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Thanks for the 80 million for Little Wes Chelsea

In a hell of a financial box with a squad of overpaid players on 7 year deals. And with this trophy their only possible path into Europe to avoid taking a hit on their sponsorship deals, I guess I'm OK with Liverpool winning it.

Took him off before he had to take a pen

Gallagher toting up a season's worth of xG in 10 minutes, and not managing to score. Hopefully he'll have to take the deciding pen

No-brainer to rule than goal out. Since when can you just stand inside the last defender before and as the kick is taken, to seal off his path to the ball?

Screwing Klopp and the Liverpool fans probably worth Chilwell getting off the hook.

I nearly accused you of spending too much time in here with the bedwetters. And SHU have shown neither quality nor athleticism that belong anywhere near the Premier League. But damned if yours haven’t let that godawful side make it a 50-50 game at your own ground.

Absolutely. And in 2024 "just another championship team" means "feeder club for even the smallest PL teams". Just look at Bristol City and Bournemouth.

In a late game, purely defensive situation, I don't see what we would lose with Coady over a tiring Vestergaard. Not that we've seen him enough to be sure. And Vesty was on that late yellow ...

Outfield subs Saturday: Cannon, McAteer Unused outfield options : Albrighton, Praet, Yunus, Coady, Nelson, Doyle. Not an ideal bench as to balance of positions -- but not well used IMO. Going to McAteer instead of Albrighton was inexplicable and it really hurt us. If he's going to wait until 75' or later to make changes, why not take advantage of fresh legs at CB? Nelson (or even Coady) at 100% is better than Faes or Vesty at 80%. He should consider subbing for Wout late in games where we are defending a lead. He is not not great at maintaining his concentration, especially for 100 minutes, especially as he tires.

1. Luck evens itself out in the long run. 2. In the long run, we are all dead.

Well that leaves Cole Palmer!

Given Vardy was ruled out with a groin injury, probably no.

Not half an hour after the match and the post-match thread is up to 15 pages.

It’s not enough just to be the better side eh. Learning to close the deal is one thing. Collapsing when we hit a tough spot after 80’ is another. Earn your pay and fix it, Enzo, we’re still two games clear.

It really was not a tough call at all.

BOOKING FOR LEEDS

Really good half -- for us and for neutrals watching. Our quick work is overcoming thug football in midfield. Leeds will have to come out hard. By 70’ or 75’ their tanks will be empty.

Wrong side scored

obviously lit up a bomber prematch

Our every touch in midfield is immediately met with a hard foul. Really glad we're playing Hamza and not Praet.

At this point, your only hope is a Keith Richards style complete blood transfusion.

ESPN with a new piece analyzing Boehly's incomings at Chelsea 1. Too early to tell: - Ishé Samuels-Smith (€4 million from Everton) - Jimmy-Jay Morgan (€3.4M from Southampton) - Gaga Slonina (€9.1M from Chicago) - David Datro Fofana (12M from Molde) - Angelo (€15M from Santos) - Andrey Santos (€12.5 M from Vasco da Gama) - Deivid Washington (€15M from Santos) - Cesare Casadei (€15M from Inter Milan) - Romeo Lavia (€62.1M from Southampton) -Carney Chukwuemeka (€18M from Aston Villa) 2. Doesn't look great: - Lesley Ugochukwu (€27M from Rennes) - Christopher Nkunku (€60M from RB Leipzig) - Noni Madueke (€35M from PSV Eindhoven) - Benoit Badiashile (€38M from Monaco) - Djordje Petrovic (€14M from New England) 3. Bad deals that proved out as bad deals: - Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (€12M from Barcelona) - Kalidou Koulibaly (€38M from Napoli) - Marc Cucurella (€65M from Brighton) - Robert Sánchez (€29M from Brighton) - Little Wes (€80M from LCFC) - Mykhailo Mudryk (€70M from Shakhtar Donetsk) 4. Players on expensive contracts who play: - Enzo Fernández (€121M from Benfica) - Moisés Caicedo (€116M from Brighton) 5. The actually good deals: - Malo Gusto (€30M from Lyon) - Axel Disasi (€45M from Monaco) - Nicolas Jackson (€37M from Villarreal) - Cole Palmer ( €47M from Manchester City) https://www.espn.com/soccer/insider/story/_/id/39578180/grading-all-28-chelsea-player-signings-todd-boehly-analysis-data-billion

Is that Meslier in the picture? Hard to tell, he looks high as a kite. Shoot early and often, lads.