Fulham Broadway

Buonanotte = Mudryk in disguise

Probably need Reece to come on as well

Cardiff one of the best Ive seen at pressing

I said not to underestimate this fixture with a sub par team. Especially with their crowd being the twelfth man Leeds 2.0

Cardiff have the most possession out of every teamin the 4 English tiers

Instead of which gets a yellow for sarcastic clapping

Could see this happening 2nd half subs will swing it, but as World Champions should not have to resort to it

Strong bench

Fan pressure works Fifa has introduced a small number of "more affordable" $60 (£45) tickets for all 104 matches at the 2026 World Cup following criticism of its pricing structure for the tournament. World football's governing body says the new ticket price will be available to a certain number of "loyal fans" of the countries that have qualified for the World Cup. The £45 ticket falls in the supporter entry tier and will make up 10% of the allocation for each Football Association whose team is taking part. "The entry tier tickets will be allocated specifically to supporters of qualified teams, with the selection and distribution process managed individually by the participating member associations (PMAs)," said a Fifa statement.

Omari Kellyman not allowed to play -I'd forgotten about him. So many teenage multi millionaires they've farmed out

Probably go somewhere else and be very successful, and the board will appoint a Potter 2.0. Then people will blame the Board. Rinse and repeat.

Mental game -but dont want it to stop

2-3 Bournemouth

Great equaliser by the cherries

Should stick to what he does best -gobbing in 14 year old girls faces

Speaking ahead of Tuesday's Carabao Cup quarter-final away to Cardiff, live on Sky Sports, he became visibly impatient with requests for him to make sense of remarks that have fuelled intense speculation he was taking aim at the club's owners and sporting directors. "I already spoke about that and I don't have anything to add," he said. "It's Cardiff tomorrow, please. I think I was quite clear, no more than that. "Absolutely, yes." Enzo Maresca when asked if he was committed to Chelsea "I respect your (the media's) opinion. I respect people's opinions. But again I don't have anything to add. My focus is on tomorrow's game where we can achieve a third semi-final in 18 months since I joined the club. "We are in an era where everyone can say what they think. I respect people's opinion. I don't have anything to add. My focus is just on tomorrow."

Horrible place to visit over the years, we as fans were regularly ambushed by the Soul crew We should overcome them - but like Leeds, players and manager need to be aware there is history between the clubs. They will definitely be up for it, dont underestimate.

Also theres a strong likelihood that Blueco would appoint someone who is a lot less nuanced about the game, they'd be looking for yes man first and quality second

The next managers the MSM are suggesting since Marescas comments Ten Hag, Lampard, Rosenior, Silva, Hernandez, Zidane, Southgate, Rodgers,

People can be critical, its their right, but need to be careful what they wish for. Think hes doing alright tbh, apart from some questionable subs. But with subsitutions, every manager gets slagged Mourinho and Carlo got slated on this forum at the height of their success. Nowt as fickle as fans.

CONSIDERING going to next year’s World Cup? Really? Even with, you know, Trump and everything? Going over the pro and cons should help you decide not to: PROS You’ll get to see your team competing in a major international tournament! They might even win a match, if Scotland, or the Jules Rimet trophy, if England! That’s not a chance you can turn down, no matter what the obstacles! CONS Yeah, if you’re allowed in. They’re checking five years of social media, they’re checking emails and you know what they’re checking for, right? Any disparaging mention of Trump. One retweeted meme in 2020 about him losing the election? You’re banned. PROS Er… beer’s cheap over there? CONS Beer is cheap, but tickets are astronomically expensive. It costs $20,000 to see the Superbowl in the US, so why shouldn’t real football cost the same? Ticket costs will be doubled without notice and if yours are cancelled because JD Vance’s family want seats? You’ll have no recourse. PROS … CONS Even if you’re rich and apolitical Trump’s treating the World Cup, like everything else, as his personal plaything. Playing in Boston? That’s a blue state so at any point the game could be relocated to Montana in an act of petty spite. Your hotel and travel arrangements? Your problem. You must take responsibility for aiding Democrats. PROS Please stop asking for pros. CONS Also, the chance of being arrested by ICE is very real. Their criteria? You’re a foreigner. Their process? Locking you up indefinitely without telling anyone where you are, then charging you a few thousand to be deported. Reasons have been declared unnecessary. CONS And all this is taking place in the US, a country famously hostile to football. The wider populace won’t give a shit about you and the MAGA half has now decided all Europeans are decaying race traitors who should be shot for not having guns. PROS Never mind, after Russia, Qatar and the USA, FIFA are treating us to a World Cup in liberal democracies in 2030! Then Saudi Arabia the one after.

Maresca is 4th in terms of points after 54 games... 1st Liverpool 110 Slot 2nd Arsenal 107 Lego Head 3rd Citeh 102 Pep 4th Chelsea 97 Maresca

It was not clear exactly who or what Enzo Maresca was referring to in his cryptic comments, but it seemed obvious he was looking to send a message. In the previous 48 hours, Chelsea had returned from his native Italy after defeat in Bergamo to Atalanta, held a single training session at Cobham, attended a pre-match news conference where he appeared relaxed and ended a four-game winless run by beating Everton. It was clear from Maresca's regular news conferences that he believed his tenure at Stamford Bridge had been a success so far. He was proud to have won the Club World Cup and Conference League while qualifying for the Champions League in his first season. There had been mixed messaging over whether the latter was a target before the campaign, but it increasingly became a club objective after Chelsea made such a positive start under his leadership. It meant Maresca ended last season ahead of schedule while delivering on the project. He had still not lost more than two league games in a row. It is clear, therefore, that Maresca has felt exposed by criticism while managing the youngest squad in the Premier League. He has also been without Cole Palmer for most of this season, Moises Caicedo for several matches and Levi Colwill for the entirety of the campaign - all regarded as among Chelsea's best players in their positions.

Up to 4th

Chalobah brilliant there