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To believe the @ChelseaFC ownership have actually learned from their failures and changed direction, the majority of these things need to happen by the end of the window. This list is in no particular order.
1. Sack at least 2 sporting directors (this is non-negotiable).
2. Owners must release a statement directly through Chelsea FC admitting they let fans down and made mistakes, plan moving forward. External interviews do not count.(this is non-negotiable)
3. Secure a front of shirt sponsor (this is non-negotiable).
4. Get a competent, winning manager that deserves to be here and fans can get behind (✅ done).
5. No ex-Brighton signings this window. Unless it's a needle mover.
6. No ex-City signings this window. Unless it's a needle mover.
7. Sell or freeze out 80% of this list: Datro Fofana, George, Kellyman, Disasi, Garnacho, Guiu, Gittens, Delap, Neto, Lavia, Fofana, Gusto, Chalobah, Badiashile, Tosin, Slonina, Jorgensen, Sanchez.
8. Reduce our reliance on injury-prone players.
9. Sign an established, proven goalkeeper and let Penders learn from him.
10. Bring in an established, proven CB that's a leader (this is non-negotiable).
11. Let no more than 1 of our big players leave unless we are replacing them with better.
12. Sign real experience and proven winners, not just players who are old or have played loads of games.
13. Make at least one statement signing.
14. Sort out the rest of the defence and get Chelsea back to being hard to beat.
15. Back Alonso. If he says he is looking for X position, I don't want him to backtrack because the club let him down (this is non-negotiable).
16. Two or three "now" signings (this is non-negotiable).
I've probably missed some key ones. I'm going to be nice and say 70% of that should be done. Many might see this as unrealistic but it's not our problem to fix, they've had 4 years and got us into this mess, it's their mess to fix.
Como are interested in Chelsea right-back Malo Gusto, who is considering leaving Stamford Bridge in January, and Milan are also monitoring him.
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Damn. That’s a long list of Poch Files! 😳
Mauricio Pochettino: #PochOut
- started Chilwell at LW for 5 games of the season
- sold Lewis Hall to Newcastle
- loaned Ian Maatsen to Dortmund when we have no LB
- 5 points in the first 6 games
- Colwill and Disasi at fullback
- zero build up from the back
- has developed ZERO FUCKING PLAYERS
- plays Enzo at ST
- 0 attacking patterns
- doesn’t use width
- started Gallagher and Sterling every game
- loses to Forest, Brentford, Everton and Middesborough
- purposely injures players in training
- does no coaching in training
- 1 away win against the big six in about 40 years
- wants height and aggressiveness like we’re making a porno
- wants Gallagher to sign a contract
- took advice from Frank Lampard 😭😭😭😭bruv im laugjing while typing this
- got told to change the system by players
- ZERO new good youth debuts
- wants more power for transfers
- has less points per game than Potter
- one of the worst managers in history
- played Gusto on the wing instead of Tyrique George
- back 2 back league wins once since December
- 5-0 loss to Arsenal
- took inverted tactic from Thiago Silva (can’t think of his own tactics)
- draws to Burnley & Sheffield
- wanta transfer insurances while wanting Dybala and Parades
Raffa Rants retweeted
I'm not even kidding how are you THIS bad at your job
Raffa Rants retweeted
Probably sums up the quality of officials in this country. You’re 5 yards MAX away from it and still having to ask your mate who’s 40 yards away. Incompetency at its finest.
🚨 Manchester United intend to relieve Michael Carrick of duties. #MUFC say no final decision & nothing set in stone but work undertaken on replacements + multiple sources anticipate change before Liverpool. W/ @lauriewhitwell @AdamCrafton_ @TheAthleticFC nytimes.com/athletic/7768165…
Steven Gerrard: “Chelsea need world-class players” (via @WeAreTheOverlap)
Do you agree with his assessment? 🤔
Raffa Rants retweeted
They interviewed the baby that won the halftime race…
The baby grabbed the mic and tried to eat it 😭
No statement @ChelseaFC , cool 👍
Chelsea need to do what other clubs do and come out with statement(s) when we are on the end of bad referring decisions.
Put pressure on PGMOL like other clubs do.
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Raffa Rants retweeted
What on earth was Gallagher watching? The ref on field didn’t give a thing
Dermot Gallagher on the Palmer foul:
“The referee gives a foul. That is what he gives. O'Nien completes the action when he is in the box. Once he gives the first foul, that is it. What happens afterwards, he can only take action if he deems there is serious foul play. That is what he fed back. What he has to do is, when he is talking to VAR, he has to say who he thinks is the player.
It is O'Nien's boot in the penalty area. The argument is that if he is on the line, it is a penalty. But it is O'Nien's boot; you can't see the ball.
O'Nien goes second. VAR said Ahoka went first and he is the first offender.
They didn't stop the game. The game went on.” [sky]
What on earth was Gallagher watching? The ref on field didn’t give a thing
Dermot Gallagher on the Palmer foul:
“The referee gives a foul. That is what he gives. O'Nien completes the action when he is in the box. Once he gives the first foul, that is it. What happens afterwards, he can only take action if he deems there is serious foul play. That is what he fed back. What he has to do is, when he is talking to VAR, he has to say who he thinks is the player.
It is O'Nien's boot in the penalty area. The argument is that if he is on the line, it is a penalty. But it is O'Nien's boot; you can't see the ball.
O'Nien goes second. VAR said Ahoka went first and he is the first offender.
They didn't stop the game. The game went on.” [sky]
Raffa Rants retweeted
You sit down to build it for an hour, you get up and it's actually been 7 years
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Somehow Chelsea have remained silent when we were done even harsher today.
This club is embarrassing from every angle.
🚨 Aston Villa director of football operations Damian Vidagany has questioned the decision to allow Manchester United’s equaliser following Senne Lammens’ challenge on Zion Suzuki.
🗣️ “We’ve been told by referees during the summer that this season, pushing or unbalancing the goalkeeper on purpose inside the six-yard box was not going to be allowed anymore.
“Lammens didn’t even look at the ball. He went straight to make contact with his hip on Zion.
“We played a good match and we must do better than the last six minutes. We will improve. But the rules are the rules and must be respected. That is a fact.”