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I won't lose any sleep if he does leave in the summer. 
I'd much rather see Chelsea operate with a cut your losses mindset, rather than hanging on in the hope it may work. Fundamentally, for me, it comes down to whether Tuchel wants him and thinks Chelsea are a better side with him in the starting eleven or squad. If not, sell up, even if at a loss. 
The counter-argument to this is, do we have a replacement lined up? And if yes, will this impact other areas of the squad that also need addressing? 

Looking at the positives:
Great form for Barcelona since January Naturally two-footed Free Immensely talented Tuchel has worked with him before and is an admirer Re-sell value Looking at the negatives:
Rumoured to have an attitude problem Injury problems High wages Inconsistent form whilst at Barcelona Overall, I'd argue the pro's outweigh the con's here, particularly given that Chelsea need to invest in multiple areas this summer and it would a free transfer. 
 

Looking at the positives:
Great form for Barcelona since January Naturally two-footed Free Immensely talented Tuchel has worked with him before and is an admirer Re-sell value Looking at the negatives:
Rumoured to have an attitude problem Injury problems High wages Inconsistent form whilst at Barcelona Overall, I'd argue the pro's outweigh the con's here, particularly given that Chelsea need to invest in multiple areas this summer and it would a free transfer. 
 

A lot to address here. 
Firstly, should Abramovich have been sanctioned? I am no expert on this, and ultimately don't really understand fully the criteria for such powerful sanctions to be applied. It's an immense show of force from the government, and one that must ultimately be applauded if it has any impact on Putin and his war effort as a whole. I will fully support anything which helps give Putin a bloody nose, in any way at all. I suppose it comes down to whether there has been foul play on the part of Roman, and whether freezing his assets actually has any financial impact on Putin at all. There is certainly uncertainty on both fronts, particularly the latter. 
For all the (paper) talk of Roman being a villain, I have seen very little in the way of substance detailing what (if anything) he has actually done wrong (being Russian isn't a crime). The majority of the pitch fork mob seem disinterested in drilling into the specific detail, and have jumped straight to a firm guilty verdict on the basis of 'association'. That isn't good enough for me; with his nationality, standing, and (past) history in politics, it is of no surprise he has a historic relationship with Putin, as do many. Of course, for the majority of football fans, this is the excuse they have been waiting for since 2003, so they will naturally go with the narrative that suits. The evidence of his wrong doing (as provided by those who are so quick to condemn him), usually consists of a 5 year old image of him sitting in the same room as Putin. Obviously, anyone could produce a similar image with most world leaders, including our own Boris Johnson, doing the same thing. 
The latest, arguably more credible, evidence of his involvement is his links to companies who have provided steel to the Russian government, which may have been used to build tanks and the like. Now, once again, the link seems to lack many specific details, but I will admit this is one that has made me stop and think. It is the first actual link that I have seen between Roman and Putins war effort. I don't link it, I must admit. I would rather it wasn't there. That said, I would ask the question of whether, in itself, supplying steel represents any foul play on his part? When someone gets shot, you don't arrest the owner of the company who supplied the components to make the gun.  Regardless, how long has he been supplying this steel? 20 years or more?  Is supplying steel to the government of your home country in any way strange or wrong? If it was, why did we wait until now to intervene? Obviously, the answer is because of the invasion, however are we assuming he was complicit in the invasion of a country? A country that his mother was born in. A country that his own grandparents fled from during the Nazi invasion in 1942? I don't know the answer to that. Nobody does, I suspect. But it seems a hell of an assumption to make, and it's one the whole country seem to have decided is a closed book. What happened to innocent until proven guilty? I am not saying there is not a case for Roman to answer, there clearly is. I do however feel uncomfortable with how he has been scapegoated as some sort of war criminal, on the basis of really thread bare information. 
I understand that if Roman was in any way funding the Russian war machine, then it would be essential to freeze all UK assets to try and stem the flow of money to Russia, and ultimately Putin. But if Roman is selling steel to the Russian government, the the money is going in the other direction. Is there any evidence of Roman funding Putin in any way whatsoever? I am yet to see anything to support such a claim. 
Secondly, where the sanctions on Chelsea FC fair? Well as a life long Chelsea fan, naturally I think they were very harsh. They seem to be punishing all the wrong people. Ultimately, in the wider context, how football fans feel isn't important given what is happening in Ukraine. I fully get that. You can be fully with Ukraine, despise Putin, desperately want and end to the war, and still not want to see the football club you have followed for near on 40 years destroyed. That is allowed. Given that the government has granted a license to enable Chelsea fc to continue 'trading' it seems strange that they have effectively given us enough rope to hang ourselves with. As things stand, it is hard to see the business being even remotely sustainable, and therefore you ask why the license couldn't have been tweaked to enable fans to attend, at the very least. Surely there was a way to ensure that Roman was unable to extract any money from the club (has he ever made any profit from the club in 19 years? I believe he is owed £1.5B?) and enable business to continue with some sense of normality. I guess I am saying there could have been a pinch point whereby the club as a business was still effectively frozen, but not to the point where it is clearly just going to be starved into certain financial ruin. 
 
Finally, how are Chelsea fans supposed to feel? This is one that irks me. The whole nation seems to have decided that we, as Chelsea fans, deserve this. Why? Being a Chelsea fan doesn't make us any more or less compassionate about what is happening in Ukraine. I fully condemn those who sang Romans name during the minutes applause for Ukraine during the Burnley game. That was a really stupid thing to do. I respect peoples right to wish to support Roman, but the timing was crass. and But it doesn't mean that all Chelsea fans are 'Putin bots' as has been suggested in the media. Many, like me, are massively emotionally invested in what is happening in Ukraine, but wish to retain an open mind when it comes to Roman. He is an owner who has done amazing things for our football club. If I am presented with undeniable evidence of wrong doing in relation to the Russian invasion, I am entitled to change my opinion on him. And believe me I would. But I certainly won't be doing it because I am effectively told to by the media. The other stick we are being beaten with is the notion that we should never have supported Roman in the first place because of his 'dirty money'. I am not going to get into that, as we have had 19 years to talk about that (as have the government, who didn't have a problem with his money until now), but what I would say, is that it is completely ridiculous for rival fans and the media to have expected us to take some sort of action when Roman took over, on account of the uncertainty in relation to how his wealth was obtained. Do people actually think we should have walked away from the club we supported for decades on account of said uncertainty? Were we not supposed to celebrate the trophies? Get real. Rival fans have hated us for a reason for the last 19 years. Jealousy. Granted, they aren't jealous now, but let's not pretend that any other fan base would have acted any differently (see the comparable situations at Man City and Newcastle for reference). 
 
Ultimately, this is going to be a rough rider both in the short term, and quite possible the mid to long term. My advise would be to buckle up, avoid trolls on social media, and focus on the football (which we are still pretty good at). We are down, but not out. 

Does anyone have a compilation of opposition players falling off Reece James?  Last night vs Rabiot, Soyuncu at the weekend. If one doesn't exist, can someone more technically minded than me create one?

Very impressed with Jorginho yesterday. On another day could easily have had two assists (Chilwell hitting the bar, and Kante run where he missed the lob). 
 
Seems to be a tactic this season to have more runners in behind, and not just from the front 3.

Great start to the season from Chalobah. Hugely impressive defensively, and chipping in with a few goals too.
 
I'd agree that he's currently 4th/5th choice, but it's players like Chalobah that help teams go far domestically. Someone who can slot in for 20/25 games a season, allow for rotation and not impact the quality of the starting eleven. Fergie relied on these type of players for years, Park, Fletcher, O'shea.

Great start to the season from Chalobah. Hugely impressive defensively, and chipping in with a few goals too.
 
I'd agree that he's currently 4th/5th choice, but it's players like Chalobah that help teams go far domestically. Someone who can slot in for 20/25 games a season, allow for rotation and not impact the quality of the starting eleven. Fergie relied on these type of players for years, Park, Fletcher, O'shea.