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In the past 24 hours, Chelsea seal the Auba deal, Fofana and now Zakaria on loan. Wow, that s a crazy squad they now have. I fear we have a huge battle for 4th on our hands
Yes I fear the worst I think we are literally playing for fourth place at best.In the past 24 hours, Chelsea seal the Auba deal, Fofana and now Zakaria on loan. Wow, that s a crazy squad they now have. I fear we have a huge battle for 4th on our hands
I don't care how much they paid for him he's still only Fofana!In the past 24 hours, Chelsea seal the Auba deal, Fofana and now Zakaria on loan. Wow, that s a crazy squad they now have. I fear we have a huge battle for 4th on our hands
No nobody at all.Anyone else worried that arsenal might win the league while we are ahead of Liverpool sitting 4th.
I am getting strange vibes man
Genuinely does anyone really think Chelsea have improved their centre backs over last season?
Anyone else worried that arsenal might win the league while we are ahead of Liverpool sitting 4th.
I am getting strange vibes man
Exactly thisas i quoted earlier 8/10 our window for effort (trying to be early) but in reality 5/10 based on the facts right now... only IP gets into best 11 with R9 and YB pushing the rest. it was obvious from West Ham conte doesn't trust anyone else.... Lenglet making the numbers up while spence isnt a conte signing and unlikely to get in front of ER and MD anytime soon.
think other teams have improved stronger - Arsenal definitely have in terms of starting 11 with the 2 from city, while as expected both chelsea and utd did as quoted smashed us out of the water... i know spend isn't everything but us being outspent by the obvious 2 (utd/chelsea ) and if we take out romero inclusion then you can add newcastle, forest, west ham, arsenal, wolves and maybe some others to that list. Disappointing given we made a big deal about our funds and champions lge. its ok saying we are holding funds back but by Jan we could be out of the CH Lge and struggling to get back in.
i trust conte and i think he is ok with the business but we do feel light. I already dont like the style (non possession) and feel we have lack of options.... west ham game showed how light we were when we couldnt afford to lose PEH who i believe cost us the goal and i dont really rate him.
what is annoying is to make this system work you need better defenders and wingbacks and we have only addressed 1 of 5 with a free transfer for someone late in their career. i think this and along with us being so poor in possession its going to be a big ask to keep top 4 over the season. Vs the rest. its ok saying the others will suffer injuries but the worry is we need them to drop where as i look at us and we need other teams to suffer for us to benefit. Points wise it is currently working (although this comparison vs last season once we have played city and pool will look different) but performance wise its awful to watch and conte seems very stubborn.
A lot hinges on the conte factor and if we can get our star players firing. Right now while we finished top 4 last season we have a battle to maintain or better this season - not our fault what the other teams have spent but i just think as of now trying to challenge chelsea while fighting off utd and arsenal (not to mention others) it wont be easy. The business the others have done and current form etc.it will be much harder than everyone assumed, not impossible but certainly not a given imo
Yes I thought the same, Kane in particular is a generational player, replacing his goals will be almost impossible. We may get a little closer to Liverpool possibly this season, Man City though …. Not even close with Haaland, who looks absolutely frighteningly good.The problem is in a season or two Lloris will need replacing, Son could be on the decline, and Harry’s contract might be expiring.
Kane gone for sure IMO, luckily Scarlett has great potential and Kulusevski/Richarlison will stay for few more years.The problem is in a season or two Lloris will need replacing, Son could be on the decline, and Harry’s contract might be expiring.