The Roberto Di Matteo Thread

[Krypt 241]

http://soccernet.esp...chelsea?cc=5901

http://www.zonalmark...erto-di-matteo/

I think that sum up why we get better result under RDM

Instead of long ball football , lets call it playing to our strengths

[EskWeston 696]

Instead of long ball football , lets call it playing to our strengths

There is only one type of football and that is winning football. Roberto is clever enough to have seen how we have dealt with Barca in the past and will use that to take into this game. Barca are not looking forward to playing us.

[Rubber bullets 1,183]

Of course, if Barca thrash us 8-0 (which could happen due to our woeful midfield), then get knocked out of the FA Cup final and don't reach the Top Four, then he certainly won't get it and the major overhaul we so needed won't happen. I fear we won't see that overhaul if Di Matteo takes over on a full time basis.

[Superblue 6,372]

I think anybody can see the club needs two wingers and a more creative deep midfielder to make RDM's 4-2-3-1 formation a resounding success.

If RDM were to stay I'd still fully expect at least 5-6 to be moved on and a few new signings to be made. One of the big advantages RDM will have is that he has worked with the squad for a whole year and will therefore know which aren't good enough and need replacing.

It's easy us saying get rid of Drogba or Kalou but different managers with different methods sometimes get better results out of certain players than others. I worry a brand new manager will once again mean another stay of execution for a number of players who should have been moved on a long time previous.

[KonohasOrangeFlash 2,607]

Of course, if Barca thrash us 8-0 (which could happen due to our woeful midfield), then get knocked out of the FA Cup final and don't reach the Top Four, then he certainly won't get it and the major overhaul we so needed won't happen. I fear we won't see that overhaul if Di Matteo takes over on a full time basis.

We will get an overhaul regardless of whether RDM is here or not...Roman will make sure of that.

[Justin_3d 1,140]

I think anybody can see the club needs two wingers and a more creative deep midfielder to make RDM's 4-2-3-1 formation a resounding success.

If RDM were to stay I'd still fully expect at least 5-6 to be moved on and a few new signings to be made. One of the big advantages RDM will have is that he has worked with the squad for a whole year and will therefore know which aren't good enough and need replacing.

It's easy us saying get rid of Drogba or Kalou but different managers with different methods sometimes get better results out of certain players than others. I worry a brand new manager will once again mean another stay of execution for a number of players who should have been moved on a long time previous.

This is why I wanted Carlo to stay last season, and people where coming up with the nonsense idea that they wanted AVB cause he will buy "his" player.....well we learn that new managers want to "asses" the squad.

Which is why like you stated, keeping RDM will be an ok predicament.

So I hope RDM game against Barcelona goes well. Cause if we get beat badly, he won't get a whisker to next year teams....

[Superblue 6,372]

I can't help but thinking that Chelsea may have (by accident) stumbled upon something potentially very good in RDM and I just hope no rash decision is made on the manager.

He has changed the formation of the team to get the best out of our only real creative player, and has changed the style to a more direct nature to play to the strengths of the players. I would like to play a more slick, exciting style of play but it's not possible with the players we have and the most important thing is to win, something he has realised that AVB failed to.

He hasn't been afraid to make big calls and change things based on opponent. For example deploying Ramires wide left against Napoli to double up against Maggio.

If the rumours of the team talk are true that is classic!

He just has this air of confidence and perhaps arrogance about him, but he also channels his undoubted passion in the right ways for the good of the club and shows he is tactically very clever.

When Roman decided to bring in a younger manager to freshen up the squad and ideas therein, I can't help but feel that RDM is that man if Roman still wants to go down that line.

[Kez 2,727]

GIVE HIM THE JOB!

[HRiver 1,512]

Manager for next season, please Roman. I don't care even if we lose 3-0 in the second leg.

[Tomo 21,751]

Im not one for knee jerks and i was trying to bring some fans down into reality after the Napoli match when there were comments saying to give him the job full time, but i think we just have too now IMO.

All the years off trying to find the perfect manager and Roman making managerial appointment's hoping they will become the perfect manager for us, im just thinking is it fate?

Hiddink taking a job a week before AVB get's sacked, if Hiddink was a available he would almost surely have got the job. RDM turned down other managerial position's when he was AVB's assistant supposedly. Not to mention RDM's harsh sacking at WBA, has it all lead to this?

They say thing's happen for a reason, could RDM being long term Chelsea manager just be fate? just could it?

Could Roman have found his perfect manager in the most bixxare way possible.

I said in the summer AVB would sort us out for the future, and he could well have done it in a complete opposite way to what we all expected by bringing RDM back.

Robbie

[CHOULO19 24,332]

I won't go into the debate on whether or not he should get the job, but tonight, his tactics were nothing short of Mourinho's best work.

[termninja 5,290]

I shall still keep my opinion for myself and asses the situation once the season is over. I'm really happy he is doing so well though

[Blue Armour 4,436]

I can't help but thinking that Chelsea may have (by accident) stumbled upon something potentially very good in RDM and I just hope no rash decision is made on the manager.

He has changed the formation of the team to get the best out of our only real creative player, and has changed the style to a more direct nature to play to the strengths of the players. I would like to play a more slick, exciting style of play but it's not possible with the players we have and the most important thing is to win, something he has realised that AVB failed to.

He hasn't been afraid to make big calls and change things based on opponent. For example deploying Ramires wide left against Napoli to double up against Maggio.

If the rumours of the team talk are true that is classic!

He just has this air of confidence and perhaps arrogance about him, but he also channels his undoubted passion in the right ways for the good of the club and shows he is tactically very clever.

When Roman decided to bring in a younger manager to freshen up the squad and ideas therein, I can't help but feel that RDM is that man if Roman still wants to go down that line.

What rumors?

[termninja 5,290]

What rumors?

This one I believe.

[bluephoenix 1,131]

all I can say is that in recent past one of the best decisions our management was not rushing into replacing AVB and giving RDM a shot as interim coach.