Vesper 30,175 Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 29 minutes ago, Unionjack said: I would rather we play them on a bad rotation day till we are up to speed till we can play them on a level playing field. But when we have had some practice behind us I'd like to play them at their strongest as there's no pride in beating a team when they don't put out their best players IMO. I absolutely think we can beat those scouser cunts. I think we can beat any team, on our day. Obviously we, as you said, will have some bumps, but we have a shit tonne of great pieces already and I am 1000000000% in on Sarri, i think he is a fucking genius. Unionjack 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unionjack 7,531 Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 On 9/2/2018 at 4:13 PM, Vesper said: I absolutely think we can beat those scouser cunts. I think we can beat any team, on our day. Obviously we, as you said, will have some bumps, but we have a shit tonne of great pieces already and I am 1000000000% in on Sarri, i think he is a fucking genius. There was like an electricity in the stands in early Conte year 1 and I feel it now. Dont know why the Pikeys tickets aren't on sale yet EDIT :::::::: TICKETS ON SALE FROM 7AM 4/8/18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccg 1,528 Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 Chelsea news: Claudio Ranieri reveals what Blues squad really think of Maurizio Sarri https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1011921/Chelsea-news-Maurizio-Sarri-Claudio-Ranieri Unionjack 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Armour 4,439 Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 So far, that's two opponent teams in succession that have decided to drop back and form a wall in front of their goal. We've managed to break them down in both occasions, albeit with some risk on counters. Wonder whether other small teams will try to adopt a similar approach or try something different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unionjack 7,531 Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 'Nick MillerESPN.com writer Victory of the weekend Mauricio Sarri's predicted date of around October for his Chelsea team to start looking like his Chelsea team is still a while away, but they've now won their first four games and sit level top of the table. Winning while the squad familiarise themselves with Sarri's methods is obviously good in the short-term, but it's useful for him in the long-term too. If they're collecting three points as Sarri is shaping them the players will, logically speaking, be more likely to trust him and his methods, and thus take on board what he's saying. A successful work-in-progress should mean that the finished product is all the better. Sideshow Luiz and Vesper 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,175 Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 7 hours ago, Unionjack said: 'Nick MillerESPN.com writer Victory of the weekend Mauricio Sarri's predicted date of around October for his Chelsea team to start looking like his Chelsea team is still a while away, but they've now won their first four games and sit level top of the table. Winning while the squad familiarise themselves with Sarri's methods is obviously good in the short-term, but it's useful for him in the long-term too. If they're collecting three points as Sarri is shaping them the players will, logically speaking, be more likely to trust him and his methods, and thus take on board what he's saying. A successful work-in-progress should mean that the finished product is all the better. I think we are about as inch perfect as we could have possibly expected to be after round 4, given the lack of moves overall, the players that remain, and especially the ones who start (you know my least favourites). I think we will only get better, in terms of cohesive play. Obviously we will take some hits, but that is well nigh impossible to avoid, it's not like we are playing in the Scottish Premiership or Liga NOS, lolol. Unionjack 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,175 Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 2 hours ago, Mana said: We hate Liverpool so it's normal to think we can beat Klopp easy on our day. Let's not forget, until our last meeting we failed to beat Klopp's Liverpool on every turn and we beat them last season because they had their eyes on the Champions League. We are meeting Liverpool back to back this month (EFL Away, PL Home). I just don't see us beating them back to back, by the way they are playing at the moment. Our defense is still shaky and naive, and they have deadly forwards of Salah, Firmino and Mane that will punish our defense. Look what Arsenal did against us. We could have a chance getting a result at Anfield if they don't use their main strikeforce due to EFL Cup. Liverpool's defense has improved, they only conceded 1 goal so far. They are a finished product, we are a work in progress. They are one of the two favourites to win the league. Until our defense issues are sorted, don't be super confident we will beat these lot. They are only a finished product when they play all or most of their starters. Large drop-offs at CB, LB, MF (unless Fabinho comes good), RW (as Xherdan Shaqiri is oki, but is no Salah) LW (they have no b/u LW) and CF when the starters don't play. Hopefully they rest some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unionjack 7,531 Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 hahaha Poor old ADL eh He got what he wanted tho. Over-rotating Napoli go from one extreme to the other https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-italy-sam-nap/over-rotating-napoli-go-from-one-extreme-to-the-other-idUKKCN1LJ1BW?rpc=401& Here's why Carlo Ancelotti has a big task on his hands at Napoli AMAZING back heel goal https://www.thesackrace.com/news/4th-september-2018/heres-why-carlo-ancelotti-has-a-big-task-on-his-hands-at-napoli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unionjack 7,531 Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Players we will be without to keep up the training The Spaniards: Kepa, Azpilicueta, Alonso and Morata The Italians: Jorginho, Zappacosta and Emerson The Frenchmen: Kante and Giroud The German: Rudiger The Belgian: Hazard The Croatian: Kovacic The Brazilian: Willian The Dane: Christensen The Welshman: Ampadu The English: Loftus-Cheek So basically we are left with Pedro and Luiz out of the main starters. Might as well give them a couple of days off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sideshow Luiz 2,310 Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 4 hours ago, Unionjack said: Players we will be without to keep up the training The Spaniards: Kepa, Azpilicueta, Alonso and Morata The Italians: Jorginho, Zappacosta and Emerson The Frenchmen: Kante and Giroud The German: Rudiger The Belgian: Hazard The Croatian: Kovacic The Brazilian: Willian The Dane: Christensen The Welshman: Ampadu The English: Loftus-Cheek So basically we are left with Pedro and Luiz out of the main starters. Might as well give them a couple of days off. I think it will be better for the bench/back-up players to be able to train with a couple of the players who are more used to the system. (edit: I just realized that there are no fullbacks at Cobham) I'm actually really intrigued to see the first League Cup match (assuming that Jorginho would be rested). I'm really curious to see what this team looks like without Jorginho on the pitch directing the traffic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unionjack 7,531 Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 2 minutes ago, Sideshow Luiz said: I think it will be better for the bench/back-up players to be able to train with a couple of the players who are more used to the system. (edit: I just realized that there are no fullbacks at Cobham) I'm actually really intrigued to see the first League Cup match (assuming that Jorginho would be rested). I'm really curious to see what this team looks like without Jorginho on the pitch directing the traffic. What I would do would be play Mat K in Jorgis place and play Barkley in his. Mat K has a good passing range, can dribble till the cows come home and good defender. Should manage the job quite well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unionjack 7,531 Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 I didn't know where else to post this as theres no general thread in the current players section. Its strange not to have a squad photo. Hopefully we can get around to do one soon For the first time in recent memory, if perhaps for the first time ever since the introduction of the homegrown rule, Chelsea have a full complement of 8 homegrown players alongside the 17 non-homegrown ones (or 9 and 16, if for some reason the Premier League is actually correct in their designation of Piazon as homegrown). 25 Squad players (*Home grown) Alonso Mendoza, Marcos Arrizabalaga Revuelta, Kepa Azpilicueta Tanco, Cesar Barkley, Ross* Borges Da Silva, Willian Caballero Lazcano, Wilfredo Daniel Cahill, Gary James* Christensen, Andreas Bodtker* Drinkwater, Daniel Noel* Fabregas Soler, Francesc* Giroud, Olivier Green, Robert Paul* Hazard, Eden Jorge Luiz, Frello Filho Kante, Ngolo Kovacic, Mateo Loftus Cheek, Ruben* Luiz Moreira Marinho, David Morata Martin, Alvaro Borja Moses, Victor* Palmieri Dos Santos, Emerson Piazon, Lucas Domingues* Rodriguez Ledesma, Pedro Eliezer Rudiger, Antonio Zappacosta, Davide U21 players (Contract and Scholars) Abraham, Tammy Aina, Jordan Ampadu, Ethan Anjorin, Faustino Adebola Rasheed Askew, Jake Ballo, Thierno Mamadou Baxter, Nathan Broja, Armando Brown, Charlie Brown, Isaiah Jay Bulka, Marcin Chalobah, Trevoh Tom Clark, James Robert Clarke-Salter, Jake-Liam Colley, Joseph Collins, Bradley Ray Cumming, James Andrew Dasilva, Jay Rhys Ekwah Elimby, Pierre Emmanuel Familia-Castillo, Juan Carlos Gallagher, Conor Gilmour, Billy Clifford Grant, Joshua Guehi, Addji Keaninkin Marc-Israel Hudson-Odoi, Callum James James, Reece Lamptey, Tariq Lavinier, Marcel Lawrence, Henry Lewis, Marcel Maatsen, Ian Maddox, Jacob McClelland, Sam McCormick, Luke McEachran, George James Mola, Clinton Mount, Mason Nartey, Richard Nicos Tettey Nunn, George Johannes Quintero Quintero, Josimar Aldair Redan, Daishawn Orpheo Marvin Russell, Jonathan Sammut, Ruben Scott, Kyle Simeu, Dynel Sterling, Dujon Taylor-Crossdale, Martell Thompson, Jared Tie, Nicolas Tomori, Fikayo Ugbo, Ike Uwakwe, Tariq Wady, Ethan James Wakefield, Charlie Mark Wakely, Jack Ziger, Karlo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccg 1,528 Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 7 hours ago, Unionjack said: I didn't know where else to post this as theres no general thread in the current players section. Its strange not to have a squad photo. Hopefully we can get around to do one soon For the first time in recent memory, if perhaps for the first time ever since the introduction of the homegrown rule, Chelsea have a full complement of 8 homegrown players alongside the 17 non-homegrown ones (or 9 and 16, if for some reason the Premier League is actually correct in their designation of Piazon as homegrown). 25 Squad players (*Home grown) Alonso Mendoza, Marcos Arrizabalaga Revuelta, Kepa Azpilicueta Tanco, Cesar Barkley, Ross* Borges Da Silva, Willian Caballero Lazcano, Wilfredo Daniel Cahill, Gary James* Christensen, Andreas Bodtker* Drinkwater, Daniel Noel* Fabregas Soler, Francesc* Giroud, Olivier Green, Robert Paul* Hazard, Eden Jorge Luiz, Frello Filho Kante, Ngolo Kovacic, Mateo Loftus Cheek, Ruben* Luiz Moreira Marinho, David Morata Martin, Alvaro Borja Moses, Victor* Palmieri Dos Santos, Emerson Piazon, Lucas Domingues* Rodriguez Ledesma, Pedro Eliezer Rudiger, Antonio Zappacosta, Davide U21 players (Contract and Scholars) Abraham, Tammy Aina, Jordan Ampadu, Ethan Anjorin, Faustino Adebola Rasheed Askew, Jake Ballo, Thierno Mamadou Baxter, Nathan Broja, Armando Brown, Charlie Brown, Isaiah Jay Bulka, Marcin Chalobah, Trevoh Tom Clark, James Robert Clarke-Salter, Jake-Liam Colley, Joseph Collins, Bradley Ray Cumming, James Andrew Dasilva, Jay Rhys Ekwah Elimby, Pierre Emmanuel Familia-Castillo, Juan Carlos Gallagher, Conor Gilmour, Billy Clifford Grant, Joshua Guehi, Addji Keaninkin Marc-Israel Hudson-Odoi, Callum James James, Reece Lamptey, Tariq Lavinier, Marcel Lawrence, Henry Lewis, Marcel Maatsen, Ian Maddox, Jacob McClelland, Sam McCormick, Luke McEachran, George James Mola, Clinton Mount, Mason Nartey, Richard Nicos Tettey Nunn, George Johannes Quintero Quintero, Josimar Aldair Redan, Daishawn Orpheo Marvin Russell, Jonathan Sammut, Ruben Scott, Kyle Simeu, Dynel Sterling, Dujon Taylor-Crossdale, Martell Thompson, Jared Tie, Nicolas Tomori, Fikayo Ugbo, Ike Uwakwe, Tariq Wady, Ethan James Wakefield, Charlie Mark Wakely, Jack Ziger, Karlo Piazon the 1 that seemed to get a charlie and the chocolate factory golden ticket ...until January when it probly melts Unionjack and the wes 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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the wes 7,212 Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 4 hours ago, mccg said: Piazon the 1 that seemed to get a charlie and the chocolate factory golden ticket ...until January when it probly melts 😂😂😂😂 mccg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post! Unionjack 7,531 Posted September 5, 2018 Popular Post! Share Posted September 5, 2018 The Maurizio Sarri Sarriball effect: what's changed at Chelsea this season? https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2018/09/05/maurizio-sarri-sarriball-effect-changed-chelsea-season/ For those who cant see the full page Fernando, Tomo, kellzfresh and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unionjack 7,531 Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 Sounds a very humble guy. Just seems happy that he got a chance to manage Napoli which gave him the chance to manage us. Sarri: 'Napoli sack via the TV' “It’s true, I found out that I wasn’t the Napoli Coach anymore by seeing it on television,” Sarri told Il Mattino newspaper. “I had some doubts, that’s fair, but there was a clause in the contract and it wasn’t something I had asked for. It was not respected in the timing. Now I hope that Ancelotti can achieve what I came so close to." Sarri isn’t the only one who clashed with De Laurentiis, as Higuain famously left for rivals Juventus in 2016, earning the ire of Napoli fans. “Higuain isn’t a traitor and didn’t betray anyone. His problem was purely with the President.” “The contract the President [Aurelio De Laurentiis] wanted had a release clause up to May 31, and instead they signed Ancelotti on May 21. “I’m grateful [to De Laurentiis] though because he gave me an opportunity to coach the team I love, and if I’m here at Chelsea it’s because I coached Napoli. Succeeding me? I didn’t win anything in Naples, Conte won here so it’s difficult to replace him.” https://www.football-italia.net/127639/sarri-napoli-sack-tv Vesper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unionjack 7,531 Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 From todays training sesh. Almost looks like hes got the guys speeded up - or on it! But theyre geting there eh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,175 Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 1 hour ago, Unionjack said: From todays training sesh. Almost looks like hes got the guys speeded up - or on it! But theyre geting there eh! Leave it to Drinkwater to fuck it up, SMDH Supermonkey92 and Unionjack 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unionjack 7,531 Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 So what are the odds on who Sarri picks as our / his captain? I can't find any bookies with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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