Sarri But Not Sarri Thread

[Laylabelle 9,534]

What's so annoying about this is there's been so many glimpses of potential! They can do it. Spurs and even City till they went a bit mad at the end. However they can't do it game in game out... Or the same players can't anyway. Today first half was pretty good. Except no one put the chances away.. Again. Then came out and bam here's Everton and bam here's today's Chelsea. 

That and when things do go downhill same time subs.. Same subs... 

[manpe 10,861]

15 minutes ago, Vesper said:

we didn't remotely have the overarching and myriad problems we have now at that point

as soon as the club is sold to a proper owner, then much of that goes away

Politics and off the pitch drama don't have anything to do with my comparisons, only what I saw happening on the pitch. And yes the club needs to be sold.

[Vesper 30,122]

fair play!!!

hugz

[manpe 10,861]

Just now, Vesper said:

fair play!!!

hugz

[whats happening 1,615]

sarri is right that our attack is awful, like they cant comprehend what they need and asked to do.

sarri is also a moron for picking the same old shit team and expecting to something else happens. 

theres nothing new to be said after another loss, same shit again for the x time only this calendar year.

thank god for the 2 weeks of break. i need that to not think and watch this god awful team. probably my least favorite chelsea team ever. 

if we doesnt win the europa leage the club should just close.

[Vesper 30,122]

36 minutes ago, whats happening said:

if we doesnt win the europa leage the club should just close.

not close

BE SOLD

Why should we follow our massively failing owner (from £25 billion net worth in the noughties to £8 or £9 billion now, plus now is globally hunted by the West due to Trump/Putin) down the shitter???

Plus he refuses, supposedly, per multiple reports, to sell to a Brit due to his visa non-renewal.

If shit goes totally cray on the geo-political front, it wold not shock me to see us seized.

[Magic Lamps 11,692]

36 minutes ago, Vesper said:

not close

BE SOLD

Why should we follow our massively failing owner (from £25 billion net worth in the noughties to £8 or £9 billion now, plus now is globally hunted by the West due to Trump/Putin) down the shitter???

Plus he refuses, supposedly, per multiple reports, to sell to a Brit due to his visa non-renewal.

If shit goes totally cray on the geo-political front, it wold not shock me to see us seized.

Roman will not sell Chelsea as the club is a means to protect his assets. 

[robsblubot 3,595]

with a cooler head after that forgettable second half at everton...

Even when I myself did not like the low intensity displayed by players in the second half, I think it's largely tactical issues that are making great players look good, good players mediocre, and mediocre players look bad. That's very typical when the system is not working.

The team is unbalanced between the right and the left: one side is super defensive and offers little to nothing up front, while the other is completely exposed without cover. Even the player who could provide that cover, plays on the right side of the midfield (kante).

Because of the above unbalance, I was expecting Sarri to play a 4 defense line only on paper. Since the previous seasons showed how to better utilize the players at his disposal: Alonso close to the opposition goal and Azpi close to our goal. Yet, when I watch the team play, the defense line is fairly flat and high. This makes every counter attack a freaking nightmare.

In the end, it seems like it's the manager trying really hard to fit several round pegs in square holes... and many times over.

[Vesper 30,122]

5 minutes ago, Magic Lamps said:

Roman will not sell Chelsea as the club is a means to protect his assets. 

I honestly think we run a risk (I cannot place an exact percentage on it) of being seized if shit goes truly haywire with the yanks

and, far short of that, I fear he is in (as you allude to) pure asset protection/consolidation mode

which dictates (from a near sighted perspective, which is all I have seen for at least the last 5 or 6 years) no grand revamp plans and big outlays (even with offsetting sales to lower the net spend)

If CFC was a firm we (my real life business that I work for, and NO I am not the top hedge fund manager, as some trolls have tried to claim I have said I am) were looking at investing in (not buying, of that I can assure it would be a go, provide the strike price was a fair one, given a future forward stance) it would be a run run run away, hell no proposition

[Henrique 9,133]

I'm done with Sarri. The problem with Sarri imo is very simple: he is not willing to adapt his football philosophy to the squad he is managing. The core problem of this team is in the midfield. I can't believe how some people don't realize how absurd is a midfield with Jorginho as DM and Kante playing in a more attacking position in the right side of the field. Kante is a destroyer but playing in his current he is at least two times worst than Ramires. I think every Chelsea fan will agree with that. Jorginho is pretty shitty and I don't remember a single time he recovers the ball, and thats a big flaw for a DM. So, 2 out of 3 players in the midfield are useless. The team basically don't have a proper midfield. David Luiz is the playmaker of this team and that crazy.

He must be fired and the club should just appoint the bearded fella from Wolves. He is doing a great job.

[BlueLyon 9,359]

People saying we have reactionary fans, but the way I see it;

I know what Sarri wants to do takes time. And I am not pissed with losses tbh. If we end up great couple seasons from now, fine. Ill take the shit season or two. 

BUT I dont accept being sixth and still playing same shit players week in week out who obviously have no present, nevermind future at top level.

I can understand Sarri needs time, but honestly he can fuck off if he inteds to play shit players and we still lose game after game. 

Either play CHO, RLC, Christensen, Emerson etc to build for future or win games. 

Alonso is pure garbage, but he still plays him. CHO and RLC are super talented and even take chance when they play, yet they sit. Seriously fuck off because there are no excuses for that. Sorry for bad language but I want to see some fucking sense when watching the games. When CHO and RLC came on, you can at least say we might be losing but those two are getting crucial play time. They have future and if they continue to play, they develop and improve. When you see we are losing 2:0 with players like Alonso, Azpi, Barkley,...there is no bright part. No silver lining. Just shit result, shit players and nothing changes week after week. 

[Stats 7,142]

31 minutes ago, Henrique said:

I'm done with Sarri. The problem with Sarri imo is very simple: he is not willing to adapt his football philosophy to the squad he is managing. The core problem of this team is in the midfield. I can't believe how some people don't realize how absurd is a midfield with Jorginho as DM and Kante playing in a more attacking position in the right side of the field. Kante is a destroyer but playing in his current he is at least two times worst than Ramires. I think every Chelsea fan will agree with that. Jorginho is pretty shitty and I don't remember a single time he recovers the ball, and thats a big flaw for a DM. So, 2 out of 3 players in the midfield are useless. The team basically don't have a proper midfield. David Luiz is the playmaker of this team and that crazy.

He must be fired and the club should just appoint the bearded fella from Wolves. He is doing a great job.

Although Kante is improving in that position, there are games where he is just not effective like yesterday and we require CM who will give us more offensive and someone with mote technical quality.and when we play a team who are able to match us technically whilst also having destroyers (Everton + Gueye), makes us look extremely average. Also a huge reason we struggle to get back into games once we go behind.

[BlueLyon 9,359]

People say well at least youth will develop with ban incoming, but the way things look, Sarri will keep playing Azpi, Alonso, Barkley,...hell even Drinkwater before he gives any time to James, Ampadu, CHO, RLC,....

Sarri might have this idea of Sarriball that will take time, but he can fuck off if he doesnt play youth. He literaly has the best chance any manager ever had to give them time. We got ban, we have talented youth and bunch of shite senior players. Yet since october when things turned bad, what the fuck did he do? 

This guy actualy dares to shit on players after defeat, but same dude put Alonso (who fucked up everything in everton game) in starting 11 after one good match vs shite kiev. Prior to that game he had shit game after game. Sarri just igonored that. I mean sure players get the blame for playing bad, but if you put Alonso in starting 11, you fucked up things already. You dont get to complain and blame others. 

If someone put suv wheels on a formula, driver wont win the race but I dont think anyone will blame the driver.

[BlueLyon 9,359]

8 minutes ago, Stats said:

Although Kante is improving in that position, there are games where he is just not effective like yesterday and we require CM who will give us more offensive and someone with mote technical quality.and when we play a team who are able to match us technically whilst also having destroyers (Everton + Gueye), makes us look extremely average. Also a huge reason we struggle to get back into games once we go behind.

What exactly is Barkley or Kovacic role when they play? Barkley maybe pops a shot every 180min, aside of that what do they do? Circulate the ball back and forth. No offensive incentive. 

Kovacic is one of best dribblers yet I have seen him maybe 5 times in whole season to dribble past opponent lines.

Those two cant create, cant shoot, cant dribble, they aint athletes either to provide dynamic.

Then you have Sarri who keeps starting them. In the present we are losing games, so it makes no sense. Future wise, I would understand him playing those two, but Barkley isnt good enough to be our starter ever and Kovacic wont even be here next season. No idea what Sarri is thinking. This doesnt help us right now and players like Barkley, Pedro, Willian, Alonso, Azpi surely wont get any better. Yet Sarri think everyone is second coming of Messi and they just go through rough patch. And even has nerve to call them out. 

Some players are just not good enough. You cant play them and expect wonders from average players, then blame them for defeat. Thats entirely on Sarri.

[1905didierblue 748]

How the fuck is he not sacked yet. Has to be the luckiest Chelsea manager ever.

Fucking cunt