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My worry is that when things go bad, which they inevitably will, then he will be shat on by everyone and sacked by the clueless board. I wouldn't mind him coming in, I love Lamps, but he will need to be shown massive patience.

He does have the tools, but needs to learn to master them. I would like to hear RDM's in-depth analysis of why exactly it is not too soon. Too many one sentence statements floating around with nothing to back them up to take them seriously. I do hope he is indeed ready and hits the ground running, and he may as well during the honeymoon period (we have that with every single new manager), but this squad has shown they can't withstand the whole season in such form.

A guy who even shouldn't be at the club is now the face of the club? Kante, our only true class player, should have been it. Or Azpi, the captain.

Who are you talking to? I actually don't see anybody expecting him to make top 4, people are being rather realistic with their expectations.

11 years later your hope came true Anyway, wanted to ask if there's any word on what will happen to Zola now that Sarri's gone? Will he stay with Lamps, or...?

I doubt it. We showed unprecedented patience with Mourinho, Sarri and to an extent Conte. Lampard will be given even more leeway because sacking him for something petty would permanently turn the fans, plus I know the board are dumb in football matters but I do trust them to acknowledge that top 4 under current circumstances would be a bonus, not a do-or-die target. If we don't completely implode, I think he will get a long-term opportunity with Jody to slowly and patiently grow with us.

Have to side with @Mana here. I really want Lamps to manage us at one point, he is my favourite player of all time, but I just don't want to see him being bashed by plastics and reputation demolished by this atrocious state the club is in at the moment. Let Roman sell up, clean up the mess that is our board and then let's try to make something of us again.

I'm fairly certain we'll be begging Sarri back once our results and performances will inevitably go bad, doesn't matter who's at helm. Some of the football he got them playing was very exciting (at least for me), especially nearer the beginning of the season, and I'm often impressed with the way we now play out of the back - no more brainless lumping upfield. We never had a proper striker, you can't make any serious team challenge with consistency without a striker that works for you. I do think this is one of, if not the main reason why we look so toothless sometimes, a striker in an attacking team is the focal point. So whoever is next, I do not envy him coming in with this transfer ban and being stuck with them washed up strikers.

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So that's RLC, CHO and Reece, literally our three most promising youngsters. We are cursed.

Good luck to you, you absolute legend! If joining RM has been his dream, then fair play to him for fulfilling his dream. Happy for him and happy that we got him at all 7 years ago. Looking forward to seeing how he will perform there.

Sarri's Napoli played also. You need players capable of playing beautiful football, we have very few or none. Chelsea is always, ALWAYS a different and much more difficult animal for those up-and-coming coaches who play naive football.

Sarri with Higuain, before that Jorginho. No way were they club signings. Damn right! Look at the trouble we went through last summer to get him (pay Conte and pay De Laurentiis). The club should rightly stand firm - either Juve pays it or Sarri buys out his contract. Why give freebies when every single other club is out there to fleece us?

Deserving to stay doesn't mean wanting to stay

Thinking from his perspective, it's a once in a lifetime opportunity to be clear favourites in all domestic competitions, be a force in Europe AND work with Ronaldo. The man will be guaranteed more trophies in a well run club in his home country. Here? You are not guaranteed anything, your players disobey you, fans abuse you, the board is shambles, not allowed to make signings while best player is leaving... Shit he'd be mad NOT to want it.

We brought him in mid-season having barely recovered from a one year long injury, safe to say no manager would have been a fan of that signing. And then he was sacked. In hindsight I understand why he didn't play him much, that doesn't mean he didn't like him and Emerson's now fully recovered and match fit. Conte's no fool and knows Serie A is not EPL, Italy is probably a more suitable league for Emerson anyway. I think it is plausible that he could be on his target list.

Exactly my thoughts concisely put.

Legend All time Chelsea great. His constant interviews about Real during the years were sometimes annoying, yes, but other than that he has been nothing but class (unlike the snake). The most exciting Chelsea player I have seen, wish him all the best (unless we meet RM in the CL).

His recent form and how he played in the final - he is justifying his price tag. Consistent performances like that next season and we can stop worrying about him.

Finished 3rd in the league and won the Europa League. Before season's start I would have taken it with a big smile. He deserves to stay now and I hope he wants to stay.

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He doesn't know but he's starting? Wtf's up with that? Sent from my Mi A1 using Tapatalk

Couldn't think of a better lineup right now tbh. It's up to the players now. Sent from my Mi A1 using Tapatalk

Lol at overanalyzing what players say. A non-native english speaker uses the word "great" to express that in his opinion the season would not be a failure because of this and that, and this spawns an entire article lamenting the club due to a player's choice of words, ignoring that they are trained to stay positive in public. Poor writing.

I'm afraid at the moment Chelsea is not even in discussions. Players who want to move are planning their futures with their families, it's not a decision you make in a snap of a finger. You can't plan anything with a club that at this moment can't sign or even promise you anything. This summer, even if our ban gets postponed, is going to be bad and we will be left with sloppy seconds at best. The rumours you're seeing now are for grade A players, we have no business there.