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Is it true that he actually played mostly LB? If so, then no wonder his form went down when played out of position.

Loan with an option to buy. Brilliant deal! Marina did it again. 🥳 Our midfield is set now. I'm soooo waiting for the international break to be over. 😁

That pass by Rom to Kovacic after a hold-up was sweet though. Should have been an assist with anybody but Kova, who can't score to save his life. Thought Rom had a good (not great) game considering the circumstances. I see lots of potential there once he and the team get more used to each other.

What happened to him? He just jumped without much contact and next I know he's on the ground... Is he really that fragile 🤔

The main difference I see from the Lukaku we had as a youngster and the Lukaku we're about to sign is his physical play. Now he is a monster holding up the ball and going into aerial duels. Can't wait to once again have a proper target-man leading the line, have a feeling this time around he'll fuck shit up. 😎

Who with any ounce of ambition, would not turn down Spurs? 😂 They won jack shit with their "golden generation", they will be firmly placed in mid-table where they belong now.

@Vesper what are your thoughts on the Janssen vaccine? I'm thinking of getting that bc it's only one shot.

Carlo can fuck off if true 😄 Werner definitely deserves at least one more season.

How long have you been following Chelsea, seriously? If that is the most laughable thing you've seen in our history, then it can't be more than a couple of seasons surely. 🤦‍♂️

Is that necessarily a good thing though? Isn't this what encourages to raise the prices, the fact that people will gobble them up no matter what? I don't think that's good as it gives them absolute power to abuse supporters' loyalty to enrich themselves. I am all for consumers letting their discontent known by keeping their money to themselves, it's the only way big money organisations will listen.

Think you've forgotten one of main complaints with Hazard - his tendency to pass instead of shooting. Was very frustrating at times. We already have too many players of that mould in the squad, Hazard wouldn't be a solution to our scoring problems especially in his current state.

Is there any stat about how many goals he's scored from offside?

VAR has ruined the game, there's not a single person I've spoken to who doesn't agree with that. Get rid of it, abolish the whole damn thing if they can't approach it sensibly, goal-line technology is enough. What happened to giving advantage to the attacker when he is level with the line? And Chilwell was level, I don't care about the lines drawn on a picture because it's not possible for anybody to pinpoint with absolute certainty when the ball was actually struck, or draw those millimeter wide lines with absolute accuracy from cameras far high up, it's impossible... hence giving the advantage in favour of goals, the beautiful game. The moment it went in I had a feeling it wouldn't count, that's why I didn't celebrate the goal, I just knew it would be taken away... It was honestly quite sad looking at the players and fans celebrating in joy thinking they've equalised, when in your gut you just know it is for nothing. I rarely celebrate goals anymore tbh, too many times I've done it in the VAR era only to be disappointed. Learning from mistakes. And when the goals are confirmed after review, the momentary excitement right after the ball hits the back of the net is gone. It's pretty much ruined the excitement of football for me.

It was Tuchel's fault first and foremost for starting him. Kepa can't be blamed for an uncontested worldie going in, in that sense he's not at fault. He is also not at fault for the hand-ball that created the chance and for nobody closing Tielemans down. It was a mix of bad/corrupt refereeing and bad defending that he had to face that shot. We know who he is so we can't be mad at him playing at his level. But the thing is, it's a cup final and if you've studied him before, you just know he isn't going to save shots like this... Which is okay, not everybody can be so good. But when you have a goalie who is capable of saves likes that, then why not increase the chances of winning the cup by playing him? Kepa already played against Arsenal, he got his minutes. I also don't think it is a coincidence that we lost the last two games he started. He was not directly at fault of anything, but the defence is visibly more nervous with him in goal. They all try to get something on the ball before it reaches Kepa, they don't want him to deal with shots or high balls into the box because they're shitscared. Having Mendy in goal transformed our season and I am not shocked at all to see us quivering when reverting back to Kepa. We have to get rid of him, because the price tag will keep pressuring TT and next coaches to play him more than he should.

Nah, just put Reece back where he belongs. Yeah he was good at RCB, but we lost offensive impetus by having Azpi there... and Alonso on the opposite side (how many times did he get burnt for pace exactly?). Why we reverted to pragmatism with two slow wing-backs when they should be the ones providing width and pace is beyond me, sometimes it seems Tuchel is tinkering for the sake of tinkering. Our regular line-up with James and Chilly on the wings would have been fine imo. Sure he was afraid of Vardy's pace, but come on now, don't be so scared... No silly changes here please, just go with the tried and tested.

Already 0-1 down. Come on Chels! Plenty of time left.

Nice, I actually like the shirt.

Mendy Zouma - Silva - Rüdiger James - Gilmour - Jorginho - Chilwell Ziyech - Mount Havertz I would play something along those lines. Hopefully one or two key players get a rest, but not too many, want to beat Arsenal badly. Azpi and Kante are due for some rest imo, Gilmour and Zouma have proven to be adequate covers.

We would have won the league if he'd been here since the beginning of the season.

Lol, what? CL winner automatically qualifies for next season, so top 4 becomes redundant at that point. I would gladly lose all of the remaining EPL games and FA Cup if it means we win the CL, not even a contest. I would laugh in Pep's face and not say anything.

I would be all for it. Free transfer, proven one of the best goalscorers in EPL history... He still has a lot to offer I feel. However he should be ready to play a squad role, not expect undisputed starting role. If both Giroud and Tammy leave (they probably will if we sign a striker), he would be competing with Havertz and Werner for the ST position, so there is a good chance he can make the position his own if he manages to stay fit. He'd be a great band-aid for 1-2 seasons until we find a more permanent solution. Having said that, I don't think he will stay in England, he will most likely end up in Barca.

Also doubt it. Sarri was so stubborn that he would have played the same players until retirement, by that time Mount would have been long gone.

Would he be playing for us right now if it wasn't for Frank? Doubtful, probably wasted out on loan until somebody snapped him up. For all the things Frank did wrong (and we could list a lot), he got this one right.

He is a world class shot stopper and commander of area, not even up for debate. We got an absolute steal. One less position to worry about come transfer window.