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Theres a lot of CBs who spend a significant amount of game time as a midfielder nowadays, I think the 2 positions are much closer than theyve ever been before.

I actually disagree with this. I think this lad would have complemented our midfield and would have fit well into Alonso’s system. The shame of this whole situation is that I think the lad wanted to join but if we have any balls we should never deal with Monaco again whilst this clown works for them, meaning the whole Camara deal will just slide past. Shame really

I vote Martinez to start as a DM... TBH, most players can play in a number of poisions across midfield and defence. strikers and keepers are the specialists, Drogba used to play as a winger for Marseille, Henry was a winger too?! anyhow, imagine if we had an Ivanovic right now...

Oversimplification here. If defenders could just plug and play into midfield, you'd see tons of it happening but it's never the case. They occupy different roles and need different skillsets. Sometimes you find players that possess attributes that can fit anywhere but those are rare at the very top level

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He has spoken. Seems content with his options.

BBC SportRangers-Celtic: No away fans for SPFL Old Firm matches th...There will be no away supporters for Celtic and Rangers derbies in the Scottish Premiership or Premier Sports Cup this season.

I think that's got to be a part of it. People who know he cost the Earth and don't watch him for 90 mins every week, but just notice his name pop up fairly often on the scoresheet and see his actually quite good goal/assist stats. TV highlights packages will emphasize his goals and assists, but may not show all the times he gets dribbled past through the middle of midfield (this is one of the major weaknesses that Adam Clery highlights in his video) like there's nobody there. I will also be following his progress (and Maresca's) at city this season with some interest. He's already generally disliked throughout England, so it won't take much for the Manc fans to turn on him, which would also reflect on Maresca since he's Maresca's man.

Agree, she's a good leader and knows the club well. The club has announced that Bjorn and Bronze as vice-captains. Good choices. Chelsea Women vice-captains confirmed

He will definitely help to provide some leadership to the back line.

If I remember correctly, Hughsie and his childhood mates from Wrexham all grew up as Chelsea fans.

Last 5 years.

Do you know over what time period this is for? Assuming it’s net spend

JT gives a tactics lesson. Hmm . . Talk about minerals, nothing like talking tactics in a room full of trophies.

I’d riot if they picked anyone else!

I forgot about the stupid new format

I fully expect this to happen. The financial model of the Premier League is insustainable. The richest owners will see this coming and like make another concerted effort for a European super league first.

r/whoosh

I thought Saliba was injured?

I think Reggie Watson will likely get some appearances this season for sure. Especially first half of the season as players like Henderson are currently unavailable.

Did we not all see this coming when they allowed members of a foreign nations Government to own and operate an English football club? I know some of us did . 🫤

William Saliba is yet to start a game this season, rumours are he will push for a move to Chelsea in January if this continues. More news behind the pay wall on my blog page if interested.

Given our challenges defensively so far this season, a clean sheet for us feels highly unlikely. It will be interesting to see how our exciting attack does against a well drilled defense like Arsenal.

I was thinking the same. Alonso definitely likes to keep information like this under wraps.