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mistakes and the ability to take our chances...both signs of a defecit in mentality, which conte already pointed out numerous times. We have sold experienced players with strong character and replaced them with mediocre ones without much of a winning mentatlity. That is what is hurting us now.

yeah but also Willian did not retreat to prohibit this pass but yeah, esp this close to half time, moses should just hoof it into spurs half. But the worst is that we were nto able to capitalize on this host of chances we head. they elave so much space on the elft. a fullback with a bit more pace than alonso would have had a 1 on 1 with the goalie twice. Spurs are barely defending their right. that being said, they gifted us a goal too. both lloris and sanchez fucked up at that moses cross.

on second view any pro goalkeeper should keep that out from that distance. yes it has a lot of power but basically all he has to do is raise his arms, it is straight at him.

it was so coming....if you do not take your chances what a strike tho

thanks mate

Is the game in 30 mins or in 90 mins? not sure if you set your clock forth in England last week too

which irony do you mean? You can be a chelsea fan without supporting international football, fifa or putin. Only because Roman made peace with Putin does not mean I can't be against Putin and the Russian political system. I think we can win. but it is always down to luck as was last time when Argentina caught us on the break numerous times and were unlucky not to score. This time round we are not as strong in midfield anymore but this time we are tacticaly more variable and have more depth in attack. But Löw has a bad record of getting the best out of his wingers but if he can get the best out of Reus, Werner, Sane, Werner, Özil in attack we can beat anyone. The only thing we lack is a real goalscorer but we did not have that last time either and you dont need that to win the WC. Kimmich--Boateng--Hummels--Hector -------------Khedira---Kroos--------------- Sane------------Özil-----------Reus----- ----------------Werner-------------------- But i am somehow sure Löw will insist on Draxler and Müller on the wings because he just has no clue how to utilize pace on the wings which is such a shame. But it does not really matter because we just have so much depth all over the pitch (except the fullbacks ofc)

The board are experienced business men. They might be shit at sporting decisions but this is a situation i think they can handle. Last time Courtois was threatened with a year on the bench he gave in and signed a new contract and i think he will do so this time again.

If Tuchel really goes to Arsenal than bullet dodged for us and Congrats to Arsenal. I think he fits them well with his attacking style and emphasis on flair players and he will win fuck all with them, maybe the occasional cup because they will be leaking goals right left and centre as Tuchel teams always do. Tuchel is a progressive manager and a difficult character so the AVB comparison is spot on. Tuchel on the Chelsea seat would be like a peacock on a vulcano. Probably looking spectacular with the right lighting but everyone knows it will end ugly.

Every one of our Loan mids is an upgrade over Baka. I still remember van Ginkel for bossing Khedira all over the pitch in that preseason friendly vs real

one time i have to go with Mourinho, a team of 11 daves and kantes would win everything, talent and attitude wise unbelievable. Especially since Kante even improved since joining us which I did not believe was in his locker but now he has drastically improved his long range passing among others.

I never gave up on him and still won't mainly because we will be stuck with him for a few years anyway now given the sum he has paid. He took his goal well even though everyone expected him to fuck up again people have all right to be impatient. but it is not that only because he is 25 he will not be a better striker for us in the future. sure, he will not become much quicker or more technical now he has hit his physical peak. but mentality is imo the major reason he has sucked so far. not being composed enough in front of goal is often a confidence issue. and going to ground easily is also a habit he can stop at any age. he has to get used to how strikers are dealt with by most pl defenders. if he is settled he will improve albeit he will never be a 70m striker but we arleady knew that.

I am not sure if he is not too much of only a poacher like Bats. sure, Icardi is technically better but other than that they are pretty similar

My favourite time of the year... btw I dedided to not only boycott all international games during the season, but also the world cup in Russia, even though we are probably gonna win again. The reason are obviously Putin and FIFA. Feel free to join me enjoying otherwise crowded swimming pools and shopping malls and most importantly the TC transfer subforum during the matches^^

Is it only me or has Eden tried to first-time back heel layoff at least once every game for weeks now? Anyway this squad has many problems and Eden is not one of them. I think we should all accept by now that he is not gonna become a ballon d'or candidate or score 40 games per season. He just does not have this ambition or killer instinct and he does not want to have it. That is why I can see him staying over the summer. At Real the pressure would be much bigger to succeed Ronaldo and I can totally see him shying away from that. However i think instead of demanding from Hazard to be that stand-out superstar he will never be the club should support him by signing quality players with technical ability to play around him. Like a striker who can actually score goals AND has good linkup play. or at least hast the potential to become that. Or more importantly a midfielder who can paly between the lines so hazard oes not need to pick up the ball deep every time himself. We do not need a superstar we need a well-balanced, technically and mentally strong squad no matter if hazard leaves or stays.

100% gonna happen: Rumours alls year, the whole fanbase urges us to sign him, in the last week of the window we make a bid, Arsenal accept, odds get slashed, the forum goes in celebration mode then Ramsey rejects us, signs for Liverpool instead because he can play as goalkeeper there.

Kdb and eden have been playing shit together at belgium for years now. Selling kdb was a huge mistake but him and hazard have never gelled.

I think the Chelsea job is still very attractive for managers mainly because it is so difficult. The board, the owner, player power, so many interest groups to handle. Some people hate this but some just enjoy it too. To succeed where other great managers have failed is the ultimate triumph for an ambitious manager. The club still has immense potential and I can see that many managers want to add their personal touch to our rebuild. Sure it is no jobs for tactic-freaks who only want to focus on their work with the players. It is a job for a real manager, a well-rounded professional who can handle the business as well as the football. An ambitious man will challenge himself to succeed on all fronts.

I know Allegri is not too popular on this forum but he has proven himself to be a top manager time and time again. He has taken over from Conte and without much additional investment enhanced his success by making juve a regular in the latter stages of the cl and win the odd cup too all with an ageing, washed up squad. So imo if the board wants to keep up their way of not competing financially with the top dogs and yet have decent success without a major overhaul of the squad, i would trust Allegri the most to get the best out of what we have. He is tactically much more flexible than Conte, does his changes early and can influence the match from the sideline. They lost Pogba, Bonucci and Vidal and still are going strong. tbf their competition in the seria A is worse than ours but still not bundesliga-like. They spend less but more wisely and I believe Allegri has an impact on that as he always gets the players he wants for a decent price. Juve have a similar business model as we have with generating a lot of revenue from loans but they optimized it. I am sure Allegri would be able to bring along some guys who can help in this department too.

We can't be comparing Tottenham to Barcelona. Look at what happened to Juve when they went to Spain a few months ago. I am not. I am talking about Barca. They comfortably beat Barca last season with their 4-2-4 and 4 true attackers.

Lol those Americans. I was watching on Espn and after the post match interviews they just started talking about ice-hockey and some upcoming match without switching the studio, the pundits or even having a commercial break in between. How are we supposed to take them seriously?😂

A score draw (2-2) will do I know but i would rather win somehow. Juve showed that you can play with 2 real strikers and still be defensively organized.

Where is your messiah kane here? we have to channel our inne juve at barca. Playing like shit and still winning away

It is actually bad for our Top 4 hopes if they go out now but you gotta lol at the fact that they are getting spanked at home by a mediocre juve team after all their bullish uh we are the up anr coming team in europe self admiration

When was the last time, we turned a game late on? I think it a couple of games in early 2016. Anyway I did the maths and figuered, Pep needs to not win 5 of the last 9 games to not break our points record. So we should pretty much accept that they will break our record.