I'm not defending nor attacking Carlo, but: 1. He said that we don't need more players in the summer and that 5 youngster, who later went on loan and basically didn't play (except for Josh), will be enough. 2. He did come back to screw Arsenal after his father died. 3. Firing Wilkins, Drogba's malaria or Lampard's injury shouldn't be excuses to why we played so poor, it's just one man and 2 players. If a big club like Chelsea depends on only 2 players than there's something wrong. 4. The team was unmotivated and same players with "don't care" attitude played each game every week. 5. We can't say that our United's chase was thanks to Carlo, but to certain players who just had their form. 6. We were playing same old 4-3-3 whether things were going fine or not and don't tell me that it's just the way it is in Chelsea because with players of that quality, used rightly, we could and should have play in other way. 7. Wether it was him or the board good signing were made this season with likes of Luiz, Ramires, Torres with two of them luring Neymar. 8. We did change our image a little bit because of his calm attitude and gentleman being. 9. Poor subs were made and I can't think of 10 games where they would make any difference. 10. Both Roman and players like Carlo but I think they don't fear him enough to listen to what he says, especially players. 11. Despite Josh and Sturridge our youngsters had poor loans and it seems we'll lose Cork who could be a future legend, we didn't give chance to youngsters. 12. This is our transitional season and players are old, but if that's excuse than we could've bought more young players in the summer instead of going with smallest squad in the league for the season.