Chelsea Transfers

[Thor 2,693]

Our front 3/4 are better than anything we had even in the 2021 UCL run. 
 

It’s everything behind that needs time to gel and come together. Our FBs are not as good but certainly good enough. I think the CB depth needs help but aside from that - we should be good. 
 

Along with letting the midfield mature and grow. 

[Magic Lamps 11,692]

4 hours ago, Thor said:

Our front 3/4 are better than anything we had even in the 2021 UCL run. 
 

It’s everything behind that needs time to gel and come together. Our FBs are not as good but certainly good enough. I think the CB depth needs help but aside from that - we should be good. 
 

Along with letting the midfield mature and grow. 

All of our attacking players apart from mudryk are on an insane technical level and all of them have decent pace. While I would say we had overall better starting front 3/4 before (think Drogba,Lampard, Robben + Ballack/sheva/jcole)  I am not sure we ever had such great depth in terms of wingers and AMs. Mazacar+KDB,Salah comes close on paper but they weren’t all in their prime yet. 
football has evolved. Most of our previous great teams played more vertical or with more crosses and long shots, so central players were key. All of our PL winning teams had dominant midfields. We see this a lot less today with the focus on exploiting space in the channels, getting in behind and quick interplay in front of the box. Also there is a clear slow but steady upwards trend in goals scored (last PL season and last WC again set new records) . I think this is bc of both evolution of tactics but also mentality and quality of players. Defenders and goalkeepers are a lot worse at actual defending and shot stopping nowadays but are asked to take more risks as well. central/defensive and CFs are asked to do more donkey work and less attacking but also need more tactical awareness. Wingers/Ams and fullbacks are asked a lot more offensively but also enjoy more freedom. 

our current team fits modern football perfectly. They need this last bit of quality, maturity, grit and champions mentality to become really great. 

[mkh 578]

🗣️ Victor Osimhen: "I am worth over 100 million euros. There are few players in the world like me, who have reached such style and success. It all relates to my characteristics, what I do, and my quality. Therefore, I believe I deserve it."

[Strike 7,483]

Gotta say the board got it right with Duran - Should have pulled the trigger and we'd have the best backup forward in the league by miles

[Fernando 6,585]

4 minutes ago, Strike said:

Gotta say the board got it right with Duran - Should have pulled the trigger and we'd have the best backup forward in the league by miles

They have been getting everything right except GK and defense. 

Maybe they should get a specialist that identity defense? 

[OhForAGreavsie 6,070]

32 minutes ago, Strike said:

Gotta say the board got it right with Duran - Should have pulled the trigger and we'd have the best backup forward in the league by miles

He makes the 'failed medical' excuse look totally lame though. Wonder if he simply turned us down because he's looking for club where he is the projected starter?

Edited October 2, 2024 by OhForAGreavsie

[Vesper 30,139]

7 hours ago, Magic Lamps said:

While I would say we had overall better starting front 3/4 before

2009/10 Double (Treble if you count the the CS, and Quad if you count us winning the World Football Challenge) 

103 EPL goals

+71 GD

attacking players:

    
Frank Lampard   
Michael Ballack    
Joe Cole 
Deco

Florent Malouda
Salomon Kalou 
Didier Drogba
Nicolas Anelka 
Andriy Shevchenko 
Daniel Sturridge

 

Edited October 2, 2024 by Vesper

[mkh 578]

Victor Osimhen is expected to be out of action for around 8 weeks after suffering a thigh strain while on loan at Galatasaray.

 

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[Vesper 30,139]

9 minutes ago, mkh said:

Victor Osimhen is expected to be out of action for around 8 weeks after suffering a thigh strain while on loan at Galatasaray.

 

🤡🤡

hard pass

[Vesper 30,139]

Håland just tied Mbappe from a few years ago for all time highest T-Markt valuation

all time highest

every player ever valued at 90m euros or up

in order

[Vesper 30,139]

current highest

€70m and up

[Strike 7,483]

8 hours ago, OhForAGreavsie said:

He makes the 'failed medical' excuse look totally lame though. Wonder if he simply turned us down because he's looking for club where he is the projected starter?

Or the club back-tracked on him when they sensed (wrongly) that Osimhen could be signed.

[Vesper 30,139]

Just now, Strike said:

Or the club back-tracked on him when they sensed (wrongly) that Osimhen could be signed.

I think this is deffo a possibilty

[Vesper 30,139]

Sesko scored

[Vesper 30,139]

3 minutes ago, Vesper said:

Sesko scored

No wonder Juve told us to piss off when we asked about Bremer (who went off injured and then Sesko scored)

look at their only 3 other CBs (and one, Kalulu is only on loan and is very slight, more of a hybrid)

and Danilo is not really a CB as well