HanoiVillan Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 14 hours ago, VillaChris said: Madueke had a really good game v us on the right, gave Digne all sorts of trouble at VP in the second half. Unused sub today and talk of Newcastle wanted him. That's their problem with their strategy right there. Sign a young player and he warms the bench for 12 months. Then he gets a run of starts and some consistency and they change the coach and he's suddenly out of favour and expendable. They sell him and then Neto gets injured and misses half the season and Maresca or whoever else is there will be moaning about injuries as Poch was. Imagine Arsenal doing all that with Saka and Martinelli. Instead they gave both time to establish themselves. Good post. It's baffling how they haven't worked out that their approach is just getting in their own way. Supposedly they're looking to sell Disasi and/or Badiashile as well, two more players who improved (somewhat) over a year of development but that they won't make much money on because of their contract lengths. I tried to be open-minded about this Chelsea project two years ago, and said I could see the logic of buying a bunch of promising young players and then entrusting them to a manager (Potter) who gets players to improve. Unfortunately (for them), since then they have swung between reactive short-termism and long-term optimism which each decision, and so have ended up creating a culture where young players have been bought with future development in mind on the basis of their long-term potential but the manager is expected to get results right now, and also keep a giant squad happy. They can't keep trying to ride both horses, they have to pick one or the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 20 minutes ago, villa4europe said: Can but hope They do have the right mix of wealth and stupidity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post imavillan Posted August 19 Popular Post Share Posted August 19 this made me chuckle 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlack Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 Their front of shirt sponsor is going to be wanting a pretty sizable discount if/ when one gets signed. I know most of what they pay for is tv coverage, but with nearly all the home shirts probably already having been sold, they're not getting the public exposure they'd like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 3 minutes ago, MrBlack said: Their front of shirt sponsor is going to be wanting a pretty sizable discount if/ when one gets signed. I know most of what they pay for is tv coverage, but with nearly all the home shirts probably already having been sold, they're not getting the public exposure they'd like. Same as last year And then they plucked an unknown Saudi mate out of nowhere for £60m 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 1 hour ago, Genie said: I wonder if United could be an option for him? Chelsea would probably demand Rashford in any swop only due to his marketability off the pitch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 They are probably waiting to see just how much money they need to plug the gap in their balance sheet after the transfer windows slams shut before they sign a sponsorship deal with a Saudi business for exactly the correct amount. Convenient. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 17 minutes ago, VillaChris said: Chelsea would probably demand Rashford in any swop only due to his marketability off the pitch! win/win for United then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 5 minutes ago, Genie said: win/win for United then Not really, Sterling would waste so many chances playing for Man. United so wouldn't be an improvement on any of their forwards. Also stalls the development of Amad Diallo for another year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 13 minutes ago, VillaChris said: Not really, Sterling would waste so many chances playing for Man. United so wouldn't be an improvement on any of their forwards. Also stalls the development of Amad Diallo for another year. It was win:win on the hypothetical basis they wanted him, if they could also get rid of Rashford. I think Sterling is better than any of their current wingers, but not by enough to justify the cost and risk involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke313 Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 They could theoretically have an entirely different squad for the conference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 Throwing s**t at the wall and hoping something sticks is certainly a interesting strategy when the s**t costs £45m or more a poop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 How are they also affording Felix on a seven year deal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MapleVilla Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 They've made their bed, they can lie in it. Absolute circus of a club, long may it continue. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 Was being absolutely toilet for 2 years not a clue to Sterling? That guy has always overstated his own ability though tbf. Man walked out of a sweet gig at City as he thought he should be playing 90 minutes every 3 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 16 minutes ago, The_Steve said: How are they also affording Felix on a seven year deal? At this stage, its best not to ask Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 I dont think I have seen a team who are probably cheating but being so bad at it They remind me of that QPR team that gave Arry and Mark.Hughes a blank chequebook and overpaid on rubbish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted August 19 VT Supporter Share Posted August 19 That's another massively expensive player that won't make the matchday squad. Oh the harmony! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czarnikjak Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 26 minutes ago, Zatman said: At this stage, its best not to ask They are Chelsea, they sign who they want. This one is sponsored by the Women's Team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MachoFantastico Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 I'm genuinely fascinated by what's going on at Chelsea. Oh to be a fly on the wall at that club. Their wage budget must be eye-watering at this point. It feels like it's an house of cards about to fall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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