bluesman2610 1,430 Posted July 5, 2024 Share Posted July 5, 2024 1 minute ago, Strike said: Ornstein saying he will be used as an inverted full-back He looks like a really tall player I'd be surprised if he doesn't go on loan this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizy 19,280 Posted July 5, 2024 Share Posted July 5, 2024 Also, this kid looks much more DM than fullback. So I guess he is being considered purely for that inverted fullback role where he’s almost always in midfield? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strike 7,792 Posted July 5, 2024 Share Posted July 5, 2024 (edited) Arsenal are getting a serious upgrade. We are experimenting with another 20 year old. Missing an opportunity to put together a strong XI Edited July 5, 2024 by Strike robsblubot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikkiCFC 8,516 Posted July 5, 2024 Share Posted July 5, 2024 (edited) 1 hour ago, Pizy said: When it comes to Chelsea signing relatively low profile defenders for low fees I’m going to be optimistic. Those have often turned out to be our best signings. Azpi, Cahill, Malo Gusto, etc Edited July 5, 2024 by NikkiCFC Strike, Vesper, LAM09 and 1 other 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkh 760 Posted July 5, 2024 Share Posted July 5, 2024 Renato's father Nelson Veiga [a few weeks ago]: 🗣️ "Renato is very ambitious. The idea has always been to join Basel, have a good season and help the club achieve its goals. At the end of the season he wants to take the next step, if the conditions suit him and Basel. He is now capable of playing at a higher level." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea_4_eva 1,186 Posted July 5, 2024 Share Posted July 5, 2024 I thought we signed someone experienced... turns out we signed another 20 year old... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duppy Conqueror 1,584 Posted July 5, 2024 Share Posted July 5, 2024 1 hour ago, Vytis33 said: What? If he's 20 ,he's been living in a cardboard box under a bridge sipping cheap wine for the last 5 years. bigbluewillie, robsblubot, Vesper and 3 others 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robsblubot 3,595 Posted July 5, 2024 Share Posted July 5, 2024 30 minutes ago, Strike said: Arsenal are getting a serious upgrade. We are experimenting with another 20 year old. Missing an opportunity to put together a strong XI It's really crazy times when people who simply ask for a couple of good players in the 25yo range are called "spoilt brats" or impatient. It's as if signing young talent made signing established players an impossible task for some strange reason. I'm convinced this is all a blind implementation of a system that did work in other circumstances, other sport, which completely disregards the peculiarities of the contact sport football is. Even American Football, which is evidently also a contact sport, isn't really that similar to football. Blue Armour and Strike 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikkiCFC 8,516 Posted July 5, 2024 Share Posted July 5, 2024 At the same time people also call and rightly so to drop/sell every experienced player we have. Now Sterling and Chilwell being last ones. It was the same with Silva last season and Azpi, Jorginho and others before... Last couple of days I watched games where most experienced players are biggest problem. Valencia, Messi, Ronaldo, Pepe... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robsblubot 3,595 Posted July 5, 2024 Share Posted July 5, 2024 (edited) 20 minutes ago, NikkiCFC said: At the same time people also call and rightly so to drop/sell every experienced player we have. Now Sterling and Chilwell being last ones. It was the same with Silva last season and Azpi, Jorginho and others before... Last couple of days I watched games where most experienced players are biggest problem. Valencia, Messi, Ronaldo, Pepe... Except that the youngest player you listed above is 34yo (Valencia). The others are closer to 40 than 30; Pepe is 41. I think Chilwell is a good player, but his constant injuries turned him into a lesser player IMO. Sterling seems like a similar case, but perhaps for different reasons: burnout maybe? Afaik the main reason to sell the players was to lower the wage bill -- not really about quality. Except Andreas, which is the one sale I don't understand at all. Edited July 5, 2024 by robsblubot Blue Armour 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkh 760 Posted July 5, 2024 Share Posted July 5, 2024 Maresca will assess Veiga in pre-season and judge whether he is first-team ready or requires a loan spell to aid his development. ~ @liam_twomey Fernando 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whats happening 1,666 Posted July 5, 2024 Share Posted July 5, 2024 i would buy fullkrug if was ready to be mostly a bench player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strike 7,792 Posted July 5, 2024 Share Posted July 5, 2024 1 hour ago, mkh said: Maresca will assess Veiga in pre-season and judge whether he is first-team ready or requires a loan spell to aid his development. ~ @liam_twomey Why buy him when there's already Lesley, Santos, Casadei who are DMs waiting to be assessed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkh 760 Posted July 5, 2024 Share Posted July 5, 2024 Understand Chelsea have appointed Achirou Gaoh and Seyi Olofinjana to oversee operations in Africa. Chelsea want to cover Africa in best way possible with scouting and appointments are now completed. (Fabrizio Romano) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkh 760 Posted July 5, 2024 Share Posted July 5, 2024 7 minutes ago, Strike said: Why buy him when there's already Lesley, Santos, Casadei who are DMs waiting to be assessed? The transfer came out of nowhere according to Basler fans Veiga stagnated this season!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strike 7,792 Posted July 5, 2024 Share Posted July 5, 2024 1 minute ago, mkh said: The transfer came out of nowhere according to Basler fans Veiga stagnated this season!!! I'm all for adding a few players in their prime to round out the squad we have. Can't afford another season where we stagnate, are inconsistent because we are playing young players all over the pitch. mkh and Blue Armour 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAPHOD2319 4,954 Posted July 5, 2024 Share Posted July 5, 2024 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Lamps 11,692 Posted July 5, 2024 Share Posted July 5, 2024 1 hour ago, mkh said: The transfer came out of nowhere according to Basler fans Veiga stagnated this season!!! That’s also what I heard. He was pretty meh all season which is weird cos we tend to buy these youngsters on form usually. Real head scratcher this one. But I doubt he was bought as midfielder, rather as CB/LB cover mkh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHulk 2,647 Posted July 5, 2024 Share Posted July 5, 2024 mkh and Vesper 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAM09 7,091 Posted July 5, 2024 Share Posted July 5, 2024 A market that has so much potential. Let's hope we take full advantage of that. mkh and bigbluewillie 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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