Jase

Yeah and their last win was the 3-2 against Vitoria, which they were fortunate to win.

Arsenal without a PL win since Oct 6 and their next 6 games... West Ham (a) Man City (h) Everton (a) Bournemouth (a) Chelsea (h) Man United (h)

Speaking of Arsenal, looks like they won't be getting Allegri any time soon... Might see him in the PL next season though. Has been taking English lessons.

Still doesn't mean spending over 100 million on a 19-year-old with just 18 months of first team football is wise. Also let's face it, spending 50-100 million on a player is essentially the new 30-50 million from a decade ago. The price might be too high and there will be risky businesses (e.g. Morata) but it's the way the market works these days. But spending 100 million+ is a completely different ball game altogether. If you're gonna spend that much on someone, it better be for someone who will provide guarantee for the investment and not for potential which may or may not go wrong. If the club have really done their homework, we could probably sign someone lesser perhaps but could do an effective job, what Lampard wants in the team etc for say 1/3 of the price for Sancho and use the balance to bolster the squad in other areas. We don't have unlimited transfer budget like some other clubs and it's making sure we improve the squad for real this time through wise spending, not splashing stupid money on one player and then forced to buy duds again to fill other gaps!

TBF, the last time we thought we would easily beat a struggling team with an under-fire manager, we got turned over badly. The most important thing is we turn up on Saturday and put in the performance to get the 3 points.

Duncan Ferguson will take charge of the game.

Confirmed now. Duncan Ferguson will be charge of this game.

Great...

Equally, if we're gonna spend more than 100 million on attacking player, it should be on proven quality or someone in their peak rather than for potential.

100 million+ is not the same as 70 million, is it?

Chelsea transfer news: Wilfried Zaha contact made ahead of potential summer move from Crystal Palace

Erm, yet to see any official word on it...

But the Sancho situation at Dortmund is hardly at breaking point, is it? But Van Dijk cost less than 100 million. Sancho has been playing first team for only 18 months and although he has done well overall, I'm not sure if that is enough to justify the 100 million+ transfer fee.

What's the latest from the German media on Sancho? Do they think he's gonna be sold in January? Which club are the favorites to sign him?

Attacking the box ‘like Sterling’ is making Pulisic a key figure at Chelsea – despite frustration against Villa https://theathletic.com/1434671/2019/12/05/attacking-the-box-like-sterling-is-making-pulisic-a-key-figure-at-chelsea-despite-frustration-against-villa/

You're sponsoring that extra 30 million?

Terry probably let out his frustration on Kovacic. lol

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/04/marco-silva-on-brink-after-derby-thrashing-as-everton-line-up-david-moyes-return Everton apparently lining up Moyes to replace Silva...

I'm sure the first team players were expected to feature but it's daft if you can't make a 'special compensation' for Loftus-Cheek. If you're gonna blame someone, it should be on Roman. As mentioned in the link above, it's him and the New England Revolution owner who decided to organize the match "to raise the profile of our Say No To Antisemitism campaign and combat all forms of discrimination".

Lampard on RLC... https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2019/12/04/lampard-views-on-abraham--mount-and-pulisic-after-villa-victory-

Lampard on Pulisic... https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2019/12/04/lampard-views-on-abraham--mount-and-pulisic-after-villa-victory-

Lampard on Mount... https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2019/12/04/lampard-views-on-abraham--mount-and-pulisic-after-villa-victory-

Lampard on Abraham... https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2019/12/04/lampard-views-on-abraham--mount-and-pulisic-after-villa-victory-