OneMoSalah

Well he is desperate for goals but we will have to get players touching the ball in the box first to even draw potential fouls….. True. Not only that, Havertz has been pretty consistent….. consistently shit for about 14-16 months now. I mean Kai really does bring a new meaning to the term false 9, to the point he is that much of one, its like playing with 10 men. Hopefully GP gets the bullet before the end of the season/at the end of the season though. Sick to death of him and whatever he is trying to achieve, he can stick to his guns all he wants but this group has regressed even worse than anybody would of surely thought possible at the beginning of the season and he’s been here for 3/4s of the worst performances. Probably putting my neck on the line saying this but surely one of the worst worst managerial appointments any big club in England has made in the past 25 years. So out of his depth. I mean anybody thinking this spineless, personalityless man is turning us into a top team in the next 2,3 or 4 seasons are fucking delusional. Simple as that. Boehly & co included.

But he was also very poor against Dortmund no? Who pressed us high and had space in behind their backline? The amount of times he didn’t beat his man and lost the ball was frightening. And rightfully again, he was taken off. Ok maybe there was one or two moments where he did something that wasn’t too bad but he’s not done anywhere near enough and you cannot live off 15-20 mins v Liverpool.

Bar 15 mins v Liverpool, Mudryk has flattered to deceive every chance he’s had. His price tag certainly hasn’t helped him at all. Because people will expect more from him for 80m.

Personally, think he could have had a role here as Sterling’s understudy but think with the Mudryk signing his fate is sealed. Shame because if we hadn’t gone OTT with that contract offer back under Frank and he knuckled down he could of been of use here IMO. Probably sell him now though. And for maybe 15-20m max.

Some nice wee bits in his short time here so far but also a lot of frustration in terms of end product. Needs to add a clinical edge to his game or he won’t be a top top player, be it for us, Atletico or wherever he ends up as well as for Portugal. Simple as that.

He is not playing because since after that brief cameo v Liverpool, whenever he’s played, he has been useless. Not rocket science. I’d be intrigued to know how many times he’s lost possession since that game because he has shown a huge tendency of running into players with the ball. Shame because there is a good player in there - although never an £80m one.

Finally a goal. Maybe inject some life into the guys. Fucking hell its been that long 😂 just dont concede straight away.

Alvaro Rodriguez has been at Madrid since 2020 though and was born in Spain. Not 100% sure about Perrone but I read somewhere that he has a Spanish passport which would of made his transfer to Europe straight forward. So both are totally unrelated in comparison to Andrey’s situation.

Look I get having no confidence and not being able to do the hard stuff but basics are basics for a reason. Wanting to win tackles, headers, be compact and press of the ball largely comes down to work ethic. Not seen anywhere near enough of that under Potter which is why we’re always so easy to play against. And if I am honest we could be flying and we would still concede easy chances and goal’s because of this. Forget confidence, this side has no personality, fight or heart in it. Neither does the manager which I think is where the majority of the issue comes from. Big changes are needed ASAP to salvage an already fucked up season.

Confidence also but if your not confident at least do the basics well, win your duels, be hard to play against, win headers etc. Leeds came back into it there last 15-20 minutes causing some issues and will smell blood if we continue like that in the second half.

Got 0-0 or 1-0 Leeds written all over it. Can see the players not got the fight in them. Like they think the game lasts 25 minutes. Embarrassing, but Potter will massage their egos and tell them performances like that are acceptable.

Tbf Mudryk hasn’t impressed since Liverpool. He just runs into players and falls over. Should be firmly being Sterling and Felix in the pecking order as at least they offer something and results right now are more important than bleeding in players who cost 80m and have had good opportunities already to impress and haven’t. Great example of Havertz being useless there though

Even Zakharyan seems a bit of a pointless move unless he was going to be loaned out/signed for the multi club model. The others ie Nkunku, Felix and Szoboszlai are definitely more capable at this moment in time. Again though begs the question, what are the club looking to prioritise this summer? Positions we already have multiple players in and neglecting areas we urgently need more options ie. Long term Kante successor and a CF? Perhaps but would of said Szoboszlai is definitely more of a 10 than someone who plays out wide. But hes played both positions for Leipzig this season although again, is his signing particularly a high priority?

Thomas Frank is interesting but I feel he’s just too much like Potter in terms of his experience. Maybe another who would be out of his depth but has shown great variety in terms of how Brentford play. Ruben Amorim - promising career at Sporting but is it too soon? Should he not make another step before going for an elite club? In terms of maybe go to a Sevilla, a Dortmund, a Leipzig, a Villarreal or somebody and continue building his reputation. He gives me Villas-Boas vibes a bit. Plus I am sure he has a €20m release clause so would be another expensive one if it were to go wrong but has a track record with young players at Sporting.

I disagree because the players we are being linked with despite having what would appear as being good solutions there already/more pressing concerns in the team are players who would play for us/bigger teams - like Szoboszlai, Gvardiol, Nkunku. Easily. In my eyes, it just seems like he’s wanting to recruit as many top young players as he can buy without actually thinking: 1) a lot of them are of a similar age and will need to play fairly regularly to continue developing at the speed they have at these other clubs. 2) its going to be a personnel nightmare for any manager as most tend to consistently use say 14/15 players on a regular basis throughout a season. I mean are guys like Colwill & Badiashile going to be happy if we signed Gvardiol? A player who is of the same age group, same profile, same position? Theres also been rumblings about academy players doubting their first team chances because of the signings we’ve made already. As if it wasn’t an issue before also. 3) and a lot of them play in areas where we have already signed/got good young players coming through in so seems like there isn’t an actual plan on how these players will progress in the long term. Or that we have just wasted time signing other players before getting our plan in place to start with.

“Performances haven’t been as bad as results” speechless Also Luis Enrique - no thanks. Piss piss poor transfer record at both Roma and Barca as well as mediocre career outside of 2 years at Barca with a frontline that spanked about 350 goals between 3 players. Spain one of the most boring international sides in recent times in both spells with him.

Another attacking midfielder? What the actual fuck is the clubs transfer strategy honestly 😂 Are they forgetting Nkunku’s already coming? I mean really the only way I could see it coming is if Mount is 100% gone and Felix isn’t going to happen either.

So another young left sided defender? What about Colwill or is he one of the homegrown youngsters Boehly is willing to sacrifice for FFP? Seems pointless to sign more left footed central defenders no matter how good he could be as Badiashile and Colwill certainly will be more than good enough and young enough to be 2 left sided centre back options for next 10+ years. Feels like spending anything close to what Gvardiol will go for would be taking away funds from areas of the team that are more lacking ie. CM and CF. Even a more experienced right sided central defender would be more a astute buy for replacing/when Silva retires too if we were to look for any central defenders (no idea what will happen with Koulibaly wouldn't be surprised if a move to Italy was mooted this summer although he’s improving slightly). But Boehly & co are gonna do what Boehly & co do I suppose and just try sign as many of the best youngsters without figuring how their all gonna play or develop long term - leaving the manager with a lot of problems. I would of thought somebody in the age bracket 23-27 who is a right sided central defender would be more a priority with KK and Thiago’s age and Chalobah still only good enough for a squad role?

Letting Kovacic go in any shape or form would be a mistake in a department where we are clearly short of quality and also numbers after selling Jorginho to the point RLC still playing. Alvarez would be a good buy though but I’d imagine he will have options, particularly from clubs playing in European competition next season. Also theres rumours that due to Barca & Real interest in him, he was offered and will sign a new deal at City until 2028 as he is “very happy” there. So make of it what you will.

Would be the same as the Vini, Rodrygo and Endrick deals though that Madrid done for instance. Signed at 16 but cannot join up with the club to he’s 18.

Intrigued to know what Boehly said to Jordan about sacking Tuchel, or if its Simon Jordan just being Simon Jordan and saying he would do the same. The shared vision comments Boehly made earlier in the season were very vague and doesn’t entirely paint an accurate picture. I mean we know there was a difference of opinions on transfers but surely not that badly? There had to be much more issues underlying because you wouldn’t expect anybody who is competent to ditch such an elite coach for Graham Potter on small disagreements. It would be interesting to know what it was exactly because it clears everything up.

When was the last time he kicked a ball for us? I doubt the club would offer him such a deal if they had any doubts about his recovery. Genuinely excited to see him back in the team first and foremost because he is still our best player by a country mile. And he is someone who‘s skillset we urgently lack, a player who wins the ball back.

😂😂😂 I do wonder if it was a fellow Chelsea fan who wrote this… but yeah Mendes and Hakimi going nowhere for certain. And even Donnarumma. Neymar less likely but too late now. Another transfer list with not one CF on it though….

A heroes welcome? He went to United and Spurs after us. I doubt it. He’s well and truly burnt his bridges I think with a certain percentage of the fanbase and even the English media were even more annoyed by him and his antics in pressers etc. I mean he can still talk the talk but cant walk the walk. Although stranger things have happened. I get Potter is shite and hilariously out of his depth but Mourinho would be a sideways move more than a step forward and if the football at Roma is anything to go by couldn’t see him lasting too long here either, 31 goals for and 21 against (although ours is still worse).

If he doesn’t win at Leeds then Boehly has no excuse to not sack him. If he’s still here after that and we don’t win then my bet is Boehly has no real intentions of us competing against the top teams in the next 2-3 seasons as long as we ‘get it right long term’ which is ridiculous after spending £600m in not even a full season. I mean after sacking Tuchel 7/8 games into the season after the strenuous and uncertainty that was around the club that previous season, the 443 nonsense, the all star league game, the constant links to every player who existed, these things were testing a lot of peoples patience but now he's really just taking the piss backing this manager who is hilariously out of his depth. Can give him all the young players in the world or all the infrastructure but I really don’t think we’ve been this bad as a side for years. And that includes the Hiddink second spell season after winning the league. Or the Conte throwing the towel in because he wasn't happy a season after winning the league. There is clearly no spine in any of the coaching staff all the way through the players. And there are still a good number of players here who showed a lot more fight and personality under Tuchel so go figure why that is. Once Potter goes things will get better - almost instantly, I guarantee it. Even Lampard had a much better stab at it here and he was out of his depth.