I appreciate the break down of the squad, but I think you’re over complicating things. Giroud and Courtois seem to be on their way out and only 2 of the 10 you’ve listed would be registered, making it 25 with only 16 non-HG even if they don’t leave. Zouma wasn’t on the tour so he seems to be on his way out anyway. I do think that Zappacosta/Alonso are wasting spots when we have Aina and Da Silva waiting in the wings though.
Chelsea 2018/19 - 3rd and European Champions. Sarri, not sorry
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I appreciate the break down of the squad, but I think you’re over complicating things. Giroud and Courtois seem to be on their way out and only 2 of the 10 you’ve listed would be registered, making it 25 with only 16 non-HG even if they don’t leave. Zouma wasn’t on the tour so he seems to be on his way out anyway. I do think that Zappacosta/Alonso are wasting spots when we have Aina and Da Silva waiting in the wings though.
Really looking forward to see how Sarri does. Excellent first team and a brilliant youth setup.
Really starting to like their business model as well. Sign players very young and sell them after some years and repeat the cycle. A new manager every 2 year is also very refreshing
Really starting to like their business model as well. Sign players very young and sell them after some years and repeat the cycle. A new manager every 2 year is also very refreshing
Rooting for Chelsea to put City and Liverpool in their place.
Jardim made him look competent for six months, so it's possible. #keepfaith.
Not sure if it’s been posted, but a nice moment between Jorginho and his mum.
They look a mess
I’m not watching, have they been that bad?
Looks like they'll need time
Hilariously bad at the back, and hard to see where the goals are going to come from too, at least based on today's evidence
Yes and it's not like City have been at their best either (they haven't needed to be)
He has his work cut out.
They need time to settle and get used to the way he plays. Hazard and Kante will also help.
Boy do they need a striker. Worst £60m ever spent.
They need time to settle and get used to the way he plays. Hazard and Kante will also help.
Boy do they need a striker. Worst £60m ever spent.
Their midfield doesn't seem to stand a chance without Kante. Cesc looked woeful.
Morata is dreadful at being a striker.
I don't envy Sarri.
- Players will struggle to adapt to his system.
- Impatient employers.
- Europa League. Sarri hardly rotates, he will need to change that.
- Reduced opportunities for the poor guy to smoke his worries away.
- Players will struggle to adapt to his system.
- Impatient employers.
- Europa League. Sarri hardly rotates, he will need to change that.
- Reduced opportunities for the poor guy to smoke his worries away.
To be fair to him, he's had less than feck all service
Give him a rest, his mind must be with his newly born twin at home.
How off the pace does Barkley look. He looks like he needs another pre-season already.
They're missing their two best player in Hazard and Kante, they would make a big difference today. They don't have depth like City do.
Alright Yoda.
Off the pace is an idiom, I'm struggling to see the Yoda turn of phrase whilst re-reading?
Nobody regconize him though...
It's tear of sorrow since she's Sarri him being forced to join Chelsea instead of St.Pep. At th moment Chelsea being dicked by St.Pep FC.
We'll hardly get to know the lad.
Ah, I read ‘Off the pace does Barkley look.’ Probably the lack of question mark that done me in.
now I see it! apologies, yeah should have put that in there.That wasnt anything like Sarri's at all.
That, and I read it wrong anyway. What a team we make!
Will Abramovic and the fans give Sari time to get things together to implement his strategy ?
They did try to play quick one touch from watching the first half. Did break through City a few times but obviously lacked an Aguero type striker upfront. Hazard should enjoy playing in this style though much more.
They look slow.
Good question. Sarri's philosophy or for that matter any philosophy would take a year atleast. Chelsea and roman have always looked for instant success. Another season outside top 4 may not be tolerated by roman and sarri could be gone.
If they can't build momentum early in the league, it would be a tough year given they're in EL. Sarri is more about style than result which EL make it tough to focus on training. Drop out of EL and domestic Cups is not on the card given it's title challenging or even top 4 looks tough. Putting all the eggs in one basket is risky.
Kante's & Hazard's return should make other players (Cesc, Willian, Pedro) tick but Morata is probably still a serious worry. They'll need their poacher ready to score above 20 goals...
Barkley looks like he really should move his arse to a stronger club much earlier but I don't think Sarri will give up on trying to develop something out of him.
Barkley looks like he really should move his arse to a stronger club much earlier but I don't think Sarri will give up on trying to develop something out of him.
I actually think Chelsea are worse off now than they were in May, a new manager trying to force a change of play with players not capable of doing it? At least under Conte they could play the way he wanted. Add in the fact that 2 of their best players want to leave, not looking good at all at the moment
The offense will be fine. Morata can score the odd 15 goals and Utd did finish second last year with Lukaku just getting 16 league goals.
The hardest part to get right with these tiki taka sides are the defenders. They need to be good on the ball, fast and good at defending. Most defenders are only good at one or two of these things, but rarely at all three. It is the reason why Pep spend 500 trillion on defenders in two years.
Azpi is the only defender at Chelsea where there are no questions asked. The rest have to prove themselves in the Sarri system. Maybe Christensen steps up, I still have faith in the lad to become great one day.
We’ll be fine. I have no worries after today. It’s just going to require some patience.
Yeah because your owner has loads of that doesn't he
I can see this going the same way as the Scolari season unless Sarri managers to turn today's shitshow around drastically
To be honest both Lukaku and Morata can improve their numbers and Conte was right to be a bit disappointed with Morata's output.
There are news that Sarri wants one more player... a modern defender perhaps ?
My guess is that he would be looking at an attacking box to box midfielder to play the role that Hamsik played at Napoli. A Lampard/Gerrard/Pogba/Milinkovic-Savic kind of player.
I wouldn't take too much from this match, both teams were missing some important players, I expect we'd see a much more competitive game if both sides were at full strength.
Sarri has had a few weeks tops at Chelsea to get them playing the way he wants to, if Abramovich has a little patience, as paradoxical as that may be, then we could start to see them start picking up in November/December and possibly their best next year. It takes time to build a team and so far Sarri has one signing of his own, this isn't his team yet.
Sarri has had a few weeks tops at Chelsea to get them playing the way he wants to, if Abramovich has a little patience, as paradoxical as that may be, then we could start to see them start picking up in November/December and possibly their best next year. It takes time to build a team and so far Sarri has one signing of his own, this isn't his team yet.
I think they need to buy a defender and center forward. I'm not sure why they aren't in for lewandowski.