22. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall

[Blue Armour 4,436]

On 02/07/2024 at 08:22, Fulham Broadway said:

Enzo will get the best out of him if anyone can 

I think he'll help get the best out of Enzo & Caicedo too. If he can be the solid, dependable, even if unspecatcular, CM, like Henderson was for Liverpool.

[Strike 7,474]

5 hours ago, Blue Armour said:

I think he'll help get the best out of Enzo & Caicedo too. If he can be the solid, dependable, even if unspecatcular, CM, like Henderson was for Liverpool.

I am just glad they touched the midfield since the rumours were mainly about a CB and ST. He could complement Enzo and Caicedo in the middle and is an upgrade on Connor. No complaints. 

 

[Duppy Conqueror 1,526]

Doesnt quite have Conor's spaniel on crack zoomies but more controlled,composure,finishing etc..

 

[robsblubot 3,595]

KDH (wasn't signed for the bench), Caicedo, Enzo, Lavia, and Conor... that's for 3, or perhaps 2 positions depending on well, variables.

Just don't see the minutes here barring bad injuries.

Edited July 7, 2024 by robsblubot
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[Mhsc 1,091]

1 hour ago, robsblubot said:

KDH (wasn't signed for the bench), Caicedo, Enzo, Lavia, and Conor... that's for 3, or perhaps 2 positions depending on well, variables.

Just don't see the minutes here barring bad injuries.

I assume Conor has to be off, but who knows. I could imagine in big games we might go very solid and put KDH, Caicedo, Lavia and Enzo all on the field at the same time by moving Caicedo to RB (as De Zerbi sometimes did with him) and having him come into midfield from there with either Colwill or Renato playing LB / tucking into CB.

But I would expect against mid/lower teams it will be a problem because we will want to get a lot more forward players/goal scorers on the field and have Palmer play either as a 10 or a right sided 8 but either way it leaves just 2 spots for Caicedo, Lavia, Enzo, KDH, possibly Conor, and a crop of promising youngsters like Carney. Fully fit the team will be very hard to manage and keep happy.

[NikkiCFC 8,286]

I can't get excited because our record with players from clubs like Leicester and Monaco is horrible. 

Bakayoko, Disasi, Badiashile. 

Drinkwater, Chilwell, Fofana. 

H2O was PL winner also and this guy is Championship. 

 

[Vesper 30,085]

5 hours ago, NikkiCFC said:

our record with players from clubs like Leicester and Monaco is horrible

[Blue Armour 4,436]

20 hours ago, Strike said:

I am just glad they touched the midfield since the rumours were mainly about a CB and ST. He could complement Enzo and Caicedo in the middle and is an upgrade on Connor. No complaints. 

 

Not to mention, our new manager utilized him effectively last season.

All the more reason to think that this piece will have a good chance to integrate seamlessly into the team.

Just hope people curb their expectations during pre-season.

I'm not expecting him to output crazy numbers. Rather, he would provide a platform for the rest of the midfield to succeed in controlling the game.

[Pizy 18,849]

Kinda concerning that the club have now posted 2 nearly 10 minute training videos these past 2 weeks and KDH hasn’t been spotted in either of them. Haven’t seen any training pics with him either other than one where he was on a Peloton. 

Ffs, don’t tell me the Chelsea curse has struck again and he’s fucking injured already. But what else could it be? The club would normally want to show off the new players a bunch.

[TheHulk 2,401]

1 minute ago, Pizy said:

Kinda concerning that the club have now posted 2 nearly 10 minute training videos these past 2 weeks and KDH hasn’t been spotted in either of them. Haven’t seen any training pics with him either other than one where he was on a Peloton. 

Ffs, don’t tell me the Chelsea curse has struck again and he’s fucking injured already. But what else could it be? The club would normally want to show off the new players a bunch.

Pretty sure I saw some pics with him in training, doubt he got injured and we wouldn't know from sources.

[Fulham Broadway 17,299]

New Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca will "surprise people" by quickly getting the club challenging for major honours and qualifying for the Champions League, says Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.

The 25-year-old followed his former manager to Stamford Bridge in a £30m move last month after starring in his Championship-winning Leicester City team, which earned promotion to the Premier League last season.

"The manager was a big catalyst in wanting me to come," Dewsbury-Hall told BBC Sport.

"I knew from Leicester, a club that went down and had a lot of problems, how he managed to galvanise that, if everyone manages to buy into the system.

"I genuinely think in a short space of time we can be pushing for minimum top four - but more than that.

"He may be unknown for a lot of people, but he is top, top level. He will surprise a lot of people."

Fucking hope so

[Blue Armour 4,436]

8 hours ago, Fulham Broadway said:

New Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca will "surprise people" by quickly getting the club challenging for major honours and qualifying for the Champions League, says Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.

The 25-year-old followed his former manager to Stamford Bridge in a £30m move last month after starring in his Championship-winning Leicester City team, which earned promotion to the Premier League last season.

"The manager was a big catalyst in wanting me to come," Dewsbury-Hall told BBC Sport.

"I knew from Leicester, a club that went down and had a lot of problems, how he managed to galvanise that, if everyone manages to buy into the system.

"I genuinely think in a short space of time we can be pushing for minimum top four - but more than that.

"He may be unknown for a lot of people, but he is top, top level. He will surprise a lot of people."

Fucking hope so

Hoping KDH can also surprise a lot of people by surpassing expectations.

I think he will.