Chelsea Transfers

[Vesper 28,837]

1 hour ago, Mhsc said:

We did fumble Ugarte (which probably would have led to us not having to panic buy Caicedo for £115m)

Ugarte would have meant no Lavia, not us not buying Caicedo

hopefully it is a wash

Lavia is also 3 or so years younger

time will tell

[Mhsc 877]

4 minutes ago, Vesper said:

Ugarte would have meant no Lavia, not us not buying Caicedo

hopefully it is a wash

Lavia is also 3 or so years younger

time will tell

Personally think we would have walked away from Caicedo when it became obvious it was only going to be for silly money if we had been in a position of strength already with Ugarte in. Could be wrong but honestly would be REALLY surprised.

[Fernando 6,464]

At the end solid window as well. 

I think in January we will get rid of more players that we couldn't get rid of now. 

Unless of course Saudi comes with some offers for our player in the next couple of days. 

Other then that happy with what we done especially after last season. 

[Vesper 28,837]

3 hours ago, Fernando said:

I think in January we will get rid of more players that we couldn't get rid of now. 

we need to dump these 10 now (Turkey or Saudis) or in January or Summer 2024

Marc Cucurella
Trevoh Chalobah
Conor Gallagher
Wesley Fofana (good luck with this!!!!)
Armando Broja (unless he blows up)
Malang Sarr
Ian Maatsen

and these on loan

Romelu Lukaku
Kepa Arrizabalaga 
Tino Anjorin

  

[Vesper 28,837]

hat trick today and still playing

[Vesper 28,837]

Wee Billy was also a beast today

[xPetrCechx 13,563]

Open it!!!!

[milka 3,346]

When we have   15 goals on  Christmas we will back with 100 millions again to Brighton for this guy don't worry .

[Vesper 28,837]

2 minutes ago, milka said:

When we have   15 goals on  Christmas we will back with 100 millions again to Brighton for this guy don't worry .

they said 2 weeks ago his price was £120m

lol

if he keeps this up it will be £150m or more

the lad is only 18 too

[shrenshah 186]

Knock knock brighton

Hpw much for evan ferguson

[robsblubot 3,504]

Just now, shrenshah said:

Knock knock brighton

Hpw much for evan ferguson

I'm sure we can find someone.... younger! He's already 18yo and way too old for 2028's Olympics. 

[Vesper 28,837]

1 minute ago, shrenshah said:

Knock knock brighton

Hpw much for evan ferguson

£120m WAS his price this window, but.............

dog knows what it will be if he bangs in 25 or 30 or more goals all comps

[Thor 2,392]

All throughout last season it was constantly "once we get this guy, we'll be back amongst the top". 

Same thing is happening now that we've had a few injuries. 

I'm sorry - but winning games against bottom of the ladder teams being dependent on Nkunku playing or not is not the signs of a top team. 

 

We have the talent. We do. People think these players are suddenly shit or not good enough... No. We suffer from a lethargy/confidence issue. That will take time. It isn't about "just one more player". 

[Vesper 28,837]

Forest inbounds this summer  
     
Ibrahim Sangaré     Defensive Midfield
Anthony Elanga    Left Winger
Chris Wood    Centre-Forward
Andrew Omobamidele    Centre-Back
Murillo  Centre-Back
Nicolás Domínguez   Central Midfield
Odysseas Vlachodimos  Goalkeeper
Matt Turner          Goalkeeper
Callum Hudson-Odoi   Left Winger
Nuno Tavares Left-Back
Ola Aina  Right-Back
Andrey Santos   Defensive Midfield
Gonzalo Montiel    Right-Back
Divock Origi  Centre-Forward

 

plus they already had these MFers

Cheikhou Kouyaté   
Danilo    
Orel Mangala    
Ryan Yates  
Jonjo Shelvey  
Harry Arter  
Morgan Gibbs-White  
Brandon Aguilera 

tell me again WHY we loaned Santos there?

ffs

[NikkiCFC 7,953]

Yeah, it doesn't make sense to loan him to better team if he cannot even play here. We should loan him to team below our level if you can find one. 

[Blue Armour 4,289]

2 hours ago, Thor said:

All throughout last season it was constantly "once we get this guy, we'll be back amongst the top". 

Same thing is happening now that we've had a few injuries. 

I'm sorry - but winning games against bottom of the ladder teams being dependent on Nkunku playing or not is not the signs of a top team. 

 

We have the talent. We do. People think these players are suddenly shit or not good enough... No. We suffer from a lethargy/confidence issue. That will take time. It isn't about "just one more player". 

It's not just about talent. It's about experience.

Because of the lack of it, a team like this will blow hot and cold. When it clicks, it can be fantastic, but it can also easily churn up embarrassing results like this.

Then there's the mentality. If the team goes on a losing run, we could be in for a repeat of last season., because there aren't enough leaders on the pitch to take control of the game.

Ironically in today's game, one of the few leaders we have in Silva was also embarrassed for the goal we conceded. 

Hopefully Poch can arrest this slide after the international break., with a couple of more players potentially returning from injury.

[Blue Armour 4,289]

Lifted this off another forum, but can't help but feel it's applicable here.Their cavalier approach to tearing down and rebuilding the squad (and the club for that matter), is what has led us here. Maybe given more time, it will pay off, but who knows what that means for success on the pitch.

My suspicion is that they are trying to run Chelsea the same way they ran the Dodgers. In the first couple of years under Boehly, the Dodgers invested wildly and unsustainably into their team, were hit with financial penalties, paid them, and won the World Series. Move fast and break things.

In baseball, a much more individualistic sport than football, high levels of squad churn doesn't really matter if you're fielding better pitchers and better hitters than you had last year. Team chemistry and tactics are much less important than the raw ability of the players. In football, not so much.

 

 

 

Edited September 3, 2023 by Blue Armour

[Thor 2,392]

29 minutes ago, Blue Armour said:

It's not just about talent. It's about experience.

Because of the lack of it, a team like this will blow hot and cold. When it clicks, it can be fantastic, but it can also easily churn up embarrassing results like this.

Then there's the mentality. If the team goes on a losing run, we could be in for a repeat of last season., because there aren't enough leaders on the pitch to take control of the game.

Ironically in today's game, one of the few leaders we have in Silva was also embarrassed for the goal we conceded. 

Hopefully Poch can arrest this slide after the international break., with a couple of more players potentially returning from injury.

21st of Oct to the 7th of Dec schedule...

Arsenal, Brentford, Spurs, City, Newcastle, Brighton and Man United... 

Poch better figure it out lol...