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HNIM

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Yup. Big squad plus 20 or 21 signings in 3 years will do that.
What's more important is the average age at the end of the contract. I have no idea what those are, but my impression is that's what's really going to bite Chelsea.
 

Tucker

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Should've thought harder about signing that 8 year contract.

These kids never learn do they, you can kind of forgive that, but the agents should be warning them about making these kind of moves too early, and to the wrong clubs.

Chelsea are like a players grave yard. How many youngsters have the hoarded over the last 20 years, only to completely stifle any chance of them making a go of it.
 

Marty

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No one is paying the money they’d need. He’s not that good
I think he's a very good player that they massively overpaid for. Of course they won't get it all back should he decide he wants out but they'll get at least £50m. Probably a fair bit more.

Seriously doubt anything will happen before next summer anyway.
 

DJS

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Has Enzo Fernandez been any good for Chelsea either?

You do get some players who just aren’t suited to the English league.
 

McFlash

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Hopefully, this is the first ripple of what becomes a tidal wave of unhappy players at that club.
If this sort of thing is coming out so early in a new managers season, it's not a good sign for them.
 

DJS

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Paul Merson pissed me off again with his comments in above article

“Merson told Sky Sports: "Chelsea have brought in a million players and you think: ‘How do you get a team out of this lot?’ Chelsea is about winning trophies. It’s not Tottenham, trying to get in the top four, but that’s where it’s got to - so quickly, as well.”

Why does the prick have to throw shade at us when talking about Chelsea?

I know he’s a thicko and can’t help himself, but still find it irritating.

 

Mycroft Jones

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Paul Merson is a couple of months older than me, so for a large part of his life Chelsea was more about trying to stay out of the third division than winning trophies. He was also born about mile from where I was so he must be from a Chelsea supporting family as Chelsea fans were rarer than rocking horse shit in NW London in the 70s and 80s.
 

philll

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Has Enzo Fernandez been any good for Chelsea either?

You do get some players who just aren’t suited to the English league.
I've no idea tbh but... the Tifo IRL guys were both gushing about him and both included him in their Team of the Month for August...

 

McFlash

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I've no idea tbh but... the Tifo IRL guys were both gushing about him and both included him in their Team of the Month for August...


I haven't watched a single minute of Chelsea this year but I thought the general view was that he's been pretty poor?
Not keeping possession, not great passing and not very good on the ball?

I've certainly heard plenty of criticism of him but this is the first time I've heard praise.

Has anyone on here actually watched enough of him to give a balanced opinion? I'd be interested to hear what people here think of him.
 

Mycroft Jones

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Enzo Fernandez looks decent compared to the rest of the Chelsea team but that's not difficult. He does like a shot from distance, even when there are better options.
 

Spursmatty87

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Paul Merson pissed me off again with his comments in above article

“Merson told Sky Sports: "Chelsea have brought in a million players and you think: ‘How do you get a team out of this lot?’ Chelsea is about winning trophies. It’s not Tottenham, trying to get in the top four, but that’s where it’s got to - so quickly, as well.”

Why does the prick have to throw shade at us when talking about Chelsea?

I know he’s a thicko and can’t help himself, but still find it irritating.

Arsenal boy hates spurs I’m shocked. Why let him live rent free in your head?
 
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