PBP: Chelsea Players at Euro 2024

Discussion in 'Chelsea' started by StamfordBridgeLions, Jun 7, 2024.

  1. lobomojo

    lobomojo Member+

    Chelsea, Gillingham
    Jul 17, 2004
    Freedom
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Not sure about TAA in 2 man midfield if does not play good enough defense to be a rb, but got plenty of scoring talent
     
  2. StamfordBridgeLions

    Chelsea FC
    Sep 4, 2016
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Yep, Reece James could play that role. Reece is more adaptable. Not sure why he wasnt included, I mean if Southgate included Luke.

    imho
    the midfield would work nest with Declan Rice solo and then 4 in front of him
    Saka -----Palmer----Bellingham----Foden
    that is how you win
    Mainoo comes on to add some more defensive when needed
     
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  3. truefan420

    truefan420 Member+

    May 30, 2010
    oakland
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Belgium floundering per usual
     
  4. StamfordBridgeLions

    Chelsea FC
    Sep 4, 2016
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Yep, so many good players and Belgium got nothing. Slovakia are technically very good and they counter well.
     
  5. Crawleybus

    Crawleybus Member+

    Oct 18, 2013
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    I don't know, the Slovak goal has lead a bit of a charmed life this second half. This game reminds me of so many past England games.
     
  6. StamfordBridgeLions

    Chelsea FC
    Sep 4, 2016
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Group E is a really tough group.
    Romania and Slovakia doing well and Belgium and Ukraine not so good.

    Why don't we have any Romanian and/or Slovakian players?

    Big ROM two disallowed goals
     
  7. StamfordBridgeLions

    Chelsea FC
    Sep 4, 2016
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    France beat Austria 1-0 --- they had this amazing midfield player, he was everywhere. full of energy. He just never stopped. Great control. Amazing passing. Imagine if Caicedo and Enzo were ONE player.
     
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  8. StamfordBridgeLions

    Chelsea FC
    Sep 4, 2016
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Turkey 3 Georgia 1 - great game of football. Both teams were awesome.
     
  9. Rman3349

    Rman3349 Member

    Chelsea
    United States
    Oct 31, 2006
    Boston
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    I heard he was a geezer too, playing in one of the retirement home leagues. Imagine how good he must have been in his prime?
     
  10. lobomojo

    lobomojo Member+

    Chelsea, Gillingham
    Jul 17, 2004
    Freedom
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Best game of the Euro's so far.
     
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  11. StamfordBridgeLions

    Chelsea FC
    Sep 4, 2016
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Southgate might be the problem. Why even bother taking Palmer to the euros if you aint going to play the lad?
     
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  12. StamfordBridgeLions

    Chelsea FC
    Sep 4, 2016
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Watching Spain v Italy - some good players on show - that centre forward for Spain - Moratta - tall lad - he might be worth pursuing. Also Spain has a really decent attacking Left back.
     
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  13. Crawleybus

    Crawleybus Member+

    Oct 18, 2013
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Southgate is undoubtedly the problem! He should be sacked for playing Alexander-Arnold in midfield alone!! He's an idiot!
     
  14. StamfordBridgeLions

    Chelsea FC
    Sep 4, 2016
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    The TAA experiment as a CM is not working. Declan Rice has also been very poor - good player, he just looks knackered. Palmer has had an amazing season and he is in top form, play the lad!!!!

    imho
    the midfield would work best with Declan Rice solo and then 4 in front of him
    Saka -----Palmer----Bellingham----Foden
    that is how you win in a tournament
    Mainoo and Watkins come on when needed
     
  15. Rman3349

    Rman3349 Member

    Chelsea
    United States
    Oct 31, 2006
    Boston
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    When you posted this after the first game I thought "too risky, not enough balance"

    But I think you were right. If they're gonna be told to play so carefully, you need more manpower when the time does come to attack
     
  16. StamfordBridgeLions

    Chelsea FC
    Sep 4, 2016
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Tournament football is very different. It is the summer. You have to play your best players. You should play Palmer - he is in form and he has immaculate control of the ball. Bellingham AND Palmer? Why not? Play to win. Let the youngsters off the leash.

    I think the other big problem England currently have is Declan Rice. He looks knackered. He has had a tough season. He has very low energy. Not sure what the answer is there. Drop him? Dropping him seems unthinkable. He is obviously the best player England have in that role, but he looks shattered and his passing has been awful. Mainoo. Kids in form and he has energy.
     
  17. StamfordBridgeLions

    Chelsea FC
    Sep 4, 2016
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    England are through to the next round. Well, that was easy.

    The Italian Croatia game was dull until it wasn't. 1-1.
     
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  18. StamfordBridgeLions

    Chelsea FC
    Sep 4, 2016
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    #43 StamfordBridgeLions, Jun 25, 2024
    Last edited: Jun 25, 2024
    • 4-2-3-1 - ok that Conor starts - but has Southgate ever heard of a player called Cole Palmer?
    Netherlands 2 Austria 3. As a neutral it was entertaining. As an England fan it is a warning. The Netherlands just showed up and expected to win because...well because they have the more famous players. England need to be wary of the same. England need to be wary of sitting back with a smug sense of entitlement. We need to attack and play quick exciting football. The extra cautious bollocks is doomed to fail.

    4-1-2-3

    ---------Rice
    -----Bellingham---Palmer
    Saka----Kane---Foden
     
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  19. lobomojo

    lobomojo Member+

    Chelsea, Gillingham
    Jul 17, 2004
    Freedom
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    so far listless stationary
    smug entitlement
     
  20. StamfordBridgeLions

    Chelsea FC
    Sep 4, 2016
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
  21. yasik19

    yasik19 Moderator
    Staff Member

    Chelsea
    Ukraine
    Oct 21, 2004
    Daly City
    Worst group of this tournament.
     
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  22. truefan420

    truefan420 Member+

    May 30, 2010
    oakland
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Looks like Cole came in, how’d he look?
     
  23. StamfordBridgeLions

    Chelsea FC
    Sep 4, 2016
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    He looked good. Cole Palmer had more shots on target (1) in 19 minutes than Bukayo Saka (0) had in 216 minutes at the Euros.

    I mean real the issue is that Southgate run out of ideas about 4 years ago. He had that waistcoat thing going on. All was well. Did he try anything else? A bow tie? Some flares? He should have gone with a bowler hat. But he just ran out of ideas.
     
  24. JimWharton

    JimWharton Member+

    Feb 25, 2017
    Absolutely brutally bad. Has a team ever fired their manager in the middle of a tournament?
     
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  25. truefan420

    truefan420 Member+

    May 30, 2010
    oakland
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Foden had to leave the squad for a family matter. I suspect we see Palmer take his place in the 11.
     

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