Jase

Watford's last 2 games don't look very kind at all - Man City (h) and Arsenal (a)...

A variety of finishes here...

Good luck to the police if Milwall v West Ham takes place next season, especially during this pandemic!

Yes, I was being dumb looking at the table.

OH LMAO! Completely missed that 2nd is a promotion spot as well even though I have been staring at the table with the indicators!

lol No one is crazy enough to think that Jorginho doesn't have his flaws. They have been mentioned here more times than one could remember but it's so clear that the author has an agenda (and not just saying this based on the article) and the article focuses only the negative aspects. And as I pointed out, where was this article when we were playing well earlier this season with Jorginho in the XI and Lampard was praising him almost every week?

Dumb question but how are Leeds guaranteed promotion when they are six points ahead of 3rd placed Brentford and have a worse GD with 2 games left?

Leeds v Man United Leeds v Liverpool Bielsa v Guardiola Bielsa v Lampard Bielsa v Klopp Bielsa v Mourinho So many interesting storylines for next season already...

1. It's hard to take the author seriously when he tends to ramble a lot and he seems to have an agenda on Jorginho. 2. Seems a tad convenient that the article came out now, focusing on Jorginho's recent struggles because he is not starting games. Where was this when we were playing well earlier this season with Jorginho in the XI? 3. Hard to take the author seriously when this sentence exists in the article: BARKLEY? SPECIAL PLAYER!?

Leeds about 15 minutes away from returning to the Premier League...

That's the thing. We don't know what exactly is on Lampard's mind (if you want to believe his words, he said something along the lines that Jorginho is important in the team recently). People are just assuming Jorginho will be sold because of the lineups since the restart but we have also seen that putting Kante in the DM role is like square pegs in round holes and Gilmour isn't quite ready yet, despite the hype. Moreover Kante can't seem to stay consistently fit these days and Gilmour won't be back until October and he will then need time to get back into things.

But is there anything stopping Lampard from keeping Jorginho around as a squad option? There is no guarantee we will sign Declan Rice and Kante gets injured like 50% of the time these days.

I don't think Jorginho is a Gattuso type player. Moreover, Jorginho still has 3 years left on his contract. No way Marina is gonna let him go for around 30-40 million only.

Former Chelsea player Andre Schürrle reveals battle with debilitating muscle condition

OR we could just take the Man City route and make big changes in one go, assuming we have the finances to do so.

You forgot a 6th point - better and proper coaching! Next year may be too early but I expect a title challenge from the 2021/22 season onward. And as I alluded to, I don't expect to go win straight away at the first attempt but there has to be progress - more consistency, close the gap on Man City and Liverpool and maybe even pose a threat to those two in the title for 2/3 of the season. If we keep hovering below those two and be satisfied with Top 4, don't be shocked when the players become disillusioned and want to leave because there's no progress etc. I suspect we will be signing at least one defender and maybe a keeper this summer as well.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-8533851/World-Cup-winner-Andre-Schurrle-retires-football-aged-just-29.html Looks like he's been having personal struggles with the sport.

There have been talks about it but nothing major yet. Sarri's future depends on Juventus' progress in the Champions League this season. It's not just the poor results but the poor performances, the inconsistency. Sarri is basically having the same problems that he had us with last season. Individual quality has bailed him out so many times this season.

WHAT THE HELL!?

Kante won't be fit for this. There are also a few other niggles that will be checked in the next 24 hours.

I think we need to tread carefully with this whole 'we're not ready for a serious title push yet' thing. Sure, asking this lot to win it next season is a lot but we do need to show the progression, close the gap on the top two, even challenge Man City and/or Liverpool for 2/3 of the season for the time being. We wouldn't want to be just hovering outside those two and just be satisfied with the Top 4 because the longer we take to get there, the higher chances of players becoming disillusioned - a bit like Arsenal in the early 2010s or Spurs in recent years - and then players wanting to leave etc.