Vesper 30,262 Posted 7 hours ago Share Posted 7 hours ago 30 minutes ago, Strike said: In a year, there will be new GKs who force their way into the reckoning you'd hope The board are gambling on Sanchez ironing out his game but I do see the GK market this summer was pretty middling. City have signed two keepers for good money but I'm not convinced by either signing I am well aware of most all remotely acceptable keepers and simply do not rate them enough to list. GKers almost never explode out of nowhere. The only other one who I came close to also listing is Noah Atubolu of SC Freiburg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mário César 1,319 Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago 57 minutes ago, Strike said: We are signing the Strasbourg captain Emegha in a year I believe. Facundo is just a stop-gap to give options in attack Emegha is a CF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mário César 1,319 Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago If facunco do really well with us, I believe we can try his buy but depends of the exit, ofc, cuz our focus probably will be center defense and goalkeeper position and then depend ofc of the departures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,262 Posted 5 hours ago Share Posted 5 hours ago mkh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyikolajevics 2,707 Posted 5 hours ago Share Posted 5 hours ago 5 minutes ago, Vesper said: He is/was very highly rated, right? Will be not easy to sell himself from there. I see our former "next big thing", Xavier Mbuyamba plays there too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFKvsNixon 58 Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago 7 hours ago, Vesper said: They are fools in that regard. According to the International Centre for Sports Studies, Sanchez is the 6th ranked performing goalkeeper. https://football-observatory.com/WeeklyPost499 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mário César 1,319 Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago 9 minutes ago, JFKvsNixon said: According to the International Centre for Sports Studies, Sanchez is the 6th ranked performing goalkeeper. https://football-observatory.com/WeeklyPost499 sanchez errors, most of them, was when he trying to pass the ball. I think in the last months he change a little bit the approah which gave us less goals from his errors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mário César 1,319 Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago I saw this video and I change my opinion a little bit. He did some mistakes without passing the ball. ofc always gk's makes mistakes but some of them are really poor approachs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFKvsNixon 58 Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago 19 minutes ago, Mário César said: sanchez errors, most of them, was when he trying to pass the ball. I think in the last months he change a little bit the approah which gave us less goals from his errors He would have been instructed to prioritise playing out from the back over safety first a approach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mário César 1,319 Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago Yes, and that’s what caused him to make fewer mistakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,262 Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago 1 hour ago, JFKvsNixon said: According to the International Centre for Sports Studies, Sanchez is the 6th ranked performing goalkeeper. https://football-observatory.com/WeeklyPost499 argument from authority which is a genetic logical fallacy as you are employing a subjective authority figure (in this case the International Centre for Sports Studies) as conclusive evidence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lluubbeenn 182 Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago Facundo is out of our cl squad, so I guess we were really fucked by the settlement with uefa. Guiu is cup tied and can’t feature against Lincoln. Outside of these issues we are set. Two games per week until new years excluding international breaks where most of the squad will play 2 games per week again. Let’s win some titles. COYB! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whats happening 1,633 Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago 7 hours ago, Duppy Conqueror said: Not next summer..definitely not Neto,Gittens at worst a loan but I don't want to get involved in the mass appeal of premature judgements. we will need a new winger toy or two just like every summer window so far. 1 hour ago, Mário César said: sanchez errors, most of them, was when he trying to pass the ball. I think in the last months he change a little bit the approah which gave us less goals from his errors he noticeably lately more often just shoots the ball forward without overthinking it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stats 7,152 Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago 3 minutes ago, lluubbeenn said: Facundo is out of our cl squad, so I guess we were really fucked by the settlement with uefa. Guiu is cup tied and can’t feature against Lincoln. Outside of these issues we are set. Two games per week until new years excluding international breaks where most of the squad will play 2 games per week again. Let’s win some titles. COYB! How? It was a loan. Probably just a lot of players in his position. That has nothing to do with UEFA's sanctions as he did not cost us anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkh 616 Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago The extent of the ‘bomb squad’ isolations include having to use a seperate toilet, a different changing room and not being allowed to eat with any first teamers. The remaining ‘bomb squad’ members are Sterling, Disasi and David Fofana. (@LloydCanfield) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,262 Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago Chelsea’s Champions League squad: Facundo Buonanotte left out https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6592380/2025/09/03/Chelsea-champions-league-squad-buonanotte/ Facundo Buonanotte has been left out of Chelsea’s 23-man Champions League squad for the league phase of the competition. Clubs are permitted to register 25-player squads but Chelsea have only named three ‘club-trained’ players — Reece James, Trevoh Chalobah and Levi Colwill — of the required four, meaning they could only name a 24-man selection. Romeo Lavia, Tyrique George and Josh Acheampong have not been named in Chelsea’s ‘List A’, but are aged 21 or under and have been at the club for two years or longer, meaning they, and other academy players, are eligible for their ‘List B’. Lavia, who joined Chelsea from Southampton in the summer of 2023, has not featured yet this season after suffering an injury at the Club World Cup. What You Should Read Next Chelsea analysis after Champions League draw: 2012 revisited and an Antonio Conte reunion Who will Enzo Maresca's side face on their return to the Champions League, and what are their chances of success this season? Chelsea had been facing a potential UEFA-imposed limit on their squad after breaching its financial regulations. In July, Chelsea were fined €31m by UEFA and told that they had to have a “positive transfer balance” from their List A squad for the second half of the Conference League last term, to their List A squad for this season’s Champions League. From their previous List A, Chelsea have managed to sell Noni Madueke, Mathis Amougou, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Christopher Nkunku, while Nicolas Jackson has left on loan. Third-choice goalkeeper Lucas Bergstrom departed on a free transfer and Jadon Sancho returned to Manchester United at the end of his loan spell. Mykhailo Mudryk is still registered to Chelsea but has not been included as he faces FA charges for allegedly violating anti-doping rules, for which he maintains his innocence. Moving those players off List A has made space for summer arrivals Joao Pedro, Liam Delap, Estevao, Jamie Gittens, Alejandro Garnacho, Dario Essugo and Jorrel Hato to be registered — but not Buonanotte, who was a surprise deadline-day loan arrival from Brighton & Hove Albion. What You Should Read Next Why Chelsea and Aston Villa (and Arsenal) are wary of UEFA’s financial rules PSR is at the forefront of everyone's minds, but it is not quite that simple over the rest of the window Clubs are permitted to make a maximum of three changes to their List A between the league phase and the knockout rounds. Enzo Maresca’s side begin their Champions League campaign on September 17 at Bayern Munich. Chelsea’s Champions League fixtures All times BST/GMT Bayern Munich vs Chelsea — September 17, 2025, 8pm Chelsea vs Benfica — September 30, 2025, 8pm Chelsea vs Ajax — October 28, 2025, 8pm Qarabag vs Chelsea — November 5, 2025, 8pm Chelsea vs Barcelona — November 25, 2025, 8pm Atalanta vs Chelsea — December 9, 2025, 8pm Chelsea vs Pafos — January 21, 2026, 8pm Napoli vs Chelsea — January 28, 2026, 8pm Chelsea’s Champions League squad for league phase Goalkeepers: Robert Sanchez, Filip Jorgensen Defenders: Marc Cucurella, Tosin Adarabioyo, Benoit Badiashile, Levi Colwill, Jorell Hato, Trevoh Chalobah, Reece James, Malo Gusto, Wesley Fofana Midfielders: Enzo Fernandez, Cole Palmer, Jamie Gittens, Dario Essugo, Andrey Santos, Moises Caicedo Forwards: Pedro Neto, Liam Delap, Joao Pedro, Marc Guiu, Estevao, Alejandro Garnacho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFKvsNixon 58 Posted 41 minutes ago Share Posted 41 minutes ago (edited) 1 hour ago, Vesper said: argument from authority which is a genetic logical fallacy as you are employing a subjective authority figure (in this case the International Centre for Sports Studies) as conclusive evidence I think that you've misinterpreted my post. I'm not suggesting that Sanchez is good just because CIES says so. I pointed out their ranking because it's built upon performance data. That's evidence not opinion. Much like I did earlier when people were saying that Chelsea's defence is rubbished, I pointed out that they actually had the 3rd best defence in the Premier League last year. I'm just trying to balance the negative narrative by suggesting that maybe Sanchez isn't as bad as people are making him out to be. Edited 4 minutes ago by JFKvsNixon Spelling as usual Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyikolajevics 2,707 Posted 24 minutes ago Share Posted 24 minutes ago Only two GKs for CL? Sounds risky.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strike 7,525 Posted 23 minutes ago Share Posted 23 minutes ago 1 minute ago, nyikolajevics said: Only two GKs for CL? Sounds risky.. Emergency GK can be drafted in case of injury nyikolajevics 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFKvsNixon 58 Posted 4 minutes ago Share Posted 4 minutes ago 19 minutes ago, nyikolajevics said: Only two GKs for CL? Sounds risky.. Could they use a youngster as their choice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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