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  • Do they though? I suppose that would depend on what qualifies as 'fixing it'. Are trophies or a CL qualification needed or is it considered fixed to just be less shit? I'm not expecting miracles overnight if a new manager does come in, but at...
  • Rnd898 replied to the thread Chelsea 2023/24 season thread..
    My guess would be a bunch of outgoings and a few key improvements coming in. The outgoing bunch will be largely made of players currently shipped out on loan (Maatsen, Broja, Lukaku, Kepa etc.) but also a few first teamers like Silva, Chalobah...
  • You're welcome to take Madueke if you ask me. The talent is there but to me he just comes across a very selfish and dare I say even toxic individual. Madueke seems exactly the kind of player who's happy to lose a game 3-2 if he's the one who got...
  • Early on Arteta was very pragmatic because he quickly realized Arsenal's squad was shite. The first thing Arteta did when he took over was try to solidify their defense and start building from there. After a while they started going for a more...
  • "Put arteta there and he will look the same." That right there is a lazy argument. Of course a manager like Arteta would struggle at first if put in Pochettino's shoes but that's because his playing style is very ambitious and demanding of his...
  • Rnd898 replied to the thread Gaming Video games you miss.
    Heroes of Might and Magic 3
  • Rnd898 replied to the thread Chelsea 2023/24 season thread..
    Apart from a couple of exceptions (United away, Liverpool away) we've largely been alright against the big clubs this season. We've given City a few tough matches, gotten wins over United and Spurs as well as a couple of draws against Arsenal and...
  • Rnd898 replied to the thread New Club World Cup format.
    Yeah, 16 teams would be better. That way the clubs would have to actually win the top competition for their continent to qualify, instead of just being handed a spot because of some coefficient ranking. For example the participants from Europe...
  • Rnd898 replied to the thread New Club World Cup format.
    Yep, overall the prize money for the whole tournament is 2.5 billion euros.
  • Rnd898 replied to the thread New Club World Cup format.
    The money is actually quite significant. Just participation is said to guarantee 50M€ per club and that figure will scale upwards based on performance with the tournament winner reportedly earning up to a 100M€. Because of the amount of money...
  • Rnd898 replied to the thread Antonio Rüdiger.
    Rüdiger was not that great back in 2014 though. By then he'd only played one full season of Bundesliga football for a club that finished one place above the relegation zone. Maybe you were linked with him when he was at Roma, around the time he...
  • Rnd898 replied to the thread New Club World Cup format.
    It will run from June 15th to July 13th 2025. Basically it looks like players are expected to re-join their club squads for this tournament right after the international break in early June so there's probably not even going to be a one week...
  • Rnd898 replied to the thread Antonio Rüdiger.
    I do wonder if some of our current players could have somewhat similar transformations under better management, especially Enzo Fernandez and Moises Caicedo. Poch has gotten lots of people honestly thinking these are bad players just like the...
  • Rnd898 replied to the thread Chelsea 2023/24 season thread..
    Had to check but that's actually true. In fact since Christmas day we've won the 4th most points despite playing the least amount of games. Every other club in the league have played ranging 14-16 matches during that time but we've only played...
  • Is Xabi a Liverpool legend though? His playing career was pretty evenly spread out over Real Sociedad (4 years), Liverpool (5 years), Real Madrid (5 years) and Bayern (3 years). While he was very highly rated at all his clubs, did he actually...