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RichUT

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  1. Well that wasn’t the start that I envisioned.
  2. Couldn't have asked for a better weekend of results to keep our quest for the Top 4 alive. We better show up against Burnley tomorrow.
  3. Sarri is not the answer. Then again, the same could be said for half of this roster. Pretty much none of it is working at a high level at this point. What a shit show.
  4. Chelsea are entirely dependent on Hazard. How the board invests the windfall from his sale to Real Madrid will set the course for this club for the next 5+ years. I wish I had even an ounce of confidence that they will spend it wisely. You know, assuming they are even able to with the transfer ban hanging over our heads.
  5. Hazard. Off the post. Ouch.
  6. 2-0 as the guy not good enough to start for us scores a screamer. 3 points to Pool.
  7. Down 1-0 and I’ve seen nothing from them today that says they’ve got a an equalizer up their sleeve.
  8. So, RLC and CHO should starts?
  9. Crazy how good RLC and CHO are playing in the Europa league (admittedly against clubs with less talent) but can't even get on the bench for EPL games. Really bizarre stuff from Sarri and it's not making much sense given the last two league results. It's been a frustrating couple of years to say the least, and the transfer ban is casting a shadow over next year already. This club needs to get their shit together ASAP.
  10. Not watching, but up 2-0 and my Twitter timeline suggests that it’s a well deserved lead.
  11. Feels like a discussion to take back to the main Chelsea thread, but whatever. Their three biggest failures have been 1) being slow and/or cheap, 2) spending stupidly on highly questionable plan B’s/plan C’s in response, 3) giving up on talented youngsters before they have been given a chance to get on the pitch. A few recent examples: Papy Djilobodji (don’t even recall who we were after at CB at the time) Alvaro Morata (after dragging our feet on Lukaku, who has been up and down at ManU, but I think that’s due to how much he doesn’t like it there) Danny Drinkwater (mind boggling and indefensible even at the time) Playing it slow/cheap with guys like Neymar, Modric, Koulibaly, Stones, any one of the Mendy/Walker/Danilo trio that went to City, etc, etc. Giving up on KDb/Lukaku/Salah There are more that I could go find, but these were just top of mind. Again, they aren’t batting zero, but they have been hampering the club for a solid 5 year stretch and it’s getting really fucking old.
  12. They purchased Christensen at 15, along with countless others. Eventually one was going to work out, though he has received very little play time since switching back to a back 4. Rudi is a fine player and I should have included him. Emerson theoretically has potential, but he hasn’t beat out Alonso and Marcos has been a whipping boy this season. The board hasn’t been 100% awful, as that would require some level of intent to avoid the occasional bit of success. That said, they’ve been too often lethargic and unquestionably poor for a pretty long stretch of time.
  13. We crossed the 20 minute mark against City without conceding an opening goal. Progress?
  14. Chelsea will appeal in order to have access to the market this summer, and hopefully they get the ban reduced to one window vs. two. To TexArcher's point, it wouldn't be the worst thing in the world if Chelsea's board had to take some time off from the transfer market. They have fucked up in spectacular fashion over the last few years. Outside of Kante and (hopefully) Pulisic, it's hard to find any positives in the decisions they have made.
  15. My favorite part was where you said “if”.
  16. I see bad Chelsea showed up today. I’ve seen way too much of them lately.
  17. So the mods have just totally thrown in the towel on attempting to moderate this thread? Awesome.
  18. It's only real if the shoes on his feet are not actually Off White branded. Authentic Off White shoes (either the stand alone brand or their collabs with Nike) come with the tag already attached to the shoe. In EJ's case, I think he's wearing actual Off White shoes. Dude looks like a total tool regardless.
  19. What the fuck is going on?
  20. https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/8299546/chelsea-transfer-ban-fifa-probe-academy-youngster-signings/ It’s about this. And it’s not good.
  21. And of course he scores a goal today. Lovely first touch to gain separation.
  22. Fuck.That.Noise.
  23. Frustrating, but I suspect our history with young players is working against us. He’s seen several promising young players not get any run and ultimately leave the club. He may not feel like sticking around and potentially being the latest example. Or he may not care for Sarri and his staff or their training methods. I’m certain we would regret his departure but he has the ability to force us into it. I’d prefer to see us take less money for him in favor of a buyback clause if it comes to that.
  24. Well if there is one thing this staff is long on, it’s optimism. Not saying he won’t get the waiver but I wonder about the precedent that it would set and if the NCAA is ready to go there. The portal has already changed the sport by effectively enabling free agency. Granting waivers to play immediately due to assistant coaches leaving is another pretty big step in that direction. I think you’d want some friction in the transfer process or coaches will essentially be forced to recruit all 85 players on the team in addition to uncommitted high school players as well as free agent transfers from other schools.
  25. Shaka should be fired, without question. That said, people need to prepare themselves for the possibility that he survives for another year simply based on the economics associated with his contract. I’m not saying it’s the right thing for the program, but it’s definitely possible that CDC decides to kick the can down the road for another year. I’d imagine there are feelers out there to potential successors. If those feelers come back lukewarm (or worse) from our top 2-3 choices then I would not be shocked to see Shaka survive. As bad as another year of Shaka would be, compromising and hiring the wrong successor would be even worse.
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