Super Frank Thread

[Superblue 6,372]

2 hours ago, Tomo said:

I know it's only pre season but if it's a sign of things to come we won't be struggling for goals as badly as people predict.

I think Lampard is deciding to replace Hazard with an attacking collective and equal responsibility (as opposed to playing everything through one player as great as he was). We won't have a 30 goal season from anyone but we could get 10 goals out of 7 players which will go a long way to making up for a lack of an Auba or a Kane.

If anything it's better because there's no reliance then on one player who could get injured/suspended/lose form. You only have to look at last season we initially kept pace with City and Liverpool when Hazard started the season on fire and once his goals dried up we fell back.

It boils down to players being able to step up and raise their game in Hazard's absence. Too many times (especially last season) the easy option was to give the ball to Hazard and hope he create something. Hopefully the players we have at the club have enough character, confidence and ego about themselves to take up the responsibility.

[Vesper 30,081]

29 players

the 4 in bold red need to go (sold (3) or loaned <<< only Tomori, and if he doesn't do well this year, sell him next summer too, as he will be 22yo and probably never goig to be a top player for us at that point)

1 Kepa Arrizabalaga
2 Antonio Rudiger
3 Marcos Alonso
4 Andreas Christensen
5 Jorginho
6 Danny Drinkwater
7 N’Golo Kante
8 Ross Barkley
9 Tammy Abraham
10 Willian
11 Pedro
12 Ruben Loftus-Cheek
13 Willy Caballero
14 Tiemoue Bakayoko
15 Kurt Zouma
16 Kenedy
17 Mateo Kovacic
18 Olivier Giroud
19 Mason Mount
20 Callum Hudson-Odoi
21 Davide Zappacosta
22 Christian Pulisic
23 Michy Batshuayi
24 Reece James
28 Cesar Azpilicueta
29 Fikayo Tomori
30 David Luiz
31 Jamie Cumming
33 Emerson

[the wes 7,212]

Bolo Zenden makes Pep Guardiola claim about new manager Frank Lampard

https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/chelsea-coach-bolo-zenden-makes-18823520

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[Vesper 30,081]

I think we can now all safely use one word (a great word) for SFL

you fuck up, yer arse is out

Luiz was HORRIFIC all preseason

[Thor 2,687]

What is the projected starting line up for us? Any word?

Christensen seems to be almost a lock now... Emerson is getting all the minutes ahead of Alonso in preseason too.

Anyone got any confident predictions? Is Mount going to be starting?

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[LAM09 7,043]

Kenedy didn't get his move then?

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Just now, LAM09 said:

6 minutes ago, Jason said:

Kenedy didn't get his move then?

Not to Reading, no. 

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42 minutes ago, Jason said:

that is 27, I thought the limit was 25

arrrf, Donkeybaka and Zappa

[Jase 43,479]

Just now, Vesper said:

that is 27, I thought the limit was 25

arrrf, Donkeybaka and Zappa

U21 players do not count towards the total. The non-HG and HG players make up the 25 limit.

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18 minutes ago, Jason said:

U21 players do not count towards the total. The non-HG and HG players make up the 25 limit.

oki, thanks!