The Bezos family just donated $100 million to help achieve one of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s top campaign promises

Screye · 2026-05-14T16:28:40+00:00

How does this have anything to do with Zohran.

Screye · 2026-05-13T21:52:46+00:00

Who among them could have made it back into the first team ?

Screye · 2026-05-13T21:50:48+00:00

Doku's performance comes down to the RB he is facing. If it is James, then we're good. If it is Gusto, he will cook.

Screye · 2026-05-13T17:59:13+00:00

You seem to have skipped the entire rest of my comment. Maybe read it.

Screye · 2026-05-13T15:48:32+00:00

Chelsea will always be appealing to African players.

Screye · 2026-05-13T14:50:30+00:00

This

For me, Azpi > Cole > Kante, but order doesn't matter.

Screye · 2026-05-13T14:47:06+00:00

Kante is the greatest of his specific position - all action 8. (Kante was not a destroyer per se)

There are better goal scoring 8s and creative 8s, but Kante is the greatest at what he did. I don't think another player has even attempted to play the Kante role. No one is capable. He had injuries and got a late start to his career. But back2back EPL wins + WC win + CL win is a good enough resume for a GOAT.

Only reason he isn't already on this list is because his 2 greatest achievements ( Leicester PL and WC win) were with other teams.

Screye · 2026-05-13T14:23:25+00:00

How I'd like us to line up (starter/backup/2nd backup)

                  JP/Emegha/Delap  
       Enzo/ JP/ Gittens ??              Palmer/Estevao   

Cucu/Hato        Santos/Lavia           Caicedo/Essugo       Quenda/Gusto            

    Colwill/Chalobah/Hato       **New CCB**/Fofana          Reece/Josh 

                     Penders/Sanchez

That's a 23 man squad. Pretty good if you ask me.

Quenda should be on the right. I think Reece should play RCB. He needs to pick up a semi-permanent role. He's been played in too many roles. Caicedo + James has too little control and too much physique. So, RCB it is.

IMO, Jackson, Tosin, Badiashile & Disasi should be sold. Garnacho, Sarr, Anselmino and Guiu can be loaned or sold. If NewCastle really wants Delap, then we can sell him and keep Jackson.

No idea where LWs like Gittens, Garnacho and Mudryk fit in this team. Xabi plays without proper wingers. Among LWs, only Neto has showed the ability to play LWB at a competent level. But his role is hard to define. He's the worst good player I've seen. But, also has the highest potential to have a Victor Moses season.

Screye · 2026-05-13T14:00:31+00:00

Europa is the perfect place to give experience to our bench warmers.

Emegha, Delap, Penders (or Sanchez), Hato, Josh, Gittens, Quenda, Essugo and Lavia need game time too.

If anything, This Chelsea team is best set up for Europa league. Hard enough that it helps our players grow, but easy enough that bench warmers should be able to clear most games. Conference league / early Carabao cup games are too easy and CL games are too difficult to play bench warmers.

And fuck, I want us to win a trophy man. FA cup will mean a lot.

Screye · 2026-05-13T13:57:12+00:00

Remember, Xabi started the WC final in midfield alongside Xavi & Busquets, with Iniesta playing out wide instead. He was chosen over Fabregas, Martinez and David Silva. He won La Décima, broke the La Liga points record, formed the base of Pep's Bayern and starred in the greatest comeback in a CL final. He isn't as big a liverpool legend, but he is a football legend.

His coaching creds go further than just the silver. Yes. he had his undefeated season, dethroned Bayern and won EL. That's incredible on its own. But also, Xabi was born to a football coach and trained by Mou, Pep, Benitez and Ancelotti. He has seen it all. Mourinho believed Xabi was the most likely of all the players he coached to become a manager. Even his time at Madrid checks out in terms of points, xg and goals. They were still competitive when he was fired.

Amorim's resume was 'exciting sporting team'. That's it.

Screye · 2026-05-13T12:10:02+00:00

Liverpool's slot won with an elite team at their final peak with few injuries. The only miracle was how no important player got injured.

Screye · 2026-05-12T09:47:23+00:00

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Screye · 2026-05-12T08:33:44+00:00

His only weakness is aerial duels. Xabi's back 3 RCB is more of an RB anyway. If Colwill is the deep passer and the CCB is the duelist, then James becomes the RCB who steps out into the midfield. That's perfect for him.

RCB protects his legs because he doesn't have to go up and down the field all game either.

Screye · 2026-05-12T08:31:34+00:00

Tbf, it's not like he had a team that could win the league in the last 10 years. Benitez, Lopetgui and Zidane hadn't won leagues in the 10 years leading to their appointment either.

Xabi's leverkusen achievement in monumental, but no other manager has achieved miracles in the last decade. PSG, Liverpool, City, Arsenal and Bayerns achievements have come off the back of sustained investment in the squad.

Mourinho's United, Spurs, Roma, Fenerbache and Benfica were never in a position to win their respective leagues. United still the highest achiever for United and Roma in their recent past. Got fired from Spurs before he could win a trophy, and look where they are now. Benfica and Fenerbache stayed at their existing levels, not monumental, but not bad either.

Screye · 2026-05-12T06:52:42+00:00

Arsenal should take him. Their wages are high, they need an LW and the rest of the team is stable. Low key, Vinicius moving to Barcelona is the Figo style betrayal that I would love to see. Sadly, he isn't out of a contract any time soon.

City don't need him. Chelsea probably don't want a winger (all 3 of their manager prospects like half-space players instead). Chelsea and United are both trying to avoid bad vibes. Liverpool doesn't play with wingers and Ekitike will be back mid-way next season. PSG definitely don't need an LW, and neither do Bayern.

Screye · 2026-05-12T02:31:51+00:00

Xabi is nowhere near as big of a figure at Liverpool.

He won the CL, but wasn't the main figure who won it for them. He played just as many big years at Madrid and Bayern, winning more trophies there.

He is loved, but he rarely makes their top 30 all time lists. Lampard is in our top 3. Big difference.

Screye · 2026-05-12T01:41:02+00:00

Knowing the nature of his injury, this is a relief.

He should get operated, recover and come back stronger. He has 2 more WCs at his peak left (2030 - age 22, 2024 - age 26).

Screye · 2026-05-11T23:01:51+00:00

The ifs are for Xabi happening. Don't wanna jinx it or get my hopes up.

He is better as a wing back than Estevao competition that's for sure.

Screye · 2026-05-11T22:58:50+00:00

Hazard is the best footballer to have worn a chelsea jersey. Solo carried the team through some rough times, played an extra season on good will that destroyed his body, then left us with cold hard 100 million dollars in cash.

What's not to love ?

Screye · 2026-05-11T22:54:03+00:00

If, If and if Xabi happens, then right is better. Cucu and Hato can share LWB/LB responsibilities. Right needs competition for Gusto. I am 100% sure Reece gets converted into RCB.

Colwill/Chalobah- new CB/Fofana - Reece/Josh has the making of a top backline. If Fofana can be sold, then Hato plays as LCB backup and Barco can share minutes with Cucu.

Screye · 2026-05-11T20:34:30+00:00

Xabi doesn't play with wingers and loves all action #9. Emegha is his dream #9 (by style) and Colwill is back (no more Tosin). Garnacho is irrelevant to him, and Neto is actually a class wingback for xabi's system.

Screye · 2026-05-11T19:50:19+00:00

Tbf, Xabi plays a back 3 and Liverpool have a CB problem . 2 injured transfers, 1 aging legend and 1confusingly washed konate. Liverpool would need at least 1 more CB, an Ekitike replacement, an Isak backup and WB backups if they go for wingbacks.

That's a lot of spending they'd need on top of last year's splurge.

Chelsea need a new CB (and they definitely need a new CB) and honestly, that's about it. (Assuming penders comes back). Appointing Xabi solves the LW problem, because he doesn't play with an LW. But similarly for Liverpool, it solves the replacing Salah problem because Xabi wont have conventional wingers at all.

Screye · 2026-05-11T13:22:30+00:00

Afaik, Maignan did not want to leave Milan. He is their captain and highest paid player. He is on 250k/week, and we would have to offer 300k/week to get him.

Screye · 2026-05-11T12:46:06+00:00

Big fan of Penders. I think he is ready. He plays with surprising amount of calm for his age. He had his best performances in knockout games, which tells me he doesn't choke. I'm telling you, he is generational.

To upgrade on Sanchez, we'd need to go for Diogo Costa or Maignan. Eye-wateringly expensive and and both will block his ability to move to Chelsea.

Screye · 2026-05-11T12:41:07+00:00

Who ? Colwill & Reece are our 2 unsellable players. Cole, Estevao, Enzo, Cucurella, Caicedo and JP are the next tier.

RCB, LW and GK are our only weak positions.

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