Chelsea 0-2 Man City

[Vesper 30,119]

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

[Pizy 18,877]

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.

[bluesman2610 1,417]

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

[Blue Armour 4,436]

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

[OneMoSalah 8,885]

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

[robsblubot 3,595]

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. 

[Vesper 30,119]

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.

[robsblubot 3,595]

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.

[ZAPHOD2319 4,804]

 

[Strike 7,478]

That Cucurella song is super annoying tbh

[xPetrCechx 13,570]

Match Day ⚽

[Pizy 18,877]

Think our best chance today is to hope for another chaotic, high scoring affair like the 4-4 last season. Gotta hope their defense looks shaky because I can’t see ours conceding fewer than 2 today.

Just want to see us play an impressive, solid match where we look at least near their level.

[Nero 1,870]

No Rodri, no party

[Vesper 30,119]

FUCK CITEH!

[zinctek 469]

On 16/08/2024 at 16:11, MoroccanBlue said:

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

makes me want to cry knowing sanchez is in goal, think my nan would do a better job