Seen a few link to this guy recently, Napoli fans think he's the second coming of Maradona.  Looks an impressive player but, probably impossible to negotiate with Napoli, although just like Fofana he's a secret Chelsea fan.

Dave 2.0 (name wise). 

20 minutes ago, Munkworth said:

Dave 2.0 (name wise). 

Krave

23 minutes ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Krave

Ken

Seen him a few times this season. Looks a very good player. Just shows there are gems to be gained if your scouting network is upto the job. Instant 100m profit if Napoli choose to cash in.

44 minutes ago, DarkMata said:

Ken

I suggested Ken for Kepa but it didn’t catch on. 

13 minutes ago, Munkworth said:

I suggested Ken for Kepa but it didn’t catch on. 

Yeah I think he's more of an Alan

3 hours ago, DarkMata said:

Seen a few link to this guy recently, Napoli fans think he's the second coming of Maradona.  Looks an impressive player but, probably impossible to negotiate with Napoli, although just like Fofana he's a secret Chelsea fan.

No shirt sponsor? 

First I thought No way, we can't spell his name, but the photo changes everything. Never heard of him, but sign him up!

Seen his skills mainly through the Serie A highlights on YouTube and the guy is as full of confidence as any player can be. It's in stark contrast to our players who get weak knees and jittery legs in opposition box. Big teams will probably wait to see another season of this level from him before they try to sign him.

 

Attack needs a complete overhaul. Can't just buy one player and expect them to perform consistently with the likes of Havertz, Mount, and Pulisic. 

Sterling prime example. Started off well, slowly but surely dropped his level to the standard of our current attackers. 

9 hours ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Attack needs a complete overhaul. Can't just buy one player and expect them to perform consistently with the likes of Havertz, Mount, and Pulisic. 

Sterling prime example. Started off well, slowly but surely dropped his level to the standard of our current attackers. 

I was never sold on Sterling, I think Pep simplified the game for him to get the best out of him. Outside Pep’s system he is an average player. He should be at his peak now; granted he is physically older because of wear & tear, but Pep will never let a player he rates highly leave at his peak. For 2 seasons now Bernardo Silva has been leaving, but Pep has been holding on to him.

14 hours ago, charierre said:

Seen him a few times this season. Looks a very good player. Just shows there are gems to be gained if your scouting network is upto the job. Instant 100m profit if Napoli choose to cash in.

Well said. Also helps if the manager isn’t looking for the finished product, but willing to help them reach that level. Pep, Guardiola, and now Arteta are masters are that.

Forget the price;  can’t see us being interested, well it won’t make any sense because he plays on the left. What we need is a RW.

Sounds like a harry potter spell...

He's really really good, but what irritates me is why players like this fall through the net of teams like us and we just end up spending 10x more than what we could have signed them for. Is the scouting system at big clubs just lazy nowadays or do they just not want to take the risks?

Basically what I'm saying is why did a team like us not spot Kvaratskhelia a few months ago when he was available for £10m but now we're apparently interested in him at 70m/80m?

1 hour ago, timetowaste said:

He's really really good, but what irritates me is why players like this fall through the net of teams like us and we just end up spending 10x more than what we could have signed them for. Is the scouting system at big clubs just lazy nowadays or do they just not want to take the risks?

Basically what I'm saying is why did a team like us not spot Kvaratskhelia a few months ago when he was available for £10m but now we're apparently interested in him at 70m/80m?

This is what I am hoping changes with the new data structure and recruitment team. Getting sick and irritated of buying attackers who have peaked in their market value instead of going left field and scouting players before they've peaked market value. 

Zakharyan for example, is what I want to see more of. 

 

 

 

4 hours ago, timetowaste said:

He's really really good, but what irritates me is why players like this fall through the net of teams like us and we just end up spending 10x more than what we could have signed them for. Is the scouting system at big clubs just lazy nowadays or do they just not want to take the risks?

Basically what I'm saying is why did a team like us not spot Kvaratskhelia a few months ago when he was available for £10m but now we're apparently interested in him at 70m/80m?

I remember someone telling me that these super agents have special arrangements with certain mid level clubs like Salzburg and Benfica.  They sell their most talented players to them so they can then get big agent fees from the rich clubs later on and in turn the clubs receive a big sum too.  Rather than going to somewhere like Chelsea on the cheap and stays for 10 years or never leaves.

Since Emenalo left, we haven't been able to scout any hidden gems like this

7 hours ago, Sconnie Blue said:

This is what I am hoping changes with the new data structure and recruitment team. Getting sick and irritated of buying attackers who have peaked in their market value instead of going left field and scouting players before they've peaked market value. 

Zakharyan for example, is what I want to see more of. 

 

 

 

What 'new' data structure?

We've been using "data" to formally inform our scouting and transfers since 2007

38 minutes ago, SydneyChelsea said:

What 'new' data structure?

We've been using "data" to formally inform our scouting and transfers since 2007

Certainly not to the extent of what Boehly is trying to achieve with this modern data driven philosophy in recruitment. Club has already brought in 3 advisors/recruitment team members who all specialize in this field. 

 

12 hours ago, DarkMata said:

I remember someone telling me that these super agents have special arrangements with certain mid level clubs like Salzburg and Benfica.  They sell their most talented players to them so they can then get big agent fees from the rich clubs later on and in turn the clubs receive a big sum too.  Rather than going to somewhere like Chelsea on the cheap and stays for 10 years or never leaves.

Thats exactly how it works with the young stars now, Haaland had his career mapped, Bellingham the same. Incremental club rises, get the most money from each move and end up at one of the big lads on ridiculous wages.

6 hours ago, dkw said:

Thats exactly how it works with the young stars now, Haaland had his career mapped, Bellingham the same. Incremental club rises, get the most money from each move and end up at one of the big lads on ridiculous wages.

Makes a lot of sense. The only way clubs like ours can get these players is by spending massive amounts, or being fortunate enough to unearth a gem like that from our academies. 

He’s a sensation but he’s in the perfect conditions to perform the way he does, Spalletti’s system provides him with a lot of freedom; this is a nice article with analysis on the situation:

https://totalfootballanalysis.com/article/khvicha-kvaratskhelia-at-napoli-scout-report-tactical-analysis-tactics

Couldn’t have happened to a more likeable club, rooting for Napoli this season. They got their recruitment spot on and as I mentioned in the Serie A thread took advantage of less shrewd clubs like us to offload and create a potential new dynasty, as De Laurentiis will be as resilient as always to keep them all together. 

What a name

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That many of our supporters will mispronounce

 

 

On 01/11/2022 at 11:34, DarkMata said:

Seen a few link to this guy recently, Napoli fans think he's the second coming of Maradona.  Looks an impressive player but, probably impossible to negotiate with Napoli, although just like Fofana he's a secret Chelsea fan.

Looks a bit young but hey, he could probably outmuscle Pulisic, so let's go for it.