OneMoSalah

Tremendous. Talk about the basics of football. No point setting up hard to beat if you cannot defend a basic corner. Again - Frank - this is a fucking regular thing that happened under him last time and at Everton. Lampard out at HT, Ted Lasso in?

I see the tactics work the ball wide, cross it in, hope to god we have men in the box. Makes it even worse we don’t have a 9 in there (or anybody over 5 ft 10). Chilwell’s corners pretty excellent…… nat

Lampard should be sacked for playing Gallagher upfront again, what a bellend. Or if its a 3421, he should be sacked for playing Kante as a 10. Fucking joke of a manager. A near billion pound squad and he’s reverted to this shite. End this fucking season just forfeit all the games remaining. Terrible terrible terrible. Kai is out, he has a number 9 on the bench and another one out of the squad- yet he plays someone who barely resembles a midfielder upfront….

The answer (or should be the answer) to the question is we appointed him. Case closed, cheers. Saved you all 20 mins.

How is that clear? You going to say that having 4 diff managers in one full year of ownership- yeah Bruno was 1 game and yes Franks caretaker but its still 4 managers on oaper - is signs of a competently run organisation? Honestly cant win with you at all. Stuck by Potter for months now your telling me Boehly/Eghbali’s footballing decisions haven’t been that bad? Its more than getting one manager wrong, its ripping out the whole footballing infrastructure, delegating roles to themselves their not suitably qualified for (Boehly as whatever he wanted to call his role in the summer window being heavily involved in the transfers), the dragged out failure to recruit technical and sporting directors to replace Marina, Petr so soon, hiring Potter, sacking Potter far too late, rehiring Frank. Sacking however many other folk in the club. There is a complete clusterfuck of things that have contributed to this season all stemming from poor decisions made by Boehly/Eghbali. Even the point on Enzo, I didn’t expect us to get it done and was very vocal about how stupid they looked mainly because Boehly and Eghbali told the players camp they would pay the release clause in one go to agitate him to move thinking he would push hard - before proceeding to negotiate for about 2 weeks until it was done. Put it this way - forget the football shit - do you think if Amazon hired 4 CEOs in one year they’d be deemed to have had a successful year?

One example perhsps thats right but he specifically only wanted to go for van Dijk, Alisson, Fabinho, Thiago (& the boy who went to Wolves for 42m) & Nunez. When they knew Werner was too expensive they only pursued Jota. When Sporting priced them out of a move for the boy at Wolves, they didn’t panic buy anyone. I think Klopp has had the sort of control you would want any manager to be given re transfers.

Tbf it depends on the owners. And their model. If the new model was proven to work and was successful, you could at least justify it but it doesn’t and if it doesn’t again - then it has to be questioned why aren’t we given them more of a say/more control? Just look at Klopp’s transfers at Liverpool. Ok we can’t get our main target this window, don’t buy anyone else and we will go again next time. Thats proof of a manager getting total control and it being successful.

Hardly too early 🤣 Your post really just screams the typical if he goes to Spurs he isn’t good enough for us mentality - which is ironic d considering the fact we are basicslly hiring an ex Spurs manager specifically for what he did at Spurs. On Nagelsmann - I mean its fair to say he was maybe harshly sacked from one of the best and biggest jobs in world football - which he deserved to be in. We did consider him so its not like the club felt he wasn’t ready for the job in some degree - they just weren’t willing to give him the control he wanted by the sounds of it (Enrique also). It’s also clear he wont get full control at Spurs so maybe it won’t happen (hopefully). I mean they wouldn’t give ‘box office’ managers like Mourinho and Conte more control for whatever reasons (some may be right some may be wrong) with Levy there so can’t see it changing. It does seem a bit ridiculous we basically hired some major cogs of the RB model to implement it, only to basically either be rejected by or reject their most successful clubs golden boy manager though.

Would like to see Fofana thrown in up front out of the guys who haven’t really played - with Kai out makes more sense than perhaps throwing in Carney somewhere and going with this Gallagher/Sterling/other strange combos. His lack of inclusion since Potter froze out Aubamayang has been strange - I mean we lack goals and not saying he’s going to score 30 goals in a season but an actual more traditional/nature 9 would of been refreshing to see perhaps. Rest of the team, try and keep the regular fixtures though - in defence and midfield in particularly. Fully agree throwing in a lot of youngsters who haven’t featured could probably be more detrimental than good - you generally want to integrate one or two of them into a team thats doing well to take some of the burden off of them/so they can maybe make mistakes and they won’t hugely affect the game. Right now, not so much. Enzo and Badiashile have to regular parts of this team though to the end of the season (they more or less have been already or Enzo has). And then maybe DD Fofana should get some minutes as he is actually the only 9 outside of Auba who I have no idea if Frank will use him or not.

Are we linked to Pedri? Thought it was Gavi? Or just in general.

Yep he was a weird signing. English, young, handful of PL experience - seemed like an odd Abramovich era signing if I am honest. Just didn’t make sense. Probably should of stayed at Villa.

Resigning Mount would be far from it. I mean surely most can see Poch might actually utilise someone like Mase, no? He fits the profile of these kind of players he has improved at Southamtpon and Spurs - granted MM has been pish this season in terms of his consistency and outputs but he has that aggression and energy to get around the pitch and make a telling contribution in a high pressing team as well as some individual qualities which we all know he can show - just needs to start doing it again and really fine tune that part of his game. Even Gallagher, I think Poch may even find a place for him in the squad - although I hope not as firstly I think he isn’t cut out for the level we want to be going towards and secondly, we need to cut some players to make the squad smaller (Ruben also has to go 100%). I’ve always believed if the club takes the contract down from 7 years to 3/4, Mason would resign regardless. So we will see.

Tbf I don’t blame him. I am genuinely worried that regardless of our manager if Boehly & Eghbali are hugely involved like they have been in footballing terms this last year, that its not going to be as attractive an option as it was before. Either way, there will be people who will say to other’s don’t go there. Re City - at least their infrastructure is there, theres a strategy/plan in place and doesn’t involve their owners going into the dressing room every week or making idiotic decisions - so no wonder he recommended Nagelsmann wait for City if any PL team. Don’t see why someone as qualified or highly regarded as Poch (or any elite manager) would be coming into this club if he and his staff didn’t already have their own insights or ideas on whats going wrong, which players he likes, who to keep, who to not keep etc though? I mean why else would the club hire him? He’s not come here on a whim, we’ve basically narrowed down a list of however many managers to get to here, so its not like Frank’s insights going to completely change his way of thinking or fill any huge blanks. He should just let Poch make his own deductions and get on with winning the remaining matches. Realistically come the end of the season not one person is going to care what Frank thinks about what is going wrong, who we should keep or shouldn’t keep etc because he wont be here. And he’s part of the problem too so sooner the seasons over with, the better. Not good enough.

I dont think it takes a genius to figure out some of the main problems with the club looking from the outside? Do you? There are some pretty glaringly obvious ones on and off the pitch. But yeah sure Frank’s such a good guy for pointing out the obvious. You don’t need to be a rocket scientist to see the mentality or effort of this mob. They don’t care enough. The standards aren’t there from top to bottom. Clearly defined by the fact the interim manager isn’t good enough and the guy before him wasn’t good enough. Plus then theres the clusterfuck of idiots running the show above. That much is clear. Do I need to be in the building to see that? The new manager could of got as much intel as possible had the club just appointed him instead of fucking about with this PR stunt that is Lampard’s return. I mean was there ever a Benitez would be a good guy if he gave Jose an insight to this current group of players conversation when he came back for his second spell? Or Hiddink would be if he gave Conte bla bla bla? Just another meaningless sympathy point for Frank from the British media. “He is helping Chelsea out” oh what a saint, is he really doing us such a favour as opposed to the other way around? He would probably be sitting at home waiting for a championship club to make a move for him if we didn’t reappoint him. Maybe he should focus on winning some games first and foremost to boost the groups confidence as opposed to diluting his focus to talk to Poch (who’s not even officially in the door yet) about things that he is more than qualified to work out for himself. Again, I would rather Poch made his own deductions in the same way Erik ten Haag did at Man United. He went in, didn’t speak to Ragnick, wasn’t bothered he was there and done his own thing - which clearly put no doubts in his mind about what he wanted to do.

How about Frank focuses on winning the remaining games first. Or getting a performance out of the players at least. I don’t think Pochettino really needs his help that much considering his reputation and achievements as a manager in comparison to Franks. I’d imagine he will have an idea or plan in place already.

Looks like Dave Grohl’s physio isn’t all that good then.

Another injury. Why do these fucking moron coaches keep playing players who are delicate/have picked up an injury through games? Particularly one v Madrid where we were basically confirmed as out by the 60th minute after they scored. First Potter with Reece, now Lampard. Honestly wtf. I get the seasons dead rubber but we stand a much better chance of winning games by not risking our better players through games which could further aggravate their injuries.

Wow - you really have a hard on for Lukaku dont you? Hopefully we get Poch because it will all but confirm that he wont play Rom as he isn’t suited to a high pressing team.

Not surprised one bit. Wouldn't waste a penny to go watch those lot at the moment. Hopefully others follow suit up to the end of the season because this would send a huge message to the owners. Times are a lot worse than they ever were in the Sarri days.

Their attack on paper may be better but look at the output of Coman, Mane, Sane & Muller compared to before. Sane’s return to Germany has been poor by all accounts in comparison to his time at City. As well as the fact that Lewandowski scored a huge percentage of their goals basically every season and having Choupo-Moting as his replacement isn’t going to cut it as he isn’t as lethal in those half chances where as Lewa is. Losing him and Thiago has been colossal to the regression of this Bayern team I think. I don’t think Kimmich and Goretzka can lace Thiago’s boots together never mind as individuals- in fact Kimmich’s best/most successful football has been at RB at Bayern under Flick as opposed to playing as a holding midfielder. They only signed Cancelo in January despite needing a more attack minded RB for seasons to match Davie’s output on the other side. Ultimately their signings/plans to replace Lewa and Thiago haven’t worked as well as their signings of Sane, Lucas Hernandez, Pavard etc have been below par to say the least. Also yeah that’s all well and good - but the team is lacking an identity as a whole in terms of their personality on the pitch and tactically, so you would of hoped that if there was anything he would of really really impressed the club with, it would be that as opposed to “roadmaps” for 2 players. In particular when we have 30 players. Granted I am glad he thinks he can do something with them (in particular Mudryk because if he can do something with him then he truly is a miracle worker as he has been one of the worst big money signings I think I’ve seen in Europe over the past however long) but if you wanted the club to come away really really impressed with anything - it would be his vision on how to get the team to perform to an extremely high level as a whole and competing. And even then, Mudryk? Of all the talent in that group, Mudryk? If the club is in particularly only really impressed about how he can develop young players first and foremost then it is truly as I feared that we will not win anything for a while. Granted not exactly Poch’s fault, you can see he’s worked with younger build squads like this before but this is Chelsea, not Southampton or Spurs, so there has to be a roadmap to competing/winning trophies as opposed to developing an 80m player. Or Boehly/Eghbali & Clearlake are happily going to make us into some sort of developmental club as opposed to a top one (which is already a concern with this inclination of trying to copy the RB model and signing every under 23 age player who is available at present). That was one of my only real fears about Poch alongside the yes man and the lack of trophies - is that his appointment perhaps is geared up more around getting us competitive in the next 3 or 4 years as opposed to sooner - which I don’t think is unrealistic. Particularly when you consider that there is still some excellent players in this squad.

Lets hope not. He’s the only guy this season who has played ok. would probably be in the bottom 3 without him. But again if he chose to leave I wouldn’t be surprised - if its even a doubt in his mind then the new manager has a lot to do to try make him stay. His comments after the Real Madrid game give the impression he is perhaps disillusioned with how things are at the club. He is also probably thinking he is realistically only going to get one or two more years out of his career so perhaps he may look to go for one more move?

Bayerns recruitment and losing the likes of Lewa and Thiago has been a big issue. Muisala is a huge talent but he cant do it all by himself in attack either.

I think the “one and only Tuchel” as you put it was only 1 point off of Lyon when they sacked him. And had lost 3 or 4 games in the league. Funnily enough Poch lost 4 games and finished 1 point behind Lille that first season so cant exactly use that to beat Tuchel with and not Poch. Second season was better but the recruitment was unbelievable on paper so not like they weren’t going to improve. But yeah their first half of the first season was no worse than 2nd half that year really. Tuchel was more sacked for falling out with Leonardo than results by the looks of things, who PSG soon replaced also with Campos that summer. Poch had a superior PSG team that second season but his record is still not as good as Tuchel’s. I feel he’s probably better at working with developing/younger squads though like he did at Southampton & Spurs so he suits the bill here for Boehly. Less ego’s, less authoritative players or guys who have done it all before so maybe that buys him more sway in the dressing room - where as at Paris he clearly didn’t have the capacity to deal with the likes of huge personalities and players such as Messi, Neymar, Mbappe, Ramos, Verratti etc - although thats a lot of big big personalities and it probably can be toxic (but I do think Tuchel would excell with the current PSG squad though because he isn’t afraid of hurting feelings and these bigger elite level mentality players, they can take it). But that will only take him so far - he has to eventually back it up by winning trophies here if he comes in to prove his methods are worth it or he will end up like he did at Spurs.

He wants a yes man. Its so clear. Tuchel isn’t a yes man. Nagelsmann isn’t a yes man. Enrique isn’t a yes man. I would imagine its going to be Poch, which is fine because I think he can turn the ship around a bit but he has to let Poch do his thing. He cannot interfere or be in and around the players in the dressing room. I mean how often do you ever hear of that for other owners? Lets just hope Spurs don’t convince Poch to go back in the summer because if they do, our options will be very very slim going off the reports going around.

Think he was born there but classes himself as Australian as he spent most of his life there. Sure he played for their NT.