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    Quote Originally Posted by WMUG View Post
    Sure, but if they're mismanaging good players and have a track record of buying shite, then you can buy their good players safe in the knowledge that they'll be unlikely to replace them competently.
    If they were good players they wouldn’t be selling them

    The Saudi Arabia is essentially them being paid to unload their dross (Kante is good but he’s 33)

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    Havertz all but done, per the EBC.

    Very strange signing that one.

    Don't see where he fits in, so either he changes position (I know he played a lot more MF in Germany) or a change in system?

    Chelsea paid 70 for him and he's been quite poor, so 65m seems a lot of money. If Rice comes for 90 then value for money wise it looks pretty poor.

    This club spent 50m on Ben White though, so hardly surprising.

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    IMO Kai Havertz is one of the main reasons Chelsea has been in the doldrums for the past few years...to think anyone who wants the best for AFC would think taking this problem off Chelsea and handing them 65m quid is a good idea literally stuns me.

    I'll be happy to eat my words on this signing but I do believe this disaster will eclipse Pepe.

    Now Chelsea will have no problem bringing in Caicedo; honestly I am really struggling to understand who pushed for this....it makes no sense.

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    Again, I'm wondering why we couldn't make this one of the last deals we do this transfer window, why did it have to be the first FFS??

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    Quote Originally Posted by 21_GOONER_SALUTE View Post
    Again, I'm wondering why we couldn't make this one of the last deals we do this transfer window, why did it have to be the first FFS??
    I’d prefer it was one we didn’t make at all. Though I suspect it’s about the selling club, they’ve sold Kanté, selling Kovacic and are likely to sell Mount

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    Quote Originally Posted by 21_GOONER_SALUTE View Post
    IMO Kai Havertz is one of the main reasons Chelsea has been in the doldrums for the past few years...to think anyone who wants the best for AFC would think taking this problem off Chelsea and handing them 65m quid is a good idea literally stuns me.

    I'll be happy to eat my words on this signing but I do believe this disaster will eclipse Pepe.

    Now Chelsea will have no problem bringing in Caicedo; honestly I am really struggling to understand who pushed for this....it makes no sense.
    Based on two comments I read on EBC Chelsea fans are sad to see him go. In essence, he's played out of position for 2 years without complaint.

    Absolutely zero knowledge myself and 2 comments are nothing in the grand scheme of things. I only mention as I thought exactly as you did, so was surprised to read them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mandela8 View Post
    Based on two comments I read on EBC Chelsea fans are sad to see him go. In essence, he's played out of position for 2 years without complaint.

    Absolutely zero knowledge myself and 2 comments are nothing in the grand scheme of things. I only mention as I thought exactly as you did, so was surprised to read them.
    A mate of mine is saying the same thing apparently, that he's cover/competiton for Captain Marvel and not Jesus.... unfortunately I still think we'd have gained more if he stayed in Chelsea and continued to weaken them. But the fee irks me more than anything else, I hate funding direct competition especially if its not a steal.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 21_GOONER_SALUTE View Post
    A mate of mine is saying the same thing apparently, that he's cover/competiton for Captain Marvel and not Jesus.... unfortunately I still think we'd have gained more if he stayed in Chelsea and continued to weaken them. But the fee irks me more than anything else, I hate funding direct competition especially if its not a steal.
    Cover for Odegaard we’ve got two players that already play in that position - Smith Rowe and Vieira

    Typical of Arteta to load us up with players in positions we don’t need recruitment in and leave us slim in areas we do

    The only thing I’d say positive about Havertz is that he provides more aerial threat than Jesus but if he’s not even going to play up front a bit of a waste

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    I’d rather Havertz was used as an attacking mid. Absolutely do not want this guy up front, he’ll make Jesus look clinical.

    Doesn’t even press either, so I’m not sure where Arteta exactly sees him.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marc Overmars View Post
    I’d rather Havertz was used as an attacking mid. Absolutely do not want this guy up front, he’ll make Jesus look clinical.

    Doesn’t even press either, so I’m not sure where Arteta exactly sees him.
    Yeah me too....but we do create a lot of chances so he may pop a fair few in if he does play the False 9 role, even as a number 10 he should score a fair few. I'm going to reserve judgement on him until I have seen him in action for us, but he has not been great for Chelsea, flashes of brilliance here and there, but largely very inconsistent.

    He's coming to us at a good time though, everything in our setup is right for him to succeed and he pretty much has to because we put down quite a big investment on him and his wages are high too.

    Pressure is on both him and Arteta, he absolutely has to deliver.

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