Seems a little short-sighted to me, to be honest.I think it was to do with moving funds from the academy to their new recruitment system initially. Now they have more funds I guess they're either sticking to what works or it's because it would cost a lot to get the academy off the ground again and with even longer to see a pay off for it.
Because of the big shadow down the road.Anyone know why Utd Villa is playing at 12:30?


City are in desperate need of a striker, shockingly. Whoever could've predicted that?Che v City is a tedious game. Needs a lot more creativity in the second half.
City are in desperate need of a striker, shockingly. Whoever could've predicted that?
Jesus is playing in off the wing, but there's nobody in the middle and he keeps getting drawn in.They’d probably be winning by a goal or two if they did. Gabriel Jesus simply isn’t of the required calibre. Rudiger has bullied him with ease, expectedly.
Game is set up for Chelsea to hit City on the counter if they can make the right pass, though. They look vulnerable when Chelsea break. Shock.
They’d probably be winning by a goal or two if they did. Gabriel Jesus simply isn’t of the required calibre. Rudiger has bullied him with ease, expectedly.
Game is set up for Chelsea to hit City on the counter if they can make the right pass, though. They look vulnerable when Chelsea break. Shock.

I don't really rate him, but he's not in a position to score as often as he'd like, because of the system.And of course, after I say this, he scores!
Deflected goal, though, and frankly, he should have another goal or two if he was an elite level striker.

I don't really rate him, but he's not in a position to score as often as he'd like, because of the system.
He got that opportunity because the play was shifted to their left for the set-piece.
I think of him more as a forward than a striker, though I'd be hard pressed to articulate the difference!![]()
.A calmer finisher places that into the far sidenetting and it'd a long way back for Chelsea.I agree with you, but I also think his lack of strength, size and ball retention is a problem when he does play up front. He's also not particularly clinical when he does get chances.
He just had another chance where he should have made it 2-0. Thiago Silva cleared it off the line, but he had the whole goal to aim at and he decided to shoot in the one area where there were two Chelsea players.
A calmer finisher places that into the far sidenetting and it'd a long way back for Chelsea.
I've never met a Chelsea fan from Chelsea, which is appropriate as the club isn't, either.They're at home, they probably don't live that far away![]()
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