Is that better or worse than £120K a week for a reserve goalie?190k a week for a full back...
Is that better or worse than £120K a week for a reserve goalie?190k a week for a full back...
He's a big upgrade for them if they are playing a back 4 imo.Doesn’t really improve them that much in my opinion. They’re doing good business though, fair play to them.
I hate to break it to you but Ben Chillwell is decidedly not peak Marcelo.yes he is now.
peak Marcelo can't defend. Don't you want peak Marcelo?
Yeah I don't think he's terrible player, for what it's worth. He's just painfully average and reeaaalllyyy slow in everything he does on the pitch.
For me Alonso is a better wingback than he is a fullback, I prefer him higher up the pitch with less responsibility to track back. I don't want to base my criticism on one incident but the West Ham one Gary Neville went sick over caught in my mind, and I see Chilwell as if not a vastly superior defensive player then at least a safer pair on hands to play in a back four with a requirement to get involved in three thirds of the field.He's quicker than Alonso is and better at passing and dribbling the ball, too. Defensively, he's no better, but that wouldn't matter much as he'll offer Chelsea more going forward.
The problem with alonso is that he lacks the pace to be an effective left back, he can cross and he can't beat his man.I really don't think I am. He has an eye for the goal, there's always a chance that he'll pop up in the right place at the right time to score a vital goal, but his overall defensive and attacking contributions has been quite poor. He's looked pretty decent compared to Emerson, but that's a very low bar.
I don't expect the world from Chilwell, but the hope is that he improves with time, but even as he is now, he improves the team immediately.
Don't think Alonso is leaving; he'll be our backup / option if we want to play 3 ATB. Emerson looks set to go to Inter for ~€20-25m.Maybe we can make an offer for Alonso as a loanee with a small fee? Shaw-Alonso as lb and AWB-Williams-Laird (for league cup), since OGS doesn't seem to rate Dalot. Alonso will play at least 50% of games and we can also play sometimes with both Alonso and Shaw in 3-5-2.
Main problem with that is he's absolutely shite. And a murderer. Otherwise great shout.Maybe we can make an offer for Alonso as a loanee with a small fee? Shaw-Alonso as lb and AWB-Williams-Laird (for league cup), since OGS doesn't seem to rate Dalot. Alonso will play at least 50% of games and we can also play sometimes with both Alonso and Shaw in 3-5-2.
IMO, he is not that bad, and he will be a stop gap cheap solution for a year or two.Main problem with that is he's absolutely shite. And a murderer. Otherwise great shout.
Arsene should have come up with proof that what Chelsea did wrong in reporting wages . He was a great manager but when it came to Chelsea he talked lot of utter nonsense.According to the numbers thrown around here, Chelsea seem to pay their players less tha
Ziyech is better than both of them by some distance.Big upgrade on Alonso for them. I think he's good not great, but could step up a level.
Though with Willian also gone, hopefully this means they score less free kicks
Well we may not win the title but we will surely fight to close the gap from 30+ to 10-15 pts from champions at the end of the season if last 2 season champions maintain their high standard. Otherwise why should you invest this much of talent into the squad. Looking forward to the season with huge positivity.Anything other than a premier league title or a very close title challenge will be a massive failure for Chelsea. One hell of a transfer window for them, must be nice for Frank to be backed like this.
Do you think he is better than Alonso? That's who is he replacing.Don’t rate him, I think Shaw is the better player to be honest.
We haven't signed anyone yet. Let us be bitter for once.Do you think he is better than Alonso? That's who is he replacing.
He plays a lot and everyone knows why get gets dropped from time to time.They have a super player In that role, Alonso, but he doesn’t play and nobody knows why
Sure but why spend £50 million on an average upgrade. Struggle to believe you can’t get better than Chilwell for £50 million across Europe.Do you think he is better than Alonso? That's who is he replacing.
Do you think getting 5 goals a season from a full back is worth sticking with one that can't really defend?
Chilwell isnt much better in that respect. He's just a different attacking option, presumably with less goals and a longer career aheadDo you think getting 5 goals a season from a full back is worth sticking with one that can't really defend?
I would rather believe reliable journalist than assumptions on internet forum.Chilwell was supposedly on £65k per week at Leicester, we wouldn’t need to treble that to sign him.
We’re also paying Werner £170k a week. Why would we be paying our left back £20k a week more than our star striker?
Most sites show that £190k would make Chilwell close to, if not our highest earner. That’s clearly not the case
All wages in UK are reported pre tax.People in this thread are getting mixed up between pre-tax and net wages.
Chilwell may very well be on 190k per week pre-tax, which translates to 100k per week roughly net. The latter seems more or less in line with what we are generally reported to pay our first team squad.
If you think Alsonso is out of position you will be going bold quickly when you start to monitor Chilwells position in his defensive game.The problem with alonso is that he lacks the pace to be an effective left back, he can cross and he can't beat his man.
He always seemed to be constantly out of position, with no recovery pace.
Its mainly the physical difference which will translate defensively.If you think Alsonso is out of position you will be going bold quickly when you start to monitor Chilwells position in his defensive game.
As I said earlier to one of your Chelsea mates. I don't think that he will be upgrade from Alonso because I don't rate him as much as some do and because I actually think Alonso is a better player overall. Right now. Some things can be in favour of Chilwell. Younger and coming to Chelsea means playing with better players and learning more.