Pizy

Sort of a preview of what we'll be like post Hazard if we don't get a freeze on the transfer ban. Average players like Willian, Pedro, and Alonso running around being totally ineffectual. We simply have a whole bunch of players who turn up once in every 5 matches. The rest of the time they're midtable standard.

Decent XI but think we'll probably lose this one.

We as fans despise Spurs and would love to see us finish above them. But I'm not sure this particular Chelsea team has the mentality that cares that much. Hopefully I'm wrong.

Not that finishing 3rd instead of 4th matters anymore, but our last match here will likely be much trickier than Spuds'. They're playing Everton who I think I read will be without about 4 of their best players. This being Leicester's final match and it being at home they'll want to put on a show and they'll be really up for it. Wouldn't surprise me if our lads just go through the motions today since there isn't much to play for.

Yeah, I know. And he seems grumpy every time he's subbed out as well. Wonder if he's fine with this same bench role again next season.

Wonder how much pressure Sarri will be under to throw him straight into the XI considering how much we payed for him. To pay £60m or whatever it was for a bench rider would be madness. Guess a lot depends on Willian. Pedro seems okay with being a squad player but Willian doesn't seem so keen. Especially since he knows he could move to another big club.

I really like Phil Coutinho's game but I don't think he's a wide player. He's best right behind the striker. Seeing as Sarri doesn't deploy a traditional #10 I don't think we'd even consider moving for him, and certainly not at the prices being thrown around. Barca will have to take a massive loss to dump him. He's got Man United panic buy written all over him.

I don't even think they use the Hazard money on a direct replacement. Pulisic will replace Eden, Willian/Pedro for the right side, and Sarri will use Barkley as an emergency LW backup like he did a couple of times this season.

I'd be fine with giving him a new deal if it meant he wasn't a nailed on starter. But we all know he will be. 😔 Guess that probably rules out bringing in a new CB. Maybe Zouma will indeed return instead.

If I was confident the club would reinvest the Hazard money in a player capable of becoming world class I'd actually be pretty excited to see what the post-Hazard era is like. But knowing our club they'll be thinking Pulisic is the Hazard replacement and that Willian & Pedro are enough.

I think the only players in our XI that should be 100% safe going into next season are the midfield 3 of Kante/Jorginho/RLC, Rüdiger and Kepa. Hazard is going and I'd happily see everyone else either be sold or made permanent squad players. As sad as it is to see with two of our fan favorites, Luiz and Azpi have declined dramatically this season. Players like Willian and Pedro should also be bench players as they would for any of the other top clubs. If we can sign players we need a striker, at least 1 new fullback, we need a commanding, ball playing CB, we need a Hazard replacement, and maybe another midfielder. That Sarri says we need maybe 1 or 2 new players is scary as fuck.

Jorginho's quality on the ball is well known. Past few games and today again he has been ridiculous at winning the ball back and playing out from deep. Big strides next season for him.

Kepa and Jorginho were fantastic. Everyone else was horrific after halftime. Pedro and Azpi may have played their worst ever matches for Chelsea.

Nice to be up and fairly comfortable despite getting almost nothing from Giroud or Willian. Kovacic was once again pretty useless, too.

If we start out like we did against them in the first leg with this midfield things may get bad. We need to be at maximum press and energy from the opening whistle.

Yeah, I'm definitely not confident that we'll be able to keep a clean sheet. I do feel better that we've got top 4 sewn up however so there won't be as much massive pressure on our mentally weak players. This is almost like a bonus for us so I hope the players go out there with lots of freedom and confidence.

On the one hand, it would be pretty hilarious to have Arsenal be the only big London club to not have a CL, but the love in from the media and the smug Spud fans would be unbearable. Imagine Arsenal Fan TV if Spuds won! 😂

Win or lose, hopefully Barca or Bayern or some other big club comes for Pochettino. Spuds will take a big step backwards if he goes.

If there was one absolute nightmare scenario this season in the CL that was inconceivably terrible this was it. Fucking sickening. Cannot believe I have to now support Liverpool in a CL final. 😩😩😩

So the entire reason we were punished in the first place was for signing underage players yet even with the ban upheld, we are allowed to continue signing 16 year old players but not senior ones. Fuck off, FIFA. Just fuck off. If we aren't granted a freeze like all the other clubs were, we are totally fucked next season.

Imagine being a United fan right now, btw. About to see your most bitter rival win the CL and your local rival win the PL. 😂😂😂 And that's after you yourself miss out on CL footy by drawing to the rock bottom side.

Liverpool are winning the CL. I'm going to be fucking sick.

Barca players channeling their inner Morata here. Think I counted 3 times they were clean through on goal and couldn't finish. Must be said that even missing key players Liverpool look very good. Klopp is probably the 2nd best coach in world football and gets the absolute most out of even average players.

All these star players on show here and the player I covet most is Ben Chillwell. What a player. He will become world class if he moves to a big club. I desperately wish we'd sign him this summer. Would probably cost something like £70m, unfortunately. City and Liverpool are both well stocked at fullback, Arse and Spuds would never spend that sort of money on a player, and United already have their young English LB, plus no CL football to offer. I think if we really went after him he'd be there relatively unopposed by the other big clubs.

True, but difference this time is their hand may be forced if we have to buy before a transfer ban kicks in. Even the bozo's on our board know that we are miles and miles behind the top 2 and only significant outlay will bridge the gap. They can't be stupid enough to think Higuain and Giroud are going to challenge for the title. We really will morph into Arsenal if that happens.