I'm optimistic about the new season - we're not going to win the league but hould be aiming for a solid top 6 with Poch implementing a solid system of play and bedding in an almost completely new team. However, we're still light in a few areas and still need to get rid of a few players.
We obviously need a new keeper, whether as serious competiton to Kepa or an outright first choice. We are covered across the back line, although I'd personally like us to replace Cucurella. We are a couple short in midfield, which is the most worrying thing. We need a decent sitting player and a creative central player. This would give us options and allow Fernandez more freedom to affect the game and play to his strengths. And we have to make a decision on Lukaku. I don't think keeping him would be a bad option but if he goes, I'd like to see us buy a goalscorer, not a forward.
I do think Poch will do well. Potter and Lampard insisted on playing out from the back, but never had enough players to receive the ball. Look at City, their players always hve 3 or 4 in close proximity to give options to the man in possession. Or that, or you have to be more direct, like Liverpool are, which would benefit Sterling, Mudryk and N'kuku.
Just a shame we didn't put a decent manager in charge in the first place and buy him players he actually wants. But it's the Chelsea way!
Work to do
posted on 5/7/23
We are light, agreed 3/4 experienced quality footballers short.
The squad is full of young highly talented in experienced players, untried and tested at the top end of the EPL.
Still , it will be exciting to see what Poch can do & what the squad for the next season will look like.
posted on 5/7/23
It still looks an unbalanced team.
Looks like Ziyech, Pulisic, Lukaku, Azpilicueta, Aubameyang, CHO are to go
GK Kepa / Bettinelli
LB Chilwell, Cucurella / Hall
CB Fofana / Colwill / Chalobah
CB Silva / Badiashille
RB James / Gusto
CM Fernandes
CM Gallagher
CM Chukwumeka
LW Sterling / Mudryk
RW Madueke
FW Jackson / Broja
Loan farm
Slonina
Casadei
Santos
Datro Fofana
Ampadu
Sarr
1. A keeper needed to rival take over from Kepa
2. 2/3 midfielders needed because absolutely no depth in that centre midfield and as far as I've seen none of them have done much in a Chelsea shirt.
3. 3 wingers, one is a young guy the other two did nothing after big fees. Need another that's been there done it.
4 . Two prospects at CF which is a huge gamble.
Early on but that squad is Conference at best.
posted on 5/7/23
I would not be too concerned about last seasons form.
It was a clusterfck!
posted on 5/7/23
"We need a decent sitting player and a creative central player"
This is in the works with the potential signing of Caicedo, as for the latter...Nkunku exists - https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1592839321526083585/pu/vid/720x720/4dfjycd2qlneqCnX.mp4?tag=12
Madueke, Jackson, Broja etc will be on the end of these, not bloody Werner.
posted on 5/7/23
comment by HB Fashion Sakala is offside again (U21935)
posted 10 hours, 32 minutes ago
It still looks an unbalanced team.
Looks like Ziyech, Pulisic, Lukaku, Azpilicueta, Aubameyang, CHO are to go
GK Kepa / Bettinelli
LB Chilwell, Cucurella / Hall
CB Fofana / Colwill / Chalobah
CB Silva / Badiashille
RB James / Gusto
CM Fernandes
CM Gallagher
CM Chukwumeka
LW Sterling / Mudryk
RW Madueke
FW Jackson / Broja
Loan farm
Slonina
Casadei
Santos
Datro Fofana
Ampadu
Sarr
1. A keeper needed to rival take over from Kepa
2. 2/3 midfielders needed because absolutely no depth in that centre midfield and as far as I've seen none of them have done much in a Chelsea shirt.
3. 3 wingers, one is a young guy the other two did nothing after big fees. Need another that's been there done it.
4 . Two prospects at CF which is a huge gamble.
Early on but that squad is Conference at best.
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More then £600m spent and we're still 5 or 6 players short. It's gonna cost a billion to rebuild this squad.
posted on 6/7/23
You've got laugh!
At some point the bill will have to get settled.
Boehly- Clearlake are after all investment bankers.
posted on 8/7/23
On your own with that one.
One game a week for a club like us with a manager and squad that we have. Should be 80+ points comfortably