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Now, why, Why, WHY, WHHHHHYYYYYYYY are people saying Morata needs Dzeko's competition. I follow Morata since his debut under Mourinho a thousand years ago, he usually has ups and downs and the shooter for his downs has always, 100%, ever been down to one of two things: heartbreak and confidence. The personal problems often led to confidence issues. Now unless you're giving up already on a £70m player who's still quite young and has four more years with us, who's struggling to find form, is lacking confidence and also struggling to adapt to a completely different league and weather, it makes no sense to bring someone that will give him a run for his money. With competition he will drown deeper. He needs to be babysat right now and as much as I hate this and roll my eyes, this IS quite common with Millennials in their new jobs. Football players tend to be different, but Morata is the poster child for this generation regular guy getting in the market We will have to be patient, but I think with time, he'll do good for us. Until them he needs support to build his confidence on, be a bit pampered and that stuff. He will get over the confidence issue eventually but it will pop up a few more times. But he will adapt to English football and as he grows older and become more mature he will also be less prone to this kind of problem (confidence and personal problems affecting his job). We will have to be patient with this one, but I think it'll pay off, but the last thing he needs right now is someone who could pose a threat to him

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Would he even get the playing time he needs at Dortmund? The purpose of letting a player like him go midseason is to allow him more minutes. In a WC year, that's even more crucial to the player. I dunno but it looks to me that Bats keeps aiming higher than his standards... Something not unheard of in this Belgian generation with a few players. Conte said clearly that Mishy was going to decide about his future. If I were him I would rather play for a team I feature often in the starting XI even if it's not a big club Whatever, with Auba leaving maybe he will play enough So Dortmund feed Arsenal who feed us who feed Dortmund. Can we make it happen today rather than tomorrow at midnight?

That's undisputable

Huge exaggeration... Converted what exactly? He wasn't sharp, but it isn't as bad as you are making it out to be Definitely done better than Moses, and Moses wouldn't have done much different in the defensive plays...

I could bet body parts if Carlo ever wins a premier League title with this lot of players... Sorry, he wouldn't get us in UCL

We used to have high level young players, Mourinho sold most of them. The players you mention are as mediocre as the ones we signed. So if your point is saving money, then yeah, you're right and you might have a chance to land a job under Marina. But if you mean by doing that we'd be improving, no we won't. We have average players everywhere with few exceptions, none of them mentioned by you.

Ross did as okay as Bats did, we don't have personnel for leaving the 3-man defense behind us, Pedro was absolutely useless after the first 10 minutes, we never switched to 3-5-2. don't know if you noticed, but our main problem yesterday was actually having attacking players...

Seriously though... People complaining about him insisting on the 3-man defense. Who are our available FBs to play a 4-man defense? I know Azpili is super, but not even him can play both left and right at the same time You want your criticism to be taken seriously, then at least think before sprouting BS that makes no sense. Also, people are advocating we should start Bats because he didn't embarrass himself (much) against the Almighty Brighton? I'd give you something if he had actually done anything at all after he came in. I wouldn't complain if he had started and I didn't complain he hadn't. That's the bloody problem here. Give this squad to whoever you want. Enrique, Pep, Klopp, Heynckes, Simeone and all nice and stupid names I read here. Maybe one of those would do as well as Conte, maybe one of them slightly better, most likely they'd do worse because that's the fucking problem we don't have high level players. People are discussing some choices such as bringing Ross or not, starting Bats as if that would suddenly bring us to another level. It won't!!!!!! Look, I hate we won't sign the top players like the Mancs do. I don't like to be confronted by my own manager about what level we really are. I don't like the truths about our club now, but they will never be enough to send me away from Chelsea. People are pissed or frustrated because they are having trouble accepting our reality. Then they blame the coach, or this or that player, or this or that director. That IS our level now, Conte was just being honest, people - fans and club staff and executives - can be upset as much as they want about it, but it doesn't change the fact that what Conte said is true and it wasn't legitimated by him saying. It's been there for everyone to see for a while, some (most?) are just in denial. This is our level, it's okay to moan and vent against whoever you feel like, just don't pretend one sub, or starting XI choice or a new manager will change that level. Well, it won't.

His record in derbies in general, but especially against Arsenal is the one complaint I have against Conte. It's embarrassing

Seriously? Le sigh

Alonso playing as CF now? Lol

This is Arsenal, who wouldn't look imposing? [emoji28]

Thought he got a yellow and a red for dissent As bad as he's been, I still prefer to see him there rather than no one

Unrelated question. How many games Moratas been suspended?

I ran out of curses the third time he was easily dispossessed... Then again I don't know that many...

Also this 30yo limit shouldn't be so inflexible (but flexibility seems to be a word Marina never heard of). There are players and players and while 30 is passed the peak age, in some positions such as goalkeeper and CB we have players doing a very good jobStrikers should also be questionable if the striker doesn't rely on pace rather than skills That said, I'm not a huge fan of Dzeko, but we need to reinforce the squad, so welcome, but this sacred rule of limiting contracts and even signings because of this as if the only reason to bring someone is reselling value needs to go away along with Marina stubbornness. We are a football Club, business here aren't the same as in an oil company and if they want to run us as such we'll become Arsenal at some point. In football money comes through players transactions, but mostly with titles and fans spending, as this also raises player's valuation

Come on, he was amazing today, a bit well rested exactly because he was subbed last week and played only part of the fac match We must be wise with him. He would have played 10h last week and still produced nothing I trust Conte on this. I remember Eden being baggared by other managers, especially after the end-of-the-year-madness

We wouldn't have half the silverware we've collected since he left, UCL included. Love him as a person, but don't like Carlo at all like a manager. Outdated, tactically limited, slow to react

Quiet thread I support Conte, I want him to stay, but sadly enough it seems like we destroyed him... The spark in his eyes is gone. Too bad and anyone who replaces him wonr get us in UCL with this squad. WHOEVER. He's made mistakes, ofc he did, but he worked miracles more often than not People complaining about taking Eden off before the end of the match last week. Honestly, do we want him to get injured, performing below level as he did for lack of resting? Today he kept him and I believe only because he had to sub Christensen. The players are tired, I am frustrated just like most of you, but our squad is laughable. We don't have good starters in some positions let alone competent squad members. We need to show ambition and intelligence in the market. We've been spending in average players maybe because the negotiator is known to never changing her 'no' or because our scouting sucks or because we must pay for that new stadium. Either way, our squad is laughable and Conte is a miracle maker. I don't need us to buy neymar or Ronaldo, it's not about breaking spending records, but we must scout better and be wiser about covering our deficiencies and improving the squad. Conte is king.

Clear pen imo

Willy is trying to make things entertaining?

This has been painful to watch One of the worst, if not the worst match by Eden in his years with us... Then, even Azpili is not playing well Everyone lazy and soft

Not a pen, never a red

What a fucking assist I keep resting my case about Morata. When he and Eden develop a true chemistry, the flicks will be stuff of legend