As I mentioned in my striker article at this time, the goalkeeper place is without doubt one of the principal positions on the pitch that Chelsea have to utterly get proper.
Up to now, they’ve spent £66m on signing new goalkeepers (together with the pending arrival of Filip Jorgensen), and so they nonetheless haven’t bought it proper.
Perhaps Jorgensen seems to be that man, however we do not need a standout primary from spending £66m, for me that’s only a truth, however a extremely lame truth.
How are you going to not type out the goalkeeper place of all positions to be naive with?
I’ve to carry my phrases a bit on Jorgensen as a result of it will be unfair of me to essentially choose him having not watched sufficient of him to kind that judgement. I’ll clearly be totally behind him and really hope he succeeds as our membership. I’m totally open minded on him and won’t write him off earlier than he’s even performed for us.
However once more, the information are that it is a very younger (for goalkeepers) and really inexperienced (in a high division) goalkeeper that we’re as soon as once more placing our hope in. We heard all kinds of PR in regards to the perception we had in Djordje Petrovic and the way he was going to be the following neatest thing and had been scouted by the membership since he was nonetheless enjoying within the Serbian league blah, blah, and blah, and I’m certain we’ll quickly be listening to related stuff about Jorgensen. And now they apparently need to promote Petrovic after one season? Make it make sense. It’s shambolic, there’s no two methods about it.
Robert Sanchez was as soon as once more mind farting in opposition to Celtic on Saturday evening, and there’s no means anybody can persuade me that he’s an appropriate Chelsea primary.
For what it’s value, I favored a few of what I’ve seen on Petrovic, however he too has a approach to go earlier than he’s adequate to be Chelsea primary. He bought the primary spot when Sanchez was injured after which stored it, that tells you numerous, however extra in regards to the religion our outdated teaching workforce had in Sanchez!
I’ve heard good issues about Jorgensen from individuals who watch him play often however even these individuals say he’s uncooked and he has had shaky moments even with the ball at his ft, which is outwardly one among his strengths.
It feels like he might be a high goalkeeper as soon as he’s totally developed – hmmmm, we’ve heard that earlier than in regards to the majority of our new signings, haven’t we? However sure, perhaps he does show to be a high goalkeeper and may nail down that primary spot, let’s hope that finally ends up being the case.
However the reality is that if you’re demanding your workforce get high 4 then perhaps it’s best to present it with some ready-made gamers for the right here and now and never simply uncooked and growing gamers, no?
I’ve robust general opinions on Chelsea’s recruitment underneath Clearlake and have had many debates about it even with individuals on the membership. However not too long ago I’ve been decided to simply choose it on the finish of this season to see the place we’re at from this 4-window plan and that’s basically what I will probably be doing. However that received’t cease me voicing issues on any new signings or praising ones that I feel are good (as a result of I can do each – I do know, that’s a shock in some fan areas). And sure, we’re ALL entitled to voice an opinion on a membership we PAY some huge cash to assist, whether or not optimistic OR damaging.
But when we get to the tip of the season and it’s nonetheless visibly failing, then that’s when we have to see arms held up, heads rolling, and admitting of errors, simply as I’ll do if my doubts are confirmed unsuitable. We will’t simply maintain sacking managers and believing that’s the subject at that time, can we?
Anybody who says finish of this season isn’t lengthy sufficient to see if it fails or succeeds, then inform that to the homeowners who’ve mentioned for the second season operating that the workforce merely HAVE to get UCL soccer this season. They can’t afford to overlook it once more, it’s so simple as that – so construct a workforce that doesn’t miss it, proper? Have they achieved that? Time will inform.
I’m nonetheless totally ready to attend and see if the squad construct proves me unsuitable after this ‘4-window plan’. I really hope it does.
