Post-season review - Chelsea 2013/14

[mediator 2,026]

Success in results,

but failure in playing as a team in attack. Can see another "transitional" year next season because we really have no clue how to attack as a team

[xPetrCechx 13,573]

One I hope to forget.

[iseah100 5,612]

Success. Top 4 in the world, top 3 finish in England. Only a success.

[Fernando 6,585]

Success in results,

but failure in playing as a team in attack. Can see another "transitional" year next season because we really have no clue how to attack as a team

True, no creativity...we sold two creative player, one is nowhere to be seen.

And we can't really string two passes together.

Let's see how Mourinho fix these problems this summer.

Can't go two seasons with this same conundrum.

[Henrique 9,133]

I dont know why people are trying to convince themselves it was a success. Failure is part of football, and failure happens all the time in our lives. This season was a failure in so many aspects, but lets move one, we can take some positive things from what happened in last months, but it does not turn the season into successful one.

[Fernando 6,585]

I dont know why people are trying to convince themselves it was a success. Failure is part of football, and failure happens all the time in our lives. This season was a failure in so many aspects, but lets move one, we can take some positive things from what happened in last months, but it does not turn the season into successful one.

It's a success cause at the beginning of the season most of us asked a top 3 with a Quarter/semis cl.

Objective reach.

Next season is when we need to challenge for all.

If next season we are in the same shit, like can't attack for shit then that will be a massive failure and Mourinho would have lost it.

But until we have not started next season, the team, the manager still deserved their shot for a second season.

[zolayes 14,489]

I dont know why people are trying to convince themselves it was a success. Failure is part of football, and failure happens all the time in our lives. This season was a failure in so many aspects, but lets move one, we can take some positive things from what happened in last months, but it does not turn the season into successful one.

Failure is if you don't achieve your targets . Jose clearly stated qualifying for CL and getting out of the group ,, Both achieved. btw you have NEVER been a Chelsea

fan ,, never donated cash to the forum ,, so wtf are you still here?

[MrBlueGuy 1,552]

Overall if you look on the ambition and expectations side it is a failure. But if we are looking at this as a 'transitional' season(the word everyone love) it is a massive success. We have gone from CL spot battling teams to champion fighting team again under Jose. We also got the semi final of an incredibly hard CL(top 8 team were all the best in Europe bar maybe MU at the time). So in that sense it is a success.

Saying that if we repeat a season like this again next year with Diego Costa/Cavani/Mandzukic or whoever top class striker leading us Jose will probably be sacked/resign at the end. Next year we go again, we can do it next time around and we will surely have a better season in BPL too even though this one was quite good.

[zolayes 14,489]

Did people really think it was a walk in the park for us tonight ..

I thought we had a chance ,, thought a better chance when Torres scored ,,, But they deserved their win tho I didnt agree with the penalty .

I just win fans on here could learn to take defeat as well as they can celebrate victory . Ive played competitive sport for over SIXTY years

some at professional level other sports at a high level and one at international level . You win some ,, you lose some .. Show respect to your

opponents and support to your colleagues

[MrBlueGuy 1,552]

Did people really think it was a walk in the park for us tonight ..

I thought we had a chance ,, thought a better chance when Torres scored ,,, But they deserved their win tho I didnt agree with the penalty .

I just win fans on here could learn to take defeat as well as they can celebrate victory . Ive played competitive sport for over SIXTY years

some at professional level other sports at a high level and one at international level . You win some ,, you lose some .. Show respect to your

opponents and support to your colleagues

Naaa I think they were the better side, comprehensively outplayed us. I am sure the majority are disappointed too leading to a little bit of knee jerking reactions but they will regain their senses soon.

[Muzchap 8,966]

Did people really think it was a walk in the park for us tonight ..

I thought we had a chance ,, thought a better chance when Torres scored ,,, But they deserved their win tho I didnt agree with the penalty .

I just win fans on here could learn to take defeat as well as they can celebrate victory . Ive played competitive sport for over SIXTY years

some at professional level other sports at a high level and one at international level . You win some ,, you lose some .. Show respect to your

opponents and support to your colleagues

Great post

Maturity is a mindset - our players will learn more from defeat than winning - this is all part of building a team! Win together, Lose together...

We achieved lots this season and progress is success - next year we can build on this and take another step towards our destiny. The future's bright, the future is blue!!!

[didierforever 7,349]

Complete failure of a season. One I hope to forget.

brilliant analysis. :confused:

[Henrique 9,133]

It's a success cause at the beginning of the season most of us asked a top 3 with a Quarter/semis cl.

Objective reach.

Next season is when we need to challenge for all.

If next season we are in the same shit, like can't attack for shit then that will be a massive failure and Mourinho would have lost it.

But until we have not started next season, the team, the manager still deserved their shot for a second season.

Really? People asked for a top 3 finish in PL? The same position we ended up with RDM+Benitez?

Also doesn't happen like that. In the beginning of the season you might set targets, but sometimes the targets change in the course of the season. We are finishing in 3rd in PL because we lost games against people like Sunderland, Crystal Palace, Aston Villa and couldn't win home games against some small sides, and you should realized that Liverpool doesn't have the same amount of money and ending in front of us.

About next season: do you really believe we will challenge for all? Do you believe Jose saw this season as only a transition one? So, Azpilicueta is really our LB? Ivanovic is really our RB? We spend money on young players like Schurle and Oscar just to starts a semi-final leg at home with 6 defenders? Jose made those changes because he is not thinking about this transition thing. Jose wanted results this season. He made those changes because he thought the team could win a UCL, or the PL.

Can you even name our starting XI? Do you think our defense (back four) is really THAT good? Do you believe JT is as good as 10 years ago? Do you think we have a playing style?

Actually this season looked like a season of a team that used to be superb in the past, full of ageing players, but somehow the manager used that experience to get some results of a now very limited squad. This season looked nothing like a season of an exciting team with a brilliant future ahead.

One thing is for sure: Mourinho won't survive another season like that, and this is not what I want, this is how football works.

[didierforever 7,349]

I dont know why people are trying to convince themselves it was a success. Failure is part of football, and failure happens all the time in our lives. This season was a failure in so many aspects, but lets move one, we can take some positive things from what happened in last months, but it does not turn the season into successful one.

LOL. we know about failure but u need to learn a thing or few about objectives.

[Ainsley Harriott 2,732]

Success if you look at our expectations in the beggining of the season.

Failure if you look at how close we were to achieving two trophies but coming up empty-handed.

[Henrique 9,133]

brilliant analysis. :confused:

Im looking forward you post. A post where you can explain why this season is a success, with better arguments than "before the season the targets were top 3 in PL, and QF in UCL". Lets discuss about it.

[zolayes 14,489]

LOL. we know about failure but u need to learn a thing or few about objectives.

he needs to learn a lot about a lot

[Beepu 1,714]

I said it was a success a couple of weeks ago when we were still fighting for 2 trophies, and now that we are practically looking at 0 trophies I still say it is a success.

It will always be a glass half empty and half full kind of thing anyway with a part of the supporters saying "Bah, how is it a success we lost bla bla bla bla" and the rest the opposite.

I personally think we achieved more than expected with this team.

[zolayes 14,489]

Im looking forward you post. A post where you can explain why this season is a success, with better arguments than "before the season the targets were top 3 in PL, and QF in UCL". Lets discuss about it.

Well I understood his post ,, Objectives stated and met . Success.

[MrBlueGuy 1,552]

Im looking forward you post. A post where you can explain why this season is a success, with better arguments than "before the season the targets were top 3 in PL, and QF in UCL". Lets discuss about it.

In simple straight term yes if you just look from outside it is a failure of a season, a complete one because we ended up with nothing. But you can't just do that, the hardcore fans would really know there are things good here that will help the future too and was developed over this season. Hazard went from a great to a world class player under Mou, Dave went from a good RB to one of the best fullback in the league now. Oscar also stepped up at the start too albeit now he is a bit off form.