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Interesting notion, hmm

Media now reporting that he could be going to Fenerbahce. Monaco need to come up with some cash so if Chelsea or Liverpool really want him they might be greasing some palms in Turkey right now.

Liverpool fans don’t have a leg to stand on now their net spend bo**ocks is in the bin

You can do all manner of things if you have no bloody alternative. We are playing a RB made of biscuits and flake who wimps out of any physical challenge in there at the moment. Hato might not be the answer for the position but i would imagine his girlfriend is stronger than Gusto, let alone him. What do you suggest would be out best way forward in the circumstances? These are the free agent alternatives

There’s a video of Lampard talking with Rodri on the job of a midfielder. Fantastic video. I encourage people to watch it. You can’t simply take a defender and slot him in at DM without acknowledging the attributes a top holding midfielder needs to play in the Premier League.

I didn't think it possible to find anybody more incompetent and a bigger bellend than those imposters we have as Sporting Directors at this club. But...calling Thiago Scuro to the stage please. What a w*nker. Clearly Laurance Stewart was his mentor.

I think we have to accept James first position now and for the rest of this season will be midfield in that pivot. I'm of the belief Gusto was selected in the game against Brighton to send a message from Alonso that he needed another midfielder. After the international break I expect we are going to see Caicedo/Lavia + James/Barco play every game.

After the news broke last night, like everyone else, my pi$$ was boiling over it. But it has actually been a really good window for us, one of the best ever. Yes it would have been great to get a rangy box to box midfielder and i think the appeal to Alonso is getting someone who is good at shots form distance to counter the low blocks we may well come up against. I would have liked some of the youngsters getting slightly better clubs for their loans. I think the defenders should go to teams that will have a tough season, to help them man up and the midfield and forward players to go to those teams in and around the play offs to get good minutes but also be in a positive atmosphere. For Satpave (Burnley) Kavuma McQueen (Portsmouth) and Walsh (Wigan) i would have liked for there for have been a bit more due diligence in club selection to arrange loans for. Surprised we couldn't get anyone to West Ham or Southampton. But these are minor points. I am still generally happy though with what has been one of the most aggressive and best windows we have seen. One surprising point though. Like the film The Purge, as daylight broke after a massive night of drama and action, and we all picked ourselves up, dusted ourselves down and reached for our remote controls one note of wonder struck me immediately. How the hell did that fcker Gusto survive this window and stay here FFS.

We were also the better side with 10 after the red card.

Maybe it is a bit of shoehorning but why can't Alonso work on adapting Hato's game to a DM role until we can go into the market. The lad is strong, is defensively minded, can pick a pass (although maybe with some limitations). We need someone strong and press resistant in there. If he can keep it simple in possession and not try to break lines too much then I think Alonso could get a tune out of him in this role. I am not saying to be the answer or to be the main man, but with Caiceido, Lavia, Barco, Henderson, Gusto (haha), and Hato, there should be enough combinations to limit the possible holes in the position. Regardless of perceived quality and just working off of warm bodies, i am still a little surprised that we didn't recall Essugo from Strasbourg when Monaco flip flopped.

I'm totally indifferent about his departure. There would have been a time when losing a star player hurt, but here I think it's for the best for all parties.

If he does well I see Tottenham and De Zerbi convincing them to buy him.

CHELSEA WONT GET SCOTT OR WHARTON UNTIL NEXT SUMMER, NEITHER WILL BE ALLOWED TO LEAVE IN JANUARY

We slapped Arsenal at home last season until Caicedo decided he wanted a early bath and that was with Reece in midfield.

https://talksport.com/football/4553070/chelsea-mystery-deadline-day-transfer-james-garner/

If Caicedo is long-term injured we are completely f**ked. Without him we don't have a functioning midfield.

We have a international break coming up I think we should be back to full strength before too long. Alonso probably unhappy and the clowns will know the last thing they can do is piss of Alonso.

In my parallel universe there is only one rival, Liverpool.

If he was fine the club would have briefed it by now to appease the fans who are disappointed we didn't get a midfielder. I'm afraid he may be out for a while.

The vast majority of our fans up in arms about us not signing him hadnt even heard of him until yesterday.

Do we know anything about him yet, or are we rocking up at the Emirates with a right back in midfield for the third game in a row?

In my lifetime, our biggest rivals have been, in no particular order: Spurs Leeds West Ham Arsenal Millwall Man Utd Liverpool Out of those, some are more terrace related than actual football on the pitch and the likes of QPR and Fulham wanted to be our rivals where we kind of laughed at them. I guess a lot of it, will come down to who is the successful team of the moment, so since the late 70's onwards, the likes of Liverpool, Arsenal and Man Utd have becomes the teams you always want to beat. Of course you always want to beat anyone, especially Spurs & Leeds, but in the last few seasons, I suppose I want us to beat Arsenal and Liverpool more than anyone, because both annoy me equally - especially their fan-bases. But I post this now, because even though they have been very successful for a fair while now, Man City never bothered me and I was of the opinion that if we can't be winning things, I would much rather City did than Arsenal, Utd or the Dippers. But I think that may have now changed. With the two Enzo's now at City, I am looking to the games where we play them, and I probably want to win those more than any others this season. The thought of us losing to the bald pep-lite fraud and the tattooed Argie c*nt....................well it just can't happen. This rivalry might only last all the time Maresca is there (which hopefully won't be long at it will all end in tears), but the first time we play City will be the day after my birthday in December and it will be the best birthday present I could wish for if we take those 3 points.

I`m not even overly concerned if we dont buy in January, we need to make sure we buy the right player when they are available in the right situation, dont just buy for the sake of it.

One game a week will help, but it doesn’t solve the actual problem. We’ve played two matches this season, and in both, a right‑back ended up in midfield. Against Fulham we had basically zero control, and against Brighton our midfield pairing completed twenty passes across ninety minutes. I don’t expect Caicedo to become injury‑prone suddenly, but once again we’re entering a season where if anything happens to him, we’re f**ked. James in midfield is “fine” in the same way Chalobah was “fine” as a backup centre‑back. Barco is still completely untested. Not going to have my perception swayed immediately because he looked tidy against a League One side at home. People pushing Watson or Nicole‑Jazuli as genuine options are being disingenuous; Gusto would play ahead of both. After that, it’s a 36‑year‑old Jordan Henderson and blind hope that Romeo Lavia, for the first time in his career, doesn’t pick up a months‑long muscular injury. Very curious to see what happens against Arsenal now, especially against a midfield that has bullied us on so many occasions.