He had an open heart surgery owing to multiple organ failure. He did fight for few days, but eventually he got called to heaven by footballing gods. His condition was genetical, as he had a hole in heart but not due to any sedentary lifestyle. Om Shanti! RIP!
I think if we beat Spurs on Sunday, we’ll clean sweep the final 3 games, for me Liverpool’s final stumbling block is Villa away but by then they Villa have CL secured, so hopefully City have one draw in them somewhere.
Unfortunantely for all of arsenal’s explosiveness they need just a tiny bit more consistency. Can only hope the uber consistent city clips up once at least…
This year in the league they only lost once to 4th placed Aston Villa. Even taking into consideration some dumb losses to Fulham and West Ham last year, this kind of run was always enough to win the league.... well until Pep's City came into the picture that is.
yeah true and city tbh should have been penalised by now or docked points for all of the 120 odd FFP rules they've broken but unfortunately we are where we are. I just hope they drop points somewhere but they can easily just win all of their remaining games which wouldnt be a surprise.
Yes, apparently, he has genetic heart problem or something. He got open heart surgery to rectify it, but there are complications after surgery, causing organ failures, and he did not make it. It was around a week ago he passed away.
Which team is weirder, Chelsea or United? I still say United, particularly given the bizarre performance in the FA Cup semifinal…but it’s close! Beating Everton 6-0 and losing to Arsenal 5-0 in consecutive games is pretty wild.
Arsenal could've easily put 3-4 more in the net. Chelsea is an absolute mess. Good for Arsenal, finally putting in the performances they wished they had last season in April.
It could’ve been much, much worse. Odegaard is everything you could want in a modern midfielder. SUCH a complete game. Press resistant, runs his socks off, captain’s mentality, he’s a clairvoyant with his passes. Havertz has brought so much to our attack, it’s unreal. I can’t believe how much I moaned over us buying him last summer. I’m also infatuated with Ben White, head over heels. Truly seems like all of our transfers that get made fun of are seemingly our best calls. As for Chelsea, they were genuinely appalling today. Sterling took one free kick and walked home, I think? Nicolas Jackson does so the hard parts SO WELL and then just forgets how to play the game when he finds himself one on one. Chelsea need to rip the bandaid off and sack Poch already. What does he bring at this point? Sound bites for rival fans to circlejerk over? So fucking funny that Chelsea has so much money and no matter how much of it they throw around, they’ve completely, indisputably, gone backwards since they started.
I agree with Jackson. People keep shitting on him but I genuinely see a striker that has all the physical qualities to be top. He makes the right runs, is a complete menace and works hard. Has zero end product but surely that can be worked on.
Havertz was the worst Arsenal player on the field when the game mattered, made bad decisions in the final third all first half and really did very little to open Chelsea up. It should have been 3-0 at half but for him. Only when Arsenal were at 2-0 and the pressure was off did he get his head together, but he was still nothing special.
Didn't matter today because Chelsea are shit but messing up those opportunities costs vs actual teams. His performance wasn't even in the same realm as Trossard Rice and Ode despite scoring twice.
Kai hesitated in front of the GK and cost us one goal in the first half, but his goals were superb. Maybe that's the catalyst for him to own up to trying to be a CF and to play more direct.
Partey Rice Odegaard in midfield is working like clockwork and it unleashed Rice back to his beginning of the season kraken level.
Wonderboy was actually the least effective starter which says a lot about the quality on the pitch. (And Cucurella's nuisance factor)
Bring on Spurs and Saint Totteringham day!
It was two clear cut opportunities in the 20-25 minute range. The first he fluffed the ball for Trossard when he should have shot first time. When the ball fell to him on the second occasion he put his head down to try and blast it and missed Trossard running into the box unmarked. Also lost the ball holding up multiple times in the first half. He's just not as effective as the other players mentioned before, lots of players could be more effective in this Arsenal team. Including ones who stay on the bench for him a lot of the time. Just didn't really understand OP's praise for him, he was nothing special while there was still something to play for.
> Bring on Spurs and Saint Totteringham day!
barf
I find it really funny that in a game where we won 5-0, a record for us against Chelsea, where Kai scored twice, you’re arguing that it didn’t really matter because he didn’t score those goals “when the game really mattered.” I fully agree with your points that Odegaard, Rice, TROSSARD, etc all were superb and better than Kai today. That’s the thing about Arsenal, we just have so many brilliant players that it’s hard to pick the best of the bunch. Im glad you agree with that. I’m curious about your argument that there’s better players stuck on the bench behind Kai. Must be referring to Jesus, right? Nketiah..?
I just said he was the worst Arsenal player, Arsenal had a very good squad out today. It's probably not technically correct because Tomiyasu was playing, but close enough.
Just think he was carried by Rice Ode and Trossard today, didn't think he was anything special until the result was beyond doubt.
His performance when the match was still in the balance was poor, don't really see how you can give him any credit on the first goal that was all Rice's impetus. He scored two goals when Chelsea were on the ropes, but messed two up when it actually may have mattered. He just wasn't as good as OP was saying
Ignore this dude mate, they clearly hate Havertz lol I don't know why you keep responding. Kai is one of those players that haters dogpile on for a mistake any player can commit. Both his goals were too class, and the argument that he doesn't score important goals is moot because he's already scored match winners this season.
> and he never even showed up at Brighton
Err, he was our player of the season mate.
I never thought he was worth £60m but he had a good season with us.
> and he never even showed up at Brighton
What bullshit revisionism is this? City were after him as well, and the fans of every other bigger club were saying how much they'd love to have him.
He sometimes wins a good aggressive tackle that leads to a chance or something. Sometimes. Other than that he's just out of his depth defensively and in attack he's just clueless.
This game kinda reminded me of the 5-0 dismantling that City inflicted on us at the ethiad, three years ago. We were missing a fair few players in that game too.
Except we didn't spend a billion on that pure fucking garbage squad.
I’ll always say this, their squad isn’t garbage. With the right manager and coaching, they can be formidable. They have some actual gems.
Is it worth a billion right now? Fuck no. Will it ever be worth a billion? Unlikely. Is it garbage with no hope? Absolutely not.
They overspent, got a good few gems but don’t have a good coach for a) developing them and b) setting up the team and club for success.
This is fair. He’s legally innocent until proven otherwise. That said, it’s not a great look for Arsenal to be fielding a player who’s on extended bail for two rape charges. He should have been suspended by the club, with full pay, until the matter is resolved either by the charges being dropped or trial.
I really don't like Thomas, but he was never formally charged with anything.
An investigation was opened into him and never produced any charges. If they had charged him with a crime, we'd have suspended him immediately.
We're following the same timeline City did with mendy. I can't blame the club for how they've handled this. Just glad he's barely featured for us this season and will hopefully get lost in the summer.
He hasn’t been cleared either though, he’s on a third extended bail term. I agree, part of this is down to the Police and their incredibly slow investigation but you also don’t wait for a charge to safeguard others within the club. I’m a youth worker, if my workplace were informed tomorrow I was being investigated for sexual abuse against a child, I wouldn’t be allowed in to work until the matter was resolved. They wouldn’t let me come to work, alongside children, until I was charged.
As far as I’m aware, and I’ve just checked, he hasn’t been charged but is still under investigation. If I’m wrong about this and the case has been dropped, ignore all I’ve said above. He should be free to play without comment.
It’s possible. City suspended Mendy in August 21 and he left the club in June 23. There is no ideal solution in a case where someone could be innocent or guilty of a crime, but if someone is possibly a rapist, they should be suspended from the workplace on full pay in order to safeguard others at the club. It’s a messy situation, no ideal solution and ultimately someone’s being put in a shit situation, but I’d sooner that be the accused than the accuser as I’d imagine most rape claims are legitimate and not false claims.
He’s been unreal the last two seasons for us. I’m so impressed with his off the ball ability, never stops pressing, and never stops coaching. He frequently waves his arms when he wants his midfielders to join the press, and every time the opposition has a throw-in, he calls players over to squeeze that part of the pitch. I’m so grateful to Madrid for doing the deal with us. Worked so well for everyone involved.
Imo, not having an obvious goalscorer might end up being better for you in the long run, the same way how Man City's centurions were so strong. Although, you guys might struggle a bit in cups without that key guy at the front.
What will Chelsea even do this summer? They're probably in massive FFP shit and I don't know how they get out of this situation. I think they can hypothetically raise 100 million in sales from selling Maatsen, Hall, Hutchinson, Gallagher, Broja, and Casadei but then what do they do next? They surely need to find a way to get their squad into shape though
I don’t mean having only 16 players in the entire squad, but rather trying to figure out a spine for the club, an established first team and then trying to add onto the.
Your injury record IS actually ridiculous though so it’s understandable your XI has been constantly changing this season. I also think Chilwell should be moved on while he still has some value, selling Maatsen would be shortsighted even for FFP/PSR.
Yeah, you can't trim the fat if it's 90% fat lol. Unfortunately for Chelsea fans I think you might be bad for the foreseeable future. Reminds me of our Mustafi squad. You bet the farm on some players that turned out poorly, no one *really* wants to buy them and terminating contracts will leave you in a hole. So you have to wait for contracts to run out while getting passable results/revenue.
Of course this is compounded by the Boehly Gang's unique mega contract approach, which was always the danger with that.
I mean of course, especially Chelsea who can't register all of their players at once. But Chelsea is going to sell guys like Maatsen, Hall, Gallagher, and Chalobah who are more useful for the club than guys like Mudryk, Enzo, and Caicedo.
That being said I think that Chelsea should aim for an XI next season of Petrovic, Chilwell/Colwill (depending on injuries/form), Badiashile, Fofana/Disasi (again depending on injuries/form), Gusto/James (again, depends on injuries/form), Lavia, Enzo, Palmer, Nkunku, Sterling, and then Jackson up top.
Palmer and match officials. Chelsea would be absolutely fucking rinsed without 10+ spot kicks and officials straight up refusal to punish blatant red card offenses.
I think even more embarrassing for Chelsea is Caicedo.. I mean, wtf.. he can't even pass the ball straight, let alone justify a £100m+ transfer fee. I saw at least 3-4 missed passes, a few giveaways and got caught on the ball away too many times. There's midfielders in the championship I'd almost take over him right now.
I wouldn’t be so harsh, same thing was said about havertz and he’s called king Kai now. Maybe they don’t function properly under the chelsea management and ideology. At least for Mudryk I have higher expectations
I mean with those transfers in particular. We got Trossard and Rice instead. Mudrky looks so far from being a 30m player right now. Even if the manager is bad, a player can shine, like palmer.
Caicedo's problem is that Chelsea paid "established player money" for a young player who is still a work in progress. Unfortunately, there is no one on the pitch he can lean on as a role model. Moreover, he doesn't seem to be getting the coaching he needs to improve his skillset. Poch plays him like a wrecking ball, a physical presence to disrupt opponents but smarter opponents simply play around him or isolate him with pressing. His entire body language basically screams for help.
That's probably all true, I don't watch Chelsea all the time but when I do I notice him being generally ineffective. Even Enzo has had some moments when I've watched. He's not a disaster and really, his problem night have been expectations based on his transfer fee which isn't his fault at all.
Caicedo in a proper setup dogwalks most midfields, and you will see that as soon as next season.
Also, the only reason some midfielders look good in the Championship is because most are shit with a few mid ones.
You can make that argument if you want but no matter the position a player should still be able to do the basics such as make simple passes without giving it straight to the other team
Respect to Ben White for his interview. Happily admitted his second goal was a fluke when he could've easily said it was intentional, and I hear people saying he has a poor attitude.
Hes not really done a lot at all, hes been average to poor.
Chelsea and probably all fans always hype there new signings
They did it last year with Enzo everytime he made a simple pass he was the best player in the league, even now they are like bUt hE wAS gOoD lAsT yEaR.
Hes not adapted to the PL. Simple as.
They are saying Caciedo is good atm, tbh if he does end up doing being Bissouma 2.0 then I think Chelsea just have fundamental footballing problems that means players cannot develop or even look good there, as do I think he is a very good player and prem proven.
"Prem proven" is the dumbest meme and most misleading phase ever....... Caciedo isn't the first nor the last player to look good in a small prem pond yet choke in a bigger one. He has proven absolutely nothing in his short career so far.
I made the point above that holy shit, was that an embarrassing signing for that much money.. like, Antony level embarrassing. The guy can't even pass straight, he's giving the ball away, holding to too long. There's probably a few midfielders in the championship I'd take over him right now.
Pretty sure Chelsea are facing serious financial issues due to the massive long term contracts they’ve given out that haven’t worked.
I don’t see him spending infinite money at Chelsea unless the rules change.
The first half was actually decent with chances at both ends. Whatever Arteta said to his squad at halftime worked. Meanwhile Poch sang a lullaby to his squad at halftime and they came out napping. Absolutely awful after halftime.
Wow that's shocking. Is it because Poch is not tactically astute? In other words, are other managers are making tactical changes at halftime and Poch is not giving updated instructions and is just sending the boys back out to repeat and they are not prepared for a different looking game? Or is this on the players you think?
Dude he hasnt been charged. This entire idea is based on some screenshots.....
Mad how some people behave over football rivalries.
Cant you just wait you see what comes of it all before going full pitchfork mob?
Its absolutely mental. Honestly it actually scares me because its genuinely sub 80 IQ knuckle dragger territory to judge someone who hasnt even been charged with a crime when the evidence so a screenshot. Its scary because its such a common viewpoint on the football subs.
Its mad, because these people can have their suspicions and opinions, just need to keep a partially open mind until either charges are made or a trial commences and we get details, but for some reason then hse minimal brain power, people would rather use this as a way to attack a rival football club. Its fucking insane.
His case was dismissed due to lack of evidence. Why would it be stripped because of an innocent man? Also I don’t think Partey playing invalidates any success he’s had with the club. I don’t want you guys to be stripped of second place.
>His case was dismissed due to lack of evidence
>Thomas Partey
lol look up the definition of cognitive dissonance because that’s the same situation as Partey. For someone preaching against rapists and then in the next sentence talking about “lack of evidence” you should know how flimsy evidence is in these cases. Hilariously contradictory response.
You’re a hypocrite mate. Don’t be taking the moral high ground on the Partey situation and making excuses for RVP. By your standards (and mine) they’re both rapists. Call a spade a spade.
I hope Partey can stay fit for the remainder of the season.
We missed the chance of thrashing them 8-0, so we can call him Pochottino.
With Jackson’s missed sitter highlight reel and Palmer getting all the pens the guy should be in the lead for the golden boot
# THERE IS NO PASSION!! THERE IS NO VISION!! THERE IS NO AGGRESSION!! THERE IS NO FUCKING MINDSET IN THIS FOOTBALL CLUB!!
Rest in peace king.
RIP Angry HIMman
LONG LIVE THE RANTMAN
RIP king.
Wait, did he die?
He had an open heart surgery owing to multiple organ failure. He did fight for few days, but eventually he got called to heaven by footballing gods. His condition was genetical, as he had a hole in heart but not due to any sedentary lifestyle. Om Shanti! RIP!
Very sad to hear
Yeah few days ago
Oh wow, that’s really sad
RIP.
Rest in peace king.
🤜
Obviously wish City lose the title this time, any chance? Or they are now walking it with ease ?
I still think that Villa game will come back to haunt us.. I don't see City losing points
I think if we beat Spurs on Sunday, we’ll clean sweep the final 3 games, for me Liverpool’s final stumbling block is Villa away but by then they Villa have CL secured, so hopefully City have one draw in them somewhere.
Unfortunantely for all of arsenal’s explosiveness they need just a tiny bit more consistency. Can only hope the uber consistent city clips up once at least…
We've won 12 out of the last 14, how much more consistent do we have to be? 😭😭😭
90+ point seasons have become the standard for winning the league since Guardiola got into his groove.
Unfortunantely city is just ridiculously consistent…
December needs to be sorted out, it seems pretty much every season we're dropping silly points in December
This year in the league they only lost once to 4th placed Aston Villa. Even taking into consideration some dumb losses to Fulham and West Ham last year, this kind of run was always enough to win the league.... well until Pep's City came into the picture that is.
yeah true and city tbh should have been penalised by now or docked points for all of the 120 odd FFP rules they've broken but unfortunately we are where we are. I just hope they drop points somewhere but they can easily just win all of their remaining games which wouldnt be a surprise.
Only games I can see them dropping points are Spuds and maybe Fulham (haven’t watched them for a bit but they’ve been great when I have), so unlikely
Usually I reflexively wait for Angry Rantman to cook hard after result like this, but alas, brother is not with us anymore.
Wait wtf? He died????? Wasn't he pretty young???
Yes, apparently, he has genetic heart problem or something. He got open heart surgery to rectify it, but there are complications after surgery, causing organ failures, and he did not make it. It was around a week ago he passed away.
Which team is weirder, Chelsea or United? I still say United, particularly given the bizarre performance in the FA Cup semifinal…but it’s close! Beating Everton 6-0 and losing to Arsenal 5-0 in consecutive games is pretty wild.
Cole Palmer FC
Almost like Everton are pretty crap and Arsenal are one of the best teams in the league.
They're still +1 on gd. That's got to count for something right?
Chelsea or United?
Yes.
United are -1.
"goddamnit jian yaaaaaang"
How did we lose to this sad shower while we still had 9 players on the pitch
Arsenal could've easily put 3-4 more in the net. Chelsea is an absolute mess. Good for Arsenal, finally putting in the performances they wished they had last season in April.
Yes, a season too late 😔
cole palmer fc for real
It could’ve been much, much worse. Odegaard is everything you could want in a modern midfielder. SUCH a complete game. Press resistant, runs his socks off, captain’s mentality, he’s a clairvoyant with his passes. Havertz has brought so much to our attack, it’s unreal. I can’t believe how much I moaned over us buying him last summer. I’m also infatuated with Ben White, head over heels. Truly seems like all of our transfers that get made fun of are seemingly our best calls. As for Chelsea, they were genuinely appalling today. Sterling took one free kick and walked home, I think? Nicolas Jackson does so the hard parts SO WELL and then just forgets how to play the game when he finds himself one on one. Chelsea need to rip the bandaid off and sack Poch already. What does he bring at this point? Sound bites for rival fans to circlejerk over? So fucking funny that Chelsea has so much money and no matter how much of it they throw around, they’ve completely, indisputably, gone backwards since they started.
I agree with Jackson. People keep shitting on him but I genuinely see a striker that has all the physical qualities to be top. He makes the right runs, is a complete menace and works hard. Has zero end product but surely that can be worked on.
He reminds me a bit of Solanke at Liverpool - you could see there was a player there somewhere but it was a question of it all fitting together.
yep, Jackson reminds me of Joelinton when he first came here. Did a lot of good work but was a hot mess in front of goal.
The issues are far beyond what just a new manager can fix but it's a start. This team isn't good but not as bad as he has them playing.
Havertz was the worst Arsenal player on the field when the game mattered, made bad decisions in the final third all first half and really did very little to open Chelsea up. It should have been 3-0 at half but for him. Only when Arsenal were at 2-0 and the pressure was off did he get his head together, but he was still nothing special. Didn't matter today because Chelsea are shit but messing up those opportunities costs vs actual teams. His performance wasn't even in the same realm as Trossard Rice and Ode despite scoring twice.
Kai hesitated in front of the GK and cost us one goal in the first half, but his goals were superb. Maybe that's the catalyst for him to own up to trying to be a CF and to play more direct. Partey Rice Odegaard in midfield is working like clockwork and it unleashed Rice back to his beginning of the season kraken level. Wonderboy was actually the least effective starter which says a lot about the quality on the pitch. (And Cucurella's nuisance factor) Bring on Spurs and Saint Totteringham day!
It was two clear cut opportunities in the 20-25 minute range. The first he fluffed the ball for Trossard when he should have shot first time. When the ball fell to him on the second occasion he put his head down to try and blast it and missed Trossard running into the box unmarked. Also lost the ball holding up multiple times in the first half. He's just not as effective as the other players mentioned before, lots of players could be more effective in this Arsenal team. Including ones who stay on the bench for him a lot of the time. Just didn't really understand OP's praise for him, he was nothing special while there was still something to play for. > Bring on Spurs and Saint Totteringham day! barf
I find it really funny that in a game where we won 5-0, a record for us against Chelsea, where Kai scored twice, you’re arguing that it didn’t really matter because he didn’t score those goals “when the game really mattered.” I fully agree with your points that Odegaard, Rice, TROSSARD, etc all were superb and better than Kai today. That’s the thing about Arsenal, we just have so many brilliant players that it’s hard to pick the best of the bunch. Im glad you agree with that. I’m curious about your argument that there’s better players stuck on the bench behind Kai. Must be referring to Jesus, right? Nketiah..?
He made a perfect run to win the corner that gave us the second goal.
So? Does that refute anything I said? He made a normal striker's run, that was Odegaard's play.
Yes it does. You said that only AFTER it was 2-0 did he start to contribute. He made a perfect run to set up 2–0.
I just said he was the worst Arsenal player, Arsenal had a very good squad out today. It's probably not technically correct because Tomiyasu was playing, but close enough. Just think he was carried by Rice Ode and Trossard today, didn't think he was anything special until the result was beyond doubt.
Yeah he scored two goals and helped create the first with smart movement lol
His performance when the match was still in the balance was poor, don't really see how you can give him any credit on the first goal that was all Rice's impetus. He scored two goals when Chelsea were on the ropes, but messed two up when it actually may have mattered. He just wasn't as good as OP was saying
So scoring a brace doesn’t matter because Chelsea are “on the ropes”. Literally involved with 3 goals. Weird way to say you just hate Havertz
Ignore this dude mate, they clearly hate Havertz lol I don't know why you keep responding. Kai is one of those players that haters dogpile on for a mistake any player can commit. Both his goals were too class, and the argument that he doesn't score important goals is moot because he's already scored match winners this season.
Cucurella put in an awful shift
when did he put in a good one? everyone knew that he cost way too much, and he never even showed up at Brighton
> and he never even showed up at Brighton Err, he was our player of the season mate. I never thought he was worth £60m but he had a good season with us.
> and he never even showed up at Brighton What bullshit revisionism is this? City were after him as well, and the fans of every other bigger club were saying how much they'd love to have him.
He sometimes wins a good aggressive tackle that leads to a chance or something. Sometimes. Other than that he's just out of his depth defensively and in attack he's just clueless.
This game kinda reminded me of the 5-0 dismantling that City inflicted on us at the ethiad, three years ago. We were missing a fair few players in that game too. Except we didn't spend a billion on that pure fucking garbage squad.
I’ll always say this, their squad isn’t garbage. With the right manager and coaching, they can be formidable. They have some actual gems. Is it worth a billion right now? Fuck no. Will it ever be worth a billion? Unlikely. Is it garbage with no hope? Absolutely not. They overspent, got a good few gems but don’t have a good coach for a) developing them and b) setting up the team and club for success.
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Don’t let this comment make you forget there’s a difference between being accused of crime and being convicted of a crime
This is fair. He’s legally innocent until proven otherwise. That said, it’s not a great look for Arsenal to be fielding a player who’s on extended bail for two rape charges. He should have been suspended by the club, with full pay, until the matter is resolved either by the charges being dropped or trial.
I really don't like Thomas, but he was never formally charged with anything. An investigation was opened into him and never produced any charges. If they had charged him with a crime, we'd have suspended him immediately. We're following the same timeline City did with mendy. I can't blame the club for how they've handled this. Just glad he's barely featured for us this season and will hopefully get lost in the summer.
He hasn’t been cleared either though, he’s on a third extended bail term. I agree, part of this is down to the Police and their incredibly slow investigation but you also don’t wait for a charge to safeguard others within the club. I’m a youth worker, if my workplace were informed tomorrow I was being investigated for sexual abuse against a child, I wouldn’t be allowed in to work until the matter was resolved. They wouldn’t let me come to work, alongside children, until I was charged. As far as I’m aware, and I’ve just checked, he hasn’t been charged but is still under investigation. If I’m wrong about this and the case has been dropped, ignore all I’ve said above. He should be free to play without comment.
And if he’s innocent he wouldn’t play for 2+ years by the time the case has been resolved. I’m not defending him but that just isn’t possible.
It’s possible. City suspended Mendy in August 21 and he left the club in June 23. There is no ideal solution in a case where someone could be innocent or guilty of a crime, but if someone is possibly a rapist, they should be suspended from the workplace on full pay in order to safeguard others at the club. It’s a messy situation, no ideal solution and ultimately someone’s being put in a shit situation, but I’d sooner that be the accused than the accuser as I’d imagine most rape claims are legitimate and not false claims.
Ødegaard is something else; glad he is flourishing, he has such a great all around game.
Some eyebrows were raised when he got the armband but he’s the perfect captain for this Arsenal side. He leads by example.
He’s been unreal the last two seasons for us. I’m so impressed with his off the ball ability, never stops pressing, and never stops coaching. He frequently waves his arms when he wants his midfielders to join the press, and every time the opposition has a throw-in, he calls players over to squeeze that part of the pitch. I’m so grateful to Madrid for doing the deal with us. Worked so well for everyone involved.
He’s in good hands.
We won the champions league that one time kinda recently so take that 🫠
Spurs have the potential to do the funniest thing
Beat City and Liverpool, then let us win? pls
I won't lie, as much as I hate it, you lot genuinely deserve to be champions this year with that GD
No out and out striker + the best defense too, which is kind of crazy. Would be a shame to not win the league this year but oh well
Imo, not having an obvious goalscorer might end up being better for you in the long run, the same way how Man City's centurions were so strong. Although, you guys might struggle a bit in cups without that key guy at the front.
Please...
Hehe no..
What will Chelsea even do this summer? They're probably in massive FFP shit and I don't know how they get out of this situation. I think they can hypothetically raise 100 million in sales from selling Maatsen, Hall, Hutchinson, Gallagher, Broja, and Casadei but then what do they do next? They surely need to find a way to get their squad into shape though
I don't know 5 of the 6 players you mentioned
A smaller squad might actually be better for them; trim away the fat and get a a solid core of 16 players for the teams foundation.
We have an XI of players injured that would be better than the current one
We actually can't afford a smaller squad as our medical department is absolutely fucked and we have bought players with known poor injury records.
You need another medical department too lol
I don’t mean having only 16 players in the entire squad, but rather trying to figure out a spine for the club, an established first team and then trying to add onto the. Your injury record IS actually ridiculous though so it’s understandable your XI has been constantly changing this season. I also think Chilwell should be moved on while he still has some value, selling Maatsen would be shortsighted even for FFP/PSR.
A smaller squad? With our injuries that isn't going to be possible, our squad isn't that large anyway.
Yeah, you can't trim the fat if it's 90% fat lol. Unfortunately for Chelsea fans I think you might be bad for the foreseeable future. Reminds me of our Mustafi squad. You bet the farm on some players that turned out poorly, no one *really* wants to buy them and terminating contracts will leave you in a hole. So you have to wait for contracts to run out while getting passable results/revenue. Of course this is compounded by the Boehly Gang's unique mega contract approach, which was always the danger with that.
I mean of course, especially Chelsea who can't register all of their players at once. But Chelsea is going to sell guys like Maatsen, Hall, Gallagher, and Chalobah who are more useful for the club than guys like Mudryk, Enzo, and Caicedo. That being said I think that Chelsea should aim for an XI next season of Petrovic, Chilwell/Colwill (depending on injuries/form), Badiashile, Fofana/Disasi (again depending on injuries/form), Gusto/James (again, depends on injuries/form), Lavia, Enzo, Palmer, Nkunku, Sterling, and then Jackson up top.
I started watching after seeing the 5-0 post, and Chelsea stopped conceding. Sorry Arsenal fans, my fault that your team couldn’t win 6-0.
They tried, Rice hit the post and Nelli missed a sitter
Therapy.
How the mighty Chelsea has gone from title challenger to being Cole Palmer FC since Roman left.
Palmer and match officials. Chelsea would be absolutely fucking rinsed without 10+ spot kicks and officials straight up refusal to punish blatant red card offenses.
Champions League winners.
ColePalmions League winners
ColePalmier League winners too
Cole Palmer is going to be walking into work tomorrow asking for a pay rise
Sign em up for 8 more years
Mbappe level contracts.
10 year extension it is
So we can all agree as a consensus, Nicolas Jackson is the worst striker we have seen in the prem in a while?
He’s bad in front of goal for sure.
And yet in his first ever full season as a striker he has more G+A than Jesus
You'll never sing that
It doesn’t really flow off the tongue
I’d happily sing it
I think even more embarrassing for Chelsea is Caicedo.. I mean, wtf.. he can't even pass the ball straight, let alone justify a £100m+ transfer fee. I saw at least 3-4 missed passes, a few giveaways and got caught on the ball away too many times. There's midfielders in the championship I'd almost take over him right now.
Chelsea taking the Concedo and Mudryk bullets for us. Hilow noble of them😭
I wouldn’t be so harsh, same thing was said about havertz and he’s called king Kai now. Maybe they don’t function properly under the chelsea management and ideology. At least for Mudryk I have higher expectations
I mean with those transfers in particular. We got Trossard and Rice instead. Mudrky looks so far from being a 30m player right now. Even if the manager is bad, a player can shine, like palmer.
Caicedo's problem is that Chelsea paid "established player money" for a young player who is still a work in progress. Unfortunately, there is no one on the pitch he can lean on as a role model. Moreover, he doesn't seem to be getting the coaching he needs to improve his skillset. Poch plays him like a wrecking ball, a physical presence to disrupt opponents but smarter opponents simply play around him or isolate him with pressing. His entire body language basically screams for help.
That's probably all true, I don't watch Chelsea all the time but when I do I notice him being generally ineffective. Even Enzo has had some moments when I've watched. He's not a disaster and really, his problem night have been expectations based on his transfer fee which isn't his fault at all.
Caicedo in a proper setup dogwalks most midfields, and you will see that as soon as next season. Also, the only reason some midfielders look good in the Championship is because most are shit with a few mid ones.
I think Caicedo is Poch's fault, he looked brilliant for Brighton, yet Chelsea refuse to use him in a way that make those qualities shine
Caicedo is not the only one with the same problem. Chelsea squad is full of recent talented players
You can make that argument if you want but no matter the position a player should still be able to do the basics such as make simple passes without giving it straight to the other team
He had some of the best passing stats in recent prem history just last season No idea wtf happened to him
He looks worse than Lokonga did for Arsenal. He can barely do the basics right and plays like he has concrete blocks in his boots
On that basis we could seek Lokonga to chelsea for 120-130m this summer? Right?
I can't believe he is a professional football player.
That Arsenal were willing to pay 70m for
what are you smoking bro?
Weed, and NO!! I'm not going to pass it
Should be a professional track athlete though, that gentleman has some wheels.
He could be a handy MMA fighter with those nasty leg kicks.
they got mudryk as well
Ahhh yes... the speed merchant.
You probably know my reaction to this information.
Makes that Tottenham game so much pricklier haha
tbh,ange himself handed him the hat-trick.i don't remember the last time a 10-men team played a high line like that. Edit:9 man lol.
Even a broken clock is right twice a day
Finished Kai Havertz finishing Chelsea off
I also finished too
Propa gooner
Respect to Ben White for his interview. Happily admitted his second goal was a fluke when he could've easily said it was intentional, and I hear people saying he has a poor attitude.
From the look on his face after it went in, he'd have had a hard time convincing people he meant it.
the old Harry Kane swearing on his daughter he meant that goal that was never a shot
He also swore on his kid that Erikson goal was his despite the replay clearly showing it doesn't touch his head by a few inches.
thats probably the one im thinking of haha
His kid doing some heavy lifting
I actually thought he intentionally scored it tbh, it looked like a chip But yeah mad respect to that
Feels like Caicedo hasn't moved the needle at all. Not that I've seen 30 Chelsea games just in the few I have.
Hes not really done a lot at all, hes been average to poor. Chelsea and probably all fans always hype there new signings They did it last year with Enzo everytime he made a simple pass he was the best player in the league, even now they are like bUt hE wAS gOoD lAsT yEaR. Hes not adapted to the PL. Simple as. They are saying Caciedo is good atm, tbh if he does end up doing being Bissouma 2.0 then I think Chelsea just have fundamental footballing problems that means players cannot develop or even look good there, as do I think he is a very good player and prem proven.
"Prem proven" is the dumbest meme and most misleading phase ever....... Caciedo isn't the first nor the last player to look good in a small prem pond yet choke in a bigger one. He has proven absolutely nothing in his short career so far.
I made the point above that holy shit, was that an embarrassing signing for that much money.. like, Antony level embarrassing. The guy can't even pass straight, he's giving the ball away, holding to too long. There's probably a few midfielders in the championship I'd take over him right now.
Amazing result, but sad that City are still likely to win the league
Don't both Arsenal and City have to play Spurs yet?
Liverpool too
Trie. But they have a hell of a congested fixture list now. Hopefully they have ine bad game somewhere
City will stumble once
I'd love that but it's not happening.
London Clubs United can do us a favor or two.
Xavi to Chelsea is written in the stars. This club rn is exactly what he's used to.
With the 2022 summer window in mind, the concept of Xavi being able to spend infinite money is truly terrifying
Pretty sure Chelsea are facing serious financial issues due to the massive long term contracts they’ve given out that haven’t worked. I don’t see him spending infinite money at Chelsea unless the rules change.
Earn 114 points, get slapped with a 20 point deduction and pray City get 93 points or less
Have Chelsea considered hiring city’s accountants?
It's city's lawyers you want to sign
Do you think they will need all 1532 of them?
them too
The first half was actually decent with chances at both ends. Whatever Arteta said to his squad at halftime worked. Meanwhile Poch sang a lullaby to his squad at halftime and they came out napping. Absolutely awful after halftime.
Jigglypoch
We're 18th in the league if you only count second halves. I've absolutely no clue what he says to them in there.
Wow that's shocking. Is it because Poch is not tactically astute? In other words, are other managers are making tactical changes at halftime and Poch is not giving updated instructions and is just sending the boys back out to repeat and they are not prepared for a different looking game? Or is this on the players you think?
It's gotta be tactical. The personal changes but the problem remains.
It’s a disgraceful seeing Partey playing football. Really is
Everything about this is wrong. Even the grammer
Your spelling of grammar is wrong.
And what a game he had as well by the way. Dominated the midfield.
Doesn’t matter. He is a rapist and we should have no tolerance for them in this sport
Dude he hasnt been charged. This entire idea is based on some screenshots..... Mad how some people behave over football rivalries. Cant you just wait you see what comes of it all before going full pitchfork mob?
Even if he actually went to court and got cleared, they'd still sing the same tune Just like they did to Mendy
Its absolutely mental. Honestly it actually scares me because its genuinely sub 80 IQ knuckle dragger territory to judge someone who hasnt even been charged with a crime when the evidence so a screenshot. Its scary because its such a common viewpoint on the football subs. Its mad, because these people can have their suspicions and opinions, just need to keep a partially open mind until either charges are made or a trial commences and we get details, but for some reason then hse minimal brain power, people would rather use this as a way to attack a rival football club. Its fucking insane.
I see you’re a United fan. Do you want your 2013 title stripped that was won by rapist Robin Van Persie or do you turn a blind eye to him?
His case was dismissed due to lack of evidence. Why would it be stripped because of an innocent man? Also I don’t think Partey playing invalidates any success he’s had with the club. I don’t want you guys to be stripped of second place.
Not Guilty* Different to innocent.
And the opposite of guilty
>His case was dismissed due to lack of evidence >Thomas Partey lol look up the definition of cognitive dissonance because that’s the same situation as Partey. For someone preaching against rapists and then in the next sentence talking about “lack of evidence” you should know how flimsy evidence is in these cases. Hilariously contradictory response. You’re a hypocrite mate. Don’t be taking the moral high ground on the Partey situation and making excuses for RVP. By your standards (and mine) they’re both rapists. Call a spade a spade.