lucio

azpilicueta had one too iirc

wouldnt they just bring in young players then? no point buying 29 year olds (not even for cheap), when you will have to replace them soon. At least they would have the excuse of a "young developing team" while the stadium was underway

seriously guys , overacting here . need to look at the bigger picture. He's only going to be a backup. He's about 1 month younger than Sanchez, so he's one for the future. And I doubt Alexis would be up for watching darts with Cahill, or betting on the horses with Danny or Ross. You have to think of that aspect too.

we can't have you dying on account of Andy Carroll mate. Don't worry about it

cmon lads, its just a smokescreen for big ANDY.C!

Richarlison what a signing, will take us to next level

he needs to be more proactive with bringing in new players too, (I know barkley has been injured, but still) , Valencia have put coquelin straight into their starting XI tonight, and they signed him 2 days ago. He spent an age introducing Morata, drinkwater, - takes too long bringing people back from injury too imo - could have played luiz today if fatigue was such a big issue - at cb or cdm

he's had 3 months to demonstrate even basic ability - if it hasn't come yet , whats the sense in trying further? - if only we have de bruyne and salah this much time - we might be able to score against norwich and 10 man leicester. But only the actual average/poor players are persistently selected

how he can't get the team going vs an opposition like that... i'll never know, set up no longer works

hope so, he is clearly very talented, keeps eden happy and gives us an alternative to willian

drinkwater is class

he's 23 , he should be showing signs of quality , its not like he is 16 , saying a poor standard youngish player might get better in the future, does not justify the signing or continued selection

Hence why top european clubs werent spending 40m on a 22 year old matic

" Bakayoko has been compared to Yaya Touré due to his strong all-round qualities of pace, intelligent reading of the game, ability to intercept passes and accomplished tackling, passing and dribbling " lmao

did anyone bother to scout him before bidding the £40m?

someone mentioned on here, that telles is better in attack than sandro

hope he's on the bench today

which other top european club's plan B would be long balls to carooll though? thats the problem, its a nice idea for the likes of watford or maybe southampton

conte was supposed to be super keen on drinkwater, but still prefers to play bakayoko who has looked a lot worse

immediately becomes the best long range shooter in the squad, thats something....

woudlnt mind this, he could take some pressure off hazard, in terms of being an effective dribbler and being able to occupy defenders. Has potential to be a goal scoring midfielder too

liquidate

drinkwater is pretty aggressive, and he's english, has way better technique too. Should start over bak

late goal papering over the cracks, we should overtake them in the next few weeks

its not being fickle - its wanting to have a capable midfield.