DYC.

Why would what he said be a bad thing?

Ancelotti has a beautiful list of clubs on his name. Juventus Milan Chelsea PSG Real Bayern So he's out. Good luck to him.

He didn't suit Rodgers and he doesn't suit Klopp. It's amazing how often technical directors are allowed to fail with all these transfers. £32.5 mil... Or maybe Rodgers demanded him, which would be even worse. His limitations have always been obvious. He makes a good back-up but not good enough as #1 for a top side/aspriring top side. Think Chelsea should refrain from Liverpool purchases (Meireles, Benayoun, Torres). Expensive as well.

Thanks for posting this. I pointed this moment out in the post-match thread. Look at all that space. Unbelievable. Everyone can play football in those conditions. He actually did quite poorly, should've scored. Sunderland was terrible. The game was a training session.

'He clearly faked the injury, he clearly gave up, he clearly doesn't care, he's mentally weak'. Priceless.

You're the jinx. You keep pointing it out. This is a much tougher game. Good form and 3W, 1D and 1L out of their last five away games. The loss was against Leicester as well. They don't concede much either. But it's still a home game vs Watford. Desperately need a streak. It has to happen.

What intensity? What pressing? Sunderland barely touched the ball and often played the ball long when they got it. It was all Chelsea hogging the ball. They were terrible. They did not press and gave Chelsea all the space they wanted. No double marking, no two banks of four tightly packed in front of goal, no aggression, no intentional fouls. Just a disjointed mess after conceding two goals so quickly. That was a walk in the park. The performance vs Porto was more impressive. But I guess that doesn't count.

I really think people are overlooking the effect of scoring two goals in quick succession. Early. Against a very poor team. With the worst defence in the league. Especially away. And they weren't two well-crafted goals. It was the regular set-piece goal and a golden opportunity presented to Pedro from close range after a deflection. Sunderland was broken and the hope of causing an upset was gone. Completely different compared to a 0-0 score after 30, 40, 50 min. Or even worse when you've conceded. It gives you so much freedom as a player. All of a sudden the flair came out and players were touching the ball just once or twice at some points. And on other side the opposition is under so much pressure. A day of commited bus parking was out of the picture. They even gave the players all the space they needed to play their game. I did not see a team covering higher amounts of ground, chasing opposition players all over the pitch or fly into every challenge with far greater aggression. I saw a team who were quite laid back and bossed possession. Not new. The difference is the 2-0 lead led to a psychological boost, resulting in a higher ball circulation and greater risks being taken because they didn't fear losing the ball and being punished for it. We saw the same against Porto. The own goal changed the game. The opposite happened vs Leicester. The game was quiet and they converted their first real opportunity and firmly took the upper hand afterwards. Would we have seen the same performance if Sunderland scored first? I don't think so. It's far too early for all this motivation talk. Lose the Watford game next week, or produce a dull draw, and we're back to square one. We'd need to see how they perform for at least five games to draw conclusions. This is a game that easily could've been under Mourinho as well. And that wouldn't meant we'd witnessed the turnaround we're desperately looking for. Edit: That moment in the first half I think when Oscar was walking with the ball at his feet. Costa I think made a run across to the left and all of sudden this gigantic gap of space opened up for Oscar. I've never seen anything like that. He moved in to the space, went past the defender who rushed to cover and shot the ball straight at their GK. That's not motivation. That's facing a weak team. It's obvious some dark clouds were lifted. That doesn't mean the awful results were Mourinho's fault but Mourinho was a man under immense pressure and he did not hide his emotions well at all. The vibes surrounding the manager translates to his team. He got into trouble on more than one occassion and he also criticised/blamed his players in public and it backfired. The dynamic between coach and players obviously changed and it could not be fixed. I don't think he has the personality to stay at a place for too long. Doesn't matter how much you want something to happen, it can't always work out. He loses his group at a certain point and you can't create new teams every time that happens. Like Drogba said: And Maka:

I'd like to see Cesl in action.

Good news. Loving seeing former Chelsea men in the staff. Think it's important too.

She's a witch! Yeah! Burn her at the stake! Yeah! Yeah! How do you know? It's obvious! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! It will fade though.

His first touch. Good grief.

Should beat Watford though you never know. Come on, Dinky Dink. You used to be known for your luck. We need it. Beat that sorry bunch called Utd and spark a true turnaround.

You could argue he just flipped the one poor half season, one good half season routine. I hope you're right.

I'd laugh so hard if that happened. I hung in there but I've given up already. This is nothing though. Fortunate circumstances. I wouldn't read anything into today's performance.

What an early set-piece goal and fortunate deflection presenting a golden opportunity can do to a team. Playing football becomes so much easier then. Oscar. What the heck? I haven't seen him play with such ease in loooooooooooooooooooooong time. He's moving into all the right positions. I used to praise him for that and it's back. And pulling of all kinds of flicks. He actually took charge of midfield and is bossing it. Shocking. Turned back the time here. This is such a relief. We deserve a performance like this. Sunderland is terrible and they're getting the treatment they deserve. It has also brought up the fun level. Anyone else notice the excessive touching? Hugs, pats, high fives... Trying so hard to convince everyone that everything is all right. It's not a bad thing but I think it looks forced. Too much.

Of course your filthy and disgusting mind went there. I should report you for that deformed penis with a face drawn on avatar.

Like Del Bosque, Hiddink, Bielsa, Benitez (once upon a time), Ancelotti? Or do you think Ancelotti is too pretty to be included? You're right though. Even fat dudes ironically harp on fat managers. You'd think it wouldn't matter. I'd love to see a Santa-shaped manager at the helm of a top side.

Chopping up the line-up would be a slap in the face of Mourinho. It's the same as saying he did everything wrong. Besides, this is not the time to take risks.

I'd love to manage cunts. I'd mostly go for youth. Dabble in some experienced ones here and there.

All in all, this is a clever appointment. His popularity is unquestionable, in and outside of the Chelsea community, and this will make it easier for fans in general to move on. It needs to be about Chelsea again and right now the club is a shambles. His cool and calm personality will at least leviate the mood surrounding the club and we can rule out new controversies. That infamous new manager shock effect would come in handy. A strong streak is what the club needs right now and there's a busy period on the way. Sunderland (H) Watford (H) Utd (A) (Van Gaal and Hiddink can't stand each other, I can imagine he'll especially will not want to lose this one. Better yet, he'll want to win) Palace (A) West Brom (H) (With a home FA Cup match against Scunthorpe after Palace in between) That's not a walk in the park but we'll have to hope for the best. It's possible. We need it to happen.

I just don't see many club managers at that age. There must be a reason(s) for that.

He's 69 though.

Prove me wrong, Dinky Dink. End the nightmare with your magical people skills.

I guess I look at it differently. Utd win. That's what they do. Can't be bothered by the manager in charge. I never exclusively associate a manager to a club (and that goes for the vast majority of players but of course there are exceptions in both cases). Fabio Capello won so many trophies in charge of Milan. That's where he made his name, his peak if you will. He went to the likes of Roma and Juve after. Managers can go wherever they want. (Capello is seriously Mourinho's dad btw. Scary similarities in their careers, personality and style).