Pizy

We’ll have ended this window with a DEEPER squad but will we have taken enough of a step forward in terms of QUALITY? That’s the big question. Because both Liverpool & Arse have improved the latter considerably. We once again took massive gambles on a bunch of young players whereas as they both bought all sure fire, ready made players. I don’t see how we get near those two which I thought for sure we would a few weeks back.

That’s the thing, Maresca doesn’t even fancy Guiu! He barely used him even when Jackson was stinking up the place or was injured! If something happens to Pedro we’ll probably be seeing different false 9’s.

Imagine a scenario where João Pedro picks up an injury when away with Brazil. Or comes back and picks up an injury shortly after. We would be completely fucked.

Unless we learn now that Delap’s injury isn’t so bad and he’s only out for a few weeks then the club have had an absolute mare of an end to the window. Attacking a grueling season where we’re in 4 comps, had no preseason, and have already suffered multiple key injuries with João Pedro who isn’t even a natural #9 and a super raw teenager who we didn’t think was good enough for us and was on loan for that reason is pure insanity.

This simply cannot happen. The club surely can’t be this fucking stupid.

Holy shit, the club is actually briefing now that because Guiu is now back that we have enough cover to allow Jackson to go. A 19 year old kid who was 3rd choice already at Sunderland and who Maresca didn’t fancy much last season even when Jackson was our only senior striker.

So the reporting last night was that it’s possible Delap’s injury is even worse than first feared. Now we may send Jackson to Bayern after all? Why? Joao Pedro & Guiu as our strikers for months and months? Surely not…

Mere hours left in the window and ZERO indication that Sterling, Chilwell, and Disasi are remotely close to moves away. Tyrique Gerorge either who now finds 2 new LW at the club blocking his path to minutes.

Brother….if we now let Jackson go and keep Guiu after all of this… It better be a full sale and not a loan so that we can go out and buy an attacking player. Or else this will have been a terrible end to the window.

Woltemade is at least a young talent who has shown enough for top teams to think he could develop into a star. There’s a reason Bayern tried their usual stealing of another German club’s best player. Paying £55m for Wissa is crazy to me despite him having a good season. Could’ve got the much younger Jackson for just a little more.

Yeah, Jackson is definitely staying now. That’s a crazy fee for Wissa tbh. Have no idea why the fuck we’ve recalled Guiu.

Since it appears our deadline day will be dead in terms of incomings I’m just finding myself hoping that some of these deals our rivals are trying for don’t happen to bring me excitement/joy. Like for example if Spuds fail to sign another striker or Man United don’t get a midfielder they’re going nowhere this season.

Still don’t see how you play Isak & Ekitike together. Especially since Gakpo has looked really solid on that left hand side to start the season. So shunting Ekitike out wide on the left feels like you’re compromising his effectiveness and also keeping Gakpo out of the team.

Still think they’re a bad injury to either VVD or Gravenberch away from being very vulnerable. Even with Guehi as defensive reinforcement.

Liverpool about to spend another £160m tomorrow alone after already spending like 300m. Crazy.

And when Palmer returns presumably the first match back from the break? Guiu back on the bench never playing? This is why I don’t know why we recalled him. Jackson I get.

So no move tomorrow then?

Villa are skint. Yes, they need Jackson, but surely can’t afford him. For those saying swap for Rogers, Villa probably rate him as even more expensive than the £80m we set for Jackson. They’d be getting the worse end of that swap. Us loaning Jackson and keeping Guiu would be idiotic.

Who’s gonna pay a huge fee?

Oh, FFS What is Guiu going to do here but ride the bench again?

After all the hype and excitement it looks like it’ll be a quiet deadline day for Chelsea now with Nico returning. Well, quiet in terms of anyone else coming in. Might be a madhouse with players leaving. I just wish we could’ve gotten Xavi. Or failing him, someone of his profile like Fermín. I maintain that someone like this would elevate our attack.

Anselmino going to Dortmund and hopefully playing every week is the best possible place for him. If that happens we could have a player who’d cost us £65m or something silly if we didn’t already own him.

The TOTAL lack of even a whisper about Sterling, Chilly, Disasi etc being close to moves is worrying. wtf even happens to them if they’re still here? Turkish league only? Or Saudi?

With Nico returning I guess our last hope for one big move is to get a larger than expected fee for Tyrique George? He’s the final List A player who’s like.y to leave, right? So most likely no more incomings.

Pretty outstanding weekend for us. We win, Spuds, City, and Forest lost. Now hopefully a draw in the Arse/Liverpool match with a bunch of injuries to both sides 🤣