Chelsea Transfers

[Marvin123 484]

🚨 “Chelsea are looking at signing Joakim Maehle for wing back/full back.”

 

#CFC

 

(@siphillipssport)

[Superblue 6,370]

5 minutes ago, Marvin123 said:

🚨 “Chelsea are looking at signing Joakim Maehle for wing back/full back.”

 

#CFC

 

(@siphillipssport)

Pretty sure a couple of people have mentioned him in the past on here.

[lucio 5,418]

How much would guehi or tomori cost I wonder , as embarrassing as it would be 

[Magic Lamps 11,649]

3 minutes ago, lucio said:

How much would guehi or tomori cost I wonder , as embarrassing as it would be 

40-50 for guehi, 65-80 for Tomori I would wager 

[nyikolajevics 2,573]

11 minutes ago, Marvin123 said:

🚨 “Chelsea are looking at signing Joakim Maehle for wing back/full back.”

 

#CFC

 

(@siphillipssport)

 

Syphilis sport? Seems like decent source.

 

Maehle is good player though.

[Hamilton 2,120]

5 minutes ago, Superblue_1986 said:

Pretty sure a couple of people have mentioned him in the past on here.

Yeah I think @Vesper did. I liked him at Genk, but don’t know how he’s doing in Italy..

[ZAPHOD2319 4,466]

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[Pizy 18,360]

When’s the next Tuchel presser? Be interesting to hear what he has to say about the lack of movement. He very clearly has said himself that he wanted 3 total new CB signings and we can’t even sign a second. Wonder if he’ll be as outspoken as he was about our performance the other day.

[Magic Lamps 11,649]

Would not mind maehle as backup at all

Perfect age, very quick , tall, can attack and defend a bit, can play at a high tempo. Has gone off the pace a bit in Serie a so Atalanta would not be desperate to keep him I guess.  Not a world beater but can see him succeed here if he has time to acclimatise 

[LAM09 6,734]

1 hour ago, Marvin123 said:

🚨 “Chelsea are looking at signing Joakim Maehle for wing back/full back.”

 

#CFC

 

(@siphillipssport)

He'd be a smart buy & is someone I've talked about for a few seasons now. In all honesty, there are a number of Atalanta players that would fit perfectly.

[King Kante 1,473]

6 hours ago, manpe said:

One of the main gripes with Lukaku last season was that he didn't do monkey work off the ball and that compromised our whole pressing system. Wasn't Ronaldo even more useless at that, statistically? What kind of identity are we trying to build if we keep bouncing between different styles to accommodate temporary stopgaps? Especially one like Ronaldo that requires huge attention. Nothing will change with that kind of short-termism, we need to build something sustainable.

I am going to play Devils Advocate here. Personally I was against signing CR7 at all costs at the start of the window but the more I have thought on it, I have seen a way he could work. 

Firstly, we need to get rid of the Lukaku comparisons. Yes, he probably works less off the ball than Lukaku but equally his in game intelligence, close control and finishing are lightyears ahead of Lukaku. I mean, there really isn't any comparison as it is a bit like comparing someone in the special Olympics to someone in the able bodies Olympics. 

That said, he doesn't come without issues. The issue he presents is his lack of work off the ball (read this as close to zero) and his ego (absolutely massive.)

However, what needs to be remembered is that we actually create a decent amount of chances, particularly against lower opposition that don't get finished which means we get dragged into too many dogfights which is draining on the squad/team. This has now been a problem since Diego left. 

Theredore, CR7 in his current state is needs to be seen as an Old Skool CF in the ilk of Pipo Inzaghi and Ruud Van Nisteltrooy in that he'll always be in the right place in the box/knows how to shake his marker with clever movement and most importantly takes his chances. This is actually a type of player we need in 60% of our league games and our early games in the FA/EFL Cup and CL. I honestly believe that you put CR7 in our side and we beat the riff raff with much more ease and with more frequency that improves our squad motivation and points accural. 

The problem is obviously the rest of the time, latter stages of the cups and against the better teams in the league. However, even here CR7 could be useful. For me, if he could accept that he won't be starting all these games (he would start some just due to form/injuries to players/other teams) and could accept a Super sub role, he could be very handy. An example is like last season away to Real, after the 3rd goal, he would've been a great option to bring on, as his experience would've calmed everything down and he would know how to take the sting out of the game. As for games when we then thrown the kitchen sink, who is better than a fresh CR7 for the last 20 minutes to find that space in the box to tap something in? 

In those instances, we don't need a Kai/Mount/Werner running their b*locks off. 

This for me, really comes down to what he is expecting as the only issue I see for a year or two of him is his ego getting in the way. However, with his lack of options and his desire to play CL, it may just be we can get it to work. 

As I said, I wasn't a fan or this transfer and I am still not completely sold. However, if discussions can be had and he can accept that his limitations due to his age, means he has to be played selectively. He could actually be a big positive. 

[King Kante 1,473]

4 minutes ago, LAM09 said:

He'd be a smart buy & is someone I've talked about for a few seasons now. In all honesty, there are a number of Atalanta players that would fit perfectly.

At this point, a RWB with James moving to RCB makes a lot of sense in my book. 

[LAM09 6,734]

4 minutes ago, King Kante said:

At this point, a RWB with James moving to RCB makes a lot of sense in my book. 

I'm really not a fan of James at RCB unless we were signing someone of Hakimi's calibre. It will nullify a large part of his game.

Edited July 28, 2022 by LAM09

[DDA 9,689]

J5 to Juve.. De Jong in for J5.

No brainer 

I would actually pay 70mil for that to happen.

Surprised we haven't struck full force for De Jong. He is a huge upgrade on J5 , it's not even funny.

 

Edited July 28, 2022 by DDA

[lucio 5,418]

15 minutes ago, King Kante said:

At this point, a RWB with James moving to RCB makes a lot of sense in my book. 

Surely less hassle to do away with the back 3 which would allow us to utilise more midfield options too 

[Pizy 18,360]

7 minutes ago, DDA said:

J5 to Juve.. De Jong in for J5.

No brainer 

I would actually pay 70mil for that to happen.

Surprised we haven't struck full force for De Jong. He is a huge upgrade on J5 , it's not even funny.

 

Don’t want to break up the Jorginho & Koulibaly bromance after they’ve just been reunited. 🤣

[nyikolajevics 2,573]

39 minutes ago, King Kante said:

At this point, a RWB with James moving to RCB makes a lot of sense in my book. 

Last season he bagged 6 goals and 10 assists, he was a serious weapon running up and down the right flank. I believe he can solve RCB but we will not use his great abilities. Like having a Ferrari and only using it going out grocery shopping to Tesco.

[whats happening 1,525]

its much easier to find a good cb than a good rwb. since we have a world class rwb, there is no logic to put him on cb unless we sign another rwb which would be stupid because we have other issues to solve with that money.