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  1. 26 minutes ago, The Dog said:

    I'd rather have seen him in the Championship or in the Netherlands. The Belgian league is totally "meh" outside of the top 4-5 teams.

    Here's how it compares to MLS:

    https://www.globalfootballrankings.com/compare?first=BelgianJupilerLeague&second=MajorLeagueSoccer

    Both Horvath and Steffen had well over 100 caps before they were loaned to a Championship squad (Luton/Coventry). As well, they had both had previous experience in Europe. Steffen Bunde and Prem, Horvath Belgium and Norway.

    Hell Pickford started out being loaned out to non-competitive European Leagues.

    And yes, the Belgian League on a whole is comparable to MLS, but the top teams are leaps better than the top MLS squads.

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    It's definitely not a homerun, but certainly much less risky than sending him to a squad that might not start him.

    Btw top of the Belgian League vs Championship

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  2. 1 hour ago, The Dog said:

     

    Good landing spot for him, will get some experience at 19 in a decent European league against some strong Belgian squads. At 19, this is about as good as it gets for guaranteed playing time for a player with his experience. I imagine a couple more years of loans with slowly improving squads/leagues before he is ready for the Prem.

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  3. 6 hours ago, ztejas said:

    Expensive players aren't the answer. Since Roman left we've had zero identity or direction. It starts at the top and trickles down and currently the top is clueless.

    Chelsea is basically the Yankees right now. There is zero direction - zero cohesion - zero passion. It's a massive brand struggling to put legitimate play on the pitch.

    This is my PL club. I've made that decision. Whether Pulisic is on the roster or not. I'm all in.

    The current squad is a fucking disaster no matter how much money is thrown at it. We're close to as big of an embarrassment as Tottenham despite spending three times as much. 

    Acting like someone like Caicedo is going to fix everything is ridiculous. The culture is shit. 

     

    I do believe in Pochettino. Maybe he'll knock some sense into the dipshit management group we've got going right now. 

    What do you think so far of the tactics in the preseason?

    Have any of the players surprised you?

    Any positions you feel we need more depth and/or experience?

  4. 37 minutes ago, mdmost said:

    Sadio Mane is rumored to be headed to Al-Nassr. 

    Yeah current rumors that seem legit with a 5th team added to the frey

    Ittihad Club
     - Fabinho

    Al-Nassr
     - Sadio Mane
     - Alex Telles

    Al-Hilal
     - Lukaku
     - Pepe

    Al-Ahli
     - Riyad Mahrez

     - Saint-Maximin

    Al-Ettifaq
     - Jordan Henderson
     - Eric Bailly

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