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charierre said:
Neymar went missing like 'the fallen Madonna with the big boobies' 

Herr Flick had their number
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Well deserved. Can't think of a reason why Icardi was left on the bench while 1-0 down...

Bayern were maybe not at their best tonight but PSG couldn't make use of it. They seemed too nervous and they lacked concentration throughout the whole match. Inexperience can often be a drawback in games like this which is one of the major reasons they couldn't play their usual game.

And what a fantastic decision did Flick make by starting with Coman instead of Perisic. Not many expected that but it paid off entirely.

 
Good, PSG may get away with the circumvention of the rules but they big one still alludes them.

 
I haven't seen much of PSG yet expected with his pace Mbappe would have played down the middle not the wing.

 
Happy for Bayern to win it, by far the best team in the competition this season. Hopefully we can close the gap a bit this summer. 

 
Would have liked to see PSG win it, it's the sort of win that makes all the wrong people upset (The Arsenal, Man U fans that I know all absolutely seethe with rage at the idea of a "oil money club" winning the CL). Bayern are exactly that kind of arrogant establishment club the snobs like. Their win gives me a very bland feeling.

 
A lot of talk about Neymar, but I think Mbappe was the worst out of the bunch, besides that penalty he should've had, what did he do? Neymar at least looked lively in the first half and was trying to influence the game. 

 
Liverpool not even on the list but they are the current champions...

 
Gol15 said:
Liverpool not even on the list but they are the current champions...
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They did exceptionally well with the funds from Suarez and especially Coutinho - most clubs would not have that level of return on investment from their replacements. Had even just one of Mane/Salah/Van Djik/Alisson/Fabinho/Keita been mediocre, they would likely need to be in the transfer market to adjust.

Chelsea's position is all the more remarkable given the amount of transfer flops we have had over the last five years, and unlike the 8 clubs above, we have an income stream that is far bigger and better placed to absorb our net spend. How do Brighton, Wolves, Everton or West Ham have the revenue streams to offset their spending debt?

 
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SydneyChelsea said:
They did exceptionally well with the funds from Suarez and especially Coutinho - most clubs would not have that level of return on investment from their replacements. Had even just one of Mane/Salah/Van Djik/Alisson/Fabinho/Keita been mediocre, they would likely need to be in the transfer market to adjust.

Chelsea's position is all the more remarkable given the amount of transfer flops we have had over the last five years, and unlike the 8 clubs above, we have an income stream that is far bigger and better placed to absorb our net spend. How do Brighton, Wolves, Everton or West Ham have the revenue streams to offset their spending debt?
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Plus having Bournemouth to offload their junk at over inflated prices helped, I've always thought there was something odd about all those deals. 

 
Gol15 said:
Liverpool not even on the list but they are the current champions...
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In fairness Liverpool were able to pocket over €200m in player sales from Suarez and Courtinho leaving alone. It's not often that a club is able to pocket those kind of sales within a short space of time. 

That's not taking anything away from how well they have reinvested that money. They've arguably made the best football transfers in the world in the last 4/5 seasons. 

It's going to be interesting to see what they do next to keep the squad fresh because up until now FSG haven't invested much money into the team, so unless they're willing to sell one of their bigger names they'll have to buck that trend. 

 
ForeverCarefree said:
They've arguably made the best football transfers in the world in the last 4/5 seasons. 
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Meanwhile we've arguably made the worst transfers in that same period.

We went from regularly finishing above them by 20-30 points every season, to finishing behind them the last 3 seasons by 5pts / 25 pts / 33pts.

So what happened to us ? why did we lose the plot ? Who to blame ? Who should shoulder most of the blame ?

Good to have you back posting.

 
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coco said:
Meanwhile we've arguably made the worst transfers in that same period.

We went from regularly finishing above them by 20-30 points every season, to finishing behind them the last 3 seasons by 5pts / 25 pts / 33pts.

So what happened to us ? why did we lose the plot ? Who to blame ? Who should shoulder most of the blame ?

Good to have you back posting.
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In hindsight? I think transfer wise it went pretty astray when Michael Emenalo left. 

It just wasn't clear who was overseeing scouting, recruitment etc. when he left... We just sort of divided up his responsibilities to persons unknown. 

I don't think it's any coincidence that we look to be having our most successful window in years now that Petr Cech is here acting as a link between management and the board.

I'm sure there were reasons for moving away from having a technical director at Chelsea but we definitely suffered from that change in structure.... I blame Peter Kenyon. 

 
Suarez contract terminated.

Ronald told Messi that dressing room power is over.

Messi in talks with Utd.

 
Messi in another team that isn't Man City would be a big challenge to him.

 
Maguire reportedly enjoyed a five-hour drinking session in the days leading up to his arrest, racking up a bar bill rumoured to be around £63,000 on vintage champagne, cocktails, steaks and lobster. 

He is understood to have been with Chelsea midfielder Ross Barkley, Love Island star Chris Hughes and snooker player Judd Trump, as well as members of his family.

 
mojo said:
Maguire reportedly enjoyed a five-hour drinking session in the days leading up to his arrest, racking up a bar bill rumoured to be around £63,000 on vintage champagne, cocktails, steaks and lobster. 

He is understood to have been with Chelsea midfielder Ross Barkley, Love Island star Chris Hughes and snooker player Judd Trump, as well as members of his family.
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There was a photo in the Redtops recently claiming to have been a pal helping a comatose Ross Barkley after a session.

Just as well he wasn't caught up in the Harry Maguire circus, other wise he might have the 'Albanian mafia' coming after him ?

Re Maguire early reports placed Rashford and Williams with him though they left before the handbags at ten paces unless you were a Greek policemen.

 
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