Pizy

Just infuriating how shit our luck is with key injuries.

Wouldn’t really call him a power striker. He’s already slow and doesn’t rely on pace or explosive movement. I think Kane will age well like Lewandowski. Another striker who is pretty slow but still lethal.

I mean, he’s 29 not 39. He’s got another 5 prime years to win the UCL. Coming here and winning the PL would still be by far and away the high point of his career. One year outside of Europe shouldn’t be a dealbreaker. Not that it matters of course since Levy wouldn’t do it.

I pray that it happens. If Spuds sell Kane they’re absolutely done.

Him being super slow seems to be completely overblown from the footage I’ve watched. If he’s isolated in an acre of space against a mega quick winger may he get in trouble? Sure, probably. But so would the vast majority of CB’s. He looks like a great athlete to me. There’s no chance whatsoever that Disasi isn’t quicker than Thiago Silva and he has dominated in the PL at age 37/38 with no problem.

Paredes is dogshit. There’s a reason PSG haven’t been bothered about him going for a while now. I’d rather have Tyler Adams than Paredes. As for Disasi, I think it’s a brilliant move. Glad to see the club moved extremely quickly and totally silently there. Not only did we sign him within a of couple days of being linked, but we did so before even selling Chalobah. Now there’s no need to rush and panic near the deadline when every club in Europe knows we’re desperate. No panic buying some clown that isn't remotely close to Chelsea quality like Djilobodji or Miazga. I think Disasi is tailor made for the PL. A monster physically, fantastic with the ball at his feet for a big man, and is always fit. As with Reece James and Malo Gusto, we should rotate and rest Thiago Silva often with Disasi to keep them in tip top shape.

I’m at the point where I don’t give a shit what it takes, pay Brighton the money. And I was someone who was saying we should walk away after the £70m bid was turned down. But after seeing our potential following all our preseason matches my mind has changed. We are so close to having a squad capable of properly going toe to toe with the other challengers. Caicedo dramatically improves our first XI. Brighton bending us over once again will be super annoying initially but if we secure top 4 in large part because of Caicedo then it’s worth it.

Wonder what the deal is with us completing medicals for players and then not announcing them for a long period? I remember there being like over a week between Nico Jackson completing his medical before we announced him. Now the same appears to be happening with Disasi. Know it’s pretty meaningless, but still. Don’t remember it being this way in years past.

That’s kind of an insane fee Newcastle are laying for Livramento. Makes what we payed for Malo Gusto look even smarter. And getting that done in the January window makes it that much better.

Brighton fans are bitter about his attitude so I’m not interested in what they think. He was excellent a couple of years ago so that’s what I’m hoping we can see again. I didn’t think much of Mendy when he came in but he was amazing for that first season. Maybe a fresh start at a big club will push him.

I’m not even gonna read any comments from other forums or Twitter replies from opposition fans about this signing because they’re all probably clowning us. 🤣🤣🤣 I’ll just trust Poch and the former Brighton goalkeeper coach who wanted him and wait until we see him play before judging. Silly money for him though.

£25m is an awful lot of money if all he amounts to is a long term backup. But it’s cheap if he ends up taking Kepa’s spot. Very high risk/reward signing.

Heart skipped a beat when I saw “Chelsea & Brighton agreed a deal for..” Goddamnit. 😭😭😭

Think we’re going to see a LOT of rotation with Reece to keep him fit this season.

Yeah, I don’t really fancy Vlahovic but it’s been made clear by Juve supporters that a lot of his struggles there have been due to Allegri’s setup and the team in general being shit for quite a while now.

Kudus is a ready made, slot in for the first game sort of player who would suit Pochball perfectly. For about the same price I don’t know why we haven’t bought him already instead of chasing a dude who will be out with a serious injury for who knows how long. Liverpool have looked shaky as hell defensively during their preseason so Kudus’s direct, aggressive running would cause chaos against them.

Enzo was really rounding into form controlling that match and pulling the strings. Get Caicedo next to him and we will be a true force. Pay the fucking money! I was vehemently against silly money for him earlier in the window but it’s urgent now. He can be the difference between top 4 or not.

Some clubs have requested them so their players can practice them in front of crowds. Arsenal just went through pens in their match just now I think.

Thought a lot of our players took a big step up tonight from last match. Enzo, Colwill, Jackson, Gusto, and Mudryk all looked great to me. Nobody played badly per se. Sterling was shakey as hell but also got a bit better. Should’ve won that VERY comfortably. And this last match serves to show the board once more what we still need.

Completely lopsided match but we’ve failed to put them away.

Nico’s holdup play is fucking INSANE!!

Mudryk isn’t sharp yet but his confidence is clearly back. Taking players on and shooting on sight. Great to see. If Nkunku is out for a while we’ll need him badly.

In terms of creating chances and looking dangerous in the final third we’re totally dominating them. Just missing the final, decisive action.

This is the Chelsea I know. Missing point blank chance after point blank chance. But goddamn, our midfield is WIDE OPEN. Beating a dead horse here, but WE NEED A DM!!!

You swap out Gallagher for Caicedo and Sterling for Kudus and we improve dramatically both going forward and at controlling the midfield. I was an adamant Sterling defender and thought he should get a fresh chance under Poch. But damn, does he look spent. Giving him the ball is basically giving it to the opposition.