Willian needs to go to the bench. Tammy can’t play 90 min every game all season so we need someone who can play. Michy is so bad that we have to bring someone in this month at striker. If pulisic gets healthy we can probably wait until summer and get sancho. Boy could this team use RLC.
Willian had a shot from relatively close right at the keeper, Tammy had two headers (one from the six yard box one from the penalty spot) right at the keeper, and Michy had a horrible miss. Never convert chances then give up goals seemingly every chance the opposition gets.
It’s also clear the squad is missing Pulisic. His constant runs behind the defense contributed directly and indirectly to a lot of goals. He’s been more clinical that just about everyone but Tammy.
our best attacking side capable of breaking a team down is pretty clearly including Reece James and azpi at fullback, CHO and pulisic on the wings and Tammy upfront. How many games have those guys played together? 2?
Well here we go. Fucking Alonso with a terrible foul and kovacic being a pussy. Nothing is easy with this team
Good article from StatsBomb on the season thus far. Reallllllly need Pulisic back. Glad to see CHO getting his legs back.
Looking increasingly likely that we don’t sign anyone. I think frank is going to have to get creative. One of Pulisic or CHO may need to play as a false 9. I’d probably try Pulisic there once he’s healthy against a lesser team and see what happens. Pedro and batshuayi have proved useless. Formations aside we have the following for the 6 midfield/forward spots Kante Jorginho Kovacic Mount Willian CHO Pulisic Abraham I think 6 of those 8 have to play every second that matters which is tough. Especially since mount hasn’t played well as the number 10 and the 3 midfielders don’t work well together. top 4 is certainly not impossible but it’s going to be a major challenge with this current squad.
Chelsea fought tooth and nail to get our transfer ban lessened to one window only to self impose a second window ban by not signing anyone. Interesting turn of events.
thats fair but I don’t like how we strung giroud along and waited until the last 3 days to sign someone. Panicking and going after guys like martens. It also seems like lampard was promised a few things that he didn’t get.
seems like we have 3-4 long term transfer targets. If we get them I’ll give them props but I’m not confident we have a plan B so if sancho, Werner, dembele or maybe 1 top CB don’t want to come, we probably end up with some below average retread signings this summer that were pushed by an agent. edit: should also add chillwell as it’s clear a true, left footed LB is probably our biggest need.
Shades of the reverse fixture where we came out flying. Hopefully we don't run out of gas like we did in that game.