24 Apr 2024 17:59:26
Unfortunately, even with a great performance in certain games and looking like we just need fine tuning, which I still thinks the case, the fine tuning is still a ST GK W LB, which will be a huge amount of money still to be chucked at problem, which after the money we've invested already is unacceptable, 2 years into to a project, midtable with a some fortune and quick turnaround v some tough teams possibly 7th.
This leads to the conclusion of what happened with potter, what Lampards said and how it's been with poch, this project has been a disaster and genuinely feel it couldn't have been done worse by winstanly and Stewart, the data lead approach has been embarrassing on the whole, £220m midfield who get dominated, wingers who look as if they skipped academy football and there talent is there but the IQ and football understanding is lost, a squad build with one striker who's a winger for majority of his career and has Only been prolific for the 8 games prior to his move,
I'd go as far as saying that before poch is moved on those 2 should be first, as a squad build there's been glaring mistakes and I don't think they can be trusted in getting it right, injuries have been horrific granted, but we looked to future and forgot about now, this u23 route we gone is boring us badly, poch, Gallagher, palmer Sterling, every pundit alive, all highlighted are serious lack of experience and leadership,
We've overpaid for every single player, even for how much he played prior at city, palmer was expensive, one success story to really come through, if all our players were made available which ones would we break even or make profit on except palmer?
Then on top of everything, there's the constant rumours of points deductions, ffp breaches, PSR issues looming, hotels sold at inflated prices
Been a tough few years, with a few carrots dangled to give us hope.
24 Apr 2024 18:26:43
Matt, at least three of our most expensive signings almost had the transfer decided because other clubs were interested.
Not that I really care but we have not “overpaid” in my opinion for Petrovich, Gusto, Palmer, Noni, Nkunku, Chuka and this will be a tad controversial Jackson. Of this is just my opinion and some of my assessments are based on pre Chelsea form.
Let me make it clear again i haven’t got a clue how many of our new signings will prove themselves to be quality players but I am prepared give them a little more time.
{Ed001's Note - that is nonsense Tom. Chelsea did not have to pay the money for them. They could have bought someone else instead or just saved the money or negotiated better.}
24 Apr 2024 18:39:04
Ed, that’s a fair point and one I have made before. Yea they could have walked away from all of those signings.
I doubt that the underbidding teams would have got them for significantly less.
{Ed001's Note - then they would either overpay or not have bought them either.}
24 Apr 2024 19:19:01
Yep and as I said in my post of some time ago. If we hadn’t signed them so many fans might well of said the club lacked ambition.
{Ed001's Note - I don't see how that is of any relevance. Fans whine whether a team buys players or not. They moan they are too expensive or too cheap or not the right players or any of a million other reasons. If Chelsea are buying players to placate fans, then it is no wonder the club is in such a mess.}
24 Apr 2024 19:28:00
I think we are agreeing with one another. If we sign the player some fans moan and if we don’t sign the player they moan. ’.
24 Apr 2024 19:41:20
When you overpay when other clubs are circling, it comes across desperate and panicking, imo, and maybe some of these players will kick on massively but point being as a squad, it’s not a good squad build, certain areas and profiles seriously lacking, I don’t think winstanly and Stewart will be here long,