The Chels

I think it's because of that extra space at the end. Try https://www.instagram.com/charlymusondajr/

Maybe my perception of them is tainted by their games versus Atleti, the ones I watch with most interest, but still I would say yes in the sense that they often go all out attack and leave themselves open at the back. The exception is probably only against Madrid/Barcelona, where they adopt a more counter-attacking approach. In general they play with good intensity and their attacking play is often excellent to watch, but overall they are too defensively susceptible for my liking.

All fair points and I agree with much of what you said. In the end I guess it comes down to personal preference. I can certainly see why someone like Emery would be appealing and why, like Pizy I think it was, a lot of Chelsea fans want someone completely different to Mourinho, someone with an attacking philosophy. However, from my perspective I would prefer a Sampaoli/Simeone type. Sure such managers might be considered pragmatic, but I don't think they are as similar to Mourinho as people believe. For one, the energy with which their teams play far exceeds those of Mourinho, and the ability of El Cholo especially to create such a solid defensive and counter attacking system that is far more important than any player (and again is something beyond Mourinho IMO as, even defensively, he increasingly relies too much on individuality) is incredibly impressive. I also think we'd have a greater chance of winning trophies, alongside the implementation of youth, than with someone who might offer a style of football 'easier on the eye', arguably only Guardiola withstanding.

https://vine.co/v/i77TVbmlXth Not heard the crowd so audibly (and visibly) irritated at a player like that in a while.

I guess Emery would be an interesting choice but despite the Europa League success he's enjoyed, his defensive set-up leaves a lot to be desired IMO. And that's not good enough for the highest level. I know it's only one example but I think the goal De Bruyne scored against Sevilla in the last minute in the game at the Etihad sums it up well. A positive approach by Sevilla in trying to find the winner, you could argue, but I'd say it was incredibly amateur and naive. The less said about the game at the Sanchez-Pizjuan between the two sides, the better. Of course it's hard to criticise Emery given that he coaches attacking football and is afforded a very limited budget but for me, at least, it's clear that there are better alternatives if/when Mourinho leaves.

That's the thing about pressing though. If you do it well, especially against a leaky defence like ours, then you can be in on goal and have good chances without needing to be particularly creative with the ball.

It does seem quite a strange tactic because the opposition tend to play past it very easily. It's nothing new for a Mourinho side, though, and it has sometimes proved successful in the past. Here's an extract of some analysis of Real's 2-1 win away to Barca in 2012: "Mourinho is seemingly happy with the way Real often use a ‘broken press’ – the front four close down, but then the two holding midfielders stand off and make sure they stay close to the defence. This has been obvious in the past couple of months and particularly at Bayern in midweek, and though it looks far from ideal, it’s happened so often that Mourinho must endorse it. It’s at odds with his usual insistence on being compact, and it can give Barca’s deep midfielders time on the ball, but it did result in a couple of Barca errors when passing out of the back." http://www.zonalmarking.net/2012/04/22/barcelona-1-2-real-madrid-real-on-brink-of-title/

Willian, Ramires, Ivanovic? I find it incredibly hard to believe that none of them are still loyal to Jose. I'm calling BS on this one.

He mentioned that too, which is the cause of the ambiguity I guess. But I think the comparison with Real Madrid makes it more about the difference between possession football and counter attacking football rather than football and anti-football

Full quote: “Chelsea are not made to play football, we are good on the counter-attack, a bit like Real against Bayern Munich."

No matter how bad we are, two things that should never be heard at the Bridge are YNWA and the away fans' olés.

https://twitter.com/o31qas/status/658036584021929984

The way we defend wide areas (especially) is a joke.

The Mirror have almost certainly just plucked that figure/release clause out of thin air and I can't see any truth in the article, but £15m for one of the best managers in the world isn't that much when you compare it to the kind of sums we pay for players nowhere near an equivalent level (e.g. £27m for Cuadrado). Simeone is not perfect by any means and it's true that ultimately he is a cynical, defensive manager. It's clear to see why his style would turn off a lot of Chelsea fans and many would prefer something completely different like Guardiola. That said, personally I really enjoy watching Atleti because of the intensity they play at (which requires mobility and makes it unlikely that he'd continue with Ivanovic, Terry and Cesc) and how effective they generally are at nullifying the opposition. It tends to be a lot more controlled and well-executed than the type of defending that relies on opposition wastefulness and good goalkeeping, something which has become increasingly common in Mourinho's set-up. He likes a mixture of youth and experience. In Atleti's last match (against Real Madrid, no less) he started with five players aged 30+ in addition to five players aged 24 or younger, including three 20-year-olds, and he brought on another 2 players of this type.

In spite of those reviews?

Has the faux outrage started yet?

Sounds like a convenient excuse to appease the fans booing the substitution.

It was funny listening to Jamie Redknapp mention how no team would have even thought about targeting Ivanovic as weakness last year. Gus Poyet was on the show and just staring at Redknapp in apparent agreement but I'm pretty sure targeting our right side is exactly what he (Gus) did in the 0-0 last year. If I recall correctly it was an effective tactic and Sunderland were unlucky not to win that game.

Chelsea fans can be very patient. I can only imagine the kind of reaction Ivanovic's performances would get at the Bernabeu, for example. Given his hot-headedness I'm pretty sure he would have a meltdown and start swearing back at the fans

The fact that we've not been getting good results at Newcastle recently makes today's performance and result worse, not better. The players and Jose especially would have been well up for it knowing our poor record against them but we were still terrible.

Ivanovic is a leader? Hah! The only time he directs his teammates is when he tells them to do the defending for him. An awful choice for untouchable status and captaincy, truly awful.

According to this it is going to be broadcast in some countries, so there might be a stream somewhere.