Jase

To be honest, Barcelona and Bayern Munich are poor examples. Barcelona have spent tons of money buying players from elsewhere rather than promoting anyone from their famed La Masia while Bayern have hardly been promoting players from their own academy and just like Barcelona, they too have been buying players, including young ones, from elsewhere.

If CHO really wants to leave, then really, whatever. This whole thing has become incredibly silly.

Barella in the summer for Kovacic?

The plot thickens...

Who cares about signing strikers? They are overrated.

Where did the board find intelligence all of a sudden?

We're gonna sign both?!

Luton and Sheffield Wednesday will play their replay next Tuesday (Jan 15), if anyone is wondering.

He actually said that!

Pulisic eager to prove his worth at Chelsea Pulisic reflects on Dortmund past, talks Chelsea future Pulisic's interviews with ESPN.

Has he really though? Zappacosta may have looked decent going forward but I don't think he has been tested much against the lowly oppositions he's played against. I would admit that Azpi's attacking play isn't great but it certainly feels like people are judging him these days based on his offensive play more than anything else and the same applies to Zappacosta, while almost overlooking the defensive side of things. And oh, I also recall you going from 'Zappacosta is better than Azpi' to 'I take that back. Zappacosta is shit!' at one point this season.

Wahey. Another home draw...

Were they trying to create controversy with that?

https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea/christian-pulisic-chelsea-definitely-see-me-as-a-winger-but-i-can-play-anywhere-a4032766.html

Sarri has made the wrong decision by ignoring CHO for as long as he has but it does make him look spineless that he is letting other factors dictate how he manages the team. Maybe my memory has failed me but I don't recall Sarri being rather dismissive of Loftus-Cheek like he has with CHO - e.g saying he's not ready, he needs time - and Sarri did also say several times that Loftus-Cheek won't be going anywhere in January (something that he hasn't quite done or reinforce with CHO). There was probably a gradual plan from Sarri to integrate Loftus-Cheek into the team. But CHO? Sarri's hands do look to have been forced by this contract issue.

I don't want to sound like I'm doubting CHO's commitment but seems a bit of a stretch for a manager to go from "he's not ready" to "he's ready" in just over a month, especially when Sarri has been reluctant to play CHO all season. It certainly feels like there's something more at play here.

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/11567340/maurizio-sarri-says-callum-hudson-odoi-is-not-ready-for-the-premier-league Worth remembering that it was only on Nov 30 - just over a month ago - that Sarri said CHO isn't ready to play in a big team. And he now suddenly thinks he's ready? Has he been forced to change his tone because the club are freaking out over the possibility of him leaving...?