Strike 7,489 Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 Know the board want to clean-house but it is crazy to be prioritising a deal for Mudryk over strengthening the midfield at the moment. 33 minutes ago, NikkiCFC said: Who will Arsenal take now? We took first 2 options. Depay is close to Atletico and we are still after Thuram. Arsenal will regroup and find a player who is not valued so high. Five months ago Shakhtar were looking for 30m from Brentford for Mudryk (Link - https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/aug/31/brentford-transfer-record-sign-shakhtar-mykhaylo-mudryk ) They've tripled that valuation now with our bid. This approach from Boehly-Eghbali is crazy and unsustainable. Vegetable and Fernando 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,172 Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 9 minutes ago, Strike said: This approach from Boehly-Eghbali is crazy and unsustainable. it does seem to be madness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strike 7,489 Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 11 hours ago, Pizy said: The #1 thing that stands out when watching Mudryk highlights is his blistering pace and ability to dribble and beat players in space. But the thing you also notice is how many clips there are of him in just massive acres of wide open pitch. How often will that happen for him here at Chelsea and in the PL? When we’re actually in form as a team our opposition sits deep and negates space which could rob a player like this of his best attributes. That’s what I worry about. Worried about exactly this. How good is he in tight spaces will be the real question. 10 hours ago, Pizy said: I may think this is a silly transfer at the moment and a big overpay, but at least it’s clear what type of attacker the club and/or Potter wants and it’s the type I’ve been desperate for for a long while. Nkunku, Mudryk, links to Leão and that kid from PSV. We want super quick, highly aggressive, skillful attackers who have the balls to take on defenders and be assertive. Hopefully brings an end to soft and dainty guys like Pulisic and Ziyech who are either injured all the time or can’t beat a player in space to save their lives. This is welcome but the midfield needs a refresh at the moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhForAGreavsie 6,072 Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 2 hours ago, chelsea_4_eva said: Is it just me or does anyone else feel like Chelsea's social media admin has gone from a 29 year old to a 22 year old... I met a couple of the club's social media lads during an EFL Trophy game at Sutton United. They were about 22. 🙂 chelsea_4_eva 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhForAGreavsie 6,072 Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, Vesper said: How many people, who live outside Piers Morgan's mirror, care what Piers Morgan thinks? Edited January 15, 2023 by OhForAGreavsie MoroccanBlue, nyikolajevics, Mhsc and 2 others 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhForAGreavsie 6,072 Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 (edited) 9 hours ago, Gundalf said: Not signed yet 🤣 I don't know what type of legally binding commitment, if any, the player might already have signed. If none, then there is still time for Arsenal fans to be singing a song about who booked his flight by the end of the month. 🙂 Edited January 15, 2023 by OhForAGreavsie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhForAGreavsie 6,072 Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 (edited) 9 hours ago, OneMoSalah said: Doubtful. If Mudryk comes we have to sell/unregister players for PL squad now. So unless we sell we wont be buying anyone else likely unless their u21s but very doubtful. Mudryk counts as 21 or under. He was born on 05/01/2001. The qualification date for this transfer window is on or after 01/01/2001, so he makes it by 4 days. In any case, both of the players I would now most like to see arrive during this window are under-21. Edited January 15, 2023 by OhForAGreavsie Vesper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antonio8 736 Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 our midfield: jorginho -> finished kante -> finished kovacic -> finished RLC -> always injured gallagher -> inconsistent zakaria -> always injured chukwuemeka -> good prospect what we do in transfer market: mudryk, joao felix. then we lose against everyone and it's on potter 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,141 Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 Find it very weird that we have posted about this Mudryk thing on there main site and also added things to the bio on Instagram, it's just not like us. But I have been told their is a new media team in place now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,141 Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 5 hours ago, NikkiCFC said: Rival fans calling us for paying this much is quite ironic considering Ukrainian side put this price as they said with Antony and Grealish transfers in mind. And he's miles better than both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhForAGreavsie 6,072 Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 9 hours ago, laura90 said: So this "building house from the roof "" approach from the previous regime I hated, is part of the new regime DNA I see. I am deeply disappointed and shocked and sad with this signing. Just like I said for Felix the other day, it wont make us climb up on the table without functional central midfield. We are stockpiling attackers we are not able to sell, and getting only has beens and injury prones in that midfield. It's sad really. At least I hope when he comes to Stamford Bridge tomorrow, he will be hearing " We will stay up" instead "We are going down" chants despite this absurd transfer policy that is bringing us further down with each passing window/ day. A fair point, but the world is real not ideal. Clubs, including ours, have to take opportunities when they arise. It seems pretty clear from the rumour mill that the club has made, and is making, efforts to reinforce the midfield. There is nothing wrong with buying the materials with which you intend eventually to build the roof and putting it in storage, so to speak, until your foundation is laid. As long as you can afford to do both then you must take opportunities when you can. The club's recruiters clearly believe strongly in Mudryk. As long as as this signing does not prevent us also strengthening the midfield then it makes no sense to stand by and watch him go elsewhere. Costa19 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhForAGreavsie 6,072 Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 8 hours ago, Laylabelle said: Oh lordy poor bloke.. He should be thankful for small mercies. At least he won't have to pay to get in. 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strike 7,489 Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 Problem when you are a club mouthpiece who just relays what they say. Matt Law said this four days ago Vesper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,172 Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 (edited) 22 minutes ago, Antonio8 said: kovacic -> finished Kova is not finished, smdh he is a beast, but needs help, like he gets whilst playing on the Croatian national team Edited January 15, 2023 by Vesper Hamilton 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoroccanBlue 5,381 Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 Expecting Hazard levels Mhsc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turgi 71 Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 Can he play holding midfielder in a 343 formation? Vesper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhForAGreavsie 6,072 Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 8 hours ago, NikkiCFC said: I would like us to establish philosophy like Bayern. Formation and system wise. Always playing on the front foot, you feel like they can score 3 goals in like 15 mins. Agreed but they are in in a very enviable situation. Firstly, they operate in a one team league where the clubs which are supposedly their competitors, in reality serve as an extended academy for them. Secondly, being the main attraction in the dominant pastime in one of the world's most powerful economies, means they attract staggering amounts of sponsorship income. Thirdly, they operate in a city which affords a fabulous lifestyle. Taken together, these factors make FC Bayern Munchen one of the most desirable destinations for the world's best footballers. When buying our club Todd Boehly spoke of the structural advantages which Chelsea enjoy. Our advantages are almost negligible compared with Bayern's and those advantages allow them to recruit the players to fit their style. Other clubs often have to choose the style to fit the players they can recruit. Vegetable 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,172 Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 3 hours ago, NikkiCFC said: Who will Arsenal take now? We took first 2 options. Depay is close to Atletico and we are still after Thuram. I think Arse was crazy to not go for Gapko over Mudryk, as Gapko can play CF as well. If I was them, I would make a move for Arnaut Danjuma (similar to Gapko in terms of flexibility, and even more comfortable as a CF) Also, surely a target must be Yéremy Pino, and I assume they still want Thuram perhaps. I was always puzzled why they wanted a pure LWer (Mudryk) when they have a potential superstar there already in Martinelli. Neither likes to play on the right, and they have Saka as RWer already (no clue why T-Markt lists Saka as RMF, as if you look at games where they play a 4 2 3 1, he is always at the same spot, but sometimes they call him a RMF, and others a RW, even though the formation and play are the exact same) He sure seems a RWer to me, BUT can play as a LWB too (maybe RWB as well) Mudryk is almost ambipedal, he has no issues with shooting with his left foot (his loog passing off his left is not, atm, as good as with his right, BUT his crosses are fine with his left), so he seems like he could play on the RW more so than Martinelli. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artandur 939 Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 Thuram was subbed because of injury in a friendly yesterday. Still unclear if it's sth serious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reddish-Blue 2,503 Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 4 hours ago, TheHulk said: Please drop interest Madueke and Thuram after Mudryk at least. I don't see Thuram moving in January, he'll have many more options at the end of the season. The Madueke interest is just weird considering his injury record... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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