Jype 6,398 Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 34 minutes ago, Vegetable said: Especially that we are talking player who is mediocore at best and he and Deco are making us look like we are begging a guy, who, for me, could as well go to Turkey or whatever, to come here. From freaking Leeds. Did Raphinha shag your missus or what? 😂 17G + 12A in 60 league starts for a relatively low-scoring side like Leeds is not a bad feat by any means. Raphinha is far from mediocre and I'd take him any day ahead of players like Pulisic, Ziyech and Hudson-Odoi. Nothing wrong with him taking a week to see out his options before making the final decision on his next club. Vesper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizy 18,985 Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 Can see us turning to a striker then if both our primary wing targets after Sterling are off the table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mário César 1,326 Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 lets see if dembele renew will be good for us or not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Strike 7,527 Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 https://theathletic.com/news/Chelsea-sterling-manchester-city-agreement/GXBzNPzD4vnx/ Deal worth £50 million Vesper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegetable 830 Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 (edited) 34 minutes ago, Jype said: Did Raphinha shag your missus or what? 😂 17G + 12A in 60 league starts for a relatively low-scoring side like Leeds is not a bad feat by any means. Raphinha is far from mediocre and I'd take him any day ahead of players like Pulisic, Ziyech and Hudson-Odoi. Nothing wrong with him taking a week to see out his options before making the final decision on his next club. Shag? No of what I know of, he just pissed me off. Bad? Not. Star? also not, so that's what medicore is for me. Decent, but is it seriously the most we can do? Plus, one season stats guarantee nothing, as we almost burn ourselves with Palace's superstar Wan-Bissaka, to give an example. When Sarri came only the top names were mentioned in this thread and suddenly we went from expecting Chiesa and nothing less to praying that we can snag some reasonably decent bloke from Leeds, who doesn't even want to come here in the first place. Still, my main point is: Nothing wrong with him taking a week to see out his options before making the final decision on his next club, true. But you can share your concerns with your friends, not via press statement. Being open about Chels being plan C is just lack of respect, even if that's what the reality is. And this guy is not Mbappe. Only thing that kept us aflot, luckily, was that we had squad of reasonably cold-headed players with good attitude and suddenly we decide to cut the branch that keeps us alive and start a dumpster fire with Lukaku, racing for Dembele (!) and what not, where we should really be careful about what kind of character we are getting in, especially when our captain and potentially few other senior, core players are leaving. If we didn't employ high-profile names, because they would shake the dressing room and club culture, then what are we doing now? It's like club is trying to go 10 opposite ways at the same time. We can build a squad of Kante, Mendy and 9 Barkleys, but is that really a point? Edited July 9, 2022 by Vegetable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesman2610 1,423 Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 https://www.90min.com/posts/Chelsea-alerted-to-potential-dayot-upamecano-availability Is he still worth it? I remember him being a top choice only just a season ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ZAPHOD2319 4,823 Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 Just now, bluesman2610 said: https://www.90min.com/posts/Chelsea-alerted-to-potential-dayot-upamecano-availability Is he still worth it? I remember him being a top choice only just a season ago He was criticized quite a bit last year. bluesman2610 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin123 539 Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 ✅ £50m fee agreed ✅ 5 year + 1 optional year contract agreed ⏳ Medical to be completed before joining the squad for pre-season See you soon, @sterling7. https://t.co/z5PCv8pu61 Blue Armour and bluesman2610 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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whats happening 1,633 Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 12 minutes ago, bluesman2610 said: https://www.90min.com/posts/Chelsea-alerted-to-potential-dayot-upamecano-availability Is he still worth it? I remember him being a top choice only just a season ago bayern fans were saying that he was shit Vesper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jype 6,398 Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 14 minutes ago, Vegetable said: Plus, one season stats guarantee nothing, as we almost burn ourselves with Palace's superstar Wan-Bissaka, to give an example. When Sarri came only the top names were mentioned in this thread and suddenly we went from expecting Chiesa and nothing less to praying that we can snag some reasonably decent bloke from Leeds, who doesn't even want to come here in the first place. Well first of all, Raphinha's been at Leeds since their promotion to the PL so two seasons. Been playing at a similarly high level both years. Second of all, is Federico Chiesa really the best alternative you could think of? The man's best career season is 10 league goals in the Serie A for fucking Fiorentina who are basically the Leeds of Italy, nothing more than a mid-table side in a league that's much worse than the EPL. For Juve he's not exactly been anything special either, 10G + 10A in one and a half league seasons before his ACL injury. Strike 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDA 9,983 Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 6 minutes ago, Jype said: Well first of all, Raphinha's been at Leeds since their promotion to the PL so two seasons. Been playing at a similarly high level both years. Second of all, is Federico Chiesa really the best alternative you could think of? The man's best career season is 10 league goals in the Serie A for fucking Fiorentina who are basically the Leeds of Italy, nothing more than a mid-table side in a league that's much worse than the EPL. For Juve he's not exactly been anything special either, 10G + 10A in one and a half league seasons before his ACL injury. I would personally take Chiesa over Raphinah. Despite the stats, there is something special about that lad. bigbluewillie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Armour 4,459 Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 (edited) 5 minutes ago, DDA said: I would personally take Chiesa over Raphinah. Despite the stats, there is something special about that lad. On the fence about Raphinha. I know people like to make this comparison with Mane,. but when Mane played with Southampton I used to hate him as an opposition player. Because he was so dangerous! I don't have the same impression about Raphinha. Edited July 9, 2022 by Blue Armour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jype 6,398 Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 4 minutes ago, DDA said: I would personally take Chiesa over Raphinah. Despite the stats, there is something special about that lad. Yea I'm not saying he's a bad player, far from it actually and I rate him highly as well. Just the comparison seems weird when one is being portrayed as some world beater and the other as some bum who might as well be playing in Turkey so the Polish dude has such an obvious agenda against Raphinha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clockwork 1,794 Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 8 minutes ago, Blue Armour said: On the fence about Raphinha. I know people like to make this comparison with Mane,. but when Mane played with Southampton I used to hate him as an opposition player. Because he was so dangerous! I don't have the same impression about Raphinha. Don’t understand the Mane comparison, i see Mahrez in Raphinha. He doesn’t move and make those runs that Mane makes. Blue Armour and Boycie 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YorkshireBlue 3,295 Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 9 minutes ago, Clockwork said: Don’t understand the Mane comparison, i see Mahrez in Raphinha. He doesn’t move and make those runs that Mane makes. You haven't watched Raphinha at all have you? Boycie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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