OneMoSalah

Fuck sake, Gary Cahill's fault? What next is he going to be blamed for haha.

Alisson was virtually unknown in Europe until he started playing every week for Roma last season. Think this would be an excellent move in all fairness, hes not regarded as big a talent as Donnarumma but I think hes better than him at present. Good with his feet too obviously, which is clearly a plus point for Sarri, although he is maybe not as good at commanding his area or reflex saves as Courtois, not 100% sure.

Should of mentioned this in my other post but when Steve Holland left for England, I think Antonio missed a big chance by not trying to get him in to replace him or in the club as some other capacity. The squad will have an instant respect for him, he is one of arguably the best to pull on a jersey for the club and in many peoples eyes probably the best so I think this is a big plus for us. Excited to see how things pan out in Australia for this match as well, lots of young guys in the squad obviously so lets see if any impress him or Sarri.

Surely hes hinting at Zouma, Cahill and Luiz? Rudiger and Christensen have the right attributes 100%.

Don't see such a technically limited player getting anywhere near our team. What a waste of cash.

66.8M? Thank fuck hes off to Liverpool. What an over payment. He is good but he is hardly world class. If Courtois resigns, which is doubtful, I wont be worried because he is the better GK. Even then enough of this "hes good at playing out from the back bullshit", Courtois has been doing it for Chelsea and for Belgium for seasons now. Fair enough hes no Ederson or Neuer but fucking hell, I'd prefer a world class shot stopper than somebody whos worse and better with their feet.

As do we. Firstly dealing with them when they wanted Salah and also dealing with them for Rudiger. It will be a matter of who reaches their set price.

Bad enough when AVB tried to have him playing as a sweeper keeper or whatever variation/similarity it was. Courtois has better and quicker feet as well, which says something.

Rumour is we are considering resigning him if Courtois goes because Liverpool have apparently moved for Alisson. Would be an extremely backwards move in my opinion, sentiment aside he’s been on the decline for a good while now. If Aisson goes Liverpool we need to keep a Courtois. Simple. Even then I still would keep Courtois ahead of signing Alisson especially for 70M...

Will be all that tax he doesn't have to pay now hes gotten Israeli citizenship!!!

No point comparing him to Mbappe or Hazard or anybody. Somebody said Robben and that is more alike. Also Mbappe isn't good in close spaces? Seriously watch football guys. Would be a good move I think. 40-45M is a decent fee for a player who could give us 10 years of games.

Think if he was up for it, he'd be a decent rotation option still but Christensen, Rudiger, Rugani if he comes in have to be considered ahead of him in the pecking order. Hes not exactly brilliant but with talk of Luiz going to Napoli, I think it would be better to perhaps keep a more experienced head around in case he was needed or even to play smaller games/cup games. In all fairness if he decided to leave looking back at his time here he has been a huge success, considering he came into arguably one of the worst Chelsea teams in the last 10 years. Like Azpi, only cost £7m, fair enough Azpi is different gravy but for an English player at the level he was, it was a pretty good deal. I'd assume Zouma will be sold on as well.

That interview is good, his English is also quite good, a lot better than I expected. Zola as well as an assistant gives him a huge helping too because he instantly commands respect from the squad for his history as a player as well as can help out with instructions if he struggles. I think with such a short pre-season and also the huge difference in philosophy to Conte he will need time at the start of the season to get everything in place like what originally happened with him at Napoli as well but from that interview the way he talks about how the fans, players and himself enjoying "his football" as opposed to going out at all costs to win no matter what is a breath of fresh air, actually similarly to AVB at the start, fair enough he also mentioned winning but very briefly although he will be under that pressure to try and be very competitive in the league cups but I dont think there is any illusions Roman will want to win something major regardless of how the team plays but I think Sarri will have less pressure than the likes of Jose, Carlo, Conte and whoever else because he is the guy who can deliver what the club have wanted in terms of style since Pep burst on the scene. The progression of his career from 5 years ago in Serie B to where he is now is also something hes obviously very proud of and rightly so I think he will be extremely motivated to prove he is worthy of being here. I must admit this is the most excited I've been in a long time regarding Chelsea and even if we win fuck all this season we will probably be one of the best teams to watch in Europe 100% (people will respect that as opposed to criticise our football as usual haha). I like it when we win too before anybody accuses me of being an Arsenal fan making a statement like that about good football and not winning fuck all haha.

I think this could actually be a very good move. He has come on leaps and bounds, I still remember being at Tynecastle watching Liverpool play Hearts (got free tickets through work, not exactly glamorous I know but haha) and seeing him play then under Brendan Rodgers and I am quite utterly surprised hes made it to the level hes made it to. There's no doubt about it now though he is an exciting player and probably AC Milan's key man. I think if we could get him for 40M euros like its being reported, it would be a shrewd move and it would offer an alternative to Willian and Pedro.

Suppose if this is true, the next week or two, will give us the moment of truth. I generally think he has his mind set on leaving but that is a very very good offer and I think coupled with Sarri, Jorginho, a few other players coming in.. he could be persuaded. Doesn't help that Courtois has also said he goes where Eden goes, if it was a joke it wasn't a very good one fair enough but just an odd comment to make considering I think Hazard is more important to the club than he is, although he is a world class level GK. Martinez as well stirring the pot saying he could be the main player of any project for any club in the world...

Mixed performance yesterday but the guy just deserves to be on the winning side, never mind being a key part of it. Absolutely outstanding achievement and its testament to the trajectory of his career as well, even Giroud who like Kante played in the lower divisions of French football, an amazing achievement. Just shows that hard work is vitally as important as talent and even looking at Pogba for France he is 10 times the player for them than United and I think its almost purely because of Kante. Can't wait to see him with Jorginho as well, also I think Sarri like Conte did, will get him to improve even more with the ball. The £30M or whatever he cost, was an absolute bargain.

I think as well everyone is well aware about him making short quick passes setting the tempo but the guys also got an outstanding 30-40 metre pass on him and it was a huge element of Napoli's play as well. I generally can't wait to see him and Cesc playing in this team, with all the movement it really should have in forward areas, it will be a dream for the pair of them.

Its a shame how it ended but the guy has got so much class. He could have taken a parting shot, he was sacked after one day of pre-season work, which is quite ridiculous but he didn't. He had a moan and groan last season and I honestly expected something similar in this statement or a double ended sword of some sorts but testament to the guy he didn't and I think the majority of the fans will miss him. Its a pity last season didn't work out because we all know how good the first year was. Best of luck to him as well, guys an outstanding manager and 2 seasons in England he has given a lot not only to the PL but European football as a whole, just look at how many teams have all of a sudden reignited playing 3-4-3 or 3-5-2. Even England? They kept talking about Pep influencing Gareth Southgate, him picking his brain etc but I generally seen more of a Conte influence in that team than a Pep one, a team that would work hard, play to its strengths and as he would usually say "were prepared to suffer" when they had to. That Everton game is probably the best I've seen us play in years and I don't think many will top it, although I have big hopes for Sarri.

Honestly regarding price range, I think the signing of Jorginho indicates change and also a belief in the new manager and his philosophy (sounds stupid typing it but obvious haha). As well as that we are after Higuain, Rugani and Alisson who will all cost a lot of money, particularly for a 30 year old and a GK. I think if Sarri has said he wants him, he will get him, same with Higuain, Rugani and Alisson. Lets see though, I have no doubts that Golovin will be a good player but Milinkovic-Savic will be an outstanding player in 2 or 3 years and if we can get him for anything between 70-100M we should quite rightly be in for him (markets been fucked for years but say 10 years ago he'd probably cost about 40m or so).

Yeah I think the Europa will give us a chance to use younger guys but at the same time I think Sarri will very much want to win it or be under the assumption that he has to win it. As much as we'd all like to see youth be used, like I said I still don't think RLC fits Sarri's system. He needs another move, I heard Everton wanted him, which would be an exciting chance for him to play more often and also under a manager like Marco Silva who we seen how impressive Richarlison was under him although he is still very raw and for me, not a top level talent. Mason Mount though? Perhaps he would fit in here but I think it would be stupid to keep a kid that talented to be kicking his heels about the majority of the time.

He didn't kick up a fuss in the first season under Conte and more importantly he forced himself into the team. He is a professional, regardless of what people think of him, he has never complained at being on the bench while here but instead always opted to say he will try force himself in and he did. His legs aren't what they used to be but he still can provide plenty to this team, selling him would be a huge mistake in my eyes. He is in a similar place to what Hamsik was in at Napoli, aging, people unsure if he could replicate his performances under a new manager, same old usual stuff but I think Sarri as a football manager who loves offensive football will love having an option like Cesc in his squad, in terms of technique and vision there aren't many MF players on the same level as him, so open him up in a team with 4/5 passing options, lots of interchanging, attacking intent and movement off the ball? He will definitely be useful from the start or from the bench. I don't think people appreciate what he can still offer because in a more reactive team with a 2 man MF he was too easily bypassed but in a 3 man MF with Jorginho and Kante? He will have more freedom, more licence to influence the play higher up the pitch because somebody is building from deeper (Jorginho). Honestly I wouldn't be surprised if he replicates his level from that first year we signed him. People talk about finally getting an offensive minded manager to free Eden up or whatever but Cesc could be one of the biggest beneficiaries of Sarri coming in.

Before anyone says it as well this was not Conte's fault. Starting to see some dickhead on twitter posting stuff along the lines of Conte sabotaged last season knowing Eden would want out. Some idiots will grasp at anything huh.

I seriously doubt Courtois staying or going will have any effect on him, although he obviously rates Courtois as a top player and was banging on about big players being signed before the WC. Wait and see next week Real Madrid will make a 100M euro bid or something. Now hes put that out there to the media its just going to escalate like it does every time Madrid chase a big player. The statement related to Neymar as well? No way PSG sell. Also no way Madrid give us 150M plus a player (they rate Kovavic at 60-70M apparently, Isco probably not for sale at any price, Asensio? Same with Isco I'd imagine) for a guy with 2 years left on his deal, they are not idiots, especially if Hazard asks to get the move.

He will probably be a rotation player and still be club captain, not a chance Sarri comes in strips him of the captaincy plus I think its fair to say the players all respect Gary being captain so it would be a idiotic move on all accounts (despite all the shit that was mentioned last season about him as a captain although he did a really good job in Terry's absence in the first year under Antonio and if last season wasn't so poor or indifferent, it would probably never have been mentioned at all). Only way he doesn't have the armband is if he is sold on but I'd say maybe David Luiz and 100% Kurt Zouma's future is in doubt, especially now Jorginho has taken Zouma's number and the talk of Daniele Rugani coming in.

Surprised he still has a contract here in all fairness. Jesus christ.