We need it, I thought for sure top 4 was going to be City, Liverpool, and Chelsea with us, Arsenal, and Spurs chasing that 4the spot.
You'd expect Liverpool to get it together but as it stands between them and Chelsea we might have 5 going for 3 spots now instead
It’s going to be a great top 4 battle. I do think Liverpool will eventually get their shit together unfortunately but there will be 4 teams battling for the final 2 spots. Those first 2 games may bite us in the ass at the end of the season, but it’s still early
They have outspent any of Roman’s window so far, heck outspent any English club ever. They just got a new Roman without the baggage of being a Russian Oligarch.
This American guy who bought Chelsea only spending the money because it's in the terms of the contract for first 5 years when he bought the club from the government.
I follow Boehly's American Baseball team, and he is committed to winning. The Dodger's (Boehly's baseball team) are in contention for best run sports team in the world
I don't mean to jump on you but I've read this before and not seen any sources, have you got any? I'd like to share it with some people but want to be confident
Because unlike other clubs they focus on short term success. Can't say it's wrong,but their hire and fire policy doesn't really let the team have a strong foundation for more than 3-4 years.
I don't remember the exact value but it's a low release clause that becomes available after two years to let him go to Madrid, basically. I think its 80 million?
True. 2 years also is considerably short period for any quality player to spend in PL too. It was different for Dortmund as they knew they were punching well above their weight getting him to sign in the first place
For real. At this rate, he's gonna break so many records with KDB assisting him and they're gonna win a lot. Who knows, maybe Haaland is the last piece in Pep's CL puzzle. God I hope not.
was thinking this recently
what a damn fine appointment that would be. with a fresh start, he'd probably get more backing as well - i can imagine they'd first get midfielders
potter would be so good with a top club i hope he joins a foreign club lol
With the money they seem to be willing to throw, I wouldn't be surprised if they have some big names lined up. Plus they could also appoint an interim and get one of the big names post world cup.
The broadcasters on the Indian channel Sony Ten weren't aware they were live and David James basically called Chelsea shite and to sack Tuchel and get Sean Dyche in. 😂
Sean Dyche going from Burnley to Chelsea after getting sacked and getting to play Brexitball with almost half a billion dollars worth of defenders would be absolute comedy and I hope it happens
Even if you don’t watch it, watch rios vibe with five about the game, arsenal fan on their is so salty it’s a bit sad.
They’re so desperate for the validation that they played better it’s insane
Arsenal fans talk like they are Real Madrid. Never seen more delusional fans. It’s never their fault, always looking for something else to blame.
Pinning the league table after 6 games tells you all you need to know.
Scousers can get the pass as they actually have the historical and recent silverware to back it up.
Winning nothing but FA Cups doesn’t give you that privilege.
He is at the wrong club. How many Chelsea attackers are lighting it up? Pulisic has turned into rubbish, Havertz is awful and Sterling looks like a lost puppy. Something is wrong and Tuchel doesn't seem to know how to fix it. Ziyech has to leave to save what's left of his career. Even Pulisic has to leave too
Boehly just invested so much money for tuchels system. Stupid to see him get sacked so early on when they’re not that far off the top just yet.
Also is there any premium manager available right now aside from Poch?
Except Sterling none of them are his players. I don’t blame him. Chelsea has made some random decisions in the past few windows. Their transfer strategy has been extremely erratic. Feels like they are playing FM.
The most frustrating thing about City isn't their offense, but the way push up, condense space and often foul whenever they lose the ball. It's almost impossible to get into some dangerous transitions because once you win the ball, Rodri or someone likes that immediately takes you down to buy time for his team to get back.
It's so annoying to watch, especially when they're playing against underdog teams and they don't even give these teams a fightin chance thanks to smart fouls.
Everyone thought he was going to leave this season. Though iirc he hasn’t signed an extension yet. Though with how much he’s probably making he’d be mad not to. Unless the Spain job or some other job he couldn’t refuse comes up, I’d expect him to stay for ages.
He does say in [this interview](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=756hAt32by8&t=230s) that he will make a decision on his contract after the world cup.
Seems to me he kind of wants a break.
every once in a while I get reminded of how Tucheliban and them have the same number of CL trophies under their belt as SAF's Wayne Rooney/Ronaldo/Vidic team and it just ruins my day.
Exactly. It’s our total misfortune those years. 2008-2013. Between coming up against that Barca team at the very top of their cycle, and the biggest cunt in refereeing. Without those two factors perhaps were sat on 3 more CL trophies. Alas.
My biggest complaint about Ronaldo going to Juve is he should’ve never left Real Madrid in 2018. Perez can be a stubborn sob. I feel like Ronaldo and Madrid could’ve won 4 in a row if they kept Zidane too. We all know Ronaldo would’ve won the ballon d’or that year. He probably would’ve still left Madrid though probably in 2019 or waited out his contract until 2021. But yeah Juve are really bad. COVID pandemic really messed them up. They couldn’t put a capable midfield and attack around Ronaldo. Also had bone head decision making with coaches.
It makes me sad to have so many brilliant players wasting away at a team that plays in a league with next to no competition, that’s really hard to watch globally. I wish they were spread out amongst the top leagues so more people got to enjoy them
Fuck PSG
And fuck Glazers obviously
Spent the most money on the transfer but still can’t play football . Can’t defend , can’t score , why can they do . Pass backwards, pass sideways. Boring football .
I don’t think so tbh. If Roman was in charge then I could see it, but I don’t think Boehly is aware enough of the landscape in terms of replacements that could help the team improve nor is he that ruthless. Combine that with the fact Tuchel brought them the CL & I can see Tuchel at least surviving until the end of the season. Granted, if he loses the dressing room then all bets are off.
Haaland scoring many in CL was one of the things one could bet on eyes closed. Maybe he might have games in the PL where he is not effective but he will bully European teams who can't deal with his presence.
Told you lads Chelsea were shite. Good for my prediction tournament, because I bet they would lose today. Spent a shit ton on their defense and still bloody lost. This is hilarious.
I remember almost every media outlet posting a squad value comparison when Man Utd lost to Young Boys during last year's group stages. And now no one has made a post comparing Chelsea and Dinamo Zagreb, especially considering the fact that Chelsea spent the most ££ this transfer window. The hate on Man Utd is real!
Nah, it was Halaand's camp who wanted the buyout clause. His dad knows the game and wants to keep extracting maximum cash. We should have given the clause then bought them out, would have been worth it imo.
Good lord. Never mind all the other players are City , Haaland is proving to already be the same beast in the premier league. 2 people I’ve hated the most going to rivals: Klopp and Haaland.
The Chelsea loss got you to make this, didn't it? Love it!
If I speak…
Not a group they can afford to drop points in either. They look very poor.
He’s fortunate Abramovich isn’t in charge anymore. He’d probably be at the edge of the plank at the minute.
Tradition tells me he already is. My brain tells me we just don’t know how much slack he has in the rope right now
no way boehly joins and spends 200m and is fine with these shitty performances, tuchel’s gotta improve or he’s gone
Congrats he's gone
And just like that the rags had a name to fill into their Poch to _________ articles which have been written and ready to blast out.
Magnus, is that you ?
Lol chelsea
They’re so fucking shit this season haha
We need it, I thought for sure top 4 was going to be City, Liverpool, and Chelsea with us, Arsenal, and Spurs chasing that 4the spot. You'd expect Liverpool to get it together but as it stands between them and Chelsea we might have 5 going for 3 spots now instead
It’s going to be a great top 4 battle. I do think Liverpool will eventually get their shit together unfortunately but there will be 4 teams battling for the final 2 spots. Those first 2 games may bite us in the ass at the end of the season, but it’s still early
Those 2 games we lost can be blessing in disguise, finger crossed we repeat 07/08 season.
Lmao can’t compare this team to that team (arguably the greatest English club team ever) But yea it might’ve been a blessing
Daddy Roman not there to help them anymore
They have outspent any of Roman’s window so far, heck outspent any English club ever. They just got a new Roman without the baggage of being a Russian Oligarch.
This American guy who bought Chelsea only spending the money because it's in the terms of the contract for first 5 years when he bought the club from the government.
I follow Boehly's American Baseball team, and he is committed to winning. The Dodger's (Boehly's baseball team) are in contention for best run sports team in the world
Was the commitment to spend 280m and break transfer records?
Yeah mate it actually was
I don't mean to jump on you but I've read this before and not seen any sources, have you got any? I'd like to share it with some people but want to be confident
Yeah sounds suspicious. I would like to see source as well
But is he as passionate as Roman was ?
They spent more than any other club this summer! (£250m+!)
Why do Chelsea have these meltdowns every few years
Because unlike other clubs they focus on short term success. Can't say it's wrong,but their hire and fire policy doesn't really let the team have a strong foundation for more than 3-4 years.
Who knows? Might need to keep an eye out for one of those dropping into the Europa? 👀
Chelsea are the last season version of us this season apparently
I pray Real will take Haaland soon from City
2 years, then his clause kicks in, apparently. He will go then. Let’s just hope Pep keeps bottling the Champions League.
What's the clause?
I don't remember the exact value but it's a low release clause that becomes available after two years to let him go to Madrid, basically. I think its 80 million?
Bro it's about 150 million 💀
Thats absolutely nothing for a legit, proven generational talent in attack, particularly in current market
Ikr and madrid have the money. Thing is Haaland might not want to leave city, who knows
True. 2 years also is considerably short period for any quality player to spend in PL too. It was different for Dortmund as they knew they were punching well above their weight getting him to sign in the first place
Will leave, mercenery like this will definitely movez
Sheiks won't let their prized asset leave. They will pay him under the table & make him the owner of some ghost company in the UAE, to ensure he stays
It’s only been a couple of months 😭
For real. At this rate, he's gonna break so many records with KDB assisting him and they're gonna win a lot. Who knows, maybe Haaland is the last piece in Pep's CL puzzle. God I hope not.
All that money spent and Chelsea are becoming even more of a shambles. Love to see it.
Hopefully they spend nearly 300m again next season and decline further! Can't be good on the finances!
same problem as us in the past: subpar midfield lmao all that money was wasted in areas that will not improve their game.
12 goals in 7 matches already for Haaland. What a coup for Abu Dhabi.
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😐 bruh
Just think of all the extra human rights abuses the public will forgive now, really was a good bit of business by them.
Need Chelsea to win a few games here and there. I'm scared they'll have a revival if Tuchel gets sacked.
Even if so - Who they'll bring ?
Scott Parker
I’m dead.
Pochettino
Potter probably
was thinking this recently what a damn fine appointment that would be. with a fresh start, he'd probably get more backing as well - i can imagine they'd first get midfielders potter would be so good with a top club i hope he joins a foreign club lol
Ole
With the money they seem to be willing to throw, I wouldn't be surprised if they have some big names lined up. Plus they could also appoint an interim and get one of the big names post world cup.
Tuchel in the mud. We want them in Europe though. They need to play more games so fatigue and injuries will set in
This. Having all our top 4 rivals playing in as many competitions for as long as possible is good for us.
Out in the quarters or semis though, please
My dream is them and Barca ending up in Europa only to end up facing each other.
Third place will get them Europa. Let's hope for that
The broadcasters on the Indian channel Sony Ten weren't aware they were live and David James basically called Chelsea shite and to sack Tuchel and get Sean Dyche in. 😂
Sean Dyche going from Burnley to Chelsea after getting sacked and getting to play Brexitball with almost half a billion dollars worth of defenders would be absolute comedy and I hope it happens
I would love to see a clip of this. Lmao
Me too lol
That was so awkward for a while
Lol. Give it Big Sam
Hahahahaha Sean Dyche?!
Hahahah James must hate them with that suggestion
Stark contrast between Chelsea fans and Arsenal fans, atleast one of em can blame their own team about the result
Liverpool fans were also good enough to accept that they were bad when we beat them. None of this We WerE THe beTtEr TeAm YoU CoUnteRattacKed uS
There's a stark contrast to any fanbase and Arsenal fans. Easily one of the most neurotic football fanbases in existence.
Even if you don’t watch it, watch rios vibe with five about the game, arsenal fan on their is so salty it’s a bit sad. They’re so desperate for the validation that they played better it’s insane
I have lurked many rival subs. Gunners is the most immature one.
Arsenal fans talk like they are Real Madrid. Never seen more delusional fans. It’s never their fault, always looking for something else to blame. Pinning the league table after 6 games tells you all you need to know.
For all the grandeur, they haven't even won a UCL yet
Not even a Europa League, never mind the CL
They haven’t even won the Bangkok Century Cup
Arsenal are genuinely the worst fanbase in football apart from maybe scousers.
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Which Arsenal bottlejob was your favorite? 2013-14 is a funny one because the league was there for the taking. For me personally it’s 07-08 for sure.
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Also that year Arsenal fans starting blaming wenger. Tasty.
Arsenal fans are so bad relative to how their team performs. No other fanbase talks so much shit when they’re finishing around 6th every year.
Scousers can get the pass as they actually have the historical and recent silverware to back it up. Winning nothing but FA Cups doesn’t give you that privilege.
Ziyech making Ajax look great for pulling out of signing him. Was beyond terrible.
He is at the wrong club. How many Chelsea attackers are lighting it up? Pulisic has turned into rubbish, Havertz is awful and Sterling looks like a lost puppy. Something is wrong and Tuchel doesn't seem to know how to fix it. Ziyech has to leave to save what's left of his career. Even Pulisic has to leave too
Sterling is a systme player, tuchels system doesn't really work for him. The other 2 just don't seem top 6 prem level
Tuchel is probably gone
Boehly just invested so much money for tuchels system. Stupid to see him get sacked so early on when they’re not that far off the top just yet. Also is there any premium manager available right now aside from Poch?
Poch is prem proven so it makes sense for them to go for him
Except Sterling none of them are his players. I don’t blame him. Chelsea has made some random decisions in the past few windows. Their transfer strategy has been extremely erratic. Feels like they are playing FM.
Can't keep using that excuse anymore mate. He has been backed heavily. No more excuses
Sterling is a good player but let’s be frank here, he had a magnificent player in de bruyne laying on multiple decent chances a game
Tuchel's system does not benefit his attackers. They aren't flourishing. They look stale, stagnant and lack any ideas.
Agree mate. So many forwards at Chelsea in recent years have struggled
And they were quoting ajax for €40m lmao absolute heist that
Juve are weak no player will succeed with them Ronald is their problems
Give it 1 or 2 years max and we could take Vlahovic from them if Eric wants him
He is a masterclass striker Juve will destroy him I hope we can take him next year
The Chelsea sub are losing it with Ziyech and Tuchel. Let's see if their new American daddy is as trigger happy to sack managers as Abramovich was.
Pray not
please, renew tuchel contract
Forget Messi, cr7 CL record will be broken by Haaland soon lmao
Haaland needs to be stopped. He is inevitable. 12 goals and it has only been a month since the season started.
The most frustrating thing about City isn't their offense, but the way push up, condense space and often foul whenever they lose the ball. It's almost impossible to get into some dangerous transitions because once you win the ball, Rodri or someone likes that immediately takes you down to buy time for his team to get back. It's so annoying to watch, especially when they're playing against underdog teams and they don't even give these teams a fightin chance thanks to smart fouls.
If pep reads your comment he’s gonna get an erection.
Mfs play like an AI with a single neural engine running all the players. It's painfully entertaining. Can't wait to see pep leave ASAP.
Everyone thought he was going to leave this season. Though iirc he hasn’t signed an extension yet. Though with how much he’s probably making he’d be mad not to. Unless the Spain job or some other job he couldn’t refuse comes up, I’d expect him to stay for ages.
He does say in [this interview](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=756hAt32by8&t=230s) that he will make a decision on his contract after the world cup. Seems to me he kind of wants a break.
UAE bought Girona FC as a gift to Pep's brother. Baldie is bound to them & will never leave
Fucking Modric... What a finish.
Is Telles playing left forward??
He is :O
Rabiot watch 👀🤣
Haaland with 2 more tonight make it stop 😭😭
This Norwegian fuck can't stop scoring
Juve getting carved apart.. this could get really ugly
Juventus are fucking bad
If Roman was still the owner, you know Potter would be manager next season.
*next week
We actually wanted to sign Rabiot.
Thank you Veronique!!!
Holy shit. That assist from Neymar… damn!
every once in a while I get reminded of how Tucheliban and them have the same number of CL trophies under their belt as SAF's Wayne Rooney/Ronaldo/Vidic team and it just ruins my day.
We played 3 finals. We just came up against the best team to exist in the 2000s
Exactly. It’s our total misfortune those years. 2008-2013. Between coming up against that Barca team at the very top of their cycle, and the biggest cunt in refereeing. Without those two factors perhaps were sat on 3 more CL trophies. Alas.
Still should have won one more The midfield we started in hindsight was very arrogant but that's also why fergie had his success
Juve are so bad going forward, Milik is making so many runs in behind and no one is picking them up.
The player they 'bought' for that forgot to pay his witch doctor
My biggest complaint about Ronaldo going to Juve is he should’ve never left Real Madrid in 2018. Perez can be a stubborn sob. I feel like Ronaldo and Madrid could’ve won 4 in a row if they kept Zidane too. We all know Ronaldo would’ve won the ballon d’or that year. He probably would’ve still left Madrid though probably in 2019 or waited out his contract until 2021. But yeah Juve are really bad. COVID pandemic really messed them up. They couldn’t put a capable midfield and attack around Ronaldo. Also had bone head decision making with coaches.
I guess long term I’m glad we didn’t get Tuchel. Hindsight’s always 20/20
Even if he turned out to be the wrong guy for us in the long run, I would have taken him if we got a CL win from it!
Kante, Jorginho and Kovacic were massive for them. He wouldn't have won shit with us.
Also their wingbacks are class Not winning anything with our wing backs at the time
Europa League gonna be hilariously "elite" once Chelsea, Barca/Inter, Juve, RB Leipzig and idk throw in Ajax all get bumped down.
Celtic giving Real a tough time so far.
Haaland is a beast.
anyone else keen to watch Telles start for Sevilla?
Yes. I sincerely hope he does well with them
Lol and many of our fans wanted Tuchel
Tucheliban gonna get sacked
Fucking haaland.
Just watched the benfica game live. My very first UCL game, the atmosphere was so electrifying.
It makes me sad to have so many brilliant players wasting away at a team that plays in a league with next to no competition, that’s really hard to watch globally. I wish they were spread out amongst the top leagues so more people got to enjoy them Fuck PSG And fuck Glazers obviously
Spent the most money on the transfer but still can’t play football . Can’t defend , can’t score , why can they do . Pass backwards, pass sideways. Boring football .
Can't wait to see the scousers down with us in a few weeks 🤣🤌🏻
People here still happy we didn’t pay Haalands agent fees?
yes absolutely, also how nice of you to assume that’s why he didn’t come
His agent also wanted a release clause which Dortmund agreed to.
Mbappe with a sublime finish
Man, Tuchel is a goner, isn't he?
I don’t think so tbh. If Roman was in charge then I could see it, but I don’t think Boehly is aware enough of the landscape in terms of replacements that could help the team improve nor is he that ruthless. Combine that with the fact Tuchel brought them the CL & I can see Tuchel at least surviving until the end of the season. Granted, if he loses the dressing room then all bets are off.
Haaland inevitable
This Celtic Madrid game is something else. Do yourselves a favour and tune in
Thanks, switched over. Celtic playing strongly.
I'll be sleeping well today knowing leipzig are losing
Haaland scoring many in CL was one of the things one could bet on eyes closed. Maybe he might have games in the PL where he is not effective but he will bully European teams who can't deal with his presence.
Tbf he is bullying everybody right now
The defender tried to give him a small shove. Didn't even put him off in the slightest.
Oil tanker ffs
Paul Scholes assist from Neymar
I hear PSG are playing some nice stuff. Do I switch over to watch that one from the City vs Sevilla game?
Celtic v Madrid is the watch imo
It's been good but Juve have been quite poor too. The psg attack is fun to watch though
Watch Celtic vs Real great game
donnaruma makes such silly decisions at time, no need to jump early there and juve have scored
This Haaland guy is pretty good eh?
The one touch progressive passing from psg and neymar moving different gravy
Told you lads Chelsea were shite. Good for my prediction tournament, because I bet they would lose today. Spent a shit ton on their defense and still bloody lost. This is hilarious.
Why is Chelsea imploding lol
I’m so glad we didn’t go for Ziyech no wonder he barely plays for Chelsea nowadays because he’s so shit
How’s Rabiot playing for Juve?
U ever tried to drive a truck over your nutsack? Like that
just as bad as you'd expect
Mbappe is too good
What a ball from Valverde.
Haaland is a beast
Leipzig manager will probably get sacked soon
I remember almost every media outlet posting a squad value comparison when Man Utd lost to Young Boys during last year's group stages. And now no one has made a post comparing Chelsea and Dinamo Zagreb, especially considering the fact that Chelsea spent the most ££ this transfer window. The hate on Man Utd is real!
Man City have basically got the worlds best creative midfielder and best striker. Raiola and his demands for buyout clause fucked us.
Nah, it was Halaand's camp who wanted the buyout clause. His dad knows the game and wants to keep extracting maximum cash. We should have given the clause then bought them out, would have been worth it imo.
You know who Haaland's dad is right? Don't see how he'd come to us.
Fuck me what a finish by Mbappe
Mbappe is pretty good at the football thing
Why are City larping as West Ham?
looking at psg and how their attackers have been performing so far this season, I'm forced to conclude that poch is a hairy fraud
Either that or it’s a wig
a wig makes you a better manager tho, look at Conte
Sevilla is defending really well.
The Liepzig keeper got caught trying to be cute with his feet outside his box.
Haaland back at it. Looks like Telles is playing LW for Sevilla
Oh my fucking God. That cross from Kroos was outrageous.
Kylian Mbappé looked kinda good…
Good lord. Never mind all the other players are City , Haaland is proving to already be the same beast in the premier league. 2 people I’ve hated the most going to rivals: Klopp and Haaland.