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EP 81: Chelsea Transfer News!
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Join Matt and Yash discuss all things on the Chelsea squad! Who should we sell and who should we keep?
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00:00:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hello and welcome again to The Daily Chelsea, brought to you by the Global Sports Podcast Network. I'm your host, Matt, and I'm joined by a Yash. Yash, welcome to the pod again.
00:00:21
Yashar Alizadeh
yeah i'm excited to get into this one excited the weather's shining you know what saying like it feels good today feels a good episode
00:00:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Absolutely. Yeah, we've got a but quite a tasty episode, actually, ahead of the run-in, you know, sort of the back end of the season. We're going to be looking at Chelsea's squads, the players that we've currently got in the team, players out on loan, players that are due to come in in the summer as well.
00:00:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm going to do a keep, sell, or buy, you know, sort of with these with these with the squad. And, you know, sort of with this, i think there's a lot of work to do because Chelsea have made a lot of signings.
00:00:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
since Blueco have come in. Some really random ones. But there's only one position really to start with, and that's goalkeeper Yash.
00:01:06
Yashar Alizadeh
Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.
00:01:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
We're going to note with, we've got plenty of goalkeepers. I think Chelsea have got about eight goalkeepers in total, but we don't really know all of them. So we'll just focus on the main players as we go out throughout each position.
00:01:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
obviously we've got Robert Sanchez, uh, Philip Jorgensen, Marcus Bettinelli, currently in the you know, sort of the top three, uh, with the squad right now. And then on loan, there's Petrovic and Kepa.
00:01:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
So those are the main five that we really kind of know as Chelsea players. yeah, Yash, of those five, give me your, you know, give me your listings. Who's, who's going to be sold?
00:01:45
Yashar Alizadeh
yeah like I think we'll start from the bottom up so we'll start with Marcus Bentzler I think the only reason why we have him is because of the whole nation requirement tick and he's like that just shows he's played one game since 2022 so that just shows it right so like he's just there for a tick box and you know what it's probably the greatest job in the world he just does nothing comes to trains with the boys because like it's nice little check for it it's great yes exactly
00:01:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:01:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Wow.
00:02:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:02:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, guess a sweet pay packet. anden 100%.
00:02:12
Yashar Alizadeh
Yeah, so LaMarcus, I think we'll just keep him just for the tick box, really, for the nation.
00:02:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, sweet.
00:02:16
Yashar Alizadeh
There's not much to do with him. Kepa, I think we should cut loss and sell. To be honest, he's been like he's doing well for La Bournemouth, not kept many clean sheets. don't think that's down to his fault, but he's just a walking mistake, isn't he?
00:02:30
Yashar Alizadeh
And it's, is we always do this.
00:02:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:02:31
Yashar Alizadeh
We always sign goalkeepers who are walking mistakes. And Kepa was a bit of a, To start with Kepa, we bought him because of a panic buy because we sold Courtois.
00:02:44
Yashar Alizadeh
So it was more of a thing of like we needed to get a goalkeeper. He had a release clause of, think it was 80 million. He looked all right. He saved a few penalties and there you go. Let's buy him. I'm not saying he was the worst keeper in the world, but he just wasn't good enough.
00:02:58
Yashar Alizadeh
And at that point, no we should cut our losses and sell him. I know there's a few clubs looking him, so we just cut losses. with Petrovic he should stay keep him he's been the third highest clean sheets in Ligue 1 especially with Strasbourg as well he's not the best defence in the world and he's someone who who left weirdly on weird terms because we brought in Robert Sanchez I understand that you know we brought him in
00:03:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:03:27
Yashar Alizadeh
new goalkeeper. And it's funny enough, he wasn't even supposed to be the first goalkeeper. And obviously things happened and he started to play. He's better with his feet, allegedly, quote unquote. but But it's a lot. I don't see it. No one does.
00:03:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:03:39
Yashar Alizadeh
But yeah, keep him. Really good player. I think he should come and he's still young as well, Petrovic. Jorgensen, again, 21 years old, still young. Again, so made mistakes thinking about Aston Villa.
00:03:49
Yashar Alizadeh
But at the same time, is 21. He has time to grow. And I've seen like I've seen enough from him. I know the Loachos fans a lot from him that he can grow into a player, especially with someone who, either for profit or for use. something like that.
00:04:06
Yashar Alizadeh
I think this is going to be the easiest one to say. Robert Sanchez sell. That is the easiest one today. We'll be selling not good enough.
00:04:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Wow.
00:04:14
Yashar Alizadeh
Most errors lead into a goal in the league. Beating Southampton, beating all that. It's just terrible. Can I in another pod? I said i think there's only he's only better than maybe two keepers in the league. only reason I say that is because we don't even know them.
00:04:30
Yashar Alizadeh
It's like... I'm thinking maybe Parma for Ipswich is better than saying that he hit up against Worldly against us, wasn't he?
00:04:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
wow he was, he was.
00:04:39
Yashar Alizadeh
but Like, he hit up Worldly against us. But again, so I don't know what your opinion don't know if you agree with that, Matt, but...
00:04:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, very close, to be honest. I mean, it's what I found really amazing about Sanchez is that when he was at Brighton, he looked great.
00:04:52
Yashar Alizadeh
Yeah, he did, didn't he?
00:04:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
And she know I don't know whether it's one of those you know sort of Brighton cons where they get a guy in, looks amazing for them, sell him on for you know extortionate fee, and then all of their powers kind of just leave them once they join Chelsea.
00:04:53
Yashar Alizadeh
Yeah.
00:05:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Or whether they just get lackadaisical or so you know complacent, because now they're...
00:05:12
Yashar Alizadeh
Just on that, Matt, sorry.
00:05:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, yeah.
00:05:14
Yashar Alizadeh
think the reason why, but to answer your question, maybe, is because there's no pressure at Brighton.
00:05:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:05:23
Yashar Alizadeh
Like for Brighton, you're you know looking at maybe top top half of the league. try not to, you know, slip down too much. And if you make a mistake or two, no one cares. Like, people forget the mistake he made at Fulham.
00:05:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, very true.
00:05:35
Yashar Alizadeh
Like, Brighton-Fulham, it was horrendous.
00:05:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh yeah, that was horrendous. Yeah, yeah.
00:05:37
Yashar Alizadeh
And people forget that because he plays for Brighton, doesn't matter. But for Chelsea, you need to perform highly. Just to answer that question.
00:05:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's very true. Yeah, exactly. Yeah, yeah, that's it. I mean, I would definitely, yeah, keep Bettinelli for sure, just for the quota. Jorgensen, I think, you know, give him a chance.
00:05:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
And yeah, Petrovic, you know, so he didn't, you know, sort of, he might have made a mistake or two last season, but that was kind of, you know, going to happen. Like, no one's perfect. And you know, most out of everything, he's a great shortstopper. And I think he was one of the, you know, the better highlights of last season, you know, sort with all the frustrations.
00:06:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
But yeah, Sanchez got to go. Kepa's got to go. I think the thing is, the tricky thing is, is particularly with Kepa, He's on about 200 grand a week or something.
00:06:23
Yashar Alizadeh
Yeah, 225 grand apparently, yeah.
00:06:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Something crazy. It's actually, as in for a goalkeeper, that is just unreal. You know, as in like, yeah yeah it literally is.
00:06:31
Yashar Alizadeh
It's laughable.
00:06:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Like for that money, you're expecting like Courtois levels, like Dida levels, stuff like that. You know, like, you know, just like crazy cash.
00:06:37
Yashar Alizadeh
At least. At least.
00:06:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
And, you know, sort of I guess it's just... that obviously he was signed years ago before blue co came in and back then we were kind of willing to give you know sort of these young these young kids like big big wages to sort of like you know sort of maybe try and capitalize on their potential and everything uh but yeah yeah and it's a weird one as well you know so when kappa joins he he wanted to be here and i think we kind of gravitated towards that because quartar was very much on the outs
00:06:52
Yashar Alizadeh
Hmm.
00:07:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
But, you know, he was a good start and then again just fizzled out and, you know, sort of really we need players that are going to be consistent again and again and again. Okay, so out of those five keepers will keep.
00:07:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm sorry, three out of those five keepers will keep.
00:07:24
Yashar Alizadeh
Yeah, so we have our three.
00:07:25
Yashar Alizadeh
That's fine. Three's fine.
00:07:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, and we've got our three.
00:07:26
Yashar Alizadeh
Three's a crowd.
00:07:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:07:28
Yashar Alizadeh
Done it, mate. did forget about... Well, like he hasn't played for Chelsea yet, but we got a Lucas Bergstrom. think is next big thing for Chelsea coming up. He's he's troubled with the team. Again, we've not seen him, so we can't really judge. But again, sort of look out for for the future, I guess.
00:07:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, definitely. I mean, last summer as well, we did sign Mike Penders, which has been I've heard many like you know good rumours about.
00:07:47
Yashar Alizadeh
Yeah. Yeah.
00:07:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
But again, we've not seen anything about him.
00:07:53
Yashar Alizadeh
yeah We can only comment on players we've seen. So, well, minus Marcus, but it's different.
00:07:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Exactly. and so Yeah, exactly.
00:07:58
Yashar Alizadeh
He's there for the quota.
00:07:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Well, we've seen him on the bench, you know.
00:08:00
Yashar Alizadeh
Yeah, yeah. Yeah. Apparently, I've heard he's a really big personality in the...
00:08:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, that's what I've heard as well.
00:08:06
Yashar Alizadeh
assume
00:08:06
Yashar Alizadeh
So keep them there. At least someone has some sort of experience.
00:08:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
So, you know, why not keep him there?
00:08:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Absolutely.
00:08:12
Yashar Alizadeh
Defenders.
00:08:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
know, defenders, eh?
00:08:13
Yashar Alizadeh
Wow. We have like, we have like,
00:08:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Defenders. We've got a lot. We've got a lot. Let's just run through the list. We've got Mark Cucurella.
00:08:19
Yashar Alizadeh
yeah, let's run for the ones that at least played for Chelsea this season. At least.
00:08:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:08:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, because there's a lot on the website for sure.
00:08:26
Yashar Alizadeh
yeah
00:08:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
So we've got Mark Cucurello, we've got Tosin, got Buddy Achille, Cole Will, Trevor Chalaba, Rhys James, Malo Gusteau, Wesley Fafada, Joshua Changpong.
00:08:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I'm just going to check if we've got any on loan. yeah Obviously, we've got De Sassi, Chilwell, Viega, Gilchrist on loan. The rest of them that we do have, pretty much unheard of.
00:08:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah Yeah, let's start off with the ones on loan, actually. So De Sassi, Chilwell, Viega, and Gilchrist. Out of those four, you know where what's your stance?
00:09:04
Yashar Alizadeh
just going to sound savage, but so, oh, and the reason I say that is because Disassi, like, I think Disassi is in his name, Disaster, and
00:09:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Ooh, okay.
00:09:13
Yashar Alizadeh
And literally, you know it's funny?
00:09:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:09:15
Yashar Alizadeh
How he played was the perfect example against City. You put him on the right, Doku's like, yeah, have some of that. Took him on, skinned him for pace, and then scored.
00:09:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Breeze. Absolute breeze, yeah.
00:09:24
Yashar Alizadeh
And he's done that multiple times against PSG as well. And you know what it was? It was so funny, like, seeing De Sassi in the Champions League. Like, how can you go from not even playing for Chelsea, forgetting to Villa?
00:09:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
know.
00:09:35
Yashar Alizadeh
And I understand they've got an injury crisis, so that's why they signed him. But...
00:09:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:09:40
Yashar Alizadeh
isn't good enough. He's bought for like 40 million from Monaco. And I think Monaco has been robbing us anyway.
00:09:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
know, crazy, isn't it?
00:09:46
Yashar Alizadeh
Like, like versus bad Yoko, back Yoko, then buddy, of shele and then now this asset is robbing us.
00:09:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah. Backyoko was poor.
00:09:53
Yashar Alizadeh
But yeah, so chill. Well, I do feel bad for him, but again, injuries and it's funny. No, no managers favor him much. I've seen that like a couple of managers come in.
00:10:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean, after Tuchel, absolutely not.
00:10:03
Yashar Alizadeh
It's, Yeah, no just no favour.
00:10:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Nah.
00:10:08
Yashar Alizadeh
And to be fair, we've not played in the back five. I understand that, but no.
00:10:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:10:14
Yashar Alizadeh
Yeah, so it was Chilwell and...
00:10:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Just Asi and then Vega and Gilchrist.
00:10:19
Yashar Alizadeh
Vega want to keep, but it's like it's looking more like we're going sell him, aren't we? know there's a lot of rumours coming out that Leventus, Bayern Munich want to sell him 40 mil. I think, logically, if you those big clubs don want to buy it from you, surely you want to keep him.
00:10:32
Yashar Alizadeh
yeah you know But I think the only stumbling block is he wants to play centre-half and we're not going to play him centre-half.
00:10:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:10:38
Yashar Alizadeh
So I think that's when the two ah come like across each other. And Gilchrist, I understand people probably thinking, so... Gilchrist, academy boy. It's just, I don't see him going to the team at all.
00:10:50
Global Sports Podcast Network
No.
00:10:51
Yashar Alizadeh
it's lot I don't see him excelling in in situations. know he plays all let every position in the back four, but no, I don't see him progressing ahead of ahead of Levi, ahead of those James.
00:11:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
James, yeah.
00:11:03
Yashar Alizadeh
yeah exact I don't see him doing that, especially left back. I don't see him doing that. So he's just better to cut losses. And better for him as well. In non-selfish standpoint, he needs to, you know, and it like it was the exact same situation.
00:11:14
Yashar Alizadeh
Like, as Ampadu, amazing, amazing player, really good with his feet, but Leeds were like, listen, we're playing day in, day out, we're like, okay, yeah, that's fine, we'll set him off, he's not going to
00:11:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, yeah.
00:11:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, yeah yeah i totally agree. Definitely with De Sassi and Chilwell. I mean, Chilwell's on about 200 grand a week as well, which is crazy wages.
00:11:29
Yashar Alizadeh
play. So, yes. Yes.
00:11:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
you know sort of you know so i found it funny how, as much as he was kind of part of the bomb squad and outcasted last summer, I was thinking, he's probably okay you know just sitting around getting that paycheck.
00:11:40
Yashar Alizadeh
yeah I think he'll survive. And you know what's funny? he's ah like He goes to the same gym that I go to. and like he always yeah yes is's like he always comes in with his expensive stuff.
00:11:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Is it? Wow.
00:11:52
Yashar Alizadeh
I'm like, I think he's alright. I think he'll live.
00:11:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, yeah.
00:11:55
Yashar Alizadeh
I think he'll live. I think he'll live.
00:11:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, absolutely. And Vega, yeah, a bit of a strange one. I thought he was great when he did play for us over the last, like, 18 months. But if he's adamant on center half, you know, maybe it's not going to work out.
00:12:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
And if umm if we are going to get, you know, 40 mil for him, since we only bought him for about 12, you know, Blueco are going to be all over that profit.
00:12:17
Yashar Alizadeh
Hmm. Yeah.
00:12:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, they're going to love that.
00:12:20
Yashar Alizadeh
Look at the last mile. oh
00:12:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Exactly. And yeah, with Gilchrist, you know, sort of the academy boy, you know, he's got great energy, great passion, but unless he suddenly has like, you know, one to step up, I, you know, I just don't know.
00:12:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
as in sort of, obviously he's needed this season with Sheffield United to get some, you know, games under his belt and get some, some game time. But but I just, yeah, sort of obviously Chelsea, we want to be competing for the Champions League and everything.
00:12:45
Yashar Alizadeh
Yeah, I don't see him doing it.
00:12:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I just don't see him, you know, being that kind of player really in the next five years. I mean, I'd love to be proven wrong, but it's probably not going to happen. So yeah, sell all of them.
00:12:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Sell all of them. I think we'll keep most of the ones in the main squads.
00:13:01
Yashar Alizadeh
Yeah, we're running so we don't have to run out of time.
00:13:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yep.
00:13:05
Yashar Alizadeh
But Mark Keep, Akukureda, again, amazing player.
00:13:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:13:09
Yashar Alizadeh
I think he's been one of the top three players this season for me. Amazing turnaround, especially after last season. He's been absolutely scrutinised. Amazing player.
00:13:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, very true.
00:13:16
Yashar Alizadeh
Scores a lot of goals recently as well. Really homing into that Club Mariska type tactics where the full-backs are literally number eight.
00:13:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yep.
00:13:26
Yashar Alizadeh
Tosin, again, keep. But the only reason I say keep is because he's a threat in the box as well. He is tall, aggressive, fits the English quota as well.
00:13:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah,
00:13:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah, yeah.
00:13:35
Yashar Alizadeh
and go on a free. So there's nothing like his wages won't be astronomical cause as well.
00:13:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, very true.
00:13:40
Yashar Alizadeh
Adishile, sell. Terrible player. Not good enough.
00:13:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:13:44
Yashar Alizadeh
Not good enough. Just not not to the standard.
00:13:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Another rinsing from Monaco from us.
00:13:46
Yashar Alizadeh
Yeah, another Monaco money laundering scam. You know, like we've just been <unk>ve been absolutely stitched up by Monaco. You know what? It's fair play to him. Like, I think every time Chelsea comes in they're probably like, yeah, can sell them off because i know they're going to be terrible.
00:13:59
Yashar Alizadeh
They're not good enough. Never been good. Like, not being... I think every match I've watched, I've not said, yeah, sodded, really good player.
00:14:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
exactly right.
00:14:07
Yashar Alizadeh
Yeah, yeah.
00:14:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:14:08
Yashar Alizadeh
Levi Cole will keep. Again, English player, Chelsea boy, academy boy, someone that can see him staying for a long, long time. And he really does care for the club.
00:14:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
100%.
00:14:17
Yashar Alizadeh
You saw the celebrations after against Fulham.
00:14:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, yeah.
00:14:20
Yashar Alizadeh
He really does care. You need those players around. We've got Trevor, Chalabar, Keith. But again, yeah, another one that they're looking to sell, I think. like He did pull Blue Coast pants down, didn't he?
00:14:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
know.
00:14:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Wow, yeah. I mean, he's been he's been so humble about the whole situation and credit to him for that.
00:14:36
Yashar Alizadeh
They froze him out the team.
00:14:40
Yashar Alizadeh
Yes, and you know what? and That's the thing. He froze the team for four months, didn't play. Palace called him up, probably the player of the year, so like so far, until then.
00:14:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:14:53
Yashar Alizadeh
calling back, real good player, real solid. Rhys James, I've been arming and arming about this by selling. I think he's to the point where the only only reason I say that is because he's too injury pro.
00:15:06
Yashar Alizadeh
Thankfully, he's not been injured this much this season, but he has been playing like 45 minutes, 60 minutes, 50 minutes.
00:15:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Wow.
00:15:11
Yashar Alizadeh
So like, if you get injured through that, that's quite impressive. And I think he'll really excel in hotter countries, I reckon. only reason I say that is because
00:15:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
I
00:15:23
Yashar Alizadeh
I think people with injuries that bad like so frequently. I know Rhys James a Chelsea boy, Chelsea legend, and he's captain and stuff, but wages he's on.
00:15:34
Yashar Alizadeh
Again, near enough, 200 grand as well, and the amount of time he gets injured.
00:15:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
think it's 250 actually.
00:15:37
Yashar Alizadeh
250, that is, yeah, he's one of the highest players.
00:15:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's wild. yeah
00:15:41
Yashar Alizadeh
Yeah, i not good enough in my opinion. and then lot on his day, again, in the back five, he's really good. In the back four, don't see him doing that. And unfortunately, that's my opinion.
00:15:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh,
00:15:52
Yashar Alizadeh
Lamal Augusto again, keep really good player, can see you're really excelling there not much to say about him, really, really player Wesley Fafana, sell, quickest sell ever just too in you know what it is, it's the whole it like it wasn't even the whole injuries like i reckon like I understand but it was the interview few months ago he's talking about going back to Marseille like I want to go back to Marseille one day it's like but it smells of Lukaku, don't it, it just smells of Lukaku interview and you know what, no
00:15:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah.
00:16:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:16:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
oh yeah
00:16:23
Yashar Alizadeh
what none of that Joshua Chenpong really good prospect someone who I can see really pushing that Chelsea team apart and I think someone who someone who's physical tall really good play little back lines as well keep and I'm sure you've got some disagreements in there with me Matt like yeah
00:16:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's pretty close to honest. I mean, Joshua Trampong, you know, we've seen a little bit still, you know, really raw.
00:16:47
Yashar Alizadeh
yeah
00:16:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
But yeah, I think he brings great height as one of like the main things because, you know, Colwell's great. Sometimes I do feel like he's just a little bit short shorter or on the short side for central defenders. And yeah,
00:17:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
and we're We're a really technical team, but you know sort of it's great to have those taller players like Chalabat and Tosin in and around the box, both being a threat and clearing.
00:17:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
I would you know sort of definitely agree with you know broadly everyone, sort we' definitely getting rid of Badia Shile. Yeah, I'm in two minds about Fofana, to be honest, just because he's been so frustrating. We've had him for probably about three seasons now.
00:17:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's been injured for definitely half of that time.
00:17:35
Yashar Alizadeh
7% of it I reckon at least 65% yeah
00:17:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, and we bought him for 70 million. And it's just crazy, really, sort of the fact that, I mean, again, he's been on like 200 grand a week for like, 70% of his Chelsea career and just kind of chilling. And, you know, when he has played, you sort of he is versatile enough to go to right back occasionally.
00:17:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I think that's been great for the team, particularly, you know, sort of in the first half of the season when we played West Ham, I thought he had a great game when we won And yeah, it's just, I think I kind of want to keep him.
00:18:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
But I think the medical team just needs to make a call about is this injury actually going to be able to you know be sorted because.
00:18:17
Yashar Alizadeh
just on that map since August 2022 when signed him do you know how many games he's played since then for three years
00:18:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Yeah.
00:18:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm going to 45.
00:18:30
Yashar Alizadeh
31.
00:18:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Wow. Gosh.
00:18:31
Yashar Alizadeh
He's played 31 games. Two goals, though.
00:18:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Wow.
00:18:34
Yashar Alizadeh
So,
00:18:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Wow. Wow. What a record for a defender.
00:18:38
Yashar Alizadeh
just for the viewers listening, in three nearly three years, he's played 31 games. Bearing in mind, this that that's 10 games a season.
00:18:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
that's 10 games season.
00:18:46
Yashar Alizadeh
And that that in itself shouldn't like should show people that's he shouldn't even be in the team for that much money and he's not injury-prone.
00:18:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, fair enough.
00:18:53
Yashar Alizadeh
But we won't dwell on the that too much.
00:18:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, and also, I mean, with Rhys, I think... I think we need a manager that's going to play him with like five at the back if we're actually going to keep him.
00:19:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
If not, I actually agree.
00:19:08
Yashar Alizadeh
Exactly. oh Yeah.
00:19:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Like, so we need to sell him and get some cash in because think, you know, we could realistically get like 50 million for him because he is top quality.
00:19:10
Yashar Alizadeh
Yeah.
00:19:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's just like, you know, clubs will balance out his quality versus like his injury proneness.
00:19:22
Yashar Alizadeh
Hmm.
00:19:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
And I think we could kind of bargain, bargain that for it. and Plus it would be pure profit, you know, sort of with the a academy and everything. And that would be, that would be class. Okay, so a lot of clearances, but I think pretty standard. After the break, we'll do midfielders and strikers.
00:19:45
Yashar Alizadeh
Thank you.
00:20:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Welcome back. So we're on to midfielders now. So looking down the first team, we've got Enzo Fernandes, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Moises Kaisodo.
00:20:15
Yashar Alizadeh
Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.
00:20:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
We've got Lavia. And I guess we'll leave it... oh I'm trying to think. We'll leave it at that because the rest of the players are kind of like forwards, sort of like wingers slash, you know, sort of attackers.
00:20:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
So that's with the first team. And then with the players on loan, there's Leslie Oguchukwu. We've got Chukumena. We've got Andre Santos, João Felix.
00:20:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
And... And that's that. So let's plays start with the the players on the loan. so Oku Choku, Chokumana, Andre Santos and João Felix.
00:20:58
Yashar Alizadeh
man
00:21:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Where are you? I mean, Santos is coming back in. that's a formality. But those are the three, Yash. What's your thoughts?
00:21:09
Yashar Alizadeh
Santos is an unbelievable player, isn't he? well i I spent a few days watching some clips of him and he's just so powerful at when he runs forward and it's someone that that's something that we lack so much this season.
00:21:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:21:24
Yashar Alizadeh
Someone just to pick up that ball.
00:21:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:21:25
Yashar Alizadeh
And that's what Cole Palmer did in the first half the season. pick up the ball, drive with it. Something happened, don't know what's going on with him and that's a whole different conversation. But Santos, Keith, self-explanatory, Chukwomenka, Sel, he's not performed for Dortmund, won a goal in how many starts for them.
00:21:43
Yashar Alizadeh
And also he's someone that, again, same with Gilchrist, I can't see him pushing for that team. I can't see him really showing anything different for that Chelsea team that we don't have. And again, we have so many number 10s anyway that he can't fit in there, no way.
00:21:57
Yashar Alizadeh
Sel,
00:22:00
Yashar Alizadeh
chocolate
00:22:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Check your mana.
00:22:06
Yashar Alizadeh
is that the Southampton oh yeah i check my mu sell who's the one for Southampton?
00:22:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. That's Carney.
00:22:13
Yashar Alizadeh
Leslie Ogutok he's looking like he's Southampton's player of the year and again I reckon we should keep him
00:22:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
Ogu Chaku.
00:22:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:22:24
Yashar Alizadeh
like a really good six, really good six, really breaks up the play, scored against West Ham a few weeks ago, it was a week ago now, really good goal, just keep, see where he is, I think, give him another year, see where he is, see who's going to perform, and the last one, it was, you said, Jael Felix, you said, it sta him think, I feel, you know what, I do really feel for him, he's someone who, I think, he really thought that he could really turn it around in this, in this, sell for Chelsea, but, he just can't, and,
00:22:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, yeah, that's it. Yeah, yeah.
00:22:54
Yashar Alizadeh
I think he fought again the same thing for Milan and it's not happened for him. I do feel bad for him, but he should cut losses and then sell him off again.
00:23:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
What do you think's gone wrong with him? Is it like his sort of ego?
00:23:03
Yashar Alizadeh
So, no, I think his ego's in check.
00:23:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Does he think he's better than he is?
00:23:06
Yashar Alizadeh
I think he's a really, like, it seems like he's a really down-to-earth type of person. He seems like he's really hardworking. I think he just can't get opportunities and he's come at the wrong time because he come, lot they come obviously, this season.
00:23:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
hmm
00:23:19
Yashar Alizadeh
and like And obviously, like going back for the season, Cole Palmer had he was not going to get benched. And also, a new manager's coming in and he's going to put his guns on there. going to put all his bets on Cole Palmer.
00:23:30
Yashar Alizadeh
Again, he he can't play anywhere else. He can't play left and right. So, his only position is number 10.
00:23:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:23:38
Yashar Alizadeh
When you're tactically rigid like that yourself, then that's not going to progress you. And you're behind Cole Palmer. And unfortunately... like Even when Cole Palmer's on his birthday, he's not going to get benched. And rightly so.
00:23:53
Yashar Alizadeh
So, unfortunately, I think that's what's gone wrong.
00:23:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, absolutely.
00:23:55
Yashar Alizadeh
I do for feel for him. So, I'm going for the midfielders. We'll zoom past them quickly i don't want to spend too much time dabbling. Edson Fernandes, again, my second player of the year.
00:24:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
Class.
00:24:05
Yashar Alizadeh
I love him.
00:24:06
Yashar Alizadeh
i love He's just in his really shown, progressed himself this season. I can't wait until next season.
00:24:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:24:12
Yashar Alizadeh
Hopefully, we get Champions football. Then we're going him under the lights. I can't wait. I only imagine like the Argentinos sweatbands. It would just be unreal. My player of the year so this year, I know I've already said it, is Moises Carcelo.
00:24:27
Yashar Alizadeh
I think he is my of the year.
00:24:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, so good.
00:24:30
Yashar Alizadeh
Unbelievable. I'm so happy. and I'm so happy that he's proved that that was wrong. that he's come in and people say, you've worked for 100 mil, doesn't do this, doesn't do that.
00:24:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:24:38
Yashar Alizadeh
Amazing.
00:24:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Highs, so good.
00:24:38
Yashar Alizadeh
I love him. Unbelievable player.
00:24:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:24:41
Yashar Alizadeh
The Dewsbury Hall, Cell, it's just not good enough, is it? And it's such a weird signing, wasn't it? And like he was looking, he's looking it was he was looking more like he was going to, it was Brighton, if I'm not mistaken.
00:24:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. It was like a quota signing, really.
00:24:55
Yashar Alizadeh
he was looking like he was going to Brighton and then he hijacked it. Unfortunately for him, it didn't really work out the way he wanted to, but he still plays you know, like he's still humble about I reckon. And again, another quota.
00:25:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
I
00:25:06
Yashar Alizadeh
I agree with that. I think that's, Lavia, keep, I think keep him just for another year. Again, someone like Wesley Fofana, you're like, really? Like, and the reason I say keep is we we only bought him this year because of last year.
00:25:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
know.
00:25:19
Yashar Alizadeh
Sorry. It was this, it was last year we bought him. Yeah. So I think we should keep another year. look We've given Fofana three years, least give Lavia three years to where he is. And,
00:25:32
Yashar Alizadeh
I know we've seen a bit of Matthias Amugu. Amugu, we've seen a bit of Amugu. Can't really comment on them when you've them a couple of times.
00:25:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah,
00:25:40
Yashar Alizadeh
But again, looks like a decent player.
00:25:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah, yeah.
00:25:42
Yashar Alizadeh
And I think, yeah, i don't know if you agree with that.
00:25:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, definitely, man. some Yeah, I think the midfielders out of those are, it's kind of, it's probably the easiest lot to be honest honest, just because, you know, sort Kaisado, Enzo, you have to keep them
00:25:46
Yashar Alizadeh
But,
00:25:51
Yashar Alizadeh
yeah, it is. It is.
00:26:01
Yashar Alizadeh
Yeah.
00:26:03
Yashar Alizadeh
Yeah.
00:26:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
But obviously he does want to be playing. And yeah, Lavia, I think we just need to try and, you know,
00:26:06
Yashar Alizadeh
Yeah.
00:26:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
work out the magic potion or whatever to keep him fit, because when when he's on the team, you know, it's always particularly, you know, sort of against Spurs when when we beat them for three, you know, just unreal the way, you know, he combines with Enzo and Caicedo.
00:26:17
Yashar Alizadeh
Tottenham. Yeah, that performance. Yeah, that performance.
00:26:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's just brilliant. And he is one of those players that I think every club wants that in their, in their squads. It's just, it's just, you know, it' sort of, unfortunately, I think we've, we've signed players that are made of glass and, you know, sort of, they just keep getting, you know, those little niggly injuries that keep them out for ages.
00:26:30
Yashar Alizadeh
I agree.
00:26:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Anyway, onto the forwards. So with the first team, we've got Neto, Mudrick, Madiweke, Jackson, Nkuku, Jadon Sancho, Palmer, Tyric George and Mark Gwee.
00:26:54
Yashar Alizadeh
yeah
00:26:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
And then on loan it is Raheem Sterling and Broya.
00:27:06
Yashar Alizadeh
So, we'll stop with Broja. I said, I think Chelsea Academy boy, I understand, but he's just...
00:27:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:27:12
Yashar Alizadeh
like I think the times where he's played for Chelsea and he's not, he's just not performed at all. And unfortunately, car ties, quicker we leave in the better.
00:27:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:27:22
Yashar Alizadeh
have... we have sorry, Raheem Sterling, so that is the quickest one again.
00:27:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:27:28
Yashar Alizadeh
Not good enough. He's not even played for Arsenal much.
00:27:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:27:30
Yashar Alizadeh
and He has a massive ego that he thinks he's better than he is and I can speak hours about Raheem Sterling. We just don't like him.
00:27:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
I just, I don't know who's going to take him. That's the thing. I just have no idea.
00:27:39
Yashar Alizadeh
Saudi, Juventus.
00:27:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:27:41
Yashar Alizadeh
I think Juventus are looking at Juventus, I think Juventus has always been that club where they can sign players like that and then make him look good, but yeah, so, Saudi's looking like it, but again, he's on like, what, 275 grand a week? So,
00:27:53
Yashar Alizadeh
so
00:27:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think it's actually like 325.
00:27:54
Yashar Alizadeh
Again, oh, that is disgusting.
00:27:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's actually crazy.
00:27:58
Yashar Alizadeh
Okay. That is disgusting.
00:28:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:28:01
Yashar Alizadeh
We'll go with Mark Guay. Funny enough, he's same name as an old boy who left the palace, but really like him. Physical, proper old school number nine, I reckon.
00:28:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:28:10
Yashar Alizadeh
Big, six foot three, six foot two.
00:28:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:28:13
Yashar Alizadeh
Really good player. Really strong. Good with his feet. Again, he's only 19 years old, so and he came from Barca, really good player. I really like him personally. know lot Like Chelsea fans were saying, he should go on loan. I do agree he should go on loan, but I really like I think should keep him.
00:28:29
Yashar Alizadeh
Tariq George, our store boy. That's what he is now.
00:28:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's the man at the moment. Exactly, yeah.
00:28:34
Yashar Alizadeh
He's like Evil Saka, isn't he? He's like the...
00:28:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:28:38
Yashar Alizadeh
it's like people could feel was that evil He's our store boy. And I know people are thinking reactionary from the Fulham game, but he's always been like that anyway. Conference League, he was like that.
00:28:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:28:47
Yashar Alizadeh
During the FA Cup, like in the... but like EFL runs, he's been like that. And again, I love him. Amazing player. As our star boy there. Jadon Sancho, should we extend his loan?
00:28:58
Yashar Alizadeh
Personally, saying no, I don't think we should.
00:28:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:29:00
Yashar Alizadeh
And the reason i say that is because well it is a tricky one.
00:29:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Tricky one.
00:29:05
Yashar Alizadeh
Like, we did touch up on the other pod as well. We did say, if he starts taking more shots quicker, more efficiently, then we can see him staying on. But until then, I just see him as taking space for Tyreek George and
00:29:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:29:19
Yashar Alizadeh
We forgot one man, Estavio. That's one man who's coming in. Estavio, someone...
00:29:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
o hundred percent
00:29:25
Yashar Alizadeh
I can't wait to see him, man. I can't wait to see him.
00:29:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
100%.
00:29:27
Yashar Alizadeh
He looks unreal.
00:29:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's still going to be only like 18 when he joins us as well.
00:29:29
Yashar Alizadeh
Yeah, I can't wait. He's going to be unreal.
00:29:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Unreal.
00:29:32
Yashar Alizadeh
And I really hope so. When you have teams like Real Madrid and Barca and Inter Milan and Bayern, all the big teams, they're looking at him, he snubbed the wall off for us. and Yeah, can't wait for the coming. But like again, going back to Jadon Sancho, I think he's taking up space for those boys. That's what I say.
00:29:50
Yashar Alizadeh
Break the contract. Five billion.
00:29:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
also like his his wages are crazy so he might not to but you know fit that in
00:29:52
Yashar Alizadeh
In Kunku, yeah, they're gone. Yeah.
00:29:58
Yashar Alizadeh
And, you know, he started his attitude well, United, and it developed worse, so I'm scared happen again. In Kunku, the less we say about the better sell, just sell him.
00:30:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
yep slow lazy
00:30:07
Yashar Alizadeh
I can't even be bothered speaking about him, to be honest. Slow, doesn't care about the club, slow on turns, doesn't offer anything, just doesn't have a presence on that pitch where you need.
00:30:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:30:19
Yashar Alizadeh
Unlike this man, Nicholas Jackson, keep him presence on the pitch, raw as we...
00:30:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yep, 100%. Mm.
00:30:26
Yashar Alizadeh
We have spoken about a lot of them. for the past few pods anyway. But yeah, raw, direct, which we need as strikers anyway. And I think he can develop into a better player. Noni, mixed opinions, but I think we should sell him, cut a losses.
00:30:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm.
00:30:40
Yashar Alizadeh
He does frustrate me a lot. He does. He just goes... And with him, is I think his ego, not only is his ego is too high, thinks he's better than he is, does... he does he does these things on the pitch where he goes either too wide or just cuts in too soon.
00:30:55
Yashar Alizadeh
It's just two, three things you're thinking about, like just take that extra touch or cut in that extra bit of time.
00:30:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:31:03
Yashar Alizadeh
Pedro Neto, keep him, love him. think he's become my new favourite player recently. I think he it. He loves playing here, which I love.
00:31:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hey, solid.
00:31:10
Yashar Alizadeh
and Pedro Neto I love. I think there's one man, Fofana, I'll touch on him a little bit, David Fofana.
00:31:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, yeah.
00:31:18
Yashar Alizadeh
He's still training with us. He hasn't been on loan or anywhere. I think we should sell him. He looked good from all day he came, but sell him.
00:31:28
Yashar Alizadeh
I've not seen much of him. I know we have much time left. We're just touching the manager then.
00:31:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
What about Mudrick, sorry? What about Mudrick?
00:31:37
Yashar Alizadeh
Mudric, yes, sorry, Mudric.
00:31:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Easy. Yeah.
00:31:39
Yashar Alizadeh
I'm called Palmer, obviously. keep i think that's a self-expansion, don't have to talk about that.
00:31:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:31:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
easy
00:31:45
Yashar Alizadeh
Mudric is a weird one because you don't know what's to happen. I've heard reports that if he's found guilty, going get banned for four years, which means the contract is broken with Chelsea, which means we'll pay £25-30 million for him.
00:31:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:31:58
Yashar Alizadeh
So there's a lot of things going on.
00:31:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, wow, really?
00:31:59
Yashar Alizadeh
I can't comment. Yeah.
00:32:01
Yashar Alizadeh
So it's like, if he's found guilty and his contract will like his four year ban, which also means his contract will be broken without any plausible causes.
00:32:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
gosh.
00:32:11
Yashar Alizadeh
So, which means we only got to pay 20, I think 25 or 30 million for him to Shakhtar just for like the initial installation buy.
00:32:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
Wow.
00:32:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:32:19
Yashar Alizadeh
So I hope so. Cause I really do like him. And if he's found not guilty, keep him up. Like he's, direct and he is 24 he is gonna you know he's getting at the age where he needs to start performing well but i've heard his official sentence will be end of this month so let's fingers crossed we'll we'll speak about another podcast but until then can't really comment on that i really hope so i really hope that he's clear he's passed a lie detector like allegedly which is good so hopefully that will back him but the coach the gaffer
00:32:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:32:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:32:50
Yashar Alizadeh
Enzo Mureska, I'm going to let you start this one because I'm going to go on rant if I start. So I'll let you start.
00:32:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, yeah. You know, it's kind of Leicester 2.0 in terms of great start to the season. Fizzled out around, or like, you know, sort of downturned during Christmas and kind of just been super inconsistent since then.
00:33:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Looks like he's only got one way to play. and Doesn't really look like he's got a plan B just, you know, against the low block or when, you know, teams are hard to break down.
00:33:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
and Yeah, weird tactics, particularly I think highlighted by playing, you know, James in a sort of like central midfielder role. Just really strange. It's kind of, you know, sort of what a lot of managers, you know, they've seen Pep do these different things and then they think, yeah, I can do the same thing.
00:33:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
And that's probably just not the case because only Pep has his players and only his players can really play his way. I, yeah, I'm really sort of, I don't think he's really connecting with the fans. Yeah.
00:33:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's a tricky time and i think we need someone that's just a bit bolder. i know Bluko love him because he's a yes man, but I'm not sure he's going to win us many trophies.
00:33:57
Yashar Alizadeh
Yep, exactly.
00:34:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
What about you?
00:34:01
Yashar Alizadeh
No, it's getting rid of him. trump like When you hire a championship manager, don't be surprised if you're a champion's championship-level tactics. That is it, to the broad line.
00:34:11
Yashar Alizadeh
And you know what? People always say, players like Sir Alex Ferguson, for example, he won a championship with Aberdeen, and they brought him into Man Utd.
00:34:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:34:20
Yashar Alizadeh
He was already a proven winner. He won it with Aberdeen.
00:34:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:34:24
Yashar Alizadeh
Pep, he's won it with Marseille. these things, Luis Enrique won things with Barca. I think the only argument you can say is Arteta, but again, he worked under an amazing manager in Pep, so that's the only reason you can say that.
00:34:39
Yashar Alizadeh
and And yet again, Arteta hasn't won anything in six years, so people forget that. But when you hire a championship-level manager, don't be surprised championship-level tactics and approaches.
00:34:52
Yashar Alizadeh
And again, his tactics are fresh, new We're very but very new to the Premier League. So the first six months we started really well because people didn't know how to defend it.
00:35:03
Yashar Alizadeh
And as soon as people were like, oh, he just puts an extra midfielder in the box. Okay, let's go 4-4-2.
00:35:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:35:08
Yashar Alizadeh
Just nullified. So, yeah, get rid of him. But they won't. They'll keep him another two years until he wins nothing. And then eventually, yes, some other yes man will come in. But, yeah.
00:35:21
Yashar Alizadeh
sound very helpful but again yeah it just it is what it is had when we had and mom we had abramovich he hired winners winners tuchel winner like you know exactly
00:35:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
I know.
00:35:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's it.
00:35:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
You know, as well, like, so if we did experiment as well, like sort of with Andre Viejo Boas and stuff, you know, sort of, he was a winner in Portugal and stuff like that, but you know, he was just too young, too inexperienced, couldn't, you know, sort of write raise his level.
00:35:38
Yashar Alizadeh
and actually
00:35:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
And so he was gone and it was kind of just like that, you know, you know, sometimes I did think, I did think
00:35:47
Yashar Alizadeh
Exactly. That's it. Yeah, like they stack yeah he sacked managers like that. And he sacked Tuchel like that as well.
00:35:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, absolutely. I mean, sometimes, you know, i think it was a little bit harsh, you know, sort of, you know, sacking Ancelotti, sort the season he came second and stuff, you know, stuff like that.
00:35:53
Yashar Alizadeh
Yeah.
00:36:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Bit mental, but at the same time, it did work out for us in the end. You know, it's it's always it's always been solid.
00:36:05
Yashar Alizadeh
Yeah, dude.
00:36:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
But you'll see, i think... It's never a dull day with Chelsea and we never know what's going to happen.
00:36:13
Yashar Alizadeh
No.
00:36:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
So definitely keep your eyes peeled. And who knows, everything that we said could just be the complete opposite with Bluko. You never know. They might just decide to revamp the whole squad once again.
00:36:23
Yashar Alizadeh
It's not going to happen.
00:36:25
Yashar Alizadeh
Yeah. Yeah, to finish it off, let's say three signings that we want Chelsea sign. Three signings quickly before we let the viewers go.
00:36:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I think we should bring in DeLapp because he's cheaper in terms of the striker departments. Like he's about 30 mil. I think he's worthwhile gamble, particularly if we can sell players like Nkunku.
00:36:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think DeLapp would bring similar but great you know so similar attributes, but great competition to Jackson. I think if De Lapp's there, he'll make Jackson actually sharpen up his finishing.
00:36:57
Yashar Alizadeh
Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.
00:37:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hoyssen, I think that's how you say it, from Bournemouth. I think he'd be a great prospect. Again, i think Bluko would go for him because he's young.
00:37:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
They love, you know, the youth. Those two definitely. In terms of anyone else, I'd actually... It's a bit of a kerpo and I don't think it would happen.
00:37:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
But just because of you know the dynamics at Real Madrid, I'd almost love us to get Rodrigo on the right wing.
00:37:25
Yashar Alizadeh
Yeah, that'd be amazing, wouldn't it?
00:37:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
you know what mean? Just because he's a quality, quality player. you know so i think there's a bit of humility to him because think he kind of recognizes he's he's kind like third or fourth fiddle to mbappe vinnie and bellingham uh but he still you know sort of turns up does what is you know is asked of him and to be honest i think he would thrive given to be to be given more game time and more responsibility I think the big thing really is that trying to pull him away from Madrid would be tough not just because of the club but also just because Spain is an amazing place to be and being in Madrid would just be a lot more comfortable for him and his family than London
00:38:04
Yashar Alizadeh
I agree. I do agree i do agree with everyone I'm going to go a bit different. going to with Ollie Watkins as a striker.
00:38:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
okay
00:38:14
Yashar Alizadeh
Someone who's unhappy, I really can see it. And you saw the post-match interview and think he did regret what he said about was fuming.
00:38:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
I did see that, yeah.
00:38:21
Yashar Alizadeh
But again, feel he's being disrespected and club like Chelsea comes in, he'll start straight away.
00:38:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:38:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah.
00:38:31
Yashar Alizadeh
And someone like him, 100% have him, take him. Second, I do agree with what that we said with the Bournemouth centre-back. I want to go with someone a bit different.
00:38:43
Yashar Alizadeh
Someone a bit of the ordinary. Jonathan Tarr on a free from Leverkusen.
00:38:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
oh yeah Okay.
00:38:49
Yashar Alizadeh
Big, strong leader. Winner. A winner. That's what he is.
00:38:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah,
00:38:54
Yashar Alizadeh
He's a winner. I know he's looking like he's going to go Bayern Munich. Typical German. They're recycled players.
00:38:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
a typical. Yeah.
00:39:01
Yashar Alizadeh
But I'll take him in a heartbeat. Really take him. And lastly, Aaron Ramsdale from Southampton.
00:39:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Really? Oh my gosh.
00:39:08
Yashar Alizadeh
Aaron Ramsdale. The reason I say that is because I think he's underappreciated by different clubs. you He's made 142 saves in the Premier League this season. People forget that. 142 saves. 142 saves. Three penalty saves.
00:39:21
Yashar Alizadeh
Listen, for me, I'm a stat man. I'm a stat man. I love stats. So he's the top, like, most saves he's made in the Premier League, especially against that Southampton defence. Shocking.
00:39:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, that's true.
00:39:34
Yashar Alizadeh
And fair enough, he did concede 55 goals.
00:39:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
is
00:39:36
Yashar Alizadeh
He did.
00:39:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:39:37
Yashar Alizadeh
But remember, he has... You might as well yellow mannequins in front of him. Make no difference. Those are my three, which I love Chelsea to buy.
00:39:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
is Yeah, yeah,
00:39:44
Yashar Alizadeh
And if we do get them, we can actually build on a really good foundation. Yeah, because I know Jonathan Tars, 30. Ramsdale, 26. Watkins, 27, think 26, 27 is that age now.
00:39:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah.
00:39:56
Yashar Alizadeh
So again, those three reaching their primes.
00:39:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Getting to the peeker.
00:40:01
Yashar Alizadeh
I think really Chelsea do need those three. So interesting episode today, wasn't it?
00:40:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
o yeah Big transfer news there. Big transfer chat.
00:40:08
Yashar Alizadeh
Yeah. I wish.
00:40:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Let us know in the comments what you guys think listening on. Would you make any other different signings for us? What would be your top three? and Have we made a mistake with what we would do with the squad and the loan players?
00:40:21
Yashar Alizadeh
Hmm.
00:40:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Let us know, guys. but yashlit Thanks so much for joining me once again.
00:40:24
Yashar Alizadeh
No, thank it was a pleasure. I can't wait to do this one again.
00:40:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
and We'll see you on the next one.