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Ethan Ampadu makes the SofaScore Serie A TOTW after his excellent performance vs AC Milan. 👏🏻

Next pl game (Newcastle)

And we have 2 goals in our last 4 Premier league games.

We were raised differently...

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Omari Hutchinson is in contention to be selected for Chelsea’s Carabao Cup fixture vs Manchester City after being told not to report for international duty with Jamaica.

[via Simon Johnson]

😉

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A Twitter thread from @CFCRobL

It makes me uneasy that people are pointing to previous seasons as an indication that Chelsea are massively underperforming when if anything, the past 4/5 seasons should serve as nothing but clear evidence of sustained regression.
The CL run was the exception not the standard.

Year after year, we've failed to address to the key issues around the squad yet are seemingly shocked when we encounter the exact same issues that plagued the seasons before.
We could always compete in one off games but we've never sustained anything of real substance.

I'd argue that with the exception of a couple of good signings, the only real bright spark has been the introduction of a number of academy players. I dread to think where we'd be without them yet many seem to want to point to them as the issue.

When was the last time you looked at this Chelsea side and saw a team that feels balanced between defence/attack?
When was the last time you saw a starting XI that didn't feature multiple square pegs in round holes?
All we've really done is stick more & more fingers in the dam.

So as disappointed I am with Potter's inititial approach, and I still stand by that he's underperforming, anyone looking at a change in manager as the solution is, in my opinion, missing the point
Nobody will come in and 'fix' this team and to be honest, you shouldn't want that.

This team has a ceiling, I don't think that's particularly deniable at this point.
The solution is to pick the strongest components and build something new with a higher ceiling, that's where I think Potter (and the other staff recruitment) will start to show their worth.

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Rio Ferdinand on Arsenal’s win: “Still impressed, but it was not Chelsea’s first team. Kepa is the No.1 goalkeeper now. [Reece] James, Chilwell, Koulibaly, Fofana, Kante, that’s 6 players who all start. It was their SECOND team, their B team. 6 starters didn’t start!” (BT)

Leaked: The 2023/24 Chelsea Third Shirt colour - Mint Green. Accent colour not yet known, White or Dark Navy appear most likely.

[via Footy_Headlines]

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🚨 Further sources have told me that both Mateo Kovačić and Édouard Mendy are two players seriously considering their futures. But there are more. Time to rebuild.

(Simon Philips)

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Imagine how our midfield will look after Kova leaves.🤦🏽‍♂️

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Frank Leboeuf: "I want to know what Kai Havertz is doing offensively. He made one cross, he’s an international player, but it ended up at the far post."

(ESPNFC)

Frank Leboeuf: "Defensively for the corner kick, when Chelsea conceded the goal, Kai Havertz is the guy who has to kick the ball away. He missed the ball by about five inches."

Frank Leboeuf: "That’s not possible! We all know Kai Havertz has talent, but what’s wrong with him in his head? Like many other players."

(ESPNFC)

Matchday minus one! 👊

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Thomas Tuchel speaking about his ayurvedic treatment in India, how he dealt with losses, what makes a good football coach and many more.

If you have Spotify you can listen to the whole podcast 👇

Very beautiful interview 💙⠀
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Link⬇️:
open.spotify.com/episode/0bCnNO…

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🔵 Chelsea are the only club in the Premier League without having a player averaging at least one take-on per game. Ruben Loftus-Cheek is Chelsea’s best with 0.9 take-ons per game.

Chelsea attackers are not worrying anyone anytime soon. #CFC #Chelsea

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