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Is this a joke? Did the club NOT know Pochettino employed a high pressing and direct style?! Personally I think that style is perfect for the current crop of players. They list 6 players out of 11 starters, some of which played little this season. Teams who do what they claim the club wants even have a goalie that fits that style! Mudryk and Madueke are extremely direct players and wingers are kinda important to keep possession. Also interesting Caicedo and Conor aren't mentioned, no?

It's de Zerbi after the amazing season Brighton had. It's well deserved.

We know that, but does the club? 2 wingers if Sterling leaves. I'd also add a mid unless the physios say Lavia was a one-time thing and there is no reason to expect the same again. These players were out for the entire season. That's NOT normal.

It kinda does if you believe, and there are reasons to, that the main goal is to increase the valuation of the players. in order to do that, they need some result ASAP. These "assets" won't drastically increase in value without CL... as some of us have warned from the get go. Now, the new manager will be at the mercy of Nkunku's knee or we will end up with Mudryk and Noni on the wings.... yeah good luck with that.

Was thinking of someone closer... 🙂 Social Media == Crack

and apparently Tuchel is not the only one who should stay off that crack. 😆

Hopefully, yes, but people tend to diminish the importance of the opposition. Enzo's numbers would look very different if he had participated in one of these easier matches.

Enzo was made ready for the toughest games of the season (for good reason) and rested on the easy ones. As much as I think he struggled with fitness without a doubt, looking at the team performance with and without him is just extremely unfair to him.

Another Brighton bloke would tick the right box (yes-man).

Ten Hag is going to become available soon, btw. 😅

Heh I remember pellegrini’s city — nothing special. Yes, the club had a clear vision. They wanted to play in that particular style; style which Pep authored. Pep successfully implemented that style everywhere he went, so they knew exactly what they were going to get with him.

There are quite a few clubs which are well-run and don't really compete for anything substantial. City have little to show for all that good business until Pep changed their mentality and the way to play football. Pep is also very particular in what he wants from the players they sign in terms of characteristics. Their defenders are all very comfortable going past the midfield line for example--that's very particular to that style Pep uses. No-one is saying the club isn't well-run (not to mention filthy rich), but not acknowledging Pep's success is bit a strange tbh.

From a hard-working player at City to this. 😞

Present in every team of the season selection too.

Another underrated thing is Mount's contribution in the CL run: an important goal in the semis against Real Madrid, and an assist in the final... not to mention the hard work mentioned above. He's also an underrated passer--better than Conor in that regard IMO. Of course, all of that is past tense: not at the club and struggling with fitness elsewhere (maybe the club knew something?). I think Conor still has a lot to prove, so while I'd like him to stay, I understand if the club decides otherwise; it might end up being a cost/benefit decision with FFP in the mix.

That's the part I'm most curious about: how the long contracts will pan out in the world of football.

nah watch a game here and there, but don't follow the news. My cousin is a massive LA fan tho. That's a massive assumption, and American sports are fairer in that regard. It's also much easier to rebuild a Basketball team for obvious (Maths) reasons. City does not "rebuild." What does rebuilding even mean exactly here? You lost too many of your important players and had to go to the market? We had to rebuild because we fucked up as a club. Do you mean that we are rebuilding a young squad with potential to "dominate" in the future? Why do you think that? Players don't progress linearly; some of these players have already reached, or are close to, their peaks... we just don't know it yet. This idea that if a player is good at 22 he will be a monster at 26 does not reflect reality. 🤷‍♂️ Reminder that we did NOT have Europe last season, so fresh legs and time to prep for each game. Things will be more interesting now. To emphasize, that not being 100% does not really mean tired--players just don't fully recover from match to match. I think Poch did a good job considering the new squad situation, but not the money spent. To get from where we are to where we want to be is much much harder than to get to where we are now, especially considering the amount spent.

Agreed, but think he's a bit too young for a big change in that regard. It needs to be a slow process, and my understanding is that players may lose some in the short term (agility and quickness).

What's impressive about being 6th spending as much as the club did? That's the part I have a little bit of trouble grasping. Presumably we bought all good players, overpriced ones, perhaps most never WC ones, but still good players given the amount spent. So, what is so fucking impressive being done by Chelsea FC? Regarding the players you mention, I'm really glad football isn't that simple. As an example, is United Mount closer to CL winning Mount or last season with us Mount?

It's like taking a an F1 race car, then you change the suspension, the engine, tires, chassis, and the pilot. Then after finishing in better positions all season, someone comes in and says the pilot must be better because the results are better. 😉 Note that I'm not saying that Poch wasn't an improvement; only that's it's impossible to attribute causality with so many variables in the mix.

Indeed, after watching the game late and already knowing the result, I thought the reaction was more like "get away from me" than anything about hurting the Brighton player. Unfortunately, the kick (more like a push) movement looked pretty bad on slo-mo, so he got red carded. VAR is WAY overused everywhere. Refs have become over reliant on it. It should only be used for obvious blatant error and nothing else really.

When all players click and the team plays better you have to give the manager some credit otherwise no manager will get any ever. The team is clicking, is running really well, and most, if not all players have, improved some. Everything happened a bit late in the season, and I frankly don't expect to start from this level next season, but I understand that the amount of changes in the roster certainly make things more difficult for the coaches at the club, esp fitness wise. I'm not sure we can get anywhere near silverware next season from what I hear. Unless it's just club talk trying not to raise expectations.

and then we go and sign Disasi. 🤷‍♂️

And completely unnecessary too. I'd vote for her without even listening to the song. 🙂

Comment from someone who hasn't been following the game for very long. I know tactics and organization affect this, but just looking at our players running and it's clear to me they are at their physical peak--can think only Gallagher has run more earlier the season. Which begs the question why we are reaching the physical peak so late in the season. Perhaps another drawback from having so many new players in the roster, so the club did not know how handle each group correctly? Europe (likely) next season, so the freshness will be gone. I expect we have people at the club who understand that next season will be tougher and we need strength in depth. It explains a lot actually.