🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Frank Lampard

[Jase 43,479]

1 minute ago, Strike said:

Does Zouma not count as HG?

We bought him in 2014, the year he turned 20. Definitely didn't spend enough years in England to be counted as HG. 

[Hutcho 8,443]

What do you guys think about Lamps so far?

Win lose or draw I'm loving it to be honest.

Frank's the greatest and I'll enjoy every second he's here as manager.

Guy is exactly what we need given current issues and whilst that may not translate to instant results, could help to ensure the talent of some our great youngsters is put on show who can become regular first teamers for years to come.

I see this year as a bit of a free roll (I doubt roman and Co do though)

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2 hours ago, Mana said:

To be fair with ESPN, they aren't wrong.

Lampard has YET to manage a PL game. So the list of worst coaches behind Lampard, it's funny because before Lampard has his first game, there are already managers worse than him.

The ones rated higher? When Lampard starts to win PL games, he'll be above them ASAP.

Agreed, and I think even 16th is flattering. The only one with 0 trophies and no serious career highlights, the least experienced of the lot. Isn't ranked bottom last probably only because of his reputation, I am pretty sure some randomer who appeared out of nowhere and did the same with Derby would be put last without hesitation.

[Superblue 6,372]

On 29/07/2019 at 2:25 AM, BlueLyon said:

What do you guys think about Lamps so far?

It's impossible to judge him properly until we get a couple of months into the season. The first two games will be difficult and to be honest if we get anything from Old Trafford and give Liverpool a competitive game I would take that as a stepping stone.

From what I've seen in pre season however, I like the flexibility he's shown and the pressing game he wants to bring in. I do think in recent seasons we've been massively off the likes of City and Liverpool in this regard and I do think it's a way of 'moving on' from Hazard as it would be a very difficult tactic to adopt with him in the team because he doesn't like to do those sort of things.

I think it should also be noted how calm this pre season seems to have been both within the media and us as fans. Any other time the club was slapped with a transfer ban and lost their best player (and some of our other key players out with injuries) it would be a huge crisis but he's brought a sense of calm to the club and is excellent within the media which I think helps massively for everybody to clearly understand what he wants or is trying to achieve.

I think for most there is a quiet confidence that if we can get a bit of confidence and momentum built up early, we could have a good first season under him (which for me would be getting top 4).

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8 hours ago, Jason said:

 

If Roman was watching Chelsea outclass Salzburg last night then what game were we watching? If outclassing means beating a team because, and only because, you have better players than they do then, yes, we outclassed them. Otherwise there is a lot to be unhappy about.

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Jose Mourinho's hopes for Frank Lampard at Chelsea

[Tomo 21,751]

CLs sides = pub sides in modern day ?

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6 minutes ago, Mana said:

Pub sides to Chelsea.

They are a fecking Austrian club. They only get CL because they finish top in their small league almost every season unchallenged. Are Malmo, Krasnodar and Qarabag good sides as they were in the CL?

I sense there is a self-fulfilling prophecy going on with you. Just waiting for the day for you to come here and say "I TOLD YOU SO!"...

[Atomiswave 6,120]

Luiz should not be our starting CB, give me Rudi and Chris/Zouma anyday. He will be useful but not a starter for every damn match.

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3 hours ago, Mana said:

Pub sides to Chelsea.

They are a fecking Austrian club. They only get CL because they finish top in their small league almost every season unchallenged. Are Malmo, Krasnodar and Qarabag good sides as they were in the CL?

Your underestimating them. Just because they don't have any 'star' names, they are a good team. If we beat RB Leipzig, I guarantee you would have considered it a win against strong opponents. Salzburg done the double over Leipzig home and away last season. Were clearly a class above Celtic last season too. Battered them at home and beat them away from home in a game they had nothing to play for but pride and Celtic needed to win. Season before in EL, also were unbeaten against Dortmund over 2 games and beat Dortmund in their own backyard. Napoli went through against them this season but again Salzburg gave them a run for their money second leg, managed to beat them, however went out on aggregate. They definitely could have upset one of the big boys last season. Many Arsenal fans I knew were not wanting to face Salzburg.

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It’s sad because Luiz is instrumental in our build up play from the back, yet is so inconsistent defensively. 

Need to see how the Christensen+Rudiger pairing does 

[LAM09 7,091]

Pub sides to Chelsea.
They are a fecking Austrian club. They only get CL because they finish top in their small league almost every season unchallenged. Are Malmo, Krasnodar and Qarabag good sides as they were in the CL?

Is this another "Frankfurt aren't a big club" moment?

Dont underestimate teams you know little about. They consistently do well in Europe rather than get knocked out at the group stages like some of the teams you mentioned.

[Milan 17,997]

4 minutes ago, LAM09 said:

Is this another "Frankfurt aren't a big club" moment?

Dont underestimate teams you know little about. They consistently do well in Europe rather than get knocked out at the group stages like some of the teams you mentioned.

Nah, he didn't even know Frankfurt existed, that is something completely different. What I find the most ignorant or insulting is calling them 'a fucking Austrian club'. He just insulted thousands of people.

[NikkiCFC 8,516]

4 minutes ago, Mana said:

Looks like I know Salzburg more than you do.

They get consistently knocked out in the CL group stages.

Last time they played CL was in 1994-1995 season. They get consistently knocked out in CL qualification. 

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RB Salzburg did this to Guardiola's Bayern...

#JustSayin

[LAM09 7,091]

Looks like I know Salzburg more than you do.
They get consistently knocked out in the CL group stages qualification.

Does Europe only consist of the Champions League, if so, where were we last season? [emoji17]

Stop undermining teams due to your ignorance.

Check Group B - https://www.skysports.com/europa-league-table

[Strike 7,791]

It was a Salzburg team in-season. Good test for a Chelsea team in pre-season

[Tomo 21,751]

1 hour ago, Mana said:

So, because they get to the R16 in the Europa League every now and again, they are now a big, elite club? Did they even win a major European trophy in their history?

Yes, it's annoying how last season we were in the EL. We are too big to be in the Europa League, so is Arsenal and United.

Also well done for them beating Celtic. Massive club in Scotland, but if Celtic play in the PL they will struggle with the likes of even Crystal Palace.

They got to the semi final the year before.

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8 hours ago, Mana said:

Won 3-5 to a pub side = outclassed.

A win is a win, but our defense is absolutely shocking and that needs more sorting out before PL starts. Otherwise, we will lose more games then winning.

lol at 'pub side'

if we had played like that versus their sides of 2 or 3 years ago (or before) they would have beaten us

Salzburg is in a rebuilding year, so not representative of what they usually are

ask Bayern and Pep if they think they are a 'pub side'