EPL Matchday 35

There is no match day 35

 

Goodison Park not exactly a happy hunting ground for us but our form is strong. A win would put us above them on the table too. Would never have guessed that at the start of the season.

Hoping we don't mentally checkout now we are all but safe. Probably due a loss but maybe a draw is possible.

 

Just around the corner for Rafa!!

 

Should smash WBA. They did just beat United though but then United are gash soooo...

 

Morata flop of the season?

 

There is nothing more important in football than getting it right in the transfer market. Chelsea buy Bakayoko, Morata and Drinkwater in the summer. Miss top four. We buy Salah, VVD, Robertson and finish top four.

Gotta get it right and there is so much pressure on getting it right. 20 years ago, a lot more was to do with your youth teams and bringing through stars. Now it's all about transfers and getting it right. Makes or breaks seasons.

 

Arsenal have definitely got it wrong with Mustafi and Xhaka that's pretty clear now imo both show glimpses but more often than not there hot garbage

 

Chelsea go through this cycle every second year, this is down to a culture ingrained in the club. To be honest there is absolutely no difference in terms of attitude to Chelsea doing this and Sunderland/Swansea/whoever being shit for 3/4ers of a season then clawing survival after a new manager comes in. It's a toxic culture to have at a club where a number of senior players recognise they can down tools and instead of have repercussions on their own performance, the manager will cop it. Guys like Cesc, Hazard, and a few others need to get out of the club for Chelsea to improve.

 

Agree with that too. I think it's all a symptom of the main problem. He tried to get rid of Costa and it all backfired. He did it in a very stupid way though so no one is blameless.

 

you could've just put salah.

 

Most of Southampton's team is PL quality. Amazing that they'll likely be going down with the players they've got.

 

True but VVD and Robertson have been huge for us improving hugely defensively too.

Edit - RossFC beat me to it above.

 

Replacing Matic (a gun) with Bakayoko (a spud) tells most of the story

 

Can add El Neny, Laca, Miki to the list of poor buys for Arsenal.

 

It's a bizarre turnaround. Last season he looked absolutely boss. I thought Chelsea were gonna dominate for the next few years with him in charge. But it's gone the complete opposite.

 

actually i was wrong. i forgot that chelsea were ahead of liverpool at the halfway mark by 4 points. now liverpool are ahead by 10.