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thorrvik55:
Rudiger - Christensen

Bench - Tomori

Sell - Zouma.

Two kpon kpon defenders (Zouma and Rudiger) can't be in one team

We need a quality CB that can pair with Rudiger, one that can read the game from the back. Zouma can’t do that because he is brawn with average technique. Christensen is weak and easily subdued while Tomori is still inexperienced to be starting for a club like Chelsea.

Kelechi is just like Mikel on this age issue, they didn’t ad much to their age.

spartacus11:
Our Front 3 next season Timo Werner, Tammy Abraham and Hakim Ziyech

I love this

Pedro and William will leave the club after their contract ends

We need a strong CDM that can really play with Kante, a quality CB that can read the game from the back and then a good LB. With this signings we will be competing for major titles in the nearest future.

pkasso:
Werner is not a high-priority target for Liverpool so why should they wreck their finances because of him. The point is, all things being equal, Werner wouldn't have chosen Chelsea over Bayern and Liverpool.

That is because Warner like liverpool personally, it doesn’t have anything to do with your theory. Get that.

I’m not too optimistic with Warner’s signing, looking back to how his kind like Morata, shevchenko, Torres, Kezman, Crespo didn’t perform to expectation in the past.

I believe we are more suited with physical center forward, it’s now more of a tradition in the club.

pkasso:
Nah. Werner only chose you guys because the clubs of his dreams didn't want him. Like when you pick Unilag and UI for Jamb, but you get picked by FUTA. No disrespect to any FUTA alumnus in the house.

Liverpool didn’t make a bid probably due to high wages in their club already. Stop saying what you don’t know. Hazard preferred Chelsea to Man U then so it is normal for a player to like a particular club.

Those guys should be caught with immediate effect.

Ibime:
Pjanic seems to be on the decline while Gilmour showed he is ready. No need to hesitate. Give it to Gilmour with Ampadu as insurance. If that fails, we can always go back to Kante style DM

Gilmour is too young to be relied on to play there every week, it will mar his development

Ibime:
Pjanic is better than Jorginho but at 30 years old, we don't need him.

Let Billy Gilmour and Ampadu take it from here

We need him for two seasons before those two develop properly. Jorginho should be sold to Sarri.

airmark:
Pjanic for Jorginho? Not bad for me.

I will be very happy if this happen. Jorginho should go meet Sarri with his side way passes. You see what we can become when we have CDM that can actually pass forward in Gilmour in our last two games before the pandemic. Pjanic will be an experience Gilmour if the deal scale through.

madrid5:
it is not Nigerian atheist that has killed millions in the northeast(bokoharam)
All your leaders are looted your money are Muslims and Christians.

Religion has nothing to do with what you said rather the leaders who are bad, they are even using religion to perpetrate evil which God is seriously against.

thehedge:
Hahahah LIES from the pit of hell......In these days and times?

OP Your parents made their choice and they are still making yours @33

He is right. You will not understand him though simply because you are a lady(sorry if I sound chauvinist).

nitrogen:
Then Chelsea has shitty defenders! An average defence should be able to handle 70-80 percent set-piece situations in games.

Because you guys are trying to trivialize stopping aerial ball as a CB. I’m trying to let you know aerial ball is not easy for every CB as you are trying to make us believe.

timbros:
I thought you said you played pro football.

What are the earliest basic things a CB learns in football? If a CB wins an aerial battle, is it something to be proud of?

I ask you again, what is so special in a CB nodding away balls that comes his way?

Are you aware Chelsea is suffering from set piece this season or they don’t have CBs.

raumdeuter:
So Jordi Alba will cover that distance to get to the ball because Trent will magically disappear or become crippled

This is just a picture. On a motion, Trent was majorly there to watch out for any player that want to run for Messi to pass to from the right while also watching out for Messi. VVD is to make sure he cover up for Matip since he was facing Matip and then other defensive midfielders had to watch out for Suarez too. It is a professional sport for a reason and not monkey post were anybody can defend and attack.

raumdeuter:
VVD is to the right of Matip, trent is to the left. VVD was pointing to the space left of Matip which has already been covered by Trent. Matip refused to cower and back track but moved towards Messi and fouled him instead of backing into goal

If Matip was also running backwards like VVD thats how Messi will enter the box, the same way he did for Morata and ended in tears
Of the 5 Liverpool players surrounding Messi, only VVD was running away from him
Defending is taking responsibility and not pointing to others to do your job for you

Trent is mostly there in case someone is opening up for Messi from the left. VVD had to maintain that middle pair between him and Matip It is called professional football for a reason and not monkey post.

raumdeuter:
VVD is to the right of Matip, trent is to the left. VVD was pointing to the space left of Matip which has already been covered by Trent. Matip refused to cower and back track but moved towards Messi and fouled him instead of backing into goal

If Matip was also running backwards like VVD thats how Messi will enter the box, the same way he did for Morata and ended in tears
Of the 5 Liverpool players surrounding Messi, only VVD was running away from him
Defending is taking responsibility and not pointing to others to do your job for you

The focus here is Messi and he was in front of Matip. Do you expect VVD to come in between Messi and Matip and make a tackle or what are you saying.

raumdeuter:
So Messi will just pass into empty space where no teammate has a chance of reaching before a Liverpool player

Look at those image and tell me which Barca player has a chance of reaching any forward pass by Messi, The only way a pass is getting to a Barca player is if Messi sends it back

Messi was not preparing to pass at that moment, his focus was on Matip’s side who was in front of him. So you expect VVD to just run in between them and tackle Messi. Lol. That only happen in a monkey post were there is no formation and tactics with a mini pitch.

Ibime:
Messi is running diagonally toward Matip. Matip point at VVD to say go behind for the second attempt and VVD responds affirmatively with his point and angle of run to let Matip know he will be behind him for the second attempt. Matip will attempt a foul on the first attempt which he does successfully, and at the second freeze frame when Matip fouls Messi, VVD is already in position for the second attempt should Matip foul have failed.

Defending is a simple sturvs. You have to use brain.

So Raumdeuter expected VVD to run towards Messi who was facing Matip diagonally. Lol

raumdeuter:
Not everyone watches football critically, Are you not talking down Ramos that is a serial winner and the bedrock of the best team in recent times history?

You have the confidence to compare VVD to Ramos to Vidic to Boateng and some of you even claim he is the best defender ever in the EPL

Ramos is a dirty player and too reckless as a CB which are facts. But you showing us a gifs of when Dijk was dribbled past in order to discredit him are mere talk because I have a clip of where Baresi and Maldini were dribbles past, it is normal since they are human. And also, I’m only saying you shouldn’t mention Ramos among great CBs cos of trophies which are team effort.

raumdeuter:
Some people believed Ferdinand was better than Vidic, Some believed Terry was better than Vidic, Some even believed Modric was better than Ronaldo in 2018

Some people means random people. UEFA, English FA, coaches and captains of clubs are not some people, they know better.

Honestly, you are the only person I’ve seen talking Dijk down, it means the way you see the game is faulty. And I also believe you started liking the game of football in an amateur or unprofessional way and it’s now stalk in your brain like that. I mean, as professional as Dijk is you have the effrontery to talk him down.

raumdeuter:
That is for people who believe in myths and fables

in reality this is the epitome defender made in the lab spinning like a barbers chair

https://j.gifs.com/NLBZW6.gif

https://j.gifs.com/q7ZY12.gif

So you mean English FA, UEFA body are believing myths.

raumdeuter:
Ramos

All these are excuses which you don’t accept when you don’t like the player.

spillo1:
That guy with the Raum moniker is terrible. I pity those that take him seriously. Writing Silly and school boy excuses to defend Ramos.

So you are just knowing Raumdeuter, the guy rates players in an unprofessional way hence his inconsistency when analyzing football. Ramos has that fighting spirit but he is tactically average as a Centre back.

raumdeuter:
When you watch the game, Do you think Kroos does as much defensive work as Henderson or Wijnaldum? Or do you think Marcelo does as much as Robertson?

Why the excuse for Ramos though when same you don’t allow that when it comes to the players you don’t like. Strange..

Expert17:
You cnt play penalty, when you re wearing seat belt

In their peak, it will be foolish of any coach to assign PK taker role to Aguero when Lampard is there.

Ibeme:
I'm a Chelsea fan and I would even pick KDB over Lampard talkless of Gerrard.

Gerrard ko, Gerrard ni.

Liverpool ex players control media in UK. Same way they overpromote Henderson today is how they overpromoted Gerrard then. Football is about emotions, and the Istanbul story turned Gerrard into a myth larger than the player himself. KDB is better.

Thats why I’m against any football lover that rate players high based on team success. Watch them individually on the pitch then judge.

Ibeme:
Good and succinct summary. Sometimes being a great player includes intangibles such as personality, scoring goals when unexpected etc. He does that. But he is not a great defender by any stretch of imagination.

Well put. Kudos.

monerozi5590:
I believe airmark will disown you with what you wrote up there.

Stay on the topic. Ramos is a second tier CB.

Ibeme:
I'm not a big fan of Ramos, but I don't have energy to argue with those who will throw his trophies in my face.

If Ramos was that great, given his trophy count, they should be mentioning him with Maldini, Baresi and Mathhaus by now. Those guys trophy count is nowhere near Ramos, but no one would dare mention Ramos with them.

Ramos is simply a 7/10 to 7.5/10 defender. Madrid concede bucketloads in the league, and both Ramos and Varane always look suspect and disorganised.

Exactly. They only see number of trophies he has won but individually the guy should not be mentioned among great defenders. He is a second tier CB.

monerozi5590:
Another blasphemy.

You know nothing about football. Ramos should not be mentioned among great defenders.

kendrick93:
They are very good ball playing CBs..
I will give them that

Ball playing CB shouldn’t make them great. As a CB, their partnership for Spanish National team was a disgrace. Ramos lack positional sense, he is reckless too. These are the criterial used in discrediting defenders.