Chelsea vs Fulham

[robsblubot 3,530]

9 minutes ago, LAM09 said:

I feel like keeping such players affects their development more than anything. Youngsters need to play fairly regularly to actually develop rather than 5 games in a season.

Signing KDH to just make a financial loss in less than 6 months doesn't give me much faith in this manager where incomings are concerned. The same could be said about the club signing Felix against Enzo's will (couldn't be more evident).

Agreed. Which is reason I wasn’t crazy about the signings. At that age, for us, the player needs to be really special, or at least very premature in development, or he won’t play.

Ah the other fofana—had forgotten about him. Dunno maybe the club does not rate him. He could perhaps be a better alternative than nkunku

yeah Felix was a weird one; I suspect the club leadership got scared, like I did, with the lack of depth in attack last season.

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[mkh 295]

Madueke being left out was a technical decision according to Maresca. [@kierangill_DM]

Despite 2 GK’s being on the bench.

👀

[TheHulk 1,891]

2 minutes ago, mkh said:

Madueke being left out was a technical decision according to Maresca. [@kierangill_DM]

Despite 2 GK’s being on the bench.

👀

Most likely Noni started throwing a hissy fit because he got dropped from the starting line. Needs to be sold in the summer alongside Sterling the poison.

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[Who Cares 3]

Weird how people are hating on players that didn’t even 

13 minutes ago, robsblubot said:

Agreed. Which is reason I wasn’t crazy about the signings. At that age, for us, the player needs to be really special, or at least very premature in development, or he won’t play.

yeah Felix was a weird one; I suspect the club leadership got scared, like I did, with the lack of depth in attack last season.

Felix was a good signing, not like he was signed as a guaranteed starter.

Much more useful than KDH as Palmer backup. 
 

 

[DH1988 1,307]

I get why people wanted Felix, it's not like he's some God tier player that would change the game, he's simply a different option to what we had on the pitch ie. What we had wasn't working, so you sub, but we didn't so manager is at fault and the players as well.

It is what it is, onward.

[robsblubot 3,530]

58 minutes ago, Who Cares said:

Weird how people are hating on players that didn’t even 

Felix was a good signing, not like he was signed as a guaranteed starter.

Much more useful than KDH as Palmer backup. 
 

 

There is no hate. At this level players are good enough or they aren’t; they fit in the system or they don’t.

I’m not a fan of Felix’s game tbh, but I much rather have him on the roster than having kids as options like last season when Mudryk was a starter…

still Felix is a creative type, not a player who will provide volume of play esp in a match like this. Thought KDH was a CM player never a Palmer backup; he is more of an Enzo backup if anything.

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[NikkiCFC 8,058]

Maresca 35 points after 18 games. 

Pochettino 35 points last 18 games last season! 

We were on upwards trajectory from last season. Enzo continued. 

 

Edited 14 hours ago by NikkiCFC

[Vesper 29,022]

12 EPL points dropped now we should have takien

the last 2 games has been nightmarishly frustrating

[Laylabelle 9,384]

On 25/12/2024 at 13:55, Fernando said:

I think we are losing this game. 

Unfortunately right.. annoying how it was lost though 

[Mhsc 912]

13 minutes ago, Vesper said:

12 EPL points dropped now we should have takien

the last 2 games has been nightmarishly frustrating

It is not realistic to think we should be on 47 pts lol.

It is the PL. Hardest football competition in the world. Everyone is struggling...because it is hard. We are relatively speaking struggling the 2nd least.

[DH1988 1,307]

There is only one option for the striker department in January and that's slipping Sporting 85m.

In terms of CB, we will have to grossly overpay for anyone half decent, so honestly I'd stick with what we have and invest in the summer providing we make CL football.

[mkh 295]

Enzo Maresca on zero minutes for João Félix: “We decided to sub on Nkunku for Nico… João plays more or less the same position as Cole Palmer”.

“They played together already but it’s also a matter of balance”.

“That’s why he didn’t enter today”, added via @LloydCanfield.

[Milan 17,859]

1 hour ago, Mhsc said:

It is not realistic to think we should be on 47 pts lol.

It is the PL. Hardest football competition in the world. Everyone is struggling...because it is hard. We are relatively speaking struggling the 2nd least.

You just can’t win it all and take L’s just against the biggest teams lol, and especially this Chelsea side.

[Mário César 997]

we are tired and with no legs in the midfield 

if we had lavia I think we won the game

[Strike 7,252]

We can call Time of Death on the title challenge and move on 

[Strike 7,252]

1 hour ago, mkh said:

Enzo Maresca on zero minutes for João Félix: “We decided to sub on Nkunku for Nico… João plays more or less the same position as Cole Palmer”.

“They played together already but it’s also a matter of balance”.

“That’s why he didn’t enter today”, added via @LloydCanfield.

Didn't understand the lack of subs. We needed fresh legs and Maresca has usually been someone who uses the full quota of subs. Gives me the sense that Madueke/Felix are complaining and could agitate to move in Jan. I'd look at strengthening if that is the case since Mudryk is also unavailable 

[Strike 7,252]

2 hours ago, NikkiCFC said:

Maresca 35 points after 18 games. 

Pochettino 35 points last 18 games last season! 

We were on upwards trajectory from last season. Enzo continued. 

 

World of difference in the football being played right now 

 

[Reddish-Blue 2,355]

2 hours ago, DH1988 said:

In terms of CB, we will have to grossly overpay for anyone half decent, so honestly I'd stick with what we have and invest in the summer providing we make CL football.

If we don't invest in january, we may not get CL football next season.    Feel like it's Liverpool, Arsenal, City then us or Newcastle for the 4th spot.