53 minutes ago, RIP Mourinho said:

I'd like to think Tuchel might be going back to his PSG 433.

Mendy

James Silva De Ligt Chilwell

Jorginho

Kovacic     Mount

Raphinha     Havertz     Sterling

Realistically you swap Jorginho for someone like Declan Rice then stylistically it suits Tuchel's PSG more as he used to have Marquinhos playing that role. Tuchel used to have Neymar playing central and dropping deep to collect the ball, seems like the perfect role for Kai too. My only worry would of course be whether T.Silva can still operate in a 4.

Think we may need a new mid, Kante wont be fit all season and Jorg it felt like had a leg out the door, Gallagher and a new signing will cover it

forward x 2 raph, Stirling

defender x 3 (Cesar off and Alonso also?) de ligt and 2 new adds

mid x 2 Gallagher and a new add

Alonso Cesar Lukaku Rudi ziyech, Chris and possibly jorg out maybe even pulisic

decent window

Edited June 29, 20224 yr by Kantesmini

1 hour ago, jack_super_class said:

Am i the only one who thinks he isn't much of an upgrade on Ziyech?.

Yes 

1 hour ago, RIP Mourinho said:

I'd like to think Tuchel might be going back to his PSG 433.

Mendy

James Silva De Ligt Chilwell

Jorginho

Kovacic     Mount

Raphinha     Havertz     Sterling

Realistically you swap Jorginho for someone like Declan Rice then stylistically it suits Tuchel's PSG more as he used to have Marquinhos playing that role. Tuchel used to have Neymar playing central and dropping deep to collect the ball, seems like the perfect role for Kai too. My only worry would of course be whether T.Silva can still operate in a 4.

Skriniar?

23 minutes ago, Kantesmini said:

Think we may need a new mid, Kante wont be fit all season and Jorg it felt like had a leg out the door, Gallagher and a new signing will cover it

forward x 2 raph, Stirling

defender x 3 (Cesar off and Alonso also?) de ligt and 2 new adds

mid x 2 Gallagher and a new add

Alonso Cesar Lukaku Rudi ziyech, Chris and possibly jorg out maybe even pulisic

decent window

Could be this Savic fella possibly

Just now, WhiteWall said:

Skriniar?

Too expensive, don't think we could get him and De Ligt

6 hours ago, Munkworth said:

 

Sneaky feeling this will fall through given Raphinha has already said publicly he doesn't want to play wingback. 

18 hours ago, HazardousChoice said:

Surprised we've not offered Pulisic to Leeds to bring the price down.

But Pulisic + 30m for Raphina was my dream transfer this summer.

So I'm incredibly happy that this looks like it will come off, Raphina has looked fantastic for Leeds,  he'll be both the fastest player in our squad, our best dribbler and has shown himself being great off the ball, a great presser and capable of playing on the front foot and with a fast tempo.

65m is a high amount for any player but Raphina himself fits us perfectly.  Exactly the type of player we need and combined with Sterling/Neymar/Dembele etc should see the end of the static pass along the back against any low block style we see.

Exciting times.

What we end our static side to side passes is not Rapinha or Neymar or Dembele or Sterling. It is a quality creative midfielder in our midfield. Someone who can make quick incisive pass to our forwards in promising positions. Someone like Eriksen or João Felix. Until we get such a fellow, our transitions from defence to attack will be to slow to allow our attackers open up teams.

 

27 minutes ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Sneaky feeling this will fall through given Raphinha has already said publicly he doesn't want to play wingback. 

Plus he apparently wants to go to Barcelona, so we'd only be a "2nd choice" (at best) destination. Does he actually even want to play for us ? Probably why the speculation is that we are going to triple his wages as persuasion ... sounds like Lukaku all over again to me ... 

Edited June 29, 20224 yr by Sexyfootball

Just now, Sexyfootball said:

Plus he apparently wants to go to Barcelona, so we'd only be a "2nd choice" (at best) destination. Does he actually even want to play for us ? Probably why the speculation is that we are going to triple his wages as persuasion ... sounds like Lukaku all over again to me ... 

I mean I don't blame him if Tuchel is trying to turn one of the best attackers in the league into a wingback. 

Fueling my skepticism over Tuchel's ability to improve our attacking players. 

1 hour ago, Kantesmini said:

Think we may need a new mid, Kante wont be fit all season and Jorg it felt like had a leg out the door, Gallagher and a new signing will cover it

forward x 2 raph, Stirling

defender x 3 (Cesar off and Alonso also?) de ligt and 2 new adds

mid x 2 Gallagher and a new add

Alonso Cesar Lukaku Rudi ziyech, Chris and possibly jorg out maybe even pulisic

decent window

We can sell Jorginho and buy Milinkovic. That is a true upgrade in that department

Along with the chatter out there that Raphinha will turn us down as he wants either Barca or Arsenal and does not trust TT tactically for his career, is other chatter Leeds made up these rumours to get Arsenal to up their offer.

10 minutes ago, Sexyfootball said:

Plus he apparently wants to go to Barcelona, so we'd only be a "2nd choice" (at best) destination. Does he actually even want to play for us ? Probably why the speculation is that we are going to triple his wages as persuasion ... sounds like Lukaku all over again to me ... 

Lukaku was a special breed. I don't buy the fact he reluctantly returned here, he was more than happy at the start when he thought he was getting his place handed to him. He'll turn on Inter just as fast if/when that stops being a guarantee back there. 

Regarding a players first choice, meh, we weren't Azpi's (wanted to stay at Marseille and only left because they needed the money) or Cesc's (wanted to return to Arsenal) and they worked out fine.

Edited June 29, 20224 yr by Argo

3 minutes ago, axman2526 said:

Along with the chatter out there that Raphinha will turn us down as he wants either Barca or Arsenal and does not trust TT tactically for his career, is other chatter Leeds made up these rumours to get Arsenal to up their offer.

Leeds - its in the blood up there!

If raph turns us down to go to either of those clubs he was never the player we all thought of anyway - barca are financially fecked with a recession on the way and their interest rates going mental on the debts and yet theyre supposedly in for every player under the sun thats elite or almost

Maybe its bidding war balls but leeds have accepted the bid so that means its between chelsea and the player/agent to get the deal done

3 hours ago, azpi28 said:

#9 shirt will be available now…………

Maybe, instead of 9 on the actual shirt, we should do equations to break the curse. "Now on for Chelsea, no. 12-10+7!"

14 minutes ago, Sexyfootball said:

Plus he apparently wants to go to Barcelona, so we'd only be a "2nd choice" (at best) destination. Does he actually even want to play for us ? Probably why the speculation is that we are going to triple his wages as persuasion ... sounds like Lukaku all over again to me ... 

Hazard wanted Madrid since the day he set foot here. Still gave us the best footballing years of his life. 

Player's choices don't mean anything until they find their place in the team. 

1 hour ago, WhiteWall said:

Skriniar?

Coincidentally that's the same noise I make when I orgasm...

1 hour ago, chiefBlueCFC said:

Maybe, instead of 9 on the actual shirt, we should do equations to break the curse. "Now on for Chelsea, no. 12-10+7!"

Chelsea's √ 81 on the ball 

Maybe that would break the curse, just giving the 9 to a winger/wingback but then again, a non-striker taking the 9 hasn’t worked out before either just ask Boulahrouz.

7 minutes ago, Term_X said:

Maybe that would break the curse, just giving the 9 to a winger/wingback but then again, a non-striker taking the 9 hasn’t worked out before either just ask Boulahrouz.

Tammy did fine as the #9. 

Just needs to be worn by someone decent at football LOL. Just asking for trouble when you give it to the likes of centre back Boulhrouz, midfielder Sidwell, youth player Di Santo, a broken Torres, a past-it Falcao and Higuain, or a pussy like Morata. That's not a curse, it's just bad recruitment and bad decisions !

Edited June 29, 20224 yr by Sexyfootball

9 minutes ago, Sexyfootball said:

Tammy did fine as the #9. 

Just needs to be worn by someone decent at football LOL. Just asking for trouble when you give it to the likes of centre back Boulhrouz, midfielder Sidwell, youth player Di Santo, a broken Torres, a past-it Falcao and Higuain, or a pussy like Morata. That's not a curse, it's just bad recruitment and bad decisions !

I can't believe people are taking the "#9 is cursed" posts so seriously 🙃

go to barca apparently 

2 minutes ago, Mário César said:

go to barca apparently 

We could have already paid Leeds 65m and he'd still have been a better player for us than Lukaku.

Edited June 29, 20224 yr by HazardousChoice

Like I said, don't be surprised if this falls through.