Chelsea Transfers

[Special Juan 28,133]

5 hours ago, Pizy said:

No Cucurella updates today it seems. Hopefully City haven’t had a change of heart.

Final details being sorted apparently and he was not part of their training session today

2 hours ago, Fulham Broadway said:

Chukwuemeka - lot of Villa fans saying he's lazy -they're probably bitter, but doesn't matter anyway I feel a loan coming on...

Going to be around the first team from what I have read. Big trust in him to really hit the ground running

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7 hours ago, MoroccanBlue said:

And vice versa their defence. 

When Dias and Cancelo are out of the team, they struggle. 

Walker too, far more than Cancelo MHO, he is a massive key to their defence, it is why they collapsed in the CL after he left the game

and Walker is ageing (turns 33yo in May 2023), despite retaining (genetic freak) his insane pace (at his peak I really think he could almost keep up with Mbappe, and Alphonso Davies on Bayern is the only other fullback who can claim that IMHO, plus MAYBE Hakimi, who is hardly a WC defensive player, his worth is mostly offense) up until now, he is starting to get niggling injuries and can no loner go the full 90 minutes every game

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13 minutes ago, Blues11 said:

Hopefully Tuchel makes this work and doesn't get sacked. 

We'll potentially have an abundance for wingbacks because it doesn't look like we're moving away from three in the back anytime soon.  

For his system to work offensively you need a creative midfielder to drive the ball forward and a number 9 who can hold the ball and pick out passes. Harry Kane is a prototypical 3-4-2-1 striker but too bad those are rare. Lol 

 

I’ve seen quite a few people around different places worrying about Tuchel getting sacked and leaving us with a bunch of players only suited to 3 at the back. If that happens I’m sure we’d just target the best obtainable manager who knows that system.

Pochettino is currently out of work. If the unthinkable happens this year and we have a meltdown Mourinho season I think we’d get him.

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5 hours ago, Artandur said:

Prob just wanted to fuck over Barca

good post, I was going to say the same thing, as Barca, AC Milan, Inter, Juve, Dortmund, and Bayern were in for him, never really saw Real Madrid links, same for Citeh, Arse, Spuds, and Pool (I admit I have not been following Carney all that much, and the EPL big boys surely were scouting him)

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21 minutes ago, Blues11 said:

Hopefully Tuchel makes this work and doesn't get sacked. 

We'll potentially have an abundance for wingbacks because it doesn't look like we're moving away from three in the back anytime soon.  

For his system to work offensively you need a creative midfielder to drive the ball forward and a number 9 who can hold the ball and pick out passes. Harry Kane is a prototypical 3-4-2-1 striker but too bad those are rare. Lol 

 

I know we all hate him, but Kane would be a monster under the Tuchel system

he is the VERY rare CF who can play all over the pitch to great effect

he and Son (most underrated WC winger on the planet atm, and for years before, IMHO) are pure weapons, they carried Spuds for years

[DDA 9,928]

Okay so we are in for Deepay. 

I'm not against it as much as you guys seem to be.

[Superblue 6,372]

48 minutes ago, Pizy said:

I’ve seen quite a few people around different places worrying about Tuchel getting sacked and leaving us with a bunch of players only suited to 3 at the back. If that happens I’m sure we’d just target the best obtainable manager who knows that system.

Pochettino is currently out of work. If the unthinkable happens this year and we have a meltdown Mourinho season I think we’d get him.

I think the players we've signed or seem to be signing this summer are tactically flexible and shouldn't have issues adapting to a back 4 if required. Perhaps even more so than the players Tuchel inherited. Koulibaly is more suited to a back 4 than Rudiger was and Cucurella similarly would be more suited than Alonso as examples.

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19 minutes ago, DDA said:

Okay so we are in for Deepay. 

I'm not against it as much as you guys seem to be.

If the price is right I would take him for this season. Striker position could be dire if we stand pat so why not? 

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5 hours ago, MoroccanBlue said:

Could be the next Bellingham.  Apparently one of the most talented VIlla youth players in quite a while. 

 

Bellingham is only 15 weeks older and FAR more advanced

but yes, the potential to be a good to great player is there

Rice and Bellingham are just SO crucial to my long term vision for us

Rice should have been here YEARS ago, but Marina and our shit scouts insisted he lacked technical skills, which is madness if you just watch him for a few games, he is a special, special player

losing either and the true nightmare, BOTH to other EPL clubs is part of my dystopian outlook should we end up there

 

these are the top valued CMFs and DMFs ( I removed AMF's, so no ex Chels players like De Bruyne and Musiala, no linked AMFs like Nkunku, Bernardo Silva, or Wirtz) on T-Markt (Foden is NOT a CMF, no idea why they list him there)

also no current Chels players, so no Mount, Havertz, Kovacic, Kante, Jorginho

the ones in bold have been linked to us in the past 3 years

Pedri (we were never truly linked, he is so not leaving Barca)
Jude Bellingham   
Declan Rice
Rodri  
Joshua Kimmich
Federico Valverde 
Sergej Milinković-Savić   (also an AMF)
Nicolò Barella 
Leon Goretzka   
Gavi   
Aurélien Tchouameni   
Frenkie de Jong 
Wilfred Ndidi  (overrated)
Fabinho 
Eduardo Camavinga 
Fabián Ruiz (overrated)
Youri Tielemans 
Sandro Tonali   
Carlos Soler (more of an AMF)
Mikel Merino   (very underrated)
Marcos Llorente

 

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2 hours ago, milka said:

 

That would please me.  He made a name for himself at Liverpool

 

 

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7 hours ago, Nero said:

What you think guys? A real striker?

depends on the price

I do not have as negative opinion of him as many do

he can be a sniper if he is on his game

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3 hours ago, milka said:

 

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7 hours ago, Pizy said:

unless Ruben, Billy, and Barkley all go