Moisés Caicedo has competed in 22 ground duels in his last 3 games and he's only lost 3.

Insane player

Potential Coeefficient after today's matches

#FIRESTATS

England: 22.749
Italy: 19.583
Germany: 18.5
Spain: 17.875
France: 16.083

Arsenal will definitely go out in the next round. Aston Villa face a mammoth task.

If Chelsea, Spurs, and United dont all capitulate in the quarters, England walk to top 2 will be guaranteed

We don't need Xg magnets, yes Jackson is the beating heart of the team but Madueke is part of the problem, can we please stop acting like he's not a Crystal Palace level player.

Chelsea intend to deploy him as a pure winger since he is equally comfortable on either side

He has made 43 appearances across all competitions this season, including 10 in the Champions League.

Having spent much of his youth career as a winger, he impressed at wing-back under Ruben Amorim early in the 2024-25 season before being restored to a wide role under Rui Borges.

Quenda is left-footed but has played on both wings over the course of his career.

When deployed out wide, Quenda’s pace is his biggest strength as he can accelerate past defenders in the blink of an eye before either lifting or powering a cross into the box with equal threat.

Via The Athletic

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Nothing and Everything

If asked, I'd say the model of buying the unknown has fared better than the super stars model with these owners and maybe even historically with chelsea.

In the past, Torres, Higuain, Shevchenko, and to some extent Morata, Lukaku, Werner bordered failure. Compare to the likes of Didier, Ivanovic, Azpi, Essien and others.

Recently, Koulibaly, Sterling and now Nkunku, Felix and Sancho, all big names players have started  smelling flop unless drastic changes happen.

Look at Noni, Palmer, Caicedo, Gusto, Jackson, Cucurella and James people from the unknown obscure shadows trying to light their own paths. Look at the efforts they put in, in trying to be their own men.

And since most of us are emotional and analyze things upside down,  this is not a post to say we shouldn't buy a top striker

Maybe Nothing who wants to be something is everything and someone who thinks he is everything is nothing.

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#FIRESTATS

#Essugo

Note** Had analyzed this before Geovany signing. Will do an analysis on him later

Now here are some stats.

The guy is 19 yrs and valued around 9Million

This is his H2H against top 2 midfielders in the EPL. Consider that Portuguese league is almost as physical as the EPL and almost all players from there excel in the EPL.

On loan at Las Palmas, he is ranked 3rd best DM behind Reals Tchoumeni (1), Real Sociedads Martin Zubimendi (2), Him (3), Marc Cassado  Barca (4), Rodrigo De Paul Atletico (5) Even Ahead of Merino (6) who signed for Arsenal

Games and Minutes
Essugo: ~20 games, ~1800mins
Rodri: ~10 games, ~900 mins
Caicedo: ~25 games, ~2250 mins

Pass Accuracy
Essugo: 88% (~40/game, ~720/820 completed).
Rodri: 92% (~80/game, ~736/800, 
Caicedo: 89% (~55/game, ~1100/1235,

Long Ball Accuracy
Essugo: 61%
Rodri: 85%
Caicedo: 58%

Defensive Actions
Tackles:
Essugo: 2.4
Rodri: 1.8
Caicedo: 2.6

Interceptions
Essugo: 1.5 (30total)
Rodri: 1.2  (12 total)
Caicedo: 1.4 (35 total).

Balls Recovered
Essugo: 4.8 (96 total)
Rodri: 6.0 (60)
Caicedo: 5.5 (138 total)

Duel Success
Essugo: 60% ground (60-70/100-120), 61% aerial (25-30/40-50).
Rodri: 65% ground (30-35/50-55), 70% aerial (20-25/30-35).
Caicedo: 62% ground (80-90/130-145), 55% aerial (25-30/50-55).

Possession and Attacking
Successful Dribbles:
Essugo: 75% (~0.8/game)
Rodri: 80% (~0.5/game)
Caicedo: 70% (~0.9/game)

Goals/Assists
Essugo: 0 goals, 1 assist
Rodri: 1 goal, 2 assists
Caicedo: 1 goal, 3 assists

Dribbled Past
Essugo: 0.55 (~11 times)
Rodri: 0.4 (~4 times)
Caicedo: 0.6 (~15 times)

Clearances
Essugo: 1.5 (30 total)
Rodri: 1.0 (~10 total).
Caicedo: 1.8 (~45 total).

Head-to-Head Summary

Passing: Rodri > Caicedo > Essugo

Defense: Caicedo > Essugo > Rodri

Duels: Rodri ≈ Caicedo > Essugo

Attack: Rodri > Caicedo > Essugo

#ChaosWeLove

The world is jealous of us.

But we are these spoilt kids who throw tantrums for being gifted a G Wagon instead of a jet.

The day it will click, it will be a ride full of bliss

#Believe.

We have signed another player who won’t be in the club instantly while’s there are holes in the first team squad, If he even joins he’d need 2-3 years to adapt to the league because he’s young and what even shows he’d bang? We almost wasted Washington, Morreira and co’s careers here. I won’t be happy or deceived with these signings anymore enough is enough. Sporting Directors Out

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#AfterThought

Sancho

When buying Sancho for 25 Million and eventually deciding to sell him,  the worst you can have is a break even as long as salaries are evened during signing.

Every new day I see him play I get a new urge to send him back, even if it means paying United 500M for it

While he offers tantalizing footwork, Sancho is almost as toothless and useless as Sterling. When he starts the runs, you feel like he can take the whole world, but when it comes to the last decision to shake off opponent, his legs get stuck in his stomach. He does this foot work, throwing legs in the air like he is possessed, but then ends up confusing his head on the final decision. 

He can't keep on living on "Potential".

As much as the new owners have a new model, this is not Dortmund. Here, the emotional fan base actuates potential with sweating blood for the badge. A reason why despite childish decision making and annoying antics, I still vouch for Noni than him

Sancho should ask Loftus Cheek, Tammy Abrahams and others. He should know that only his mother would satisfactory feed on his "potential" alone.

The rest of the emotional lot of us just want to see him  sweat blood on the pitch for the badge or deliver. And we wont hesitate to call for his bagging and disposal if we think  he is doing otherwise.

And its started to creep in

#FANZONE by @bigsteeze

What is your opinion?