Bernard N Y Burgesson

My issue is that, no matter who the next coach is it will be the same thing because the board are not doing their work properly. We need a project but just hire-win-loose-sack-repeat. To be honest I don't mind not winning a major title for the next three year so long as we stick to one coach who can work with young talent and have a distinct style of play like Tottenham have with Poch. I will be okay.

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Today was a really hard watch. I can, to a degree, accept us losing badly to Bournemouth or Watford as every team will have a bad performance or get whacked now and again, but the set up and tactics of the team today I cannot accept whatsoever.
A huge amount of this problem lies with the board though. We have not had a plan since Abramovich brought the club. Two of our most successful managers during this time are Conte and Mourinho who, whilst they excel tactically, are both reserved and careful in their tactics and set up of the team. Managers that set up in a more attack minded approach usually need more time to bring their style across to the team and need round pegs in round holes to suit this style. We have shown that we are not prepared to offer managers either.
Even Guardiola was afforded time at City because it was not something he could achieve overnight. People forget that City only just limped into the top 4 last season.
I want to see changes next season, but that isn't just the manager, the whole club needs to change its approach and develop a project which hopefully in 2 or 3 seasons time give us a team that will play attack minded football and look to force their approach on even the best teams, rather than worry about the opposition. City buying someone like Sane and giving him the time and patience to develop and gain confidence is bearing fruit...if only we had done this with the likes of Salah, De Bruyne and Lukaku.

Until the end of the season.

We can exchange willian for sanchez. Arsenal will dream for that to happen

We can exchange willian for sanchez. Arsenal will dream for that to happen

We can exchange willian for sanchez. Arsenal will dream for that to happen

Danny seems a bit like Cahill. English, not exactly world class, bought when he is about to peak but a classy guy who really wants to be here and do his best. Wish him all the best.

Part of me wishes he will sort the mess out with Conte and get back into the squad so that we will have enough depth upfront. But that's just a wishful thinking.

I think we got the real deal here. This guy understands the modern game and is a tactical mastermind, if the board back him we will see a trophy return like never before. He is that good and not just a manager but a coach of the highest order. We've backed lesser men, it's time to give him the resources he needs to succeed


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It's hardly like we don't play great football under Conte, he just isn't silly enough to play open when we should'nt.

Thats thier choice. Sometimes i watch messi and its like he gets fed up with neymar and suarez cause they keep on fuckn up then he unleashes the beast and takes on every human before him even some of his own players. he can do it every time but then its fc Barcelona not fc messi. Because your in a team sometimes you just have to share the responsibility.

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Here's one for the "calm" people not yet overly concerned about Chelsea's so-called problems right now: I propose that without more quality buys in the market, Chelsea are one N'Golo Kante injury from falling down to 10th position or lower. So, contrarians and "calm," "mature" Chelsea fans, how about naming another side in the Prem that with one injury can drop in the table so precipitously.
Hint: you won't come up with one. You're welcome. 
Unless something magical happens in the next 2-3 weeks, Granovskaia needs to fucking leave. Probably Emenalo too.

This wouldn't have been such a big problem if we had retained the likes of Ake, Chalobah and Traore.
If we had kept these players and were integrating them into the squad throughout the summer with a clear intent on giving them opportunities next season, I think a lot of us would have accepted this and given everyone time for the situation. 

The thing about the whole month to go thing..is we've had 2 months before that and yet still so much work to be done. If haven't been able to get it sorted during that time not convinced we can do it now. Especially now it's more of a rush!

The club has no direction, if we had direction we would be talking about 1 player to complete the squad, we are talking about 4-5 with a week to go of the season.
The deluded people will talk about a whole month of the window to go, the realist will tell you we could be a bad start away from being out of the race by 31st August.

Another plastic bites the dust.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-4744650/No-wonder-Chelsea-short-Conte-let-17-players-go.html
This system of ours is beginning to bother me. We have to sell 17 players to buy 3 players. We will get into trouble when fatigue sets in

It's not just the 'buying' though, it's also about truly identifying the right fit for the team and system. If we had 1 main target, the following target has to be nigh on very close to those characteristics. Lukaku to PEA, two very different players, Belotti to Morata, two very different players again.
If I am being totally honest right now I do not think we have a planned structure as to who we want.

3 midfielders and 1 striker Europa League here we come!!!

So, Chalobah and Matic out.  Bakayoko in.  Okay, but I thought we needed more depth for next season.
I know there's a lot of time left, but I haven't seen us linked with any other midfielders.

Djilobodji

I think it's entirely possible that we go through preseason with a weaker squad than we had last season. No Hazard, no Costa, Bakayoko will apparently not be ready for a while. We don't even appear close to signing Costa's replacement and preseason starts in days. Not even linked with any attacking players other than strikers. The slim chance we had of getting Alex Sandro seem to have faded completely.
I would say every side around us with the exception of Spuds have improved their first XI and will have players in nice and early to have full pre seasons. Not sure we have yet.
We all saw last summer that late deals aren't the end of the world and can work well, but Conte will certainly be much happier with the bulk of our signings done early. I mean, we should've triggered Belotti's release clause within 24 hours of losing out on Lukaku. The money was obviously there since we matched their bid. It's arguably the most important position we need to address and nothing looks imminent.

so we so far we got rudiger and bakayoko, that's pretty decent. If we were to wrap up danilo + sandro and sign a striker (belotti or aubameyang, morata looks to be staying), I would be very happy with this transfer window, what about you guys?


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"His departure will increase the influence of Roman Abramovich’s adviser Marina Granovskai at a club where the balance of power is continually shifting."

City have signed 2 new starters, United have signed 2 new starters, Arsenal have signed 2 new starters, and even Liverpool quickly went out and spent £40m on Salah. We've so far signed a 35 year old backup keeper who will be lucky to make 10 appearences all season.
Still technically "early," but getting very frustrating already.