With his 9.88 in Rome, Noah Lyles joins Usain Bolt as the only two people with at least 30 sub-10s and 30 sub-20s; they are also the only two male sprinters with multiple 100m and multiple 200m gold medals.
There is only so a much a coach can do. Saw it with Mourinho second spell at Chelsea and how the team suffered season after Title win and not being backed. Conte then wins the league with no Europe. Then suffers season after. Things can change quickly in football. Even Pep suffered last 2 seasons by not winning league but sufficed in the domestic cups and spending big in January back to back.
Maresca tactics hid Chelsea flaws for so long then the season went off the rails. Chelsea just barely got 4th until last day, and even in Conference League final, squad flaws were exposed but quality prevailed.
Alonso is not the saviour, he will at least be on par if not better than Maresca tactically but he will need some crucial signings that address flaws in squad.
Donโt think Chelsea will buy an outstanding LW. Best plan is to play a lopsided back 5 with Pedro Neto/Quenda on the LW. Target an interior like Maza or Rogers (not coming). Ndiaye and Gibbs-White.
Think Chelsea needs a RW signing whether short term or long term. This is why Iโm open to Bowen and have suggested Akliouche and Karetsas longterm. So wonโt hate if Yohanna signs.
Also concerned Estรชvรฃo didnโt do surgery and that he wonโt be ready for start of season. Quenda I think will play mostly on left.
Chelsea have discussed an offer worth ยฃ21.6m including bonuses for 18 year old winger Zadok Yohanna from AIK. (@SimonJones_DM) #CFC https://t.co/GZmJp5lCO1
Among players with at least 120 passes completed under strong pressure in the Bundesliga, Exequiel Palacios had the highest accuracy (93.1%).
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