was at least trying, too. Everything and everyone else was extremely difficult to watch.

Not a single one of these squad players have done a thing to make the manager consider using them in the PL. Abysmal from just about every one of them. This performance has looked like preseason match #1 against some MLS side who are in the middle of their real season. Horrendous.

May just be the more disgustingly poor performance I’ve ever seen from a Chelsea team.

Toxin and Sanchez are fucking shocking.

I mean seriously, for the last couple of days in training Rosenior has to have been telling Tosin and Badiashile “lads, we know we’re going to have at least 80% possession, the only thing you need to do is be completely focused for the few long balls over the top.” And what do these jokers do? Get killed on the very first one straight through the middle of the pitch. You’re not going to be dealing with loads of crosses, you’re not going be dealing with loads of tricky technical players running at you constantly, you’re not going to facing some physical beats who’s going to try to bully you. ALL you have to do is watch for the long ball on the few occasions they get the ball and they still fuck up.

Putting this on Rosenior for maybe the first time since he’s been here. Unless there is a massive injury list Tosin and Badiashile should never EVER play for Chelsea. Play Josh and Sarr as the CB pairing if you want to rest Wes and Trev. Josh playing as a flying wingback and Hato as essentially a #10 is just straight up weird.

Wrexham have had a total of like 3 times with the ball across half way and have created more danger than us with 90% of the ball.

Look how UNBELIEVABLY slow Tosin was there, OMG…

Yes. Had Palmer not gotten injured and had carried on the form he was in he would’ve been a £150m+ player if he were on the market. But yeah, Rogers WILL be a £100m but I’m not sure he’s actually worth that YET. Being English, being PL proven, already being at a big club, and being a player his club will be very reluctant to sell. All of that means they’re going to probably want at least Declan Rice money unless their PSR situation is dire again.

In order for us to get Morgan Rogers a bunch of things have to go our way. We have to get UCL football whilst Villa don’t, we have to hope no other big PL clubs are after him, and we almost certainly have to be willing to spend £100m on a player again plus big wages. Personally can’t see all of that aligning. If one of the Manchester clubs go in for him I don’t think we’d have a chance because of the wages they’d offer. But tbh, as much as I like Rogers and think he’s going to continue to be very good, I don’t really see a £100m, “he’s one of the best attackers in the world” level player there. Just looking at the current top English AM’s, he doesn’t feel on Palmer’s or Bellingham’s level when they’re in form. Again, very good player, but not truly world class.

So I’m guessing the midfield will probably be Lavia + Santos. Rest Caicedo and Enzo from the start so they’re as fresh as possible for PSG. Hopefully Sarr starts at the back. And if Delap can’t put in a good performance against another lower league side then yikes. Surprised to hear Gittens is just about back. I thought he was done for the season with a torn hamstring?

Caicedo definitely struggled in that initial few months of joining but he then showed genuine quality later in the season and was a beast. Gittens showed maybe a couple of flashes so far and will not get the chance to do so again this season with this injury. The only reason we won’t be able to give up on him is because 1, he was so expensive so nobody would give us our money back and 2, he will be coming off of a serious injury. We’re stuck with him next season unless he goes out on loan. Garnacho from the start we knew what we were getting. He’ll frustrate the hell out all of us, he’ll look shocking some games and super effective other games, and he’ll put up decent numbers just like he did at Man United. So no chance he is sold. He’ll always be a decent option to have in the squad. The most expendable wide attacker therefore is obviously Pedro Neto. Thing is, I’m not sure I’d sell him either nor do I think the club/manager will want to either. For a large part of this season he has been our best winger and is a manager’s dream in that he works his ass off. If a huge offer came in we’d probably sell if he wanted to go but I don’t think we’d push him out. My guess therefore is that our only wide attacker “signing” taking into account everything I’ve just said will be Quenda. The idea that this club will go huge on a world class, £80m+ LW and then have 2 £50m ones on the bench seems super far fetched to me.

Hopefully Estevão is fit for this. Eed to be getting him, Lavia, and Cucu some competitive minutes back in their legs.

Penders returning and Barco being bought are just moves that are no brainers. These two moves alone would save us dozens of millions. Would allow us to go big on a CB or other key areas. Knowing BlueCo though they’ll raid Strasbourg for someone else instead of Barco. Like Enciso who we apparently wanted before failing a medical.

True. But I hoped and expected them to at least make Arse never ous until the final couple of match weeks. They may win in comfortably at this rate.

Thought for sure Pep would have City in monster mentality mode the rest of the way since they smelled blood in the water. Didn’t think they’d be the ones to choke. Quadruple is well and truly on for Arse, the bastards.

This really could and should’ve been much more. Garna should have 2 himself.

He isn’t playing like Werner or Mudryk today aka terrified of taking a man on. If he played with this confidence every game he’d nail that starting position down.

Amazing attacking performance today. Garnacho’s best game in a Chelsea shirt.

YELLOW CARD FOR GIVING THE REF A CLAP???!!

GET IN, FFS!!! Now don’t throw it away AGAIN!!!

Ahhhh I think he’s centimeters off too like Watkins was.

Signing of the season in the PL.

Insanely lucky there. Scored from OUR corner.