Strike

Owners good PR lasted all of two days

Rock bottom of rock bottoms going into this one. Weirdly think we’ll show up

Couldn’t go to the Bernebeu in worse spirits

Well you can’t miss chances if you don’t make any

He did a good job promoting the youth and putting together a decent 2019-20 season But I don't want to single out Lampard since its a larger problem but his appointment is an example of how recruitment favors candidates like him. There are zero black managers in the league now that Vieira was sacked. While Lampard keeps getting endless opportunities and us fans think he will one day get things right. Liverpool have scored around 80 points more than Chelsea in the last 5 seasons. They're ahead in the league table now and won two cup finals vs Chelsea last year. They've struggled this year and in 2020-21 but both times they seem to be finishing above Chelsea. In the other years, we've been comfortably behind them. As much as I want to say the 2021 CL win makes our achievements comparable, it really isn't even close.

What is this rewriting of history. Tuchel devised a plan in the flight to London that completely changed the way we played and brought a lot of control to our game. Rudiger and Jorginho were installed as first-teamers - they would go onto be crucial in the CL win. Lampard was playing Zouma over Rudiger - look at the difference in their careers. From the first game vs Wolves, you felt this was a completely different Chelsea under Tuchel and Lampard did very little to set any of that up. Defense and midfield were great, the attack somehow managed to scrape the goals needed in the knockout games - really should have won vs Atleti, Real and City by bigger margins if the attack could finish then.

Lol no - Remember Lampard got schooled in the FA Cup final vs Arteta too. Arsenal with Holding, Luiz, Bellerin etc in the lineup comfortably merited the win that day. He really is a limited coach - everything from his time at Chelsea, Everton has already spelt this out. Being a white, ex-player with connections will help you keep getting opportunities it seems. This nostalgia appointment won't help us a lot now. Carefully drilled attacking patterns will help - that is how City, Liverpool are far ahead, how Arteta is developing Arsenal. 29 goals in 29 games this season. Even though the finishing is an issue, there is a bigger underlying problem - we don't have a coherent attacking plan for a long time at the club. Club needs to nail the next appointment in the summer and Lampard should be far from the shortlist.

This theory was already disproved couple of years ago. This DNA nonsense is what got Frank to the club in the first place and has been hired again now without too much of a recruitment process.

Or this is a hoodwink. Owners know a transfer ban is coming for their spending. They’ve got Lampard since he has navigated this situation before 😀

He seems to have done something about his hair

We had 1.5 years of Lampard-ball. We know he's very limited as a coach. I appreciate all the intent he will bring to the club but it's a 9-game farewell tour. Nothing more.

100 m on his is not looking as bad as 30m on Koulibaly and 55m on Cucurella

and benched Totti, dropped Sergio Ramos. His man management is good and I'm intrigued if he is indeed the appointment

He makes an annoying number of updates to squeeze every drop of info out of a story but he's not been caught bullshitting. His track record is near perfect. Even after the Villa game, he was saying Chelsea is having an internal meeting when other Chelsea sources were saying Potter will be the manager for the Liverpool game.

i know it’s a super group but can these many people agree on a shared vision?

He played 18 year old Pedri in the NT for Euros and got a performance from him, played Gavi vs Italy when he was 17 and got a performance. He played Ansu Fati, Balde, Pino. I don't think his Spain NT was a group of developed world class players.

Fair enough. They did struggle in the WC but he's the closest in ideas, style to Pep. I'd take him over Nagelsmann - will Nagelsmann who is 35 and younger than Potter work with this squad?

They had dropped in quality by the 2022 WC - Still managed a 7-0 win in the opening game. But I liked his Spain team. They had a good 2021 Euros and were the better side in the semifinal vs Italy that went to penalties.

Yup the Potter appointment did not factor in the fact that it’s not just a job where you’re coaching talented players but also managing egos, convincing top players of your selections.

It is not as unrealistic as you are making it out to be. Real, City are not leading in their league. Bayern are leading by 2 points and have changed their manager. None of them seem invincible and an inferior Chelsea team won the competition in 2021.

Ornstein saying this. Looking like 51m payout news was not true. 🥳

I'm sad whenever we sack a manager but this is absolutely the correct call. Feels more of a correct call than all of the previous sackings.

Finally. Now get this appointment right please

I fear Nagelsmann also would be a bad pick. He's been hunting for a 'mole' in the Bayern dressing room the last few weeks, sacked a popular goalkeeping coach, had a row with Sadio Mane and had a difficult relationship with the Bayern director. Nagelsmann's only 35 but seems to have been around for ages now and seems to be in a crisis himself. I very much prefer Luis Enrique if his English is good.

22m paid to Brighton and a 60m, 5 year contract for Potter- I believe American sport background of owners led to this thinking. You can afford to give time to coaches in American sport. Finishing low has little consequence there. You even get rewarded with higher draft picks. But in football that's not the case.