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Haha. There were quite a few suggesting that he be resigned in one of Simon Johnson's athletic UK article this week on Saul. Some appeared to be serious although some may have been trolling Johnson.

Ziyech was a beast vs the Spuds today. He easily could have had 2 asists. Werner also played very well.

Janet,mosaic and Jorghinio are running on fumes and can't be counted to play more than 50% of the remaining games. Prior to Kante coming on yesterday there were huge gaps in the Chelsea midfield. Jorghinio gave the ball away way too many times in the midfield.. There is plenty of playing time available for Tchouameni given the volume of games and rest needed in the Chelsea midfield. .

Peter Cech wanted to sign Tchouameni however he was overruled by those who preferred a Saul loan. Chelsea needs a Ksnte replacement now as he likely won't be able to play more than 50% of the remaining games. Plus they can also use some money to sign Silva, Christensen and Azpi

Saul is brutal and should not play for Chelsea again. I can't believe some Chelsea scouts thought he could play. Send him back to Athleti and use the wage savings to sign Rudiger.

Pretty clear that Chelsea needs a midfielder particularly with no idea what they can expect from Kante and Kovacic, and Jorghi playing on fumes. Gallagher is better than Barkley, RLC and Saul. Chelsea needs Gallagher for the second half of the current season. Otherwise, they may be hard pressed to qualify for a top 4 spot in the PL given how poorly they have played over the last month. The number one priority is a top 4 spot. It's business and most loan agreements allow for recalls. Recall Gallagher who will light a needed speak into Chelsea.

Recall Gallgher now. I would take him over every current Chelsea midfielder except Kante. Tuechel already said he was close to keeping him this season. Send Saul and Barkley packing and put him in a #10 position. He creates opportunities and forces opponents to make mistakes. Those are two areas where Chelsea are lacking.

Chelsea likely could sign both Kounde and Tchouameni for less than the price to acquire Rice.

Petr Cech wanted to sign Tchouameni at the end of the Summer transfer window however the Chelsea lead scout pushed to acquire Saul on loan. What was that scout thinking as it has been clear for over a year that Athleti didn't want Saul to play midfield. You go into the season knowing that Kante will miss games and Saul is expected to fill the gap? That reflects poorly on the Chelsea scouting department. Fix it in January by signing Tchouameni and get a stop gap measure for LWB.

Watford got a lot of joy on Chelsea left side as Alonslow was playing like he was stuck in the mud. CHO should play LWB.

Agree 100%. Send Saul back to Athleti as he can't keep up with the pace or physical play in the PL. The two recent games should be wake up call for Chelsea. I can't remember a worse game for the midfielders than the Watford game. I also don't think you can count on either Kante or Kovacic playing more than 50% of the games the rest of this season. It was embarrassing that Chelsea couldn't even get the ball out of their end.

He appears to have very good size,strength and speed. You may be able to watch him play tomorrow vs San Marino. https://firsttimefinish.co.uk/2021/07/09/story-attila-szalai-van-dijk/

That would be really frustrating as Czech was pushing for Chelsea to sign Tchouameni this Summer. He has the school and speed to compete in the PL.

This^^^ He could learn a lot playing with Kante and eventually take one of the #6 positions. His size, strength, athleticism and toughness would be a great addition to the Chelsea up. Sign him in January and let him finish the season with his current club.

Kounde at 70 million Euros is insane. There is a much bigger need to retain Rudiger and sign a midfielder this January. It is pretty clear that Saul is not the answer as even Barkley is getting playing time over him. The drop off in talent once you get past Loftus-Cheek is a cliff. Chelsea needs a better stop gap measure at midfielder in January as it will cost them games if they have to play Barkley or Saul.

Who would you rather have Ruudiger or Kounde? Ruudiger has earned a pay raise as one of the top CBs in the PL. Sign him, sign Tchouameni and still have money left over vs trying to sign Kounde.

It is clear that Chelsea needs another midfielder for the rest of the 2021-22 season. Someone like Gallagher or Gilmour would be great if there was an out clause in their respective loan agreements. However that is not likely which brings me back to Tchouameni. Chelsea could a quite him and extend Ruudiger and still have money left over vs trying to acquire Kounde. Get it done, Marina.

So happy to see RLC play well. He deserves more minutes and could provide solid backup as a 6. Saul on the other hand is very shaky. He gives the ball away too much putting the team in some bad position in their final third. He also is quite poor defensively.

Not a good game by the fires ds, midfielders or wingbacks Ziyech and Alonso disappeared for long stretches of the game. Tiuechel should have brought Havertz and Chilwell on much sooner. Teams are going to park the bus to defend against Lukaku and Turchel will need to use Chelsea’s speed to counterattack before the opponents crowd the 28 yard box. Set pieces were also not good. If Ziyech is in the game let him take them.

Alonso initially got more game action when Tuechel assumed the manager role, however when Chilwell started playing he assumed and kept the starting role through the Champions League games. I expect that the same scenario will play out this year as Chilwell is a more complete player than Alonso, including his ability to serve crosses in the box with Lukaku there this year to finish them.

Saul has been out of form with Athletico Madrid the last couple of years.I don't expect that he is going to magically turn back to his playing form from three years ago. Lots of unforced errors. Chelsea really needs a backup number 6 to Kante and I question whether Saul is fit for that role. He hasn't been the same player since his kidney injury s few years ago.

Alonso played awful vs Liverpool as he couldn't keep up with their speed. Chilwell hasn't plAyed since the Champions League final. I He also didn't do much vs Villa. I am not sure how he lost his starting position. He needs some real game action this week.

If Chilwell can't crack the lineup today then you have to question his fitness. You can't keep riding him on the bench and expect him to be effective.

This ^^^ I don't understand such high agent fees in football which clearly presents a conflict of interests for the agent. You know he is going to negotiate an opt out provision after three years which will work in favor of him (higher agent fees for the next contract) and in some respects Haaland if he performs at a high level and earns a bigger contract from his next team.