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#BottomLine

Let me put it here this early so that I can be judged harshly later if I will ever be.

The truth is, the mouthy guy is a half or less player Barco is in terms of technical skills required to run a midfield.

Control, ball carrying in tight spaces, passing vision, speed and precision in slicing through defensive lines, the kid is by far superior.

The other smart thing is how he dictates tempo and attacking play.

The other one covers his inadequecies with a short fused raging bull attitude. Beneath it however is a shallow technically inept player surviving by the initial hefty price tag and some fans blind love

We may hate it, but its the damn bottom line.

Neto should be the first player to leave my club all jokes aside

Olise damn man, see winger

Neto cannot even generate 1% of what Olise did tonight in any game you can mention since he joined us. Olise’s IQ alone is through the roof, pass selection, when to slow the game down, when and how to dribble, how to create chances, how to shoot, ball manipulation, ball retention. Neto has none of this in his game it’s so sad. Who did we offend?

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Bitter Truth

People really never understand the importance of high IQ Central midfielders in a dynamic modern team.

We've been made to believe people who run like rabbits are the most talented and important. Like our guy.

A dynamic unpredictable team should have a combination of specialized men of steel and artists.

Close dribblers to forcefully penetrate lines in tight spaces and press resistance when pressured yet still having an eye for a good pass. This is the difference between elite teams and average teams.

Kimmich, Fabian Ruiz, Vitinha, Pedri....etc. the cogs that make teams dynamic and with a "real" shooting threat.

There is a reason why we are a poor team.

Theres a reason why we struggle against low blocks and resort to stupid sideways passes.

Theres a reason why we concede easily when we decide to play the ping pong end to end football.

But we cannot see it because we blindly love someone.

Because we think pricetags justify talents.

If we want to recruit night runners and witches then we should clearly state so.

Anybody can score tap inns. Anybody can top recoveries if that's your main task. A goalkeeper has better shot stopping stats always than all outfield players because that's their primary role.

All these can be fixed and patched with the squad we have.

Tempo control, effective between lines, press resistance, high football IQ,

This is what we cannot get. Not with that man as box to box.

Today, I don't care about Arsenal; I only want 3 points. Arsenal will still flop. I'm not going to sacrifice important 3 points and potential Champions League for Arsenal's smirk campaign.

Chelsea’s success will always come first, and trolling Arsenal will always come second.

#PREMATCH

The best line up we could have fielded from the current squad.

Now lets see if the application will be right

#HALFTIME

Perfect tactical plan
Perfect application
Perfect concentration levels.

The question is whether we can maintain them in the second half.

#HALFTIME

Estevao may be missing in attack and losing some balls, but the guy has really helped shadowing Doku perfectly.

#INGAME

We have always lost concentration in the second half all throughout the season.

It is more of a mental issue and players naivety. Maybe even some tactical tweaks

#INGAME

Pure shitness

#INGAME
Just luck that we are not competing with Tottenham on the other end.

Estevao disasterclass, Chelsea fans swore he was on the same level as Yamal

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#AfterThought

You all better hope he succeeds. Because if he doesn't, Sir Gary O'Neil is the next one in the "inheritance" list

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#Chaos

“Chelsea FC will target experience this summer”

It's the hopes that kill us.

The same “experience” that arrived like Tosin — a man so experienced he mastered the ancient art of watching the ball go past him.

The same “experience” they’re dreaming of with Alejandro Garnacho — because nothing screams Premier League wisdom like stepovers followed by nothing.

✔ Has touched grass in England
✔ Once completed a 5-yard pass?

At the end of it, probably the only thing experienced will be the fans…....... In disappointment.

That leeds number 24 does everything like Reece James, the way he passes and sprints

so what exactly is the purpose of Garnacho in all honesty? he is just a waste of everyone’s time

‼️ Frank Lampard is pushing to sign Chelsea youngster Jesse Derry on loan for next season.

[Via Talk Sport]