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I think we are capable of beating them without Bakayoko and Hazard. Luiz or Christensen will be a much better partner alongside Kante than Fabregas is. Is Wanyama fit? Their team is not the same without Rose and Walker.

Agree 😊 people don't realize that Matić was not suited for b2b midfielder, his role at United is much different than one at Chelsea ... I think Bakayoko will be huge for us 👌 I would give up 3 points against Spurs for his full recovery but I think we can beat them without him

His crossing is worse than mine after 2 ACL injuries ...

I am really excited to see Luiz - Kante in midfield

Luiz in midfield is HUGE upgrade over Fabregas I think this could be a blessing in disguise ...

Start Morata on nr.9 position or put him on the bench Don't waste his talent on the wing ... what is the point of having Musonda&Baker in the squad when we don't have the ba**s to start them in home match against Burnley? Put Musonda in starting eleven and enjoy his trickery, we will have the ball in our feet most of the time anyway Fabregas is the biggest problem anyway, his lack of workrate could punish us in counter attacks ..

Monaco dislike this post Mbappe, Lemar, Bernardo Silva and other Monaco youngsters had "average" stats before last season, something like Boga did in Ligue 1... and I think Musonda and even Boga have more talent than all of them apart from Mbappe Two quality wingbacks who can walk straight into first eleven, all-around midfielder for rotation and give Musonda&Boga a bigger rotation role upfront

I rate him very highly, he seems like a real deal I hope he we don't bring another winger ... he should start some PL matches when we go up against defensive teams like Burnley It would be a joy to watch him alongside Hazard and Morata

Courtois Rudiger - Luiz - Cahill Azpi - Kante - Fabregas - Alonso Musonda - Morata - Pedro Musonda starting is probably not gonna happen but I want to see Morata in starting eleven! With Willian and Pedro we could struggle to break them down so I would start Musonda over Willian or Pedro But probably Morata vs. Michy is the only dilemma, the other 10 is nailed on to start

Courtois Rudiger - Luiz - Cahill Azpi - Kante - Fabregas - Alonso Musonda - Morata - Pedro Musonda starting is probably not gonna happen but I want to see Morata in starting eleven! With Willian and Pedro we could struggle to break them down so I would start Musonda over Willian or Pedro But probably Morata vs. Michy is the only dilemma, the other 10 is nailed on to start

Imagine if we somehow sign Alex Sandro, Oxlade for RWB or VVD for CB and Azpi is moved to RWB and Drinkwater for CM rotation ... after Hazard and Bakayoko are fit this would be an amazing squad IMO What do you think? * My view on VVD: I think Oxlade is the only decent and available RWB on the market and Wenger stopping his transfer made Conte and our board exploring other targets. Van Dijk signing would probably move Azpi to starting position at RWB Courtois/Willy Rudiger/Tomori - Luiz/Christensen - VVD/Cahill Azpi/Moses - Kante/Fab/Baker - Bakayoko/Drinkwater - Sandro/Alonso/Kenedy Pedro/Musonda/Boga - Morata/Michy - Hazard/Willian ??

Agree I think we could be 2 signings and 2 recuperations (Hazard and Bakayoko) away from fantastic squad

Rudiger - Luiz - VVD ... and Azpi as RWB? Could be an option, Azpi played RWB against Inter in second half Better than buying some average RWB ... Currently only Ox strikers me as better option than Azpi or Moses Van Dijk, Drinkwater and new LB (Sandro ?)

Haha I still think Ox would be better option overall

From quality point of view he is the best right wing back in the market this summer but his attitude seems to be a big problem.

18 goals before and 9 goals after China rumours ... Conte doesn't mess with troublemakers so Aurier is out of the picture

Too bad. Bakayoko-Kante midfield would destroy lazy Ozil with ease. Azpi starting on RWB is a good thing as he is more than capable of shutting down Sanchez.

Wingback has to be a "workhorse" and with constant overlapping and wide position his main attribute should be crossing. Azpi is far better crosser than Moses IMO. Alonso is not superior to Moses in dribbling or athletic abilities but his attacking stats are far better. I see Azpi as a little more athletic version of Alonso and he would be more than capable playing that RWB position on top level IMO.

If we sign VVD the situation for Christensen remains the same. Azpi probably moves to RWB. I wouldn't mind that because he proved much better crossing than Moses against Inter.

My only concern is Hazard and Bakayoko not being ready for game 1. With them and Morata in good shape this team would look A LOT stronger. I hope they can be fit in 2-3weeks time ... on the other hand their injuries also have a "bright" side. Realizing that we need depth before transfer window closes is better than realizing that fact in October if one or two of are key players are missing than.

Rather give him a chance in the first team over Barkley. But both of them don't fit in 343 formation

l know it is impossible but I would love this lineup: Courtois Rudiger - Luiz - Christensen Azpi - Kante - Fabregas - Alonso Musonda - Morata - Willian

We need 2 or 3 more midfielders if we want to pull 352 formation Willian, Pedro, Musonda and even Hazard (could play second striker but not his prefered position) are not suited for that formation and we would need at least 5 or 6 midfielders for rotation ...

Where would you play Barkley?

Market has gone crazy and if we can get him for around 25-30M I would be happy. On the other hand we should really appreciate that our board managed to buy Kante and Bakayoko for combined fee of 60M ... brilliant! We could get Bakayoko - Drinkwater for the same amount that we sold Matić and Chalobah ... once again, I think this is good bussines. I would rather kept Chalobah because he had some good cup games last season and I was hoping that he could move into starting eleven with Matić struggling to make an impact. But clearly something was not right with him because Conte even played Fabregas later in the season before this boy who clearly seemed more suited for our style of football.