The Chels

Yup, not good.

Chelsea Football Club: 2 wins in 10. Pull the trigger, Roman.

@Jason

Please not Hiddink, please not Hiddink, please not Hiddink.

Poor Hazard.

Random note: I hate how broadcasters show replays when the game has already restarted.

Hiddink pissed me off more than Mourinho in 15/16 tbh. Give it Jody Morris.

Bring back The Next Manager thread.

Roman's not that ruthless anymore.

It's fake lol

Hah, imagine. Anyone but Hiddink please.

I disagree. There is a lot of mediocrity in the squad, for sure, but there is also a lot more talent than is being displayed. Enough to make top 4 comfortably. Just build a somewhat competent and proactive system around Hazard and we're halfway there.

Conte has NO vision. He doesn't care about the long-term. He's offski. The board's lack of vision, though? Tragic.

No shame.

Eagerly awaiting tonight's excuses.

Freak result maybe but freak performance definitely not.

Giroud losing 2 games in 2 days lol

We won't even be able to replace Hazard's value to the team with £200-300 million. Aim needs to be to keep Hazard and spend at least that much.

Nah, not until the end of the season.

If you lose this type of game it should always be because you missed a load of chances and the opposition got super lucky. Not like this, never like this.

Thanks and goodbye Conte.

Injured or "injured"?

Do our board actually care about FFP though? I think it's just a convenient excuse they use to justify Roman's unwillingness to spend from his own pocket these days.

Now that we're already in this mess, I personally agree with the board in this specific instance: they know that the next manager probably won't want Dzeko so how much point is there in buying him? Whatever transfers we make this window should suit the club and any of its next possible managers, not just Conte for a few months. But this is exactly the problem with the terrible combination of (a) the club's frugality and (b) its lack of philosophy. We'll find ourselves in this situation again and again as they continue to hire managers based on their track records (as opposed to how well they align with the club's (nonexistent) footballing principles), and continue to allow managers with questionable judgement to sign their favourite players under £40m only.

We're going to get Enrique or Ancelotti, aren't we? We're doomed.