Strike

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.

Chilwell has been really good today

How come no penalty? Accident or not Mings arms were outstretched and he swatted the ball away

RLC finding his way back into the team is not good. Need to move away from him as starter

Mykhalo "I can bench press 200 kilos" Mudryk has zero power in his shots?

Agreed. Really could have used Badiashile in the CL instead of Mudryk

Badiashile not registered in the CL. It makes sense to play this back 3 so that they get some game practice before Madrid.

Koulibaly's ball that. Cucurella and him should be communicating.

Worked once vs Liverpool that kick

Open net if he passed. Should be finishing in any case

I'm all for backing the system over the player. But Havertz, Felix and Nkunku look like they are going to be around next season and none of them seem like the striker to lead the line and be a source of goals. One signing will be needed - a striker who's great at pressing and is able to soak up pressure from defenders and keep attacks alive - Osimhen, David, or Toney. Havertz, Felix, Nkunku will be vying for spots behind the striker.

Pep Guardiola is now just taking the piss in Champions League press conferences

We need luck but we've gone back to the TT playbook and we have a better attack

even in the bad run - in 8 of the first 9 league games after the World Cup, Chelsea had the better xG than the opponent. The results were terrible but the team was not totally off the boil. There were few games that were inexcusable - Spurs for example but I never worried that we're in a point of no return here. Clearly, its a squad of talented players. Hoping this 3-4-3 shape suits everyone (except Mudryk and Madueke but can't help that) and that there's a good end to the season