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Chelsea 3-0 Crystal Palace PRE/POST-MATCH DISCUSSION, LIVE CHAT AND ANALYSIS 2021/22 Premier League 14th August, Saturday 2021 Stamford Bridge 15:00 Kick Off (UK time)

If Messi comes to England, you lot would be freaking out over City winning everything and the other teams not having a chance at all.

The other 7 outfield players are gonna have to do all the donkey work. They will get away with this domestically but in Europe, it will end either beautifully or in a complete car crash.

How does one even form a tactically cohesive unit with Mbappe, Messi and Neymar as the front 3? 🤨

Tomori, Mount and Wilson were only loan signings and considering Derby were able to make 8 signings in that summer that Lampard left them, then isn't it their issue that they couldn't find anyone decent to do a good job for them? Plus, they hired Phillip Cocu, who has more experiences as a manager than Lampard, to replace him and yet, he couldn't quite manage a play-off place finish. Also, we should know better than most that just because good signings are made, it doesn't necessarily they will be good unless the manager knows how to make good use of them at least. Lampard certainly did that with Mount, Wilson etc in that season and mind you, Wilson hasn't come close to replicating the numbers he had at Derby since then.

Well, I was right regarding the recent Haaland interest, when almost everyone was assuming the move will happen. 🤪

This from a Tier 1 Inter source apparently... "At 12:20 CET today, the only offer presented to Inter from Chelsea for Lukaku, is that of 100M + Marcos Alonso. The raise will come, but at the moment the English club - who have total agreement with the player - are taking a timeout." MESSI IS COMING, Y'ALL!

I like how there's assumption almost every summer that the team's XI will be this and that, only for things to turn out differently.

He has been linked with Juventus...

I ditched him almost immediately. 🤣 And speaking of Football Manager...

Yeah but he still made it work. Only have to look at what happened last season when Lampard got the "new shiny toys".

It's among the minority but Zola agrees with ya and some others, @Tomo. 😉

This doesn't really make sense...

"Adding to this the fact that the likes of Alexis Sanchez, Ivan Perisic, and Arturo Vidal are currently set to stay on at the club, and the ownership is still displeased with the financial situation at the club even after Hakimi’s sale." The irony of Inter's finances being fucked up because of Conte's expensive has-beens...

Not sure why some Chelsea fans seem insistent on playing down what Lampard did at Derby. When he got the job there, the club had to cut costs, get rid of senior players and had to get younger players into the squad. Yes, he may have lost the Championship play-off final but at least he maintained that consistent 6th place-finish despite all the changes that happened as well as it being his first job and by the way, Derby might have also finished 6th in the season before Lampard but they didn't reach the play-off final. Also, if you and some others want to say what Lampard did at Derby was nothing just because he finished 6th with them again, then I guess by the same token, it should be considered a decent feat now considering Derby have gotten so much worse ever since he left and only escaped relegation by the skin of their teeth last season.

Are those fully vaccinated exempted?

Now that @Superblue_1986 mentioned Varane, think Lukaku will have to quarantine too.

Aren't you in England? 😛 I know Italy are in UK's red list. Think Spain are in it too? Am sure the club would like to get it done ASAP but the thing is, how many days does he have to quarantine if he has to?

FORTY-TWO!!!

Am assuming Lukaku will have to go through the quarantine process when he comes over to England? Or is there any exemption going on? @Tomo @Superblue_1986

Just going with Nikki's post.

JFC! Are we really gonna sell BOTH Alonso and Emerson and not buy a LB?

It's always about the goals and assists count with you, isn't it? 🙄