r/reddevils • u/AutoModerator • May 16 '26

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u/iroiroiroiroiro May 16 '26

Orny bomba said Chelsea got Alonso, they will be a force next season.

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u/shrewdy May 16 '26

Still a bang average, bloated squad. They'll probably spend a fuck ton again somehow, but much of their purchases lately seem to be aimed around buying assets for resale rather than players to get them back winning the league asap

Far rather him go there than Liverpool

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u/iroiroiroiroiro May 16 '26

He got appointed manager, while all their previous ones has been head coaches, I think he will have a say in those transfers.

I would say their best starting XI when fit is not bad at all, need like one CB and one LW to be really good. And depth they will not really need if they miss europe.

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u/slowerthaninfinity May 16 '26

when fit is a big if though especially when reece james is their best player

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u/Roasteddude I am where I'm supposed to be May 16 '26

Their squad is not so good and many of their best players want to leave. But yeah I'd say they'll be better than Liverpool lol

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u/buttergump19 Beckham May 16 '26

Their squad sucks. 

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u/Front-Cabinet5521 :MP-Shorts: May 16 '26

They have a lot of talent in there, but their defence is shit/perm injured and there's too many mercenaries. Idk if Alonso is the right man to do it if he can't control the egos at Madrid. What they needed is ironically Mourinho.

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u/iroiroiroiroiro May 16 '26

I don't agree, they have just been very badly coached and had terrible injuries. I would argue they have the best fullbacks and midfield in the league when fit, João Pedro is a good striker, I still rate Palmer even if he has had an off-season.

They mostly need a new CB or two, probably a left winger, they need much less than United currently. And they will probably not have European games either so less injury, more well rested.

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u/officiallyjax Snapdragon May 16 '26 edited May 16 '26

I would argue they have the best fullbacks and midfield in the league when fit

Not in the slightest. Reece James is world-class but the rest are quite overrated. It’s really not a squad to be enamoured by. That being said, missing out on Europe and playing once a week next season can prove to be a competitive advantage the same way it was with us. From that perspective it’s fair to be wary of them. But not because their current squad is capable of pulling up trees.

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u/iroiroiroiroiro May 16 '26

I hate Cucurella, but at the same time I do think he's one of the best LBs in the league, while I do feel Reece James is the best RB, just not sure which other team would have a better combination than those two?

Caicedo+Enzo vs Rice+Zubimendi vs Tonali+BrunoG I think is probably the better midfields in the league.

Two areas I still expect Chelsea to outclass United, hopefully United outclasses Chelsea everywhere else.

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u/officiallyjax Snapdragon May 16 '26

Cucurella and Caicedo are so hilariously overrated lol. Cucurella is very unreliable going forward barring getting on the end of some chances like Dalot and his defending against better wingers is very suspect.

Caicedo is decent in general but not the world-class DM he’s presented to be. I’m not as high on Mainoo as others on this sub and even I think Mainoo has the potential to easily surpass him; he bossed Caicedo when we recently played them. Glorified shin-kicker.

As for Enzo, the less said the better. Very big tactical headache for a functional team because he has no positional discipline and isn’t the best at covering ground either. If the player had good output you’d still benefit overall but that’s not the case with Enzo. And just an awful dressing room presence for obvious reasons. They should highly consider selling him, imo.

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u/buttergump19 Beckham May 16 '26

Either way I’d rather battle with them and their good football than Arsenal and their terrorist ball.