Jase

Changing style and changing tactics, formation are two different things. And I was talking about the latter...

What comes of this? He'll likely just play the same players, same tactics, same formation, same shit again...

Sarri going full Mourinho here (and he's doing it in Italian)...

We go to the Etihad in 3 games' time and Old Trafford 3 games from the end. God knows when the Anfield one is...

Worth posting that again. We used to be a highly tactically flexible and adaptable team. Now? We are the most predictable team and don't think Bielsa would even need to spy on us!

Getting outwitted tactically by Arsenal should be a sackable offence.

Sarriball, folks. Sarriball.

"Chelsea is an easy team to analyze" - Mourinho easily highlighted the predictability in our play.

Having a full week of Sarriball training has sure done wonders eh...?

Yeah and...

It's 2019. That's the nature of the transfer market these days, whether we like it or not. I don't disagree goals and assists from wingers are important but you have made it out as if those numbers are gonna stick forever and the player in question won't contribute more in the future. Goals are goals. Assists are assists. Does it really matter who Pulisic played with in the team? If attacking players don't score or assist, they get criticized. If they score or assist, there's suddenly an excuse of 'oh, those numbers are only high because he plays with Player X in the team'.

I swear an animal dies somewhere every time @Vesper brings out the goals/assists stats to judge players...

I don't know whether to cry or laugh when you said Pulisic "isn't anywhere near Willian's level". It is true that Pulisic's goals and assists are less than Willian's this season but Pulisic only has 2 goals and 2 assists less than Willian and that despite playing 1044 minutes less than the latter. The difference between them is one has the potential to get better while the other doesn't and has stagnated for years. Also, I don't know why you make it sound as if Pulisic is the make-or-break signing for us attacking wise. I don't disagree that he needs to contribute the goals but we gotta make sure the goals come from elsewhere - midfielders, wingers and more importantly, the strikers! - and not just Pulisic. You used Liverpool as an example for signing attackers in their prime years and are ripping the rewards. Well, I will use Man City then. They signed Sane when he was 20 years old and Sterling when he was 21 and they haven't done too badly, have they?

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/jan/18/gonzalo-higuain-london-chelsea-juventus

Marina got praised by the manager in the public! Must be a first...

One says he has agreed with PSG and another says he wants to come here...

Oh god sake. He's only 20 years old, not 30. Why are people making out his numbers won't get any better?

Other reports in previous days said we have submitted a bid for Paredes and now Di Marzio says we haven't made any official move. Who to even believe here?!

Nah. Will probably hurt his back from streaming too long on Twitch again...

Thank god we didn't get Adriano for Scolari. Otherwise, we would have ended up selling Drogba!

Take credit for getting him. Divert the blame for not playing him. Classic Jose.