Pizy

Man, I genuinely think we could lose again here with this injury news. Silva being out is big but with the CB’s we have I think we’ll be fine. Reece being out when Azpi is also out (not that he was going to help much anyways) is awful. That means Chalobah at RB again 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

Julian Alvarez would be an incredible signing for us, tbf. But I can’t see any scenario in which City not only sell him, but sell him to us. He just feels like another player in the long line of them at City who Pep doesn’t play as often early on but then turns into a pivotal, top class player later on. They’d be foolish to let him go.

We’re so down in the dumps right now that yes, I do think Mou returning would excite a lot of our fans and his name would be sung all around the Bridge in his first match back. It would be an absolutely insane appointment to make but if the hierarchy are desperate enough to stop the slide I wouldn’t be shocked if they turned to him. Honestly, I haven’t seen a single name linked with us that makes me feel totally confident that they could turn us into a world class side. Enrique, Flick, these random up and comers that have been linked all have big question marks for me. I could see Enrique being a hit or a big time bust. Poch is probably the one that I’d feel most pleased with I guess. Knows the League inside out and we have the personnel to effectively work in his style.

As I’ve said before, I wouldn’t be surprised in the least if Mou is lobbying hard through his agent and intermediaries for the job. He’d return to a heroes welcome by the match going supporters and most likely would turn us around in the short term. But things would eventually go the way they always go with him. Depends how desperate Boehly is for short term success. Jose would probably work very well next season but then….?

Love Kova. One of my favorite players to watch when he’s at his best. But I don’t blame the club if they’re hesitant at offering him a new deal with his constant injury issues. Be sad to see him sold this summer but would understand. Definitely wouldn’t want him to go to another PL club.

Massive blow of course and he will be missed, but with Fofana and Badiashile it shouldn’t be devastating to the team. Hell, maybe it’ll give us the chance to go back to a back 3 so James and Chilly can actually be utilized in attack. Fofana, Trev, and Badiashile is a very good back 3.

Exactly. We need a manager to come in and have some balls. Have a personality. Kick these players’ asses. Someone who will demand the highest standard like the other elite managers in this league do. Create an atmosphere where every player has to always be at their best if they want to be in the XI. We have a handful of players right now who continue to get picked when they’ve been shocking for months and months. Players in horrible form get picked match after match because there’s zero accountability and there’s no fire from the manager.

Other than thinking the players will have a mental reset in the summer knowing every team starts from scratch, I really don’t understand this idea that giving Potter another whole summer to turn things around is what the ownership wants. What will actually change? It’s not as though he isn’t getting training time currently. He has had entire weeks free multiple times. He’s had a whole World Cup break to work. The players are certainly not burnt out because we rotate more than any club in Europe AND he gives them multiple days off after some games. It’s just like they’re trying desperately to save face now. They don’t want to sack 2 managers in the same season having only been here for 1 year. They chose Potter as their man, brought in his entire structure from Brighton, and spent a massive fortune for him. They clearly feel that sacking him would be humiliating. But they need to put that thinking aside now. He’s a nice guy, a good manager for a small club, but he’s not a Chelsea manager.

Good Lord, reading Twitter you’d think United just won the Champions League in dominant fashion rather than the League Cup. My timeline has been a nonstop stream of sucking Ten Hag off since yesterday.

How in the hell have I woken up the next day to see Potter is still in the job? Is Boehly going to wait until we’re in real, serious danger before acting? There is still time under a new manager to salvage something from this nightmare of a season and get Europa League football next year if that’s something the ownership desires. But if we continue on with this manager nothing is going to change.

I’ve been hesitant about Enrique because his only really successful period came when he had arguably the best attack in club football history. He has never done the business outside of his Spanish comfort zone. Didn’t pull up trees at his other stops. But I’d take him for sure right now. He would at least bring some pattern and structure to our play and help get the best out of these flair players. I read some quotes from Messi saying he’s a brilliant coach. Just bring him and give him a head start in next season.

Seriously, what can possibly be gained by sticking with him at this point? IT. ISN’T. WORKING. See Ben Jacobs has already been briefed that he’s not being sacked after that. HOW!?

Get a new manager in now to lay the foundation and to start integrating his ideas for the remainder of this season. This cannot go on. The squad is full of absolute quality that’s being managed by someone in FAR over his head. We need someone wit real personality and who commands respect. Someone with an ironclad idea and style. Potter ain’t scaring any of these players or holding them accountable because they all know they’re bigger than he is. We need a ruthless man with real balls.

If he isn’t sacked now the owner is insulting the supporters.

No yellow for Romero?!

Remember when we played a back 3 and Reece was one of the most dangerous players in world football? He gets forward maybe 1 or 2 times per game these days. He’s almost a non-factor in attack these days.

Mendy saves that.

Not sure why people are having a go at Sterling. He is at least threatening. He and Felix are at least asking questions of the Spuds defenders. His end product has been shit but he’s repeatedly sprinting at people and trying to make shit happen. Slating our most dangerous player that half makes no sense.

Auba cannot be worse than Kai in this form, surely. At least he gives the Cb’s something to worry about around the box. Spuds’ 3 CB’s don’t even have to be concerned about Havertz at all because he’s not beating all of them.

Ziyech, RLC, and Havertz off NOW, please! Couldn’t possibly play worse than they did.

Commentator on American TV is former Chelsea player Greame Le Saux. He says repeatedly that it was a slap in the face and a red. Is he ducking blind?!

Shoves him in the shoulder and his hand slides up to the face. What a corrupt fucking joke. Fuck this shit. I’m done.

Ziyech is actively hurting the team. Off at halftime.

We started so comfortably and have now run completely out of steam. Another entire week to prepare and this is what we show…

Felix getting shoved and fouled nearly every time he gets it but the ref isn’t having it.