Chelsea Thread - 2022/23 | Pochettino confirmed as new manager

[Vialli98]

Thought that chelsea side midfield was better than the one potter put out at the weekend plus the striker did more last night than abugong..

Can see Newcastle winning or not losing against these Saturday!

We are not winning that game. Newcastle are at home and they are on fire at the moment. I'd take a draw right now.

 

[waspish]

We are not winning that game. Newcastle are at home and they are on fire at the moment. I'd take a draw right now.

Yeah going there now and getting a draw for any team is a good result

 

[brazilians hurt]

Played well. Lost to the better team. Love Lewis Hall, would have been nice to see Omari Hutchinson. Glad to be out of the efl cup though.

He can always complete his development with us. We can do a double signing with Jude Soonsup-Bell

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[Brightwell Bros.]

I suspect, despite splashing 50m on him, that he'll eventually find himself being a sub for us. We're very close making the Nkunku signing official and we're heavily interested in Leao. If Sterling isn't careful, he could find himself in the exact same situation he was bemoaning at City.

Right. I think his issue is that you need to build a team that gets the best out of him, which both Pep and Southgate had or have done in different ways, and then put an arm round his shoulder and build his confidence. He had that in his early 20s, and it sounds like that was part of Tuchel's pitch to him. But I don't think he's quite consistent enough for a team like Chelsea or City to build around him in that way, nor is he quite as adaptable as Pep and Potter will need him to be.

 

[Vienna_70]

Yeah going there now and getting a draw for any team is a good result

Their results since we played at St. James' suggest that our point there was a very good one.

 

[Saddleworth2]

Yeah he's very good. He's has, in my opinion, outgrown youth football, so he's reached the same crossroads so many before him have - he needs to either be integrated into the first team or sent out on loan after this season. Personally with Chilwell injured and Kante/Kovacic being injury prone, I would integrate him right now. He's versatile, can play in midfield too, as well as RB and RW.

I can’t make my mind up if you played well or we were off it last night. If it hadn’t been for a fantastic night for our goalie the result would have been pretty close. I thought you played far better against us than Arse at the weekend. Did we give you more space?

 

[Vialli98]

He can always complete his development with us. We can do a double signing with Jude Soonsup-Bell

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Soonsup-Bell is pretty decent but, in my opinion, has stagnated a bit. Would be sad to see him leave, obviously if City want him, that speaks volumes about his potential. We have loads of talent in the pipeline though, just like City have. Hall is the next man up. Colwill and Vale also hopefully close making the leap to the first team.

 

[Vialli98]

Right. I think his issue is that you need to build a team that gets the best out of him, which both Pep and Southgate had or have done in different ways, and then put an arm round his shoulder and build his confidence. He had that in his early 20s, and it sounds like that was part of Tuchel's pitch to him. But I don't think he's quite consistent enough for a team like Chelsea or City to build around him in that way, nor is he quite as adaptable as Pep and Potter will need him to be.

You're probably right. I never really paid that much close attention to Sterling until he joined us. Obviously watched a lot of City games, but never really watched him every single week for 90 mins the way I do now. I think he's lost a yard of pace. That burst of speed that used to make him so dangerous isn't really there anymore. Chelsea will never build the team around him.

 

[Vialli98]

I can’t make my mind up if you played well or we were off it last night. If it hadn’t been for a fantastic night for our goalie the result would have been pretty close. I thought you played far better against us than Arse at the weekend. Did we give you more space?

Our midfield was more balanced with Kovacic and Zakaria and the front 3 was more mobile with Pulisic and Broja. I definitely think Arsenal were way more compact in the middle and controlled us better, but of course that was their best team and this was your second string, so hard to compare really. We did play better though. Lots of fans were encouraged by the performance, especially Zakaria and Hall.

 

[Saddleworth2]

Our midfield was more balanced with Kovacic and Zakaria and the front 3 was more mobile with Pulisic and Broja. I definitely Arsenal were way more compact in the middle and controlled us better, but of course that was their best team and this was your second string, so hard to compare really. We did play better though. Lots of fans were encouraged by the performance, especially Zakaria and Hall.

Interesting. I wouldn’t disagree. I thought you played well. Very fast on the transition at times. Hall looks an excellent prospect. I hope you give Potter time. We were wide open on the flanks and at times you took advantage of that. We are a different proposition with our first choice.