Who's Content

[Henrique 9,133]

Where did I use the word sacking? People here are unhappy because they Always expect us to be top of the league challenging & cannot see reality. Fans on here have said he's not the right man for the job when he's not even developed his own squad yet. Hence the need to give him time.

So, why you are satisfied with this season?

[Shane 2,275]

You guys are sooo stupid, We should be going out at hammering every team 7-0 because Roman came in Chelsea before Roman was terrible, But now its not acceptable to have a poor season.

Keep sacking managers until we win every game of every season. Yeah, that will work.

AVB out.

[middleoftheshed 388]

I personally did not approach this season with the usual expectations so yes I would say so far I am happy with whats going on.

New young manager with his own philosophy and he is learning on the job - I really believe in a couple of years we will have a team that will challenge again but we must have patience.

[Hd123 5]

You guys are sooo stupid, We should be going out at hammering every team 7-0 because Roman came in Chelsea before Roman was terrible, But now its not acceptable to have a poor season.

Keep sacking managers until we win every game of every season. Yeah, that will work.

AVB out.

At the risk of sounding stupid, I ask again where you have seen "sack AVB or he's not good enough to manage, AVB out, etc etc".

I don't see why people are so confrontational, he asked a question whether we are satisfied with our season so far... And I can see if people are not, because this season is one of the worst point wise in some 6-7 years.

[Shane 2,275]

At the risk of sounding stupid, I ask again where you have seen "sack AVB or he's not good enough to manage, AVB out, etc etc".

I don't see why people are so confrontational, he asked a question whether we are satisfied with our season so far... And I can see if people are not, because this season is one of the worst point wise in some 6-7 years.

I'm saying it. He lost a few games, so he must be sacked.

Thats how modern Chelsea works isn't it? We can't accept trainsition because we don't want to go back to what we were like before.*

*saying that, half of the people critising AVB probably didn't support Chelsea before Roman, and will probably go and support City soon enough.

[Kez 2,727]

Reality-

We have spent:

50m Torres

25m Luiz

18 Lukaku

25m Mata

12m Meireles

13m AVB

In the last two windows. Of course we expect to be challenging! Nobody expected us to win the title, but who expected us to be involved in a CL spot battle with Arsenal?

We also have...

Cech - 29 Made more mistakes than we're used to seeing

Cole - No decent cover at left back 31

Essien - 29, serious knee injuries

Lampard - 33 Finally showing some inconsistency

Drogba - 33 Not the untouchable, unplayable player he once was

Mikel - Doesn't seem to be the player we fought united for

Malouda - 31 No explanation needed useless.

Bosingwa - 29 can't defend can't cross

Ferreira - 32 Pretty much useless to us now

Kalou - One of the worst players in our history

Terry 31 - Slow, not the player he once was, puts the club in the media spotlight for wrong reasons

Alex & Anelka - Both leaving, wrong attitudes this season.

Now I'm not posting this to criticise the players, my point is ALL of these players played under Jose, many of them are on the wrong side of 30 & aren't the players they used to be, most of them need to move on or be given a lesser role at the club. A few new signings wont revitalise the whole team. Big changes are needed & that happens gradually.

[Kez 2,727]

So, why you are satisfied with this season?

I'm content, as a fan you always want to be winning and top of the league but that's not always possible & is not going to be possible with this squad. I'm not deluded.

[Henrique 9,133]

You guys are sooo stupid, We should be going out at hammering every team 7-0 because Roman came in Chelsea before Roman was terrible, But now its not acceptable to have a poor season.

Keep sacking managers until we win every game of every season. Yeah, that will work.

AVB out.

Get out of here if you dont know the subject of the topic, with your stupid sarcasm and arguments.

[Kez 2,727]

At the risk of sounding stupid, I ask again where you have seen "sack AVB or he's not good enough to manage, AVB out, etc etc".

I don't see why people are so confrontational, he asked a question whether we are satisfied with our season so far... And I can see if people are not, because this season is one of the worst point wise in some 6-7 years.

As you've only been here 2 weeks why not take a look in the AVB thread to see the real attitudes of some fans on here when the going gets tough.

[Henrique 9,133]

I'm content, as a fan you always want to be winning and top of the league but that's not always possible & is not going to be possible with this squad. I'm not deluded.

As long as you know that, it doesnt make you desillusioned ? Everybody was expecting a different season with AVB, thats not happening, not using him as a scapegoat, hes been making some mistakes, but I know he doesnt have a squad good enough to make any kind of revolution, but knowing we cant win doesnt mean you must be satisfied.

[Shane 2,275]

Get out of here if you dont know the subject of the topic, with your stupid sarcasm and arguments.

Yes sir, Sorry Henrique sir, won't happen again sir.

[bluephoenix 1,131]

We also have...

Cech - 29 Made more mistakes than we're used to seeing

Cole - No decent cover at left back 31

Essien - 29, serious knee injuries

Lampard - 33 Finally showing some inconsistency

Drogba - 33 Not the untouchable, unplayable player he once was

Mikel - Doesn't seem to be the player we fought united for

Malouda - 31 No explanation needed useless.

Bosingwa - 29 can't defend can't cross

Ferreira - 32 Pretty much useless to us now

Kalou - One of the worst players in our history

Terry 31 - Slow, not the player he once was, puts the club in the media spotlight for wrong reasons

Alex & Anelka - Both leaving, wrong attitudes this season.

Now I'm not posting this to criticise the players, my point is ALL of these players played under Jose, many of them are on the wrong side of 30 & aren't the players they used to be, most of them need to move on or be given a lesser role at the club. A few new signings wont revitalise the whole team. Big changes are needed & that happens gradually.

:goodpost: AVB needs time alot of it. Till then got to be patient. Like kez mentioned its hard to expect something extraordinary from this team.

AVB is taking bold steps to ensure that those who are capable of producing quality football on the pitch among the players we have gets the nod for Starting 11. Patience is the key !

[YankinBlue42 72]

Content. We were a flawed team and have just begun a revolution into the future of Chelsea FC. We are about where I expected us to be. Our games against the top teams have been both good (City and Tottenham) and bad (Arsenal and United). We have unfortunately played a few bad games and dropped points to the likes of QPR and Wigan which is what you can't do if you want to win the Premier League.

I'm excited to see who we look to buy in January. A few more pieces, a little more time, and we'll see a more consistent team emerge.

[Blue-in-me-Veins 4,067]

Hells no am I content!! But we have to accept it, I mean I want Chelsea to win every game and dominate headlines but we're just going to prob deal with one year of Manchester footbal and watch the press build it up like they've never seen a title race before!! The only thing that I have really faulted avb with was the fact he gave EVERYONE a chance to prove themselves!! I mean he should have gotten rid of many more people and clearly put stamp on his team. (signings he wants and a few Porto natives) this would have made everyone look behind their back and less people would have been lost when he plays his high defensive line and pressure midfield.

That's all I would have hoped he would have done in his first few months.

[Naked Mole Rat 437]

I'd be lying if I said I'm content with how things went so far. Things have turned out way worse than I had imagined in the beginning of the season, and my expectations weren't that high; I just wanted us to do a little better than last season, so around 2nd to 3rd place in the league. Even if we struggle, I never imagined we'd be around the same level as Liverpool and Arsenal, who are struggling by their own standards as well. And it wasn't even like we were unlucky or anything. We lost so many points due to our manager's stubbornness. I believe managers should have faith in their philosophy, but if something goes severely wrong, they have to be able to quickly reassess things and correct the problem. Villas-Boas didn't do that until that do-or-die game against Valencia, and if it was fair to criticize Carlo for lacking ideas, Villas-Boas needs to be criticized for being stubborn and delusional. There are many other things Villas-Boas have done that don't satisfy me although I have to say that his ability to assess players is superb as he's demonstrated in the transfer window. So yeah, Villas-Boas is one aspect of the team that doesn't satisfy me.

Another aspect of the team that's really disappointed me is the team's attitude. As we all know, we've struggled against big sides this season, which means it's become ever so important to do well against weaker sides. But, it seems like some of our players think that even in the midst of the worst run in a decade or so, they can afford to be complacent against weaker sides. This is obviously nothing new, as we've always had this sort of problem. Nonetheless, this is what makes me think that although we've always managed to do okay even when we struggle (in other words, a spot in the CL) perhaps this can be the season where everything falls apart for us.