Hazard Warning Signs - The Chelsea Transfer Thread

And West Ham 2-0. My bad.

So this was beginning to be...something. Likely to see a lot more Willian and Pedro now.

CHO has to sign a new deal now, no?

 

I would think so but it's all up to whoever his agent is. Can't imagine teams coughing up 30m this summer when there's the possibility of free transfer after his recovery.

 

We really do need a striker for next season. A player who can grow with the club.
the importance of strikers. . . https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/47545895
all the top clubs apart from us have goal scorers.

IF we are not banned by FIFA and article 19
Coutinho is the player we are allegedly after

 

I know that we are not allowed to buy any players, BUT if we were allowed and could buy players who from that Ajax team would you like to see in Chelsea blue next season? Ajax make no mistake about it they are a selling club and they know it and accept it. Not all players are going to La Liga surely?

David Neres? i liked him, but i fear he falls over too much.

I like the CB Mattjijs de Light. - Build from the back right?
play him alongside Christensen.
I think we are ready for a young team.
Bring in the full backs
Aaron Wan-Bissaka as right back
Ryan Sessegnon at left back
We have the Pulisic coming in and we have the CHO
RLC in midfield
We can build a young team - create a buzz

Young teams don't win? right, tell that to Ajax.

in other news - Tiemoue Bakayoko, 24, wants to return to Stamford Bridge - and not extend his stay at the Serie A giants - after suffering racist abuse in Italy

 

Both Ola Aina and Recce James are better than Wan Bissaka and Sessegnon. Bring those two back.

 

I almost..almost believe next season could be groundbreaking in terms of how we utilize our youth players. A transfer ban could be good for us.

Sick of tired managers like Sarri depending on guys like Luiz.. or even Conte who wanted to do things like bring in Bonucci (lol).

Ampadu, RLC, CHO, etc. all appear to be more than competent enough.

 

I find it strange that Hazard never takes free kicks.

 

Because his set piece delivery is terrible.

 

I meant direct free kicks on goal.

 

Still garbage.

 

I dont think I've ever seen one! Is there any on YouTube?

 

Good at penalties though.

His corners aint so great either.

 

This is the free-kick bloke

 

Yes, But shouldn't Sarri rotate his players more? Sarri has been incredibly stubborn with his team selection at times and it has hurt us. I mean if Sarri he stays and we can get new players, Sarri will play the same way with new personnel. We will continue to be very predictable to play against. He won't rotate players enough. He will make like-for-like subs rather than change formations and tactics. It is a problem imho

 

Room-er of a right back: Youcef Atal £35million from Nice.

 

Except that CHO showed in the Liverpool game he’s not ready for that kind of pressure. We don’t actually know if they’re competent enough.

 

One could argue that Sarri has overachieved given all of the factors. New GK, new system, new league, no preseason, superstar in the media everyday being asked if he's leaving, old players, youth players, transfer ban looming, and so on.

Cup final lost on PKs
Semis of Europa
Top 4 for now

A lot more leeway would have been given if this were the results in Conte's first year. It would have been branded as "rebuilding." But his league win really masked a lot of the problems we had in the squad then, which has hurt us from then on.

 

If I didn't watch any games and just looked at those three factors, yeah I'd (maybe) agree. This squad either wins the league or fluffs it completely. To suggest it's the squad that's overachieving is foolish. They appear to perform in spite of who's in charge as they have been the only common denominator in the last 5 years (not management).

Not sure who's making anything up to fit any narrative. You're reaching hard to try and defend him. All this season does is show me we definitely do not need some marquee coach and that if he didn't force his "style" of play onto the team, we'd be comfortably third.

Emerson winning his place over a player who turned into a serial underperformer isn't a sign of Sarri's wisdom and understanding. RLC becoming a starter over the confirmed crap that is Kovacic, and the OK Barkley isn't exactly inpsiring decision making. CHO isn't ready to be first choice according to you. Define ready. Because Chelsea FC doesn't seem to know what ready means. I remember when KDB wasn't ready, I remember when Lukaku wasn't ready. I'm over waiting for "ready." Play the kids you know have it in them and let that be the end of it. At the end of the day we got what we wanted with CHO so that's well and good but again.. another season of Pedro/Willian rotating just gives me anxiety week in week out. No one needs to see that.

We win games in spite of him, not thanks to him. You can list reasons as to why you think he's fine, I'll keep watching the absolutely dross that is our football (what happens on the field) and use that as the basis of my opinion on him. Watching us tragic.

I will say he got unlucky on the striker front. Morata being a bust was a serious downer. Granted, we have no idea how to play the ball to our strikers bar Azpilicueta's attempts at crosses, so maybe that isn't much of a factor.

 

Hope some of you were able to see Pulisic play today in a rare start against Bremen. Coming off injury and scored the first goal within 5 minutes with a gorgeous solo play. Contributed all over the field and went 90 minutes. I can't wait to see him work his ass off next season and our strikers fail him miserably.

 

We better take Madrid to the cleaners for Hazard.

 

Only a year left on his contract so it won't be as much as you think/want.

Before yesterday's results, I was 100% sure he was going to Madrid. Now I'm only 95% sure.