all this current talk of CP going somewhere is rubbish .. for a very logical reason ... IF over the next 30 days he does not get injured and plays extremely well ... what is the reason that Tuchel wants to offload/sell him? Barca is broke and Chelsea will not want to see him at Liverpool .... so where would he go? Bayern ... no I think it is all just rubbish and in 30 days time it could be RLC or Barkley or Havertz or Werner or even Lukaku that are gone. Except for the injury concerns, Pulisic has done just fine for Tuchel. Odoi or even Ziyech might have a poor spell ... are we going to believe that Tuchel will sell them as well? My sense is that is all fodder for press and advertising as Chelsea are close if not at the top of world wide heap right now and clickbait helps to sell advertising. I don't believe any of it is real right now.
One player a year, out of all the players in the world, wins the Bd'Or each year... 3 get named. Jorginho came in 3rd last season while at Chelski... Since 2016 like 8 unique players and 8 unique clubs have been named for the 15 1-3 Bd'O slots. I mean, maybe players think going to a lesser club where they're playing more means they have a better shot, but if you're not putting up goals and assists with ease at Chelski, you think you've got a better shot at 21-22 Barca? Or Newcastle? Certainly La Liga gets the most Bd'O looks, so maybe... I mean, where is CP going where he'd doing better numbers? Maybe if he can go to Bayern or back to Dortmund, but German teams don't traditionally get the Bd'O look... Athletico, Real, Barca, PSG, Juve... If you're chasing the Bd'O I guess those are you desired landing strips.
Christian Pulisic vs Manchester United A level above the rest 🇺🇸https://t.co/f1GWB1hjCl— WhyNot? (@NinoI2x) November 28, 2021
You've been at least flirting around outright saying it for awhile, as far as I can tell. Many others here have done the same. So people aren't just pulling these impressions out of thin air, don't know why you're reacting as if that's the case. If CP doesn't play well or is injured, it might be as difficult to move him on this summer... at least until his contract is in a state where Chelsea are more willing to take significantly less money for him. And still waiting on the bidding clubs which make sense for both CP & Chelsea to accept a bid from. So I don't really know why you keep hinting at this, especially when it's reliant upon some vague predictions on his future mediocre performance? I mean, yeah, if he plays like shit maybe Chelsea/TT will want to move him on? Who cares? If a frog had wings, and all that. Is there a reason to think that CP won't be minimally good (even in a somewhat role) for Chelsea? It's literally never happened... performance has never hampered him, he's been effective in his Chelsea career, it's been injuries that have held him back. And injuries sure aren't going to help him move this coming summer. Mhmm... fascinating.
Fans in Talk Chelsea and The Shed End think that Puli has been rather mediocre when he's been fit. His grading in UK-based outlets has also been mediocre, when he's played. I disagree, but the opinion is out there.
The problem is these fickle fans are weighing him against his first season and the excellent run of form post-lockdown. because of that, if he does not score or assist in a match, he’s labeled average to poor. He’s been putting in good shifts, when healthy. And is very reliable in Tuchel’s mind, and his minutes show that. When he does not start, he is first off the bench.
Agreed. Pulisic had some good and great games with the under-mobile Giraud at the point. He will love running off Lukaku a full game as well, being that slicing towards goal option for Lukaku's lay offs. And CP is good at getting ball into static and strong CF's
Lukaku is not exactly "static" - he may be fairly linear, but if you can put the ball into his path when he's running at defenders, he's pretty damaging. He is pretty hard to stop at full gallop with the ball.
Here is what Simon Kjær has to say about Christensen : https://tribuna.com/en/news/chelsea...stensen-has-to-improve-to-become-worlds-best/ .. and now he is being offered a small pay-raise that he do not want to accept, not because he is greedy, but because he is among the lowest paid players at the club right now : https://www.spotrac.com/epl/chelsea-fc/payroll/
Interesting....I've been reading some long time Chelsea faithfuls is already calling for CHO to sit and start CP tomorrow. Some even call him the best attacker/finisher they have on the roster.
Yeah, he's not in any way "gnat like" and can certainly play back-to-goal when he has to, but Belgium has figured out how dangerous he is on the move on the break if you can put the ball in his stride. If CP can figure that out as well, he will set up Lukaku for a goal or three.
I'll never understand why you put any stock at all into what random fans are saying on a message board.
It's something about trying to be fair. My base assumption is that all humans are the same, hence we're all biased in similar ways. Ergo, to find the middle ground, which is the most likely to approach objective truth*, I need to balance my own biases with those of the others. ---- * Not that objective truth is possible at all.
I can't see CHO starting 90 minutes a game, 3 games a week in December. If Pulisic can't earn any starts at winger, he needs to find somewhere else to play.
Personally, from the standpoint of being primarily a supporter of the USMNT and not a specific club, I'd rather see the kid play a shiite ton of minutes as a false 9, learn the role and be able to be used in that scenario internationally. If Tuchel is willing to deploy him in that role as opposed to a winger, I'd rate that as a good reason to stay as well.
I'm going optimistic today. A CP start and either 2 goals or 1 goal/1 assist. I think Lukaku will get the nod and they will play well together. -----------------Lukaku------------------ -----Mount-------------------CP--------- I hope CHO doesn't screw things up!
To be fair, as lost as CHO looked in the past, he looks really positive and effective this year. He still gives off that “crappy teammate“ vibe to me, but I can’t really argue with his play this year at all. I think Chelsea are happy to have him. He gives the impression that he has turned something around in the effort/focus dept.
Not sure if Lukaku is ready for a start yet. We could see Mount and Ziyech with Pulisic in the number 9 role as well.
I am not wild about Pulisic in the number 9 role, constantly arriving in the box at high speed, bouncing off central defenders. Yes, he draws defenders, giving other people opportunities, and will put away the occasional point blank shot. But it doesn’t really maximize his value, in my opinion.
Pulisic on Rudiger's last minute chance for Chelsea vs Man Utd: "I saw it and it was a perfect ball, right on his foot, but unfortunately he just missed it. It's good that he was in the right spot." Owww... somebody need aloe for that burn?