2 hours ago, The Rising Sun said:

About 150k a week LESS than Sterling! 

Mental 

Indeed 

Just watching a recording of the Newcastle game again. Cucurella has to go out on loan if we can't sell. Seems to have nothing about him at all.

14 hours ago, The Rising Sun said:

About 150k a week LESS than Sterling! 

Mental 

Gets worse when you remember he was on £50k/w at Brighton, and somehow Boehly gave him a bump to £175k/w with zero competition. A deal could have been done at £95k/w, but somehow we are now paying 2 LBs near £400k/w.

A rare decent game from Cucurella yesterday i thought. One in three games error free is what we can expect based on pre season.

Just now, RIP Mourinho said:

A rare decent game from Cucurella yesterday i thought. One in three games error free is what we can expect based on pre season.

No. Still he was the liability. Maybe along with Casadei he looked to be the one creating more problems than solutions. 

He is not a defender. His brain is not wired to defend. I don't know how his brain is wired. Maybe the wires are outside his head...

Pochettino has had a good look at him in all 4 pre-season games so far, so I'd be surprised if he's liked what he's seen.

Would he have him ahead of Hall and Maatsen, or even the left footed centre backs Colwill and Badiashile for back up left back ? I highly doubt it ...

3 hours ago, Sexyfootball said:

Pochettino has had a good look at him in all 4 pre-season games so far, so I'd be surprised if he's liked what he's seen.

Would he have him ahead of Hall and Maatsen, or even the left footed centre backs Colwill and Badiashile for back up left back ? I highly doubt it ...

I hope you're right.

5 hours ago, Sexyfootball said:

Pochettino has had a good look at him in all 4 pre-season games so far, so I'd be surprised if he's liked what he's seen.

Would he have him ahead of Hall and Maatsen, or even the left footed centre backs Colwill and Badiashile for back up left back ? I highly doubt it ...

It's going to be Cucurella + Mudryk or Chilwell + Nkunku/Sterling. 

Well Pochettino is doing a lot I like, however I think he will regret keeping Cucurella and Sterling about, and having Kepa as number 1.

1 minute ago, axman2526 said:

Well Pochettino is doing a lot I like, however I think he will regret keeping Cucurella and Sterling about, and having Kepa as number 1.

With Sterling's salary, moving him on would be nigh on impossible regardless of Pochettino's thoughts.

22 minutes ago, dermott said:

With Sterling's salary, moving him on would be nigh on impossible regardless of Pochettino's thoughts.

We managed it with Koulibaly. Is possible when the player has a good attitude and is not an egotistical moron.

One of the few low points from preseason.  In every game he has struggled to some degree, and we can't carry these mistakes into the season.  The London is Blue podcast was also saying how frequently the bench were calling his name out to get in line with, and move with, the rest of the defensive line. 

Expensive issue here, but can't be to the detriment of results.  As a pure leftback, I think he should be behind Hall and/or Maatsan.

14 hours ago, evissy said:

No. Still he was the liability. Maybe along with Casadei he looked to be the one creating more problems than solutions. 

He is not a defender. His brain is not wired to defend. I don't know how his brain is wired. Maybe the wires are outside his head...

He made some decent passes yesterday but once again his defending was all over the shop. 

He stepped up at the wrong time and a simple ball over the top let his player in behind him. On an incoming cross from the right he pulled into a centre half position, where we already had cover, leaving an opponent totally unmarked behind him who had come in from the left back area. He keeps trying to make interceptions he doesn't have to. He really is a disaster when it comes to positioning and decision making.

15 hours ago, axman2526 said:

We managed it with Koulibaly. Is possible when the player has a good attitude and is not an egotistical moron.

Being willing for your career to die and go play in Saudi for money doesn't mean you have a good attitude fwiw.

I'm sure people forget that players are humans with families and lives. I doubt you'd give up your comfortable job next door to your house and uproot your family to a country with a complete different culture so your employer could save a bit of money.

https://www.teamtalk.com/chelsea/game-over-failed-chelsea-signing-ruthless-pochettino-swings-axe

 

Love it if it is true.

14 minutes ago, just said:

https://www.teamtalk.com/chelsea/game-over-failed-chelsea-signing-ruthless-pochettino-swings-axe

 

If true then good, don't turn your blinders on for Sterling though Pochettino

On 30/07/2023 at 08:11, WhiteWall said:

Just watching a recording of the Newcastle game again. Cucurella has to go out on loan if we can't sell. Seems to have nothing about him at all.

Unfortunately the one team that might have been interested in taking him also had a close-up good look at him in that game too!

1 hour ago, SydneyChelsea said:

Unfortunately the one team that might have been interested in taking him also had a close-up good look at him in that game too!

Won’t be surprised if he ends up at Newcastle, they are after a LB and enquired earlier in the window. The only stumbling block is we will want our £56m back which I am not sure they are willing to pay upfront. They enquired about Livramento & put in a bid for £30m but Southampton want £50m, because of our sell on clause. I reckon Cucurella could go for £40m-£45m with the rest in add ons.

9 hours ago, just said:

https://www.teamtalk.com/chelsea/game-over-failed-chelsea-signing-ruthless-pochettino-swings-axe

 

Shame, I thought it was about both of them at first.

Surely no one is bidding more than £30m for him? Just cut our losses and get what we can.

3 hours ago, RIP Mourinho said:

Surely no one is bidding more than £30m for him? Just cut our losses and get what we can.

Could see him at West Ham or Fulham. As long as we get shot of him, I don't care where he goes nor for how much!

1 hour ago, Nibs said:

Could see him at West Ham or Fulham. As long as we get shot of him, I don't care where he goes nor for how much!

Agreed Nibs. Would take £8.50 and a packet of salt & vinegar crisps if we could get Tottenham interested in having him.

Well Brighton valued him at what, 62m? So offer him and 40m for Caicedo. Surely they didn't overvalue him before??!

Another poor performance by him. Are we seriously considering having him anywhere near the team? It's going to be tough enough without a saboteur getting a game.

If we can't sell him, then he must be sent to train with the academy players, although even that would be detrimental to those young players.