Chelsea Thread - 2023/24

[Vialli98]

What’s happened to Lavia? What’s his injury? Caicedo looks very poor at times and Gallagher just tries hard. You defo need more quality in CM. I do rate that Enzo though and think he’d be mustard for City next to Rodri

Lavia has managed 45 mins of football this season. He signed for us already injured and the timeframe was meant to be a 2 months but he missed missed 4 months, then had a brief 45 min cameo and now he's been ruled out for the season. Knee issues.

Caicedo has been very good this season. He started off slow but has pretty much been excellent ever since. Gallagher is industrious and hardworking but I still doubt if he should be starter material for us. Enzo has had his ups and downs. He played through injuries and finally succumb to them. I think a midfield of Caicedo, Lavia and Enzo with Gallagher rotating in and out is pretty nice and balanced.

 

[bondsman]

Lavia has managed 45 mins of football this season. He signed for us already injured and the timeframe was meant to be a 2 months but he missed missed 4 months, then had a brief 45 min cameo and now he's been ruled out for the season. Knee issues.

Caicedo has been very good this season. He started off slow but has pretty much been excellent ever since. Gallagher is industrious and hardworking but I still doubt if he should be starter material for us. Enzo has had his ups and downs. He played through injuries and finally succumb to them. I think a midfield of Caicedo, Lavia and Enzo with Gallagher rotating in and out is pretty nice and balanced.

Cheers. Shame that for Lavia he looked a good player at Saints. Not sure I can agree re: Caicedo but you’ve seen far more of him than me.

 

[terraloon]

Lavia has managed 45 mins of football this season. He signed for us already injured and the timeframe was meant to be a 2 months but he missed missed 4 months, then had a brief 45 min cameo and now he's been ruled out for the season. Knee issues.

Caicedo has been very good this season. He started off slow but has pretty much been excellent ever since. Gallagher is industrious and hardworking but I still doubt if he should be starter material for us. Enzo has had his ups and downs. He played through injuries and finally succumb to them. I think a midfield of Caicedo, Lavia and Enzo with Gallagher rotating in and out is pretty nice and balanced.

For me the player I had high hopes of and like Lavia has had a torrid season is Chukwuemeka . We saw a cameo after he came on just like we saw a glimpse early season at WHU where he was injured
Personally I think Gallagher flatters to deceive he has a great engine and gets around but like that French lad Guendozi when he was at Arsenal he gives away far too many fouls often in very dangerous positions and yes he has been important but I personally don’t think he fits well at all with Enzo and Caicedo
I am probably in the minority but if an offer came in for cir £40-£50 million I would snatch their hands off

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[HelloCity]

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[the blue panther]

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Caicedo has been very good this season. He started off slow but has pretty much been excellent ever since. Gallagher is industrious and hardworking but I still doubt if he should be starter material for us. Enzo has had his ups and downs. He played through injuries and finally succumb to them. I think a midfield of Caicedo, Lavia and Enzo with Gallagher rotating in and out is pretty nice and balanced.

Seems strong but not very creative though.

 

[super_city_si]

Seems strong but not very creative though.

yes i agree. Seems to me Chelsea's midfield is filled with shit kickers and not enough guile. I see Caicedo and Gallagher as run about and kick kind of players, theres a place for them but I dont see enough guile from Fernandez to offset it when they win it back. The midfield reminds me a lot of liverpools under Klopp, industrious and only there to cause havoc.

 

[Gaylord du Bois]

 

[Vialli98]

Seems strong but not very creative though.

Was he ever creative? I don't think we signed him for his creativity, though he was pretty good passer. That's Enzo's job, also Palmer, Jackson etc. Caicedo, for me, has been excellent in the areas I thought he'd be excellent in. He's a brilliant ball winner, snuffs out attacks really well, senses danger and plugs gaps really well. He can be a bit rash and reckless sometimes (he's escaped a couple of blatant red cards this season imo) but other than his slow and underwhelming start to the season, he's performed to a really high standard this season.

 

[SWP's back]

Was he ever creative? I don't think we signed him for his creativity, though he was pretty good passer. That's Enzo's job, also Palmer, Jackson etc. Caicedo, for me, has been excellent in the areas I thought he'd be excellent in. He's a brilliant ball winner, snuffs out attacks really well, senses danger and plugs gaps really well. He can be a bit rash and reckless sometimes (he's escaped a couple of blatant red cards this season imo) but other than his slow and underwhelming start to the season, he's performed to a really high standard this season.

How are you feeling about the semi?

Confident as you’ve drawn twice or worried the luck will run out?

 

[Vialli98]

How are you feeling about the semi?

Confident as you’ve drawn twice or worried the luck will run out?

Bit personal mate.

Seriously though, to be honest I don't think we were lucky in either game this season. In fact I felt we were slightly the better team in both games. I don't feel confident though. I never do when we play City. I always go into the game expecting to lose, and it's the same this time.

Ideal scenario is we beat you 2-1 and then Coventry somehow sneak past United and then we comfortably beat Coventry 3-0 in the final :)