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Takeaways from that pounding capitulation:

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posted on 27/11/23

Conclusion: If ever there was a final nail in the coffin...that match should serve as the last straw for Poch to see the light re. Cucurella & Silva starting matches. A eye-opening, silver-lining.
The penny MUST drop sooner rather than later.

Experience of Silva & Cucurella is worth nothing, when you're not doing anything with it.
Let me put it this way...The lower the age of the defence, the better.

posted on 27/11/23

strange you mention experience of silva and cucurella when sterling away is the weak link, leaving our whole left side and therefore defence exposed.

posted on 27/11/23

Nick how is Sterling our weakest link?If he wasn't playing for Chelsea this season we would be in bottom 3 in the table.

posted on 27/11/23

Cucurella has been good this season then why should he be dropped from the first team?

posted on 27/11/23

comment by Angelina Love is so cute (U23096)
posted 10 minutes ago
Nick how is Sterling our weakest link?If he wasn't playing for Chelsea this season we would be in bottom 3 in the table.
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because hes crap at football

posted on 27/11/23

comment by Angelina Love is so cute (U23096)
posted 23 minutes ago
Nick how is Sterling our weakest link?If he wasn't playing for Chelsea this season we would be in bottom 3 in the table.
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He's been your best player or close to that

posted on 27/11/23

comment by Mamba - Come at the King, you best not miss (U1282)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Angelina Love is so cute (U23096)
posted 23 minutes ago
Nick how is Sterling our weakest link?If he wasn't playing for Chelsea this season we would be in bottom 3 in the table.
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He's been your best player or close to that
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he's been very good in 3 games this year, so about 5 since signing for us.

Gallagher, palmer, cucurella, silva, disasi, enzo have all been better than him. When he's good he's good but it's rare and even then defensively he's a liability.

posted on 27/11/23

comment by Angelina Love is so cute (U23096)
posted 2 hours, 1 minute ago
Cucurella has been good this season then why should he be dropped from the first team?
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He really hasn't...he's been acceptable at best....it's not enough

comment by Devil (U6522)

posted on 27/11/23

comment by Nickasaurus (U9257)
posted 5 hours, 3 minutes ago

strange you mention experience of silva and cucurella when sterling away is the weak link, leaving our whole left side and therefore defence exposed.
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Playing Cucurella & Sterling on the same side is a risk/imbalanced.

Nothing against either player, Cucurella's been OK this season & Sterling's been among our best players, but Sterling prefers staying up the pitch & Cucurella needs the helping hand defensively.

comment by Devil (U6522)

posted on 27/11/23

Cucurella will stick around like a bad smell, much like (the other record signing) Kepa. Both a byproduct of giving power to hopeless talent ID managers.
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That's an interesting observation. You're completely biased on Sarri & Tuchel but tbf their strengths were coaching & tactics respectively, and both their best teams (arguably) were primarily made up of players they inherited.

posted on 27/11/23

Their track record is irrefutably ghastly.

Sarri almost had his way with Hysaj & Higuain which would have resulted in never seeing Reece & Tammy coming through.
Tuchel had his way and we lost Livramento, Gilmour, Tammy. Damaging.

I dread to think of the alternative if they were in full control of transfers over an extended period...

posted on 27/11/23

Oh can't forget rejecting Tchouameni, electing to sign Saul Niguez because ready-made experience is all that matters....worst of the worst.🚩

posted on 27/11/23

comment by Chelseamf™®© (U1677)
posted 16 minutes ago
Their track record is irrefutably ghastly.

Sarri almost had his way with Hysaj & Higuain which would have resulted in never seeing Reece & Tammy coming through.
Tuchel had his way and we lost Livramento, Gilmour, Tammy. Damaging.

I dread to think of the alternative if they were in full control of transfers over an extended period...
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Gilmour and Tammy were never good enough...sorry to have to break this to you

comment by Devil (U6522)

posted on 30/11/23

comment by Chelseamf™®© (U1677)
posted 2 days, 15 hours ago

Their track record is irrefutably ghastly.

Sarri almost had his way with Hysaj & Higuain which would have resulted in never seeing Reece & Tammy coming through.
Tuchel had his way and we lost Livramento, Gilmour, Tammy. Damaging.

I dread to think of the alternative if they were in full control of transfers over an extended period...
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I like Sarri's approach to the market. Doesn't like added players to the group ("the market is a refuge for the weak" but when he does prioritises players he's worked with before. He doesn't lack talent ID, he just understands the football he likes to play & the types of players that'll be required to make it work properly.

Tuchel you've got a decent case tbh. World class manager but his signing history is sketchy.

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