12 minutes ago, LongtimerLurker said:

This addresses the rumours we can only add 3 new players to our ucl squad for anyone wondering how we will manage to register all these new signings.  

Guy on the left looks flabbergasted and clinching his fists absolutely disgusted with yet another loophole found by Boehly & co 🤭

31 minutes ago, Brigadeiro Mk II said:

Guy on the left looks flabbergasted and clinching his fists absolutely disgusted with yet another loophole found by Boehly & co 🤭

Guy on the left is a Chelsea fan.

15 minutes ago, Backbiter said:

Guy on the left is a Chelsea fan.

Haha is that so? I don't watch sky sports so not sure who he is, if you could enlighten me.

To me he looks absolutely stunned, maybe trying to hide his happiness then 😅

An injury prone Kovacic,

an injury prone Kante,

an injury prone Zakaria

an injury prone and average player in RLC,

These are Potter's CM options for the remainder of the season.

 

Good luck Potter...

2 hours ago, LongtimerLurker said:

This addresses the rumours we can only add 3 new players to our ucl squad for anyone wondering how we will manage to register all these new signings.  

By scrapping a few players who were in the initial UCL squad? Jorginho is already out. 

59 minutes ago, Sconnie Blue said:

An injury prone Kovacic,

an injury prone Kante,

an injury prone Zakaria

an injury prone and average player in RLC,

These are Potter's CM options for the remainder of the season.

 

Good luck Potter...

Except that's not quite the scenario is it ?

Mount, Gallagher, Chukwuemeka, Santos (with work permit), Hall, Chalobah and James could all play CM as well as those you have listed.

16 minutes ago, Sexyfootball said:

Except that's not quite the scenario is it ?

Mount, Gallagher, Chukwuemeka, Santos (with work permit), Hall, Chalobah and James could all play CM as well as those you have listed.

We've seen Mount and Gallagher play in a pivot. They simply can't do it. 

Carney is an attacking mid. 

Santos I don't believe is ready and good performances in Brazil's second division or a U20 South American Championship won't convince me otherwise. 

Hall is vastly inexperienced and it showed against Liverpool

Chalobah and James don't have the durability neither the tactical understanding to play in midfield, hence why 3 coaches now not once put either of them there bar Chalobah against Watford when we had no other midfielders. He then got injured moments later. 

 

I thought we put this square peg in round hole ideology behind us? Why do we have this obsession of complicating football? 

We've given him Mourinho 2005 levels of backing this window. Surely we have to at least challenge for top 4 now. 

Decent bloke but writing on the wall. Not even a mad man like Todd will cut you slack after a half a billion spend. 

You need to shape up or ship out. I won't bet my flip flops on you being in charge this time next year. 

But what a ride for you, some cool millions in the bank and manager of one of the top clubs in the world on the CV. 

Not bad GP, not bad at all. 

No excuses now, surely. In one window, he's had 3 wingers, 1 midfielder, 1 future RB, 1 CB, 1 striker come in. Add to that, Felix has 1 game suspension left, Chill and Reece is coming back end of Feb. 

Come March, the pieces would be 90% complete

Got the huge squad he did not want, and big money stars he needs to get to work together. Good luck Potter....

Worth pointing out that Potter will, more or less, have to get another brand new team to work together than the one he had for most of the games before Liverpool.

 

Before:

 

Kepa

 

James/Dave/Trev

Silva

Koulibaly 

Chilwell/Cucurella/Hall

 

Jorginho 

RLC/Gallagher/Kova

 

Mount

Havertz

Sterling/Pulisic

 

Auba

 

After:

 

Kepa

 

James/Dave/Trev

Silva

Badiashile 

Chilwell/Cucurella/Hall

 

Kante/Kova/Gallagher

Fernandez 

 

Madueke 

Felix

Mudryk 

 

Havertz

 

6 starting line up changes alone imo.

1 hour ago, Deino said:

No excuses now, surely. In one window, he's had 3 wingers, 1 midfielder, 1 future RB, 1 CB, 1 striker come in. Add to that, Felix has 1 game suspension left, Chill and Reece is coming back end of Feb. 

Come March, the pieces would be 90% complete

reece will be fit against fulham 

5 minutes ago, Mário César said:

reece will be fit against fulham 

All I ask is that we don’t rush him back. Can’t afford to let him get injured again. I’m now paranoid about James getting injured

1 hour ago, Mário César said:

reece will be fit against fulham 

Fit for a game doesn't mean much when it's his first game in months. We're better served if he's reintroduced slowly

7 hours ago, Drogba1 said:

We've given him Mourinho 2005 levels of backing this window. Surely we have to at least challenge for top 4 now. 

If we don't... will it be the special one or the pooch?

7 hours ago, Drogba1 said:

We've given him Mourinho 2005 levels of backing this window. Surely we have to at least challenge for top 4 now. 

It's way beyond the 2005 levels. More like the first three years of the Roman era put together ... 

Tough job to keep everyone in the squad happy now, especially when they are all back from injury.

32 players in the first team squad, which means 12 won't even make the bench for PL games ... and likely half the squad don't get any actual playing time in any given week ... 

 

1 minute ago, Sexyfootball said:

Tough job to keep everyone in the squad happy now, especially when they are all back from injury.

32 players in the first team squad, which means 12 won't even make the bench for PL games ... and likely half the squad don't get any actual playing time in any given week ... 

 

I know 1 person that could keep a big squad full of egos happy enough to win a whole lot...

Just sayin

12 minutes ago, Gol15 said:

I know 1 person that could keep a big squad full of egos happy enough to win a whole lot...

Just sayin

I think Potter will be fine. He'll be able to offer singing lessons, ballet classes, etc etc to keep them all fresh and motivated 🙂 

21 hours ago, LongtimerLurker said:

This addresses the rumours we can only add 3 new players to our ucl squad for anyone wondering how we will manage to register all these new signings.  

However the b list requires players to be at that club for 18 months or so

It's amazing how many journalists get it wrong.

Basically Badiashille won't be in the CL team. 

Well I've backed potter all the way so far because of the injuries and the fact that most of our players weren't up to it but now there are no excuses, all the pressure is on him now to get these new lads playing and pushing for top 4 and the champions league. 

9 minutes ago, timetowaste said:

Well I've backed potter all the way so far because of the injuries and the fact that most of our players weren't up to it but now there are no excuses, all the pressure is on him now to get these new lads playing and pushing for top 4 and the champions league. 

Given a bit of time he will have us back to where we were, not only winning football but attractive winning football, I'm excited for next season and even more excited about the season after that..........................as long as we sort out the bloody fitness/medical team that is or else the only difference will be we will have different players on crutches!

I have supported Potter and will keep supporting him this season but I expect the improvement we have seen in the last couple of games to continue. And I think that we should be closer to the top next season than what we have been in the last few ones. With the level of investment and the potential quality brought into the team, top 4 should be a given and closer to first if not challenging.

Even with the players we have signed, I see no chance of top 4 from here. There is too much ground to gain. I full expect an upwards trajectory though and if we end the season any lower than 6th, then Potter has failed.

Edited February 1, 20233 yr by Scott Harris