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I think his most likely to take a year off to spend time with his sick fatherand family. I think Jose will do well as a national manager. Portugal would be a interesting project for him.

'There is speculation that Chelsea have approached Pep Guardiola about taking over at the end of Hiddink’s temporary stint. The Daily Mail say the Spaniard has let the club know that he thinks they need 10 new players to get to where they want to be.' via the Guardian.

He didn't get sacked. It was via mutal consent as per clubs official statement. Apparently it is being reported that he will get paid until the end of this season.

We also need a clearout of players at the end of this season. I'd like to see the following move on. IvanovicFabregasOscarMikelRamiresI'm not sure what Terry's role is in all this but in time things may surface and he may need to go as well. Also I think Costa is still one of the best strikers around and deserves another chance.

Thank you Jose for all the success you bought to our club. Sadly sometimes things don't end up as you, the club and fans all envisioned. We all hoped that you would remain here for a long time and be hugely successful. But this season has been a disaster and you were given ample time to turn things around which did not happen. Good luck for all your future endeavours and hope you can take some time off to spend with your family. You were and still are 'One of Us'. KTBFFH!

What about bringing Ranieri back for next season?

If Jose goes than the best interim manager will be Guus Hiddink. Than Pep next year. If Hazard gets sold in summer I'd be devastated. It would be a bigger error than De Bruyne and Robben combined.

I think the majority of the squad are fed up with Jose's system and tactics. They know it's not working and now are questioning Jose's judgment, mentality and leadership. The board and Roman's advisers may try influence his decision but ultimately the fate of Jose's future is in Roman's hands.

Same shit football, different day. I still think Jose will be in charge until the end of the season where we would narrowly avoid relegation. We will have a new manager next season. Can't see us winning the UCL on current form and morale. Can we beat teams still left like Bayern, Barca and Madrid? Yea pigs might fly too..

I changed my vote from Undecided to Yes. I cannot see how Jose can ever build a dynamic & positive modern football team nor can he bring in youth to the first team. The old dog only has one trick and all his opponents now know how to easily beat it. Klopp would have been perfect for us sigh.

Ranieri's Leicester city is top of the table btw...

We look clueless around the box just passing around like school kids. Easy and predictable for them to defend against all day long. Costa should be playing the second half as we lack presence or any real aerial threats in the box when crossing opportunities arise. Seriously cannot believe Ivanovic started ahead of Cesar for RB.

Jose's love for Ivanovic is everlasting. Today playing at home to a lowly team like Bournemouth he benches our best RB Cesar and plays captain Ivanovic who has not made one decent cross out of all the great opportunities he was afforded. His lack of pace is embarrassing for a full back being caught out numerous times when they hit on the counter. His arms behind the back play makes me cringe everytime.

So what's the situation for UCL progress. Is it a must win game for us? what happens if we finish equal 11 points with Porto and Dynamo ?

I remember Essien played as a CB and RB a few times under Jose previously. I think Kennedy is such a talent he would excel in any of the left sided positions. But attack is his best talent and should not be wasted in a defensive position.

This is a fkn circus. Even Real Madrid fans are laughing at us..

I'm 50/50 but still think he should be given until the end of the season otherwise they would always remain that question mark should we have or not have sacked him. Also Alex Ferguson had a terrible early season at Man Utd before becoming a club immortal. Klopp also had a terrible first half of a season before clawing back points in the 2nd half. In saying all this I have some criticisms. Jose is making me sound like a broken record here but he needs to change & modify his approach. That game highlighted how lacking our attack is given the amount of talent we have at disposal. The final third of our attack is a fkn disaster. The attackers all seem to try drift into the box and everyone is crowding in there standing like statues. Once the attacker with the ball goes into the box he holds onto way too late and hit a piss poor shot or final pass. It was predictable and easily dealt with by Stoke's defence all day long. Also why weren't Cesar and Baba drilling crosses from out wide on the overlap & drawing out Stoke's defenders which would have kept them guessing. So fkn frustrating to watch our team to the point where I'm fkn screaming at the TV like a mad man! I have honestly seen junior teams and my sunday league team play with better tactical approaches and fundamentals than Chelsea. Seriously is Jose still going to continually stick with the 4-2-3-1 formation and his one dimensional attacking approach until he gets the sack? For farks sake man try save yourself & make some progressive changes to your approach. Recently Jose said he's not going to change his ways and that he can only learn from himself at this high level. Wakeup Jose its almost 2016 & we're 16th in the league! You know what all greats in every industry continually push for progress, learning from their peers and competitors. If you stick to the same one approach in any modern & dynamic industry you're going to get killed by the competition. So will this old stubborn chestnut Jose accept there needs to be changes or will his his ego get in the way? Well now it's all in his hands and there are no excuses left for him or other people to blame. That's if isn't sacked on Monday already. I am currently in great pain for our club's dismal situation. Maybe we can still win the CL and this season will be saved. KTBFFH!!!

Bang on line up. Although RLC should have at least made the bench.

Leaping, heading and marking ability is much more important than height. Does Jose remember Cannavaro or Puyol?

We would lose any forward momentum we are carrying if Ivanovic starts this game. Kennedy deserves a start imo.

Does Jose still remember Ashley Cole's height? The world's best LB at his peak. Sometimes Jose needs to stop making pathetic excuses.

As I have said before Willian has the ability and talent to be an absolute beast in his position. He has that change of speed like Douglas Costa and just needs to back himself more taking on defenders as well as be more clinical with his final ball or shot. I think he can also try not to slow down the play as much as he does especially when we are countering and carrying the forward momentum.

In time I believe he has the talent to be a top LB for us. He needs regular playing time and the full support from Jose when he makes mistakes. Building up confidence in young players is key to their development.

This will be a tough game. We need a tactically positive approach to this game by trying comprehensively to outplay them using the ball to open up space with clever movement off the ball as I'm sure they will sit deep trying to hit us on the counter. Baba and Cesar should look for the overlaps and driss crosses from out wide. Ramires and Matic have the energy and dynamism to provide cover when they bomb forwards. Costa Willian -Hazard- Kennedy Matic - Ramires Baba -Terry -Cahill - Cesar Begovic

Lazy, soft, slow and overrated. Only thing going for him is that rare sublime pass and besides that nothing but a dead weight IMO. I don't think he can improve much either as he has hit the same invisible wall as Ivanovic. No more set pieces for fucks sake.