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12 Jan 2025 19:36:27
Cannot bring myself to wish anything good toward Havertz, Jorginho or Sterling. Yet I can watch (for example) Hall and Livramento, Kovacic or Chalobah and hope the lads do well except V Chelsea of course.
1.) 12 Jan 2025 20:38:52
London, the worst performance by any ex Chelsea player was Werner. He was truly dreadful.
2.) 12 Jan 2025 21:54:15
I will always thank Havertz for that ECL winning goal v City. but don't want him to win anything with AFC.
3.) 12 Jan 2025 22:21:37
Yeah I heard that TomB. Postecoglou has hammered that lad, Spurs have no chance of getting anything out of Werner. I try to stay neutral and try to enjoy watching other clubs, (of course having a chuckle when rivals get beat) . But watching the three ex Chelsea at Arsenal actually boils my blood?. Sad. But there you go.
4.) 12 Jan 2025 23:04:51
London, watched the gooners v Utd game. I decided to make myself a cup of tea as the gooners were awarded a corner, when I came back they still hadn’t taken it.
5.) 12 Jan 2025 23:18:35
Unfortunately, Sterling will be back in the summer on £300K a week with no interest from other clubs at least Werner and Havertz are off our books.
6.) 13 Jan 2025 04:42:10
London, for some reason I’ve never minded the gooners as a club but I’m not a fan of there manager.
I do get the ex player thing. There are a few players who have left over the years that have made my blood boil as well.
7.) 13 Jan 2025 08:18:17
I have watched Arsenal highlights several times this season all being corners. For the life of me, I really don't know how they get away with all the things that they do, it's like watching American football with all the blocks going on.
On another side, I'm so pleased we did not go for Amorin, his football is so boring with 10 players in defence and just hope for quick breaks to svlcore goals, I felt sorry for their young CF.
8.) 13 Jan 2025 09:29:52
Bill, I have a feeling that Amorin might well make Utd a decent side in seasons to come.
9.) 13 Jan 2025 10:00:21
? ?, Tom, Bill you’ve got my Monday off to a flyer. Cups of tea being brewed, American football numbers being shouted before play commences…good stuff.
29 Nov 2024 07:12:20
Conference league is a good stamina builder for the squad to step on. It also gives the coach the thot process of busy weeks every week. Would like to win this one. Good for the players and good for global identity.
1.) 29 Nov 2024 07:47:31
Gives players game time while also allowing rest for the important first 11 undopaables.
Was impressed with Jorgenson in goal it may not work but I would try him in the Premier league as we all know Sanchez is not the long term answer.
2.) 29 Nov 2024 08:52:13
I am not a fan of the Conference League. Yes it gives players game time but that’s the only positive. The emergence of A and B squads could become divisive. Also, I am fed up with Sunday games. I don’t agree that it enhances our global identity, if Chelsea weren’t involved I wouldn’t bother watching it. I expect us to win the competition, if we don’t, I would regard it as a failure.
3.) 29 Nov 2024 12:56:34
I totally agree with Jimbo.
Would any top side want to be in this competition?
I also agree with the so called A and B squads, it will eventually cause a strain in the squad and although it might not mean a numbercof players jumping ship in January, it probably will in the summer.
4.) 29 Nov 2024 14:11:55
Our squad is so large we need the likes of Felix Mudryk Diasi Nkunku getting minutes they will / may be needded later in the season
Bill we haven't been a top side for 3-4 years think European football is a positive it also gets the club the chance to get used to having the rhythm of playing midweek games for when we are hopefully in the champions league next year.
5.) 29 Nov 2024 14:20:15
It’s just another competition that we are qualified for and we should do our best to win it. I have no idea if playing in this conference competition has a positive effect on our cubs profile.
Generally, players who don’t think they have been given enough paying time would probably want to leave anyway.
If we do manage to qualify for the Champions League this season we will want a similar size squad and I would like to think that if we do qualify for that competition the vast majority of players would want to stay anyway.
I’m not a fan of Sunday, Friday or Monday games but I am a fan of being able to afford top players. So I find myself wanting my cake and eating it.
6.) 29 Nov 2024 15:53:50
This competition is a no-win for us.
If we win it, we will be told that a billion pound squad should easily win, and if we don't win it, stand back and wait for media bombardment.
7.) 29 Nov 2024 15:56:37
Tom, the Europa Cup and Conference League isn’t going to finance top players. These two competitions result in a high proportion of Sunday games. You can’t have your cake and eat it nor can the coaches and players who moan about too many fixtures. If it wasn’t for the the TV money they wouldn’t be earning millions of pounds a year. The fans just get inconvenienced.
8.) 29 Nov 2024 18:46:42
Jimbo, if we win the conference I thought we automatically went into the Europa and that will generate more money as it’s the next tier up.
If we win it we can genuinely say “we have won it all” and I quit like the idea of that chant. The media will probably refer to the amount we have spent if we finish anywhere in the premiership. It’s just what they do.
Players, managers and some clubs moaning about how many games they play will I think lead to a player game cap or more likely, bigger squads.
9.) 29 Nov 2024 21:09:35
Billy boy, how on earth can you describe it as a no win competition for us? I was around when we won the Milk Cup many moons ago, enjoy the moment mate.
10.) 30 Nov 2024 11:07:42
West Side I too was around when we won the milky way cup, the win tasted nice at the time.
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25 Jan 2026 19:43:10
Much much better start today. Not the slumber of other away trips where the ball trundles around the back with the CBs pivotal to the tempo and the intent of the team. Neither of them have that in their game. Indeed, Badasheille is struggling at this level to do anything of note. Get the ball to the selected playmakers and look to play forward.
One thing. if Juan Pedro whilst playing no 9 continues to attempt that back heel “round the corner” flick only to have the whole stadium read it and allow the opponent’s CB time to collect, control the ball and offer clear grass to run into think I’ll scream. Stop it. Or sit on the bench. Great goal from Estavao btw.
09 Jan 2026 19:41:26
Sorry guys, I can’t bring myself to offer wisdom to this thread on Arsenal. I simply cannot be doing with Arteta, Martinelli, Trossard, Merino, & sorry to say it, Havertz. But to add some balance, the GK is good, Rice is fantastic, with Saka a real smart wide player.
03 Jan 2026 22:49:54
TomB I am in your camp with that one. Yes Palmer is different from others at the club. But there is a trade off when playing Palmer. Out of possession Cole is not at the races in any way whatsoever, which makes it difficult to control games. For me Cole can also be petulant when it ain’t happening for him, which leads to a carelessness in his game and I have seen needless turnovers of possession in dangerous areas.
The way to really cash in on Cole’s talent is for the club to have two top CBs (or one WC addition to play alongside Colwill) with Caicedo as a 6 and having the gate fully shut behind the maverick.
09 Dec 2025 20:24:14
What on earth are the instructions to this Chelsea team?
25 Oct 2025 20:26:31
Have read on many occasions around the young age of the team and it is one which EM also brings up a wee but too much for my liking in post match interviews. That said, this Chelsea team at home certainly do not play with any extended youthful exuberance. Indeed if anything they play with the hand brake on, particularly after scoring. EM seems determined to try and win games by scoring then controlling (smothering) the play. That takes supreme concentration and bags (& I mean bags) of experience.
Chelsea have lost so many home games V what are regarded as middling stuffy well coached teams. How many times at SB over the past few seasons have Chelsea scored, the fans jump up, cheer it, love it, then sit back down and think “now what”? Stick or twist? The opponent knows it and they also know if they keep shape are athletic and get stuck in they’ll get a chance if not two. This stick or twist stuff feeds into the “lack of identity” narrative (which to an extent I agree with) which is doing the rounds.