Blue Armour 4,449 Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 1 hour ago, bellion said: The problems at the club cannot be solved by a few shrewd signings and a couple of youth players. Almost the entire Defence and midfield first team needs to be sold and you expect a "few shrewd signings" to make things up? Has the club done any shrewd signings for the past two seasons? Despite the flop show in the past 2 windows, I would still say that Jan 2014 and Summer 2014 involved good signings with Matic, as well as the early deals for Costa and Fabregas. Key additions to the squad at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xPetrCechx 13,577 Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Blue_Fox_ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post! Melanicus 5,208 Posted April 17, 2016 Popular Post! Share Posted April 17, 2016 Just what we need. kellzfresh, BlueLyon, Blue-in-me-Veins and 8 others 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif 6,006 Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 2 hours ago, Melanicus said: Just what we need. why is it whenever the British press translate foreign footballers & coaches they end up sliding in 'Lads'? Nobody but a few Englishman, and then die-hard fans of English teams, say this. It makes me cringe. It's like they're trying to sit on their backwards chair and connect with the youth. Muzchap 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the wes 7,212 Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 According to Italian website Calciomercato, Antonio Conte was spotted in the stands for the game between Inter and Napoli at San Siro. It is reported Conte was watching Lorenzo Insigne and Jorginho for the Italian national team, but also had a close look at Kalidou Koulibaly and Jeison Murillo, as he wants to strengthen the Chelsea defence. Fernando 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xPetrCechx 13,577 Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 19 minutes ago, the wes said: According to Italian website Calciomercato, Antonio Conte was spotted in the stands for the game between Inter and Napoli at San Siro. It is reported Conte was watching Lorenzo Insigne and Jorginho for the Italian national team, but also had a close look at Kalidou Koulibaly and Jeison Murillo, as he wants to strengthen the Chelsea defence. Not again 2 unknown shit defenders.... a la Djilobodji... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chels 2,502 Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 An interesting piece of tactical analysis on the game against City: http://spielverlagerung.com/2016/04/17/chelsea-manchester-city-03/ My favourite part is this bit: Quote Chelsea’s defensive organisation was characterised by inadequate distances and therefore poor support in defensive actions. This was in no small part due to the man-oriented nature of their strategy. One characteristic of good defending is using the support of the team members to create a collective stability in defence which has a multiplying effect on the defensive abilities of the individuals involved. With a man-marking strategy however a team takes an individualistic approach whereby the focus on coverage of opponents often means the team relies heavily on the individual defensive abilities of the players. It highlights a problem we've had for a long time, a problem that Mourinho wouldn't or couldn't fix. It's particularly applicable to our defending of wide areas (explaining why someone like Filipe Luis couldn't succeed here). And that's only the defensive side of things... Conte certainly has his work cut out, and has not been helped by Hiddink making few to no tactical improvements whatsoever. These past few months have been a bit of a waste to be honest. We could have done with a lot more experimenting. Essien19, LDN Blue and Blue-in-me-Veins 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essien19 1,415 Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 3 hours ago, xPetrCechx said: Not again 2 unknown shit defenders.... a la Djilobodji... At least it's him who wants them, so they play, for good or worse, we'll see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sideshow Luiz 2,310 Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 23 hours ago, Robguima said: We could've looked very different had Hiddink tried different ideas too: moving Oscar into CM after Ramires was sold, moving fabregas up the field a bit. Change formation, but his lineups were the same that jose had tried earlier this season. I know people like Hiddink from the previous job he did, but he looks out of ideas to be honest. Yeah, I don't know why he hasn't changed anything. New formations, etc. More pitch time for some of the youngsters has been good, but I'd like to see a bit more. We're basically playing friendlies for the rest of the season anyway. Ask Conte what he'd like to see, and try it out. robsblubot and AWorriedChelseaFan 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sideshow Luiz 2,310 Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 3 hours ago, xPetrCechx said: Not again 2 unknown shit defenders.... a la Djilobodji... Not familiar with Murillo, but Koulibaly has been pretty beastly when I've seen him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellion 170 Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 22 hours ago, Blue Armour said: Despite the flop show in the past 2 windows, I would still say that Jan 2014 and Summer 2014 involved good signings with Matic, as well as the early deals for Costa and Fabregas. Key additions to the squad at the time. I don't expect the window where Costa and Fabregas were signed to be repeated. Times have changed and purse strings have tightened considerably. If the club is looking to fund new purchases with sales, I don't believe we will get a lot as the players' performances this season has certainly slashed their potential transfer price tags considerably. The only way out of this mess is for Roman to say "Fuck It!" and splash out 200 million pounds NET to clear the decks and rebuild the first team. It all depends on him now to make that call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post! BlueLyon 9,359 Posted April 18, 2016 Popular Post! Share Posted April 18, 2016 The fuckers should feel the wraith once Conte arrives. "They have nothing to play for", " they are saving themselves for euros" blah blah Im tired of this bullshit. They get paid 100k per week to play shit? Seems they stopped playing as soon as last season finished. Conte will hopefuly smack everyone who doesnt want to play for Chelsea and throw them out of the door. Essien19, Laylabelle, chelseafan26 and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernando 6,586 Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 10 hours ago, Sideshow Luiz said: Yeah, I don't know why he hasn't changed anything. New formations, etc. More pitch time for some of the youngsters has been good, but I'd like to see a bit more. We're basically playing friendlies for the rest of the season anyway. Ask Conte what he'd like to see, and try it out. This is why I wanted Bielsa for the interim because he would have done it. When everything is lost you need a mad man to shake things up. Hiddink did nothing of that sort. What a wasted opportunity. Sideshow Luiz, Essien19 and lucio 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post! Chelsea4 1,521 Posted April 18, 2016 Popular Post! Share Posted April 18, 2016 18 hours ago, xPetrCechx said: Not again 2 unknown shit defenders.... a la Djilobodji... Are you kidding me? Murillo and Koulibaly are great players and they are young. Fernando, the wes, Melanicus and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sideshow Luiz 2,310 Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 6 hours ago, Fernando said: This is why I wanted Bielsa for the interim because he would have done it. When everything is lost you need a mad man to shake things up. Hiddink did nothing of that sort. What a wasted opportunity. I was hoping for Bielsa too. Bielsa interim, to Sampaoli permanent. Here's a scary thought: Maybe that's exactly what has happened. And this is how we're going to play next year. Fernando 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue_Fox_ 2,086 Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 38 minutes ago, Sideshow Luiz said: I was hoping for Bielsa too. Bielsa interim, to Sampaoli permanent. Here's a scary thought: Maybe that's exactly what has happened. And this is how we're going to play next year. Two things i'm sure of, Conte won't use the 3-5-2 nor the 4-2-3-1. At least not willingly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laylabelle 9,536 Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 16 hours ago, BlueLyon said: The fuckers should feel the wraith once Conte arrives. "They have nothing to play for", " they are saving themselves for euros" blah blah Im tired of this bullshit. They get paid 100k per week to play shit? Seems they stopped playing as soon as last season finished. Conte will hopefuly smack everyone who doesnt want to play for Chelsea and throw them out of the door. Bloody better!!Play for the fans who have made the effort to turn up and fork out stupid prices to see a load of crap! He has a huge job on his hands and hopefully gets the chance to do it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sideshow Luiz 2,310 Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 4 hours ago, Blue_Fox_ said: Two things i'm sure of, Conte won't use the 3-5-2 nor the 4-2-3-1. At least not willingly. I said it more in jest. I suspect he'll use a 433 since that's what he wanted at Juve. Blue_Fox_ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinAshburner 1,270 Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 https://www.youtube.com/user/Ballstreetchannel/videos How do Chelsea rebuild? | Social Club with 100pct Chelsea How Do Conte's Chelsea Rebuild. video length - 14:11 uploaded over 3 hours ago on BALL STREET - YOUTUBE CHANNEL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unionjack 7,531 Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 I see a report saying Contes going for a 4-2-4 next season which might be interesting. But I did some searching and found this about when he used it before. http://www.zonalmarking.net/2011/10/23/antonio-contes-system-isnt-a-4-2-4-but-still-provides-excitement/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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