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OJURONGBE1:
We were robbed, even a neutral who hadn't seen a football match in 1 year was angry at that decision.

English FA and ref hate chelsea nor be today.

airmark:
What's the primary function of a striker?

He is poor in football basics so no way I will call him a quality striker.

Wow

Amoto94:
Thomas Tuchel on Thiago Silva:

"If you have the technical ability it makes a huge difference and that is what he does."

[via
@AdamNewson
]

This is what I look out for in a player, don’t sell me stat first if you don’t want me to have problem with your football knowledge. Stats is secondary to me, if not the next generation will see Lukaku type of player as quality because he stat pad meaninglessly.

drisham:
I must say England are real lucky

These are more than some attackers stats

Proper ballers

They need elite coach without sentiments or favor.

Ibime:
By that, it means stats don't lie. Good work of a forward is evident in stats, not shouting in games you pick and choose every few months. We are in March and Havertz is on 4 goals but you are hating on Mount on 7 goals and calling Havertz generational.

Even Tammy Abraham would have been shot if he had less than 10 goals by this stage of the season.

You are right. This is why I don’t put stat first when analyzing players.

philip0906:
They’ve yanked him out the pitch, to save him from further embarrassment. Tueh!

Mount is underperforming which is normal for his age. Havertz had same issue. No need for Mount this Havertz that, both are our players.

User09:
Pulisic is an annoying player. Why does he hold on to the ball when there are players and spaces in front of him

Thats what I want, to carry the ball more without falling down.

Ibime:
Nonsense and ingredients. When Mount scored hattrick against Norwich, you said it's only Norwich. Now it's only Burnley, you want us to jump off the roof.

Havertz was horrible as a midfielder. When we said Havertz looks OK as a striker, we were told he was a midfielder. Now you want us to go crazy because he's scored his 4th EPL goal of the season. Bro hasn't even scored 1/3rd of the target I set him to match Tammy Abrahams output when he was moved upfront last season. Let him do his work and stop setting him up. We are supporting him but as per midfield work, Mount has buried him already

I remember we actually said he will fit in as false 9, however Mount has regressed but I understand he is still young, not every player is messi.

Kantebets:
pray we get an owner who is not stingy when it come to buying players

He will sign players. Chelsea is a big team so the incoming owner know wassup

Ibime:
Last time James played

James is too good Abeg.

WhoDeyHause:
Mount should go away.

Gallagher will challenge him next season. Kounde and Tchouamen are sure next season.

Baba James goal and assist already, this is what you get when you have a point and kill full back.

popizaino:
All jorginho fans on this thread should watch Aston Villa build up to the second goal and watch how the DM turned immediately he received the ball from the centreback to set his team on the attacking path. Deficiencies like his inability to do this simply task when is not under any form of pressure is the reason why I will keep calling him out.

Can't wait for Tchouameni end of season. Jorginho is the reason we play at the back even when there are spaces to attack upfront and in the middle.

No Alonso on match day and nobody asked, na so Una not like the guy reach.

donjazet:
It isn't hypocrisy. It's me starkly realizing what I was blind to, all these years. Just like you guys are still blind to it, I guess.
It's me realizing he fooled us all. Are you not seeing what is going on in Ukraine right now, people who had stable lives suddenly being uprooted and not knowing their tomorrow or how to start afresh? Have you actually pondered on the issue?

Then ask yourself, who is responsible for this? Don't listen to either side of Russia or the USA. Listen to the victim themselves. Hear what they have to say and why they are being killed. Ukrainians are not the aggressors. Putin is. Now trace the root of Putin's power, and voila, you get to see roman.

I feel a bit of regret supporting him but I'm able to distinguish between the man and the club. I hope you do that too.

You are talking like a child here, no offense bro.

Broja is good.

All the fringe players started, maybe only Rudiger.

Griffon:
Christensen is said to have 'practically' agreed a four-year deal with Barcelona ahead of arriving at the Nou Camp for free in the summer.

I think I love Chalobah more.

He should go, I nor even fancy am before.

Wey all those stat mongers, Pep get message for Una.

Mount messed up but it’s okay we move.
Two trophies already this season.

Havertz10:
World class striker lakaka on the bench

Good.

LostMyZeal:
Yes, he did


From the Juve of the ganja-chewing Sarri and the confused Pirlo


Don't even wanna talk about Allegri

And let it be known that Federico Chiesa performed his best when Ororo was in that Juve team

Now, do you hear of Chiesa today as much?!

Chiesa is injured.

andrewbaba44:
To you and to me it is ,but not to other people out there especially Americans

yeah that's true about Americans but my statement still stand though via fact.

Football is the best sport in the world.

Ellexy:
Very much done, baba has not added single thing to his game for the last 3 years, infact he has even regressed and this one no be matter of form.

Typical of most English players; welbeck, Walcott now Rashford. They shine a little and their media start overhyping, from there they regressed and join Brighton or Everton.

Ibime:
Come on brother, it's good to have memory of your previous positions.

It's better to say you changed your mind than say you never fancied the player. That comment was made on July 1st, when transfer market has barely opened. You could have suggested many other players at that point like Patson Daka and co.

Like you are being selective.

Ibime:
I'm supporting my striker because he is signed and he is going nowhere at his age and wages.

I was one of those against his signing for that reason. It is therefore funny that those who shouted for his signing are now disavowing themselves. Even you who claimed Havertz is nothing but a 10 are now changing mouth to say Havertz is a 9 when some of us suggested prosecuting the season with Havertz as 9 in the summer, and you told us Havertz is nothing but a 10 whereas the only position I've seen Havertz look slightly promising is as a 9.

What I am seeing from Lukaku is extreme lack of confidence brought on by reaction to his interview to the point he is hiding on the pitch. I don't believe someone with his goal record is as clueless at making the right runs as some of you make out. All I see is extreme lack of confidence and hiding on the pitch as a result of that. Those of us who play the long game will hold steady than rush to judgement. It is up to Lukaku to rediscover himself and get over that interview.

You just picked the end part of my comment then. Initially I was against lukaku’s signing but seeing how Dortmund was not ready to let Halaand go I had to succumb to the board’s transfer target. But if you check my previous post before I never wanted nor fancy lukaku as a player for a top club.

Havertz10:
Hensben don't allow them to bully you, it's not a crime to change your opinion, knowledge is ever changing and emergent, you thought that lakaka was the better option, you were wrong, you learned and changed your opinion, it's amusing that ibime and his cohorts are dragging you, they are the biggest holders of lakaka's L dividend here

Actually I never thought lukaku was the best option, he just picked one of the conversation then to attack me. I really wanted us to get Halaand and frown when lukaku news was popping up but seeing Halaand’s fee and time was no longer on our side I had to succumb to the board getting lukaku. I never fancy lukaku as a footballer from day 1. There is this football basics lacking in his play; he got strength and maybe pace but technically bad which is not good for a top club.

Ibime:
They were just taking your advise

He was just second option, like how person go do. I never fancy Lukaku as a football but seeing how the news of him coming back to SB what can one do.

Havertz10:
Remember when I proposed benching lukaku for havertz to play false 9, I got attacked

Now those same people share the same sentiments

Something I caught onto months ago

How can a top club still be using a striker like Lukaku in 2022. Chelsea board are just foo.lish. Tuchel refused to argue and allowed them do what’s in their mind due to his incident with psg board. He purposely play Lukaku for those past games to send a message. With Lukaku our level of play dropped, he is best for mid table club. Even Ole saw how poor Lukaku is technically with or without the ball yet chelsea board spent 100m euro to get him, they keep on repeating same mistake; from Torres instead of Suarez to bakayoko instead of fabinho and now Lukaku. Popizaino keep on talking about service I mean are you not watching the game and seeing that lukaku is not making any technical move to receive passes; he is big, immobile, visible and ineffective, no interplay, makes tuchel tactics predictable and boring.

airmark:
Have you now removed Pulisic from your list?

No oo. Pulisic too. Sign Chiesa and Hazard to replace that forward line.