The Conte Thread

[Fernando 6,479]

I think this is very interesting, check it out:

 

Chelsea have list of English clubs the club 'would not do business with'

Chelsea refuse to loan players to some English clubs after broken promises over first-team action, Bristol City chief operating officer Mark Ashton has claimed.

Tammy Abraham, 18, joined City on a season-long loan at the beginning of August and he has made an immediate impact at Championship level, scoring five goals in his first seven appearances in all competitions.

He is among 38 players that Chelsea have sent out on loan this season, of which 19 are currently registered with clubs in the English football pyramid.

But Ashton says that the Blues' hierarchy took some convincing before allowing one of their most prized academy prospects to join his club, having been stung by previous agreements where English clubs failed to live up to their promises of giving on-loan youngsters regular first team experience.

"At the end of last season, Lee [Johnson, Bristol City manager] went to Chelsea's training ground and presented to [technical director] Michael Emenalo, while I went to Stamford Bridge and met Roman Abramovich's board of directors," Ashton told the Bristol Post. 

"They had tried these arrangements with English clubs before and, in their words, they hadn't worked. They gave me a list of clubs they would not do business with.

"I asked them to give us Tammy for the season and then judge us on what we do, not what we say. I told them we would show them what we could do and then build a long-term relationship.

"We then did the deal with Chelsea and sorted all of the finances, which were far from straightforward. Then we had to wait for [new Chelsea head coach Antonio] Conte."

Ashton says that the deal was almost scuppered when Conte arrived at Cobham and took an instant liking to the young striker during preseason.

"We had an agreement with Chelsea that, if Tammy came out on loan, it would be to Bristol City," Ashton added. "We had that one in the drawer by the end of June.

"We then brought Tammy and his family in, gave them a tour of Bristol and of the training ground and showed him where he would be living. But Chelsea had to delay, because Conte was coming in. Once he was in, he made it very clear that he liked Tammy Abraham.

"When Tammy went from the Euros [European Under-19 Championship] straight to the U.S. on tour with Chelsea, the feedback we got from Chelsea's directors was that Conte was keen on him. At that stage, we were thinking he might keep him in and not allow us to take him.

"We kept pushing and the player, his family and his representatives kept pushing. Tammy knew that, if he stayed at Chelsea, his game time would be limited. He wanted to come here and play.

"Eventually, I got an email from Chelsea's board saying Conte had agreed to Tammy coming to us. We already had a deal agreed with Chelsea, so Tammy flew straight to Bristol from the U.S. and we did it all the next day."

Abraham, who joined Chelsea's academy at under-8 level and has won two UEFA Youth League titles and two FA Youth Cups in the last two seasons, is regarded as one of the club's brightest homegrown prospects and signed a new contract last October that keeps him at Stamford Bridge until June 2019.

http://www.espnfc.us/story/2945800/chelsea-have-list-of-english-clubs-the-club-would-not-do-business-with

[Fulham Broadway 16,902]

Mmm. Interesting. I doubt Bristol Citys Ashton has done himself or Bristol City any favours by disclosing to the local press Chelseas operating system. Both clubs would not be pleased at the disclosure.

As for Abraham, fucking superb player, and hope we get him back next season

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Fucking hell, we operate like a mafia!  

[It's too big 625]

Romans board of directors 

[Fulham Broadway 16,902]

8 minutes ago, It's too big said:

Romans board of directors 

Emanalo and Buck trussed up in the boot

[Fernando 6,479]

Is not much the way the club is running but how uplifting it's to hear that Conte had the say on Tammy. 

If this is true, then it shows the club has been backing the managers and giving them the decision to majority of the comings in and out. 

[LAM09 6,771]

On 9/8/2016 at 11:47 PM, Fernando said:

Is not much the way the club is running but how uplifting it's to hear that Conte had the say on Tammy. 

If this is true, then it shows the club has been backing the managers and giving them the decision to majority of the comings in and out. 

I think that should have been clear when Mou let our player of the year leave at the drop of the hat among a few other promising players.

[Melanicus 5,208]

21 hours ago, Fernando said:

I think this is very interesting, check it out:

 

Chelsea have list of English clubs the club 'would not do business with'

Chelsea refuse to loan players to some English clubs after broken promises over first-team action, Bristol City chief operating officer Mark Ashton has claimed.

Tammy Abraham, 18, joined City on a season-long loan at the beginning of August and he has made an immediate impact at Championship level, scoring five goals in his first seven appearances in all competitions.

He is among 38 players that Chelsea have sent out on loan this season, of which 19 are currently registered with clubs in the English football pyramid.

But Ashton says that the Blues' hierarchy took some convincing before allowing one of their most prized academy prospects to join his club, having been stung by previous agreements where English clubs failed to live up to their promises of giving on-loan youngsters regular first team experience.

"At the end of last season, Lee [Johnson, Bristol City manager] went to Chelsea's training ground and presented to [technical director] Michael Emenalo, while I went to Stamford Bridge and met Roman Abramovich's board of directors," Ashton told the Bristol Post. 

"They had tried these arrangements with English clubs before and, in their words, they hadn't worked. They gave me a list of clubs they would not do business with.

"I asked them to give us Tammy for the season and then judge us on what we do, not what we say. I told them we would show them what we could do and then build a long-term relationship.

"We then did the deal with Chelsea and sorted all of the finances, which were far from straightforward. Then we had to wait for [new Chelsea head coach Antonio] Conte."

Ashton says that the deal was almost scuppered when Conte arrived at Cobham and took an instant liking to the young striker during preseason.

"We had an agreement with Chelsea that, if Tammy came out on loan, it would be to Bristol City," Ashton added. "We had that one in the drawer by the end of June.

"We then brought Tammy and his family in, gave them a tour of Bristol and of the training ground and showed him where he would be living. But Chelsea had to delay, because Conte was coming in. Once he was in, he made it very clear that he liked Tammy Abraham.

"When Tammy went from the Euros [European Under-19 Championship] straight to the U.S. on tour with Chelsea, the feedback we got from Chelsea's directors was that Conte was keen on him. At that stage, we were thinking he might keep him in and not allow us to take him.

"We kept pushing and the player, his family and his representatives kept pushing. Tammy knew that, if he stayed at Chelsea, his game time would be limited. He wanted to come here and play.

"Eventually, I got an email from Chelsea's board saying Conte had agreed to Tammy coming to us. We already had a deal agreed with Chelsea, so Tammy flew straight to Bristol from the U.S. and we did it all the next day."

Abraham, who joined Chelsea's academy at under-8 level and has won two UEFA Youth League titles and two FA Youth Cups in the last two seasons, is regarded as one of the club's brightest homegrown prospects and signed a new contract last October that keeps him at Stamford Bridge until June 2019.

http://www.espnfc.us/story/2945800/chelsea-have-list-of-english-clubs-the-club-would-not-do-business-with

Spurs & Everton probably.

Add fucking Napoli to that list too.

[the wes 7,212]

4 hours ago, Melanicus said:

Spurs & Everton probably.

Add fucking Napoli to that list too.

Add Roma on that list as well 

[the wes 7,212]

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/david-luiz-needs-to-improve-his-defending-but-he-could-inspire-new-chelsea-formation-insists-antonio-a7234281.html

Sounds like conte going to change are formation till 3-4-3 formation 

[the wes 7,212]

[xPetrCechx 13,563]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPaE617SM1s

[Fernando 6,479]

3 hours ago, the wes said:

Ultra defensive. Replace Matic with Fabregas at least.

[MefiX19 1,092]

3 hours ago, the wes said:

If we replace Fabregas with Matic we can play 3-4-3 and easily switch to 4-3-3 with Luiz moving to midfield

[xPetrCechx 13,563]

too late with subs...

again...

[Johnnyeye 7,443]

11 minutes ago, xPetrCechx said:

too late with subs...

again...

i agree, the signs were there and we almost paid the price, he only made changes on 76 min when we were 2-1 down, changes should have been made on the hour mark, but at the end of the day we didn´t lose which would have been a travesty, because we gifted Swansea those 2 goals. Cheers

[nono 791]

He keeps talking about incorporating players into his style of football but what does he really mean ? All i really see is a defensive approach. Two games we've nicked in the dying minutes and finally we lost points today against a really poor side. He hasn't binned any of our underperformers from last season. Every new manager must take a year to assess the garbage in our squad and since we change managers every year they'll basically be with us forever.

 As for Conte what is really special about him? I don't see it so far. Mourinho wouldve had the exact same lineup that he's been playing so what was the point of bringing him in ? The football hasn't really changed and the youth players can't even make the squad.

 

[nono 791]

Wish we had Guardiola. He would've really transformed the team.