3. Marc Cucurella

[lucio 5,418]

Use him as makeweight for caicedo

[Hot Dawg 17]

Systematic of how the club is being run when you pay £60 million for someone who plays and looks like an extra from Cheech and Chong.

[Pizy 17,861]

I personally think everyone needs to settle down with calling him shit or saying he’s a massive bust. Unlike with Koulibaly, I think Cucu will go on to be a very good long term signing for us. When we have a functioning team he will improve a lot. 

[Vesper 27,392]

4 hours ago, Pizy said:

I personally think everyone needs to settle down with calling him shit or saying he’s a massive bust. Unlike with Koulibaly, I think Cucu will go on to be a very good long term signing for us. When we have a functioning team he will improve a lot. 

I don't think he is a bust, I think we paid at least double for him what he is worth

[NikkiCFC 7,607]

But if Hall is ahead of him and with Chilwell back that makes him 3rd choice. For 60m? Last summer transfer window is likely going to be the worst ever. 

KK 

Cucurella 

Auba 

3 total busts. 

I personally never liked Sterling and seems bad so far plus with latest additions cannot see him starting. 

Fofana has been injured but I have huge hope for him. With Badiashile and Colwill this is 3 CBs for a next decade. 

[manpe 10,857]

Crazy to think that we could have just promoted Hall and kept the 60 million for more pressing needs.

[Fernando 6,379]

I blame it on tuchel. 

I always said tuchel was not good for signing. 

[Vegetable 790]

There's also probability that Tuchel had some idea what to do with him - he was known for making obscure/shitty players vital in his system. 

Now apparently everyone just expects players to play on their own, no questions asked

[Fernando 6,379]

I liked tuchel and I was sad when he left but I always said that he was bad for transfer and with his input in transfer I would not feel comfortable in the purchases. 

This summer bust is another proof on top of lukaku. 

Hence why in the long term it was better to sack tuchel and change the vision. 

After sacking tuchel I think our transfer was a bit better. 

Edited January 16, 2023 by Fernando

[OneMoSalah 8,617]

On 16/01/2023 at 14:14, Fernando said:

I blame it on tuchel. 

I always said tuchel was not good for signing. 

Personally I think its more on Boehly trying to make a splash in the first window, I just have this feeling he seen City wanted him (similarly to Arsenal with Mudryk) and just felt he had to triumph them to stop them getting him first and foremost. Although we did need back up in the position with Chilwells injury. But mainly re City wanting him & Boehly wanting to make an impression and be competitive, I think this is why we had no issues to splurge the fee they wanted without hesitation where as City did. Or perhaps City had more reservations about the player? 

Whilst they also were/are statement buys - people probably thought not often Chelsea beat City & Pep to their top target in recent years or a team at the top of the league to theirs (Arsenal & Mudryk). So theres that element too. Without considering the players qualities as I don’t think any would of considered the pair of them elite players. 

I do think Tuchel liked the player though, but I am more convinced this is one of the lessons Boehly and the club have reportedly “already learned” from this summer. Or I’d hope so.

[NikkiCFC 7,607]

 

[Bumtrubbler 6]

have a look back at all our recent defeats. find me 1 that doesn't involve countless attacks down our left side... 

he's a tool & not good enough for Chelsea. out to fk! 

[Hashishi 148]

 

 

 

 

[Vesper 27,392]

9 hours ago, NikkiCFC said:

 

Yikes!

[Vesper 27,392]

On 15/01/2023 at 17:58, manpe said:

Crazy to think that we could have just promoted Hall and kept the 60 million for more pressing needs.

and we have two other left backs who may end up better than Hall

Zak Sturge (1.88m big 18yo)

and, of course,

Maatsen, tearing it up at Burnley

 

[Reddish-Blue 2,232]

1 hour ago, Vesper said:

and we have two other left backs who may end up better than Hall

Zak Sturge (1.88m big 18yo)

and, of course,

Maatsen, tearing it up at Burnley

 

The problem is...Maatsen won't get a chance because of the Cucurella transfer.  

Still can't believe we actually paid 50+ million for an average player like Cucurella.  No wonder why Manchester City pulled out of the negotiations, they knew that he wasn't worth more than 30 million.  

[Vesper 27,392]

1 hour ago, Reddish-Blue said:

Still can't believe we actually paid 50+ million

62 million quid, counting the add-ons!

and that doesn't include his £175K PW salary on a 6 year long contract

that takes it up to £116.6m!!!!

insanity

those 5 summer buys were some of the worst in decades

counting wages, we could well have shit away half a billion pounds or so just from that one summer window

and dog knows the secondary knock-on effects, like if we lose Maatsen on a free cuz CuCu shit may well block him

 

Edited February 11, 2023 by Vesper

[Fernando 6,379]

Mistake for the first goal. 

Really he has not been that good. 

The summer transfers are among the worst. Reminds me of a time with conte that we bought nothing but crap one summer.