What Enzo Fernandez has essentially done at Chelsea is expand his profile to a midfielder capable of a high-touch game (organizer, controller) AND a low-touch game (connector, box-crasher). He's an interesting case when you discuss 'usage rate'.
Athleticism/Physicality is a platform in football. It is capacity. Your potential field of expertise increases. Talent and athleticism are symbiotic, or more like synonymous.
@cfcshion Nothing about Derry suggests he’s Chelsea level. Nothing. He can’t lace Rio’s boots man, nevermind Dowman. The only way he starts for us is if this club rots in midtable for the foreseeable future.
Jesse Derry is not Chelsea level. He's not even CLOSE to the likes of Rio and Dowman. So what are we doing here? Are we not meant to aim for the PL/UCL
@AVCOYS he wants to start. he will not start next season, rdz has his centre backs for the next 3-4 years. vuskovic isn’t in his plans for those years.
as i said previously, rdz has a lot of control as to what happens with incomings and outgoings.
So you’re telling me we are open to letting a 19 year old CCB go in a market where players are going for 50 million for 1 year left in their deals.
We’re letting probably one of the biggest box threat centre backs go for peanuts in comparison to what he could be sold for.
@TheLazySpotter Garnacho is better than Derry because he can accumulate chances for himself through in-behind runs. Derry hasn’t shown he can provide valuable repeatable actions. And btw, Garnacho isn’t good either.
@AVCOYS he wants to start. he will not start next season, rdz has his centre backs for the next 3-4 years. vuskovic isn’t in his plans for those years.
as i said previously, rdz has a lot of control as to what happens with incomings and outgoings.
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”Chelsea have Santos”
I guess 6th it is then. Santos isn’t Chelsea level and he will likely never be. One of the most overrated players at the club currently.
@james11237380 Derry isn't better than Neto or Garnacho and I don't rate either of them. Derry isn't the right Cobham talent to develop. The right Cobham talents to develop are Josh and Reggie Watson right now. Derry hype kills me man HE IS NOT THAT GOOD.
@james11237380 Doesn't matter what "he's considered". What matters is what his profile is. He has no scalable elite traits. Nothing about Derry suggests to me he'll scale up and become a world-beater. I'm not interested in developing a "back-up". Pure sentimentality will not save us.
Nwaneri and Rogers would be great signings for Chelsea. Rogers will be our marquee left-sided attacker. Nwaneri will be a great depth-piece to challenge Estevao and could also play with him.
I was told this afternoon that Chelsea believe that they have made very good progress with Morgan Rogers camp. They feel he is not only open to moving to Chelsea, but also leaning towards it over a move elsewhere.
🚨 SOURCES: Chelsea targeting Morgan Rogers - and Xabi Alonso is a major factor.
The Blues are using the new manager’s appeal + other key elements in their pursuit of the Aston Villa star.
Full details from Si Phillips 👇
https://t.co/REkibbQJ8Z
🚨 SOURCES: Chelsea targeting Morgan Rogers - and Xabi Alonso is a major factor.
The Blues are using the new manager’s appeal + other key elements in their pursuit of the Aston Villa star.
Full details from Si Phillips 👇
https://t.co/REkibbQJ8Z