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Apparently we've beaten Everton only 3 times on their turf in the last 14 games spanning 15 years. Lost last 4 games there. Surely a win is overdue? I predict a tidy 1-0 win.

Don't forget Sarr. Don't think we are getting rid of all 3 despite all of them being linked with moves away. We simply can't afford to unless we are getting 2 new CBs, and we are having trouble bringing one in.

What type of player is he? Weaknesses, strengths?

Does he think he'd get more game time at Chelsea than at Villa?🤦‍♂️ I bet it had more to do with hard cold cash than game time (+prospect of playing for the best club in the world, of course).

Those signings might be done with a formation change in mind. Now that Rüdiger's gone and with those additions to midfield and defence we could easily go 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1. Mendy James - Fofana - Koulibaly - Cucurella/Chilly De Jong Kovacic - Mount CHO - Havertz/Broja - Sterling Looks good to me. Kante and Jorginho might be gone next summer, so it's smart getting replacements in early to avoid a crisis. The likes of RLC, Barkley and Gilmour shouldn't be in the discussion anyway, they need to be improved upon and moved on. If they don't wanna leave or no club wants them, well tough tittie then, down the pecking order you go.

Wow, Boehly seems to be very cash happy. Provided the Cucurella, Fofana/Gvardiol and De Jong deals go through, that would make 4 really expensive signings over 50 million euros in one window... Sign of massive intent. Loving the ambition shown, even if not all go through there are reliable signs that we are at least aiming high.

Carney is the type of signing I've been hoping we would start making again - getting someone clearly talented in early before they cost 60+ mill after making a step up in another club. Of course there is always a possibility that such players may not fulfill their promise, but it is a risk with all developing young players and at least we are looking to build for the future at a low cost which we can probably recuperate if it doesn't work out. And if it does work out, then we got a hell of a player on our hands.

Cucurella is closer to Kante's height than Azpi's...

Yeah, pretty crazy if true. Especially if we're willing to give a CB (Colwill) away for a luxury LWB, deepening our CB crisis even further. Mind-boggling, IF true. Unless the injury seriously wrecked Chilwell, then he may actually be a replacement.

My height then. You don't want somebody my height at CB, trust me. 😄

Cucurella at CB. Height: 1,75 m Vesper is gonna have a meltdown. 😂 He would make sense only if we didn't already have a 50m player at LWB. Weird, but I'm not against it... Having more quality in squad is always welcome.

Havertz, Pulisic, Ziyech, Werner were all players that we were absolutely creaming over when they were still in their previous clubs. Apparently our scouts were also fans as we ended up paying the big bucks for them. All of them were players we were hoping to sign at some point, they were supposed to elevate us to higher levels, but somewhy as soon as they arrived here they have struggled. Why is that? Imo it boils down to the lack of any consistent footballing philosophy/identity. Players are bought without any idea how to actually use them or how to get the best out of them like their previous clubs did, and then forced into whatever system the current manager prefers. It is especially obvious with Havertz, from day one he's been bounced around in different positions and roles. It's apparent he's not a winger, not a striker, not a b2b midfielder... our system just doesn't suit him. Imo he is a type of luxury player who would thrive if played consistently as a CAM behind a striker.

Letting Colwill go wouldn't make much sense as it would still leave us light at the back even if we got Fofana in return. We would still remain in a desperate need to sign another CB. If we got Fofana our backline would be set for the season with Fofana, KK, Silva and Chalobah, Colwill, Azpi as backups. Depending on how they progress Trev or Colwill could then take over from Silva the season after.

Well you have UK flag before your name so you should be good.

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Someone post the article pls.

I saw some snapchat screenshots, there was nothing that showed she was talking to Partey. I'll see what else I can find or can you link? However after the Amber Turd debacle I'm very careful to label anyone rapist based on allegations alone.

Is there any actual proof that Partey's a rapist?

Don't know if this video is a fair representation of his overall performance, but I don't see anything wrong there.

One of the main gripes with Lukaku last season was that he didn't do monkey work off the ball and that compromised our whole pressing system. Wasn't Ronaldo even more useless at that, statistically? What kind of identity are we trying to build if we keep bouncing between different styles to accommodate temporary stopgaps? Especially one like Ronaldo that requires huge attention. Nothing will change with that kind of short-termism, we need to build something sustainable.

I take it you mean Jesus and Bissouma? I would have also REALLY liked Zinchenko, would have been the perfect cover for that left side and even midfield. Him and Sterling together, graduates from Pep school, would have had instant understanding with each other too. I think le Arse really made two terrific signings.

I would definitely take Jesus, Zinchenko and Bissouma.