The Conte Thread

[Sideshow Luiz 2,310]

7 hours ago, Eidur the Spider said:

I was talking more from a pure footballing enjoyment stand point mate, but I totally accept what you are saying and I think it's the way football has gone a little bit, its not just what you win it's how you win it. Obviously I enjoyed the title win, I'd have to be a non Chelsea fan not too, I was merely pointing out the more 'feel good' factor that seems present amongst the players how we approach games like Man United and Soton makes me perk up after last season's disgrace. I may be going a bit overboard purely due to the relief of it all but I have been consistently saying on this forum even before we won the title that something felt 'off' and at times yes it did hamper my enjoyment for watching Chelsea play even during that title win (especially after the Spurs drubbing). I think modern day football fans are to some varying degree spoilt and fickle and I hold my hands up to it like many others have.

 

I know.  I totally get you.  Some of those matches during the grind of the second half of the season were tough to watch.  I don't disagree with you.  I'm just remarking on how strange it is to feel that way.  It's totally first-world football problems, but you're not wrong.

I'm really enjoying the enthusiasm on the pitch as well.  All XI working hard for the team.  The play is unselfish, it all feels like team goals and team clean sheets.  I'm loving the football this season.  

 

[manpe 10,861]

8 hours ago, Captain Ahmed said:

molto bene 

Surprising to see Luiz being the least involved.

[Cosmin 2,484]

11 hours ago, Captain Ahmed said:

molto bene 

 

Look at Azpi's stats. Fantastic!

[Unionjack 7,531]

9 hours ago, manpe said:

Surprising to see Luiz being the least involved.

But if you watch that footballl on monday show that stat list showed just how much Luiz had developed as a CD and given all the extra power,reliance,trust. (The soddin word is on the end of me tongue lol grrrr EDiT : RESPONSIBILITIES!!! ) So he stays in positin while Dave/Cahill can get more forward/. They were gushing about how good hes been under this system.

Something I just read really pleased me too about Roman.

How he followed them to Australia pre season, goes to watch training at Cobham and sits with Conte watching the films he shows the lads. How many owners care so much about the team that he wants to learn the system and plays. Love it.

I just wish I could have seen him when we pissed on Mou on his birthday. He gets so animated while hes watching, like hes kicking every ball. Ecvellent owner..

Htttp://www.skysports.com/football/news/11668/10641549/antonio-conte-says-chelsea-owner-roman-abramovich-wants-to-learn-about-football

Antonio Conte says Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich 'wants to learn about football'

I know everyones really excited and laying basking in the afterglow of winning.

But during the 1st halk of Southampton (just go back and read the thread) MANY of us on here were nervous/scared/deflamatory about how good the Saints were and how they were walking all over us.

As the stats have all shown over the games since the systems changed that the opposing teams have each had more posession than us, more passes. But we have been happy to allow this as theres much less shots on goal and we haven't once found it necessary to even get on the bus let alone park it!!

We gotta have more confidence in this system while the games on and have trust that they know what theyre doing. And theres gonna be times we lose so it dont mean we throw our toys out the pram saying we fuckin suck. Its football, shit happens.

Speaking of shit. God I'm looking forward to getting Spuds in a couple of weeks!!!

[BoyBlue96 990]

21 minutes ago, Unionjack said:

But if you watch that footballl on monday show that stat list showed just how much Luiz had developed as a CD and given all the extra power,reliance,trust. (The soddin word is on the end of me tongue lol grrrr) So he stays in positin while Dave/Cahill can get more forward/. They were gushing about how good hes been under this system.

Something I just read really pleased me too about Roman.

How he followed them to Australia pre season, goes to watch training at Cobham and sits with Conte watching the films he shows the lads. How many owners care so much about the team that he wants to learn the system and plays. Love it.

I just wish I could have seen him when we pissed on Mou on his birthday. He gets so animated while hes watching, like hes kicking every ball. Ecvellent owner..

Htttp://www.skysports.com/football/news/11668/10641549/antonio-conte-says-chelsea-owner-roman-abramovich-wants-to-learn-about-football

Antonio Conte says Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich 'wants to learn about football'

I know everyones really excited and laying basking in the afterglow of winning.

But during the 1st halk of Southampton (just go back and read the thread) MANY of us on here were nervous/scared/deflamatory about how good the Saints were and how they were walking all over us.

As the stats have all shown over the games since the systems changed that the opposing teams have each had more posession than us, more passes. But we have been happy to allow this as theres much less shots on goal and we haven't once found it necessary to even get on the bus let alone park it!!

We gotta have more confidence in this system while the games on and have trust that they know what theyre doing. And theres gonna be times we lose so it dont mean we throw our toys out the pram saying we fuckin suck. Its football, shit happens.

Speaking of shit. God I'm looking forward to getting Spuds in a couple of weeks!!!

Of course Roman wants to learn 'bout football. Guy showed he knows absolutely nothing about it and the process about team building when he sacked Carlo Ancelotti.

 

Oh about Spurs in the coming weeks: hope they and Arsene FC are going for a draw coming sunday and for us, win against Everton and also easily against Boro so the lads are going into the Spuds game with full confidence.

[Fernando 6,585]

2 hours ago, Unionjack said:

But if you watch that footballl on monday show that stat list showed just how much Luiz had developed as a CD and given all the extra power,reliance,trust. (The soddin word is on the end of me tongue lol grrrr) So he stays in positin while Dave/Cahill can get more forward/. They were gushing about how good hes been under this system.

Something I just read really pleased me too about Roman.

How he followed them to Australia pre season, goes to watch training at Cobham and sits with Conte watching the films he shows the lads. How many owners care so much about the team that he wants to learn the system and plays. Love it.

I just wish I could have seen him when we pissed on Mou on his birthday. He gets so animated while hes watching, like hes kicking every ball. Ecvellent owner..

Htttp://www.skysports.com/football/news/11668/10641549/antonio-conte-says-chelsea-owner-roman-abramovich-wants-to-learn-about-football

Antonio Conte says Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich 'wants to learn about football'

I know everyones really excited and laying basking in the afterglow of winning.

But during the 1st halk of Southampton (just go back and read the thread) MANY of us on here were nervous/scared/deflamatory about how good the Saints were and how they were walking all over us.

As the stats have all shown over the games since the systems changed that the opposing teams have each had more posession than us, more passes. But we have been happy to allow this as theres much less shots on goal and we haven't once found it necessary to even get on the bus let alone park it!!

We gotta have more confidence in this system while the games on and have trust that they know what theyre doing. And theres gonna be times we lose so it dont mean we throw our toys out the pram saying we fuckin suck. Its football, shit happens.

Speaking of shit. God I'm looking forward to getting Spuds in a couple of weeks!!!

There was something interesting that he said at the end of the video. 

Check  it out here:

http://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/competitions/premier-league/10641523/conte-explains-chelsea-demands

 

Saying how in Italy he would have other people making decisions, but here hes more responsible for that......Sounds like Buckenalo and company don't interfere as much as they do in Italy....

[Unionjack 7,531]

2 minutes ago, Fernando said:

There was something interesting that he said at the end of the video. 

Check  it out here:

http://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/competitions/premier-league/10641523/conte-explains-chelsea-demands

 

Saying how in Italy he would have other people making decisions, but here hes more responsible for that......Sounds like Buckenalo and company don't interfere as much as they do in Italy....

Yeah noted that myself too.

I would dearly love to know how/who/when all transfer decisions were made coming and going tho. And for at least someone toi put their hands up just once in a while to own up for making the wrong decision.,

[Tomo 21,751]

3 hours ago, BoyBlue96 said:

Of course Roman wants to learn 'bout football. Guy showed he knows absolutely nothing about it and the process about team building when he sacked Carlo Ancelotti.

 

Oh about Spurs in the coming weeks: hope they and Arsene FC are going for a draw coming sunday and for us, win against Everton and also easily against Boro so the lads are going into the Spuds game with full confidence.

Ancelotti second season was woeful.

[BoyBlue96 990]

42 minutes ago, Tomo said:

Ancelotti second season was woeful.

He's still the best we ever had after José. That double was amazing and I'm certain he could've given us more if he stayed longer. Second season woeful? Yes, not all managers are like Sir Alex Ferguson who could do a title win 3 years in a row. 

But good that it happened in a way because if he wasn't sacked we wouldn't have gotten AVB and later on Di Matteo with the UCL win... 

[Tomo 21,751]

1 hour ago, BoyBlue96 said:

He's still the best we ever had after José. That double was amazing and I'm certain he could've given us more if he stayed longer. Second season woeful? Yes, not all managers are like Sir Alex Ferguson who could do a title win 3 years in a row. 

But good that it happened in a way because if he wasn't sacked we wouldn't have gotten AVB and later on Di Matteo with the UCL win... 

Actually id say that was Hiddink the first time, and I already feel more comfortable with Antonio on a tactical level than I ever did with Carlo.

[BoyBlue96 990]

2 hours ago, Tomo said:

Actually id say that was Hiddink the first time, and I already feel more comfortable with Antonio on a tactical level than I ever did with Carlo.

Yes, Guus did a good job first time! Sad he couldn't repeat the FA cup win last season

Would've been epic seeing him like this again

[Unionjack 7,531]

Going back a couple of games but I cant get tired of watching the w of them so different. I wish we could see them after the 4th eh!!!

 

 Can just imagine Mou saying "Is it finished yet?"

 

[kellzfresh 7,229]

I found this nice insight to how we play the 3 at the back, including David Luiz role, wingbacks and hazards role. They also compare some differences between our 3-4-3 and Mancity using 3 centerbacks. Very insightful. 

 

[ZOS 580]

I wish we could improve on possession of the ball tbh

[Cosmin 2,484]

28 minutes ago, ZOS said:

I wish we could improve on possession of the ball tbh

Why? Our results improved as soon as our possesion dropped. The low possesion is not a bad thing, if you do it the way we are doing it now.

There was a time, during the previous seasons, when we didn't retain possesion and our playing style was ugly and boring. Can you say that Chelsea play ugly football now? No way. We look very strong and there are moments when we speed it up beautifully. The percentage is not as relevant as the quality of the time when you have the ball. The way we play now, sometimes you don't even notice that the opponent has it for a longer time than us. Because they don't do with it anything that comes even close to what we do with the ball during the shorter time that we have it. Look at the games against Man United and Soton. They had more possesion, but the great opportunities and actions were created by us.

My only wish is that we keep playing with the same discipline and wish for victory and, most importantly, we keep not using dirty tactics! Look at Costa, for Christ's sake! He looks like a lamb, so peaceful and quiet!