Clockwork

Add Christensen and Emerson to that list imo; if you are trying to implement a system it is much easier to do so with young and hungry players. Senior players tend to have a very specific playing system belief at this point it is too much to unlearn then comes the learning of the new system.

Don't feel i am missing the point here, just pointing out something that is key factor and that leads to a misleading statistics. There is no doubt Pep struggled in his first year. But ultimately the difference between that and his current side is quarter of billion pound investment. This team is spiraling out of control, and Sarri is doing nothing to change that. There is mountain of difference between pep and Sarri, Pep is an attacking coach while Sarri is a systematic coach. One attempted various formations and lineup, while the other is fixated on the same thing game after game. Embarrassing displays after another.

Europa league is helping Sarri winning percentage considerably, he has 7 wins out of 7. Pep had 2W 3D and 1L in the CL group stage.

Such a fantastic player; love to see us swoop him and his teammate Aouar. Finally player deserving to be called the next Essien.

Not a fan of Ferland Mendy honestly, think he is a bit lacking technically. i would prefer Firpo or Chilwell.

You are missing the part where Alex Sandro is actually a threat in attacks, teams respect his ability in going forward, it forces the opposition to be weary and reluctant to attack and exploit the space he leaves behind. Alonso and Azpi pose no threat in attacks, and when they commit to attacks teams are happy to exploit it.

Just shut up Azpilicueta, more action less words.

If you are going to sack him then you have to do it now. If you believe in him and his vision that is one thing. But at this point you know what you have with Sarri as far as what he has with the players at his disposal. He is not going to change, if a 6-0 defeat doesn't change him than nothing will. He will in fact be more stubborn, he thinks the players he has invested the most in give him the best chance at results. He is not going to play CHO for example, because he is a novice at his system for him it is not worth the risk. The worst decision would be to sack him down the line, while you could have salvaged as many games as possible.

Come on Tomo, for one Alonso is statically one of the worst crosser in Europe, and you are telling me you are not giving the advantage to Emerson here? Pace is very important though, especially in the PL. It gives Emerson the ability to overlap, quicker feet allows to play in tight space, and beat a player 1 one 1. Pace also allows to return to defense quicker. Alonso is a huge liability game in and game out, in fact him constantly underlapping into the box makes it more congesting for Hazard and makes it easier to defend him. But don't you think at this point it has reached beyond the point of making a change for the sake of change? Even if you are not convinced by Emerson it really has reached the point where the status quo is abysmal and you have try the alternative. You simply can't play the same players game after game, embarrassing efforts after another. I get why Alonso is playing though, i think at this point he is playing because Sarri has invested a lot of time on him. And he feels with his back against the wall, he is going to go with the players he has invested in, hoping they make the breakthrough.

How are you so convinced the alternative is worse? Even Emerson at his worst has shown he is not the disaster Alonso is. Alonso is a weekly culprit.

So you are saying no one, Sarri only camp?

Jardim actually has a great track record with young players, and benching senior players in favor of youth

Being unhappy with Sarri is one thing and wanting to change. But asking for Zidane is the equivalent of one being unhappy with their current government and due to contempt they turn their country over to a fascist. It is not worth it.

Promote Carlo Cudicini, after Zola comments this week i trust him as much as Sarri at this point.

Always was, i reminded everyone of that even when his hype was in full force in pre season.

Nah not without Hazard, without him they wouldn't be able to cover the cracks like Conte did.

Angel Di Maria would have been my comparison, but yes a fantastic player.

Sarri at Napoli was highly criticized for not playing youths, so his attitude toward youths is a long standing criticism. So I disagree keeping Sarri will not break the vicious youth policy at Chelsea, to break that you need to hire managers who will give youths a chance. A manager as rigid and stubborn as Sarri does not in any way represent that.

I don't think Sarri is capable of reflection, he just got smashed 6-0 and doesn't deviate one bit. I really wonder what Sarri writes during in game as he takes notes every time the camera is on him.

He is the best pure defending CB we have, he reads the game better than Luiz and Rudigar. Honestly Azpi and Christensen would be my preferred CB pairing.

I don't think he realizes how much money EPL teams have compared to the rest of Europe, even a team for EPL standard that is perceived to be financially struggling still dwarf the vest majority of clubs in Europe and most top clubs(ex Dortmund, Napoli, Atletico, etc). Napoli would kill for the revenues just the average EPL team have.

He has majority played on the right, but i have seen some memorable performances on the left.

You don't have to like Sarri to know the comparison to Moyes is ridiculous. Moyes never won at the level Sarri did at Napoli, he won 66% of his games while the Scottish dinosaur never reached over 50% for the exception of his one year United which was 52%. Despite his struggles Sarri at Chelsea still has a win percentage of 65% at the club which is still very good. Never mind the actual football both managers played, one received great praise for the brave football they played while the other played a cowardish football only fitting for small sides. I have my concerns over Sarri, he needs to adjust because you simply have to. Not only he does not have the players he had at Napoli but this is a different league and tactical matchups. If you look at Pep, who is very stubborn but he never went to Bayern trying to replicate his Barca football. Just like at City he never attempted to replicate those teams. He has adjusted, and used different profile players to achieve his attacking football.

Going from Sarri to Zidane is so over the place, a signal they have no idea what they are doing.