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Playing possession football with these midfielders will affect the mood and confidence of attackers I believe.

Sarri might have more pulling power than we think. When he was at Empoli Etoo came to him to meet and told him that he was his admirer. Sarri asked him whether he was joking. This Kovacic loan deal made me remember that incident. I don't know if this was shared before.

We seem to always find a way to get sad.

He will play on the left side of central midfield close to Hazard right. Imagine them doing one twos and dribbling towards opposition defense.

I want him at Chelsea since I saw his highlights when he was 17. I am trying not to get too excited but this is too good.

Whoscored says his strengths are long passing and penalty saving.

You call that a protest lol Do you have any idea what would Spanish, Italian, Greek or Turkish fans would do to a president like Kroenke. Read carefully where I say "strong fan protests"

Maybe on twitter, not in London. Even if one happens only a very small number of people would attend. London did not become the world's Mecca for capitalism by protesting against billionaires, it is a very different culture there. Strong fan protests against players and board/owners happen in Mediterranean countries usually.

Granovskaia time starts tomorrow. Vecino, Martial or maybe another Djilobdji, but I am pretty sure she will deliver someone in the last three days like she always does.

When Sarri joined to Napoli in his first five games he had only one win. Every year he got more points than the previous while he was there. He didn't have the perfect squad but they progressed in time. I would suggest to wait until the end of September before becoming too pessimistic.

He got optimistic for once and this happened.

Pedro has been a disappointment in the last two games. Many people including myself have been expecting him to perform better in Sarri's tactics but he has been invisible.

In Spain the richest clubs win, in Italy the richest club wins, In Germany the richest club wins, in France the richest club wins. Elimination rounds are different, anything can happen in two games but over a long run in a league having a broader squad with more quality helps a lot. No one saying it is impossible for less spending clubs, but most of the time teams with the best squads win the leagues.

He changed the score with a shot from outside the box like Lampard used to. I am happy for both Lampard and Mount.

I would like to see our ex-players in charge as directors at Chelsea but retired English players usually seem to me biased and exaggerate other English players.

He looks like Conte after a transfer period. You rarely see a player that looks so depressed.

Loftus Cheek has Morata's demeanor/ body language. They both look gloomy and not confident.

We need a two goal difference before Bakayoko comes in.

My concern with Sarri is how well he will adapt to Premier League. Alonso as a left back could have been fine in Serie A but in higher tempo PL with lots of pacey wingers yes it is quite risky like you said.

The rumor is that Inter are getting Vidal while they sell this guy to us.

Serie A is becoming interesting again.