Chelsea Transfers

[TheHulk 2,483]

8 minutes ago, OneMoSalah said:

He will have options, plenty of them, so theres no doubt we will be near the bottom of any list. For any reasonably good player not just him. Let’s be real, why would anyone half decent want to come here when things are this bad?

And throwing another £150-200m at young u21 players again this summer is going to do fuck all to fix the problems we have running from top to bottom of the club.

This summer window is going to be brutal in all honesty. No longer got that safety from previous seasons with the older regime where we would have still attracted top top players & top top managers. Or that optimism like the first 2 windows when Boehly & Clearlake came in. Completely different now.

This group and managers already written off and any chance of even slightly reversing a wee bit of this is going to take a lot of work. 

Yeah, last summer was probably our last chance and we fucked up. I still don't understand what they are trying to do, they aren't targeting top echelon youngsters neither going for ready made top players, simply buying whatever and hope they turn good.

Edited February 28, 2024 by TheHulk

[Vesper 30,224]

On 31/01/2023 at 05:38, Vesper said:

Many clubs scouting €70m Porto midfielder

https://thedailybriefing.io/i/142090595/many-clubs-scouting-m-porto-midfielder

Alan Varela has impressed for Porto and was particularly strong in their recent Champions League win over Arsenal, showing what he can do on the biggest stage against the best opponents.

There have been reports doing the rounds of several top teams scouting Varela, including Manchester City, but for now my understanding is that it is just normal scouting activity, and nothing more advanced than that.

Many clubs are sending scouts to follow the 22-year-old midfielder as he’s been excellent for Porto in the recent months. I’m also told he has €70m release clause into his contract, and we know how difficult is to negotiate with Portuguese clubs, so this could be a difficult deal if any suitors come forward in the summer.

[Vesper 30,224]

1 hour ago, TheHulk said:

Would be such a coup to get Antonio Silva.

 

[Vesper 30,224]

right footed CB targets

Bremer  
António Silva 
Ousmane Diomande
Giorgio Scalvini 
Robin Le Normand   
Mohamed Simakan 
Jean-Clair Todibo 
Malick Thiaw 
Leny Yoro  
Nicolò Casale

 

[NikkiCFC 8,334]

3 hours ago, Laylabelle said:

I dont think our defence is bad bad bad...there are other areas we are worse at 🤣 

Actually this is interesting:

Last season in 50 games we scored 50 goals and conceded 56.

This season in 36 games so far we have already scored 64 goals and conceded 49.

So in 14 games less we scored 14 goals more. This is huge difference. But with 13 PL games left and one more at least in Cup it is clear we will concede more than last season.

So imo defense has not been good at all even last season but this season it is even worse. But by the look of it Poch improved our attack and this is still with Nkunku out for most of the season.

Last season best goalscorers had: 9, 9, 4, 3 goals.

This season they are on: 12, 10, 8, 7, 5, 4, 4.  So much better and like I said still plenty games to play.

[ulvhedin 526]

11 hours ago, Vesper said:

Players who may be observed include the likes of Viktor Gyokeres, Gonçalo Inácio, Ousmane Diomande at Sporting, and João Neves and Antonio Silva at Benfica.

Maybe we will scout.. Ruben Amorim

[LAM09 7,062]

17 hours ago, Vesper said:

right footed CB targets

Bremer  
António Silva 
Ousmane Diomande
Giorgio Scalvini 
Robin Le Normand   
Mohamed Simakan 
Jean-Clair Todibo 
Malick Thiaw 
Leny Yoro  
Nicolò Casale

 

Are you not a fan of Kossounou?

[MoroccanBlue 5,383]

90% sure we get Osimhen. 

[OneMoSalah 8,886]

10 hours ago, ulvhedin said:

Maybe we will scout.. Ruben Amorim

A manager who when he probably leaves Portugal, will fail in a much more competitive league against better teams and better managers. No thanks.

[MoroccanBlue 5,383]

12 minutes ago, OneMoSalah said:

A manager who when he probably leaves Portugal, will fail in a much more competitive league against better teams and better managers. No thanks.

What makes you say this? 

[ZAPHOD2319 4,819]

14 minutes ago, MoroccanBlue said:

What makes you say this? 

The Special One came from Porto. They can come from anywhere.

[Vegetable 830]

10 hours ago, ulvhedin said:

Maybe we will scout.. Ruben Amorim

Amorim was rumored the last time, so I guess we pretty much binned him then.

Not to mention it's not like Enzo transformed us the way people justyfing this crazy pricetag were claiming he will.

[lucio 5,418]

5 minutes ago, Vegetable said:

Amorim was rumored the last time, so I guess we pretty much binned him then.

Not to mention it's not like Enzo transformed us the way people justyfing this crazy pricetag were claiming he will.

Poch was considered just before potter took over 

[lucio 5,418]

40 minutes ago, OneMoSalah said:

A manager who when he probably leaves Portugal, will fail in a much more competitive league against better teams and better managers. No thanks.

Won sporting their first title in 19 years , top of the league again currently, knocked top of the table arsenal out of Europe. It’s a gamble given age and inexperience but he’s probably decent 

[Vesper 30,224]

2 hours ago, LAM09 said:

Are you not a fan of Kossounou?

perhaps, I need to see more, but sure, put him on the list 👋

[robsblubot 3,595]

17 hours ago, NikkiCFC said:

Actually this is interesting:

Last season in 50 games we scored 50 goals and conceded 56.

This season in 36 games so far we have already scored 64 goals and conceded 49.

So in 14 games less we scored 14 goals more. This is huge difference. But with 13 PL games left and one more at least in Cup it is clear we will concede more than last season.

So imo defense has not been good at all even last season but this season it is even worse. But by the look of it Poch improved our attack and this is still with Nkunku out for most of the season.

Last season best goalscorers had: 9, 9, 4, 3 goals.

This season they are on: 12, 10, 8, 7, 5, 4, 4.  So much better and like I said still plenty games to play.

Too many variables to even establish correlation much less causation. Different attacking and midfield players with different intent and capacity of defending. Goalie, FBs, the whole team changed!

I like Colwill, but not sure yet about Badiashile. Disasi is too slow for the PL esp if you don't want to play with a low block.

Silva has overstayed his welcome by a a season or two.

So, even tho I don't buy the relation above (unless it were about American football and with the same defense coach 🙂 ), I do think we need CBs esp given that Fofana is perma wrecked 

[Reddish-Blue 2,510]

13 hours ago, Vegetable said:

Amorim was rumored the last time, so I guess we pretty much binned him then.

or maybe he said no to us...just like Luis Enrique and Nagelsmann

[Reddish-Blue 2,510]

13 hours ago, OneMoSalah said:

A manager who when he probably leaves Portugal, will fail in a much more competitive league against better teams and better managers. No thanks.

He won't be short on offers, just like Alonso and De Zerbi.   Will be interesting to see where Amorim & De Zerbi end up in the manager merry go round. 

[TheHulk 2,483]

26 minutes ago, Reddish-Blue said:

or maybe he said no to us...just like Luis Enrique and Nagelsmann

If he did, further confirms to me he is a top no nonsense manager and not another yes man.

Edited March 1, 2024 by TheHulk

[lucio 5,418]

1 hour ago, Reddish-Blue said:

He won't be short on offers, just like Alonso and De Zerbi.   Will be interesting to see where Amorim & De Zerbi end up in the manager merry go round. 

Liverpool , Bayern and maybe real Madrid will need new managers , all ex clubs of Alonso so he will end up at one of them. 

Utd might also need a coach , de zerbi might go to barca

I'd go for amorim, girona coach or emery , but I've no doubt we will stick with the mediocre poch or get another loser like Laurent blanc