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Posted on 12/27/25 at 6:14 pm to RandySavage
Garnacho is the bust of the season. Get him off the field.
Posted on 12/27/25 at 6:25 pm to bulletprooftiger
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Garnacho is the bust of the season. Get him off the field.
I thought that he played quite well. I didn’t see many poor decisions (at all). Honestly, there was a drop off when Gittens went in. He needs to track more, but that could be said about most wingers.
This post was edited on 12/27/25 at 6:31 pm
Posted on 12/27/25 at 6:29 pm to supatigah
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the defense was fine today
Until late, it was solid. That being said, we are missing our two starting DCM’s…and it shows.
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it was finishing that cost us
Agreed.
It’s frustrating, but as Randy has noted previously, we need Center backs, and a quality striker.
Posted on 12/28/25 at 5:52 am to jimmy the leg
He saw a lot of the ball because he was left open to be defended 1 v 1. He isn’t a threat. He wouldn’t go after Cash despite him being on a yellow. He killed multiple promising attacks by dancing over the bal then looking for a late bailout.
I am not saying Gittens is better. But he doesn’t get enough minutes to draw my ire.
I am not saying Gittens is better. But he doesn’t get enough minutes to draw my ire.
Posted on 12/28/25 at 7:42 am to bulletprooftiger
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He saw a lot of the ball because he was left open
He has chalk on his shoes…by design.
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He isn’t a threat.
I disagree.
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He wouldn’t go after Cash despite him being
on a yellow.
Cash wisely backed off. He is a pro as well you know.
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He killed multiple promising attacks by dancing over the bal then looking for a late bailout.
I mean, I would call it smart.
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I am not saying Gittens is better.
He isn’t.
Ironically, Mudryk was, but alas people shite on him as well.
Posted on 12/28/25 at 9:44 am to jimmy the leg
Gittens and Mudryk were/are terrible. Garnacho is frustrating because he does at least get in good positions but then is incredibly wasteful with them just like he was at Man Utd. None of these guys are good enough. If Pedro of Estevao can't play on the left go find someone that can. That has joined striker and CB as a must upgrade position for Chelsea.
Posted on 12/28/25 at 10:13 am to RandySavage
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Gittens and Mudryk were/are terrible.
Mudryk was playing quite well when he popped positive.
He had only been in Maresca’s system for a short time.
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Garnacho is frustrating because he does at least get in good positions but then is incredibly wasteful with them
True…so far. Nonetheless, I think that he has played pretty well by-in-large (including yesterday).
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None of these guys are good enough.
Who is?
Left wingers, like left backs, aren’t readily available.
Keep in mind that most people wanted Cuch traded because he sucked. They also wanted Caicedo traded because he was never available. Enzo was also trashed because he sucked.
I tend to take a different approach. I look at upside.
I believe that Garnacho has a pretty large upside in Maresca’s system. Time will tell.
Posted on 12/28/25 at 11:33 am to jimmy the leg
I've never understood your affinity for Mudryk, he was amazing in his first appearance against Liverpool and never did anything for Chelsea ever again other than run fast. A less productive Timo Werner if you will.
As much as I dislike Garnacho I do see what you see in him but given he had these exact problems at United I'm less hopeful of it ever getting fixed and am sick of sacrificing season after season waiting on guys to figure it out.
As much as I dislike Garnacho I do see what you see in him but given he had these exact problems at United I'm less hopeful of it ever getting fixed and am sick of sacrificing season after season waiting on guys to figure it out.
Posted on 12/28/25 at 3:08 pm to RandySavage
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I've never understood your affinity for Mudryk,
He looked good in his (very) limited time under Maresca.
In short, he was finally being utilized correctly.
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As much as I dislike Garnacho I do see what you see in him but given he had these exact problems at United I'm less hopeful of it ever getting fixed
United and Chelsea don’t run the same systems. Nor do they have the same personnel.
He has played quite well imho, outside of finishing. Again, whom is available in that spot?
Posted on 12/28/25 at 6:25 pm to jimmy the leg
Regardless of the system he plays in his problem is terrible decision making/execution in the box. If every attack he gets involved in dies it is he playing well? That's his job
Posted on 12/28/25 at 9:33 pm to RandySavage
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If every attack he gets involved in dies
Every attack didn’t die.
They didn’t pan out, but they didn’t die.
Could he play better - yup.
But that is every player at every position. Hell, even Haaland has had droughts at times. It is what it is. If not, the scores would be 23-23, not 2-1.
As I have noted before, the team is quite young…including him.
Lastly, Cash is pretty damned good player. He is situationally aware, reads lanes well, and is a decent athlete.
Sometimes you have to tip your hat to the opposition.
FWIW, I’m still bullish on the Blues.
Posted on 12/28/25 at 11:35 pm to jimmy the leg
That what, at some point in the next decade we'll do something? We are going on like 4 wasted seasons now where we haven't even competed for the league and have been out of it before Christmas. That's pathetic for a club with our resources.
Posted on 12/29/25 at 12:34 am to jimmy the leg
maresca has to put palmer back on the right wing and end the 10 in the middle bit
too many play makers in the middle with enzo and caicedo to have palmer bottled up by the defense
palmer is best cutting across the middle and attacking, you can see he is frustrated
too many play makers in the middle with enzo and caicedo to have palmer bottled up by the defense
palmer is best cutting across the middle and attacking, you can see he is frustrated
Posted on 12/29/25 at 7:35 am to RandySavage
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That what, at some point in the next decade we'll do something? We are going on like 4 wasted seasons now
Maresca has been here for a year and a half…and one summer transfer period. You and I disagree on the timeframe (although I was frustrated by that dead period as well).
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where we haven't even competed for the league and have been out of it before Christmas.
I didn’t think that we would this year. I said top four, and a trophy (or two). Of course, I also thought that we would still have Jackson.
Is he top shelf…no. Was he better than what we have had (especially with injuries and suspensions being part of the conversation - yes…and by a wide margin too).
I’m still bullish on the Blues.
This post was edited on 12/29/25 at 7:36 am
Posted on 12/29/25 at 11:24 am to jimmy the leg
Garnacho is well known as a heat check guy, he is like Madueke in that he will takes tons of shots, most of them bad, few go in
I am sort of surprised at how bad Garnacho’s playmaking and decision making are, I thought he was a better passer than he has shown so far
what kills me about palmer in the middle is how many times they use him to push the ball to the left wing and the attack dies as Garnacho does typical Garnacho things
instead of palmer being on the right and cutting across the full width of the goal, he is already in the middle and cuts across half the goal. which generally results in palmer passing it to Garnacho or an inverted Cucu
its like CFC concede Palmer attacking touches to get Garnacho more touches and the defense is more than happy to oblige creating a bottleneck in the left corner
what makes it worse is CUCU also pushes it forward on the left and it gets Garnacho even more touches, somehow Garnacho has become the featured player of the CFC attack
I am sort of surprised at how bad Garnacho’s playmaking and decision making are, I thought he was a better passer than he has shown so far
what kills me about palmer in the middle is how many times they use him to push the ball to the left wing and the attack dies as Garnacho does typical Garnacho things
instead of palmer being on the right and cutting across the full width of the goal, he is already in the middle and cuts across half the goal. which generally results in palmer passing it to Garnacho or an inverted Cucu
its like CFC concede Palmer attacking touches to get Garnacho more touches and the defense is more than happy to oblige creating a bottleneck in the left corner
what makes it worse is CUCU also pushes it forward on the left and it gets Garnacho even more touches, somehow Garnacho has become the featured player of the CFC attack
Posted on 12/29/25 at 11:43 am to supatigah
As a United fan, I was surprised Chelsea even wanted him. I guess they were thinking they could get a talented winger for cheap but unless he completely changes as a person, I don't see him having sustained success in the Prem. He was a net negative for us and looks to be on the same trajectory for Chelsea.
Posted on 12/30/25 at 9:45 am to supatigah
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somehow Garnacho has become the featured player of the CFC attack
That's by design from our opponents.
Posted on 12/30/25 at 1:36 pm to RandySavage
3 min. in and Caicedo already in trouble and suspended for the weekend. Good times never end
Posted on 12/30/25 at 1:37 pm to RandySavage
Caicedo with another yellow today and out for MC match this weekend
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