Importance of strong mentalities, maturity, leaders & physicality, Jackson has to learn but I fear for his CFC future, Caicedo should be played in areas that draw his best assets, Maresca's form......
The Chelsea FC Newsletter: Tuesday 13th May 2025!
Morning all,
Hope you’ve had a good start to a fresh week.
Chelsea play Manchester United on Friday night and this truly now is a MUST WIN game. Thankfully, our opponents are awful right now, but I still can’t shake the bad feeling I have about facing them.
The Newcastle game highlighted this again, but it’s something many of us have been saying for two years now. The importance of having leaders, experience, strong mentalities, and physicality has shown up again. And until it is addressed, I fear we will have these same issues for some time yet. Words on that here.
Nicolas Jackson has a lack of maturity and is a very raw player, we all knew that. But he should never have been tasked with leading the line for Chelsea for as long as he has been. He’s not a good enough 9 in my opinion, and I fear for his future here IF we recruit right in the summer. He has a lot to learn. My piece on Jackson can be found in full here.
Moises Caicedo for me is the best interceptor, tackler, and overall ball winner in world football right now - this is the reason he must play centrally in and OUT of possession. I don’t think he’s bad as an inverted right back at all, but surely the goal is to get the very best out of the attributes of our players and put them in a position where they can be most effective? Words on that here.
I’ve always said that I will make my final decision on Enzo Maresca at the end of the season. Yes, I’ve voiced my views and I’ve said that I just cannot see how he can continue here, for many reasons. However, IF Chelsea get UCL and win the Conference League, I can’t really see how we wont be able to stick with him because he has then hit our targets. But I’m far from convinced for many reason, all of them detailed here.
You can now round up all the latest general Chelsea news from across the last 24 hours in the same place here.
See you all on the next live blog from around 8.30am!
Peace, Si.
And.. 🚨 BREAKING: Dean Huijsen has now informed Real Madrid that he intends to JOIN THEM! @marca
Knew it
Julien Laurens:
“It’s interesting because Enzo Maresca wants experienced players, but the club and the sporting directors still want U25 players because of their values, sign on fees, and wages.”
This is where I’d have more respect if he spoke about it publicly, pick who he wants..
A lot of people would get behind him!
SD’s have ruined this club yes, but think about the pressure he’d put ! Poch did it but I think he’s in a better position ? Thoughts ?