Marc Cucurella

[Cobwebcat]

Should we try it with no starting eleven on the pitch?

What a dumb question.

Why? We have cover..Walker has played in net. OK then we only have one full back but Cancelo can play both right and left at the same time dummy.

 

[GaudinoMotors]

We seemed not that interested in signing him for £50m which is also fair play to us

Yeah, we showed em.

 

[5 Hit Gibbon]

Yeah, we showed em.

That'll learn 'em!

 

[Daz_Blue]

I just don't understand how we let Zinchenko go without a replacement signed ..... just weird. Now clubs see City with 100m net profit on transfers this Summer so they will add to the cost of any left back we move for. Txiki has done well with transfers at City until this one. Not that I would of paid the 60m + but Zinchenko was really good last night, looked like a player we could do with.

 

[Paulmcfc2703]

I just don't understand how we let Zinchenko go without a replacement signed ..... just weird. Now clubs see City with 100m net profit on transfers this Summer so they will add to the cost of any left back we move for. Txiki has done well with transfers at City until this one. Not that I would of paid the 60m + but Zinchenko was really good last night, looked like a player we could do with.

I thought Zinchenko struggled defensively quite a bit last night against Ayew.

 

[Daz_Blue]

No way should a team trying to win 4 trophies have their manager say, well at a push we can play Ake/Laporte/Cancelo etc there .... Pep has come out and said we are unbalanced squad wise ....we need 2 left backs and a left winger.

 

[doobyedoobye]

We do it fine without natural striker, two years in row in fact.

I think the idea of going into a season with only two senior fullbacks is a lot more dangerous than the false 9 conundrum..

 

[Daz_Blue]

I think the idea of going into a season with only two senior fullbacks is a lot more dangerous than the false 9 conundrum..

Yes if they both get injured its a back 4 of Stones Dias, Laporte Ake ...at least we should be able to defend set pieces

 

[higgi1p]

Can we please now delete this thread?

 

[RayCTID]

Yeah, we showed em.

By making them overpay we did

 

[Dax777]

It seems like Chelsea are going in all guns blazing and trying to snap up whoever is available, It's not like they have a plan in place or a structure going forward they are just signing players for the sake of it.

I thing there is a bit of arrogance in some of our fans reactions to Chelsea's acquisitions. There is nothing scattergun about what they are doing. Chelsea, like any top club should have it's sights set in winning the league. And to that effect, doing whatever is needed to bridge the perceived gap between them and those ahead of the.. which in this case is City and Pool.

The plan is to upgrade weak positions. And that can't be that hard. Seeing as they have weaknesses all over. Forward who don't score, wingers who aren't effective. Aging CMs and Departed defenders.

It is no surprise they are making lots of additions

Sterling upgrades their winger position. Ziyech, Pulicic, and Werner. So it's a no brainer.

Koulibally is an upgrade on anyone they had. Not to mention the lost 3 CBs and are down to a 37 year old as the only true CB.

Cucurella is an upgrade on Chilwell (perhaps) and definitely an upgrade on Alonzo... Who by the way is trying to leave.

DeJong and Aubamayeng will be upgrades on Werner and Jorghino. And Fifana simply replaces Christiansen.

They are gunning for us. And their best chance of success involves retooling the squad. So far they seem to be buying players everyone rates.

What's not to like?

 

[citizen_maine]

Can we please now delete this thread?

You don't really mean that do you?
If you did, you'd just stop posting in it or reading it

 

[kun]

I thing there is a bit of arrogance in some of our fans reactions to Chelsea's acquisitions. There is nothing scattergun about what they are doing. Chelsea, like any top club should have it's sights set in winning the league. And to that effect, doing whatever is needed to bridge the perceived gap between them and those ahead of the.. which in this case is City and Pool.

The plan is to upgrade weak positions. And that can't be that hard. Seeing as they have weaknesses all over. Forward who don't score, wingers who aren't effective. Aging CMs and Departed defenders.

It is no surprise they are making lots of additions

Sterling upgrades their winger position. Ziyech, Pulicic, and Werner. So it's a no brainer.

Koulibally is an upgrade on anyone they had. Not to mention the lost 3 CBs and are down to a 37 year old as the only true CB.

Cucurella is an upgrade on Chilwell (perhaps) and definitely an upgrade on Alonzo... Who by the way is trying to leave.

DeJong and Aubamayeng will be upgrades on Werner and Jorghino. And Fifana simply replaces Christiansen.

They are gunning for us. And there best chance of success involves retooling the squad. So far they seem to be buying players everyone rates.

It's not arrogance, it's an opinion. Liverpool will be strong, Spurs will be strong. Chelsea will be a mess IMO.

Koulibaly is not much of an upgrade on Rudiger, if at all.
Cucurella is an upgrade yes but £63m on an unnecessary player when they still have huge holes in the squad? Hm.
IF they sign de Jong and Aubameyang they will be good players but Auba is hardly a guaranteed success and Frenkie will be on monstrous wages. Also Frenkie is another player they don't really need when there are others they do.

Scattergun is absolutely the correct way to describe them with the number of targets they have gone through.

Koundé, Kimpembe, Aké, Dembélé, Lewandowski, Ronaldo, Neymar, Raphinha, de Ligt, Jesus, Laporte, Gnabry

They are going for every big name on the market and failing on most of them, their transfer strategy does NOT scream "I have a plan, I know what I'm doing", it screams "scattergun".

My prediction is they will miss out on top 4 and Tuchel will be the first top 6 manager to lose their job.

 

[Charliegull]

Some Bluemooners really showed themselves up in this thread. Part of a horrible trend towards entitlement and ragism. Was embarrassing to read at some points and the treatment of some visiting Brighton fans was shameful. Blue on Blue abuse is also increasingly evident (really got going on the Grealish transfer thread last year) Not just new posters either.

Isnt that part of being a football fan, we would always try to stick up for your own team.
I will admit that the treatment and comnents i recieved on here were not bad, but some of the comnents from a few of the Brighton fans decerved a shitty response.

 

[Centurions]

It's not arrogance, it's an opinion. Liverpool will be strong, Spurs will be strong. Chelsea will be a mess IMO.

Koulibaly is not much of an upgrade on Rudiger, if at all.
Cucurella is an upgrade yes but £63m on an unnecessary player when they still have huge holes in the squad? Hm.
IF they sign de Jong and Aubameyang they will be good players but Auba is hardly a guaranteed success and Frenkie will be on monstrous wages. Also Frenkie is another player they don't really need when there are others they do.

Scattergun is absolutely the correct way to describe them with the number of targets they have gone through.

Koundé, Kimpembe, Aké, Dembélé, Lewandowski, Ronaldo, Neymar, Raphinha, de Ligt, Jesus, Laporte, Gnabry

They are going for every big name on the market and failing on most of them, their transfer strategy does NOT scream "I have a plan, I know what I'm doing", it screams "scattergun".

My prediction is they will miss out on top 4 and Tuchel will be the first top 6 manager to lose their job.

Exactly how I see it, not to mention that they've not actually bought De Jong or Aubamayeng yet. They've missed out on so many this window by all accounts that it's certainly no given they'll get them. I would add Arsenal as a stronger team this season too. City, Liverpool, Arsenal, Spurs would be my guess for final standings with 3rd & 4th maybe swapping places. The rags and Chelsea will be fighting the chasing pack for Europa League places.

 

[Pollocksheader]

I thing there is a bit of arrogance in some of our fans reactions to Chelsea's acquisitions. There is nothing scattergun about what they are doing. Chelsea, like any top club should have it's sights set in winning the league. And to that effect, doing whatever is needed to bridge the perceived gap between them and those ahead of the.. which in this case is City and Pool.

The plan is to upgrade weak positions. And that can't be that hard. Seeing as they have weaknesses all over. Forward who don't score, wingers who aren't effective. Aging CMs and Departed defenders.

It is no surprise they are making lots of additions

Sterling upgrades their winger position. Ziyech, Pulicic, and Werner. So it's a no brainer.

Koulibally is an upgrade on anyone they had. Not to mention the lost 3 CBs and are down to a 37 year old as the only true CB.

Cucurella is an upgrade on Chilwell (perhaps) and definitely an upgrade on Alonzo... Who by the way is trying to leave.

DeJong and Aubamayeng will be upgrades on Werner and Jorghino. And Fifana simply replaces Christiansen.

They are gunning for us. And their best chance of success involves retooling the squad. So far they seem to be buying players everyone rates.

What's not to like?

Couldn’t be more wrong

 

[kun]

Chelsea have spent £175M and have only replaced 1 of the 3 players who left...

 

[Dribble]

They started targeting him with the long diagonal ball and it was working

We already know the deal. Clubs kept doing the same to us when Zin played LB. Hopefully Arsenal will get Tierney fit & play Zin in midfield where he'll be less exposed & less of a liability.

It wasn't lost on me that Arsenal regained control of the match after Zinchenko was substituted. Palace continued with the long balls out wide, but Tierney gobbled them up & setup counters which put Palace on the back foot & led to Arsenal's second goal.

I wish Zin all the best, but I fear his pace fallibilities will continue to be exposed at LB.

 

[Txiki Txiki Bang Bang]

So...would now be a good time to close this thread or are we heading for 2000 pages?

 

[SWPISHOME]

I thing there is a bit of arrogance in some of our fans reactions to Chelsea's acquisitions. There is nothing scattergun about what they are doing. Chelsea, like any top club should have it's sights set in winning the league. And to that effect, doing whatever is needed to bridge the perceived gap between them and those ahead of the.. which in this case is City and Pool.

The plan is to upgrade weak positions. And that can't be that hard. Seeing as they have weaknesses all over. Forward who don't score, wingers who aren't effective. Aging CMs and Departed defenders.

It is no surprise they are making lots of additions

Sterling upgrades their winger position. Ziyech, Pulicic, and Werner. So it's a no brainer.

Koulibally is an upgrade on anyone they had. Not to mention the lost 3 CBs and are down to a 37 year old as the only true CB.

Cucurella is an upgrade on Chilwell (perhaps) and definitely an upgrade on Alonzo... Who by the way is trying to leave.

DeJong and Aubamayeng will be upgrades on Werner and Jorghino. And Fifana simply replaces Christiansen.

They are gunning for us. And their best chance of success involves retooling the squad. So far they seem to be buying players everyone rates.

What's not to like?

I don't think it's an arrogance at all, More surprising that Chelsea have spent £63m on Cucurella, They bought Chilwell for around the £50m mark too. It's funny though because when we do it we are ruining football and it shouldn't be allowed happen, When Chelsea do it "It's good business".

If Abramovic was in charge It's a given that that identify 3 or 4 players in a window and go out and get them and get it done early never any fucking about.

This new owener has come on and they are making bids for literally anybody, Kimpembe, Kounde, Raphina, Ake ect It seems like the time Sheikh had just taken over and we were bidding for everyone to make a statement doesn't matter who we get as long as we sign players. Chelsea should be long long past that stage.