Hazard and Willian still has big chance to leave before deadline 31st August. I'm more worried about Hazard to be honest. Morata has been below average and we're letting go Batshuayi? Morata has long holidays to prepare and it seems like he still proving me right about him!

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OMG! HAZARD'S BASKETBALL SKILL!

Can we get a striker near to Diego Costa? I am missing him already. Loan Morata please!

Chelsea could move for Roma sporting director




Roma sporting director Monchi is reportedly being eyed by Chelsea as a candidate for the their vacant Sporting Director role.



Whatever it is, we seriously need a Sporting Director!

That's why lah! Any suggestion a striker near as good as Costa if not better? Please don't suggest Ronaldo, Messi, Neymar or Mbappe. Roman will not going to spend big money anymore!

Chelsea news: Jorginho slammed by pundit on live TV - he has got NO qualities

CHELSEA star Jorginho has not got any qualities needed to be a top defensive midfielder, claims ESPN FC pundit Stewart Robson.


Yeah rite. That's coming from an Ex Gunner midfielder pundit....

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Kovacic update

Maurizio Sarri says Mateo Kovacic is set to play a part against Arsenal tomorrow evening.


I don't really know nor watch this dude playing at Real Madrid. Any insight?

Save this image as your wallpaper....

REVEALED: Sarri blocked Chelsea's move for Lyon attacker Fekir

Maurizio Sarri blocked Chelsea's move for Lyon attacker Nabil Fekir this month, it has been claimed.
says Chelsea had the opportunity to bring him to Stamford Bridge, but it was Sarri who decided against it.


I think the club was concentrating on Hazard and Willian particularly Hazard. If Hazard stays then no Fekir.

Good first half game until that awful quick two goals conceded. Clearly, who the heck was supposed to take care of Arsenal wingers? All goals on target were from Arsenal wingers. If it's not for misfiring players from Arsenal, we could had lost the game. Peter Cech has saved Arsenal on numerous occasion.

On the other hand our team has improved "Sarriball" compared from the first game. Sarriball method needs a lot of stamina.

MOTM for me - Marcos Alonso



All three Spanish scorers.

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Where is he? It seems like no news about his whereabouts?

Don't worry if Eden goes to Real Madrid next season. We still have that Kylian Hazard boy.....

Newcastle vs Chelsea

Great ball possession half of the opponents field. We are better, quicker starting to adapt to Sarri's style of football. I think it's much on our side because Newcastle was aiming for a draw. So they just sit back and defend. This tactic may not be easy to apply when we start to face Man city, Spurs or Liverpool soon.



Chelsea loanee Tiemoue Bakayoko has 'defects', says AC Milan boss Gennaro Gattuso




Gennaro Gattuso has criticised Chelsea loanee Tiemoue Bakayoko following his AC Milan debut in Saturday's defeat to Napoli.

Gattuso said that he would rather be managing "experienced" players after watching his side throw away a two-goal lead.

Milan led 2-0 after 50 minutes at the Stadio San Paolo, only for a double from Piotr Zielinski and a late Dries Mertens strike to give the home side a sensational comeback win.

Bakayoko, who joined on loan earlier this month with an option of making the switch permanent next summer, was introduced shortly after the first Napoli goal in an attempt to shore things up, but the substitution did not have the desired effect.

Afterwards, Gattuso voiced his frustrations with the Frenchman, who also missed a good chance to restore the Milan lead at 2-2.

"Bakayoko has to learn how to get the ball," Gattuso said. "We must work correctly. It will not be easy.

"One week is not enough to remove the defects of a player. I would have preferred to be managing older, more experienced club players."

Who wants him for free?

Our strikers were not even good for the bench unless Sarri just wanted them to be assists. Can we buy an aggressive and genuine striker (not from the bench) like Diego Costa?

Can we discuss more about striker/s? New season but same crappy strikers strike rate...

Meanwhile

Thibaut Courtois Says Standard Is Superior at Real Madrid Compared to Chelsea



So much for his bullshit "missing his kids" story!

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I hate international week!

Anyway, who should Sarri pick as our Captain?

1. Azpilicueta

2. Hazard

3. Fabregas

etc etc etc?

Thibaut Courtois cannot stop talking and now wants to play the victim of his Chelsea exit. So the record must be set straight.
Exits from clubs can come in a variety of flavors. They can be sad as in the case of Juan Mata leaving for playing time. They can be unfortunate as in the case of Romelu Lukaku leaving as Chelsea bought striker after striker ahead of him. They can be honorable as was the case with John Terry when his time ran out.

Almost always, exits are bittersweet. But sometimes, there are transfers that are messy on the part of the club, the player, or both. The Diego Costa transfer, for instance, was a failure on the part of many. The things said afterwards by Costa were mostly reinterpretations of facts that put him in a positive light. They were, of course, incorrect to what actually occurred, but there was plenty of wiggle room given the fault of man in the situation. Thibaut Courtois is attempting something similar while ignoring the fact that every bit of criticism he has gotten has been his fault.

Courtois’ has taken to the media (again) to say how sad he is at Chelsea fans’ reactions to his move. His excuse was that fans do not know the truth. But that is not true. Fans are well aware of what happened.

At first, Courtois was torn over extending his contract because of his children in Madrid. That is perfectly understandable and was defensible at the time. He says the decision was made “in March” for him to leave, but rumors and quotes circulated for months about how he would decide after the season and the after the World Cup.

If Courtois had decided that early, the honorable thing would have been to be upfront about it. The fans are not ignorant. They understand the lure of being with his children. That was an acceptable reason. What was not an acceptable was how he burnt everything down on his way out and after and now wants to play the victim of his own actions.

Chelsea was looking for a replacement throughout the summer before letting Courtois go. That was understandable on their part. But that was not good enough for Courtois. He opted to go AWOL from training, citing “it better not to disturb the team and the squad”. Except by not showing up, he did disturb the squad. He showed how unprofessional he is and forced the club to accelerate their plans and lose all negotiation power over Kepa Arrizabalaga.

He went on the say he “loves Chelsea” but all he has done since jumping ship to Real Madrid’s bench is knock Chelsea down. The stadium there is bigger. The players are better. The training is harder. Instead of simply taking his move like he wanted, he had to stick the knife and twist the knife. And then he had the gall to step back and say that the Chelsea fans are wrong to be upset.

Courtois is a manipulator. He manipulated Chelsea with the contract extension until he played his card and got his move. He is now trying to manipulate the fans who are upset at him. What he fails to realize is that his actions had consequences.

Club support is tribal. At times to a terrifying degree. But it is traditional and not going away anytime soon. Chelsea applauds many former players when they play at Stamford Bridge because they showed respect in their exit. Courtois has shown zero respect. If he is sad at the fans’ reactions, it is through no fault but his own.