Ben Chilwell

[richards30]

I agree :)

Who leaves then? Maatsen? Hall? Cucurella?

 

[Vialli98]

Who leaves then? Maatsen? Hall? Cucurella?

Hall isn’t really a LB. He’s a CM who has shown he can do a job there. If it was up to me I’d cut my losses on Cucurella and bring Maatsen back.

 

[richards30]

Hall isn’t really a LB. He’s a CM who has shown he can do a job there. If it was up to me I’d cut my losses on Cucurella and bring Maatsen back.

Gonna have to be a HUGE sell off this summer though? Think Kovacic will leave?

 

[Vialli98]

Gonna have to be a HUGE sell off this summer though? Think Kovacic will leave?

He could be. There weirdly haven’t been any contract talks around him at all. I want him to stay but I think he flatters to deceive in all honesty but maybe a good coach like Enrique can get consistency out of him.

 

[richards30]

He could be. There weirdly haven’t been any contract talks around him at all. I want him to stay but I think he flatters to deceive in all honesty but maybe a good coach like Enrique can get consistency out of him.

Think he could fit in well at City? We seem to have been linked with him

 

[Vialli98]

Think he could fit in well at City? We seem to have been linked with him

What formation do you guys play mostly? If it’s 433, then yeah for sure. I guess Rodri will always be your deepest midfielder? Kovacic loves coming deep to collect the ball from the CBs. He’s one of the most press resistant players around but he doesn’t have the passing range or the scoring touch of Gundogan.

 

[Tricky_Trev]

Yes, we want no left backs here.

Well we literally don’t play with any. I don’t see the point in buying a left back that would expect to play most games when we play 3-2-2-3. No point. Virtually our whole defence needs to either be able to play centre back or in the centre of midfield and Chilwell can do neither. So he isn’t needed.

 

[feedmpenzaandhewillscore]

What formation do you guys play mostly? If it’s 433, then yeah for sure. I guess Rodri will always be your deepest midfielder? Kovacic loves coming deep to collect the ball from the CBs. He’s one of the most press resistant players around but he doesn’t have the passing range or the scoring touch of Gundogan.

It’s a bit of a 3-2-2-3 with the ball and 4-3-3 without we have seen recently. City need someone who can put a foot in and take the ball from the back four to give Rodri a rest. Phillips hasn’t shown he is capable to deputise yet.

 

[Txiki Txiki Bang Bang]

I guess we can close this thread.

Phew. That was close.

 

[It'sBlue93:20]

Would anyone take a cut-price Cucurella? Chilwell nailed down to a new deal. Chelsea will need to sell assets to balance the books for not getting in Europe.

We could get him for what we originally wanted to pay Brighton (£30m) or so. Surely we must have rated him. In our system he could be much better or is it a no go after his terrible season.

Personally I’m happy with Ake but if we wanted another option in case of an injury - I suppose the plan for next season supposing we stick to this system is probably for Gvardiol and Ake in that hybrid role.

 

[FantasyIreland]

Would anyone take a cut-price Cucurella? Chilwell nailed down to a new deal. Chelsea will need to sell assets to balance the books for not getting in Europe.

We could get him for what we originally wanted to pay Brighton (£30m) or so. Surely we must have rated him. In our system he could be much better or is it a no go after his terrible season.

Personally I’m happy with Ake but if we wanted another option in case of an injury - I suppose the plan for next season supposing we stick to this system is probably for Gvardiol and Ake in that hybrid role.

He looks fucking terrible mate,I genuinely think we'd be better off sticking with Gomez.

 

[Xhavenjoe]

He looks fucking terrible mate

Cucurellas not that bad looking.
A hair cut would be a big improvement, mind you.

 

[FantasyIreland]

Cucurellas not that bad looking.
A hair cut would be a big improvement, mind you.

I'm saying nothing for once.

 

[lol yank]

How does Chelsea keep getting players to sign and resign? It is genuinely starting to mystify me. Are they throwing crazy wages at them that players won’t get elsewhere?

They had players sign 8.5 year contracts in the winter and now players like chillwell are resigning. They’re completely in shambles with no known leadership in sight and an idiotic owner smashing buttons in his keyboard with no apparent strategy. I don’t get it. What’s the appeal

 

[domalino]

How does Chelsea keep getting players to sign and resign? It is genuinely starting to mystify me. Are they throwing crazy wages at them that players won’t get elsewhere?

They had players sign 8.5 year contracts in the winter and now players like chillwell are resigning. They’re completely in shambles with no known leadership in sight and an idiotic owner smashing buttons in his keyboard with no apparent strategy. I don’t get it. What’s the appeal

Why wouldn't Chillwell extend his contract? He's their first choice LB.

 

[BerkshireBlue]

Well we literally don’t play with any. I don’t see the point in buying a left back that would expect to play most games when we play 3-2-2-3. No point. Virtually our whole defence needs to either be able to play centre back or in the centre of midfield and Chilwell can do neither. So he isn’t needed.

the reason we're playing 3-2-2-3 is because we have no decent left backs though so it's a chicken and egg thing

 

[supersonicblue]

the reason we're playing 3-2-2-3 is because we have no decent left backs though so it's a chicken and egg thing

No it isn’t!

 

[BerkshireBlue]

No it isn’t!

Great argument you put across there. Have we got any decent left backs? No we haven't ergo we need to change formation to maximise the attributes of the playing squad. It's not rocket science

 

[lol yank]

Why wouldn't Chillwell extend his contract? He's their first choice LB.

Because Chelsea are total shit and if the interest from city was remotely true, he’s a bonehead.

 

[Tricky_Trev]

the reason we're playing 3-2-2-3 is because we have no decent left backs though so it's a chicken and egg thing

I’m not so sure about that tbh. Box midfields seems to be the way possession-based coaches are moving, it feels more like a natural evolution of the game. Pretty sure Xavi plays the exact same shape at Barca. De Zerbi uses boxes but in a slightly different way at Brighton. I think Pep would be playing this way regardless. Kyle Walker has been arguably the best right back in PL history yet even he is sidelined due to the system change. I think this is the way Pep wants to go and we’ll still have this shape next season in my opinion.