The thing is that neither Bjorn or Bright are creators by foot, that's why loosing Kadeisha was such a big deal and one of the main reasons we saw a slump in Chelsea's performance. If you look at USWNT games Naomi is the one who is dictating the game from the back. Plus, Sonia said that with current available CBs they can't play with three in the back and Girma adds that flexibility. She's much faster than other two and her recovery defending is probably the best in the world.
Chelsea signed Girma because this team plans far ahead. Bright is 31, Buchanan is 29, Bjorn is 27. So Girma at 24 brings defensive stability going forward. She's gonna lead Mpome and Buurman for years to come. Also, because we could.
You see the difference between the mentality of Chelsea and the rest - even amongst fans. You don’t not sign the best defender in the world because you’ve got two players in form. Bright missed most of the last 2 seasons with injury and there is no back up senior CB in the squad before girma’s arrival. When Chelsea signed Kerr, they had Beth England and Fran Kirby, when they signed harder, they had Kerr, England and Kirby. Yes the team was performing before the arrival of all these marquee signings but there are levels and Chelsea is in the business of going up those levels. They want the champions league. The difference is that good players want to be part of Chelsea even if they’re not guaranteed to start every game because they are guaranteed to be competing for top honours every season - usually winning them.
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The inflation of transfer fees will have a direct knock on effect to players contract lengths. Now that serious transfer fees are regularly being paid for players, keeping players under contract will make more financial sense than signing players to short term deals and letting them leave on frees.
Chelsea is bigger than San Diego Wave it's either us or Lyon she asked to leave SD since last fall and the Wave triggered a clause for an extra year to get the biggest fee for her probably would have left for free.
11:25 homie you waffling a bit Even though nat is a good player girma is levels above Millie can't be playing every game with those knees so we need to be able to rest our captain to try and win the champions league
The thing is that neither Bjorn or Bright are creators by foot, that's why loosing Kadeisha was such a big deal and one of the main reasons we saw a slump in Chelsea's performance. If you look at USWNT games Naomi is the one who is dictating the game from the back. Plus, Sonia said that with current available CBs they can't play with three in the back and Girma adds that flexibility. She's much faster than other two and her recovery defending is probably the best in the world.
Bright can split the midfield but she is getting slower but I would have Bright in defence as we saw against Arsenal 😅
Chelsea signed Girma because this team plans far ahead. Bright is 31, Buchanan is 29, Bjorn is 27. So Girma at 24 brings defensive stability going forward. She's gonna lead Mpome and Buurman for years to come. Also, because we could.
You see the difference between the mentality of Chelsea and the rest - even amongst fans.
You don’t not sign the best defender in the world because you’ve got two players in form. Bright missed most of the last 2 seasons with injury and there is no back up senior CB in the squad before girma’s arrival.
When Chelsea signed Kerr, they had Beth England and Fran Kirby, when they signed harder, they had Kerr, England and Kirby.
Yes the team was performing before the arrival of all these marquee signings but there are levels and Chelsea is in the business of going up those levels. They want the champions league.
The difference is that good players want to be part of Chelsea even if they’re not guaranteed to start every game because they are guaranteed to be competing for top honours every season - usually winning them.
First time watching you guys and you earn my sub. No BS, opinions are clearly identified as such and are very objective, and the knowledge about women's football is impressive.
The inflation of transfer fees will have a direct knock on effect to players contract lengths.
Now that serious transfer fees are regularly being paid for players, keeping players under contract will make more financial sense than signing players to short term deals and letting them leave on frees.
Champions league is the reason for getting Girma. We will miss her in the NWSL.
Chelsea is bigger than San Diego Wave it's either us or Lyon she asked to leave SD since last fall and the Wave triggered a clause for an extra year to get the biggest fee for her probably would have left for free.
All our defenders are getting to the end of their contracts. Millie is 30 and other defenders are 27 to 29
11:25 homie you waffling a bit
Even though nat is a good player girma is levels above
Millie can't be playing every game with those knees so we need to be able to rest our captain to try and win the champions league
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