Reminder: In his first 15 months in charge of Chelsea, Thomas Tuchel reached SIX finals 🏆👏

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The winger & fullback combination is a key aspect in football which we don’t have. A well balanced midfield with the right profiles, is another thing we don’t have. A striker scoring 15 plus league goals a season, nah we don’t have that either. The rebuild needs to cover it all.

Now is the time to try and fix it but I’m not seeing us linked to a RB or midfielder? It’s worrying

(HajirFT)

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#Chelsea have offered to sign Joao Felix on loan from Atletico Madrid. They are prepared to pay around €11M for Felix and cover his salary until the end of the season. Chelsea are also working to include an option to buy. Felix is keen on a move.

[via DuncanCastles]

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João Félix is ​​a strong possibility for Chelsea, report Record Portugal. An agreement is being negotiated between Chelsea and Atlético Madrid, which provides for the transfer of Felix to #CFC until the end of the season. Chelsea must pay 11 million euros for the loan.

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Barcelona fans after seeing Christensen play for just 6 months

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Some Stats…

•Before Potter arrived when was the last time Chelsea won 3 league games in a row?
Answer- March 2022

•How many times has James played under Potter?

Answer: 6 out of a possible 17. Chelsea won 5/6.

• How many times has Fofana played under Potter?

Answer: 2/17

• When was the last time a striker at Chelsea was top scorer?

Answer: 19/20- Tammy Abraham

• Since 2017/18 how many Chelsea players have scored 15+ league goals in a season?

Answer: 2 (Hazard- 18/19, Abraham- 19/20)

• 20 League Goals in that time?
Answer: 0

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• Since 2013/14 how many Chelsea players have scored 10+ league goals & assists in a season?

Answer: 2 (Hazard- 18/19, Mount- 21/22)

• When was the last time Chelsea got at least 75pts & not win the league?

Answer: 2013/14

• Are we winning the league this season?
Answer: No

• Are we getting T4 this season?
Answer: No

•Are we winning a domestic cup this season?
Answer: No

Can a new manager bounce change the above, No. So unless we literally become in a relegation battle. Sacking is pointless

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Overall we’ve been heading on a downward spiral ever since Hazard left, Kante left his peak. You can’t call the players bad for 5 managers in a row but still want the manager moved on first, it just makes you sound more confused. That’s enough from me today anyway.

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To really maximise João Félix, Chelsea would also need to find an athletic number 9 outlet in this transfer window. He needs a striker’s runs to find ahead of him - he’s better at that than playing back to goal as a false 9 himself.

Joao Felix will help address our creativity concerns but these are the worries:

1. Do we need *another* positionless player?
2. Is ~£20m (fees + wages) a good investment for just 6 months?
3. What about his intensity?
4. What will he help us achieve in the league table?

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Moving for Felix means Mudryk pursuit is off which i believe it wasn't even 'ON' in the first place. Was Shakhtar using our name to lure Arsenal?

🚨A summary of our current situation

Tap “instant view” to read

https://telegra.ph/a-Twitter-thread-from-arjun-cfc-01-09

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Joao Felix- Hit or Miss?

Before we go any further down let me first declare that Joao Felix has never been close to the crazy amount Atletico paid. That was heist at its best and funny how we escaped that bullet at that time when we were known for calamitous hyped transfers.

Today, I still hold the same thoughts. But to assume also that He is a poor player is also another calamity.

Where People tend to make mistakes when analysing attacking players is looking at the goals and assists stats only. But there are other individual traits that contribute in the overall attacking play of a team.

Though slow sometimes, Joao would bring progression in our attacking play in a way Havert, Sterling, Rlc, Ziyech and halfway Pulisic cant.

People are being driven by emotion of loosing twice against city that that anything positive or negative will all look the same.

For chelsea, What we have been missing is someone who can Confidently Isolate defenders from defensive shapes and allow spaces for other team members. While Kovacic and Zakaria have been working to ensure progression from defence to midfield, we have failed to see the same composed transition and progression in attacking play. Havertz and RLC story of loosing possession and taking valued spaces and passes upfront is well known. Ziyech and Pulisic inconsistency and fraility is well documented.... Besides the running and work rate Mount has never been good with his close dribbling. What is worse is that all these people have mentioned cannot take an incisive pass or consistent shots.

While we have had "workrate" with Mount and Werner, We have lacked precision that would turn zero and half chances into goal scoring opportunities.

When you dont have a player that can confidently break team shapes and isolate defenders, the whole team will keep on recycling possesion in attack with useless passes from left to right and north to south like coackroaches. If you look at chelsea attacking play, ever since we sold Hazard, that's what we have been doing anytime teams have figured our play out. During all of Lampard, Tuchel and now Potter. The only player that we expected would do this is Pulisic. But we all know how that has gone

This Chelsea has been predictable to defend against as they would pass and pass until they even bore themselves out of matches.

While Joao is not my favourite cup of coffee nor the first I would prioritise, his technique, vision and flair would help chelsea with the dissection of opponents defensive shapes. His aggressive direct runs though Not close to what Murdyk can offer, is an upgrade to whatever we currently have and would go a long way in unsettling opponents.

He is also an aggressive streetwise type of player that would bring a die or cry kind of mentality we sorely miss with our attacking players.

Having him on a loan would also help uncommitt funds that could help with acquisation of either Enzo or Mudyk.

And if the guy cannot perform, there is that risk free loan deactivation option that we can always take. But at this time, with such a team, we'd rather have bronze in place of Gold than sand instead.

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Spot on mate!

Chelsea are now expected to close in on João Félix deal in 24/48h — as final details of the agreement with Atletico Madrid are being finalised 🚨🔵 #CFC

All parties ready to prepare documents and get it signed. Full package around €11m, salary covered by Chelsea.

[via Fabrizio Romano]

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#RumourWatch

Marcus Thuram

Lets make it simple and straight.

If there is a player that buffles me why we keep on being linked to, its this guy Marcus Thuram

In a time when we are seeking serious strikers, its a shock to even consider this guy anything close to an elite. To me, he is just a low maintainance Lakaka that shouldnt come even closer to the chelsea development side.

Technically poor, Finishing at catastrophic levels, Poor shooting skills, Weird first touch, Zero positioning, Zero movements....

As much as we are seeking a new model of football, allowing ourselves to stoop this low and turn ourselves into another brighton or Southampton is the lower of the lowest

Is he better than Havertz? Abraham's? If he is not an upgrade what is he? Another half baked player? Don't we learn?

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