Special Juan 28,188 Posted August 16, 2024 Share Posted August 16, 2024 Reece James injured, imagine my suprise, sell that broken fucker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyikolajevics 2,710 Posted August 16, 2024 Share Posted August 16, 2024 11 minutes ago, Special Juan said: Reece James injured, imagine my suprise, sell that broken fucker He is also suspended, he made sure not to play this game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,188 Posted August 16, 2024 Share Posted August 16, 2024 2 minutes ago, nyikolajevics said: He is also suspended, he made sure not to play this game. I would fully expect him to get injured while suspended anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizy 18,991 Posted August 16, 2024 Share Posted August 16, 2024 49 minutes ago, nyikolajevics said: Called Mateo Kovacic, you might have heard his name before. Also they got Mateus Nunes. LMAO! I legit forgot about Kova! 🤦♂️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoroccanBlue 5,384 Posted August 16, 2024 Share Posted August 16, 2024 (edited) If we can't beat them now then I really am not looking forward to the season. Sanchez Fofana Colwill Veiga Lavia Caicedo Gusto Palmer Nkunku Sterling Jackson Edited August 16, 2024 by MoroccanBlue zinctek 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAPHOD2319 4,823 Posted August 16, 2024 Author Share Posted August 16, 2024 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YorkshireBlue 3,298 Posted August 16, 2024 Share Posted August 16, 2024 1 minute ago, ZAPHOD2319 said: I like that, shows he isn't the yes man people make him out to be, he's picked the lads and sent the rest packing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikkiCFC 8,370 Posted August 16, 2024 Share Posted August 16, 2024 (edited) On 13/08/2024 at 22:56, NikkiCFC said: Rodri, Walker, Stones and Foden going into this with zero pre season minutes. KDB and Silva without a start. I expect us to use this circumstances and get 3 points. Add now Bobb and Grealish injured and Alvarez also left. Anything less than a win would be huge disappointment. Edited August 16, 2024 by NikkiCFC cfccrost 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strike 7,527 Posted August 16, 2024 Share Posted August 16, 2024 4 hours ago, Special Juan said: Reece James injured, imagine my suprise, sell that broken fucker He’s out for three games. It’s fine. Hes the only one injured too. Been a while since we had everyone available Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robsblubot 3,595 Posted August 16, 2024 Share Posted August 16, 2024 (edited) 40 minutes ago, NikkiCFC said: Add now Bobb and Grealish injured and Alvarez also left. Anything less than a win would be huge disappointment. Had we not changed manager, system/formation and half the team, I'd agree with you. They are just too much of a well-oiled machine to be taken for granted. Grealish has hardly played given that Doku is twice the player... and who the fuck is Bobb? 😆 With that said, it's still a good time to play them--better if it was an away match too. Edited August 16, 2024 by robsblubot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,290 Posted August 16, 2024 Share Posted August 16, 2024 4 hours ago, NikkiCFC said: Add now Bobb and Grealish injured and Alvarez also left. Anything less than a win would be huge disappointment. come on m8 they are still loaded AF even without those 3 and they have one of the two best managers (along with King Carlo) on the planet (and this is Pep's last year at Citeh so you know he is going to go all out) Ederson Rúben Dias Manuel Akanji Nathan Aké John Stones Josko Gvardiol Rico Lewis João Cancelo Kyle Walker Rodri Matheus Nunes Mateo Kovacic Bernardo Silva Kevin De Bruyne Jérémy Doku Phil Foden Savinho Erling Håland plus they will add more before this window ends Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizy 18,991 Posted August 16, 2024 Share Posted August 16, 2024 All I want to see is for us to show some proper balls and play like we belong on the same pitch as them. Don’t take the pitch and be overwhelmed from minute 1. We have more than enough quality to cause them all sorts of problems if we play with confidence. Laylabelle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesman2610 1,423 Posted August 16, 2024 Share Posted August 16, 2024 In the preseason friendly we gifted them 2 of the 4 goals they scored clean that up and we can maybe do a little damage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Armour 4,460 Posted August 17, 2024 Share Posted August 17, 2024 (edited) There you have it. Straight from the horse's mouth. Enzo Maresca admits Chelsea are NOT eyeing Champions League qualification this season - as he reveals what target the club's hierarchy have given him https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-13751543/Enzo-Maresca-admits-Chelsea-NOT-targeting-Champions-League-qualification-season-reveals-target-clubs-hierarchy-given-him.html# I wish him and the club the best of luck, but I'll always question whether a top 4 team like Chelsea had to go backwards for more than 3 seasons back to back, to become a competitive team again. Also, another season outside the Champions league can't be good for the revenue, especially when the match earnings are constrained. Tougher to attract sponsors and negotiate good deals, if you're not playing in the top competitions for so long. Edited August 17, 2024 by Blue Armour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoSalah 8,888 Posted August 17, 2024 Share Posted August 17, 2024 (edited) 17 hours ago, Pizy said: My mind is kind of blanking right now. If Rodri is out and Kalvin Phillips is now off to Ipswich, I can’t even remember who is in their CM. What’s his face they bought from Wolves and KdB gonna play in CM against us, then? Kovacic apparently been adapting his game to playing a more sitting role this pre-season. Mentioned it in an interview, doing a lot of video analysis and stuff with Pep/coaching staff. Kalvin Phillips is poor at that sort of level anyway, should never have left Leeds. CL qualification not this seasons target? What was all that utter bullshit that apparently the club/directors/owners felt the squad was a CL level squad last season? These guys are unreal. Honestly. Morons to say the least. Edited August 17, 2024 by OneMoSalah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robsblubot 3,595 Posted August 17, 2024 Share Posted August 17, 2024 3 hours ago, Blue Armour said: There you have it. Straight from the horse's mouth. Enzo Maresca admits Chelsea are NOT eyeing Champions League qualification this season - as he reveals what target the club's hierarchy have given him https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-13751543/Enzo-Maresca-admits-Chelsea-NOT-targeting-Champions-League-qualification-season-reveals-target-clubs-hierarchy-given-him.html# I wish him and the club the best of luck, but I'll always question whether a top 4 team like Chelsea had to go backwards for more than 3 seasons back to back, to become a competitive team again. Also, another season outside the Champions league can't be good for the revenue, especially when the match earnings are constrained. Tougher to attract sponsors and negotiate good deals, if you're not playing in the top competitions for so long. Makes sense. It takes time to make all these footballers learn to play Baseball well enough. It is evidently a multi-year project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,290 Posted August 17, 2024 Share Posted August 17, 2024 Manchester City https://thedailybriefing.io/i/147772903/manchester-city Pep Guardiola: “We hope to see Oscar Bobb back in three or four months. It was in the training session, and unfortunately had a big impact on his injury. I think he will have surgery in the afternoon.” Pep Guardiola: “João Cancelo to re-join our squad? It can happen, yes. He's training with us. We will see. Maybe he stays, maybe he goes on loan, maybe... I don't know yet. He’s training with us, behaving really well in the training sessions.” Rodri will miss the Chelsea vs Man City game, Pep Guardiola has confirmed. “He had zero training sessions with us, he’s not ready.” Pep Guardiola denies reports on Claudio Echeverri is joining Man City earlier than planned after the Bobb injury. “No idea about that. I didn't talk with Txiki about Claudio Echeverri.” Pep Guardiola on Enzo Maresca: “My advice: give him time. If they, the owners of Chelsea, accept my advice - give Enzo time - it will work. All the managers need time. I don't know if Chelsea is the place to do this, but give him time and he will work.” Manchester City reach agreement with West Ham for £1.2m compensation to sign 19 year old Divin Mubama — here we go! Medical tests booked and Divin will sign a long term deal, strategic deal from Man City. Exclusive story, confirmed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robsblubot 3,595 Posted August 17, 2024 Share Posted August 17, 2024 Didn’t Pep say same about Potter? Potter and Maresca employ completely different styles too. Seems like Pep tends to protect the class that’s all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAPHOD2319 4,823 Posted August 18, 2024 Author Share Posted August 18, 2024 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strike 7,527 Posted August 18, 2024 Share Posted August 18, 2024 That Cucurella song is super annoying tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts