Tomo 21,751 Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 12 hours ago, Blue Armour said: 2 good CBs would be a dream. Im just hoping we sign at least one good CB. Hopefully a marquee signing (that we must get right) and Colwill's return. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vytis33 1,272 Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 Has been awesome under Tuchel disappointed he's leaving. Hope he heads off to Madrid with one last trophy like Eden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDA 9,941 Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 (edited) Rudiger will flop at Madrid. They don't play with 3 CBs at the back... and Rudiger cannot play in a back 4. He is shocking in a back 4 with only 1 CB to fall back on. He was at fault for a few of the goals against Madrid.. his positioning was hurrendous. Trust me, he will flop. And I can't wait to watch it. Edited April 25, 2022 by DDA dimmas and Johnnyeye 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo 21,751 Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 9 minutes ago, DDA said: Rudiger will flop at Madrid. They don't play with 3 CBs at the back... and Rudiger cannot play in a back 4. He is shocking in a back 4 with only 1 CB to fall back on. He was at fault for a few of the goals against Madrid.. his positioning was hurrendous. Trust me, he will flop. And I can't wait to watch it. I felt unless we were going all in on the title next season a mega contract for a 29 year old who heavily relies on pace would be a hell of a gamble. It's more annoying due to the culmination of CBs leaving in the past year than anything else. DDA, Johnnyeye and Beigl 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea_4_eva 1,182 Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 Losing 2 CBs on FREE really hurts, add to that the failure of the big money signing.. we are losing so much money... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superblue 6,372 Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 I think we'll actually feel the loss of Christensen in ways just as much as Rudiger. Christensen is the only other player who currently looks comfortable playing in the middle besides Silva, which potentially creates an issue next season as not only do we really need to find 2 centre backs that will flank Silva but we also need probably one of them to be able to deputise and maybe even replace Silva after next season in the same way Christensen had been. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Lamps 11,692 Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 what makes it a bit easier to take is that we have a carbon copy of young Rüdiger in Trev. He has the same kind of pace and athleticism. Yes he is still erratic but so was Rüdiger at that age - even worse tbh. Rüdiger need until his mid 20ies to become good and only became world class a year ago. There might be short time repercussions and is highly improbable we are gonna be challenging for the title next season but long term this will turn out to be the right decision DDA and Blue Armour 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nero 1,874 Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beigl 1,387 Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 Of course I would have rather kept him, but you have to accept he is moving on. Real Madrid is the biggest club in the world which is heavily investing again and given the sanctions he is searching for a more stable environment. I will only remember him very fondly, especially for the last two seasons. The positive note is that we got him relatively cheap and probably got his best years out of him. Giving a 29 year old player a big long-term contract might backfire anyway. He relies heavily on his physical attributes and the moment he loses his physical capabilities or we revert to a back-four he might be become the player he was under Lampard again. Remember Essien for example. When he lost his power and energy after his injuries he became a very average player post 2010, given he hadn´t that much to offer on the ball. The same is happening to Kante this season, even though to a lesser extent so far. dimmas, Blue Armour and Strike 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robsblubot 3,595 Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 There is nobody in the roster that can replace Rudiger - will need to sign someone if we want to have the same quality in defense. Chalobah is a promising physical player, but he's currently nowhere Rudiger's level and it's a monumental challenge to get there. Make no mistake, Rudiger's recent form (year and a half?) makes him one of the top CBs in the world. laura90, Vesper, Strike and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmicway 1,333 Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 He 's a Judas Iscariot it transpires really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milka 3,393 Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 (edited) If they (RudigerXChristensen)  don’t want to be here give an opportunity to someone who does like Chalobah and Colwill we still remember what happened to Hazard after his dream move to Spain  so not many have been better after leaving Chelsea 🙃 Edited April 25, 2022 by milka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmicway 1,333 Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 14 minutes ago, milka said: If they (RudigerXChristensen)  don’t want to be here give an opportunity to someone who does like Chalobah and Colwill we still remember what happened to Hazard after his dream move to Spain  so not many have been better after leaving Chelsea 🙃 Hazard's move was agreed by everybody a year before it happened. Never mind the rest - fortunes of football. But Rudiger is a Judas Iscariot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Mikel OBE 4,920 Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 Hazard also showed up to us every year overweight. Age and habits caught up to him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbluewillie 1,930 Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 5 hours ago, milka said: If they (RudigerXChristensen)  don’t want to be here give an opportunity to someone who does like Chalobah and Colwill we still remember what happened to Hazard after his dream move to Spain  so not many have been better after leaving Chelsea 🙃 It's not about who he plays for, he's just a whore goes to who pays him what he and his hangers on want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,185 Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 (edited) I am not going to bash Rudiger we were assholes trying to lowball him (compared to what other top CB's make) and now with all this Roman nightmare people do not want to hear it, BUT Roman can still fuck us up and refuse to sell to yanks/brits, so we end up in court for ages, and are frozen out from all player business  and it is Real they are the biggest club in the world they are getting Mbappe they may well get Tchouameni they WILL come for Reece next summer (2023, and I so hope not this one) and even if they fail, may well go and bring Hakimi back (who is more their style anyway) I WISH they would go all out for TAA and leave us the fuck alone. I doubt they do Håland, as there is no way they will bench the 2nd best (atm, and you COULD make an argument, right now, THE best) CF on the planet. Benz may well have 2 more crazy top years left in him. He seems pretty ageless, like Lewa and going toward Zlatan level in terms of longevity. I can see them down the road going for Theo (bringing him back as well) or even poaching Davies from Bayern, to sort their LB out. The other LB option, which i can so see, would be Nuno Mendes from PSG. I find it just insane that Mendy is ranked as the 3rd most valuable LB on the planet. He is so limited offensively and blows hot and cold defensively. He is like a slightly better, left footed version of AWB for Manure. so, all said, nope, not going to bash Rudiger sorry    Edited April 26, 2022 by Vesper robsblubot and Laylabelle 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strike 7,489 Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 (edited) Lampard almost sold him to Spurs. 2021 Porto wouldn't have happened if Rudiger wasn't around for the CL run. I can understand why he's leaving. Edited April 26, 2022 by Strike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strike 7,489 Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 17 hours ago, Superblue_1986 said: I think we'll actually feel the loss of Christensen in ways just as much as Rudiger. Christensen is the only other player who currently looks comfortable playing in the middle besides Silva, which potentially creates an issue next season as not only do we really need to find 2 centre backs that will flank Silva but we also need probably one of them to be able to deputise and maybe even replace Silva after next season in the same way Christensen had been. I don't think we can find 3 CBs. Reece will fill in and we bring in a pacy wingback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegetable 830 Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 Don't want to be a hater, I respect all the good stuff he did, but couldn't be less bothered about him leaving. I feel like some people started to believe the marketing spiel of his management and convinced themselves he's top tier CB. Yeah, in one very particular formation under one very particular manager, given he's having a good day. Until recently, a massive part of this board wanted him to go for years, he had massive flops and rather fussy mentality often. And all this saga was only about the money, not the takeover bs or sport reasons. I respect that, but even more couldn't care less. We must aim higher instead of deluding ourselves and settling on what we've got because it kinda works sometimes. Thanks man and good luck, but personally I'm not going to cry and panic as some would. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmicway 1,333 Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 (edited) 6 hours ago, Vesper said: I am not going to bash Rudiger we were assholes trying to lowball him (compared to what other top CB's make) and now with all this Roman nightmare people do not want to hear it, BUT Roman can still fuck us up and refuse to sell to yanks/brits, so we end up in court for ages, and are frozen out from all player business  and it is Real they are the biggest club in the world they are getting Mbappe they may well get Tchouameni they WILL come for Reece next summer (2023, and I so hope not this one) and even if they fail, may well go and bring Hakimi back (who is more their style anyway) I WISH they would go all out for TAA and leave us the fuck alone. I doubt they do Håland, as there is no way they will bench the 2nd best (atm, and you COULD make an argument, right now, THE best) CF on the planet. Benz may well have 2 more crazy top years left in him. He seems pretty ageless, like Lewa and going toward Zlatan level in terms of longevity. I can see them down the road going for Theo (bringing him back as well) or even poaching Davies from Bayern, to sort their LB out. The other LB option, which i can so see, would be Nuno Mendes from PSG. I find it just insane that Mendy is ranked as the 3rd most valuable LB on the planet. He is so limited offensively and blows hot and cold defensively. He is like a slightly better, left footed version of AWB for Manure. so, all said, nope, not going to bash Rudiger sorry    As I said I 'm not saying the club should or should n't pay him what he wants, but who is he talking with right now ? Ghosts ? Why can't he wait just a few more weeks for the new owner ? So he 's a Judas. If Lukaku was bashed for an interview what should we say about him ? Edited April 26, 2022 by cosmicway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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