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The thought of seeing Kepa in our goal is giving me jitters, to be honest. our defence and midfield are all over the place. we need to regain control in midfield. Kante is needed as soon as possible. I also feel we are outnumbered in that department. revert 3-5-2 and bring Mount in midfield to even things.
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I think Tuchel is having a few dilemas in certain areas of the pitch. Key among them is, does he recall Reece James after suspension? Or does he play Azpi, then put Christensen as the RCB and retain Silva at the centre? I think the former will be good. Keep Reece James at RWB and use Azpi as the RCB and keep Christensen at the heart of our defence. That back five is our best combination.
Does he recall Kante and drop Kovacic who is in the form of his life? Or does he keep Kante on the bench and stick with Kovacic because of his form of late and the fact that Kante is returning from injury? I think the later is the best option. Keep Kante as an insurance should we need him. And continue playing Kovacic istead.
Does he play Havertz in one of the No10s behind Lukaku or does he change game and play Ziyech due to the fact that Spurs will sit deep and try to hit us on the break, and Ziyech’s long cross field passes could crate a route? I personally think, he should stick with Kai Havertz as he is a goal threat.
Alonso vs Chilwell is an easy decision stick with Alonso for now because of his form. Rudiger, Mendy, Lukaku, Jorginho and Mount are guaranteed starters.
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I hope Christensen is fit and ready to play tonight as we may need him against Spurs. He has been our best CB this season. I suspect Tuchel will give Chilwell a start tomorrow and would see how he reacts. But anyway, i would go with Alonso as he likes to face against Spurs. Tuchel said Kante would be ready against Spurs. So him and Jorginho will start with Kovacic coming on. I also expect Mount and Werner to be back. Resting Rudiger is very important also.
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I think playing Saul and Kovacic doesn’t work in any way. Saul has to play with eitherJorginho or Kante. Because Jorginho would have given him advice and direction, while Kante would have offered help and protection. Kovacic didn’t offer him that. They are two similar players.
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That is 3 goals in 3 games for Werner in Germany. I hope he carries his good form to club level and starts scoring goals. I have observed that Werner is more comfortable playing the system that this new German coach is playing.
Also Havertz has played and had an assist to his name, Rudiger has also scored, it had been a succesfull international break for Chelsea except the Lukaku and Kante injury problems. And luckily we can afford them the time to rest and heal, and we have Kovacic and Werner to play.
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The only problem for Drinkwater was that he made the wrong move at the wrobg time. There were several factors that contributed to his footballing demise.
1. He went to Chelsea as a last gasp option as oppossed to a signing that the coach wanted.2. The club and the manager were in disagreement over the signings of that summer, at the same time Conte wasn’t happy with the depature of Matic.
3. He was directly competing with Fabregas, and any coach would pick Fabregas over Drinkwater as the other slot was reserved for Kante.
4. He was injured by the time he made that move, the one thing that will count against a player is moving to a new club while injured. Drinkwater has to wait 2 more months to make his debut, and by that time the other midfielders were already ahead of him in fitness and match sharpness. As he didn’t even had a preseason.
5.His motivation is very low. For you to play in a competitve team like Chelsea, you need to be highly motivated to win a spot, but this guy looks disinterested.
When you look at all of those factors, and his conduct of late where he was involved a training ground clash twice, then you will understand why all of the four cosches that Chelsea had while he is at the club are reluctant to play him and are shipping him away on loan.
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In my opinion, if Lukaku isn’t 100% fit, it would rest him for our game against Villa, because after that we have two important games one away from to our fiercest rivals, and another at home to the Champions. so we may need Lukaku’s presence for those two games more than any other thing. as for our game on Saturday, we have enough quality in our team already to compete with Villa. We have Werner who despite not getting enough game time has scored two in two for his country this week. and he is capable of filling that void.
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My understanding was that Saul wanted to play in central midfield as no 8 as opposed to holding no 6 role. and that is where Tuchel wants to use him. there are times when Chelsea will need to use 3-5-2 / 3-5-1-1 with three midfielders to make it tough for teams to attack from central. and I won’t be surprised to see a trio of Saul, Jorginho and Kante in the same midfield. Kovacic is Tuchel’s midfield lynchpin and the fact that Tuchel pushed to sign Saul suggests he will feature, and we all know what Kante contributes, and Jorginho is in the form of his life. central midfield and the two attacking midfield positions is where we have our strongest players. I guess it’s a nice problem to have for Tuchel.
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From now and Until January, Marina has three crucial tasks to do:
1. tie Rudiger, Christensen and Jorginho to a new long term contract.
2. Start contract extension with Alonso, Kante, Chalobah, Azpi and even Kovacic.
3. Find a new cheaper CB alternative to Kunde if by January Sevilla didn’t drop their asking price._____________________________
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I guess the Tuchel knows better than someone who has never managed a club or who doesn’t understand the wisdom behind keeping large squad to compete on four fronts.
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Love Aindro, he is always a very cool guy despite the temperatures at the Chelsea sit. if I would have to wish someone to join here, it would be him. the guy is always gentle.
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I can see the excellent business we have done in the last two windows and the profit we have made at the same time has rattled some opposition fans who are now throwing the common phrases which are ‘ you bought your way to success’ and ‘ you are not liked outside your club’ all of a sudden we are the most hated team, because our team is competitive once again. I remember who in the summer of 2019 everyone was throwing compliments at us. now the same people who were complimenting us have now retreated to their usual accusatory habit.
To be honest, I don’t care who likes Chelsea and who doesn’t. As long as our club is heading in the right direction and is doing what it does best, I will be happy to take all the hate in this world. After all, if you are not hated, you are not doing well. In the last two seasons, Chelsea has assembled a very competitive squad, and also recruited one of the best bright coaches in Europe in Tuchel, and now even some pundits are sending mixed and confusing messages. Some teams will forever be in our shadows though.
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The only fans who can complain about Chelsea buying their way to the top are United, Liverpool and Arsenal. the rest were below Chelsea by the time Roman bought. We don’t care who likes us as long as we are winning trophies that is irrelevant.
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Perhaps the most shocking aspect of this transfer window is PSG rejecting a £189m for a player who is out of contract next summer. what is more intriguing is that the player has informed PSG that he is not prepared to sign a new deal. that is a decision they will regret in 12 months time. I wonder who advises them? seeing this kind of mess makes me appreciate the good work that Marina is doing at Chelsea.
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Lucky,
Sometimes you can’t judge a player for not doing well at a club he has been loaned to. Maybe if Sarr is given a chance and surrounded by those qualities in our squad, he will do well for me. and he is left-footed which is another bonus. he could support Alonso like Azpi supports Reece James when he is out of position. I think Saul is an upgrade to Kovacic because he brings goals from midfield. and that is what you need to win the league. and his experience of being in two title-winning teams will be invaluable. I still think he is more important than a little know Kunde.
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Think currently, the Saul deal is more important than the Kunde deal, I feel we are a little bit lighter in midfield. if we got both it’s fine, but if I have to sacrifice one, I would sacrifice Kunde because we have so many options, Silva, Christensen, Rudiger, Chalobah, Reece James, and Azpi can all play there. and we still have Sarr at the club. but to win the league, you need goal scoring and experienced midfielders. and with Kante having fitness issues, I think getting Saul makes sense.
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Amazingly, the week ended with both North London teams being on both ends of the table who would have predicted that? hopefully, that won’t be the case come May
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I won’t rule out the deal being £29.8m, the way Chelsea negotiated in this deal suggested we were demanding a bigger fee for Zouma. and I trust Marina to pull off this miracle deal if she convinced Real Madrid to include clauses that state if they qualify for the CL in Hazard’s deal, then convinced Athletico to pay £53m for a player whom the manager publicly said was not in his plans and who refused to train and return to the club. trust this lady will work her magic.
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I’m still bitter about the red card, but i’m wondering how we have not scored 2 goals at least when the game were 11v11. We had several chances to score the second goal that wouls have taken the steam out of the game. I was on record saying that we should go there to win, and credit to Tuchel he went there with the intention to win, but incompetent referee has ruined his plans.
There are several heroes today, but the ones that standout for me was Christensen and Rudiger, two players who were destined to leave before Tuchel has arrived. What a difference coaching methods do for players, also Alonso we excellent Chilwell has a fight in his hands to win back his place. Delighted to see Silva come on and calm the nerves, i was worried our players would lose their head. And mr. reliable Azpi is always 10/10. And not to mention the true hero of the night big Mendy.
Happy for Havertz that he is now settling in well after the Covid case and injury plus form problems, he seems to be taking the manttle now. But l’m worried for Mount as the lad has played more games and had little rest. We have 3 weeks to nurse Kante before the trip to Spurs.
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