Pep's Arrival

[xPetrCechx 13,570]

Does anyone know the exact date in June of when RDM's contract expires ? , I really would of liked to of seen RDM been offered a new deal .

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[OneMoSalah 8,883]

Why is there even a thread for this, everyone knows we ain't getting Guardiola.... hes not the sort of guy who can be tempted by cash. The relationship he had with Barcelona is unreal, he was born near there and then brought up through their youth academy, then into their first team under Cryuff and became a key player for them, then became the B team manager and then first team coach a few years later.

Everyone has their price apparently but I don't think hes going to come here to manage especially with the recent history for managers. AVB was installed to change the team was sacked, what if the same was to happen to Guardiola... and its not like it wont because they have very similar philosophies. Also the proposed talk of our academy developing better players if he arrives is crazy, we don't have a set up like Barcelona, nobody can replicate their success through youth.

[Jase 43,479]

Maybe you should back up your point?

Apologies. Got flustered last night because over something at the time of post.

On the subject, there were plenty of boardroom battles in Barcelona back then, Rijkaard weren't exactly getting the results on the pitch either and if you look through his Barcelona reign and their results, you will see how inconsistent they are compared to Guardiola's Barcelona. As a result of that, players became delusional & weren't performing due to the state of the club and there were some players that just generally weren't performing anymore.

[Thor 2,689]

It's far from being ignorant and I think I'm intelligent enough to make a decison for myself without having someone making patronising remarks to feed their ego.

If you're a Guardiola fanboy then good for you. Dominating a football match isn't the answer to everything. It may be nice on the eye, but when the going gets tough you need to adapt your game. He failed to do that and stuck with his "philosophy". You can praise him for that or criticise him. I'll stick with criticising him for now thanks.

If you cast your mind back several months, that's exactly what AVB done. Stuck to his philosophy, when things weren't going our way and he got the boot. Wether you can accept it or not, you can almost write the script before it happens. IF Guardiola arrives at Chelsea with the greatest intentions of changing how we play, he will not get the time to see it through. That's not me being ignorant nor am I illi-nformed on how wonderful he is, this is me making a decision based on how Romans mind works.

Why exactly did he need to change his gameplan against us? He was getting quality looks in the first game, and completely outplayed us. I don't think you understand just how historic our run was getting passed them. Since the possession stat had started to be counted, we were the first team to win with such a low percentage of the ball. What was it? 27%? We had 1 shot on target in the first game, and we scored. They hit the post 2 times, missed 2 easy tap ins, Messi missed a one on one. Same thing with the second game. You had Messi missing a penalty, etc, etc.

Why did he need to change his gameplan? Like I said, he was getting great looks, and with the quality he had on his team, he figured they'd eventually put away one of those plum chances they had.

Some of you are blinded for your love of Robbie and hate for Pep, that it decreases some of your ability to think rationally. It's like people saying that Bertrand was a great tactical choice when it came to the Bayern game... Well I watched it, and no it wasn't. Just because we won the game, all was forgotten, and people pointed to it as brilliance, and a sign of trust between player and manager. Fact was, it was Bertrand's first stinker in the senior team.

[Iced 34]

I don't want that tiki-tacky bullshit football at Chelsea.. if he tries to come here and force it upon us it will be another waste of time and money (avb anyone??). If he can come here and figure out what style works for us then maybe he's the next best thing assuming rdm doesn't get the job. Losing beautifully is still losing.

[Thor 2,689]

I don't want that tiki-tacky bullshit football at Chelsea.. if he tries to come here and force it upon us it will be another waste of time and money (avb anyone??). If he can come here and figure out what style works for us then maybe he's the next best thing assuming rdm doesn't get the job. Losing beautifully is still losing.

Yeah... Because during Pep's tenor he was a real loser...

SMH. People act as if this one loss was the defining moment in his career. Take a look at what he accomplished in such a short time. He sure was losing beautifully a lot... oh wait, not really.

[Iced 34]

Yeah... Because during Pep's tenor he was a real loser...

SMH. People act as if this one loss was the defining moment in his career. Take a look at what he accomplished in such a short time. He sure was losing beautifully a lot... oh wait, not really.

Assuming he comes... Do you think he will be smart enough to implement a system and formation that will rightly fit Chelsea? If his possession heavy barca like football doesn't work with the squad would he change his tactical philosophy to one that does? I'm a bit skeptical since his managerial career has been at Barcelona alone and we haven't seen any other strategy.

[The Big Drog 1,110]

Assuming he comes... Do you think he will be smart enough to implement a system and formation that will rightly fit Chelsea? If his possession heavy barca like football doesn't work with the squad would he change his tactical philosophy to one that does? I'm a bit skeptical since his managerial career has been at Barcelona alone and we haven't seen any other strategy.

Because the philosophy of the club dictates that he play a certain way, Pep just happened to improve upon that philosophy. Also I think some people really are overlooking what the signings of Hazard, Hulk, Marin, Torres, De Bruyne and Mata actually mean. So many mentions of this thread of people afraid of us changing our style of okay, sans Drogba and with those players I mentioned we have no choice but to play flair football, unless you expect Torres to grow into a physical Drogba style monster over the Summer.

[Joshyboy 36]

Why is there even a thread for this, everyone knows we ain't getting Guardiola.... hes not the sort of guy who can be tempted by cash. The relationship he had with Barcelona is unreal, he was born near there and then brought up through their youth academy, then into their first team under Cryuff and became a key player for them, then became the B team manager and then first team coach a few years later.

Everyone has their price apparently but I don't think hes going to come here to manage especially with the recent history for managers. AVB was installed to change the team was sacked, what if the same was to happen to Guardiola... and its not like it wont because they have very similar philosophies. Also the proposed talk of our academy developing better players if he arrives is crazy, we don't have a set up like Barcelona, nobody can replicate their success through youth.

I disagree, If he's offered a project in building a new squad playing a fresh style, with a near bottomless pit of money and with Roman trying to so had to bring him to the bridge you can be sure he'd be given time to rebuild, unlike AVB who had fallen out with everyone at the club so was never going to get any patience.

I don't think he'd come for the money alone no I think he needs something to work on, but you say he was so passionate and obsessed with Barcelona, yeah he was and probably still is, but he quit, ontop of which he's asked clubs to "seduce" him, so its not like he's never going to manage again is it?

Maybe not this season, but I honestly believe Pep's on his way to the bridge

[Aesthetic Relic 301]

Why exactly did he need to change his gameplan against us? He was getting quality looks in the first game, and completely outplayed us. I don't think you understand just how historic our run was getting passed them. Since the possession stat had started to be counted, we were the first team to win with such a low percentage of the ball. What was it? 27%? We had 1 shot on target in the first game, and we scored. They hit the post 2 times, missed 2 easy tap ins, Messi missed a one on one. Same thing with the second game. You had Messi missing a penalty, etc, etc.

Why did he need to change his gameplan? Like I said, he was getting great looks, and with the quality he had on his team, he figured they'd eventually put away one of those plum chances they had.

Some of you are blinded for your love of Robbie and hate for Pep, that it decreases some of your ability to think rationally. It's like people saying that Bertrand was a great tactical choice when it came to the Bayern game... Well I watched it, and no it wasn't. Just because we won the game, all was forgotten, and people pointed to it as brilliance, and a sign of trust between player and manager. Fact was, it was Bertrand's first stinker in the senior team.

Christ on a bike.......I was speaking about Barcelona to a few pals and told them exactly how Barcelona would play and how we would counter it. Let them have the ball out wide as they rarely whip it into the box, they try and play through you so we'll pack the space in front of the defence. Even when they got a corner they took it short and continued with this tippy tappy bollocks that in the end was their downfall.

We've played this way against them the last half a dozen times and they've never beaten us outright. So if I could see what we were going to do, surely to God Mr Wonderful could have prepared his team to counter how we set up.

Nowhere have I mentioned RDM in my posts, The fact of the matter is, some folk are expecting Guardiola to arrive and have us playing this tippy tappy bollocks and wank themselves into a frenzy. It just isn't going to happen.

[xPetrCechx 13,570]

10 Minutes ago i watched a report about Pep in the israeli news channel. the report was made because he has some very close friends from israel.

he invited them to the Final game against Bilbao and then met with them in hotel to speak.

The reporter said:" Chelsea-Their big rival offered him contract for 11 mill a year.

But in the end,his close friends advised him to take a break.

[RamiCFC9 258]

Dude no offence but its hard to believe that his isreali friends advised him to decline 11mil a year deal.

[Thor 2,689]

Christ on a bike.......I was speaking about Barcelona to a few pals and told them exactly how Barcelona would play and how we would counter it. Let them have the ball out wide as they rarely whip it into the box, they try and play through you so we'll pack the space in front of the defence. Even when they got a corner they took it short and continued with this tippy tappy bollocks that in the end was their downfall.

We've played this way against them the last half a dozen times and they've never beaten us outright. So if I could see what we were going to do, surely to God Mr Wonderful could have prepared his team to counter how we set up.

Nowhere have I mentioned RDM in my posts, The fact of the matter is, some folk are expecting Guardiola to arrive and have us playing this tippy tappy bollocks and wank themselves into a frenzy. It just isn't going to happen.

We all know how Barcelona play. We played the perfect tactics against them. Yet they were still far superior to us, and if you want to be fair, should have had 3 or 4 goals in the first game had they finished their regular chances. It's called luck when a player of Fabregas' caliber misses a tap in. Same for Pedro, and Messi a 1-on-1 with the keeper.

[Fhaarkas 39]

We all know how Barcelona play. We played the perfect tactics against them. Yet they were still far superior to us, and if you want to be fair, should have had 3 or 4 goals in the first game had they finished their regular chances. It's called luck when a player of Fabregas' caliber misses a tap in. Same for Pedro, and Messi a 1-on-1 with the keeper.

I may be a bit superstitious here, but for me while it's true they completely outclassed us technically, they have never beaten our grit. That's the reason they lost and that's also why Messi missed that penalty. Our mental strength is on a completely different level. Add words like "desperation" and "last hurrah" and you have a completely indomitable team. Didier's equalizer against Bayern was a testimony of this. My 2 cents.

[xPetrCechx 13,570]

Dude no offence but its hard to believe that his isreali friends advised him to decline 11mil a year deal.

Lol... Pep has a lot of Money...