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EP 69: Match Review Monday - Everton
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Join Matt and Luke discuss all things cold, wet and blue from the weekend's action!
0-0, only the second time Chelsea have failed to score - just an off day or something bigger?
Do Chelsea need to go big in the January transfer market to deal with these games better?
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00:00:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hello and welcome to the Daily Chelsea brought to you by the Global Sports Podcast Network. I'm your host Matt Blagdon and today is Match Day Review Monday. It is all things Chelsea versus Everton that we're going to be talking about. And it's not just me that's going to be talking all things Chelsea and Everton. I'm joined by the waxing lyrical phenomenon. It is lyrical, Luke. How you doing, Luke?
00:00:33
Luke
I am very, very well. I've had a haircut. You've spoken about this to me on ah before we started the pod.
00:00:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:00:40
Luke
So yeah, I'm adjusting to life with very short hair at the moment and probably the coldest month of the year so far. But yeah, doing well, doing well.
00:00:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:00:48
Luke
I think it's pretty apt that I'm struggling with the cold in the same way that Chelsea did struggle against Everton in some wet and windy conditions. so But we'll touch on that soon.
00:00:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. yeah absolutely absolutely it um um uh luke isn't just a ah man with words but he's also one with style as a as of the note to the haircut but of course ladies and gentlemen we are talking about all things epton and yeah luke you're absolutely right it was a blustery blustery day in the north of england on sunday for for ah for ah the boys in blue and the boys in white
00:01:08
Luke
Stop it.
00:01:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
That definitely, you know, did play into the game, didn't it? I mean, so obviously they're professionals and so they can play football in kind of whatever conditions, but it definitely did sort of hammer down with the rain in the first half, which just didn't really help, I think, anyone within the game. And it was a bit of a stuck in the mud sort of game, I think, for both teams.
00:01:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
know highlighted with the nil nil score line I think you know disappointment maybe more so on Chelsea's side because we have been so free-scoring in the season so far mean but in particular that's the Second game this season where Chelsea haven't been able to score the other game was the the first game lost to Man City so I think generally, you know positive reading from that Luke based on this season, but When you watched the game and then came away from the result, was this two points dropped or was it a point gained for Chelsea?
00:02:21
Luke
i think especially given our recent record of goodison you have to really look at it as as ah as as ah it it a positive result it's frustrating of course because we've been on such a good run it was five wins in a row and this would have been a great momentum shift ahead of what could have been a tricky game for liverpool against Tottenham if we'd if we taken all three points and and ah ah risen to the summit of the table just before kickoff for that as was the last game of the weekend but ultimately I think, yeah, the conditions as we've touched on, they definitely played into Sean Dyche's hands a lot more than Mareska's because the whole build up play for a lot of both teams was very disrupted because you couldn't really build up any rhythm because the the ball wasn't traveling as slickly, a lot of passes were over hit because of the wind or under hit. So it was a lot of a lot of swirling passes, a lot of looping headers, a lot of like kind of high balls that were easy for Everton to kind of their bread and butter to and to intercept and to and to to to to win tackles, all that sort of stuff. So it wasn't the most watchable game, I'll certainly say that. um But i don't I don't think either side performed badly. Again, it's a case of we've been fairly free scoring as you touched on, but Everton have been fairly stingy in defence. So it was almost a case of one was going to have to come up short. And ultimately, it was
00:03:32
Luke
it was it was actuallyarre it was our ability to find the back of the net and we did have a couple of good chances and on yeah on a different day I think Jackson could have himself certainly could have had a brace but but we have to look at it and say we've got some bad results at Everton and and in the last few seasons and and I think that If on another day we lose at 1-0, if it's not for a couple of brilliant saves from Robert Sanchez and and a couple of excellent blocks from Tocin in particular, we we go away with not with nothing. And I think it's a positive again another positive reflection which we've spoken about a lot this season.
00:04:05
Luke
of our progress that we've made, that but getting a point at Goodison when we didn't really look like losing, it would have been and a real shame if we had. They obviously had a couple of good chances, Everton, but but on the whole, I didn't feel uncomfortable in the game. It was just it just wasn't wasn't a great spectacle to watch because, as I say, mainly the conditions, so neither team could really get their influence put on the on the football. but But yeah, I think we we we have to be positive about it. It's just frustrating. but in the grand scheme of things, if it comes down to it and we lose we lose the title by two points and this is the game that was the reason for it, I'm going to be more annoyed that we dropped points at home to Palace when they were in a dire run of form than I am at points we dropped today, or the weekend, sorry.
00:04:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:04:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, absolutely. and Love that title talk there. like Very aggressive, very strong, very confident. confident I think you know we all need to embrace that a lot more. that's i mean sort of Now we are four points behind Liverpool because they had that astonishing 6-3 win against
00:04:53
Luke
Yeah.
00:05:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
think it was just great to, I guess, be in similar company of just, you know, doing one over at Spurs. and, you know, next time we just need to score two more goals, um, to match Liverpool. So, that's the challenge really. Uh, but yeah, you touched on progress, Luke, and I'm delighted that you did just because, like we, like compared to last season, we lost two nil at Goodison and that was just really naff result. We just really weren't up to the races that day and
00:05:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
At the moment, you know, for Christmas this year, Chelsea are sitting in second. and Now, compared to last season, we were sitting in 10th. We had only six wins, four draws, and we had lost seven times already.
00:05:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
So, you know, and we've only lost twice this year.
00:05:43
Luke
Hmm.
00:05:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
We've drawn five and one 10. We're into double digits for wins already, which is, you know, sort of sort of music to our all of our ears. so the progress is clear to to see.
00:05:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
quickly, just before we go to to a break, Luke, I mean, We didn't necessarily have our shooting boots on and Palmer did seem to have a bit of an off day today, showing quite some visible frustrations just when some of the link up with Sancho didn't come off and maybe, you know, sort of he hit a few scuffed shots and some of his general play was just a little bit wayward and below his general standards. know, sort of do we just brush this off as, you know, it was a slightly off day or was it, know, a little bit more than that? so
00:06:26
Luke
i don't think you can read too much into it i mean it's a lot It's a long season and the game's kind of thick and fast and you can't be at the top of your game every single game. I mean, he he's clearly our talisman Palmer, but it's always going to be a difficult matchup when you've got, you're you're playing up against the midfield of Idrisa Gai, Abdullah Dukore, and they're all just sort of sitting in and holding that that midfield area and ultimately trying to mark Palmer out of the game, which which is, they did it a great effect because
00:06:58
Luke
we We had a lot of joy on the left-hand side with Sancho, but there's a 39-year-old fallback in the name of Ashley Young having a renaissance this season where he's just, he's playing excellently.
00:07:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm-hmm Yeah, absolutely
00:07:08
Luke
And and I think if if it isn't for individual moments like that, we really could have excelled in other areas. And and i think I think Palmer ultimately, he could he could have got himself easily and an assist in the game because there was an excellent ball that he was played in through behind.
00:07:22
Luke
i don't I don't think we utilise the balls over the top and and and the quick interchanges of play as much as we should have but again I think some of that comes down to the conditions of the game and it allowed Everton to sit in and it allowed Palmer where he normally flourishes in that kind of half space to be essentially crowded out because there was so much dominance for Everton in that midfield area and that and and that and that kind of the the deep defensive line they had Well, if it wasn't Brantaway or Tarkovsky kind of stepping up, it was to Coray or interested gay kind of sitting in and really making it difficult in that area for someone to to to have any influence.
00:07:56
Luke
but But we had we had a lot of ah lot of attacking threat down the wings. And i think I think Pedro Neto particularly was probably a little bit hard done by when he came off because he he was quite a threat on on that on that right hand side.
00:08:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:08:07
Luke
And I think you have Michelenko's number. but
00:08:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:08:10
Luke
But ultimately, but we'll we' kind of probably touch more on on the kind of overall lineup and the substitutions from Oresco in a bit after the break.
00:08:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm. Hmm.
00:08:16
Luke
but but But I think I wouldn't read too much into overall for Palmer. He's bound to have a a slightly less influential day, but it it at the end of the day he can only do as much as everyone else can do and I don't think anyone was particularly excellent in the game apart from maybe the some of the defenders but being pretty switched on and and pretty composed at certain points but but yeah overall it's a tough game to take but it's the Premier League you're gonna get results like this you're gonna get you're gonna get games like this where things don't might necessarily go your your way.
00:08:45
Luke
But I don't think we played poorly. but But yeah, I think yeah um he it certainly wasn't yeah it wasn't his best game. But there there will there will be moments like that.
00:08:54
Luke
Of course there will be. And he's only human after all, as much as we think he yeah is a gift from the gods. He is he certainly yeah he has his ability to have an off day. but But yeah, I'm sure he'll bounce back alert.
00:09:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, absolutely.
00:09:05
Luke
Who knows? He could be scoring a hat trick in the next game. So I wouldn't be surprised if he did.
00:09:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
So true. Yeah. Now that would be wonderful for a Boxing Day, London, Derby, uh, more on that later in the week, everyone, but yeah, break now and then onto more, uh, lineup diagnosis.
00:10:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
Welcome back. Luke, we just touched on some of the individual performances, but with the lineup as a whole from Mareska, on the face of it, it probably did seem like the strongest outfits that we could play, considering suspensions with Kukarela and with the injuries to Labia, Ruth James and more.
00:10:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think for me, I was a little bit surprised that Mareska played Gusto at left-back and wanted him to be the inversion and almost you know sort of going up to be that extra attacker, finding those spaces the final third, like Kukarela has done so well in the last few games.
00:10:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
For me, I thought we had to play Vega for this game just because he's a bit more composed and I think has a better balance of composure and physicality, which I thought was really needed for this game. And so, you know, sort of in my opinion, I would have played Colwill and Tocin at center back, Gusto on the right, and then Vega at left back to invert.
00:11:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Do you think, obviously Mariska played Dassasi instead, you think that was the right call and you know sort of having Gusto go up being the the support from defence?
00:11:20
Luke
It comes down to the kind of attributes of the personnel. and And I know what you mean in terms of, I think Vega is definitely the more natural suited in their left back positions ah as as a cover for, for Kukarela. But I think it potentially comes down to the fact that Mareska ultimately rates are starting full backs as Gusto and Kukarela clearly at the moment, particularly with James' long-term injury. But we we have to look at it and to say that if Kukarela is not there,
00:11:47
Luke
He's made the decision that we need Gusto in the team, but he also wants to make sure that the the the viable option that we have in defence is strong physical defenders. And after Tocin and Colwell, ultimately, the probably the next best choice there is is for Disasi to come in. And he has played fairly well at right-back. He's obviously not accustomed at left-back. That's a lot more where Badia Shilo will be playing and filling in.
00:12:13
Luke
But I think for a physical presence to win the headers, to be dominant in the air, which I think I ultimately think the defense did really well in terms of particularly dealing with the threat of Calvert-Lewin. He was pretty anonymous for most of the game. And it was only until Beto came on and they sort of changed their system, Everton, that they really sort of to have a bit of impetus and in in that kind of second half.
00:12:31
Luke
but But I think, yeah, I think in his mind it was a case of I want a back three of Colwell, Tosin and Tisasi with Gusto inverting. But yeah, we we know that it's not as natural for Gusto to invert, particularly on that left-hand side.
00:12:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:12:44
Luke
He's more than capable of playing in those half-spaces in that sort of force-attacking midfielder role that the fallback world will sort of undertake.
00:12:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:12:50
Luke
But we know we we have a special talent in Cucarello there who's really excelling in that role. I think for Gusto, he spent a few weeks now playing more of that wide centre half slash right back hybrid role. So it may have been a lot for him to come into and to have an influence. And and he wasn't particularly at the races at certain points. and And I think, yeah, there's a couple of personnel changes that maybe would have benefited. I think Lavio would have been really useful in this game because he has that ability to turn quickly and to play it play it through the lines with line breaking passes that I don't think Caesado
00:13:23
Luke
has as good of an ability. He's more of that out and out destroyer and passer than than than Lavia, who who is a lot more technically gifted, I think, ultimately with with the ball at his feet.
00:13:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:13:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:13:35
Luke
That's not to say Kaiseido isn't brilliant. Obviously, I'm not saying that, but but I think in the styles of how we were but but but're ultimately playing and and the type of physicality in the combative midfield and defence that Sean Dyche likes to have, win the second balls, be aggressive in the tackle, try and draw fouls off players.
00:13:52
Luke
We did the best we could, so I understood why he made that line-up. With hindsight, of course, always 20-20, so Vega may have been more influential having Guston that right back, we may have gotten away with not having an extra kind of centre-half type presence.
00:14:06
Luke
but but But I can see why he did it from the start. And yeah, i don't I don't think the game is necessarily won or lost by who we play at left back. But it's certainly an interesting, it's it's a lot more of an interesting proposition now than it has been in the past because of the way that Mareska plays the system.
00:14:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah Very true.
00:14:22
Luke
And I think long term, We'll have to see how Vega develops, but I think that we've got quite a few options now in that sort of defense to be a little bit more fluid with with with who we want in certain roles.
00:14:37
Luke
but yeah i think gusto is more than capable of playing that role i think ultimately maybe he just had one of his worst games for us than he's had but obviously since he joined the club he's been he's been pretty much a revelation really for most chelsea fans he's not really put a foot wrong but but but again i think again we we have to take a lot into account of
00:14:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, definitely.
00:14:57
Luke
The ball wasn't really sticking. We couldn't really be zippy and quick with the passes. And when your sort of metronome in Cole Palmer is not having his best game either, it does it does make little ah ah it does make a little bit more difficult for everyone to sort of flourish.
00:15:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. yeah
00:15:09
Luke
But we I think we have to give credit to everything. I think they did well. They set up well. They knew what they wanted to do. Tried to catch on the break a couple of times. And and yeah, that they performed their jobs well. So I think, yeah, we we we I don't want to get too bogged down in the negativity and the options of the personnel we have.
00:15:23
Luke
in our side when actually maybe it's a fair a fair shout of praise goes to Everton and how they performed.
00:15:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, absolutely. Yeah, Everton were a strong outfit, no doubt. And yeah, definitely buoyant after getting a point against Arsenal. And i probably they came in with the same mindset and attitude against us because we're both at the top the top of the table and they really, really need the points. Everton, absolutely. Because they've had a bit of a yeah tricky start to the season. was defence, Luke, just going to attack.
00:15:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Neto and Jackson were subbed with about 15 minutes to go with normal time for Madawake and and kuu in In other games we've seen Mariska be quite decisive with subs and make them, yeah you know, he's not scared to do that at half time or quite early in the second half if he sees something not happening. So clearly from that he was actually happy with the team and and how it was panning out in terms of, I guess, you know, containing Everton and it being you know quite a bitty and kind of scatty kind of game we've touched on with the weather and and everything within that so but
00:16:27
Luke
Thank you.
00:16:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm a little bit surprised that you know Felix didn't make her and sort of an appearance, potentially either for Sancho or Palmer. you think sort of maybe ah you know those subs were the right call to make, as in sort of kind of just like for like and just get some fresh legs on to try and and get past you know some tired players on the Everton side? Or do you think we needed maybe to bring on a bit more flair in Felix because Palmer was having a bit of an off day?
00:16:57
Luke
Yeah, I think again, it of course, it's so easy to to to contradict what the manager's decision is once we know the final result and we we have time to reflect on the on the fixture. But yeah, I think looking on it, it was interesting to have taken off.
00:17:12
Luke
Neto and Jackson obviously fought for Kunku and Madawecki, just ultimately down to the personnel, of the players as well. I think we may have benefited more from just taking Palmer off in the sense of he wasn't he wasn't having too much impact on the game. Let's try with Felix and in that sort of space there and said to see if he can have more influence. And also just to give Palmer a rest because he didn't, does does he need to play 90 minutes if he's not being that particularly influential when we have so many games coming thick and fast over the next few weeks?
00:17:39
Luke
it may have may have been suitable for Felix to come on from in place of Palmer. And then I think, yeah, it may have been interesting to see, particularly after the the yellow card for Ashley, I'm going to replace it by Seamus Coleman with that final 15 minutes. It may have been interesting to see.
00:17:53
Luke
someone like Neto up against him with that just out and out pace rather than Sancho's trickery and skill which is obviously an excellent commodity and he's a slightly different profile on that on that wing so it would have it may have been interesting to have seen Neto go onto his more favorite left-hand side playing playing just going full out channel channeling his pace a again against the fullback see if he can get in behind and have Medoweche come on on the right hand side in his favourite position and just kind of cutting inside, whipping in the balls of his left foot and keeping Jackson in or even bringing on Mark Gui, who had obviously had a really good performance against Shamrock Rovers. He's young, he's hungry, he's obviously very good in the press, he's very good and energetic up front. It's a little bit raw still, but again, it's high, it's physicality, it's presence. So taking off Jackson bringing in Kunku on, and Kunku's great in the intricate spaces.
00:18:44
Luke
and has been excellent for us every time he's played, I think really, but is he the right profile against the defensive pairing of Brown Thwaite and Tarkovsky? I don't know. But again, uh, for, for every opportunity, what you say a decision for the substitution is wrong.
00:18:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right,
00:18:59
Luke
You look at the decision that Mariska made against Bournemouth where he substitute changed the game. so I don't want to be too critical at all.
00:19:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
sure. Yeah.
00:19:05
Luke
I do, you but, but it of course we have to be able to reflect on the game and say what could be done differently and I think maybe yeah it would have been it would have been nicer to see maybe a couple more subs rather than saying that those are the wrong subs just just maybe a little bit earlier and having a little bit more um little bit more What's assertiveness, I suppose, in taking off Palmer and and and maybe Sancho as well, just to give it give the whole attacker a complete refresh, because they'd had 75 odd minutes or so, and they hadn't really been able to make a stamp on the game. Let's just change out four four attackers. we've We've got the substitutes. Why not use them?
00:19:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, absolutely. You know, it's nothing personal. It's just, you know, the way the game's going and so sometimes, yeah, absolutely.
00:19:41
Luke
Yeah, let's give it, roll the dice.
00:19:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Like so sometimes your talisman, yeah, he just needs to like have a break and someone needs to step in and sort of, that's a good challenge to have for everyone to kind of see that, you know, sort of,
00:19:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Obviously, Palmer, this is probably going to be one of very few off games throughout the season, we hope anyway. But it would be lovely to see yeah some you know sort of continuous competition in that you know sort of number 10 role. and Anyway, that's all things Everton. We're going to be talking a few things transfer-wise after this break.
00:20:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Welcome back. Luke, obviously, you know, disappointing game for many reasons. know, we always want to be entertained as fans and it just kind of was a bit of a drab watch. But you know, sometimes you get that. was one of two no-no games on the weekends, which I guess was probably a bit of a surprise for all fans, i'm considering there's always been at least a goal in most games this season.
00:21:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Considering that kind of game and you know kind of very quite challenging conditions, is it just one of those that, sure, it was just a tough game, but we go again? Or is it a slight highlight that we need slightly different personnel going forward to try and really overcome these challenges of when we do come across a really physical side?
00:21:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
that does want to almost play a very sort of Sean Dyches route one almost kind of play that you know there's that classic phrase of can they do it in a cold Tuesday night in Stoke can we do it on a cold Sunday afternoon in Everton um And so, you know, do we need to maybe look at a player like Osseman, who is just much like greater in stature compared to Nkunku or Jackson? Obviously, we would. There were rumors we were going to go for him in the summer. But do we need to have a look for him in January? darris sam We briefly spoke about this player as well. Did I say even a Paul Pogba kind of player in that midfield just to sort of add some a bit of height, creativity and strength all in one?
00:22:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
What do you think we need to do um this January window?
00:22:23
Luke
it's Look, I mean, we are a club notorious for for if if it ain't broke, we can still try and fix it. So is I wouldn't be surprised with whoever we link with or whoever we end up signing because you can't you can't be surprised with transfers when it comes to Chelsea Football Club.
00:22:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
yes yeah
00:22:39
Luke
but But ultimately i I'm at a place now where I feel I don't want to describe disrupt the squad too much and I'd be looking a lot more closely at fine tuning rather than wholesale change and I know that that's kind of what the club are trying to have as their policy now anyway that they've they have sort of stepped away from that.
00:22:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
If you.
00:22:58
Luke
mass buying sort of idea they've had for the last 18 months or so. and And I would be more intrigued to see who who we who we let go actually, who goes out the door rather than necessari necessarily coming in with some inbound sign-ins. I think, yeah, there there's there's certainly always need for, if there's if there's quality out there and it's available and it's a good price and we think they can make a difference, ah ah always think it's worthwhile having a look and seeing what's available.
00:23:26
Luke
a striker is still a consideration for sure but I don't think that Jackson is in a position now to feel like he shouldn't be our number one because he's done he's done well enough he he every time we see him him play generally I'm not saying every week but but he has got better he has he's become more decisive and I think He'll be upset that there was a couple of chances he had, notably the the kind of the the shot that he had straight at Pickford early in the first half. And when he hit the post from ah from a loose ball from a corner on a different day, he gets a brace. And we're not even talking about any issues here at all with a personnel and the team. So I don't, I don't, I don't want to be going, God, we need to sign another striker again, of course, and all that sort of stuff. When we have options, we we have.
00:24:10
Luke
many players still involved in the squad and and I think a focus for us in January certainly has to be getting rid of the players that aren't playing or the players that feel that they need to play more. I'm looking at players like you Ben Chilwell who's been ah an excellent servant for the club but ultimately is now no longer needed and I hate him for the sake of his own career and he' it England prospects whatever it may be he needs to move on and he needs to find another club because he isn't getting minutes and that's certain that he's not really involved. You're looking at players like you Drewsbury Hall who are excellent kind of professionals I think in terms of when they represent the club they do it with with full focus, full maturity and he's been very good for us in the Europa conference league but is he a player again if he has ambitions in his career does he want to be involved?
00:24:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mm hmm.
00:24:54
Luke
but i also I also look at it and say I don't know if a lot of these players are are going to be pushing too much the exit door even with this heavy rotation because a fair amount of them are getting minutes in the conference league which is really useful for us to have that sort of B team.
00:25:08
Luke
also if we do go on and potentially win some silverware this season you're going to want to be involved.
00:25:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:25:13
Luke
It's only an extra six months even if you're only getting a handful of minutes. Do you want to come away with a winner's medal and a trophy and to feel involved in a sort of squad with the potential that you could have maybe an impact next year, give it one more pre-season?
00:25:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:25:26
Luke
But I do think the club are looking more to clear house and it may just be loans. It may be players like your Cesar Casadis, your Chukwamecas that go out on loan, give them six months, play them week in week out, really seeing if they have futures in this project or if they're going to be sellable assets.
00:25:42
Luke
there's so many players we already have out on loan that perform an excellently like Andre Santos is doing very well in league one. And there's a lot of talk that looking at signing more, kind of a couple more youth prospects for that midfield, he'll make the transition back into to Chelsea full time.
00:25:54
Luke
And then we'll have a play go out and Strasbourg to fill that loan spot. So, there's a, there's a lot of options, but, but I would be more looking at the outgoing to say at the moment, because
00:25:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
absolutely
00:26:03
Luke
there's There's a good harmony at the moment with this team. and and And I think we have a really good healthy competition for places. And I don't want to disrupt that too much by bringing in potential egos or players that may not gel, particularly someone like a poor Pogba, who is notorious for being a bit of a disruptive influence.
00:26:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
absolutely. Yeah.
00:26:19
Luke
Whether whether that's right or not, whether that is this whole Manchester United kind of debacle that's going on with a lot of their players, because we've seen the impact, the positive impact from Jaden Sancho.
00:26:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:26:28
Luke
there's a lot of talk as well with him that that Chelsea are really happy with how he's jelled with the squad and think to be able to pick him up for 25 million with the agreed sale for United is going to be a no-brainer and I completely agree I think he's clearly a very talented player and he's really flourishing at our club so it's really nice to see but it's it's it's options and decisions and signings like that that we want to be making, one we want to be trying of course that's a little bit of an unpolished diamond almost.
00:26:53
Luke
We didn't really know what we were going to be getting, but it wasn't too much of a waste to bring it in, give it a go. But but we we want those sorts of sightings. I don't want to be going, oh goodness me, we've got to go out and pay 95 million for Yokirez because sport and Lisbon aren't doing as well now that Amorin's left.
00:27:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, of course.
00:27:08
Luke
So we're going to get him now. but Is he really what we need? like Because I don't want to disrupt.
00:27:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:27:14
Luke
We've already got him kunku, supposedly a little bit frustrated that he's not getting to play every week. If we don't want to do that to Jackson as well. So it's ultimately, it's all about the long term vision now of of yes, we may feel a little bit short, but let's address that in the summer then rather than let's let's disrupt it halfway through a campaign that's been fairly successful so far.
00:27:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:27:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, absolutely. Yeah, totally agree, Luke. Yeah, maybe that Unkunku one is one to watch in particular just because he is a quality, quality player, albeit, you know, sort of he's had to be patient because he's been out injured for effectively a year since we signed him. so he's had to kind of earn his stripes a little bit. But yeah, I guess, you know, sort of for him, he's like mid 20s getting into his late 20s, like he will want to be playing regularly and as well, because, you know, sort of the World Cup.
00:27:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
as much as it is in 18 months. That comes around really quickly and um he'll want to fight for his place in the French team. I think that's probably the closest one to watch. other ones that we've talked spoken about in terms of outgoings, probably quite a formality.
00:28:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think the only thing with Chihua is that his wages are just so massive. I'm not sure who's going to take him on. But yeah, sure, maybe half and half or something like that.
00:28:18
Luke
I wouldn't be surprised if if he does take a pay cut though, or it's a loan, and we cover a lot of the wages until we can get to the point where we we reduce it in the summer. Exactly. we we We haven't been opposed to doing it so far.
00:28:28
Luke
I mean, look at Sterling. I think we're paying over half his wages as well. He's at Arsenal and he's barely kicked the ball.
00:28:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah yeah yeah
00:28:33
Luke
so
00:28:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:28:34
Luke
it's I think that they're trying to rectify maybe some of the old ways that that's been Chelsea historically of paying a lot of money for for players whereas now we're doing these longer term contracts which we've spoken about in the past. and I think think from a business standpoint they're prepared to take that hit because you don't want someone who is, who is, well he's still, I think officially still has our second captain in command behind Ridge James for the club.
00:28:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:28:59
Luke
I'm not sure if that has maybe been changed with the new squads but he has been recently. I mean he is a fairly established and senior figure within the squad I don't think he he clearly isn't someone that's causing any fuss or kicking up any issues.
00:29:11
Luke
There's been no Like digs on social media any snide comments.
00:29:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:29:14
Luke
He's been fairly supportive of the of of the squad and and whenever you see him around on Cobham he looks in all the Footage that we kind of see to the public. He seems fairly positive I think I think it'll be a fairly amicable agreement that will get him out whether it is a six month loan with it with an option to buy then that will reduce the wages at that point
00:29:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, yeah, absolutely. Anyway, unfortunately, Luke, we're out of time. Thanks so much for joining me on match review Monday.
00:29:38
Luke
No, thank you for having me. It's, yeah, I'm i' so surprised we were able to draw out 30 minutes talking about a goal, a game with no goals um um that was fairly, fairly bereft of chances as well.
00:29:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, exactly. i know
00:29:48
Luke
But, but yeah, no, it's been good. It's been good. And yeah, I certainly think to kind of go back to your first point that that it was a positive rather than feeling like two points lost.
00:29:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Absolutely, you know the the skills we have leaked to be able to talk so much about no goals, but there we are I've been mad one do join us on the daily charity throughout the week Especially now in the Christmas period where the games come thick and fast cheap your notifications on and we'll see you in the next one