Samuel.

You guys happy now?
Will always be the Special One, and Chelsea's best manager.

So registered to vent. Got a thousand thoughts swirling around my head but in all honesty I'm devastated.
Firstly, whilst it was nice to see the club back him for so long they should've done more earlier. In May we were champions. The day after we needed to start improving the squad and the stark truth is that we didn't. You HAVE to improve when you win the league. You NEED at least two world class players, probably three to just regain the title without even thinking about Europe. The club failed Jose in that regard but he didn't once mention this or criticise any of Marina, Michael or Roman. Then they sold Cech against his wishes and bring in Djilobodji on transfer deadline day. Man City's owners backed a manager they want to replace in the summer - we can't back the one manager every single fan of this club loved.
That to me is on the club and why we're in this position.
But Jose also failed to adapt and that is on him. He was too loyal to some players and he was too volatile at times, starting with the first game of the season. But the guy has had a tough year personally and for that (and the title) he deserves a bit of leeway.
Honestly, there's so much that's occurred this year that it's tough to put down into coherent sentences but I honestly worry about where this club is heading, what the atmosphere will be like going forward and who the club actually thinks it is now. I've never felt such a disconnect with the club itself (i.e. the board, the owner, the custodians) as I do right now. Jose wasn't bigger than Chelsea, but he was a massive part of it's identity for the last decade even when Carlo or anyone else was in charge. Guus would be one of the few palatable choices out there but even then, what's he supposed to do? The midfield is Swiss cheese at times, the defence simply isn't good enough and Costa isn't the striker he was last season.
Jose was right when he said that he'd been betrayed, but by everyone except the fans. He'd said some things that upset me last year but we've grown closer (in my opinion) in adversity this year than maybe ever before. That will have massive ramifications I think going forward and the fans (in this case the CPO) have a massive voice right now.
Actually I can concisely put down my thoughts after all - fuck, fuck, fuckity fuck.

At this stage I see only two options:
(1) We keep the manager and overhaul the squad.
(2) We sack the manager and forget about stability.
I would personally let Jose construct a new team, and would let him do so every three years if that be what it takes to win again. Besides JT, our squad is mentally weak and they all crumble the second something goes against us in a match.
We need to establish a clear spine which is suited to playing direct football where we've always thrived.

At this stage I see only two options:
(1) We keep the manager and overhaul the squad.
(2) We sack the manager and forget about stability.
I would personally let Jose construct a new team, and would let him do so every three years if that be what it takes to win again. Besides JT, our squad is mentally weak and they all crumble the second something goes against us in a match.
We need to establish a clear spine which is suited to playing direct football where we've always thrived.

At this stage I see only two options:
(1) We keep the manager and overhaul the squad.
(2) We sack the manager and forget about stability.
I would personally let Jose construct a new team, and would let him do so every three years if that be what it takes to win again. Besides JT, our squad is mentally weak and they all crumble the second something goes against us in a match.
We need to establish a clear spine which is suited to playing direct football where we've always thrived.

At this stage I see only two options:
(1) We keep the manager and overhaul the squad.
(2) We sack the manager and forget about stability.
I would personally let Jose construct a new team, and would let him do so every three years if that be what it takes to win again. Besides JT, our squad is mentally weak and they all crumble the second something goes against us in a match.
We need to establish a clear spine which is suited to playing direct football where we've always thrived.

At this stage I see only two options:
(1) We keep the manager and overhaul the squad.
(2) We sack the manager and forget about stability.
I would personally let Jose construct a new team, and would let him do so every three years if that be what it takes to win again. Besides JT, our squad is mentally weak and they all crumble the second something goes against us in a match.
We need to establish a clear spine which is suited to playing direct football where we've always thrived.

I'm the only one who think this draw is pretty suspicious?

im sure we will knock them out