Sideshow Luiz

Yup. Mikel is better too. I'm serious.

Because we were never in for SMS, Thiago, or Pjanic.

I think we could possibly see Bakayoko out with Vecino in. Maybe Caldera (if there's enough room for another non-HG player). That's it.

Hopefully he's motivated. All of Sarri's CFs get buckets of goals (when they never reached those heights before or after). Hopefully he's motivated to stay on his feet because you can't score when you're sitting on your ass looking at the ref.

Decent? That would be massive.

For now. Hazard will top that when he resigns. We gave Madrid the opportunity to show him the love. They only sent a dick pic.

If Youtube clips make a player look way better than he actually is, then he's in trouble. Is he even an upgrade to Bakayoko? Rather just keep Drinkwater, at least he's HG and we've already paid for him.

Even if he were for sale, we'd have 0 chance. Since we'd have to make them an offer they couldn't refuse (and they can refuse a lot), we have less than 0.

Well, he needs to hold on for a window or 2 and convince the club to sell some promising youngsters. C'mon Jose, I know you can do it.

I thought we never had to hear from this guy again, especially since we're not allowed to buy any Napoli players. He needs to get on with his current relationship and stop talking about his ex.

Ultimately, I'd like to see Cesc get his time in Jorginho's position (because that's where I think he'll be playing). But, don't know if that's possible with RLC just coming back and Kante still away.

Azpi, Luiz, Rudiger for me, ATB. I think that's 75% of our first choice back line, and I'd like to see them get pitch time together. Wouldn't mind seeing a midfield of Jorginho, Bakayoko, Barkley to start. Let's see Bakayoko with the strongest 2 options (at the moment).

Depends if Sarri considers standing still step overs a "touch". Hopefully, Sarri can get him to play quicker.

Anyone else think that Arsenal are going to be pretty good this season? I think they made some good moves in the transfer market. And, not many of their players were at the World Cup (or at least didn't make it very far) which gives them an extra 3 weeks under the new manager to get bedded in.

It made me chuckle because it was a common phrase on this site during our 13 match winning streak under Conte. It became a bit of a meme that you'll still see around in pre-match discussions.

I don't know what feeds you guys were getting but when the match kicked off, the commentator said it was Chelsea's "first real test". I got a chuckle out of that.

The Green candy (decision) isn't THAT bad, but it kind of tastes like Butterfinger (for you non-NA members, image included) It's home-grown, organically. It's not going to keep, but it temporarily improves our numbers. Causes fewer heart attacks than the Argentinian candy which is straight up bad for your health and will rot your teeth. Last summer was a big problem. We bought some diamonds for the bracelet, and they turned out to be fakes. The problem you run in to with a store like ours, where you try to break even, is that you can't afford to buy any duds. Last year we bought 6 gems. 3 of them ended up being fakes. The jury is still out on 2 of them, and the last one is pretty good (IMO). That's an effect that will be felt on the bottom line for years to come. I think I've taken this analogy about as far as I can go.

I like that, a lot. The ball needs to move faster. Bakayoko is truly fucked. We haven't seen the best of Morata either, so hopefully Sarri will get him towards that ceiling. Right now, we're looking at CHO as the bak-up LW. So, if he's not going to play in the Premier League much, I'm not sure what the plan is.

You may well be the only one that's seen him play, to be honest.

Saw that too.

The ciggies are better for Sarri's health than Bakayoko. He's going to give him a heart attack.

I think Fabregas will be fine. Out of the 3 midfield roles, he was playing the one he was least suited to. Bakayoko is the one that Sarri obviously doesn't rate, that should be his spot when Kante isn't playing. Aaaaaaannnd, on cue.....Bakayoko!