Chelsea Transfers

[Thor 2,691]

Xavi Simons strikes me as another guy who will come to the PL and struggle. 

On the smaller side, doesn't strike me as overly strong, and doesn't even have otherworldly pace. Crafty on the ball for sure, but I dunno. I'd rather Rogers. 

[Vesper 30,106]

Jody Morris: Chelsea cannot go to the next level with Robert Sanchez as No.1

https://siphillipstalkschelsea.substack.com/p/jody-morris-Chelsea-cannot-go-to

Time to send some more timely messages and this time, not from me….

Jody Morris is saying what the majority of the fan base are still saying. And in fact, it’s a HUGE majority!

Last week we polled it out within this community.

I asked, do Chelsea still need to upgrade on their current goalkeepers this summer?

• 87% said yes, without a doubt

• 12% said not sure

• 1% said no, they don’t

That’s a very lonely 1% there. I back the 87%! And so does former Blues midfielder and coach Jody Morris.

When discussing Sanchez’s performance in the Club World Cup final, Morris told talkSPORT: “It was an accomplished performance from him (Sanchez), which obviously isn’t something we’ve said a lot this season.”

He was then asked if Chelsea still need to improve on the goalkeeper area, Morris responded: “Yeah, without a doubt. If you want to get to the next level where we are hoping to be at… The fact we’ve gone for a keeper before this tournament even started shows you we are trying to improve in that area.”

He’s spot on, as he so often is. I rarely find myself disagreeing with Morris.

According to WhoScored, No player has made more errors leading to a goal in the last five Premier League seasons than Robert Sanchez (8). Yikes.

Time for the club to act on this now as we are expecting them to do, at this latter end of the summer transfer window that we are now getting closer to.

Plenty of time…

[Vesper 30,106]

UEFA cannot decide how much players are worth

Ziegler at it again

https://siphillipstalkschelsea.substack.com/p/uefa-cannot-decide-how-much-players

 

This Martin Zeigler lad absolutely hates Chelsea. I’m sure he was sat watching us win the Club World Cup in tears, then he probably tore around the house throwing plates around with anger. What an odd little man.

Thankfully, he has me blocked on social media because I called him out on a few things over the years. It’s a win for me. This guy writes a new article every week desperate for Chelsea to get disciplined, sanctioned, fined, or whatever, for whatever new reason he invents and makes up in his head.

His latest ‘article’ is on UEFA apparently taking a tough stance on PSR ‘swap deals’ that benefit both clubs. In particular, there is a focus on Aston Villa and Chelsea. Of course we have exploited ‘loopholes’ to get deals done with Villa in recent times, and many other clubs have done it as well. I mean the Omari Kellyman signing was just madness, but we all know why we did it. It’s an unofficial swap deal, and Chelsea aren’t about to stop because Zeigler is crying about it.

Uncle Knobhead says UEFA has made it clear to Chelsea and Aston Villa that it will scrutinise any player “swap deals” to ensure the fees have not been inflated after taking issue with at least one previous transfer.

I’m sorry but how can UEFA dictate what a player is worth? A player is worth the asking price that a club is asking for him, no? How can that be policed? If you want to Police that then maybe have a look at the transfer fees involved in some of Liverpool’s signings this summer, no? Are the players they are signing really worth that amount? Who decides? The clubs decide. UEFA simply cannot get involved in this because they cannot police the fees that clubs put on their players because if they start doing this, then where does it stop? If a club wants to say their player is not for sale unless for a fee they cannot refuse, do UEFA step in and stop them getting a deal that would literally keep their club going? No, they cannot. It cannot happen.

So Zeigler, just like with all the other 100s of articles you have written in the last few years praying for Chelsea’s downfall and inventing crap - on your bike chap.

 

[Vesper 30,106]

6 minutes ago, Thor said:

I'd rather Rogers. 

absolutely!!!

[Pizy 18,866]

19 minutes ago, Thor said:

Xavi Simons strikes me as another guy who will come to the PL and struggle. 

On the smaller side, doesn't strike me as overly strong, and doesn't even have otherworldly pace. Crafty on the ball for sure, but I dunno. I'd rather Rogers. 

I’d rather have Rogers if given the choice as well but from what I’ve been watching Simons looks like he has that Hazard-like super low center of gravity. As you say he’s really crafty on the ball and is difficult to bully and disposes. 

I don’t think he’d struggle in the PL. Looks like someone who could be a foul magnet just like Eden as well which could be very useful.

[guddy6969 199]

1 hour ago, mkh said:

Chelsea are still showing an appreciation for Alejandro Garnacho.

(@FabrizioRomano)

😭😭🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

[Bluepower777 35]

What about all.the other players not included, there's quite a few. 

[whats happening 1,613]

who the fuck is going to spend 20m for sterling. no one i bet.

[Pizy 18,866]

2 minutes ago, whats happening said:

who the fuck is going to spend 20m for sterling. no one i bet.

Only scenario I can think of is one of the newly promoted sides or one of the smaller clubs looking for a splashy “big name” to excite their supporters.

Otherwise I can only see another loan or contract termination. Though, I don’t know how viable paying off someone on Sterling’s wages would be.

[nyikolajevics 2,690]

17 minutes ago, whats happening said:

who the fuck is going to spend 20m for sterling. no one i bet.

Maybe a team with comfortable driving distance to Kaaba Stone. No European for sure.

His wage is also super high, we can only sell him in England(or Europe) if he agrees a massive salary deduction. Perhaps we'll just keep loaning him out till his contract expires, same with Chilwell. I don't expect them to let their terms go as they will never be able to negotiate such deal again.

 

 

[mkh 572]

Liverpool is likely to replace Luis Díaz (28) with Real Madrid winger Rodrygo (24) if the Colombian international leaves the Reds.

(@L'Equipe)

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[Vesper 30,106]

2 minutes ago, mkh said:

Liverpool is likely to replace Luis Díaz (28) with Real Madrid winger Rodrygo (24) if the Colombian international leaves the Reds.

(@L'Equipe)

💸💸💸💸

motherfucker

fuck

[JFKvsNixon 53]

I think that having Salah and Rodrygo on opposite wings might not be the best thing for a hard working Liverpool team, they'll both leave gaps behind them.

[NikkiCFC 8,294]

Maybe Fofana should think about protecting his knees first...

[Pizy 18,866]

Sarr straight back on loan to Strasbourg. We know that wasn’t the original intention and it comes completely out of the blue. Gave him a squad number and took him on tour.

For this to come out of nowhere I wonder if that means a new defender is coming in?