Gonzalo Higuain

[DYC. 7,542]

Selling Morata and bringing in Higuain makes no sense.

Buying Higuain and moving Morata to a wide forward position though (a la Anelka) is something that could work.

Morata - Higuain - Hazard

If he manages to make that role his own and score 15+ goals in all competitions (Higuain notching 20+ and Eden hitting 15+), Chels would actuallly posses a front line that could challenge the Manc clubs for the title.

[Magic Lamps 11,692]

6 hours ago, DYC. said:

Selling Morata and bringing in Higuain makes no sense.

Buying Higuain and moving Morata to a wide forward position though (a la Anelka) is something that could work.

Morata - Higuain - Hazard

If he manages to make that role his own and score 15+ goals in all competitions (Higuain notching 20+ and Eden hitting 15+), Chels would actuallly posses a front line that could challenge the Manc clubs for the title.

Thought about the same and might actually work. Morata is roaming around ound the wing most of the tine anyway. He has the pace and his technique is ok for a club that used to play Ramires as a winger🙈

can come in at times for his headers like Ronaldo used to . Will also make him more difficult to mark

It is not like chelsea to move on a club record signing after just one year and teplace him with a 30 year old  but then again it also is quit weird to shoehorn said club record signing out to the wing

Howeve the more I think of it the more it makes sense. His finishing is poor but his movement and directness might come in handy. Also we have not been linked with any wingers when we clearly need them most badly

[Unionjack 7,531]

1 minute ago, Magic Lamps said:

Thought about the same and might actually work. Morata is roaming around ound the wing most of the tine anyway. He has the pace and his technique is ok for a club that used to play Ramires as a winger🙈

can come in at times for his headers like Ronaldo used to . Will also make him more difficult to mark

It is not like chelsea to move on a club record signing after just one year and teplace him with a 30 year old  but then again it also is quit weird to shoehorn said club record signing out to the wing

 

I dont know yet how Sarri sets his top 3 up. But as i put earlier it would be interesting to see a Eden Higuain Morata lineup. And guve Edaen and Morata the same freedom Eden and Willi had on 1st season. Let them roam where they can do most good. Makes them impossibe to double man mark too.

[Sideshow Luiz 2,310]

55 minutes ago, Unionjack said:

I dont know yet how Sarri sets his top 3 up. But as i put earlier it would be interesting to see a Eden Higuain Morata lineup. And guve Edaen and Morata the same freedom Eden and Willi had on 1st season. Let them roam where they can do most good. Makes them impossibe to double man mark too.

No way.  If we were to mirror Napoli, Sarri has a front 3 of an inside forward (Insigne), CF (Higuain/Milik as target men, Mertens F9), classic winger (Callejon).  The left side of the pitch is full of skill (and most of the attacks went down the left), the right side full of graft.  Callejon up and down the flank, Allan as a B2B, Hysej (sp?) not getting forward nearly as much as the LB, sort of like a wide CB.

This is a pretty good write up:  

 

 

[Unionjack 7,531]

58 minutes ago, Sideshow Luiz said:

No way.  If we were to mirror Napoli, Sarri has a front 3 of an inside forward (Insigne), CF (Higuain/Milik as target men, Mertens F9), classic winger (Callejon).  The left side of the pitch is full of skill (and most of the attacks went down the left), the right side full of graft.  Callejon up and down the flank, Allan as a B2B, Hysej (sp?) not getting forward nearly as much as the LB, sort of like a wide CB.

This is a pretty good write up:

 

Yeah Ive read several of his tactical write ups all similar.

And IF Sarri sticks with the formation he used at Napoli and tried to use our current players in their positions I can see Morata would obviously not work as a FLW.

But did Sarri use the formation that he did to make the best of the players at his disposal ie would he have altered it if he could if he had different players?

 

From all Ive read about him he is like a mathmetician. He has loads of different ways to play each move. They called him Mr 33 at Empoli because he had 33 plays written down for set pieces.

So I'm just thinking outloud whether he will after taking a good look at the players we have whether he will change his tactics accordingly or bring in players we will need to replicate his Napoli??

[Sideshow Luiz 2,310]

Just now, Unionjack said:

Yeah Ive read several of his tactical write ups all similar.

And IF Sarri sticks with the formation he used at Napoli and tried to use our current players in their positions I can see Morata would obviously not work as a FLW.

But did Sarri use the formation that he did to make the best of the players at his disposal ie would he have altered it if he could if he had different players?

 

From all Ive read about him he is like a mathmetician. He has loads of different ways to play each move. They called him Mr 33 at Empoli because he had 33 plays written down for set pieces.

So I'm just thinking outloud whether he will after taking a good look at the players we have whether he will change his tactics accordingly or bring in players we will need to replicate his Napoli??

That's the question.  I've never really liked having strikers out wide, myself.  But, we'll see.  

[ChelseaFanUK 1,014]

9 hours ago, Sideshow Luiz said:

No way.  If we were to mirror Napoli, Sarri has a front 3 of an inside forward (Insigne), CF (Higuain/Milik as target men, Mertens F9), classic winger (Callejon).  The left side of the pitch is full of skill (and most of the attacks went down the left), the right side full of graft.  Callejon up and down the flank, Allan as a B2B, Hysej (sp?) not getting forward nearly as much as the LB, sort of like a wide CB.

This is a pretty good write up:  

 

 

This notion that Sarri doesn't ask for signings or whatever is complete and utter BS.  Hello Jorginho.

 

 

As other Napoli fans said on Twitter, he does look to strengthen a lot, but he isnt a manager who will kick up a fuss if he can't.  Plus, i think managing a club with a budget like ours, he would be far more tempted to enter the market.  Can't exactly do that managing Empoli or Napoli to an extent

 

That author also has a second 11, which include Leon Bailey. A second 11....

[the wes 7,212]

9 hours ago, Sideshow Luiz said:

No way.  If we were to mirror Napoli, Sarri has a front 3 of an inside forward (Insigne), CF (Higuain/Milik as target men, Mertens F9), classic winger (Callejon).  The left side of the pitch is full of skill (and most of the attacks went down the left), the right side full of graft.  Callejon up and down the flank, Allan as a B2B, Hysej (sp?) not getting forward nearly as much as the LB, sort of like a wide CB.

This is a pretty good write up:  

 

 

I notice on that article it says sarri like players comfortable on the ball That's cahill screwed then fs Bambi more comfortable on the ball than Gary cahill 

[the wes 7,212]

[Alabama 1,992]

I pray to heavens this isn't true...€60m down the drain... Money that should have been properly invested on someone like Leon Bailey and we be done with that position for years... 

[1chelsea 864]

Are there no other players out there that is better than him and young than him in the market?


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[DDA 9,924]

In all honesty, I think Huguain isn't as bad of an idea as many feel. He is a superb finisher, far more accomplished than Morata. His age is obviously a concern and for 60million Euros, well that is too much. Though I wouldn't read too much into that tweet posted above. She also said that Madrid are in negotiations for Hazard for 100million Euros. Obviously doesn't know shit.

[Jase 43,479]

I am sure this has been said before but buying Higuain really makes no sense whatsoever. He will turn 31 years old in December and probably has only 1-2 years left at the highest level. What happens after that? Go out and spend another 60-70 million on another striker? What if he takes a long time to adjust to English football and waste that time? Furthermore, this deal doesn't fit the stance of the club on players over 30 years old. Barring the odd occasion, they have usually gone for young players who will have a decent resale value should we decide to sell them and Higuain won't have that. It certainly makes even less sense if we sacrifice Morata, who we can get a decent fee for despite last season's troubles, for someone with zero resale value. If we are going to sell Morata, at least go get someone with less doubts hanging over them. 

[the wes 7,212]

2 hours ago, 1chelsea said:

Are there no other players out there that is better than him and young than him in the market?


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Icardi

[laeth 527]

I'm pretty sure this is being done to reduce the transition time for the team to learn Sarriball. We're signing a defender,  deep lying playmaker and striker who have all played this system before. It can't be a coincidence. Chelsea must realise it will take time to learn and are fast tracking the process by purchasing players who know the system (and seeing as we can't sign anymore Napoli players, we're going for players in other teams). 

[Sideshow Luiz 2,310]

16 minutes ago, laeth said:

I'm pretty sure this is being done to reduce the transition time for the team to learn Sarriball. We're signing a defender,  deep lying playmaker and striker who have all played this system before. It can't be a coincidence. Chelsea must realise it will take time to learn and are fast tracking the process by purchasing players who know the system (and seeing as we can't sign anymore Napoli players, we're going for players in other teams). 

They're thinking ahead?

[Chelsea Legend 11 4,062]

Its just a misappropriation of funds... €60m for a soon to be 31 yr old who is clearly in decline? I'm not feeling that.

[blu35_army 551]

7 hours ago, 1chelsea said:

Are there no other players out there that is better than him and young than him in the market?


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Icardi (inter), Rodrigo (Valencia), Defrel (Roma),Timo Werner (RBL), Brandt (Leverkusen), Andre Silva (Milan). they're best goalscorer in 2017/2018, just choose which one suit with sarri tactics....