Interesting to read this thread back, I was always of the opinion some people got overly giddy at the thought that Chelsea were going to dissappear to midtable or even liquidation. Especially once this guy got involved. I mean, you just really had to look at the Dodgers to see what he was likely to do, which is go big for a couple of premium players and then try to integrate youth players, which Chelsea are fortunate to have.
There is a lot of work to do at Chelsea as whilst Roman bankrolled them it was always seemingly in a scattergun sort of manner like £72m for Kepa here, £35m for Drinkwater there and £100m for Lukaku for good measure. As a result they have a very unbalanced squad that needs probably more surgery than people think as getting rid of deadwood isn't easy, especially when said deadwood is on mega money as Utd know.
Thusz that type of scattergun spending on filling holes if one pops up immediately is obviously going to stop, but if he gets the targets right then they could be better off as it may allow their youth players to feel there is a pathway that is backed by the top a little more. In addition, they may finally settle down with a coach for more than 2 years (although amazingly that has seemed to work for them to some extent.)
That said, if Kounde for the sort of figures people are talking around is true, then maybe they'll continue there habit of picking up players that aren't suited.
Personally, I think he is a really bad fit for England as his over elaborate passing and play style at the back, coupled with his short stature is not a combination that makes me think that he is tailor made for the PL. For me he seems a bit too much of a hipsters view of a great CB. Although, tbf, he does have some very good qualities, it is just that I don't see the PL as being his best or even wisest option.
