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I'm not against changing Carlo, but who is gonna be a better propostion that will take the job?

My thoughts exactly. Very good potential but needs to cut out the errors in giving the ball away. Regular football will do this for him..

His attitude could be a problem, has blown up at both Newcastle and Wigan....will need a strong manager to keep him in line...

Who would you like to see get the job that would realistically take it??

Drogba has to play up front in this game. Distin will have Torres on toast in his current form.....

The thing we also have to remember here is that Chelsea is NOT run in the way all the other clubs are due to our owner. Our longest serving manager under Roman lasted just over 3 seasons (Mourinho) and look at what he had to win to keep his job. As soon as it started to go pear shaped early in season 4 he was out without a chance to correct it. This can't continue for 2 reasons - it is proven that manager longevity brings sucess long term and with the new financial rules we CANT keep sacking the manager every other season. Whether it is Carlo in charge or not, the manager in charge next season must be given at least 3 seasons in the job even if we don't win anything in that period. Provided of course we are not fighting relegation and are out of the champs league every year......

I worry that if he gives away a goal his confidence will suffer. He will be a good player, is better than Yossi already. We need to decide to either integrate him as one of our top 4 midfield players or get him out on loan in the PL for a season. This being a sub all the time with hardly anytime on the pitch is hampering his development....

I'm getting really concerned about Torres now, every centre half he plays against seems to have him in thier pocket. He is making no impact on oppostion defences and if we sell Drogba in the summer it will be a disaaster, as like him or not he makes things happen. That said I will reserve judgment on Torres until the end of next season.....

Have not read through the thread, so apologies if this has been mentioned but my thoughts on Josh are: Very good technical ability, can see a pass others in our midfield can't. The problem with him is that he gives the ball away to often (he did at least 3 times yeasterday, and I remember against Villa when he came on and Reo Coker nearly scored). What he needs is a full season in the premier as a regualr starter on loan. Bolton would be ideal for him....

Bet he wont start him. I think if we are winning at half time he will bring him on....

Torres confirmed to start on the website, also Bertrand injured so no chance for him to play some part...

Exactly....At home with no pressure, Yossi and Torres have to play the full 90 mins to give us an indication to whether Yossi can be one of the two creative players we so desperately require next season....... I have a sneaky feeling he may give Bertrand some time on the pitch also at left back.....Cole needs a rest as he has dropped recently.....

Plus the prick makes up a name for himself like the other twat Nani. How about we refer to him not as "little pea" but as "little cunt"....

Agree except if one man is available. A certain Mr Mourinho, his odds keep shortening with the bookies so there must be some truth to him coming back....

I think 2 new faces will do the job. The defence is solid. Ramires, Essien or Mikel can hold the midfield. lets get rid of Anelka, Zhikov and Bosingwa to reduce the wage bill.....

I agree totally, but I don't want to see us splashing around huge sums on players, espcially with the new rules coming into play next year. I hope we can just tweak things a bit - get a few big earners out and bring in a couple of creative players......Intergrate Josh, Sturridge and possibly Kakuta next year........this is going to be the most interesting close season for Chelsea fans since the start of the Roman era......

It makes huge sense to have him back, a true chelsea man. While we are at it can we also nick Steve Clarke off Liverpool??

Drogba is so tempremental, he has to be the main man or he sulks...now we have Torres that will not work. He has been great for us, but to move forward I think we need to think about getting rid of him and the Drogba click (Malouda, Anelka)

Does anyone think that Ancellotti will integrate Bertrand and Josh into the team for last two games of the season, given the pressure has now gone??

Boas is to young and Raw....i think he could be intimidated by our big personalities in the dressing room. For me Carlo should only go if Hiddink or Jose are available....If not then get Zola in to assist Ancellotti..... Mourinho is 5/2 with bookies and Hiddink 3/1 to get the job......

Disagree. If you sum up Ballacks Chelsea career, it was hugely disappointing based on what he had done prior to arriving. That first season for us he was awful, he did improve the longer he was with us but on the whole he was poor.

I agree that personnel is not an issue and just needs tweaking. However the big decision to be made in the summer is the Drogba/Torres situation.

The thing with Luiz was a concern aswell yesterday......that could be the final nail in his coffin. Don't get me wrong I am 50-50 with ancellotti. I think Roman will be carful this time though and only sack him if Hiddink or Jose is available.

:goodpost: In front of goal he has been awful. Lets hope it is a confidence thing and with regular 90 mins on the pitch he will start rehitting the target. I do like his attitude though he is a team player, not like many centre forwards....