Strike

2-0 and this was in the bag

Silva has been very cool at the back today and now a goal too. He's not getting displaced by Christensen soon in the central role

Havertz and Mount are both not at it so far.

Need the pace of James down that right. Can sacrifice Andreas or Azpi

I think Jorginho Kovacic again and Saul off the bench. Saul starts the European game in midweek

In the Nathan Ake range. I am okay with that. At least gives options

At least we have salvaged a 25m buy-back clause from a dire negotiating position - hoping he has just gone to get playing time which is understandable.

He was born in Germany and has a German mother. Also, he left pre-Lampard when none of the academy boys got into the team. 🤷‍♂️

at least something not generic and with a sense of humor? Chelsea's social media game is pretty rigid

https://www.theguardian.com/football/video/2021/aug/31/best-football-transfer-announcements-summer-2021-batman-gta-home-alone-video Some of these announcements are hilarious.

Very disappointing and generic announcement - there were so many things they could do with Better Call Saul

+ Reece if needed. Seems like club has retained Hudson-Odoi for the wingback role

Newcastle are going to sign exciting Mexican prospect Santiago Munoz although the forward will go into the Academy squad when he arrives. The 19-year-old, who played for Santos Laguna in Liga MX, was spotted by chief scout Steve Nickson and is highly rated in South America. Born in the USA, he has represented Mexico at age group level and was their star player when they finished as runners up in the Under-17 World Cup in 2019. Life stranger than fiction.

Who though? If its not Saul on loan or Rice.

One thing that explains this is Tuchel wants Declan Rice in a year

A season of minutes would do good for Billy

Also El chiringuito should be barred as a source on this forum

That means Ethan Ampadu is staying on as 4th choice DM

1. previous squads were not as good as this 2. I prefer the policy of adding elite players or using in-house options. No real need to get into the market for a Lacroix or Sule.

they can negotiate yes but they can leave only at the end of the season - we are solid for another year.

Kounde was being signed because of the ambiguity over Rudiger's future. Wouldn't say its a hole in the squad that needs immediate filling. Can address this position next summer too when Kounde's value decreases

or stick with what we have - Rudiger, Silva, Chris, Azpi, Chalobah and Ampadu(?) is a good enough set of options at centre-back.

OK