Laylabelle 9,535 Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 Intresting that Liverpool fans expected them to be in our position.... Maybe we can reach double points end of the year? Lost more then won Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amad_diallo 17 Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 1 minute ago, Stats said: All the money that have spent and the squad is just not any better. They shipped most of the big earners and replaced them with unproven players. Jackson was very impressive in pre-season but it was a worry that we were pinning all our hopes on him. We have sold Ziyech, Pulisic, CHO, Lukaku, Auba and did not take the Felix option and the replacements are not better bar Nkunku who got injured. Really worried. I am a minority here but think Poch should of taken the option on Felix. Although he was not great, he looked betre than most of our other attackers and looked like making things happen. In our next prem game our only senior striker is Broja and doubt he will start as he is returning to fitness, which means a player being played out of position. Embarrasing that we have got ourselves in this stateI I said the same thing regarding felix we should have brought him back, now he's in Barcelona and his balling right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,178 Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 6 minutes ago, Stats said: I am a minority here but think Poch should of taken the option on Felix. it certainly looks a mistake at this point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manpe 10,861 Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 Feel the criticism towards Poch is unfair. It's Winstanley and Laurence who deserve it more for turning us into an unbalanced youth team with average players at best (signing of Mudryk alone is a sackable offence, for that money we could have signed a ready-made player). Also all the injuries probably have something to do with the owners getting rid of most backroom staff from day 1, can't really put up a fair fight with 10+ players injured constantly. It's a shitshow from top to bottom, we have a saying "the fish starts rotting from the head" so it's the head that needs chopping first. The fact that we had 3 managers fail and a 4th one already struggling is at least some kind of indication that maybe, just MAYBE the managers are not the root cause for "coincidentally" becoming relegation fodder overnight after the new owners came in. Even Guardiola would struggle with the situation we are in, I have no doubt about it. Fulham Broadway 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizy 18,909 Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 Unlike last summer where nearly all of our big money signings flopped I’m not angry or let down by this summer’s signings. I think ALL of them will eventually grow in to great players. Some like Ugo and Gusto into very solid squad players. It’s the coaching that I’m extremely let down by. The constant playing of players out of position is what’s harming us nearly as much as injuries and the inability to finish our dinner. I like Poch and truly thought the turnaround would be rapid entering the season. Vesper and mkh 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,178 Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 3 minutes ago, Laylabelle said: Intresting that Liverpool fans expected them to be in our position.... they were and are worried about their defence Ibrahima Konaté (never convincing) Virgil van Dijk not at all at the level of what he was a few years back, that knee injury did him hard Joe Gomez meh Joel Matip ageing out, lacks pace Jarell Quansah (20yo, 21 in January, valued at 400K, U21 Pool youth team player) LB Andrew Robertson turns 30 in late winter this season LB Konstantinos Tsimikas nothing special RB Trent Alexander-Arnold horrid defensively and now injured no backup RB on the roster, so they roll with the meh Gomez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manpe 10,861 Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 (edited) 12 minutes ago, Pizy said: Unlike last summer where nearly all of our big money signings flopped I’m not angry or let down by this summer’s signings. I think ALL of them will eventually grow in to great players. Some like Ugo and Gusto into very solid squad players. Wish I was that optimistic. We have no world class senior players for those kids to learn from, I think that aspect is undervalued when it comes to development. If you constantly underperform in games you should be winning your confidence will drop, you won't enjoy playing anymore and you will be stuck in a rut, you lose belief in the project and so on.. no progress comes from that. We need to start winning soon or we're gonna have a bunch of wantaway players again by the end of the season. Edited September 24, 2023 by manpe Amad_diallo and didi007 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whats happening 1,615 Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 has anyone yet asked poch why is gallagher playing as a cm and enzo as a am? bigbluewillie, mkh, Muzchap and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amad_diallo 17 Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 11 minutes ago, manpe said: Feel the criticism towards Poch is unfair. It's Winstanley and Laurence who deserve it more for turning us into an unbalanced youth team with average players at best (signing of Mudryk alone is a sackable offence, for that money we could have signed a ready-made player). Also all the injuries probably have something to do with the owners getting rid of most backroom staff from day 1, can't really put up a fair fight with 10+ players injured constantly. It's a shitshow from top to bottom, we have a saying "the fish starts rotting from the head" so it's the head that needs chopping first. The fact that we had 3 managers fail and a 4th one already struggling is at least some kind of indication that maybe, just MAYBE the managers are not the root cause for "coincidentally" becoming relegation fodder overnight after the new owners came in. Even Guardiola would struggle with the situation we are in, I have no doubt about it. The American owners felt It would be a wonderful storyline the Russian - ukraine war. They wanna show solidarity, boy oh boy what a mistake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,178 Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 11 minutes ago, Pizy said: Unlike last summer where nearly all of our big money signings flopped I’m not angry or let down by this summer’s signings. I think ALL of them will eventually grow in to great players. Some like Ugo and Gusto into very solid squad players. It’s the coaching that I’m extremely let down by. The constant playing of players out of position is what’s harming us nearly as much as injuries and the inability to finish our dinner. I like Poch and truly thought the turnaround would be rapid entering the season. also the insane injuries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laylabelle 9,535 Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 3 minutes ago, Vesper said: they were and are worried about their defence Ibrahima Konaté (never convincing) Virgil van Dijk not at all at the level of what he was a few years back, that knee injury did him hard Joe Gomez meh Joel Matip ageing out, lacks pace Jarell Quansah (20yo, 21 in January, valued at 400K, U21 Pool youth team player) LB Andrew Robertson turns 30 in late winter this season LB Konstantinos Tsimikas nothing special RB Trent Alexander-Arnold horrid defensively and now injured no backup RB on the roster, so they roll with the meh Gomez Doing alright so far. Obs long way to go but they'll be competing for top 4.. Whereas we're definitely not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkh 587 Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 Poch: “I start tomorrow again to prepare the game for Wednesday and hope we can score Wednesday.” [football London] 🤯🤯 Fernando and whats happening 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whats happening 1,615 Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 sheffield (our relegation rivals) losin 0-3 already. NikkiCFC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amad_diallo 17 Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 Just now, Vesper said: also the insane injuries Instead of betting on games, we should start betting on who's next to pick up a injury within the Chelsea squad who got next ? Vesper 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manpe 10,861 Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 9 minutes ago, whats happening said: has anyone yet asked poch why is gallagher playing as a cm and enzo as a am? Bent to player pressure is my guess. Someone (was it Poch or Enzo?) said that Enzo came to him and asked to play further up the pitch, that's what he's doing. Stats 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stats 7,142 Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 1 minute ago, manpe said: Bent to player pressure is my guess. Someone (was it Poch or Enzo?) said that Enzo came to him and asked to play further up the pitch, that's what he's doing. I think this too. But it clearly doesn't work. Fernandez prob likes the idea of scoring and assisting and that increases playing further forward but the games he has played further proves he should be a DLP only. manpe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkh 587 Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 Mauricio Pochettino: “Yes, of course the owners are disappointed — but at the same time they need to support the plan”. 🚨🔵 #CFC “We have the squad we have, we need try to build the confidence and give them all of the support they need”, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manpe 10,861 Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 3 minutes ago, Stats said: I think this too. But it clearly doesn't work. Fernandez prob likes the idea of scoring and assisting and that increases playing further forward but the games he has played further proves he should be a DLP only. Agreed. He's an average AM but a world class CM, he should participate in our build-up all over the pitch, a roaming playmaker. Stats 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manpe 10,861 Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 6 minutes ago, mkh said: Mauricio Pochettino: “Yes, of course the owners are disappointed — but at the same time they need to support the plan”. 🚨🔵 #CFC “We have the squad we have, we need try to build the confidence and give them all of the support they need”, Dude is probably frustrated that the attacker the club provided him was an average U21 Man City reject. Poch was asking for experience and proven quality all summer and got none. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amad_diallo 17 Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 I think poch is doing the best he can, but the quality of the squad is not good enough. They wanted to change a sell so many players all at once some players could have been keept. Youth is not always the way forward you need to have a mixture experience and youth look at gusto's challenge today clearly a rookie mistake As a club we are really degressing from being one of the top clubs in Europe to this . American owners man should stick to nfl Major League baseball nba. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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