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Started out of a truck in 1949 by Robert J. Schmidt and his wife Lavonia, Schmidt Siding & Window Co. (SSWC) has long been a part of the Mankato community.

Our success is rooted in our experienced people, said Pete Matejcek

Owner/VP Sales & Marketing. We work under the mission of exceeding customer expectations, creating customers for life."

Matejcek began his career at Schmidt working as a siding installer in 1994, and then moved into working directly with clients in 1997.

We service southern Minnesota with the majority of our product offering and beyond with certain facets of our service, he shared. We set ourselves apart in our consistency with only using SSWC employees, no subcontractors. This eliminates the division of responsibility when it comes to customer satisfaction.

With a balanced list of product offerings, Matejcek said Schmidt window replacement, Renewal by Andersen, is leading the charge.

When shopping for windows, siding and roofing needs, Matejcek said its important that customers have an understanding of all the aspects of hiring a home improvement company.

Knowing how long the company has offered the product theyre interested in and how long their installers have worked in the field of siding, window installation or roofing are also vital to the shopping process.

And always check online reviews and the good old reliable ask your neighbors, friends and coworkers for references, he added.

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Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (NYSE: LPX) and BMC Stock Holdings (NASDAQ:BMCH) are both construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitabiliy and earnings.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Louisiana-Pacific Corporation and BMC Stock Holdings revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Louisiana-Pacific Corporation has higher revenue, but lower earnings than BMC Stock Holdings. Louisiana-Pacific Corporation is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BMC Stock Holdings, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Louisiana-Pacific Corporation and BMC Stock Holdings net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Risk & Volatility

Louisiana-Pacific Corporation has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BMC Stock Holdings has a beta of 1.49, meaning that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Louisiana-Pacific Corporation and BMC Stock Holdings, as provided by MarketBeat.

Louisiana-Pacific Corporation presently has a consensus target price of $26.50, indicating a potential upside of 9.91%. BMC Stock Holdings has a consensus target price of $25.00, indicating a potential upside of 14.42%. Given BMC Stock Holdings stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe BMC Stock Holdings is more favorable than Louisiana-Pacific Corporation.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

93.1% of Louisiana-Pacific Corporation shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.0% of BMC Stock Holdings shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Louisiana-Pacific Corporation shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of BMC Stock Holdings shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

BMC Stock Holdings beats Louisiana-Pacific Corporation on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

Louisiana-Pacific Corporation Company Profile

Louisiana-Pacific Corporation is a manufacturer of building products. The Companys products are used in home construction, repair and remodeling, and outdoor structures. The Company operates in four segments, which include North America Oriented Strand Board (OSB), Siding, Engineered Wood Products (EWP) and South America. The OSB segment manufactures and distributes OSB structural panel products. The Siding segment offers two categories of products, which include SmartSide siding products and related accessories, and CanExel siding and accessories and other related products. The Engineered Wood Products (EWP) segment manufactures and distributes laminated veneer lumber, I-Joists, laminated strand lumber and other related products. The South American segment manufactures and distributes OSB and siding products in South America and certain export markets. Its engineered I-joists are used in residential and commercial flooring, and roofing systems and other structural applications.

BMC Stock Holdings Company Profile

BMC Stock Holdings, Inc. is a provider of building products and services in the United States residential construction market. The Companys segments include Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Texas, Intermountain, Western and Mountain West divisions. Its product offerings include lumber and lumber sheet goods and an array of products, including millwork, doors, windows, structural components, floor and roof trusses and wall panels. Its whole-house framing solution is Ready-Frame. It also offers its customers services, such as design, product specification, installation and installation management. It manufactures floor trusses, roof trusses, wall panels, stairs, specialty millwork, windows and pre-hung doors. It also provides a range of installation services and special order products. The Company groups its building products and services into four product categories: structural components; lumber & lumber sheet goods; millwork, doors & windows, and other building products & services.

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ABC Supply buys Ohio roofing materials distributor Milwaukee Business Journal ABC Supply Co. Inc. of Beloit acquired building materials distributor Capstone Supply LLC, which has two locations in Ohio. Both companies specialize in distributing exterior construction materials, especially roofing. ABC Supply announced the ...

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Half-off special on roofing

Imagine coming home to find half of the shingles missing from your roof and debris all over the ground, even though you never ordered any roofing work. No note of explanation and no one in sight to answer questions.

St. Louis resident Laura McInnis, who is moving to Michigan, made this nightmare discovery last week as she was visiting her house before its sale. A roofing company apparently started work on the wrong house hers and then fled before their mistake could be detected. They left behind a badly secured blue tarp to cover the hole they created.

McInnis eventually tracked down the roofers working on another house several blocks away, and the company has promised to replace her roof free of charge, the Post-Dispatchs Erin Heffernan reported. McInnis seems satisfied to let bygones be bygones, but those roofers caused serious damage and tried to get away without owning up to it.

Had she not gone to extensive efforts to find them, chances are they would never have volunteered a word of it to their bosses. Police cant make her press charges. But those cowardly roofers dont deserve to get off scot-free.

Out of the blue, shortly before 8 oclock Thursday morning, President Donald Trump unleashed two tweets. Read together they said, I heard poorly rated @Morning_Joe speaks badly of me (dont watch anymore). Then how come low I.Q. Crazy Mika, along with Psycho Joe, came. to Mar-a-Lago 3 nights in a row around New Years Eve, and insisted on joining me. She was bleeding badly from a face-lift. I said no!

This was an official pronouncement of the president of the United States. Here at Short Takes, we like weird news. But considering the source, this is just too weird.

For reasons known but to himself and God, the leader of the free world thought it was a good idea to go public with a beef with Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, betrothed co-hosts of MSNBCs Morning Joe. He thought it was a good idea to reference a plastic surgery. He thought to raise questions about their mental states.

Democrats and Republicans alike objected, some in strenuous terms. We thought the best response was offered by Republican Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska: "Please just stop. This isn't normal and it's beneath the dignity of your office."

In other beneath-the-dignity news: Few phrases roll off President Donald Trumps tongue with as much regularity as do the words fake news. Thats his reference to us, the news media. We report the truth, and when the truth of his bizarre tweets and public taunts and repeated missteps cast him in a bad light, he dismisses it all as fake news made up by reporters.

Which is strange, when you consider how he tries to impress visitors to his golf resorts with framed covers of Time magazine from March 1, 2009, depicting his photo with the headline, The Apprentice is a television smash! Another banner reads: Trump is hitting on all fronts even TV!

The cover is entirely fabricated. Time never published a March 1, 2009, issue. And it didnt profile Trump that year. And the magazine doesnt use exclamation points on its cover.

Trump, however, does use lots of exclamation points, especially in tweets, most of the time when theyre unnecessary and add nothing to the idea hes trying to convey. So the exclamation point is a dead giveaway that he had a personal hand in fabricating his own fake-news magazine cover. Sad.

When Mizzous legendary basketball coach Norm Stewart instructed his players to drive for the basket, he didn't mean the sort of driving that got 23-year-old Nathaniel J. Conant arrested early Sunday morning. Conant went for a joyride in a Volkswagen Passat and wound up on Norm Stewart Court inside the Mizzou Arena, police say.

Conant, of Columbia, Mo., drove the vehicle through a closed gate and then a garage door about 4 a.m., according toUniversity of Missouri police. Golf carts and a gate were damaged during the ride, which police said involved the car making it to the court and back out.

Conant turned himself in after he was identified as the suspect and contacted by police. He was charged with second-degree burglary and four counts of first-degree property damage. He also was relieved of his temporary employment as a utility worker for the university athletic department.

Former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock, R-Peoria, once known for his six-pack abs and $5,000 office chandelier, is due in court next month on 24 criminal counts, including theft of government funds, fraud and making false statements.

The German word, schadenfreude, meaning to take joy in the misfortune of others, must have been created for this. It was hard to like Schock, 36, who flaunted the good life, allegedly achieved by treating government and campaign funds as a personal piggy bank. He gaudily redecorated his office to look like Downton Abbey, modeled for the cover of Mens Health and charged thousands of dollars to his government-funded office account for such things as private flights, new cars and tickets to the Super Bowl.

Schock, who was the youngest member of the House when he went to Congress in 2009, resigned on March 31, 2015, immersed in scandal. He pleaded not guilty to the criminal charges.

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"Thanks to men like this, our freedom was secured," said Scott Hamilton, Vice President for Sales at Lon Smith Roofing. "Thanks to heroes like this, America remains the greatest country in the world."

"I'm so honored Lon Smith Roofing is doing this for me," said Mr. Hurst as the roof was being installed on his house in Dallas. "The roof has been leaking and I really had no way to pay for a new roof."

Mr. Hurst was a US Naval aviator in World War II and Korea. He flew the F-6 "Hellcat" and became an ace pilot. After one of the many flights he made, he was landing the plane on the aircraft carrier and the nose gear collapsed. A fire ensued and he suffered broken bones. But he survived and continued to serve.

Today, the 91-year-old lives in Dallas and is 100 percent disabled with his military service being the leading cause of his disability.

"Mr. Hurst, on behalf of Lon Smith Roofing, we want to thank you for your valiant service to our country," Hamilton said as the ceremony in front of the Hurst house concluded. "Providing you with a new roof is the least we can do to say 'thanks.'"

For more information about "Roof for Vets" and about Lon Smith Roofing, go to http://www.lonsmith.com.

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An administrative law judge of the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission upheld citations and a total of $6,013 in penalties assessed against a Georgia roofing company whose employees were not wearing fall protection.

Two compliance safety and health officers from the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration observed a group of men working on a hotel roof in Columbus, Georgia, while driving past the worksite in June 2016, according to a commission document. The inspectors initiated an inspection and called the men down off the roof. As they descended in an aerial lift, the men did not have on harnesses and were not tied off to the lift.

The inspectors later discovered the men worked for Atlanta-based Empire Roofing Company of Georgia Inc. and had been applying a sealing material to the roof, exposing them to a 40-foot fall, according to the document. Based on the inspection, OSHA issued a serious citation alleging two violations and an other than serious citation for failing to ensure employees wore a personal fall arrest system while riding in the aerial lift, for not ensuring employees were protected from falls while working on the roof of the building and for failing to train at least one employee on the chemicals used onsite.

Empire appealed the citations and proposed fines, contending that the employees failure to tie off was the result of unpreventable employee misconduct and that all employees were appropriately trained. But the judge ruled that the employer did not meet the burden to use the defense, which requires more rigorous proof of employee misconduct since supervisors have a duty to protect their employees.

It is not enough that Empire detected violations, the judge wrote. Empire must also have taken steps to correct violations through effective enforcement of its rules.

The commission has adopted the administrative law judges decision as a final order as of June 21.

A company spokesperson and attorney could not be immediately reached for comment.

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KFDM Investigates: Homeowner's roofing repairs

KFDM Investigates - Roofing repairs:

On one side: An unsatisfied customer.

On the other: The owner of a roofing company.

The two sides tried to settle their differences, but could not reach an agreement.

KFDM's Elaine Kong looked into the dispute, and what she learned may help you to avoid a similar situation.

We also reached out to the BBB, which confirmed that both sides did show up for mediation.

However, the BBB says later they did not hear back from the homeowner and the business.

The BBB says before you hire someone, contact the BBB. Officials say they will be glad to help consumers and explain what to look for when hiring a business.

If you have a problem that you need resolved, you can email us at: news@kfdm.com

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DENVER -- It is summer but the remnants of that huge hailstorm in May are still causing headaches for those hit hard in Northwest Denver.

Homeowners need to avoid a common misunderstanding that can stall efforts to repair damage.

Callie Smith-Gallegos called the Problem Solvers when an issue with her mortgage company stalled her roof repair project, the last thing she expected, or needed, after hail ripped apart the exterior of her home. Our entire carport is gone.

Gallegos hired Citywide Roofing and Exteriors on June 2nd after getting several positive recommendations from friends.

The Problem Solvers learned that Gallegoss mortgage company was holding up the check needed for the job.

Citywide Roofing and Exteriors is in excellent standing with the Colorado Secretary of States office and maintains an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau.

It turns out that confusion stemming from several companies working together can very often cause tie-ups. Gallegos says she will stick with Citywide Roofing and Exteriors and looks forward to the job being finished.

Jeffrey Hillyer, the companys owner, issued this statement to FOX31 saying, I feel that there was a problem with the communication of who was responsible for what. When dealing with the insurance company the mortgage company, and the people involved with completing this process, there was definitely a breakdown with the communication between all parties. We have since spoken with Mrs. Smith and we have agreed to move forward with the work. I truly regret if we caused anyone any unnecessary inconvenience. As owner of Citywide Roofing & Exteriors, I work very hard to ensure that our employees are offering the very best service possible to our customers, and that we do what we say we are going to do. Customer satisfaction is a priority for me.

Experts say any roofing company can fall victim to complications involving red tape when it comes to insurance claims.

To speed along any type of repair job after a claim is made, homeowners should stay in constant communication with the insurance, mortgage and roofing company to get a realistic idea of how long it will likely take to have hail damage repaired.

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View overlooking the Pacific Ocean through the Salk Institute courtyard. (Courtesy Elizabeth Daniels) The Getty Conservation Institute and architects Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. have completed restoration work on the teak window walls of Louis Kahns Salk Institute complex. (Courtesy Elizabeth Daniels) The Getty Conservation Institute and architects Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. have completed restoration work on the teak window walls of Louis Kahns Salk Institute complex. (Courtesy Elizabeth Daniels) View at night overlooking the Pacific Ocean through the Salk Institute courtyard. (Courtesy Elizabeth Daniels) The Getty Conservation Institute and architects Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. have completed restoration work on the teak window walls of Louis Kahns Salk Institute complex. (Courtesy Elizabeth Daniels) The existing 203 East Asian Teak wooden window assemblies were restored via a process that included the construction of elaborate mock-ups and the replacement of like-for-like components. (Courtesy Elizabeth Daniels) The existing 203 East Asian Teak wooden window assemblies were restored via a process that included the construction of elaborate mock-ups and the replacement of like-for-like components. (Courtesy Elizabeth Daniels) The Getty Conservation Institute and architects Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. have completed restoration work on the teak window walls of Louis Kahns Salk Institute complex. (Courtesy Elizabeth Daniels)

The Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) and New Yorkbased architecture firm Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. (WJE) have completed restoration work on the iconic Southeast Asian Teak window wall assembly units at Louis KahnsSalk Institute.

The restoration work began in 2013 and was funded by theGCIs Conserving Modern Architecture Initiative.

The existing 203 East Asian Teak wooden window assemblies were restored via a process that included the construction of elaborate mock-ups and the replacement of like-for-like components. (Courtesy Elizabeth Daniels)

According to a press release, the restoration team focused on rehabilitating the nearly 70-year old custom-built wall panels, the elements of the complex that had most visibly fallen into disrepair over the decades. The panel systems had suffered from the inconsistent application of artificial sealers and finishes over the years, in addition to varying degrees of insect infestation and moisture infiltration, including a lack of flashing and weather stripping in certain areas. The project team also sought to relieve some of the 203 paneling modules of a fungal biofilm that had formed over boards along certain exposures.

Roughly two-thirds of the existing wood materials were retained through the restoration, a process that included redesigning certain components that were not performing adequately with regards to contemporary flashing and weather stripping techniques. (Courtesy Elizabeth Daniels)

Despite these maladies, the restoration team was able to save over two-thirds of the original wood. Kyle Normandin, WJE project manager and associate principal, said the success of the project is that we were able to save so much of the original material, a feat that required a multi-pronged approach that included performing historical research, constructing scale mock-ups, and developing a comprehensive set of construction documents in order to detail the restoration work. The scope of intervention on the existing components spanned from mere cleaning and minor repairs to complete removal and replacement using like-for-like materials. Certain portions of the window assemblies were also redesigned to better reflect the vast improvements in insulation and energy conservation practices that have taken place since the Salk Institute was originally built.

Tim Ball, senior director of facility services at the Salk Institute, highlighted the impact the improvements will have on the facility, saying the teak will last a minimum of 50 to 70 years more thanks to the conservation plan.

View at night overlooking the Pacific Ocean through the Salk Institute courtyard. (Courtesy Elizabeth Daniels)

In a statement, Tim Whalen, director of the Getty Conservation Institute, praised the outcome of the project as an excellent example of what can be achieved when architects, scientists, and conservators are given the resources and time needed to develop practical solutions. Whalen added that the project demonstrates how best-practice conservation methodologies can be applied to future projects at the Salk and other works of modern architecture, a precedent that will surely come in handy as the Salk Institute attempts to restore the concrete portions of the complex, which have also begun to show signs of aging.

The Institute recently launched a new architectural preservation-focused endowment fund that will focus on restoring these building components moving forward. To aid in the effort, WJE and consultants Peter Inskip + Peter Jenkins Architects have developed a comprehensive conservation management plan to guide the long-term care and restoration of the Salk Institute complex. The plan was funded by the Getty Foundations Keeping it Modern Initiative.

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The transfer window is open, and as the clock ticks down to the August 31 deadline, so the anticipation builds about the playersChelsea will or won't sign this summer.

Thus far, for all the rumours, there has been little activity at Stamford Bridge. It's been all mouth and no action, with the headlines not being backed up by solid news of player arrivals and departures.

Are Chelsea biding their time to announce the first signing? Are the Blues carefully planning their moves to position themselves as Premier League favourites in 2017/18? Are they without a plan?

Time will answer those questions, but as we anticipate what is to come, Bleacher Report looks at some of the best and worst moves Chelsea could make this summer.

Worst Move No. 1: Needlessly Sell Diego Costa

Chelsea's summer is shaping up to be one of texts, buys and videotape. And Diego Costa has been at the heart of it.

Will he stay, or will he go? That's what we've all been asking since the end of the 2016/17 campaign. Costa has fanned the flames, notably with his revelation that Chelsea boss Antonio Conte sent him a text message to confirm he is no longer needed at Stamford Bridge.

"You are not in my plan," was how Conte signed off his message to Costa, according to Luis Nieto ofAS. Should that be the case, it's a crying shame.

For all the negative headlines that surround the Spain international, his talent cannot be denied. He is an exceptional striker who has broken all sorts of records in his three seasons at Chelsea. He is a proven goalscorer, and players of his ilk are tough to unearth.

Not only that, but Costa's style lends itself to the way Chelsea play football. He's on the edge, pushing back the boundaries and limits of what's allowed, which is how this Blues side has been at its best.

Conte revolutionised the way Chelsea play last term. Unless he can bring in another striker to bully defenders in the way Costa does, allowing him to leave would be folly of the highest order.

The problem wasn't the forward last season; the issue Chelsea faced is he couldn't be dropped simply because there was no replacement to lead the line. His form suffered from January to March, yet he couldn't be rested.

Give him a proper supporting frontman,and we'll see the difference he can make. He's on the brink of greatness at Chelsea, and the club should be doing everything it can to repair any damage between player and manager.

Best Move: No. 1 Don't Sign Players Who Will Block the Youth Pathway

When Bertrand Traore was recently presented by Olympique Lyonnais as their latest capture, he was left echoing the sentiments of so many young Chelsea players before him.

"I wouldn't have got a fair chance," he said of the prospects of remaining at Stamford Bridge during his first press conference as a Lyon player. That has been the case for too long,and we've seen Chelsea miss out on some big stars who have departed prematurely.

That has to stop. The Blues have a generation of players coming through that is undoubtedly talented, and it has to be given a chance to flourish at the highest level. If not, why else invest in an academy that dominates English youth football?

We understand there is a commercial aspect. Not all of those young players will become Chelsea first-teamers, and like Traore (although he wasn't an academy product), they will be sold on to raise money for future signings. It's the club's way of competing in the modern market and utilising the resources they have to funnel success through to where it matters most.

But equally, the likes of Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Nathaniel Chalobah, Lewis Baker, Andreas Christensen, Tammy Abraham and so many others deserve to be given the opportunity to show they can be Chelsea players.

It's time the transfer policy acknowledged that. Chelsea are competing at an elite level, and that territory demands investment in elite playersin the transfer market. It shouldn't come at a cost of blocking the pathway for emerging talent, however. It shouldn't be about short-term gains that damage long-term success.

When Chelsea are being linked with players such as Middlesbrough'sAdama Traore by Sky Sports, it makes you wonder what must be going through the minds of the club's best youth prospects.

There's no time like the present to address these big problems.

Worst Move No. 2: Procrastinate

After preaching the youth doctrine, we go ahead and contradict ourselves by stating Chelsea can't afford to act slowly in the transfer market this summer.

As acknowledged, though, there is a need for any club to invest in players who can make an instant impact. It isn't just about flooding the first team with young hopefuls and waiting for them to sink or swim.

Chelsea would have outlined their transfer targets for this summer well before the season ended with Conte lifting the Premier League trophy at Stamford Bridge. There would have been meetings to identify those who were deemed attainable, and budgets would have been drafted.

Now the Blues have to act. They have procrastinated in the past, and what did that give them? Well, it happened that recently that you don't need a long-term memory to recall the situation.

After winning the 2014/15 Premier League title at a canter, Chelsea seemed to rest on their laurels. They were slow in bringing in new faces to freshen up Jose Mourinho's squad, which left them dramatically short on reinforcements.

Eventually, they got Papy Djilobodji on transfer deadline day. By December, Mourinho had been sacked for a second time. It left Chelsea in disarray, and they finished 10th and failed to qualify for European football.

By appointing Conte, they somehow got themselves out of jail. The circumstances that led to all of that happening can't be repeated. The club can't allow a manager of Conte's talents to leave under the same cloud as Mourinho. It would be catastrophic.

Best Move No. 1: Promote Talented Loan Players

Here we are, pushing that youth line again. We're not repeating ourselves, though.

As well as working to create that pathway for those in the academy, Chelsea have to look at what they have available and ready for the first team this summer. It could save them millions now and in the future when they realise the mistake in selling a player only to buy him back at a greater cost.

After all, that is what is dominating headlineswith ex-Blues strikerRomelu Lukaku.

There have been some damning column inches dedicated to Chelsea's manipulation of the loan system in recent years. Last season, the club had 37 players dotted around Europe on temporary deals elsewhere.

In the past, that has created a healthy revenue stream. But this summer seems to be the one when it can prevent Chelsea buying and selling.

What Conte is looking for in the market isn't so much upgrades on the players who won him the title but players who can support them throughout 2017/18. That means identifying those who aren't necessarily starting every match, more ready to be rotated in when fixture congestionbegins to bite.

Why spend money when the likes of Baker and Christensen are returning after two years away in the Netherlands and Germany respectively, where they impressed?

Incidentally, Baker and Christensen operate in areas of the pitch where Chelsea need to add numbers. They lack attacking midfielders and bodies at the back.Conte needs to bring in at least two defenders to strengthen his back three, especially now John Terry has departed.

It's not a sentimental gesture, as Baker and Christensen have shown themselves to be of the standard Chelsea require in their squad. Don't spend millions replacing them; allow them to prove themselves.

Who knows? It might just work.

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