TheGreatestGame

Dortmund will have their third manager in 9 months at the start of the 21/22 season. They also are experiencing some financial difficulties and likely will need to sell some players this Summer. Harland is clearly their top player and will generate the highest transfer fee. He is strong, fast and physical so he will be well suited for the Premier League. He would be a great addition if Chelsea were able to acquire him PS- Bellingham would be another player to target as a midfielder. He is only 18 however you can see that the talent is there.

Chelsea has to get the offense going. They are not beating Athleti Madrid, VARUnited, Everton, etc with the current approach. The use of Alonso and Jorghinio is quite puzzling. I don't see either one as an offensive threat and they both are defensive liabilities. The South Hampton game is the perfect time to get Pulisic and Ziyech back in the lineup. Have Pulisic play central and Ziyech on the right. Put CHO on the left where Alonso has been playing. Have Mount back as a 6 along with Kovacic.

Tuchel.ball is not enjoyable to watch. Sure, Chelsea is undefeated since he was brought in, however they haven't played a decent team during this run. The team seems to play just well enough to win. I don't understand why Alonso continues to get playing time. He is not doing much on offense and he is very weak defensively. There is no speed, ability to beat a player off the dribble or make a decent pass. Many times he was playing deeper than Werner in the opponents end. Chelsea's offense is disorganized at best. They haven't been able to create solid scoring chances against the likes of Newcastle, Burnley, Barnsley, Spurs, etc. I guess we will see how good Tuchel and Chelsea is after the Southhampton game. The three games after that are Athletico Madrid, VarUnited and Everton.

Boateng was horrible when he played for City. Now he is a few years older and slower. I don't see how this is a good move for Chelsea. Get someone good in their prime. Not some one older who has been bang average at best.

Lampard was hired too soon and he was fired too soon. I am not impressed with Tuchel who likely will last less than two years. You a n also forget about Rice coming here. I am not disappointed by that development.

Sancho's production and confidence is way down. He is not the answer for Chelsea. Hard pass.

Haaland is built for the PL. He is very strong, physical and very faat. He is much better player than Sancho whose productivity has dropped significantly in the 20/21 season.

Politic made Rice look pretty bad a number times the other day. Tobacco also went by him a number of times. I just don't see Rice as a quality midfielder. He gets beat constantly off the dribble. Besides Chelsea has a a bigger need at CB.

With James and Chillwell likely out I say Lampard should switch to a 3-4-3 lineup. Put Kante as a holding midfielder and have Kovacic help out in the middle as Chelsea were having a lot of difficulty gets ng the ball out of the back after Chillwell went down the other day. The game changed once Kovacic came on. He is a far superior player than Emerson.

If Chillwell is out for any period of time then I would be more comfortable with a 3-4-3 lineup. I would much rather see Kovacic as the extra midfielder than Emerson as the LB.

Teams are learning that Chelsea’s primary attack is crossing passes with CHO, Pulisic and Ziyech out. They are parking the bus and looking to counterattack. Lampard needs to change things up. Perhaps put Gilmour at #10 and look for him to create opportunities off the dribble.

Guehi looked pretty good this weekend. Very physical and stopped a number of scoring chances. He plays with a little bit of an edge which is not a bad trait to have as a defender.

For whatever reason Sancho has lost his confidence and his ability to beat players 1 v 1. He looks very ordinary this season.The best players on BVB right now are Haaland, Reyna and Birmingham.

I watch BVB frequently as they are my second team. Sancho disappears for frequent periods of games this year. This is happening even now with Haaland out with a knee injury. He is not the answer for Chelsea. I would much rather have Haaland and Bellingham whose combined transfer price would be less than Sancho. Haaland is the real deal. He is very strong, fast and skilled.

One of the areas that Havertz excelled in last year was set pieces with him crashing the net. He has competition with Giroud and Zouma for those balls this year. With Giroud likely gone at the end of this season he will have some of those opportunities. Havertz could also use another 8 to 10 pounds of muscle. Same for a few other players such as Pulisic, Tammy, Mount, etc. We need to put them in the same training program that Bayern uses. They are all beasts and very rarely get muscled off the ball.

I watched Havertz play a number games last year in the Bundelsiga. He was a force playing midfield, striker or forward. He is playing in a much more physical EPL, adjusting to a new coach, teammates and formations. He is only 21, same age as Pulisic who also took a while to adjust when switching from the Bundesliga to the EPL The talent is there, but he is playing too tentatively. He also needs to work out positioning as very often Werner and Mount end up in the same places he does in the box.

What was the deal with the Leeds’ players dropping to the ground every time a Chelsea player came near them? That was embarrassing. Same with how poor Leeds were trying to build the ball out of the back.

Reguillon is now on my hate list for the Spuds. He was constantly faking fouls. He also ran away from Kovacic after blatantly fouling him on a run. He needs to be taught a lesson to knock that sh*t off.

I can’t stand Son and Alli, two of the dirtiest players in the Premier League. Werner Pulisic are going to be difference makers tomorrow as the Spuds don’t have a defender who can’t keep up with either of them. Ziyech needs to be the designated set piece man, especially on corners. His passing is top notch plus it frees up Chilly to crash the net LFG Chelsea!

Tomori is rumored to be going out in a January 21 loan.

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Pulisic took some pretty hard knocks in both the United and Krasnadar games. My question is what kind of treatment and training schedule did he have after those games? Many professional teams give players maintenance days regularly to keep them fresh. Chelsea seemed to have quite a few injuries while training last year. I think it is time to look at training methods as well as how Chelsea treats player's injuries.

Agree. Mount is better suited as a midfielder. He is much less effective as a forward as he can’t beat players off the dribble like Pulisic, Ziyech and CHO can.

Yeah his first touch has been brutal. He could have easily had a least two goals today with a better first touch.