Chelsea

How longs Kante gonna be out for?
Some shocking defending there tonight

Zinedine Kilbane 110 wrote: adineen98 wrote: Absolutely battered tonight, embarrassing performance. Lack of depth in the squad is really beginning to show How many players do Chelsea have out on loan? I'd say more than 2 teams. They have one of the biggest wage bill in world football so that shouldn't be an excuse. They spend over £150m last year on 4/5 new players. Something going on behind the scenes there. Conte probably won't last the season.

A quick look on Wikipedia and I counted 35 players.

The problem with the spending is that it's not being spent on the right areas. For example, it's obvious that If Atletico didn't come in for Costa, the move for Morata would never have happened, despite the fa t it was clear Costa had no more interest in playing for Chelsea. Also the wing back areas weren't strengthened; after Alonso at LWB, there is Kenedy and Abdul Baba Rahman. At RWB, there is Moses and Zappacosta. Last night, Azpilicueta played at RWB, with Zappacosta on the bench. Why spend millions on a player if you're not going to play him and play someone else out of position in that position? The midfield situation is a disaster altogether; Bakayoko wasn't even fit for the first day of the season, which makes Conte's frustration at the sales of Matic and Chalobah all the more understandable. Willian and Fabregas have been brutal so far as well. The two main problems at Chelsea are mentality problems amongst the players, and an incompetent board.

If he isn't to see the season out, I can see Conte walking before he is pushed, before Guus Hiddink returns once again to try and save the sinking ship

adineen98 wrote: Zinedine Kilbane 110 wrote: adineen98 wrote: Absolutely battered tonight, embarrassing performance. Lack of depth in the squad is really beginning to show How many players do Chelsea have out on loan? I'd say more than 2 teams. They have one of the biggest wage bill in world football so that shouldn't be an excuse. They spend over £150m last year on 4/5 new players. Something going on behind the scenes there. Conte probably won't last the season. A quick look on Wikipedia and I counted 35 players. The problem with the spending is that it's not being spent on the right areas. For example, it's obvious that If Atletico didn't come in for Costa, the move for Morata would never have happened, despite the fa t it was clear Costa had no more interest in playing for Chelsea. Also the wing back areas weren't strengthened; after Alonso at LWB, there is Kenedy and Abdul Baba Rahman. At RWB, there is Moses and Zappacosta. Last night, Azpilicueta played at RWB, with Zappacosta on the bench. Why spend millions on a player if you're not going to play him and play someone else out of position in that position? The midfield situation is a disaster altogether; Bakayoko wasn't even fit for the first day of the season, which makes Conte's frustration at the sales of Matic and Chalobah all the more understandable. Willian and Fabregas have been brutal so far as well. The two main problems at Chelsea are mentality problems amongst the players, and an incompetent board. If he isn't to see the season out, I can see Conte walking before he is pushed, before Guus Hiddink returns once again to try and save the sinking ship

Devrozex wrote: Green Devil wrote: Disagree there, he has been one of Chelsea's better players this season.    Really? I haven't watched Chelsea extensively this season but any time I have seen them he has been woeful. I've heard there's a large enough contingent of the fan base even looking for Drinkwater to be played ahead of him which says it all. Fabregas only seems to perform every second season for Chelsea.

Ross Barkley being linked with a move to Chelsea.

West Ham match on sky one today.

 

Courtois has made 2 brilliant saves.

Good game, could be 2-2 at least.