Chelsea Sack Andre Villas-Boas

[Fernando 6,585]

love the football hes got us playing. Give me a 3-3 playing like that over a boring 1-0 any day.

Yeah I think the next level is bringing more players in the summer of his style, cause had we had a nice bench like City we would have rip those United apart.

Essien loosing steam, no good replacement for Malouda.

Now i feel a bit more optimistic of improving our play for next season.

[manpe 10,861]

I rely on you to post his post-match interview once it's up

[zolayes 14,489]

Yeah I think the next level is bringing more players in the summer of his style, cause had we had a nice bench like City we would have rip those United apart.

Essien loosing steam, no good replacement for Malouda.

Now i feel a bit more optimistic of improving our play for next season.

thats it KTF

[CHOULO19 24,332]

I still back him in the long-term. He was unlucky today. I agreed with Sturridge off for Romeu, we needed calamity in midfield & Sturridge wasn't doing the required back-tracking.

Still believe in André Villas-Boas.

Surely that's what Malouda is in there for.

[LDN Blue 7,903]

I dont think you mean Calamity ,,,weve had enough of that as it is

Lmao, awkward mistake

[Billy. 2,742]

anyone got a vid of the post match with avb

[DYC. 7,542]

Leave him alone.

[DH1988 1,348]

Hi guys..

Just signed up, regularly read the forums but after watching the match feel as though I want to voice my opinion and vent some frustration.

I do believe in AVB and have always defended him to the hilt when having discussions with friends/work colleagues around the water cooler however after the window has just passed (And I know Jan is an inflated market etc. cup ties etc.) I fully expected him to sign someone for the left wing or someone with some creativity as an avid watcher of Torres' runs that nobody in our squad can pick out we desperately need someone that can play on the left; one, to stop Mata from playing there and play him CM like he's supposed to, two, to keep Malouda out of the team.

I genuinely am worried that we will not finish fourth at this rate and if we do miss out on Champions League football next season we will struggle as Liverpool have in bringing in top players (Charlie Adam, I mean YOU!). This brings me to my point I do think we may need to change things up in order to hit fourth, and I do not think manager sacking is the way forward but I do think that we need to have Matteo/Holland take some gardening leave, permanently.

[LDN Blue 7,903]

I do think that we need to have Matteo/Holland take some gardening leave, permanently.

I was enjoying your post till then. Justify this ^

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Hi guys..

Just signed up, regularly read the forums but after watching the match feel as though I want to voice my opinion and vent some frustration.

I do believe in AVB and have always defended him to the hilt when having discussions with friends/work colleagues around the water cooler however after the window has just passed (And I know Jan is an inflated market etc. cup ties etc.) I fully expected him to sign someone for the left wing or someone with some creativity as an avid watcher of Torres' runs that nobody in our squad can pick out we desperately need someone that can play on the left; one, to stop Mata from playing there and play him CM like he's supposed to, two, to keep Malouda out of the team.

I genuinely am worried that we will not finish fourth at this rate and if we do miss out on Champions League football next season we will struggle as Liverpool have in bringing in top players (Charlie Adam, I mean YOU!). This brings me to my point I do think we may need to change things up in order to hit fourth, and I do not think manager sacking is the way forward but I do think that we need to have Matteo/Holland take some gardening leave, permanently.

Welcome to the forum mate .

In all fairness, the club did try to get players in, in the Jan market, with bids for Willian, Lucas, Higuian, and Hazard it's just that there were no top-class players for sale. On the other hand, I don't think any player in the world can help torres anymore. I have lost all faith in him, and even worse it seems he has lost all faith in himself. It wasn't anyone's but his fault that he did not have the confidence to shoot at the open goal and give us the three points when we were 3-2 up today.

[Henri 115]

I remember hearing the same excuse about Carlo.

The whole sacking every manager after doing bad is just plain boring.

If Chelsea sack AVB for the same reason, I will loose a lot of respect for the board and Roman!

Well i didnt want Carlo to leave. The only thing boring is the way we play football anno 2012.

Respect?, left the club 2007. SACK BOAS!.

[Kojo 4,676]

Well i didnt want Carlo to leave. The only thing boring is the way we play football anno 2012.

Respect?, left the club 2007. SACK BOAS!.

Henri is a legend!, you should be our next manager!.

[DH1988 1,348]

AVB isn't going anywhere, it would simply cost us too much to sack him right now, as we spent £30m clearing out Carlo - I couldn't imagine what it would cost to relieve AVB and staff however what I feel is needed, as an interview troubled me recently in which AVB admitted that he couldn't tell certain players what to do (If you require a link I'll go find one but I'm sure someone would have read it), is an imposing figure on the bench and someone with a defensive tactical mindset to give input. What am I basing my opinion on? Di Matteo's football at West Brom which ultimately cost him his job, I can only surmise that the thinking behind his appointment was like a Butch like appointment, former player and such. Not to mention he has already voiced his opinion to re-evaluate his position at the end of the season. Mr.Holland? Great youth team director/developer/whatever term you want to use however the only reason I can see him as first team assistant coach is to help blood the youngsters into the squad and make the jump from reserve team football to first team football, which has happened, clearly... A touch too harsh on Mr.Holland perhaps but I just don't think, and this is my opinion, that he is supposed to be involved with our first team, no shame in stepping back down to reserve level.

Lost faith in Torres? I still have faith, 27 years old and a £50 million price tag, I better have some faith as he has going nowhere. However there are glimpses of his old self, now what do I mean? Anyone can keep a close eye on him and see the diagonal runs he makes, and other runs. I personally sit 6 rows back so I have a pretty good view of his runs and the things he does as I'm sure a lot of you do too from the TV etc. but what we lack for Torres is simply this.. creative players. The players that can play through balls, the subtle little quick passes and I cannot emphasize and stress the word QUICK enough. How many times have we seen the players receive a ball, put their foot on it, look around, pass.

That is ultimately another reason as to why I am counting the days until the summer transfer window so we can sign a few much needed players and clear out the old dead wood as AVB doesn't have the players required to play his system.

Rambled a touch off track there as this is the AVB thread.

I still believe, although worried for 4th spot.

[Kez 2,727]

He's looking tired

[Kostas 1,468]

Well i didnt want Carlo to leave. The only thing boring is the way we play football anno 2012.

Respect?, left the club 2007. SACK BOAS!.

Henri is a legend!, you should be our next manager!.

Get a room thread.

[Kojo 4,676]

Get a room thread.

Hey, Henri is the best poster on here FACT!, he should be our next manager.

[Kostas 1,468]

Keep putting the word FACT in every other post if you think it does anything for your argument and you'll soon be this board's very own RAFA.

[Kojo 4,676]

Keep putting the word FACT in every other post if you think it does anything for your argument and you'll soon be this board's very own RAFA.

You take things to serious... FACT!.

[Badboy 1,526]

This guy needs more then 100 million pounds to spend in the summer or we'll struggle next season too. He only has 7 players in the whole squad who should be at the club next season. He needs to add width and creativity to the first team and he basically needs a new bench to replace Malouda and Kalou.

[The Big Drog 1,110]

This guy needs more then 100 million pounds to spend in the summer or we'll struggle next season too. He only has 7 players in the whole squad who should be at the club next season. He needs to add width and creativity to the first team and he basically needs a new bench to replace Malouda and Kalou.

I think there are more than 7 but your point is correct, he does need to be allowed to spend. The absolute necessity must be a left winger who can go past somebody which will allow Mata to play in a central position week in, week out.