Chelsea 2024/25

[Maluco]

Yeah I mean as mad as it is to say in retrospect given how his career has gone I do actually think there's a non-zero chance Lukaku could have been a stable long-term option for us if he'd joined before Conte's second season instead of Morata - especially given how Conte really moulded him into a top-level player at Inter subsequently.

I don’t think this is solely a Chelsea problem, to be fair to them. There is a real dirth of top class number 9s in the game now. Most sides are gambling and buying youngsters too early, and losing those gambles.

 

[acnumber9]

What happened to Palmer?

Much like this Chelsea team, he is levelling out.

 

[T00lsh3d]

Yeah I mean as mad as it is to say in retrospect given how his career has gone I do actually think there's a non-zero chance Lukaku could have been a stable long-term option for us if he'd joined before Conte's second season instead of Morata - especially given how Conte really moulded him into a top-level player at Inter subsequently.

I’m going to reserve my opinions on Lukaku….which is probably the highest credit he’s ever been given on this forum

 

[giorno]

Neto looked ace at Wolves, an attacking player with pace and trickery but he’s a moaning greedy cnut at Chelsea who looks like he’s lost any sort of ability he once had

No, you saw him play twice and he looked ace in those games

He was exactly this player for them too. One of the most bonkers moves of last summer

 

[Castia]

No, you saw him play twice and he looked ace in those games

He was exactly this player for them too. One of the most bonkers moves of last summer

I’ve seen him play loads of times, going back to the old player thread on this forum at Wolves he was one of my most wanted players until the 2 big injuries he was a standout player on a weekly basis

He looks lost at Chelsea

 

[giorno]

I’ve seen him play loads of times, going back to the old player thread on this forum at Wolves he was one of my most wanted players until the 2 big injuries he was a standout player on a weekly basis

He looks lost at Chelsea

So, he was a standout player on a weekly basis(he wasnt actually, unless you count likd 5-6 games as enough) 2 years ago. And he has been an inconsistent, injury player with little end product(he never had it btw, even in his good spells) ever since


Given his agent, and indeed his own history, I wouldn't be surprised if this signing turned up to be money laundering

 

[FootballHQ]

They miss Jackson badly just for his runs off the ball.

Imagine saying that 18 months back.

Nkunku has been a huge disappointment now he's finally got not far too ten starts in a row.

 

[WeePat]

I’ve seen him play loads of times, going back to the old player thread on this forum at Wolves he was one of my most wanted players until the 2 big injuries he was a standout player on a weekly basis

He looks lost at Chelsea

To be fair to him, he’s been shoved up front be our CF the last month or so.

 

[WeePat]

It’s not a huge chunk. That’s just coping.

You signed 460 million pounds worth of players last year for example:

https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/chelsea/transfers/verein/631/saison_id/2023

The top three players are in the squad today.. two others were injured who would have started. Your keeper started.

The vast majority of the billions is for now. Around 85%

I mean you would need to go through about 5-6 transfer windows and not just one summer’s transfers. There is a laundry list of players signed in the last 3 years that have no hope of ever of playing meaningful minutes for Chelsea. I’ll come back to this and edit it with the info.

 

[TheMagicFoolBus]

I’m going to reserve my opinions on Lukaku….which is probably the highest credit he’s ever been given on this forum

Beyond fair - and I fully acknowledge that I am being fully blinkered and irrational by even suggesting this as a possibility

 

[TheMagicFoolBus]

So, he was a standout player on a weekly basis(he wasnt actually, unless you count likd 5-6 games as enough) 2 years ago. And he has been an inconsistent, injury player with little end product(he never had it btw, even in his good spells) ever since


Given his agent, and indeed his own history, I wouldn't be surprised if this signing turned up to be money laundering

End product is misleading for a team like Wolves though. Since he joined the PL he's been 83rd, 92nd, 75th, and 79th percentile among wingers in shot creating actions. In terms of key passes he's 86th, 97th, 78th, and 80th percentile. He was also a ball-carrying machine for Wolves.

Chelsea's recent transfer approach has been scattergun (and that's being charitable) - but I think there were genuine underlying metrics that would suggest that Neto was poised for a breakthrough upon moving to a bigger club. For me the risk with him was much more to do with his injury history than with anything he was doing on the pitch.

 

[Castia]

So, he was a standout player on a weekly basis(he wasnt actually, unless you count likd 5-6 games as enough) 2 years ago. And he has been an inconsistent, injury player with little end product(he never had it btw, even in his good spells) ever since


Given his agent, and indeed his own history, I wouldn't be surprised if this signing turned up to be money laundering

So he only had 5-6 good games for Wolves and you’re here trying to say I haven’t watched him play?

Again dig out the old player thread if it still exists I must have posted 10+ times 2 years ago hoping United would sign him, before the injuries he was excellent and his 50m+ fee after 2 years injured suggests that as well

 

[Wumminator]

I mean you would need to go through about 5-6 transfer windows and not just one summer’s transfers. There is a laundry list of players signed in the last 3 years that have no hope of ever of playing meaningful minutes for Chelsea. I’ll come back to this and edit it with the info.

Please do.