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Barkley is too slow, he doesn't defend well and he consistently is 2 or 3 seconds late in passing the ball. Kovacic, Havertz and Kante should be midfielders.

Bayern made Alphonso Davies a center back as he was originally a forward. Why not try to convert RLC to a holding/defensive midfielder?

Mount is not a forward. He has horrible finishing skills. Another example yesterday where he bottled two prime scoring chances missing the net entirely on both of them.

That was a straight red and even more violent than Christenson’s red.

How the F does he bottle that so bad? He also continues to be late on passing.

Havertz with an assist there on Barkley’s goal. Hopefully this convinces Lampard that he needs to stay as the #10. He should have 3 assists and 1 goal so far in this game,

Havertz should also have 2 assists if his teammates hadn’t bottled their scoring attempts.

Havertz making it rain.

Fabrizio was on London is Blue podcast yesterday. He said Chelsea have not spoken to West Ham in a while. Hopefully there is a plan B, C and D as Chelsea needs a defensive midfielder. Perhaps they need to sell off some dead weight first. Not much time left before the October 5 transfer window closes.

We know Lampard will start Mount so put him at left forward and Havertz at 10. Tammy and Giroud can split time at striker and Werner at right forward. That attack will put a lot of pressure on Liverpool’s defense.

Some reporter needs to ask Lampard about the training methods, load management and training staff. Too many players are getting injured during practices.

Mendy deal still not done. The latest demand was 28 million Euros and Tomori loan. Less than 3 weeks until the transfer deadline. That is too much for Mendy. It might go down to the wire.

Why would Lampard answer a question about Mount idolizing him? An experienced coach wouldn’t have answered that question given that it has potential to divide a locker room. Lampard: "It's a strange feeling, but it's nice [to be idolised by Mount]. One of the beauties of me coming back and getting this job was because I knew the academy well. I love working with the young players here and it helps if Mason says those nice things about me, I like it.

Havertz practiced less than a week with the squad and Lampard played him out of position. He should be a #10. He is far superior to Mount shooting and passing. Werner had very few chances as there was not much policymaking from the midfielders. Havertz will solve that problem as well as providing a legitimate scoring threat as the #10

This. Havertz is a far superior passer and shooter compared to Mount. Havertz needs to be the #10. Otherwise why spend $72 million to waste his talent on the wings?

What is it with so many players suffering setbacks in training sessions over the last year? Apparently Pulisic took a couple of steps back in recent training sessions. Lampard, his staff and trainers need to do a better job with load management in practices. We are not going to win with the likes of Barkley and RLC playing significant minutes this season.

I don’t understand the lineup. Why was RLC at forward given that he is too slow and he can’t beat anyone off the dribble. Either CHO or Mount should have played forward. Pulisic and Ziyech need to start once they are fit to play. There was an obvious lack of play making from the midfielders and centerback. Havertz is a far superior passer and shooter compared to Mount. Havertz should have been the #10 position in today’s game.

I give it a 7/10. Pluses Werner, Ziyech, Silva and Havertz Meh Chillwell Undecided Sarr, Mendy and Mbuyamba

The combination of Ziyech and Havertz on set pieces is going to be a force for Chelsea this year. Also the ability of Havertz, Mount, Werner and Ziyech to play multiple positions will mAke Chelsea difficult to defend against. I would like to see Havertz and Pulisic add on about 10 pounds of muscle. Perhaps Chelsea should target Bayern Munich's trainer given how ripped so many of their players are.

I hope Marina's next signing is Bayern Munich's trainer. Have you seen how big Lewandowki, Thiago, Davies, etc have gotten over the past year? Imagine Havertz, Ziyech, Werner, Pulisic, etc with an extra 10 pounds of muscle.

Germany Roster includes Havertz, Ruediger and Warner salon Toster includes Kepa. Predictions Werner 2 goals, 1 assist Havertz 1 goal, 2 assists Kepa let’s in 4 goals.

Dortmund is my second favorite team next to Chelsea so I watch quite a few Bundesliga games. There are some amazing young players there including Haaland and Davies, I am also looking forward to see how Reyna and Bellingham develop for Dortmund. I look forward to watching Ziyech serve up set pieces for Hsvertz. He scored quite a few goals this past season on corners.

Why was Ziyech playing in the second half? He hadn't played a competitive game in about 5 months. The decision making of Lampard and his staff is baffling at times. It was a friendly... empty the bench in the second half and get some of the younger players some playing time

I am not a fan of signing Chilwell. He gets caught too far upfield frequently and he can be beat regularly off the dribble. Signing him actually makes Chelsea’s defensive problems worse. Lampard also needs to work with offensive attack as all too often Mount was encroaching on Pulisic’s space. Ziyech, Werner, Pulisic and hopefully Havertz will be the front attack for the 20/21 season. Mount and Chilwell will need to pick their spots about when to move forward as there was too much space in the middle during the 19/20 which teams exploited in their counterattack.

I have seen Havertz play a few times this year. He is solidly built and he will be able to hold up to the physical side of the EPL. He played both MF and forward for Leipzig. Thus good versatility which will help with match ups as well as getting some playing time for Mount and RLC. He is a good dribbler and he can beat players 1 v 1. He is also a strong finisher. He is another level on set pieces, particularly corners heading them in. PS-I still maintain the transfer number will come down. It is clear he wants to leave and Chelsea appears to be the only bidder. The Europa League games start next week. Every game he plays in the Europa League the transfer number goes down.