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[The Skipper 20,609]

And any technical director with some iota of sense would have recognized the risk of making signings without a manager or managerial approval . that's just common sense stuff. that didn't stop him from going bizzack on Brazilian and Belgian "talents" and bunch of attacking midfielders etc . . . .like my 10 year old nephew playing football manager .

You mean he should also be exonerated from blame for the signings he made when we were without a manager and how majority of those signings didn't address the needs to the squad?

How can he address the needs of the squad when there is no clear blueprint or philosophy to follow?

If you look at most of his signings, they have all mostly appreciated in value - so you can't really say it's his fault that the squad isn't amongst the elite in Europe atm... There are plenty of other factors that affect that, and the main one in my opinion is managerial instability.

[The only place to be 11,313]

What was our tactical approach then? it certainly wasn't free flowing attacking football. The only decent showing performance wise was at the etihad and that's what 1 in as many encounter against them.

So you expect a manager to come in and get a team playing free-flowing attacking football in the space of a few months??

Is your 10 year old nephew there? Maybe he could explain some of the realities of football to you.

[Shane 2,275]

What was our tactical approach then? it certainly wasn't free flowing attacking football. The only decent showing performance wise was at the etihad and that's what 1 in as many encounter against them.

I thought we were fantastic against Liverpool at home, and played them off the park. We took a huge risk and failed on Fernando Torres and need to cut our losses and bring in a world class striker, which would make us able to play this sort of football in big games and throughout a season.

Carlo Ancelloti's title winning side played some outstanding football. Probably close to my all time favorite Chelsea team. Only for Jose pulling a tactical masterclass we would have won the Champions League imo.

[Tomo 21,751]

What was our tactical approach then? it certainly wasn't free flowing attacking football. The only decent showing performance wise was at the etihad and that's what 1 in as many encounter against them.

Against Liverpool in the first half, we pressed them high, forced errors from their back line and they simply couldn't cope. The scoreline flattered Liverpool big time, we should have been out off sight by half time.

What is your idea off parking the bus anyway? mine is when the whole team is behind the ball and punting it away when they get it and attacks coming and coming, it's what West Ham did to us and we did to Barca in 2012. What we did at OT and The Emirates is similar to the approach Fergie took in big away games for years. You don't believe me, watch back United's games at Eastlands in 10-11 and 11-12.

[Strike 7,478]

How???

Moses did his job in the only season. He was a 7mil buy as a 4th/5th choice Am. Moses did a pretty good job in cups for us.

Plus I can think of marin (almost the same fee) as a much much vigger failure.

Moses was signed for almost 10mil not 7 and I don't think he will go for that much now. He's declined since coming here

[didierforever 7,349]

Moses was signed for almost 10mil not 7 and I don't think he will go for that much now. He's declined since coming here

Its variable. While some say its 7, others (majority) say its around 9.

Moses is 23, homegrown, still has a long way to go. No way will he not fetch atleast 8/9mil.

[bushman 2,043]

Whatever Moses fetches 8 or 10m, sell him. He won´t make this team, I feel.

Not under Jose. He cannot even play 10 minutes with Liverpoops. How is he going to replace anybody at Chelsea?

[Strike 7,478]

Its variable. While some say its 7, others (majority) say its around 9.

Moses is 23, homegrown, still has a long way to go. No way will he not fetch atleast 8/9mil.

if he is sold this summer it would be a great deal to get 9mil for him

[didierforever 7,349]

if he is sold this summer it would be a great deal to get 9mil for him

I disagree.

It would be a "decent" deal to get 9mil for a 23 year old moses.

Even a 2 season flop in downing (29year old) was sold for 6mil. Our board will do a bad job to not to get some profit on moses.

[duo11bluecl 207]

I thought we were fantastic against Liverpool at home, and played them off the park. We took a huge risk and failed on Fernando Torres and need to cut our losses and bring in a world class striker, which would make us able to play this sort of football in big games and throughout a season.

Carlo Ancelloti's title winning side played some outstanding football. Probably close to my all time favorite Chelsea team. Only for Jose pulling a tactical masterclass we would have won the Champions League imo.

Parking plane is not really that hard...eventually he went all the way but just saying it wasn't really master class or anything revolutionary.

[Blue Armour 4,436]

Whatever Moses fetches 8 or 10m, sell him. He won´t make this team, I feel.

Not under Jose. He cannot even play 10 minutes with Liverpoops. How is he going to replace anybody at Chelsea?

True...will be quite tough...especially with a certain Traore on his way here...

[Shane 2,275]

Parking plane is not really that hard...eventually he went all the way but just saying it wasn't really master class or anything revolutionary.

He didn't park the plane. He came up with a cunning plan and hit us early on in Milan, and Inter looked as dangerous as us in the return leg, We were dreadful and didn't create a chance all night.

[mediator 2,026]

Moses should stay with us, simply because he is homegrown and could be a 5th or 6th choice AM and still be useful. He has potential and is a nice worker. Only his decision making is poor but look at Willian and Oscar, they also have that problem

We can't write more than 17 non-homegrown player in a 25 men squad list. So we would had to tweak that list with reserves players. It's still better to have someone like victor in that list than everyone else.

[ZOS 580]

I know its probably not appropriate to discuss this here but, do you guys think the recent Ukrain/Russia/TheWest crisis would affect Roman and, consequently, Chelsea?

[didierforever 7,349]

Moses should stay with us, simply because he is homegrown and could be a 5th or 6th choice AM and still be useful. He has potential and is a nice worker. Only his decision making is poor but look at Willian and Oscar, they also have that problem

We can't write more than 17 non-homegrown player in a 25 men squad list. So we would had to tweak that list with reserves players. It's still better to have someone like victor in that list than everyone else.

With the 3rd goalie spot, JT, GC, hopefully shaw, plus the likes of atleast 2 more defenders (zouma +ake/kalas) and lukaku we very well make up for the homegrown spot.

Plus as much as I personally like moses as a squad player, his ceiling is not that high. I would prefer someone from our youth (piazon/traore) who do have a future with us, to be given that 6th am spot.