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  1. I know Chelsea rumors are about Depay but they would need an outgoing forward. Only one with rumors in England in the last 24 hours is Pulisic that Ive seen(although Downie said it so yeah). He wants a loan but they told him he is needed. If they got Depay then surely that make him surplus.
  2. Hasnt been given a chance. He is still Chelsea's most efficient player in attack by a country mile. Tuchel just doesnt rate him all that much. His injury worries are muscle related and he hasnt had a muscle injury since he came back to soon from the 2021 FA Cup final against Arsenal. He did have an injury last year at the beginning from a ugly challenge in a US-Honduras qualifier. Lets compare this to Gordon for a second. By the same age Pulisic had played in numerous Champions league contests including a dominant performance in the Bernabeu where he was MOTM at 18. His first year in the Prem (at age 20 to 21) he had 9 goals and 4 assists while his crucial restart form saved Chelsea's champions league qualification by 2 points. Without his run in they dont qualify to the Champions league that they won and he played a big role in. Tuchel just sees him as a sub in a system that doesnt use wingers. He plays both wings and can even play underneath a striker (hell he started at striker for Chelsea against Juve in a big win). My perfect scenario is you buy Gallagher now and get Pulisic in on a loan/buy option so that can go on to next year. Pulisic just needs playing time. He played a fraction of the minutes Kai Havertz played for Chelsea last year and had like one less goal in under 1k minutes as an attacker (he played wingback a few times). I think that double move would be a massive boon for this club and with Gallagher at 22 years old and Pulisic at 23 years old a real statement of intent, once again.
  3. If you actually were to look at Pulisic and Mane at the same age they are near identical in terms of goals, assists, and minutes played in the Premier league. More interesting stat line than anything cause of stylistic differences. Also he has a .45 goals per shot on target rate for his tenure at Chelsea. Tuchel calls Pulisic chaos which is why they dont get along I think. Tuchel is very pragmatic and Pulisic, isnt. A bit like ASM. That said, I doubt Pulisic would be short of options elsewhere. I know Juventus and Liverpool were named early on the summer I dont comment much anymore but as an American I decided to chime in. Personally, I think he is a massive upgrade over Almiron in terms of output. Now that work rate defensively...not so much. One thing to think about is Pulisic has never been in a team where he is a bigger fish. At Dortmund and Chelsea he was always more of a depth guy outside of his first season at Chelsea where he did play a bigger role . Im guessing he would have a chip on his shoulder as well and a pissed off Pulisic is the best Pulisic at least when it comes to international level. One additional reason he may be on the move is he has 2 years left on his deal now, so now is the time they should sell. A loan/purchase option would be the best outcome. Interesting quote from Joao Cancelo "I usually chat with my teammates about it. It may sound strange but for me, the most difficult winger I have faced in the Premier League is Pulisic from Chelsea."
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    Transfer rumours

    What about a loan for Tomori? 5th choice at Chelsea....? If he isnt involved in the Edourad Mendy to Chelsea (he would be a loan to Rennes in this case) then yeah I think that he would be a good shout. He looked pretty good for Chelsea and he can definitely cover space as well.
  5. His actions after Joelinton's miss in the 1st half were terrible. Acting that way when one of your few strikers, especially the kind of striker you need to play like this, is gonna do nothing to help him. This club is sitting where it is in the table because of the mentality Rafa installed into the players, especially the back line. Lots of effort and half the time Bruce acts with petulance. These guys are pouring everything they got into the games and Bruce is kicking water bottles and shaking his head. I understand being disappointed in the goal output of the attackers but at the same time, try lifting them up and urging them forward rather than complete scenes of frustration. Just my take I guess. I just think a manager should have more professionalism than what a fan would have if he had some water bottles in front of him watching the attack squander opportunities.
  6. Almiron will get one at some point Cause he isnt likely to be taken off any time soon cause of his effort coming back and there isnt really anyone with the club that is gonna do more from that position outside of ASM but they are both needed to shuttle the ball forward. When he scores the weight of the world will be lifted off him.
  7. Well deserved goal with the effort he gives. He is never gonna fool anyone as some world beater in terms of ability but he puts it all out there every single time and earns his paycheck. If he did have quality to his game he would be a helluva wingback.
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    Joelinton

    I still think he can become something. Just has no confidence and would be nice to give him a break for a bit to work hard in training. Hope he has a sports psychologist.
  9. Yedlin storming forward in the 93rd. His stamina/energy . Put in a good shift and man the backline is gonna score this club to safety it seems.
  10. :lol: performance. I think it was like 450 passes to 150 passes at about mid way thru the 2nd half against Brighton at home. Hopefully ASM is ready to start soon and maybe see what ASM-Joelinton-Almiron can get going. Not that I have much hope for it either way but at least they will look fast on the outside. I just dont see how this is sustainable and not look up and see 25 points with 6 to go or so on the season. Literally hoping the other team isnt clinical with a tall hope and prayer at the end with Carroll.
  11. Interesting, I surmised that his injury happened around January but seems he was playing for 18 months with the sports hernia as it got worse. So not surprising the dip in form the last few months before the surgery. https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/deandre-yedlin-newcastle-united-krafth-16933470
  12. I wasnt all that impressed. A couple times he looked lost defensively not that its much different from whats been going on over the last couple seasons. I think with any of the 3 its about the same and recency bias wins the day on peoples' thoughts about the individual. Stick any 3 of them in and its whatever.
  13. Almiron running the full length of the field in the 90th minute and then running the full length back was impressive. Everyone put in a shift but that play alone stood out to me. Anyways everyone in the world thought Spurs were gonna walk this one especially the Spurs players. Now time for the over bearing Bruce love by the media. To be fair NBC was talking about how Dummett laid into everyone for not showing up against Norwich and giving no effort...so you go manager Dummett.
  14. That went about as well as I figured it would. O/U on 22 points this year?
  15. Fucks sake he has never heard of him has he Lets be honest here....nobody has. Guy is a dime a dozen and only worth 5 million cause its the Premier League. 25 years old so is what he is. Sideways move. Better off just keeping Manquillo and using Yedlin as cover or whatever Bruce wants to do with those 2. Maybe if Krafth was 20 and a prospect I can find any sort of optimism
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