Man, this story is moving FAST. Now info saying that Sterling WAS INDEED informed last Friday that he has no future at the club, Sterling is looking to get a permanent move out (that was obvious from the statement already), etc...
Listen, I love Abramhovic for what he did and he's the reason I got to watch my team win the UCL and a prem (during my time as a fan), but realistically he was also holding us back from becoming an empire like City. He never replenished the squad after major trophies, at least in recent times. He wanted Pep SIX times and was always rejected because Pep was quoted saying that Chelsea doesn't give managers time. If we didn't have the reputation just IMAGINE what could have been. We could've been the ones winning a treble. After we won the league in 16/17, Conte was asking for Naingolan, Vidal, Lukaku and a right back but I can't remember who, to replace Matic, Costa and Moses. What we got was Drinkwater, Bakayoko (made sense at the time), Zappacosta, Rudiger, Christensen and Morata. Rudiger and Christensen at the time weren't good and the rest were terrible quality. After we won the UCL in 2021 purely off Tuchel's coaching, we only got Lukaku and he didn't want him, he wanted Haaland. It was a board room signing which failed in months. That was our ONLY signing that summer, that's bad. He also sacked managers way too quickly during poor spells, and yes the new owners are doing something similar but it's for different reasons.
@@theweekndxo7438good analysis there! So why do you think Tuchel was sacked after they are willing to give him Sterling and the other back that's sold to Saudi. Then move to Poch and after he did well at the end of last season now decided to part ways and find another manager again and find Maresca. What are the reasons for each of them?
@@footballfan5048 Tuchel was sacked because they wanted their own man in charge, that's pretty much the consensus amongst journalist and fans. It had nothing to do with performances, they couldn't do it when they first came so they waited and because of some poor results they took that opportunity to sack him. They also didn't GIVE Tuchel the players they bought that summer. Those weren't Tuchel specific signings, the only ones Tuchel wanted was Aubameyang and a loan midfielder (Zakaria). Poch it's very simple again and it's a clear consensus amongst journalists. He wasn't "sacked" idk where you're getting that info, not every single time a manager leaves is he "sacked." He agreed to leave because they didn't want him involved in transfers and he wanted more control. The owners want a yes man, Tuchel wasn't, Potter was, they thought Poch would be one, but he wasn't and now Maresca is again. Nothing you said was a "gotcha" I hope you realize that.
Most English players break onto the scene, peak, and fall off early in age compared to others bc of the youth setup in England and homegrown rule. For example Rooney Sterling Rashford Walcott became top players in their early 20s then pretty much fall off around 30.
this is a Theo Walcott, Arron Lennon situation. Sterling is a moody speed merchant he'll get done if he moves to a club that creates less chances than a top 5 side.
@@pstratos7 bullshit. Rio, Terry, Cole, Beckham, Lampard, Walker, Kane, Scholes, Carrick, Defoe, Milner etc You say Rooney, but he started at 16 and became England and United’s all time top goal scorers 😂 It’s Brazilians and Africa who fall off, not the English.
@@shadow_realm47 i thought exactly the same thing; it’s amazing to think this guy is just 30 but it feels like he has played in the PL for “a lifetime” already
@@samhuggins2656 Exactly it just gets click and makes it easy to start fearmongering and outrage when it's not that bad. There's a bunch of stuff to be worried about but having "too many players" is just waffle
I have no idea why Oshimen would want to join Chelsea. No CL football, bloated squad, no clear plan. Why would one of the best strikers in the world choose them over any other team? I find it so weird how young players or established world class talent are still eager to join Chelsea
@@cotnesiradze3520He’s getting paid high wages now and Chelsea is not willing to match his wages. Also they want him on loan first and not pushing for an obligation to buy which doesn’t work for him. The “lure” of the PL is mostly pushed by Premheads who think their shit don’t stink.
@@cotnesiradze3520 What opportunity to play in the PL when you're not going to get past the other 9 or so players ahead of you? That's not even a good excuse.
If nothing else, the ownership has established they are talented at manipulating financial regulations to their benefit. This is the one area I wouldn’t be worried about.
It's the reason why they offer brutally long contracts. 70mil spent on a player, given a 10 year contract won't be registered as 70mil spent in the books but 7 million every year for 10 years.
FFP and PSR were made to punish mid table teams or lower. Like United got only fined for breaking many rules. City have yet to be charged with stuff they did in 2009.
Because of Poch half the squad was ran into the ground, countless players couldn't recover from their injuries since he makes them run just after recovering and before games. It's why players like Gallagher looked good although he continuously lacked situational awareness and would run and press into space losing the shape of the team. Poch just wasn't it, he came in with one tune and quickly started singing another. He just doesn't work long term with this squad without making a huge overhauls to the squads structure. Maresca fits this squad far more than Poch especially with the technical and tactical approach he has.
I am 100% serious when I say the average fifa career mode manager would do a better job at player recruitment than whoever is in charge at Chelsea for transfers. With the money they have spent they should have a Top 3 squad itw. But instead they are signing so much mid that doesn’t improve their team. How about instead of signing 8 goalkeepers, you just sign one really good GK 🤯🤯
some of their dealings seem blatant like money laundering when the pay in excess of 70million for unknown 19 year olds when you can get proven guys for 30-45million.
Silva wasn't "removed", it was always his plan to go back to Brazil to play for a year then coach. He gave us an extra season to help with the transition.
Regardless of the situation, to be able to get 65m for havertz, 65m for mount, 45m for lukaku, 30m for broja, 40m for Gallagher does represent a decent bit of business by Chelsea.
chelsea just like united has fundamental problems. in both cases mostly from the ownership side. until those are adressed im not expecting anything great from either club. maresca will do okay wich not going to be enough . i wouldnt be surprised if they have a new coach next year this time.
Yep, numerous managers/players pointed out the fundamental flaws at united but the owners didnt want to listen. Now there is someone new in charge and it seems like they r tackling the actual issues. Who knows if it works out but at least they r attempting to solve the core issues. Abramovic def fired managers too quickly but at least they had a winning team. No idea what this new owner is doing/letting be done. Buying more players than others is one thing, but there needs to be a plan. They bought a 23/24 year goalie for 20+mil who is almost guaranteed to get zero playing time unless he gets loaned out (like many of his teammates). Whats the point of hoarding young players when they wont develop and become players for ur own club or be sold for a profit? Spending a lot is one thing, but theres need to a coherent plan. Its amazing how a team that has had that much money poured into its squad can miss out on champions league football two seasons in a row.
It is actually amazing to me that Chelsea spent 1.2 billion pounds in three years, have 50 players, but don't even have the spine of the team. No 20 goal striker, no standout centre back that is going to play every game and be a leader, no outstanding goalkeepers, just a lot of decent guys. I just don't understand why they didn't create a crazy starting 11 at first with decent subs, so they can compete right here, right now, and then you can try to add some young talent, loan them out and sell them for profit. It's like the only important thing is to get as many youngsters possible, not to actually improve the team. significantly.
Add to the fact that they dismantled their own CL winning squad. Havertz Mount Gallagher Kovacic are better than Caicedo Lavia Enzo Palmer, even though Palmer is individually better he'd get out manned. Plus Chelsea have had a proper academy for the past 20 years they can get good quality starters from their instead of spending money on mid table teams' 19 year olds.
it is baffling yes. It's almost as if they tried to do in on purpose at this point. I feel like Boehly just went in like "I'm an American owner, I'll do things MY way", and just did whatever he felt like doing. That they even finished 12th is a joke
Even in FM if you place restriction on yourself to only buy 1-3 players with high potential per season with low turnover so that you can distribute playtime and prioritize winning + holding one winning strategy the game is more rewarding than if you stockpile 30 wonderkids where 25 get lost in the sauce and never grow to their "true potential" due to lack of playtime.
@@shadow_realm47 yeah, and often you do buy kids on the cheap to just send out on loan and not have them in the first team. If you sign one that is expecting to be in your squad, then you have to give him minutes, and it's always better to just sign a couple in the positions where you need squad depth
In all my life I’ve never seen my Chelsea supporting mates this miserable. The different between them and the chronically online fans who somehow justify the clown show their club has been turned into is stark.
Feels like treating players like that might affect future signings and decisions of taking long contacts over your career being in the mud after it runs out. Taking out experienced players and living kids to play, what can go wrong.
@@kwabenabudu4582 Those players did not want to do what the manager wanted, Arteta was trying to fit them in and they kept disrupting the team by doing their own thing. Arteta really tried with both of them. At Chelsea the players want to play, they are not the problem they showed they are good players last season, the reason wants them gone is they are too expensive and they already bought way too many. If Ozil and Aubamayang did what the coach asked, they would at least have another season or more with Arsenal. Ozil didn't want to work off the ball and Aubamayang was constantly late and ignoring the warnings. You can't have seniority players doing that when you are trying to set up a young squad.
@@alexcoyg3281 I get that and that makes sense. This case is one where the manager has told the player clearly that he prefers others over him. The player is now seeking a new club, and asked for permission to be away from the training ground, where is the bad treatment here?
@@alexcoyg3281 To be fully honest the one player I feel was completely treated wrongly is Chalobah. He got banished the night before he was due to fly out with the squad for pre season with no prior warning
Just want to start out by saying that I'm a Chelsea fan and also a fan of your content. I think a lot of your criticisms are absolutely fair. But I think it's less of a surprise to me the way things have played out so far, and I don't really agree with it being a "mess". Whether you believe them or not, they have basically stated that the entire operations of the club needed to be re-worked. Also, as an American, I can see how the ownership's dealings can be seen as brash. But to me they are being ambitious, and I really do believe have the club's success prioritized. The Chelsea teams that have had major successes in the years leading up to Clearlake's purchase were not ever the most talented in England/Europe, but I believe for short periods of time they were coached at a world class level. Jorginho, Alonso, Kovacic, Kepa, etc. (while at points being good players) were not striking fear into City, Liverpool, or any European team on their level. There are certainly a wide range of outcomes for how this goes but I'm more optimistic than others. But there needs to be continuous improvement as each season going forward is going to garner more pressure than the last.
As a Chelsea fan, the Sterling statement pissed me off. He's the most senior player there, makes the most money, and is horrible. There were times last season where he literally cost us points. Biggest thing this squad needs rn is support from match going fans. Every home game, Stamford Bridge sounds like a library. I'm American so I can't go to games but the fans need to support the young players and get behind Maresca
For maresca its almost an impossible job. How are you suppost to manage and coach with all the chaos and noise going on and pick 18 players for a match day squad
The squad isn't as big as people make it out to be. The image going around of 40-something includes academy and players that aren't apart of the clubs plans like Kepa, especially Lukaku (who pretty much refuses to play for the club), and loans of youth players. The actually issues don't get covered for the same old clicks and laughs
You kind of lost it at the end. You mention about the wages, but Chelsea have massively reduced their wage bill and the ones that are on high wages are the ones who were brought during the Abrahomvic era or were brought in that first transfer window. Don't get me wrong, there is a lot to lament this current sporting structure about, but this is one of the few positives we have had. We can actually afford to hold off on selling them, should they not want to go. If they do want to go, I think the ownership has decided to just accept a loss for the ones mentioned above, but again, other than Sterling, they were not responsible for those transfers
That coach is going to be the first to get fired this year... I don't blame the fans booing him at the first game. He reminds me of Sarri a lot. Sarri was a super idealistic coach that only played with a plan A, no plan B. He played one of his best players (Kante) out of position the whole season for the sake of the system and this new coach is doing the same with Reece James. He also played Nkunku and Palmer out of position against City. Sarri at least had top tier experience this new coach doesn't. The fans were horrible to Sarri and I hope they're going to be even worse to this new coach if he doesn't implement a plan B !!! 💙💙💙
Ask a Barcelona fan what its like to have a player who simply won't leave. And chelsea have 30+ players all signed on decade long contracts. Good luck.
I think you were correct the first time. Sacked he was. My only observation is how the manager/coach now is making decisions that will ultimately impact the value of the players at the club. With 42 players perhaps less now and with only 21 wanted it is a fire sale. The club spent £50m on Raheem Sterling. Their dearest hope is that he heads for Saudi so as to recoup the majority however, his salary of £325k+ is a stopping block for many. The coach without reservation says he is not his type of winger and they strip him of his squad number. His value is circa £20m or less now. To say the owners do not know what they are doing is to play the point. All that is left is to be charged with riding roughshod over the FFP rules and/or deducted points or relegated.
Everything you mention is right but you just chose to leave out the fact that there are only 28 players currently training with Maresca, but drive the agenda sir.
They told the guy he was gonna be with the team then left him out of the squad... That's some hard stuff.. I back the player here but he coming out public is interesting
these players are being forced out, thats why there is always money left on table. how many players have saw out there contracts for chelsea in the last few years? the entire board at chelsea need to handle these player relations ALOT better, you pointed out similar situations with gallagher, chabolah, colwill, and many other players that are being forced out as well. it's not just one instance, these are repeated patterns that chelsea have got to get away from cause it's embarrassing
Good to have you back, as a Chelsea fan I have no problem with what Chelsea are doing. Raheem did not exactly endear himself to the fans last year with a few decisions he took on the pitch. We need a team player not a talented individual.
One factor you overlooked is how well Chelsea sell. For ex: CFC will STILL get paid 5 Mil from Real Madrid for Hazard, this year. Already over 100 mil in sales. The Joao Felix deal is a bargain and a burden, but will probably work out. If he's healthy, he'll still see a good price when he's 28 or 29. Clearlake will take a loss in one area to make gains in others, Like with Lukaku and Gallagher. In any case, we'll see how much in the red or black Clearlake make us. These guys are "fail fast," guys. Make your mistakes up front, fix it with cash and take your lessons and benefit your new idea. That's why it looks crazy. If we get Osimhen and make CL for next year, it's a different outlook.
All those sales are on the basis of you hoarding more more young players and selling them for mineable profit while relying on more young players that you’ll sell in future for more profit your sales are just as stupid as your club
Yeah it looks so, they changed a lot in a short amount of time. From buying players like Sterling to buying Potter and his whole coach team for 50 M and Enzo+ Caseido for 200M+ to now buying lots of youngsters with top potential and some signing for first team like Neto and Felix. The decisions are getting much better in a short time.
@@footballfan5048 i still feel like it's too many players. chelsea fans have said they are buying all this young talent with plenty potential so that they could sell them for profit in a couple years but i don't see how an 18 year old who will play probably play 10-15 games in 2 years will be sold for profit if they don't work out. Especially with all these PSR and FFP rules which means other clubs will know chelsea have to sell which would lower prices
@@Leo-tn3ep Dude, the kids aren't all going to make it. Chelsea's already selling and making profit. The buys made aren't all paid upfront. Already sold over 100 mil *this window*. And the kids who've signed on look to be crazy good. We'll see in time what happens.
@@Leo-tn3ep This isn't anything new to Chelsea though, the term loan army was used when referring to Chelsea (even though I doubt the club was even the first to do so). The whole loaning and selling system was used under Roman, however what the club is doing now, or more so Blueco is for the multi club model like how Man City just moved Salvinho to their main club. If you want to bring up anything for sure, it's the prices they're paying for the youth that aren't going directly into the first team is my main issue although they do spend well for these positions but some seem under cooked with the main one being GK of an actual quality but last year Jackson was a good signing but nowhere close to being Striker quality. When anyone brings up the keeps Bergstrom is a youth keeper, Bettinelli is 3rd choice since pre-Tuchel and Jorgensen is the actual new signing. The main problem is the signing of players without having the full multi club model running.
its incredible really. All that money spent and on paper they don't have close to a top 5 squad in the league. The constant change in system through hiring and firing of coaches. It seems like there is no actual ambition to improve Chelsea FC in terms of football being played on the pitch
Great work again sir. I think Chelsea brass did not realize the difference between American sport culture and European sport culture. It seems they manage the team like an nfl club, either that or their bleeding edge algorithm is clotty.
Thx for the clear and unbiased opinion. As a Chelsea supporter since early 90's before Gullits and Viallis and way before Abromovitch, i agree to everthing that was said. Under Abramovitch i stopped paying the club international membership, as i didn't feel comfortable financing a multi-billionaires vanity project, with no registered voice of opinion. Under Boehly and all the clown circus, i don't even bother in to watch the games every week, as this corporate run shitshow of a club, has nothing left to support than a badge i used to love and have emotional bond with. 🫤 And on a sidenote before you go on lambasting me as a "fair weather" fan. This has nothing to with that. I did actually pay for the membersihip, and made an occasional high cost effort to see the games. The badge is still the same, but it's hard trying to find anything left to support, and it's breaking my heart.
Since this ownership took over they have spend over 1.2 Billion on transfers and yet we somehow need more. It's ridiculous and what's even more ridiculous is that i would happily get rid of 60-70% of these players because many are simply just not good enough or fit in with others
Despite all this, according to transmarkt, Chelsea have made 100mil *in euros* from total market value of 124mil, with many guys still on the books. hypothetically, Chelsea could actual end this summer with 200mil made in profit in this transfer window, while spending 240 mil (including Felix, Oshimen will be a 'loan' so can't be accounted for this season). -40 mil net spend. However, the many issues is whether Chelsea will be successfully in two departments, one is on the pitch and the second is buying another sister club besides Strasbourg. Last relevant news on BlueCo (Owner's of Chelsea) about purchasing a majority stake into a club was seems to be late 2023 and has currently run cold, we will wait and see if these two demands will be met.
Why the dishonest click bait title? If you have a point to prove shouldn’t you be able to make it without lying about the price of Felix? This video could have been good and there is a point to be made there but the fact that you’re dishonest in the title ruins it for me.
I hate seeing this inflated squad of good talent not getting used due to lack of consistency in the management style and beyond. A part of me wonders if Chelsea is padding their squad for a potential transfer ban like the one that happened a few years ago. In a way, I hope that does happen so they stop spending and focus on development of the talent they have.
Lots of bias against Chelsea. Not saying you’re bias, but Chelsea are basically doing what everyone says they have to do (get rid of the old guard) and still getting criticized for it. The club’s owners can’t win in the eyes of the media. It’s not worth even trying at this point. I mean, even you point out that Chelsea would save £50m in wages getting sterling off the books-then you turn around and point to the fact that he’ll have to be sold cheaply. Who cares if he’s sold for cheap if selling him means you save £50m on a player who isn’t good enough anymore? Rival fans and pundits don’t care to see the situation the way it really is because they’re in it for fun and money respectively. Even plenty of Chelsea influencers are basically reactionary populists with opinions founded purely on assumptions and facts without context. The point is, Chelsea are doing the right thing by pushing out players like Chalobah, Sterling, Lukaku, Kepa, and even Gallagher (given he refused an extension twice). Keeping those players without already having younger alternatives in the door is actually WORSE than just having them there and languishing mid table for eternity. I as a Chelsea fan am very pleased that the ownership is willing to spend money now so that the team can be successful and sustainable for a long time. What I’m unhappy about is the media’s portrayal of it all. It’s making being a fan of football in general very difficult. At the very least, it’s given me perspective that all the hate given to other clubs at times is also founded on absolute nonsense.
It's because the way Chelsea is going about it isn't safe for the club. Like it was mentioned in the video by stocking up on players without offloading the others the ball is now in the buying clubs park. Think of Arsenal and their Arteta project. It took 3 season for them to sustainably get rid of the deadwood and replace them. Not once during this project have I seen articles linking Arsenal with potential Profit and Sustainability breaches. It's not the fact they're trying to overhaul the squad it's the way they're going about it. As a Chelsea fan you should be screaming at the ownership to hit the breaks before the club crashes.
@@alr68 This is the point everyone brought up under Potter after the squad just wasn't good enough and when Mount was on 1 year left and didn't sign an extension. The club almost has 2-3 tiers of signings. The 1st team, the players to loan out and the players to bring into the youth setup. All the club needs now to not make their model seem so chaotic is the multi club model since the costs of the signings are all on the club Chelsea. It's not that everything is perfect and makes absolute sense, but most of the things when concerning signings have been good with issues being acquiring players for the youth with inflated prices since they view the investment differently as the amortise their signings. Players will be sold, and the holes in the squad will be rectified. But with a club like Chelsea even when things are done for the betterment of the club someone will chime in and say everything is wrong when the broken sink just got fixed. One minute someone talks about wages and squad age when the squad has one of the lowest average salaries with a few on higher with an incensement contract, then they'll bring up experience when we have player that are around 26 and lower. Sterling is now the oldest in the starting players of last year left after Thiago left, however now he's set to leave lowing the "42 man squad" that's not even anywhere that large.
Actually Chelsea has long history of having too many players and sending everybody on infinite loans until either their contracts end or they sell them. This is not new. What’s new is that the hoarding is now of top level players winning massive salaries, that no other club is willing to carry over for a loan. They overplayed their hand and now other clubs are just “waiting for the corn to rot” (Adrian just invented a new saying!😂)
CHELSEA have introduced a novel way of football management, they've already made 300m profit since joining & reduced the wage bill by 200m. Next step is winning trophies
You're nice with Chelsea, they don't have 30 players, they have 40. Technically they have 51 actually but some are youngers from the academy. But still
Chelsea just like playing poor FM games, 1.) bought too many players, 2.) everyone on the team didn't have enough game time, 3.) no one wants to buy your players or only on a low price, 4.) some players doesn't want to leave.
Man, this story is moving FAST. Now info saying that Sterling WAS INDEED informed last Friday that he has no future at the club, Sterling is looking to get a permanent move out (that was obvious from the statement already), etc...
"When you have 30+ children you're bound to forget about some of them" 😂🎯💯
How quick did it take for Chelsea to sink from winning the UCL to... whatever this is. Abrahomovic truly built this club.
Listen, I love Abramhovic for what he did and he's the reason I got to watch my team win the UCL and a prem (during my time as a fan), but realistically he was also holding us back from becoming an empire like City. He never replenished the squad after major trophies, at least in recent times. He wanted Pep SIX times and was always rejected because Pep was quoted saying that Chelsea doesn't give managers time. If we didn't have the reputation just IMAGINE what could have been. We could've been the ones winning a treble.
After we won the league in 16/17, Conte was asking for Naingolan, Vidal, Lukaku and a right back but I can't remember who, to replace Matic, Costa and Moses. What we got was Drinkwater, Bakayoko (made sense at the time), Zappacosta, Rudiger, Christensen and Morata. Rudiger and Christensen at the time weren't good and the rest were terrible quality.
After we won the UCL in 2021 purely off Tuchel's coaching, we only got Lukaku and he didn't want him, he wanted Haaland. It was a board room signing which failed in months. That was our ONLY signing that summer, that's bad. He also sacked managers way too quickly during poor spells, and yes the new owners are doing something similar but it's for different reasons.
@@theweekndxo7438good analysis there! So why do you think Tuchel was sacked after they are willing to give him Sterling and the other back that's sold to Saudi. Then move to Poch and after he did well at the end of last season now decided to part ways and find another manager again and find Maresca. What are the reasons for each of them?
@@footballfan5048 Tuchel was sacked because they wanted their own man in charge, that's pretty much the consensus amongst journalist and fans. It had nothing to do with performances, they couldn't do it when they first came so they waited and because of some poor results they took that opportunity to sack him. They also didn't GIVE Tuchel the players they bought that summer. Those weren't Tuchel specific signings, the only ones Tuchel wanted was Aubameyang and a loan midfielder (Zakaria).
Poch it's very simple again and it's a clear consensus amongst journalists. He wasn't "sacked" idk where you're getting that info, not every single time a manager leaves is he "sacked." He agreed to leave because they didn't want him involved in transfers and he wanted more control. The owners want a yes man, Tuchel wasn't, Potter was, they thought Poch would be one, but he wasn't and now Maresca is again.
Nothing you said was a "gotcha" I hope you realize that.
Ok, but them wanting to work with only "yes man" might not work out in the long term.@theweekndxo7438
@@FahimHoq It won't work out, I don't agree with it, I hate it. I never wanted Tuchel to go
Wow I didn't even know Raheem was just 29 years old. We've been watching for so long since he came through at such a young age.
Most English players break onto the scene, peak, and fall off early in age compared to others bc of the youth setup in England and homegrown rule. For example Rooney Sterling Rashford Walcott became top players in their early 20s then pretty much fall off around 30.
this is a Theo Walcott, Arron Lennon situation. Sterling is a moody speed merchant he'll get done if he moves to a club that creates less chances than a top 5 side.
@@pstratos7 bullshit.
Rio, Terry, Cole, Beckham, Lampard, Walker, Kane, Scholes, Carrick, Defoe, Milner etc
You say Rooney, but he started at 16 and became England and United’s all time top goal scorers 😂
It’s Brazilians and Africa who fall off, not the English.
@@shadow_realm47 i thought exactly the same thing; it’s amazing to think this guy is just 30 but it feels like he has played in the PL for “a lifetime” already
@@AManCalledDutch all the British pace abuse players fall off. Not a single player you named was quick.
With all these players, There’s no way he hasn’t lost the locker room already
You don't get it, that is what he is doing getting rid of the people who can upset the locker room...
exactly, i can't imagine how difficult of a job this is for maresca
@@BonillaJohns The ones leaving are training separately. It's not a Potter situation.
There are 26 players training with maresca in the first team, the nonsense about 40odd is nonsensical
@@samhuggins2656 Exactly it just gets click and makes it easy to start fearmongering and outrage when it's not that bad. There's a bunch of stuff to be worried about but having "too many players" is just waffle
Ah I get it now, it aligned with their sponsor, Infinite Athlete = lots of players.
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I have no idea why Oshimen would want to join Chelsea. No CL football, bloated squad, no clear plan. Why would one of the best strikers in the world choose them over any other team? I find it so weird how young players or established world class talent are still eager to join Chelsea
High wage and the opportunity to play in the PL. And Napoli isn't doing any better.
@@cotnesiradze3520He’s getting paid high wages now and Chelsea is not willing to match his wages. Also they want him on loan first and not pushing for an obligation to buy which doesn’t work for him. The “lure” of the PL is mostly pushed by Premheads who think their shit don’t stink.
@@cotnesiradze3520 He would have to lower his wages to come to Chelsea. We don't do high wages anymore
@@cotnesiradze3520 he'd be better off at Aston Villa or Spurs. And I'm a Chelsea fan.
@@cotnesiradze3520 What opportunity to play in the PL when you're not going to get past the other 9 or so players ahead of you? That's not even a good excuse.
What happened to FFP and PSR? This definitely doesn't look sustainable.
If nothing else, the ownership has established they are talented at manipulating financial regulations to their benefit. This is the one area I wouldn’t be worried about.
It's the reason why they offer brutally long contracts. 70mil spent on a player, given a 10 year contract won't be registered as 70mil spent in the books but 7 million every year for 10 years.
@@Goozero1they changed that to a max value spreading of 5 years now after I think the first 2 boehly windows
FFP and PSR were made to punish mid table teams or lower. Like United got only fined for breaking many rules. City have yet to be charged with stuff they did in 2009.
United? Really? Quit yapping
Glad to have you back Adrian and all your personas lol
Pochettino by the end of last season kinda had chelsea playing some "decent" futbol .
Now they have to start over again, new coach new system
22 shots conceded against Bournemouth at the end of the season alright bro
Because of Poch half the squad was ran into the ground, countless players couldn't recover from their injuries since he makes them run just after recovering and before games. It's why players like Gallagher looked good although he continuously lacked situational awareness and would run and press into space losing the shape of the team.
Poch just wasn't it, he came in with one tune and quickly started singing another. He just doesn't work long term with this squad without making a huge overhauls to the squads structure. Maresca fits this squad far more than Poch especially with the technical and tactical approach he has.
@@kayceee6770lets see how the tactical approach and technical helps chelsea
Sterling’s camp was contacted by the daily mail privately who then chose to publicly disclose the statement the player gave
At this point I don't understand why the media insists on shitting on Sterling so much, the guy can't catch a break.
@@Kuromori-v9zIt's pretty funny
I am 100% serious when I say the average fifa career mode manager would do a better job at player recruitment than whoever is in charge at Chelsea for transfers.
With the money they have spent they should have a Top 3 squad itw. But instead they are signing so much mid that doesn’t improve their team.
How about instead of signing 8 goalkeepers, you just sign one really good GK 🤯🤯
They look scared to do Lukaku or Kepa again lmao. So we buy 5 random young players and hope one turns out good, except we aren't even buying cheap lol
some of their dealings seem blatant like money laundering when the pay in excess of 70million for unknown 19 year olds when you can get proven guys for 30-45million.
@@theweekndxo7438doing a lukaku or kepa again is way more damaging to the club than buying youngsters. Also check all of Chelsea’s expensive signings
The corn analogy 😂
And they removed 2 seasoned leaders from his team in Connor and Silver, giving him another job of finding a leader
Silva wasn't "removed", it was always his plan to go back to Brazil to play for a year then coach. He gave us an extra season to help with the transition.
@@fiyamage yes I got that one wrong but we still need to replace him or else
Regardless of the situation, to be able to get 65m for havertz, 65m for mount, 45m for lukaku, 30m for broja, 40m for Gallagher does represent a decent bit of business by Chelsea.
Putin single handedly destroyed chelsea football club
🤡 putin wasn’t the one who forced Roman to sell. Mixing football with politics is a slippery slope.
@@Bigcrooks Putin's invasion was the reason Abramovic was forced to sell chelsea
chelsea just like united has fundamental problems. in both cases mostly from the ownership side. until those are adressed im not expecting anything great from either club. maresca will do okay wich not going to be enough . i wouldnt be surprised if they have a new coach next year this time.
Yep, numerous managers/players pointed out the fundamental flaws at united but the owners didnt want to listen.
Now there is someone new in charge and it seems like they r tackling the actual issues. Who knows if it works out but at least they r attempting to solve the core issues.
Abramovic def fired managers too quickly but at least they had a winning team.
No idea what this new owner is doing/letting be done. Buying more players than others is one thing, but there needs to be a plan. They bought a 23/24 year goalie for 20+mil who is almost guaranteed to get zero playing time unless he gets loaned out (like many of his teammates).
Whats the point of hoarding young players when they wont develop and become players for ur own club or be sold for a profit? Spending a lot is one thing, but theres need to a coherent plan.
Its amazing how a team that has had that much money poured into its squad can miss out on champions league football two seasons in a row.
It is actually amazing to me that Chelsea spent 1.2 billion pounds in three years, have 50 players, but don't even have the spine of the team. No 20 goal striker, no standout centre back that is going to play every game and be a leader, no outstanding goalkeepers, just a lot of decent guys. I just don't understand why they didn't create a crazy starting 11 at first with decent subs, so they can compete right here, right now, and then you can try to add some young talent, loan them out and sell them for profit. It's like the only important thing is to get as many youngsters possible, not to actually improve the team. significantly.
Add to the fact that they dismantled their own CL winning squad. Havertz Mount Gallagher Kovacic are better than Caicedo Lavia Enzo Palmer, even though Palmer is individually better he'd get out manned.
Plus Chelsea have had a proper academy for the past 20 years they can get good quality starters from their instead of spending money on mid table teams' 19 year olds.
it is baffling yes. It's almost as if they tried to do in on purpose at this point. I feel like Boehly just went in like "I'm an American owner, I'll do things MY way", and just did whatever he felt like doing. That they even finished 12th is a joke
Chelsea taking Vibes FC to a whole new other level 😂. A football manager save gone wrong lol
Even in FM if you place restriction on yourself to only buy 1-3 players with high potential per season with low turnover so that you can distribute playtime and prioritize winning + holding one winning strategy the game is more rewarding than if you stockpile 30 wonderkids where 25 get lost in the sauce and never grow to their "true potential" due to lack of playtime.
@@shadow_realm47 💯💯💯
@@shadow_realm47 yeah, and often you do buy kids on the cheap to just send out on loan and not have them in the first team. If you sign one that is expecting to be in your squad, then you have to give him minutes, and it's always better to just sign a couple in the positions where you need squad depth
Chelsea twitter fans are delusional, they keep celebrating every useless signing they make
i love this style of video ❤
Excellent video my man. My club …. 🤦♂️
Just realize INFINITE ATHLETE is not a sponsor but Chelsea transfer department strategy😅😅.
Btw,Nice to see you back Adrian 🙂👍
In all my life I’ve never seen my Chelsea supporting mates this miserable. The different between them and the chronically online fans who somehow justify the clown show their club has been turned into is stark.
Way to many players
The misinformation on our squad size is crazy
Feels like treating players like that might affect future signings and decisions of taking long contacts over your career being in the mud after it runs out. Taking out experienced players and living kids to play, what can go wrong.
@@alexcoyg3281 how about what you did to Ozil and aubameyang?
@@kwabenabudu4582 Those players did not want to do what the manager wanted, Arteta was trying to fit them in and they kept disrupting the team by doing their own thing. Arteta really tried with both of them. At Chelsea the players want to play, they are not the problem they showed they are good players last season, the reason wants them gone is they are too expensive and they already bought way too many. If Ozil and Aubamayang did what the coach asked, they would at least have another season or more with Arsenal. Ozil didn't want to work off the ball and Aubamayang was constantly late and ignoring the warnings. You can't have seniority players doing that when you are trying to set up a young squad.
@@alexcoyg3281 I get that and that makes sense. This case is one where the manager has told the player clearly that he prefers others over him. The player is now seeking a new club, and asked for permission to be away from the training ground, where is the bad treatment here?
@@alexcoyg3281 To be fully honest the one player I feel was completely treated wrongly is Chalobah. He got banished the night before he was due to fly out with the squad for pre season with no prior warning
@@kwabenabudu4582 Absolutely agree
Just want to start out by saying that I'm a Chelsea fan and also a fan of your content. I think a lot of your criticisms are absolutely fair. But I think it's less of a surprise to me the way things have played out so far, and I don't really agree with it being a "mess". Whether you believe them or not, they have basically stated that the entire operations of the club needed to be re-worked. Also, as an American, I can see how the ownership's dealings can be seen as brash. But to me they are being ambitious, and I really do believe have the club's success prioritized. The Chelsea teams that have had major successes in the years leading up to Clearlake's purchase were not ever the most talented in England/Europe, but I believe for short periods of time they were coached at a world class level. Jorginho, Alonso, Kovacic, Kepa, etc. (while at points being good players) were not striking fear into City, Liverpool, or any European team on their level. There are certainly a wide range of outcomes for how this goes but I'm more optimistic than others. But there needs to be continuous improvement as each season going forward is going to garner more pressure than the last.
I love the corn and farmer analogy.PERFECT!
I just subscribed.
What on earth is that Benzema haircut?😂
As a Chelsea fan, the Sterling statement pissed me off. He's the most senior player there, makes the most money, and is horrible. There were times last season where he literally cost us points. Biggest thing this squad needs rn is support from match going fans. Every home game, Stamford Bridge sounds like a library. I'm American so I can't go to games but the fans need to support the young players and get behind Maresca
For maresca its almost an impossible job. How are you suppost to manage and coach with all the chaos and noise going on and pick 18 players for a match day squad
The squad isn't as big as people make it out to be. The image going around of 40-something includes academy and players that aren't apart of the clubs plans like Kepa, especially Lukaku (who pretty much refuses to play for the club), and loans of youth players. The actually issues don't get covered for the same old clicks and laughs
Good to have you back 🦊✨
Adding the Batman/ joker music from the dark knight 😫👌
Summary: Sterling is 25% corn
This is not a team, it's an army.🤣🤣🤣
“Talent Hoarding” Perfect take on the situation. To use corn analogy, looks like they’re a bunch of corn flakes in their selling.
Chelsea literally has 44 first team players and THEY JUST ADDED FELIX!!! This club has no idea what they are doing.
You kind of lost it at the end. You mention about the wages, but Chelsea have massively reduced their wage bill and the ones that are on high wages are the ones who were brought during the Abrahomvic era or were brought in that first transfer window.
Don't get me wrong, there is a lot to lament this current sporting structure about, but this is one of the few positives we have had. We can actually afford to hold off on selling them, should they not want to go. If they do want to go, I think the ownership has decided to just accept a loss for the ones mentioned above, but again, other than Sterling, they were not responsible for those transfers
Chelsea have the 2nd biggest wage bill in the Premier league.
7:21-8:10 one can say that this segement was very "corny" 😂
That coach is going to be the first to get fired this year...
I don't blame the fans booing him at the first game. He reminds me of Sarri a lot. Sarri was a super idealistic coach that only played with a plan A, no plan B. He played one of his best players (Kante) out of position the whole season for the sake of the system and this new coach is doing the same with Reece James. He also played Nkunku and Palmer out of position against City. Sarri at least had top tier experience this new coach doesn't. The fans were horrible to Sarri and I hope they're going to be even worse to this new coach if he doesn't implement a plan B !!! 💙💙💙
Ask a Barcelona fan what its like to have a player who simply won't leave. And chelsea have 30+ players all signed on decade long contracts. Good luck.
You deserve 300k
I think you were correct the first time. Sacked he was.
My only observation is how the manager/coach now is making decisions that will ultimately impact the value of the players at the club.
With 42 players perhaps less now and with only 21 wanted it is a fire sale.
The club spent £50m on Raheem Sterling. Their dearest hope is that he heads for Saudi so as to recoup the majority however, his salary of £325k+ is a stopping block for many.
The coach without reservation says he is not his type of winger and they strip him of his squad number.
His value is circa £20m or less now.
To say the owners do not know what they are doing is to play the point.
All that is left is to be charged with riding roughshod over the FFP rules and/or deducted points or relegated.
Everything you mention is right but you just chose to leave out the fact that there are only 28 players currently training with Maresca, but drive the agenda sir.
This is crazy
Atleast they released Mason Mount for £60mil... I'll forever applaud them for that
I was very surprised when I came here to learn more about Chelsea's situation and left knowing so much more about corn economy! Thank you Adrian 👍
My pleasure! Everyone should know about the corn business!
They told the guy he was gonna be with the team then left him out of the squad... That's some hard stuff.. I back the player here but he coming out public is interesting
Sterling is the worst winger at Chelsea and you have no idea how bad you have to be to reach that level
these players are being forced out, thats why there is always money left on table. how many players have saw out there contracts for chelsea in the last few years? the entire board at chelsea need to handle these player relations ALOT better, you pointed out similar situations with gallagher, chabolah, colwill, and many other players that are being forced out as well. it's not just one instance, these are repeated patterns that chelsea have got to get away from cause it's embarrassing
I'm craving corn now.
good writing on this one
Can we get a Bordeaux video? 😢
Good to have you back, as a Chelsea fan I have no problem with what Chelsea are doing. Raheem did not exactly endear himself to the fans last year with a few decisions he took on the pitch. We need a team player not a talented individual.
Well this is what everyone said last year and Chelsea managed to shift the players they wanted anyway. So we’ll see I guess
One factor you overlooked is how well Chelsea sell. For ex: CFC will STILL get paid 5 Mil from Real Madrid for Hazard, this year. Already over 100 mil in sales. The Joao Felix deal is a bargain and a burden, but will probably work out. If he's healthy, he'll still see a good price when he's 28 or 29. Clearlake will take a loss in one area to make gains in others, Like with Lukaku and Gallagher. In any case, we'll see how much in the red or black Clearlake make us.
These guys are "fail fast," guys. Make your mistakes up front, fix it with cash and take your lessons and benefit your new idea. That's why it looks crazy.
If we get Osimhen and make CL for next year, it's a different outlook.
All those sales are on the basis of you hoarding more more young players and selling them for mineable profit while relying on more young players that you’ll sell in future for more profit your sales are just as stupid as your club
Yeah it looks so, they changed a lot in a short amount of time. From buying players like Sterling to buying Potter and his whole coach team for 50 M and Enzo+ Caseido for 200M+ to now buying lots of youngsters with top potential and some signing for first team like Neto and Felix.
The decisions are getting much better in a short time.
@@footballfan5048 i still feel like it's too many players. chelsea fans have said they are buying all this young talent with plenty potential so that they could sell them for profit in a couple years but i don't see how an 18 year old who will play probably play 10-15 games in 2 years will be sold for profit if they don't work out. Especially with all these PSR and FFP rules which means other clubs will know chelsea have to sell which would lower prices
@@Leo-tn3ep Dude, the kids aren't all going to make it. Chelsea's already selling and making profit. The buys made aren't all paid upfront. Already sold over 100 mil *this window*. And the kids who've signed on look to be crazy good. We'll see in time what happens.
@@Leo-tn3ep This isn't anything new to Chelsea though, the term loan army was used when referring to Chelsea (even though I doubt the club was even the first to do so). The whole loaning and selling system was used under Roman, however what the club is doing now, or more so Blueco is for the multi club model like how Man City just moved Salvinho to their main club. If you want to bring up anything for sure, it's the prices they're paying for the youth that aren't going directly into the first team is my main issue although they do spend well for these positions but some seem under cooked with the main one being GK of an actual quality but last year Jackson was a good signing but nowhere close to being Striker quality.
When anyone brings up the keeps Bergstrom is a youth keeper, Bettinelli is 3rd choice since pre-Tuchel and Jorgensen is the actual new signing.
The main problem is the signing of players without having the full multi club model running.
They trying to get rid of all the high wage players
The media can't leave chelsea alone. There are dozens of top flight clubs, report on them
its incredible really. All that money spent and on paper they don't have close to a top 5 squad in the league. The constant change in system through hiring and firing of coaches. It seems like there is no actual ambition to improve Chelsea FC in terms of football being played on the pitch
They kinda offset the losses with academy sales 😁
Great work again sir. I think Chelsea brass did not realize the difference between American sport culture and European sport culture. It seems they manage the team like an nfl club, either that or their bleeding edge algorithm is clotty.
Thx for the clear and unbiased opinion.
As a Chelsea supporter since early 90's before Gullits and Viallis and way before Abromovitch, i agree to everthing that was said.
Under Abramovitch i stopped paying the club international membership, as i didn't feel comfortable financing a multi-billionaires vanity project, with no registered voice of opinion.
Under Boehly and all the clown circus, i don't even bother in to watch the games every week, as this corporate run shitshow of a club, has nothing left to support than a badge i used to love and have emotional bond with. 🫤
And on a sidenote before you go on lambasting me as a "fair weather" fan. This has nothing to with that.
I did actually pay for the membersihip, and made an occasional high cost effort to see the games. The badge is still the same, but it's hard trying to find anything left to support, and it's breaking my heart.
Alireza Firouzja
Guccireza😅
Let's face it, Maresca, has won nothing and managed nobody. He will be gone by January.
Chelsea are going to be the most entertaining team this season, both on and off the pitch i mean 😂
Since this ownership took over they have spend over 1.2 Billion on transfers and yet we somehow need more. It's ridiculous and what's even more ridiculous is that i would happily get rid of 60-70% of these players because many are simply just not good enough or fit in with others
I bet someone could sneak into a Chelsea practice and go unnoticed lol
Stamford Bridge is more like a prison
these days
whats the camera youre using bro?
Most important thing, give him time actually
"Frustrating player on the pitch **some** of the time"???
It was MOST of the time!
Despite all this, according to transmarkt, Chelsea have made 100mil *in euros* from total market value of 124mil, with many guys still on the books. hypothetically, Chelsea could actual end this summer with 200mil made in profit in this transfer window, while spending 240 mil (including Felix, Oshimen will be a 'loan' so can't be accounted for this season). -40 mil net spend.
However, the many issues is whether Chelsea will be successfully in two departments, one is on the pitch and the second is buying another sister club besides Strasbourg. Last relevant news on BlueCo (Owner's of Chelsea) about purchasing a majority stake into a club was seems to be late 2023 and has currently run cold, we will wait and see if these two demands will be met.
They were talking about Roman's desire to buy everything that shines, but yet, Boehly overcame that. As a blues fan it is 'whatever'at this point. Sad
Why the dishonest click bait title? If you have a point to prove shouldn’t you be able to make it without lying about the price of Felix? This video could have been good and there is a point to be made there but the fact that you’re dishonest in the title ruins it for me.
10:50 when you call it money instead of colorful colorful spending social credit coupons given by our majesty
I hate seeing this inflated squad of good talent not getting used due to lack of consistency in the management style and beyond. A part of me wonders if Chelsea is padding their squad for a potential transfer ban like the one that happened a few years ago. In a way, I hope that does happen so they stop spending and focus on development of the talent they have.
Lots of bias against Chelsea. Not saying you’re bias, but Chelsea are basically doing what everyone says they have to do (get rid of the old guard) and still getting criticized for it. The club’s owners can’t win in the eyes of the media. It’s not worth even trying at this point. I mean, even you point out that Chelsea would save £50m in wages getting sterling off the books-then you turn around and point to the fact that he’ll have to be sold cheaply. Who cares if he’s sold for cheap if selling him means you save £50m on a player who isn’t good enough anymore?
Rival fans and pundits don’t care to see the situation the way it really is because they’re in it for fun and money respectively. Even plenty of Chelsea influencers are basically reactionary populists with opinions founded purely on assumptions and facts without context. The point is, Chelsea are doing the right thing by pushing out players like Chalobah, Sterling, Lukaku, Kepa, and even Gallagher (given he refused an extension twice). Keeping those players without already having younger alternatives in the door is actually WORSE than just having them there and languishing mid table for eternity.
I as a Chelsea fan am very pleased that the ownership is willing to spend money now so that the team can be successful and sustainable for a long time. What I’m unhappy about is the media’s portrayal of it all. It’s making being a fan of football in general very difficult. At the very least, it’s given me perspective that all the hate given to other clubs at times is also founded on absolute nonsense.
It's because the way Chelsea is going about it isn't safe for the club. Like it was mentioned in the video by stocking up on players without offloading the others the ball is now in the buying clubs park.
Think of Arsenal and their Arteta project. It took 3 season for them to sustainably get rid of the deadwood and replace them. Not once during this project have I seen articles linking Arsenal with potential Profit and Sustainability breaches.
It's not the fact they're trying to overhaul the squad it's the way they're going about it. As a Chelsea fan you should be screaming at the ownership to hit the breaks before the club crashes.
@@alr68 This is the point everyone brought up under Potter after the squad just wasn't good enough and when Mount was on 1 year left and didn't sign an extension.
The club almost has 2-3 tiers of signings. The 1st team, the players to loan out and the players to bring into the youth setup.
All the club needs now to not make their model seem so chaotic is the multi club model since the costs of the signings are all on the club Chelsea.
It's not that everything is perfect and makes absolute sense, but most of the things when concerning signings have been good with issues being acquiring players for the youth with inflated prices since they view the investment differently as the amortise their signings.
Players will be sold, and the holes in the squad will be rectified. But with a club like Chelsea even when things are done for the betterment of the club someone will chime in and say everything is wrong when the broken sink just got fixed. One minute someone talks about wages and squad age when the squad has one of the lowest average salaries with a few on higher with an incensement contract, then they'll bring up experience when we have player that are around 26 and lower. Sterling is now the oldest in the starting players of last year left after Thiago left, however now he's set to leave lowing the "42 man squad" that's not even anywhere that large.
Never been this early to a video
Sam mate
Same
The Felix price tag is false
Bought for Gallagher + 3 million
We need a follow-up video on this in January 2025 and June 2025 😂 it will be fun to watch how many players actually left Chelsea during this season...
Most teams are playing chess, Chelsea is playing checkers 😂
Remove the ridiculous transfer fees and cap them at about 35 million max and Chelsea looks like my average FM squad.
I see nothing wrong at the club 🔥
Actually Chelsea has long history of having too many players and sending everybody on infinite loans until either their contracts end or they sell them. This is not new.
What’s new is that the hoarding is now of top level players winning massive salaries, that no other club is willing to carry over for a loan. They overplayed their hand and now other clubs are just “waiting for the corn to rot” (Adrian just invented a new saying!😂)
Bro it’s the first game lmao
Owners knows better than you.....they r billionaires..just compare😂😂😂😂
CHELSEA have introduced a novel way of football management, they've already made 300m profit since joining & reduced the wage bill by 200m. Next step is winning trophies
Does Adrian know what Corn means on TikTok 😂
Corn! It's got the Juice!
Their financial losses should be well above the threshold of ffp
You're nice with Chelsea, they don't have 30 players, they have 40. Technically they have 51 actually but some are youngers from the academy. But still
The only reason we won the treble is because pep got rid of him
Was our worst finisher
Week in week out
Missed tap ins every other week
Someone needs to remind chelsea they should sell before buying theyre now in shambles
Look at the people shitting on Oil Money FC when American Private Equity FC are doing the same if not worse.
At least Chelsea can't complain over too many matches or too hard match program. They can play 3 matches each day with a different team setup.
Yeah
All of them are very young so what is point of future when most of them will be in the same age bracket?!
Chelsea just like playing poor FM games,
1.) bought too many players,
2.) everyone on the team didn't have enough game time,
3.) no one wants to buy your players or only on a low price,
4.) some players doesn't want to leave.
Lol so let’s shift the focus and narrative from Enzo onto Sterling….. yea right Chelsea FC get lost
Sterling is an offensive missel that misfires alot