Magic Lamps 11,692 Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 4 minutes ago, Vesper said: Joakim Mæhle for RWB depth I am fine with, and will not cost a tonne, unlike Matty Cash or James Justin also, there is Ridle Baku (can also play winger, like Cornet) Baku is talented but has been badly out of form for months now. Doubt we would go in for him in such negative momentum Vesper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,195 Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 7 minutes ago, Magic Lamps said: Baku is talented but has been badly out of form for months now. Doubt we would go in for him in such negative momentum fair enough RB is SO weak globally 😢 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superblue 6,372 Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 6 minutes ago, Magic Lamps said: What is annoying about Dumfries, Cucurella etc. is that they were bought for cheap a year ago, played one so-so season in a better league and now we are quoted 3x the price. They are basically still the same player and were available last year when we already needed wb cover. We should have bought them back then ffs. Serious doubts over our scouting department. Hop aboard the train mate. It's my biggest gripe with the Chelsea set up over recent seasons. That 2012 - 2014 period where we bought the likes of Courtois, De Bruyne, Salah, Lukaku, Hazard, Oscar, Azpilicueta should have offered a blueprint as all of those players went on to success whether here or elsewhere. Instead whether through incompetent scouting or a change in recruitment planning, we moved away from this and would seem to rather see a player move to a next tier club first and prove their worth and pay the extra instead of taking a punt on a player for 2 or 3x less money but a less developed version of that player that needs time and patience. But even in the second scenario, a player could be loaned out for a year or two for that development like Courtois, De Bruyne and Lukaku all did so it shouldn't be a deterrent. I'm really hoping it's something the new ownership consider moving forward. They strike me as the sort of people that would be questioning why some of these players we're looking to buy have made moves in the last couple of years for a fraction of the price and will want to try and address that situation by positioning Chelsea to identify these players and try to recruit them earlier. Fernando 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costa19 858 Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 Emerson and Alonso will leave. Cucurella is cover for LWB/LCB and RLC is cover for RWB hence why we target left side instead of right side. We already have the cover for the right side in the team. James can cover for RCB if needed also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DDA 9,941 Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 50 minutes ago, Magic Lamps said: What is annoying about Dumfries, Cucurella etc. is that they were bought for cheap a year ago, played one so-so season in a better league and now we are quoted 3x the price. They are basically still the same player and were available last year when we already needed wb cover. We should have bought them back then ffs. Serious doubts over our scouting department. What is worse... is that we were genuinely looking at him before he went to Brighton too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,195 Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 33 minutes ago, Magic Lamps said: Baku is talented but has been badly out of form for months now. Doubt we would go in for him in such negative momentum what do you think of (for DMF/CMF) ? Kouadio Kone: Midfielder Manchester United missed out on rips Bayern apart https://www.unitedinfocus.com/news/kouadio-kone-midfielder-manchester-united-missed-out-on-rips-bayern-apart/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,195 Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 £9 million man open to Everton move but Toffees decide not to pursue a transfer https://princerupertstower.com/2022/08/02/everton-Chelsea-michy-batshuayi/ chelsea_4_eva, ZAPHOD2319 and bigbluewillie 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YorkshireBlue 3,277 Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 10 minutes ago, Vesper said: £9 million man open to Everton move but Toffees decide not to pursue a transfer https://princerupertstower.com/2022/08/02/everton-Chelsea-michy-batshuayi/ 9 million wow Vesper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blues Forever 1,232 Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jandomi10 82 Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 Wesley Fofana removing Leicester from his Twitter bio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhForAGreavsie 6,076 Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 Gvardiol clearly has the attributes to play at LB if required, even on a full time basis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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lucio 5,418 Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 Who’s better between Fofana and Gvardiol ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Pizy 18,927 Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 Gvardiol and Cucarella both doesn’t make much sense to me. I think reports about Cucu playing at LCB are sounding more and more plausible. In which case, buying another purely left sided, left footed CB for massive money makes no sense. If Cucu is coming in we need to target a RCB which is where Fofana comes in. lucio 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhForAGreavsie 6,076 Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 2 hours ago, Vesper said: Chelsea trio likely to leave after missing out on squad numbers Chelsea have chosen not to give Billy Gilmour, Ethan Ampadu or Kenedy squad numbers for the forthcoming season, If TT sees those three the same way that I, and others here, see them then being clear with them about where they stand is the right thing to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blues Forever 1,232 Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 4 minutes ago, lucio said: Who’s better between Fofana and Gvardiol ? Fofana is better defensively, but Gvardiol is better with the ball. Personally i think Gvardiol has higher potential than Fofana. lucio, Fernando and Vesper 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin123 534 Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 Tuchel pushing for Frenkie De Jong. (@SJohnsonSport @TheAthleticUK) lucio and dimmas 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Lamps 11,692 Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 Not opposing either signing but can’t state often enough how massively risky both are. We are overpaying 80% on each Fofana broke bone and medial ligament of his right ankle (he is right footed). While it is possible to regain full athleticism as that ligament can be patched together we will not know for sure for months Cucurella is perfectly ok but there are so many players with similar ability available for half the money… really hope we get this right also pls don’t offer crazy wages Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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