Manager confirmed

[warnie_666 1,081]

Moutinho would be an excellent addition to our squad.Everton were favourites to sign him,but the events of the past 36 hours has surely changed that.

Scolari could well be the man to unhinge Ferguson and Yahnited before a ball has even been kicked.

1:Scolari persuades Ronaldo to join Real Madrid NOW,not next season,rightfully saying to him "opourtunities don't come round like this very often","and they might not want you next season".Apparantley Scolari is a father figure to Ronaldo ever since his father passed away recentley.

2:With Scolari having the Chelsea job,the Portuguese FA will soon be asking Man Utd for permission to speak to Carlos Querioz with the view to succeeding Scolari as the Portuguese national coach.Querioz has always expressed his desire to manage his Country,and he might now not get a better chance to do so,especially if a certain Jose Mourinho is available in 2/3 years time.

Ferguson must be a very worried man right now as he stands to lose two of his most vital assets.

I told you Scolari will be a success :thumbsup: .

And what makes it even interesting is , Scolari has riled them up even befoe setting his foot in England.

Fergie and Quieroz never got along well with Scolari, because of their constant requests of using Ronaldo sparingly for the National Team being ignored by Scolari.

Queiroz once commented "Scolari is like one of those people whom, if you give your brand new car to, would make the best use of it, empty the petrol tank, screw it up and give it to you and not even say thanks"...(it was something on those lines). This was after their request was ignored and Ronaldo came back with an injured ankle from this National Duty.

Scolari once commented on Quiroz "He is desperate to submit his application for the manager's position". This was when Quieroz came to watch the Portugal team to scout for Nani.

And now he has already riled them up, by persuading Rnoaldo to grab the opportunity.

EXPECT FIREWORKS WHEN FERGIE AND SCOLARI MEET IN THE LEAGUE!!!

[MikeCFC 45]

And what makes it even interesting is , Scolari has riled them up even befoe setting his foot in England.

Fergie and Quieroz never got along well with Scolari, because of their constant requests of using Ronaldo sparingly for the National Team being ignored by Scolari.

Queiroz once commented "Scolari is like one of those people whom, if you give your brand new car to, would make the best use of it, empty the petrol tank, screw it up and give it to you and not even say thanks"...(it was something on those lines). This was after their request was ignored and Ronaldo came back with an injured ankle from this National Duty.

Scolari once commented on Quiroz "He is desperate to submit his application for the manager's position". This was when Quieroz came to watch the Portugal team to scout for Nani.

And now he has already riled them up, by persuading Rnoaldo to grab the opportunity.

EXPECT FIREWORKS WHEN FERGIE AND SCOLARI MEET IN THE LEAGUE!!!

the Portuguese FA will want to maintain Portugal's stance as a 'International football superpower',and with Jose at Inter,Scolari soon to depart,there's only one man capable of achieving that.

It would be a massive blow to Fergie and Man Utd if they lost Queiroz,who is a master tactician and revered all over Europe.Queiroz is a di hard Portuguese man,and he will not let this chance slip away.It's a no brainer that he'll succeed Scolari.

[warnie_666 1,081]

the Portuguese FA will want to maintain Portugal's stance as a 'International football superpower',and with Jose at Inter,Scolari soon to depart,there's only one man capable of achieving that.

It would be a massive blow to Fergie and Man Utd if they lost Queiroz,who is a master tactician and revered all over Europe.Queiroz is a di hard Portuguese man,and he will not let this chance slip away.It's a no brainer that he'll succeed Scolari.

I am not too sure how good a "Master Tactitian" he is. He was a manager of Real Madrid and was fired within a year for finishing 4th in the league and having a trophyless season, inspite of having, Zidane, Figo, Ronaldo, Beckham, etc etc.

I know he had alot of interference from their President, but if you see, his situation wasnt much different from that of Grant's.

May be he is Good but definately no where near the likes of scolari and Jose.

[kbchel 2]

I am not too sure how good a "Master Tactitian" he is. He was a manager of Real Madrid and was fired within a year for finishing 4th in the league and having a trophyless season, inspite of having, Zidane, Figo, Ronaldo, Beckham, etc etc.

I know he had alot of interference from their President, but if you see, his situation wasnt much different from that of Grant's.

May be he is Good but definately no where near the likes of scolari and Jose.

lol grant did better...runner up in the toughest league in the world....cope with so many injuries....beat Chelsea bogey team liverpool and was one kick away from europes biggest price

[warnie_666 1,081]

lol grant did better...runner up in the toughest league in the world....cope with so many injuries....beat Chelsea bogey team liverpool and was one kick away from europes biggest price

Thats exactly what I meant. although people may argue the team was in Auto Pilot mode but whatever......

[bombayblue™ 55]

This thread reminds me what i have been missing the past few days, gregs impeccable sense of humour..

They will not be able too score enough goals from that postion. That position is just infront of the back 4.

Deco's age is 30 he is too old we dont need another midfielder any way.

yeah and when he goes 8-10 games without scoring people would say he's out of form, not the same player and blah blah bullshit..

[pablo814 1]

Thats a Ridiculous Formation. Villa the supposedly "BEST STRIKER" in europe at the moment on the Right wing?

Attacking midfielder Lampard playing deep in the midfield. Ballack looks fine there as he is more of a box to box type. If we are playing that formation, I would rather have Essien, ballack and Mikel for those 2 deep midfield roles. May be Deco and Lampard could be swapped for that role behind the striker. Ronaldinho and Joe Cole or Quaresma and Joe Cole on the wings. NO DAVID VILLA PLEASE!!!....One hatrick in EURO 2008 shouldnt lure a club into wasting 30 million pounds on him.

I agree... we need Essien or Mikel in the back... our fullbacks are always forward, the CB's need some support...

and it looks like Drogs wants to at least ride out his contract, but that could change in a few days...

[bombayblue™ 55]

i think ronnie/left winger IF drogba stays would/should be the only major signing of the summer we have enough cover for every position and great quality in that too...

as much talents as deco, moutinho, veloso etc are, i wouldn't trade one of our players for them, apart from the reason i love them they have proved their worth and mettle in the premiership and theres no need to go for these replacements..

[BlueLion. 21,491]

To some extent, I do agree with you. Our squad is already exceptionally strong, but teams like Arsenal and Liverpool are fast catching up Chelsea and Man United with major signings of their own. However, we only need a few players. In my opinion outfield we are fine but for a left winger as you say, and we are bound to get somebody from Ribery/Robinho/Ronaldinho to cover that position. Bosingwa has been brought in for right back and looks solid on the international stage, so hopefully we've landed a solid player, and with Drogba admitting he wants to stay then I think we need only one, young striker. I do feel we need a young goalkeeper. Granted we have Cech who is only 26, but Hilario and Carlo are both in their twilight years and it won't be long before both of them pack it in IMO.

[kbchel 2]

i think ronnie/left winger IF drogba stays would/should be the only major signing of the summer we have enough cover for every position and great quality in that too...

as much talents as deco, moutinho, veloso etc are, i wouldn't trade one of our players for them, apart from the reason i love them they have proved their worth and mettle in the premiership and theres no need to go for these replacements..

the last time you post i thought you were leaving Chelsea to support another club???

[bombayblue™ 55]

To some extent, I do agree with you. Our squad is already exceptionally strong, but teams like Arsenal and Liverpool are fast catching up Chelsea and Man United with major signings of their own. However, we only need a few players. In my opinion outfield we are fine but for a left winger as you say, and we are bound to get somebody from Ribery/Robinho/Ronaldinho to cover that position. Bosingwa has been brought in for right back and looks solid on the international stage, so hopefully we've landed a solid player, and with Drogba admitting he wants to stay then I think we need only one, young striker. I do feel we need a young goalkeeper. Granted we have Cech who is only 26, but Hilario and Carlo are both in their twilight years and it won't be long before both of them pack it in IMO.

yeah, whats up with jan sebak, esk might know...

the last time you post i thought you were leaving Chelsea to support another club???

i'm afraid i can't quite command the same sense of humour as greg(Fulham Broadway)..

[BlueLion. 21,491]

Sebek is still only very young and very inexperienced. The sort of cover we need is a promising yet experienced youngster, like Ochoa or Neuer, although they are bad examples because their attitude doesn't suit that of someone willing to sit on the bench

[bombayblue™ 55]

exactly, you can't have a young experienced quality keeper sitting on the bench can you, and hwen they don't get enough first team chances they nmove on, carson?

[.Cee 50]

Sorry forgot about Raneiri.

Every manager we've had under ambrovich has been ill treated.

Hopefully we've finally got a long term manager who will be succesfull.

It's too darn bad no Chelsea managers lasted more than 3 or 4 seasons.

Edited June 16, 2008 by .Biru

[EskWeston 696]

Well Solari has pretty much confirmed that we are not going to see him here past 4/5 years. Which i don't think is a major suprise to most people because of his age. But i think most people would like to see something more long term in place, to really build something.

On the other hand i just can't wait for the 1st July and for Scolari to get in the hotseat and start working with OUR players and discussing the future with CFC.

[.Cee 50]

Well Solari has pretty much confirmed that we are not going to see him here past 4/5 years. Which i don't think is a major suprise to most people because of his age. But i think most people would like to see something more long term in place, to really build something.

On the other hand i just can't wait for the 1st July and for Scolari to get in the hotseat and start working with OUR players and discussing the future with CFC.

It'll never happen with us tho'. When was the last time we had a manager lasted for more than 4 seasons?

[EskWeston 696]

It'll never happen with us tho'. When was the last time we had a manager lasted for more than 4 seasons?

Yeah, but it doesn't mean that it can't happen at some point. It is possible, but who knows when we will find taht right man for the job...

[bombayblue™ 55]

i guess after scolari by then hughes should have established himself as one of the finest in europe and so should zola..

A man can hope