J. Cold

Whom do you think would be an ideal Enzo replacement?

If it’s Madrid, you HAVE to come away with Tchouameni as part of that deal, use Xabi to convince him You then also have to add someone in the attack who adds goals, someone to operate in that LHS who has ball-striking X off-ball movement preferably

Everyone shouts we want to have a strong culture at the club but it feels like we don't understand what it means. It means respecting the values and principles of the club. If the manager says, training starts 8am, you are there before 8. If the club says don't do this is, you respect it. If the wage structure has a cap, you respect it. The whole idea is to make everyone feel united and important. It's not when you know it signed for the club, and become a better player, you will start forcing the club to make changes to those principles and values to suit you as a person not as a squad. Alex Ferguson sold a lot of his stars who felt they became bigger than the club's culture but he still remained at the top. A player doesn't win you games or titles without his teammates. What you have as a team is greater than what any player in the world has to offer. For me, that's what culture simple means, everyone moving in the same direction, with the same purpose and belief. Roman's Chelsea had Real Madrid, Barcelona, City, Milan clubs all over our top players, some had unbelievably bigger offers, like City's offer to John Terry. Yet, they all remained because they believed in each other and the club. Players play for money but that's not everything. The culture of the club can't be trampled upon. It's what holds the club together. It's what keeps the players united to perform as one and fight for each other and the badge. I get that Chelsea capped their wages and offer incentives for UCL. I think it's smart because there is always the danger of missing UCL. There is FFP and PSR out there to obey. And the club's revenue isn't as solid as our rivals — even Spurs earn more. Small stadium and lack of UCL are massive issues. It's not about giving everyone what they deserve but can the club actually afford that. I believe Chelsea will soon get to paying £300k wages again, but first, we need to stabilise, play UCL consistently and improve the annual revenues. For players who can't afford to wait and take us there because they want to earn more, they are free to leave. Some people say "but we have spent £2b, and can't afford wages". The first few windows under BlueCo was where the money was spend, the latest ones were more about balancing the book. Selling to raise money, and use it on replacements. That's why the club are into buying players to improve and sell for profit. It's our way of generating revenue and funding incoming transfers. Some top clubs don't need that but we need it to level up. Roman didn't run Chelsea by profit and loss book, we have to understand and always remember that. This club is a bit handicapped in terms of total annual revenue due to the size of Stamford Bridge. It's a lot of money when you compare that with the likes of Arsenal and Manchester United. If we have that extra £40m-£50m, we can afford to put some players on 300k a week. A 300k a week player is basically earning £15.6m per year. Just one player and it's not amortised fee, all of it is straight into the annual record. If you have 3 of such players, it's close to £50m. £250k a week is £13m annually. It's insane.

The double entendres on Drake’s ICEMAN are insane.

🚨 Atalanta manager Palladino: “Éderson didn’t play today because there’s a concrete negotiations with a top club”.