mu4c_20le
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I'm guessing around April because that is when they almost bottled top 4.How long have you been playing poorly for? because you finished 3rd last year, and won the CL the year before that?
I'm guessing around April because that is when they almost bottled top 4.How long have you been playing poorly for? because you finished 3rd last year, and won the CL the year before that?
Where are most of the oil billionaire funded serial youth cup winners at the moment? Why are Chelsea so desperate to avoid playing them?
How is anybody meant to answer? Put in Antony who hasn’t played a minute for us or Casemiro who has played 30 minutes more than me?Seeing as though that other dude refuses to answer, how many academy players are in your personal first choice Man United Xi if everyone was fit? McTom and Rashford?
The best ones are either in the Chelsea team or playing for Roma, Milan, Bayern Munich or for other prem sides.
They can't ALL make it at Chelsea.
Like this:How is anybody meant to answer?
So you sold your equivalent of class of 92
Me? I’d have Zidane start beside Casemiro and have Garnacho rotate either wing.Like this:
"Duffer, how many academy players would you have in your starting XI if everyone was fit?"
"2, James and Mount".
Me? I’d have Zidane start beside Casemiro and have Garnacho rotate either wing.
Does that make you feel better about Chelsea’s youth integration? I don’t get how this is relevant at all.
Right Duffer I’m going to leave it here. I replied to a post from you asking what would happen if Ten Hag didn’t play academy products and I explained to you how he’s using them so far and, in his own words, how he’s going to use them in the future. That obviously wasn’t the answer you wanted since what you wanted was 0 so you’ve narrowed it down to make believe lineups that doesn’t involve Ten Hag at all.We got there finally. Antony or Sancho benched for Garnacho? Or is it Sancho as a false 9?
Probably for the best.Right Duffer I’m going to leave it here.
That’s about right. They kind of “stood up” and banded together right after the sanctions and everything hit. But then you had everything start to disintegrate after awhile, people couldn’t discuss their contracts, players HAD to be talking about leaving, and at one point you couldn’t even find toilet paper in the building apparently.Our play started to really crash then, and it hasn’t really come back yet.I'm guessing around April because that is when they almost bottled top 4.
What does Chelsea intend to do with Lukaku next year? He'll be 30 with 3 years remaining on his 350k a week. He's hated by everyone but they can't get rid of him due to his wages. Kind of like Ronaldo situation on steroids.
Chelsea wanted Kounde, Raphinha, Dembele and Lewandowski but they all ended up at Barça, who also signed Alonso and Christensen for nothing. And to make the finances work they sold Aubameyang...to Chelsea. Mateu Alemany's remarkable summer had a big assist from Todd Boehly.
I hate this obsession now with this kind of comparison (not digging at you. People in general).
It's not and never has been about player for player rating, its how they come together as a team and the quality of football that produces. How they gel and behave off the field is also critical.
You guys are playing quite poorly right now in comparison to previous seasons, but Tuchel is no mug. You'll improve, but whether you reach the ceilings of past squads remains to be seen. Personally I doubt it, because something looks like it's been lost along the way.
As United fans know full well, rebuilding a team brings enormous risk
Chelsea wanted Kounde, Raphinha, Dembele and Lewandowski but they all ended up at Barça, who also signed Alonso and Christensen for nothing. And to make the finances work they sold Aubameyang...to Chelsea. Mateu Alemany's remarkable summer had a big assist from Todd Boehly.
Come again?I'm guessing around April because that is when they almost bottled top 4.
@Rnd898
RE Lukaku. Basically a two year loan?
Think the only issue with that is when he returns he’ll be 31 and his value plummeted. Even more so if he’s not successful.
I guess you were backed into a corner with this though and at least the wages are being covered.
You were comfortably 3rd until the decline that started in April that nearly dragged you into the top 4 battle.Come again?
Chelsea wanted Kounde, Raphinha, Dembele and Lewandowski but they all ended up at Barça, who also signed Alonso and Christensen for nothing. And to make the finances work they sold Aubameyang...to Chelsea. Mateu Alemany's remarkable summer had a big assist from Todd Boehly.
We 'achieved' top four with two home games to spare and finished on a points haul that almost always secures it.You were comfortably 3rd until the decline that started in April that nearly dragged you into the top 4 battle.
4-1 Brentford, 4-2 arsenal ring any bells?
You've got competitionHehe, people are so, so strange.
Top 4 wasn't even part of your discussion for most of the season.We 'achieved' top four with two home games to spare and finished on a points haul that almost always secures it.
We didn't almost bottle anything.
Weird start to the season for you lot. Think you'll make top 3 again, or be slugging it out with United, Arsenal and Spurs for those remaining 2 places?
Rudiger is such a loss. A lot of signings without actually fixing the problem you have up front, but I guess that defence needed it more after outgoings.
Yeah I tend to agree, they do look unstoppable with Haaland.It’s hard to tell but I think we’ll make top 3 again but not without struggling for it. I think 6 teams will battle it out for 3 spots while City stroll to an easy title.
Yeah I tend to agree, they do look unstoppable with Haaland.
Who do you think will be the other challenger outside of Liverpool, Chelsea, United, Spurs and Arsenal for the other 3 spots?
Newcastle could be the best of the rest, but yeah looks like the gap to the top 6 will be bigger this year.I meant 5, sorry. Don’t think any of the pretenders from previous years will get close this season.
Chelsea wanted Kounde, Raphinha, Dembele and Lewandowski but they all ended up at Barça, who also signed Alonso and Christensen for nothing. And to make the finances work they sold Aubameyang...to Chelsea. Mateu Alemany's remarkable summer had a big assist from Todd Boehly.