Chelsea Banter Archive May 07 2019

07 May 2019 22:07:29
Well played Liverpool. A well deserved win and good luck in the final.

07 May 2019 22:19:53
I feel like that was Chelsea who lost, absolutely gutted, there going to win it ain’t they,

07 May 2019 22:27:53
Not to worry Matt, we will win it next year!

07 May 2019 22:35:33
I’m praying Ajax get past spurs and do what’s right and best LFC but I can’t see anyone stopping them now, what a performance thou. un real,

08 May 2019 01:07:37
Fair play to Liverpool. An example of everything done right from the board to the manager. Great signings, great scouting and great management/ integration of young players. Very jealous of liverpool right now and embarrassed that we are 20 points behind them in the league. 20.

08 May 2019 03:52:24
Jürgen Klopp is a super hero. The passion that Liverpool plays with is what excites me since Klopp took over. The manager is tactically sound and balanced. Klopp is very much in control of the team and the players don't whine (they just work hard in every game) . Good luck to Liverpool, I want them to win the Champions league cos they deserve to win something big (both the players and manager are hungry for success) .
I remember Klopp's first season, Liverpool played the Europa final and lost to Sevilla. I wish Sarri will lead us to Europa glory and start something at Chelsea just like Klopp is doing at Liverpool.

08 May 2019 06:08:09
That performance is what makes young football fans start supporting a club.

08 May 2019 10:23:45
From your comment TomB, football is the same everywhere on earth. You need to see the kind of support that some young football fans (even Chelsea, Arsenal, ManUnited etc. all had sympathy for Liverpool last Night against Barcelona) drummed for Liverpool yesterday in Nigeria where I live. It was like we (Nigeria) won the FIFA world cup. Looking at them, you can't help but admire Liverpool's feat yesterday.

07 May 2019 20:31:05
Hi Ed002 - this is predicated on the notion the ban is squashed or delayed, so without going into specifics on player names, are you able to give us any indication of the scope of changes Chelsea will look to make this summer (numbers if not positions but I'll push my luck and ask for those too! )

Also as a secondary, is it a bit simplistic to think Chelsea would.

{Ed002's Note - Chelsea are looking to make a number of changes this summer including trying to integrate some of the younger loaners in to the squad. But there will be plenty more players leaving.}

07 May 2019 21:09:33
Great to hear that Ed. It'll be great if the deadwood in the team will be replaced by the youth instead of buying replacements of our own. Hopefully that'll mean we can spend more to go for top level players to surround them. Excited to see what happens in the summer especially if the ban is frozen.

{Ed002's Note - There is no deadwood.}

07 May 2019 22:29:30
I agree with Ed002 on this. Calling any player deadwood is highly disrespectful. Any player wearing our jerseys and playing for the badge, should never ever be referred to as deadwood, regardless of whether you like the player (s) or nor, or whether you believe they are good enough or not. We should support any and all players at Chelsea period.

07 May 2019 22:56:42
Dasilva, James, maybe Tomori, Zouma, and Mount would be good.

08 May 2019 01:04:30
Apologies, meant players that we're looking to move on then.

08 May 2019 07:48:42
Oh man, that makes me all giddy! Maybe finally we use the talent we have on the books :-)

I love it.

08 May 2019 08:38:55
Dazza, I'd say following could definitely play for us:

Mount, James, Tomori/ Zouma (don't think there's space for both of them to return, unless Ampadu is viewed as a midfielder), Abraham and Aina (if he's willing to stay as Torino do have the buy option) . Also of course Pulisic coming back from loan.
Aina would be for left back, but he's played there a lot for Torino this season so should be perfectly fine.

Having those guys back would give us free replacements for Cahill, Luiz, Kovacic, Higuain, Zappacosta, Pedro/ Willian and Emerson (if Reports about him leaving are true) .

Then we can just use our money to spend on a few key acquisitions (top striker, and perhaps a rotational mid for Jorginho and Kante) . Maybe also a replacement for Eden, depending on what happens with Pedro and Willian.
I'd go with Callum, Pulisic, Willian/ Pedro and Eden/ replacement of possible next season. Mount can cover in attack as well while Callum is recovering from his injury.

So all in all I think we only need to buy 2 or maybe 3 players. If we use the young guys we can have a really strong squad with just a few key acquisitions.

{Ed002's Note - You are living in a fantasy world.}

08 May 2019 08:55:42
Too much change probably in 1 transfer window. However I don't doubt that those loanees could perform for us and do well.
So maybe I am. Probably even.

But at least it's a happy place :) what's life without a little fantasy to take you away from cold reality.

08 May 2019 12:22:58
Ed I was wondering why all of a sudden, we seem to have actually begun using some of our youth players and putting more trust in them? Are they simply regarded as better players, is it because of Sarri being more willing, is it a strategical change from the top of the club or what? I suppose it's probably a mixture, but I was just wondering if there is any significant change to the way it's previously been? :)

{Ed002's Note - I am not sure what you are referring to. This was always the plan.}

08 May 2019 12:42:54
Alright, no worries ;)

07 May 2019 17:12:21
{Ed's Note - PutneyRed has posted a new article entitled, 2018/19 is the best Liverpool team I've seen

07 May 2019 02:00:45
Just out of curiousity is there still a qualifier we have to play if we finish 4th or are we straight in the draw? I'm not sure if the rules have changed.

Just thinking if we don't have to play a qualifier we can rest our starting XI against Leicester. Caballero, Zappacosta, Cahill, Ampadu, Alonso, Barkley should all start if were straight in the draw. Moses and Drinkwater should start as part of a farewell. Hopefully see some of the other younger ones like Redan and Mceachran play as well.

We still need to win the Europa to get Sarri a winning mentality. If we lose doubts will still be there. So we need to rest the likes of Luiz, Hazard, RLC, Azpi and Jorginho if we can.

07 May 2019 04:36:47
We're straight in the draw, doesn't matter what happens now we're guaranteed Champions league football next season.

07 May 2019 09:17:03
Yes, we are guaranteed Champion's League football, but not straight into group stages I reckon. Perhaps this has changed, but I think that the team finishing 4th has to play the extra'play-off' game before entering the group stage, and only if we finish third do we go straight into the group stage. Can anyone else confirm this though (eg one of the eds perhaps)?

07 May 2019 10:43:02
JBS

Top Four fro the prem go to the group stage now. It's changed.

07 May 2019 11:30:39
Thanks Nathswindon, this is very good news (avoiding two additional and potentially tricky fixtures)!

07 May 2019 10:31:21
I think 4th position in England takes you straight through to the group stages now but I may well be wrong!

07 May 2019 13:29:26
If we finish 4th (not being negative but I don't see us beating Leicester away) does that mean we'll be in pot 4 and have a hard draw? Or us previously doing well in Europe will that propel us to say pot 2?

06 May 2019 23:32:25
Champions league next year
Could finish 3rd
League Cup final got beat on pens by best team in league at the minute
Could be heading to a europa league final all with a mish mash team for the manager
All you doubters out there who's sarri now
Well done mate I would of taken that at beginning of the season.

07 May 2019 08:48:09
Gola!

This is close to the perfect post.

Well done.

I would add that I like the style of football (or at least what it could be with an actual preseason)

07 May 2019 22:35:20
Salute you sir.