As I stated in my striker article right this moment, the goalkeeper place is among the foremost positions on the pitch that Chelsea have to utterly get proper.
To this point, they’ve spent £66m on signing new goalkeepers (together with the pending arrival of Filip Jorgensen), they usually 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 very lame truth.
How will you 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 might be unfair of me to essentially decide him having not watched sufficient of him to kind that judgement. I’ll clearly be absolutely behind him and actually hope he succeeds as our membership. I’m absolutely 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 prime division) goalkeeper that we’re as soon as once more placing our hope in. We heard all types of PR concerning the perception we had in Djordje Petrovic and the way he was going to be the subsequent smartest thing and had been scouted by the membership since he was nonetheless taking part in within the Serbian league blah, blah, and blah, and I’m certain we are going to quickly be listening to related stuff about Jorgensen. And now they apparently wish 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 manner anybody can persuade me that he’s an acceptable Chelsea primary.
For what it’s value, I favored a few of what I’ve seen on Petrovic, however he too has a technique to go earlier than he’s ok to be Chelsea primary. He bought the primary spot when Sanchez was injured after which saved it, that tells you a large number, however extra concerning the religion our outdated teaching workforce had in Sanchez!
I’ve heard good issues about Jorgensen from individuals who watch him play frequently 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 in all his strengths.
It appears like he might be a prime goalkeeper as soon as he’s absolutely developed – hmmmm, we’ve heard that earlier than concerning the majority of our new signings, haven’t we? However sure, possibly he does show to be a prime goalkeeper and might nail down that primary spot, let’s hope that finally ends up being the case.
However the reality is that in case you are demanding your workforce get prime 4 then possibly it is best to present it with some ready-made gamers for the right here and now and never simply uncooked and creating gamers, no?
I’ve sturdy general opinions on Chelsea’s recruitment below Clearlake and have had many debates about it even with individuals on the membership. However just lately I’ve been decided to only decide it on the finish of this season to see the place we’re at from this 4-window plan and that’s primarily what I might be doing. However that gained’t cease me voicing considerations on any new signings or praising ones that I believe 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 help, whether or not constructive OR unfavorable.
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 incorrect. We will’t simply maintain sacking managers and believing that’s the concern 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 house owners who’ve stated 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 completed that? Time will inform.
I’m nonetheless absolutely ready to attend and see if the squad construct proves me incorrect after this ‘4-window plan’. I actually hope it does.
