Chelsea Transfers

[nyikolajevics 2,716]

26 minutes ago, Mário César said:

loool

Or they might rather put pressure on Boehly to find out why the fuck we have like 6-7 injured players again. Is it bad recruitment, medical/training/diet thing? 

Few weeks ago the internet was full of stupid memes how large our squad is, now it's September(!!) and Tyrique George and Guiu are the ones we expect goals from, and there are news of recalling Disasi.

Of course, Maresca can be sacked, no big loss, not like he is a generational manager. But I would only do it if there is someone obviously better available. De Zerbi started great at Brighton, but his last couple of months were underwhelming, so is his Marseille. 

[DDA 10,016]

4 hours ago, mkh said:

Enzo Maresca retains the full faith of the Chelsea board and sporting directors.

Injuries and red cards seen as biggest factor in recent results. Chelsea's aim remains to finish inside top four and have a run in the cups. [@Matt_Law_DT]

🤐😌

‘Finish in the top 4’ and ‘have a good run in the cups’

I despise this ownership with all my heart.

How have they persuaded the fanbase to back this shit?

[Blue Armour 4,489]

4 minutes ago, DDA said:

‘Finish in the top 4’ and ‘have a good run in the cups’

I despise this ownership with all my heart.

How have they persuaded the fanbase to back this shit?

It's the way of the Arsenal, the way of the Wenger.

As long as you're finishing as also-rans in major competitions, getting that broadcast revenue, who cares about the acutal trophy? At the same time, you can showcase certain players, give them minutes to demonstrate their capability to a decent club, and sell them for a profit, ala Madueke.

It's a good investment vehicle. So good, you dont even need a shirt sponsorship.

[Thor 2,752]

How do you lot keep blaming anyone but Maresca? 

Cole Palmer, JP, Neto and Estevao - with Garnacho and Gittens filling in is one of the best attacking lots in the EPL. 

Our midfield is Caicedo, Enzo, Santos, etc. Literally the best box to box in the world, a world cup winner and the best MFer in France last year. 

We have arguably the best LB and best RB in the world - top 3 both of them. 

Our only weak positions are CB and GK. Trev is servicable at the very least and should be able to fill in against Brighton and Man United. 

 

So we're blaming recruitment instead of a coach who can't win against Man U and Brighton because of two bad positions on the field? 

[Strike 7,547]

14 minutes ago, Thor said:

How do you lot keep blaming anyone but Maresca? 

Cole Palmer, JP, Neto and Estevao - with Garnacho and Gittens filling in is one of the best attacking lots in the EPL. 

Our midfield is Caicedo, Enzo, Santos, etc. Literally the best box to box in the world, a world cup winner and the best MFer in France last year. 

We have arguably the best LB and best RB in the world - top 3 both of them. 

Our only weak positions are CB and GK. Trev is servicable at the very least and should be able to fill in against Brighton and Man United. 

 

So we're blaming recruitment instead of a coach who can't win against Man U and Brighton because of two bad positions on the field? 

The set-up was fine vs Brighton but an individual error after halftime meant we were down to 10 men. Similar brainfade vs United. 

Not having a fit CB to choose + stuck with a GK who is prone to errors - means that a manager's preparation can be undone in a matter of moments. And that's why it is largely on the board. 

 

[NikkiCFC 8,390]

2 hours ago, TheHulk said:

What are you on, they made woeful buys but delivered results and knew what they were doing on the pitch this clown sucks and also makes woeful signings as well, buying your own player from a former club you managed in which you knew everything about him and what he would bring and 2 months later was nothing more than a bench player. Kept Disasi and shoved Chalobah later changing his mind.

 

Maresca has nothing to do with any transfers. Should be so clear by now. Especially after Gittens and Garnacho buys while he plays George ahead of them. And after Colwill injury he said he needed a new CB. 

By recent reports Maresca complains about the board and players complain about Enzo. This could end only one way...

 

[NikkiCFC 8,390]

35 minutes ago, Thor said:

How do you lot keep blaming anyone but Maresca? 

So we're blaming recruitment instead of a coach who can't win against Man U and Brighton because of two bad positions on the field? 

To blame for what?

Last season after finishing 12th and 6th everyone agreed CL qualification would be amazing and he delivered. Winning a trophy was the other goal also accomplished. For CWC expectations were QF at best and we won it. So far, realistically speaking Maresca is overachieving. This season didn't start good but to early to judge. In fact, 3 of the 4 PL losses we have since February came after early red cards by stupid individual mistakes. Pretty sure we wouldn't lose any of those games without that. I'm not speaking from my pov because I always want to fight for title but from club's. Now we hear CL qualification is also a goal for this season. No drama at all from their pov. If they sack Maresca it will be because players may complain about him or him not cooperating for example not playing expensive new wingers not because of the results. 

[Reddish-Blue 2,541]

56 minutes ago, Strike said:

Not having a fit CB to choose + stuck with a GK who is prone to errors - means that a manager's preparation can be undone in a matter of moments. And that's why it is largely on the board. 

 

I think the bigger problem is, we have a GK who wouldn't start for any other top 6-8 PL team. 

And we have five CB's on the books but none of them get into the top 6 PL sides.   Between Tosin, Chalobah, Fofana, Badi and Disasi....I don't see any of them at Arsenal/Livo/City, even Spurs have better CB's.  

[Reddish-Blue 2,541]

36 minutes ago, NikkiCFC said:

For CWC expectations were QF at best and we won it. So far, realistically speaking Maresca is overachieving.

The CWC win has bought Maresca time but he panicked against a pretty poor United side (taking off two attackers in the first 20 mins knowing that Palmer was carrying an injury).  

Then against Brighton, whats with the fascination of Gusto playing as a winger, he's not a good defender and he doesn't offer a goal threat in attack.  

[Thor 2,752]

53 minutes ago, NikkiCFC said:

To blame for what?

Last season after finishing 12th and 6th everyone agreed CL qualification would be amazing and he delivered. Winning a trophy was the other goal also accomplished. For CWC expectations were QF at best and we won it. So far, realistically speaking Maresca is overachieving. This season didn't start good but to early to judge. In fact, 3 of the 4 PL losses we have since February came after early red cards by stupid individual mistakes. Pretty sure we wouldn't lose any of those games without that. I'm not speaking from my pov because I always want to fight for title but from club's. Now we hear CL qualification is also a goal for this season. No drama at all from their pov. If they sack Maresca it will be because players may complain about him or him not cooperating for example not playing expensive new wingers not because of the results. 

My issue is - for the most part outside of a select few games our play has been stagnant and pretty poor. 

We looked exciting and moved the ball well when Maresca first came in. Was that Poch's work still hanging around and then wore off? 

The only time we've looked good under Maresca is a select few games post the first half of last season. 

 

Despite what others think on here - being slightly weak on LW, and GK and CB issues aren't reasons to be sitting in 8th despite our quality elsewhere on the ground. Trev, Fofana, Tosin and Ach are good enough for a mid table team elsewhere. So why are we in 8th and playing ass football all season despite an abudance of talent elsewhere? 

Its on the manager.

[Blue Armour 4,489]

5 hours ago, Thor said:

How do you lot keep blaming anyone but Maresca? 

Cole Palmer, JP, Neto and Estevao - with Garnacho and Gittens filling in is one of the best attacking lots in the EPL. 

Our midfield is Caicedo, Enzo, Santos, etc. Literally the best box to box in the world, a world cup winner and the best MFer in France last year. 

We have arguably the best LB and best RB in the world - top 3 both of them. 

Our only weak positions are CB and GK. Trev is servicable at the very least and should be able to fill in against Brighton and Man United. 

 

So we're blaming recruitment instead of a coach who can't win against Man U and Brighton because of two bad positions on the field? 

Maresca isn't blameless.

But we were all questioning some of the moves (and lack of moves in some areas) made during the summer window.

The base of the team starts at CB and GK, and they've neglected that part of the team since the beginning, only adding barely passable members to the squad over the years. Tosin, Badiashile, and co are only squad level players at best.

You've also admitted before that we're weak in the CB department.

Instead they go and spend excess amounts of money on project players like Gittens and Garnacho. They pretended to go after a GK like Maignan, just to generate buzz, when their intent all along was just to stick with Sanchez.

And now there's talk in the press claiming that their intent was only ever to be also-rans in big competitions. Not intention to truly challenge.

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On 12/09/2025 at 21:59, NikkiCFC said:

 

Don't tell me another shaggy black hair youngster

[Fulham Broadway 17,378]

3 hours ago, Blue Armour said:

Maresca isn't blameless.

But we were all questioning some of the moves (and lack of moves in some areas) made during the summer window.

The base of the team starts at CB and GK, and they've neglected that part of the team since the beginning, only adding barely passable members to the squad over the years. Tosin, Badiashile, and co are only squad level players at best.

You've also admitted before that we're weak in the CB department.

Instead they go and spend excess amounts of money on project players like Gittens and Garnacho. They pretended to go after a GK like Maignan, just to generate buzz, when their intent all along was just to stick with Sanchez.

And now there's talk in the press claiming that their intent was only ever to be also-rans in big competitions. Not intention to truly challenge.

You also have to throw in the mix that whoever is managing, and whatever they do, there will always be people especially on the internet that know better.

Even with peak Mourinho when we were winning everything available, I remember people on here re substitutions they didnt agree with, piping up with 'Useless, get rid of him' 

[Fernando 6,606]

13 hours ago, TheHulk said:

What are you on, they made woeful buys but delivered results and knew what they were doing on the pitch this clown sucks and also makes woeful signings as well, buying your own player from a former club you managed in which you knew everything about him and what he would bring and 2 months later was nothing more than a bench player. Kept Disasi and shoved Chalobah later changing his mind.

 

We have delivered results as well, top 4 and two titles so I don't know what you'd talking about. 

And keeping Disasi is exactly why I don't want a new manager. A new manager comes in and wants to give a try to everyone he has. 

Now he knows better. 

 

[mkh 630]

Simon Phillips sources have been hearing since last season that Maresca is not entirely happy at Chelsea right now, and the summer transfer window just made that even worse.

Maresca is not content with the squad he’s got and was far from behind a lot of the recruitment we did this summer and feels his squad still lacks a lot of key elements in some positions. SPTC sources have heard that there is definite tension between Maresca and the board.

We’ve also heard of some tensions between Maresca and Bernardo Cueva, the Technical Analyst at Chelsea. But we aren’t sure at the moment exactly why or how bad.

But we know the Chelsea owners and SD’s respect Cueva and have no plans to move him on.

And since last season, as I also reported at the time, there are some players within the group who are also not overly warm with Maresca for different reasons.

I’ve reported on Cole Palmer before not really being behind Maresca’s ways of wanting the team to play, and Reece James can also be placed in that same category.

There are a few other players as well who are just not overly vibing with the head coach.

Of course, you will not hear that in public and in players comments on Maresca, this is not something that will be public knowledge, obviously. But there are certainly some issues in this sense and has been for a while.

Sources close to Palmer are also annoyed that he has now got a further injury to his groin after playing games last week when he should not have been playing.

Palmer is Palmer and obviously he just wants to play, but there is blame pointing towards Maresca for picking him in the Bayern and Manchester United game, with him getting a further groin tear in the United game and now not returning before the next international break, at the VERY earliest by the way.

I wont be surprised if he’s still out for a game or two after the break as well.

Palmer is also annoyed because he wants to make sure he can play in the World Cup at the end of the season.

This again has not become public knowledge but I consider it factual due to how good my Palmer source is.

They clearly don’t want to make it seem like a negligent decision to keep playing Palmer, which it absolutely was.

The only thing I can imagine is Maresca leaving the club.

I've been saying that since last season because, as I said, he's not happy here and there are a few things that bother him. Plus, a lot of clubs are interested in him. 

(@Simon Phillips)