TorontoChelsea 4,064 Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 I don't care at all about Rafa. I'll support him and hope he does well. What makes me sick is the management carousel, the absurd expectations on managers where a few bad games gets you sacked, and the inability of the board to learn its lessons. We need a long-term manager. It should have been Ancelotti but we fired him. It needs to be someone though. This can't continue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo 21,751 Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 Your way of looking at things is stupid, so lets say if Guardiola said our fans are scum and said Chelsea are a bad club, then a few year later was appointed, you wouldn't have a problem with that?, infact you would be more than happy to give that man support? 'merely' because we appointed him.Rafa didn't call us scum tho did he?I imagine most of our squad have slagged the club off at some point. Cole, Terry and Lampard grew up as Arsenal, United and West Ham fans respectively, do you honestly believe they never at any point in their childhood said some vile things about us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LayZ 201 Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 Any links yet?Missed it live... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rmpr 8,977 Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 I don't care at all about Rafa. I'll support him and hope he does well. What makes me sick is the management carousel, the absurd expectations on managers where a few bad games gets you sacked, and the inability of the board to learn its lessons. We need a long-term manager. It should have been Ancelotti but we fired him. It needs to be someone though. This can't continue.Once Roman finds the guy he wants it will. The fact is he never wanted any of the coaches (except Mourinho and Ancelotti), so he finds it difficult to have patience in a bad sequence with the wrong managers. I am not saying he is right (cause he is not), but that is how he feels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kojo 4,676 Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 Rafa didn't call us scum tho did he?I imagine most of our squad have slagged the club off at some point. Cole, Terry and Lampard grew up as Arsenal, United and West Ham fans respectively, do you honestly believe they never at any point in their childhood said some vile things about us?I never said he did, I'm making up my own example, because i think it's incredibly stupid to give a manager respect just because they are Chelsea manager.That man could have said things in the past, and Rafa has, we all know he's a big mouth and a very opinionated man.He has to earn his respect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milan 17,980 Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 In some ways it reminded me of AVB first conference but RB is just miles ahead of him. Anyway, as I expected, he will trust his team at first before actually making some moves in the transfer window. We are at the same where we were.I'm really curious to see his team against Man City and in other games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo 21,751 Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 Mourinho's words in April 2004, a mere 2 months before taking the Chelsea job. "Liverpool are a team that interests everyone and Chelsea does not interest me so much because it is a new project with lots of money invested in it. I think it is a project which, if the club fail to win everything, then Abramovich could retire and take the money out of the club. It's an uncertain project"link: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2377496/Mourinho-would-prefer-Liverpool.htmlMourinho clearly stating he preferred the Liverpool job (in 2004). Bare that in mind when using Rafa's past words against him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDN Blue 7,903 Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 On a lighter note... LMAO!! Genius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The only place to be 11,313 Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 Your way of looking at things is stupid, so lets say if Guardiola said our fans are scum and said Chelsea are a bad club, then a few year later was appointed, you wouldn't have a problem with that?, infact you would be more than happy to give that man support? 'merely' because we appointed him.Yes, because he's our manager and I want him to do well. Ergo, I support him in his role.I don't particularly care for him as a person but he's Chelsea manager and that's enough for me to support him in his time at the club.I don't care at all about Rafa. I'll support him and hope he does well. What makes me sick is the management carousel, the absurd expectations on managers where a few bad games gets you sacked, and the inability of the board to learn its lessons. We need a long-term manager. It should have been Ancelotti but we fired him. It needs to be someone though. This can't continue.I agree we should go for someone long term, but that second season with Ancelotti was pretty poor in all honesty. Mourinho set the bar extremely high and we've never truly replaced him. He's still 'our manager' in a very weird way. We all know who Roman truly wants to be Chelsea manager and it wasn't ever going to be Robbie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holymoly 1 Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 Like him or loathe him but you have to admit that he has an aura of a "manager" about him. A manager that knows what he has let himself in for. Not seen that since Jose, who couldn't give a stuff what anyone thought of him. Benitez was honest enough to admit that the one thing that will keep him in a job is to keep winning. Clearly he will have little responsibility for acquisitions and the backroom staff will remain with a few additions that for me is the best of both worlds. Hopefully he will kick coaching butts as well as players. Roll on Sunday and let's see what transpires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue-in-me-Veins 4,067 Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 If you noticed he praised, our spanish players hahaha on asked how players looked during training he said "i think ramires, azpilicueta, david luiz and oscar had a good training session today." go figure! lmao. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzchap 8,966 Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 I don't care at all about Rafa. I'll support him and hope he does well. What makes me sick is the management carousel, the absurd expectations on managers where a few bad games gets you sacked, and the inability of the board to learn its lessons. We need a long-term manager. It should have been Ancelotti but we fired him. It needs to be someone though. This can't continue.Think you should look at cup wins - it's been a successful strategy for us and is modelled on Italy and Spain's way of approaching management Ferguson/moyes and Wenger are the last of long term managers IMHO...This will be the future in the Quick Fix world we live in!Do I like it or agree with it? No - but that's life, just have to deal with it ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambo 1,729 Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 If you noticed he praised, our spanish players hahaha on asked how players looked during training he said "i think ramires, azpilicueta, david luiz and oscar had a good training session today." go figure! lmao.Out of all the names mentioned, only Azpi is spanish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slam Dunk 1,442 Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 He did mention Romeu a couple of times as well I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif 6,006 Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 Not that it really matters if he's only short-term, but he actually brought both Sterling and Suso to Liverpool originally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jase 43,479 Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 Lol you hear what you want to hear Jay. This is just your prior judgments speaking. I thought he had a nice uneventful press conference which is imo the best kind.Can say that all you want. Doesn't denied the fact that he dodged several questions like when he was asked about his previous comment about not joining Chelsea or other clubs in England due to his respect for Liverpool. Then when talking about his past success, he likens winning La Liga to having won the Premier League in his CV and even spouted nonsense about Guardiola has never won the Premier League! Regarding the captaincy question, he said Terry will keep it by saying "An easy decision. Normally, yes." Normally?! As said, he was being evasive and hardly endeared himself to the fans though he seem to know that he won't be here beyond this season. Since he's only here to get the results, then whatever. Just want to see him start winning again.He did mention Romeu a couple of times as well I think.Mentioned his name when RB said he spoke to the leaders of the dressing room like Cech, Terry, Lampard etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slam Dunk 1,442 Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 Can say that all you want. Doesn't denied the fact that he dodged several questions like when he was asked about his previous comment about not joining Chelsea or other clubs in England due to his respect for Liverpool. Then when talking about his past success, he likens winning La Liga to having won the Premier League in his CV and even spouted nonsense about Guardiola has never won the Premier League! Regarding the captaincy question, he said Terry will keep it by saying "An easy decision. Normally, yes." Normally?! As said, he was being evasive and hardly endeared himself to the fans though he seem to know that he won't be here beyond this season. Since he's only here to get the results, then whatever. Just want to see him start winning again.Mentioned his name when RB said he spoke to the leaders of the dressing room like Cech, Terry, Lampard etc.That was it yeah, I think he was trying to say that both the senior players and the younger players all have the same attitude in training/the dressing room.And about the JT captaincy issue, I believe he meant that Terry will 'normally' be captain but can't because obviously he's out injured. Those are my interpretations though. It could be fun having a cryptic manager... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueSanti 290 Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 Can say that all you want. Doesn't denied the fact that he dodged several questions like when he was asked about his previous comment about not joining Chelsea or other clubs in England due to his respect for Liverpool. Then when talking about his past success, he likens winning La Liga to having won the Premier League in his CV and even spouted nonsense about Guardiola has never won the Premier League! Regarding the captaincy question, he said Terry will keep it by saying "An easy decision. Normally, yes." Normally?! As said, he was being evasive and hardly endeared himself to the fans though he seem to know that he won't be here beyond this season. Since he's only here to get the results, then whatever. Just want to see him start winning again.I am sorry but I have to repeat myself. This is how a coward and a cunt answeres unpleasant questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nando 106 Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 I don't how he'll have the motivation and the attitude, knowing that he'll be here till the summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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