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Aye very risky appointment for that reason specifically. He has been given carte blanche there. Won’t get that here. Hence why we are going for Thomas Framk and the Leicester manager (couldn’t imagine either being a yes man).

Cue us wanting Atalanta manager now.

Fofana was more Boehly-Tuchel I think. Although IIRC de Ligt was first choice for Tuchel?

Co-sporting directors should be out already for me. Transfer record alone is sackable. It is as bad as that dodgy few years at Barcelona - just far too many poor decisions. And the whole managerial shortlist we are getting now, headed by them, wow. Paying whatever we paid for Mudryk who will never be an elite player. Throw in unnecessarily spending near £60m on Lavia & £30-35m on Ugochuwku - 6 months after signing another DM in Andrey Santos too - when we 90% needed a more established, senior midfield player in the squad to make up for the lack of experience we had in that position on the pitch. It is absolutely mind blowing. Not to mention we still overpaid vastly for both Caicedo and Enzo, irrespective of how good they “could” be. Malo Gusto and Cole Palmer only ones who have been 1) consistent and 2) played to a good level. Nkunku maybe could of been a saving grace if he was fit but we were linked with him under Tuchel (signed as well if I remember correctly?). Jackson maybe be a solid number 2 but doesn’t have it to be a number 1 at the elite level, I think thats clear. Then trying to actively advocate selling Conor and Trevor…. one who was captain & arguably best player behind Palmer…. If this were going on at Man Utd we would be pissing ourselves laughing at them.

1st season after Derby. He actually didn’t play as much as I thought he did. 2nd season he left. In January IIRC. Maresca the top choice now? Fuck me this mob are absolutely on one. He got sacked at Parma and won the Championship at a club with a PL squad. Risky is not even the right word, crazy is.

Clueless. Both deserved to be sacked long ago never mind now. Running the club into mediocrity. This isn’t Monaco or Southampton, this is Chelsea FC. Said it last season and this summer last, a few more senior players in and around the squad in key positions would have made a huge difference. I actually reckon with at least 4 more proven players who are good examples as senior pros in the squad we could have maybe snuck CL football. Definitely would’ve handled the ET in the cup final better too. Experience is huge. The first time round with the transfer ban the likes of James, Mount, Abraham and Tomori were all involved a lot - what did we have then? Good senior pros. Likes of Jorginho, Azpilicueta, Willian, Kante, Pedro. Squads like ours - with a huge percentage of younger players who would be lucky to have between 100-150 games each - 100% need that, unless we want to yoyo and become an expensive RB Leipzig/Monaco/Southampton. Or whomever.

Bit ironic given he was both of the co sporting directors clear and obvious number 1 choice - as they said so themselves. So another poor decision made by 2 muppets that will have no consequences for them? Surely they’d of done their research before hiring him? I mean you would really think background research on tactics and training methods would be pretty high up the list? Then also in the interviewing process they’d be discussing this? Surely? Amateur hour.

Tuchel who is constantly linked & de Zerbi, who you mentioned will be tough to do for various reasons. I don’t think the owners/sporting directors will seriously consider Tuchel altogether and I think after Potter, de Zerbi will be a no go. Plus I cannot see either being completely open to no say in the market which is apparently a big mandate behind the new manager search as the owners believe the squad is already CL worthy squad - which is a bit laughable given some of the calibre of players we’ve got. Unless by some minor miracle that we actually make an elite level appointment, I think most people will be saying we will be in a worse place. I can see it if the majority of names we are linked with are seriously under consideration. The likes of Vincent Kompany, Kieran McKenna or Thomas Frank aren’t remotely close to the level of coach Poch is. And he’s not a top, top coach. If thats really the level we are aiming for, it will be tough.

Be even funnier if we ended up with ten Haag.

Sky reporting Poch wanting to go back into management straight away. So 90% club decision not to continue with him I’d say. Funny they’ve thrown Poch into the hat for Bayern and Man United positions now. Which means Vincent Kompany and Thomas Frank will be about as exciting as it gets for us.

Would replace them now and get an extremely competent sporting director in. Villa have one, Man City have one, Liverpool have one, Man United have one coming in. We are effectively starting again with who will be trusted in the squad - still too many who aren’t good enough to play here and too many positions we are lacking in - so we cannot afford to start behind the eight ball when it comes to our recruitment this season. This co sporting directors of ours have spent over £700m which hasn’t really panned out in most cases and also allowed too much experience to leave far too easily. This alone should be enough to replace them. Then throw in the Potter (also Boehly driven) experiment, sacking him with like 7 weeks to go in a season. Now we’ve got this situation and their plan is Thomas Frank, Vincent Kompany, Keiran McKenna or someone who is managing Stuttgart? Last chance saloon is beyond past. Screams incompetence to me.

I wouldn’t be so sure. They are a big part of what has gone wrong here. In terms of their influence and decision making on footballing decisions. I honestly think they should be following Poch out the door.

Embarrassing choices if true. Frank has done a decent job at Brentford but hardly an outstanding one the last 2 seasons. McKenna and Kompany (2nd season running) is even worse. Kompany has been thoroughly found out, the fact us and Bayern are apparently interested is madness. Even more proof the club and sporting directors have no fucking clue. If this is a valid reason then they have no right to be employed 😂

We have been since binning Tuchel. Nobody can argue now.

Thats what I think regarding Poch wanting to push to leave, the club pushing to cash in on Trevor and Conor in particular. I mean, it would make sense if they were insisting on this, given how heavily they featured under him. From a different perspective, if the club wanted to get rid of him, I did say months ago they would throw Poch to the wolves. To make him a scapegoat. Just like they did to Tuchel and just like they did with Potter. Every time they’ve changed/sacked a manager they have got the timing completely wrong.

They won’t learn. The co-sporting directors need to be sacked, been saying it for months and months but this is even more proof that they don’t have a clue. I mean sacking Poch 3/4 months ago yes it perhaps made sense but actually given how we did over the past few months and finished the season, with another pre-season and summer window coming up, it is absolutely mind blowing. Also the lack of top, top managers that are out there that would be willing to work with these amateurs running the footballing side of things is incredible too. Anyone presuming that a manager like Conte, Mourinho or Tuchel is coming in and working with those willingly is dreaming. I mean he has probably started really figuring out which players he can actually trust/use/what we need to improve upon etc. Perhaps he did want to leave more than the club wanting him to leave but all in all I don’t believe that either given Boehly & Clearlakes short history here already.

I don’t think Tuchel will come back in all honesty. Plus I think Boehly & co are too proud to admit they made a mistake in the first place. So much for stability though, 4th head coach (5th if we include Lampard) in 2.5 seasons. They clearly don’t have a clue what they are doing. I wouldn’t be surprised if Poch was extremely keen to leave though.

Yep if we sell Connor or Trevor this summer this ownership group are at it. Trevor has impressed since coming back in regularly and well Connor’s season speaks for itself- barring Cole been our most consistent player and best midfielder. Just beat Bournemouth now. Our finishing position will paper over the cracks over what has been a really poor season for us. The fact most sides competing for Europa and Conference spots outside the top 4 have fell off/been poor has helped us a lot.

He wouldn’t be starting anyway, for sure. Walker is going to be the undisputed first choice for Southgate. And probably rightfully so as he has been incredibly solid and consistently fit for City again.

Don’t think its down to a health kick. More like 2 years taking cocaine and other drugs on a daily basis. Would certainly explain a lot of goings on at the club for sure 😂

I think getting over £60-65m mark for both Maatsen and Broja will be unlikely. Dortmund will probably try and low ball us for Maatsen. Also if the player is desperate to go back therr, the opportunity to get a deal in place for less than this release clause may be a real possibility. Going from recent quotes from his agent, they already know that the club want to cash in on him. No doubt, other clubs will know this and try exploit this situation as opposed to paying the apparent £30-35m release clause put in the contract when they renewed it. Maybe not but it is a hunch I have. Contract expires in 2026 too so doesn’t leave us in a brilliant position compared to Broja, who has a deal to 2028 if I remember rightly for trying to get a bigger fee. I think if we get £50-55m for both thats probably a fair representation of their actual value. Ballpark £30m for Broja given how his last 12 months have gone and then around £20m for Maatsen. Really can’t see us getting much more for either. Both haven’t particularly excelled on their loans to the point where you would think there will be a bidding war or anything.

Depends though. Radcliffe isn’t actually hugely successful in football with his team in France. Man United haven’t been particularly successful the past 11 years and I think if the appointments INEOS have made/makes and any manager were on the right page, it wouldn’t be as difficult as some may imagine, even if it were Tuchel, Conte or a Mourinho. I think with it being a fresh impetus at Man United so to speak - with the ethos seeming to be Jim Radcliffe & INEOS know they need to get back to where they were, with a hugely competent operator with the NUFC sporting director also going to be in place, most managers would see that as as interesting job. As long as they are on the same page with expectations. I think Tuchel’s spells at Dortmund and PSG have been much more about falling out with people than his spell at Bayern. Bayern are maybe more similar to us in the fact over the past 2/3 years they’ve been a mess on and off the pitch and need a regeneration. Whilst here, I think Boehly put too much responsibility on Tuchel with involvement with the transfer side of things like the frequency of dealings/meetings with players/agents as opposed to letting him just come in at a later stage. That certainly had a huge effect on that relationship deteriorating. But I think they were still naive in pulling the plug and believe that they would undo the decision if they had the chance again.

Taking Sane off for Kim was absolutely incredible. The worst sub of the lot. An attacker who was a huge outlet foe them for a defender, who struggled in the previous leg, looking like they wanted to hand Madrid the initiative. Granted Neuer makes that mistake for first goal and it turns the game on its head but the Kim for Sane sub is mindblowing. I can get taking Muisala off as he was down with cramp and wasn’t particularly great throughout. Even then, in other circumstances, not like Muller isn’t a good, experienced player so it could make sense either. Kane off was also on the odd side. There will be massive inquiries into the disallowed goal by Bayern also. I mean what is the linesman doing flagging? Without that mistake and first sub, Bayern would 100% be in the CL final. Without a doubt.

The whole 30 shots and hitting the woodwork 6 times over 2 legs will make it look a bit more like Dortmund got lucky but PSG for all the shots, all their individual quality and for Luis Enrique being an apparent top top coach - how many speculative shots do they have from outside the box? Like they must of had at least 15 efforts from outside the box tonight alone.

Yeah it is crazy. Paris will be kicking themselves as they could definitely give both Madrid and Bayern big big problems in a one off game. How they haven’t scored is mental last 10 minutes but at same time I think Vitinha has hit the bar 3 times alone from about 25 yards out but PSG’s gamesmanship and players rolling around like pussies for absolutely nothing is laughable. Get what they deserve. Mats Hummels one of the best individual defensive performances I can remember in a long time. 35 years old and absolutely shackled Mbappe. Interesting what this means for Luis Enrique also.