Now I'm not going to get carried away with last night, we played a top top side with some very good players and we were missing key players . But after 2 thirds of the season I think it's very clear that our players aren't good enough and we need a serious overall.
Kepa- currently not good enough and not sure if he can reach the level we're used to.
Caballero - fine as a back up for the league Cup and early rounds of the fa Cup but should be nowhere near the first team.
James--potentially very good, needs to improve defensively but this should come with experience.
Azpi- physically hes not got it anymore, being shoehorned into the team due to his experience and leadership but should not be playing regularly for us.
Rudiger- good player but he needs someone top class next to him in my opinion to really show how good he is.
Zouma- decent enough but not top class and that's what we should be looking for.
Christiensen - good player when things are going his way, but put him outside his comfort zone and he struggles, again not top class.
Tomori- can't really comment as we've not seen him in the first team much. Got all the attributes to be a success but was error prone, again hopefully that could be ironed out with experience but you never know.
Emerson - decent back up but not a first teamer
Alonso- wing back only, doesn't suit how we will play 90 percent of the time
Jorginiho, - good player but physically can't cope with what we want to do
Kovacic - very good player one of the few positives, good dribbler, good passer, tenacious and brings something alot of central midfielders don't have.
Kante - world class but needs playing in a position that suits his talents or letting go.
Mount- does so much right, presses well, full of energy, finds great pockets of space between midfield and defence and a decent passer, but needs to become much more effective in terms of shooting and final passes and add some strength to his game.
RLC - rolls Royce of a footballer but we need to see how the injury has affected him and where he fits in this current team.
Barkley - not good enough
Willian - squad player only at this point
Pedro - too old
CHO - too early to tell, the injury looks to have really set him back
Pulisic - looks good but need and extended run of games
Tammy- good player, much like Mount he does do much well but needs to improve his finishing to be top level
Bats- just doesn't suit how we play at Chelsea, not the player to lead a line
Giroud - good player but he's run his course with us.
Going into next season realistically I'm hoping for big changes with a squad of
Caballero, rudiger, James, tomori, Emerson, kovacic, kante, RLC, Mount, CHO, pulisic, ziyech and Tammy
Plus a keeper, centre back, left back, striker
Not good enough
posted on 26/2/20
James--potentially very good, needs to improve defensively but this should come with experience.
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Davies' performance last night was a massive wake up call about where James currently is offensively never mind defensively. Definitely a player worth getting exciting about but needs work & time to get there. All that Bayern kid needs is exposure.
posted on 26/2/20
I imagine it’s a lot easier to shine in that Bayern team than in that makeshift side of ours. Would be interesting to see how James would get on if he played for them.
posted on 26/2/20
If Frank is going to deploy back three system against Bayern again...
Tomori on the right of the defence is a must (knows Davies well from their time playing with Canada) and obviously the notable pace advantage over Azpi, toe to toe with Davies.
Right-side of Tomori, RJ and Callum or Pulisic...no way Davies is having a free rein down that side.
Mount got behind Davies a few times but didn't have the pace to capitalise on the chances and doesn't have the same connection with RJ, as Callum.
Without Callum (or Pulisic) to complement his play, limiting factor in RJ's performance at wingback.
posted on 26/2/20
"Tomori- can't really comment as we've not seen him in the first team much."
That's also erroneous.
Tomori is second, in CB minutes played.
Minutes played:
1) Zouma
2) Tomori
3) Christensen
4) Rudiger
Is the order.
posted on 26/2/20
Bournemouth away, would like to see a changed side.
Cab
RJ AC Tomori Emerson
Jorg (c) Kova
Callum *Loftus(?) Mount
Tammy
*or will he be saved for the FA Cup match against Liverpool.
Jorginho could miss the next 3 matches (after FA Cup), If he gets here.
2 PL & stupidly got suspended for Bayern away last night.
posted on 26/2/20
for next season
Kepa sell
Caballero bench
James bench
Azpi bench
Rudiger start
Zouma - sell
Christiensen bench
Tomori bench
Emerson bench
Alonso sell just because he's worth something
Jorginiho sell for the love of furrrk
Kovacic bench
Kante start (And start playing 4-4-2 and build your team around Kante Lampard ffs)
Mount sell (Just don't think he'll amount to anything and may as well sell him now when people think he has some promise)
RLC start
Barkley sell
Willian gone
Pedro sell (or gone, I dunno)
CHO bench
Pulisic start
Tammy start
Bats sell
Giroud bench
posted on 26/2/20
comment by Wahl Icht - (U22332)
posted 3 hours, 47 minutes ago
for next season
Kepa sell
Caballero bench
James bench
Azpi bench
Rudiger start
Zouma - sell
Christiensen bench
Tomori bench
Emerson bench
Alonso sell just because he's worth something
Jorginiho sell for the love of furrrk
Kovacic bench
Kante start (And start playing 4-4-2 and build your team around Kante Lampard ffs)
Mount sell (Just don't think he'll amount to anything and may as well sell him now when people think he has some promise)
RLC start
Barkley sell
Willian gone
Pedro sell (or gone, I dunno)
CHO bench
Pulisic start
Tammy start
Bats sell
Giroud bench
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Brilliant. You've got 5 starters and 9 on the bench including Kovacic who has arguably been our best player this season.
posted on 27/2/20
comment by HB Fash (U21935)
posted 1 day, 1 hour ago
I like the look of James, Tomori, Mount, i think all 3 can be top players.
Hudson-Odoi is the most over-rated talent around, 100k a weekI still think he will be decent but he was being hyped as the next big thing and he's not that.
Loftus-Cheek will spend more time injured than fit so it negates his quality.
Using Kante correctly, Pulisic being fit and having Ziyech are key for Chelsea kicking on next season.
Major defensive reinforcements needed, i don't even rate Rudiger that much tbh and a proper goal scorer will help massively.
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Excellent post. Agree with everything
posted on 27/2/20
comment by Chelseamf™®© (U1677)
posted 17 hours, 26 minutes ago
If Frank is going to deploy back three system against Bayern again...
Tomori on the right of the defence is a must (knows Davies well from their time playing with Canada) and obviously the notable pace advantage over Azpi, toe to toe with Davies.
Right-side of Tomori, RJ and Callum or Pulisic...no way Davies is having a free rein down that side.
Mount got behind Davies a few times but didn't have the pace to capitalise on the chances and doesn't have the same connection with RJ, as Callum.
Without Callum (or Pulisic) to complement his play, limiting factor in RJ's performance at wingback.
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This. Callum + RJ a dangerous combo with bundles of talent.
Let's not overreact to Bayern schooling
posted on 27/2/20
Guardian claiming Frank (rightly) has reservations about Rudi. It'll either be him (with 2-years left on contract) or Zouma gone in the summer.
https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1233045612096114689/pu/vid/1280x720/udEQ-Aht6R3rNsVM.mp4
That's a clued-up manager in control and head screwed on
If rumours of wholesale changes are to be believed...Barkley, Alonso, Pedro, Willian, Girooo or Bats should be the first casualties in the clearout from the current squad and adequately replaced, without hesitation.