Chelsea Banter Archive May 16 2019

16 May 2019 20:40:20
Schedule a game to be played on a poor pitch before a big cup final, what could go wrong... I understand why this game was needed, i just can't for the life of me understand why this needed to be done before our final. Why couldn't it have been rescheduled?. Now we may have to play the final without both Kante and Ruben. Hope it's not as serious as it looked but even if it isn't i wouldn't expect him to be fit for the final.

16 May 2019 22:06:57
Or why did sarri need to bring him on? Got youth players that traveled with the squad they could’ve got extra minutes.

16 May 2019 22:20:17
It's not Sarri mate. If he had it his way then the club doesn't go USA.

16 May 2019 22:29:33
No of course mate but when you’ve taken youth there for the game he could’ve left him on the bench and played one of them.

16 May 2019 22:38:45
Kovacic or Barkley will now score the winner in the final.

Good luck and let’s hope for a speedy recovery to all the injured players.

16 May 2019 22:47:43
Agree shak Sarri took precaution with him, you could tell how visibly upset he was when he got injured, clearly didn't want to be there. He even said so himself, none of this is on Sarri at all for me. The meaning of the game was great and it was needed, just gutted it wasn't moved as you could see something like this coming from a mile away with our luck. Hope the recovery goes well for him, a lot of our academy boys seem to get big injuries, definitely feels like a curse at this point.

16 May 2019 22:49:07
I assume he was encouraged from above that all of the first team players (including Ruben) should play. Of course I’m sure Ed will tell me to stop being stupid or something similar and that Sarri has control over who plays and who does not.

17 May 2019 10:50:29
kante will be fit.

16 May 2019 19:08:08
If given the choice of Hazard or Lamps in his prime, who would you have in your team, I would have Lamps anytime.

16 May 2019 20:13:27
Lamps easy, so consistent and you wouldn’t get a great all round midfielder like him who scores that many goals again either.

16 May 2019 21:01:33
Lamps without s doubt, 20 goals a season 10 assists regularly and never went missing, mr consistent and me chelsea.

16 May 2019 22:22:01
Lampard over anyone barring messi or ronaldo.

17 May 2019 10:52:53
Lampard might not have been as technically gifted but was far, far, far more influential. Lampard all day long.

16 May 2019 17:18:12
EDs, will the injuries to CHO, RLC and Rudiger affect Chelsea's transfer plans in the summer?

{Ed001's Note - no mate, teams do not work like that unless badly run or the injury is career-ending.}

16 May 2019 18:10:45
Thanks Ed.

{Ed001's Note - welcome.}

16 May 2019 20:03:01
Wait, unless the team is badly run you say? 🤔
Joking haha.
On another note, do you know what the prognosis is ed? Are the players expected to lose anything physicality wise from such an injury? CHO is so fast and RLC is so strong, could either of those talents be affected do you know?

{Ed001's Note - impossible to say. You only know that when they are in rehab.}

16 May 2019 20:26:23
Achilles injuries usually have a lasting effect on explosiveness. Which is really bad news for both of them.

16 May 2019 22:20:12
That’s bad to hear Jackson. Was hoping it was one of those that modern medicine could make good as new.
Hopefully the rehab is good.

17 May 2019 10:53:47
I think the medical treatment, and surgery for these types of injuries has progressed massively in the last decade. Hopefully it won't be as impactive for these boys as it used to be for players like John Barnes.

16 May 2019 08:55:17
Any updates on injury to RLC? Seems madness to have played this charity game - however good the cause - before UEFA Cup final (and on artificial surface) .

16 May 2019 10:47:00
The Evening Standard are suggesting it could be a ruptured achilles. Really bad news if true.

16 May 2019 11:16:19
Thanks for this Titan. Oh no, if ruptured achilles this is v bad news indeed and probably wold mean RLC out for rest of the calendar year.

16 May 2019 11:32:15
I agree JBS. Worryingly I think he could even be out for longer than that. If it is true, I really feel for him. He was really starting to show how good he is on a regular basis.

16 May 2019 13:28:56
JBS, the pitch was awful but it wasn’t artificial.

16 May 2019 14:16:59
I'm guessing we still have to wait for the scan first (that is if it's not been done) cos it could also an injury that isn't serious; but I think a ruptured Achilles (that Achilles tendon) is better than a ruptured ACL. I wish Loftus cheek the best.

16 May 2019 14:44:09
You really DON'T need a scan to tell if there's an Achilles rupture. Any scan would be to define then grade and likelyhood of an operation. A total rupture would be very clear from a simple test.

16 May 2019 20:42:11
As a qualified physio I can tell you that you don’t need to have scans for a suspected ruptured Achilles. I could tell you if it’s ruptured in 30 seconds through testing his ankle. I’ve seen so many reports in papers today about the “suspected injury” that are purely guesswork and half of what they’re saying isn’t accurate for an Achilles injury. A young, fit player like RLC should pretty much make a full recovery if he is rehabbed correctly. He’ll be out the final regardless as an ankle sprain is 4-6 weeks minimum. Can’t see us winning the final to be honest. Roman has messed up big time making the team play this friendly. Could quite easily have been done in pre-season!

16 May 2019 22:35:08
This injury could have happened at any time at any place. It’s no ones fault.

It’s pointless thinking about any players injury other than to wish them a speedy recovery.

We will still stuff Arsenal.

COME on my MIGHTY BLUES.

17 May 2019 08:20:31
Chelsea Nick, from your experience how long do you think it will take Loftus cheek and Hudson Odoi to make a full recovery after surgery to their ruptured Achilles tendon? Thanks.

16 May 2019 07:23:03
The RLC injury isn't good news!

16 May 2019 09:22:42
I read he could be out for the year hopefully that's incorrect!

16 May 2019 09:37:46
RLC injury news just ruins the build up to the Europa League Final. Our in form midfielder could be out for a long time.

I am all for charity games as they are all there for good cause. But the timing of this trip to the USA, especially 3 or 4 days after the Leicester game is a joke. The season is not even over yet and he we are playing a charity game in the USA.

I am hoping RLC does not miss pre-season. I would hate to see him out long term as it feels he would have to prove himself again to the club on return.

16 May 2019 09:50:59
He appeared to twist his foot awkwardly on the uneven playing surface. No need to ready any further. had it not been an uneven surface then the injury does not occur. So miffed with the news!

16 May 2019 10:36:42
Ah! This is bad news, I think I might fall sick for this one. One of the major positives for the club this season has been the emergence of Loftus cheek, now he gets such an injury. Really not good times at Chelsea. I wish him speedy recovery.

16 May 2019 10:55:44
I just saw a picture of him on crutches that he's wearing (that runs from the foot to just about below his knee) . I'm guessing that the worst case scenario would be an ankle ligament rupture but not ACL rupture cos ACL is located in the knee. I pray it's not ACL (anterior crutiate ligament) cos its like one of the worst injuries any player should suffer.