I think 3-0 is a result under the circumstances but I agree with Willo that beginning a season with that starting line up and bench after eight years in the premier league is absolute gash.

The club need to get their finger out and get some decent bodies in or we're fvcked.

People laughed when I said we haven't improved our squad, just the age, olise looks an exciting signing but is unproven, guehi and andersen can't do anything cahill and sakho couldn't do apart from stay fit, we've not replaced townsend, ayew is not a right winger and is even worse upfront, Mitchell has never looked that good and people look back through tinted glasses at eze who looks great on the ball but went missing in numerous games and offers nothing defensively.

We've been a one man team for the last few years and it'll be the same this year, before we was an old experienced squad who relied on wilf and now we're a young inexperienced one who will rely on wilf.

If zaha has a good season we will stay up if he has a poor one we will go down.

Back from the game...

Chelsea very good and on a high, we were never going to get anything out of the game today.

Mateta - Useless. Cannot hold the ball up, no pace, we desperately need something else - hopefully with a bit of pace.

Ward - love him to bits, but he cannoyy play out from the back.

Ayew - We need a proper right midfielder. Cannot defend or track back. Alonso completely open on the touchline all game. Ayew holds the ball too long, running around in corcles until he loses it.

Andersen - Looked great when he came on. Looking for the long out ball over the press, rather than fannying around knocking it square and back to the keeper.

We need Gallagher's bite in midfield, someone on the right for a decent out ball, and a bit of pace up front. 2 more signings should do it.

Onward and upward - we dont have to play Chelsea every week.

Still laughing.

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you don't think that team when fit is a improvement
on the dross we had last year

Guaita

Kouyate Anderson Guehi

Olise Gallagher Jairo Schlupp

Eze

Wilf Benteke/new

“That’s a joke son, I say, that’s a joke.” “Nice boy, but he’s sharp as a throw pillow.” “He’s so dumb he thinks a Mexican border pays rent” “ “Son… I say, son, some people are so narrow minded they can look through a keyhole with both eyes.”__ Forhorn Leghorn

You can't possibly judge (yet) whether 4 of those players represent an improvement, while Benteke WAS part of the dross for most of the last year.

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