Wild that Michael Owen came out and said they are the best team in the league but its injuries and form that stopped them this year. Which is funny because last season if us and City didn't have injuries and weird suspensions then Pool would have been clear third last year.
They are, and also mental fatigue. The Jota thing doesn't get talked about because people are stupid(not you, saying fans in general). Plus they flopped the recruitment as well. So those two things ain't helping. Salah is washed up, and VVD needs rotation.
I think the Jota thing gets talked about a lot, actually. I don't even listen to any Liverpool pods but even the Arsenal pods I listen to have mentioned it a few times as a factor in their season.
They lost a lot of late goals from jota diaz loss was massive Gakpo on the left is a downgrade and their midfield looks congested
I get that it's highest ever fine, but wild to me that the highest ever fine is 10 million pounds and a warning.
That's not what im talking about lol Im talking about how it impacts their season. They're blaming everything on Slot. Least the ones I interact with. None of them think that Jota is a reason or a factor in what is happening. They keep talking about other things.
How does this come out before a Man City decision? edit: Found and read an article: The answer to my question would appear to be the fact that they self reported and were not disputing the financial irregularities. It feels like they promised us a final decision on City’s financial irregularities at least a year ago, but it keeps being pushed back.
In a vacuum, 70m for a 28yo wing is excellent business. He's benefitted greatly from the reverse Bundesliga tax, he wasn't nearly this productive in the EPL. But I agree with you, circumstances change and they should have made different plans when they lost Jota.
That’s no hit at all. It’s basically probation - so long as they don’t violate financial rules in the next 2 years they’ll receive no punishment on that front.
yeah it's an empty net PE FC could clean up all their fraud (by the Russian gangster) with no real downside. Probably when they acquired Chelsea they knew full well it would be full of money laundering and fraud and that was part of their plan
I seem to recall an Eden Hazard transfer to Arsenal being hijacked by Chelsea back in the day. Did I just imagine that because I like him at the time?
I remember Socialist SAF complaining darkly about the agent fee to sign Hazard We now know that is because the agent had to be bunged 7m These are also only the payments we know about. Who knows how many bribes and incentives the PCP paid.
Only real ban is the 9-month academy ban which is big for them i guess.Notmaking the UCL would be a big hit.
Yeah it sucks especially with thsi other piece of news but if they miss UCL they might have to sell some big players as they can't use academy sales for this window. EXCLUSIVE: Chelsea also set to escape sporting sanction when FA concludes investigation into its 74 charges. Follows Premier League issuing £10.75m fine, suspended transfer ban and nine month ban on academy transfers for illicit payments totally £47.5m. https://t.co/R1koM1R7Dt— Matt Lawton (@Lawton_Times) March 16, 2026
To be fair he has a lot of injuries that would have altered their season. He's done okay with what he has IMO. Could be better definitely but not the worst.
3 of our youth players have made iconic goals MLS and Nwaneri in the 5-1 demolishing of City and of course recently Dowman. MLS and Nwaneri didn't build on it and some say MLS regressed a bit. Lets hope Dowman builds on it when he's given the opportunity. Will he continue to play a key role in some form or fashion (assist, goal) in the trophy huht?