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Didn't he impose quite relentless press, efficient distribution from the back and different approach to each opponent, at least in first season? Actually a lot of players had to overcome their weaknesses to pull it off, although we always missed a striker to capitalize on it. Rotation yeah, he was super stubborn, but again, we were actually competing for something, so not many opportunities to integrate youth. I love how the "good football" became buzzword here, that actually means nothing but can be used as argument on any occasion. If some is thinking that any rebuild is making us playing some Pele-sque trickshot jorga bonito football in Premier League in XXI century then yeah, cool. We are also not banging in 5 every game without anyone who could at least pretend to be a striker. As for a team clearly worse than top3 we could only do so much and the manager can only "improve" so much without roster change. We can aim for clinical style of City, but it's different league of club management and recruitment. TT had clearly reached the wall, but he did well with what he had and this whole "rebuild", done smartly, could greatly help him. What he did when he took over was a miracle, but it's not like he could go for 3 back to back CL wins with this squad and mess of club management. Getting constant CL football was actually more than we could expect, given the circumstances.

A lot of issues were contributing towards it, from him being worked out by opposition, to all the problems with club's structure and sketchy presence of Lukkaku in this story. Also he supposedly fell apart with part of dressing room, and people were calling to sack him due to this, too bad it was the same part of dressing room, that people want gone on every occasion. TT was sacked in the middle of a phase, when he had to come up with some new idea to bounce back, yet it felt like he pretty much used the potential that was in here and could really make a step up with new, SMART signings. We weren't suffering as bad as we do now and contrary to what some say, we were worrying about sealing top4, not giving it up from the get go and worrying about making it to top 10, it's not the same. We will never know, he isn't coming back, but sacking him had huge mistake written all over it. If people say Potter deserves time, TT deserved it 10 times more.

TT is not coming back and everyone with right mind was crying to hold on to him no matter what, because there isn't really any other option available, just like with a striker. To add insult to injury, Boehly not only sacks TT, but hires Potter. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. Boehly claimed he has some magic statistical analysis pointing towards Potter being a genius. Like having chances yet still finishing 16th would be some strong argument for managing elite team, that is half underwater and half on fire.

I wouldn't be so worried about the players; Salary sweetens the deal and let's be clear - players nowadays are not ambitious types, who are willing to fight for the place in their new club. The dumpster fire here may actually be an advantage, as they will be quite certain they are getting game time. If only we had some player figure or a manager who people want to work with, I wouldn't worry at all, even for top targets.

That's part of the problem: Second James comes back, he is masking the true state of this team, people shutting up and ultimately nothing changes.

Maybe he said that and that was seen as contrary to Boehly's ambiton, hence Cucurella. Tuchel was always known for making weird players work very well, it would be strange if he'd suddenly lost his feel for players suitable for his system

Given he was sacked for not wanting to participate in transfer business… Of what I remember, Tuchel wanted completely different targets and he didn't get them. This may be as well Boehly's business that Tuchel just shrugged off, we will never know.

Potter needs to go. People will stand on their toes to find excuses for him and as long he is here, players can be excused with being managed by Potter. Vicious circle.

This circus needs to stop now. There was zero reason to start it, there is zero reason to continue it.

Personally, I'm looking forward for one particular headline tomorrow, so there's always something 😆

It wasn't that much of the shitshow even when we've got six from them

3-0 up, no treat, season is long, saving their legs.

They were only looking at each other, or where did they notice said support?

Playing as he likes is one thing, having at least theoretical knowledge and experience to shuffle things around and jerry rig it together is another thing. We need a bounce and I can't shake the feeling that from the very beginning Potter is riding on momentum Tuchel generated (and that was grinding to a halt during his sacking, softly speaking). We play the same thing, only made worse by throwing in new players. Potter will not turn things around by just being there and he really had enough time already to at least try.

I think it's a far stretch to say they weren't a team for bit of FL and bigger bit of Tuchel. We don't have a Ballack/Drogba/Costa type of personalities anymore, so I wouldn't expect anyone jumping off the cliff "for the manager", so it's a matter of perspective. Anyway it only proves the point - if the team weren't always all in for elite managers it would be a mircale if they would have taken Potter seriously.

Lol. I'm not in position to clean after TB crapped in the middle of the room. To end this season? I'm good with Bielsa, Poch is free, but no long-term solution. If you have a thing for rookies, promote Myers or ask Cech whether he isn't bored, at least there is some reason to back those guys, as there was reason to back Lamps. I'm very far from the crowd who thinks Artreta done his job, is finished product and Arsenal are elite team now, yet being Arsenal player and having opportunity to work with elite manager, he had better papers to take over than lower-mid-table manager who, to put it likely, lack the winners mentality, not even going into sole ability.

Firstly, the club not creating the problem with own hands in form of sacking best manager we had for years and the best we could have. Besides this, I accept anyone competent, even as a caretaker. Funny how people were debating if Poch or Bielsea are good enough for Chelsea and will they be able to compete in CL. So now they have Potter. It was huge mistake to sack TT and just as huge mistake to appoint Potter. As I said long time ago, let him learn, but not in Chelsea. When you need your team to step up, you cannot hire a manager who has to develop into being even able to manage elite club first and then think how to do what he was tasked with doing, it's ridiculous.

So it pretty much is how things stand and him pretending in the presser to be someone he is VERY CLEARLY not is not quite "fake it till you make it". Calling "owners trust" every time someone rightfully questions him is quite like running to older brother everytime someone bullies you and is just pathetic. But yeah, people will excuse him because of injuries, then "he hasn't got right players", very popular sentiment here, than "he needs time" and than what not.

Good luck if we are gonna use Kepa as main playmaker here

Oh boy, Potter bringing up "his career and what he achieved" as a counterargument to critics of his Chelsea stint and says four months is way too little time to judge him must be most cheeky yet ridiculous things I will hear this month. Either he can't be serious or I'm living in some parallel reality and didn't notice we've became Championship club. Someone just ban him from press conferences and maybe slide him a note reminding he actually achieved shit from Chelsea standpoint and perhaps that's the root of critique in the first place.

Only things that matters for me today whether they will go out and try to play actual football or go out thinking it's a lost game from very first second, spiced up with Potters "oh, it's difficult, we are not very good, sorry we're alive, a lot of work to do, maybe one day" mentality

Reports are Fofana's previous club from Ivory Coast is trying to block his transfer to Chelsea at CAS as they claim Molde "stole" him in heist in form of "fictionous transfer", orchestrated by Molde and Fofana's mother and they appealed this move to CAS in september already. As ridiculous as it sounds, with the love we get from all sporting authorities, watch this stuff blow up in our face soon.

Again a lot of revisionism around Rom - yeah, easy to judge now, but then… He may not be the brightest egg in the basket, but let's remember we were in as situation where getting an efficient striker was vital for our functioning and ending 5 years long suffering. Tuchel prioritized getting one to go any further perhaps. Problem was, there literally wasn't any available. Board could shrug this off or go all in. Lakakka was banging one after another in Inter, seemed motivated, got himself ripped, seemed to improve work ethics… on paper, it was not cheap, but not a ridiculous move. He turned out knobhead, that's a different story. However let's not forget the only other options was to get Icardi for the same money, or try to get Lewy or Benzema, yeah, good luck

If only we had someone like Tariq Lamptey on the books… Oh wait.

Can't make the stuff up, piecing together this BS, TB had "disrespected" and offended Benfica on at least three occasions, negotiations broke multiple times, some people went crying to media how offended they are, we should get on our knees to even ask for opportunity to overpay for Enzo, YET offended and disrespected Benfica, who has zero intent to sell, and "don't need to" are still open for negotiation (lol) and are pulling the player from squad to talk further? Yeah, so either people there are lunatics or people believing this are lunatics, as apparently big chunk of our fans is way more butthurt and offended by fact of holding negotiations, than actual Benfica. That's what Twitter buzz is worth. And just chill, the 120 million asking price already includes good 40 million of overpay, so don't worry for those guys… Don't know what kind of group madness is working here and who started it, but somehow every analysis, more or less professional portrays Enzo with tame enthusiasm, saying he is interesting in Portugese league and worth to watch, but lacking and still far from done, however somehow TalkChelsea board has zero doubts it's an unquestionable football god, worth every sum of money. Like seriously, there is a very high horse to fall from.