Super Frank Thread

[Jase 43,479]

Am really curious to know whether all the players are actually convinced by Lampard's grand plan, his ideas, what he wants to do etc based on what we've seen so far. 

Would be nice if The Athletic had maybe tried to explore this angle instead of seemingly painting a rosy picture every single time...

[MoroccanBlue 5,296]

I'm curious to know if Lampard legitimately tells them not to take risks in their passing and to always bloody recycle. 

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1 minute ago, MoroccanBlue said:

I'm curious to know if Lampard legitimately tells them not to take risks in their passing and to always bloody recycle. 

Is Lampard Sarri in disguise?  

[killer1257 3,282]

Judge Lampard when Pulisic and Ziyech are 100% fit and played couple of matches in a row.

We should know by now that Mount, Kova and Jorgi will not create you many chances in a game. We need Ziyech asap

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[DDA 9,690]

1 minute ago, MoroccanBlue said:

I'm curious to know if Lampard legitimately tells them not to take risks in their passing and to always bloody recycle. 

Thats exactly how it looks. Nobody has the balls to make a risky pass forward. The weird thing is they take risky passes sideways and backwards lol. 

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Just now, killer1257 said:

Judge Lampard when Pulisic and Ziyech are 100% fit and played couple of matches in a row.

We should know by now that Mount, Kova and Jorgi will not create you many chances in a game. We need Ziyech asap

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As I said just a short while ago, if we need Pulisic and Ziyech to perform better, to defend better etc, then we are truly fucked and that says a lot about the coaching.

[Tomo 21,733]

2 minutes ago, Jason said:

Am really curious to know whether all the players are actually convinced by Lampard's grand plan, his ideas, what he wants to do etc based on what we've seen so far. 

Would be nice if The Athletic had maybe tried to explore this angle instead of seemingly painting a rosy picture every single time...

I think he's overcomplicated things since lockdown, i was by inlarge happy with things upto then.I wonder how different things would have looked if the shutdown didn't happen and we maintained the Gilmour inspired momentum. 

[killer1257 3,282]

As I said just a short while ago, if we need Pulisic and Ziyech to perform better, to defend better etc, then we are truly fucked and that says a lot about the coaching.

Ziyech and Pulisic can finish matches because they can find the right passes. CHO and Mount cannot. We need to kill these matches

 

 

 

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[ZaynChelsea 423]

Nagelsmann would be great especially forthe German group but is he really going to leave Leipzig? What about Rangnick?

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1 minute ago, Tomo said:

I think he's overcomplicated things since lockdown, i was by inlarge happy with things upto then.I wonder how different things would have looked if the shutdown didn't happen and we maintained the Gilmour inspired momentum. 

True but it is debatable whether we would have made the Top 4 given Pulisic basically single handedly took us to 4th had the pandemic not happened.

[Ledg 638]

His obsession with wanting Mount to be the next Frank Lampard will be his biggest downfall.

I'm not even talking about the penalty. 

The kid is being runned to the ground where there's absolutely no need to play every 90 minutes in this hectic schedule.

Everybody has their favorites but the boy is far away from a world-class footballer to be given this treatment.

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5 minutes ago, killer1257 said:

Ziyech and Pulisic can finish matches because they can find the right passes. CHO and Mount cannot. We need to kill these matches

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Yes, but they can't be the solution to all our problems. 

But on the bigger picture, besides those CHO and Mount moments, what exactly was our plan today? We scored a goal but were pretty much toothless otherwise. We didn't look like we had a plan to break down Spurs' back 3. We basically just kept passing the ball to oblivion.

[ZaynChelsea 423]

Why is everyone hating on Mount. The guy puts in effort every match and is far better than you lot make him look like. He is not the one who coaches the defence, is he?

[Magic Lamps 11,653]

-----------------Mendy---------------

Azpi----Zouma---Silva--Chilwell

----------Kova-----Kante-----------

Ziyech-------Havertz------Pulisic

---------------Werner----------------

 

Is our best lineup IMO. If we see it for a few, say 5 matches in a row and still do not improve even my patience has run out. Until then I will keep preaching to have faith.

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1 minute ago, ZaynChelsea said:

Why is everyone hating on Mount. The guy puts in effort every match and is far better than you lot make him look like. He is not the one who coaches the defence, is he?

Not one is bashing Mount for the lack of effort but more for the lack of quality. Forgive me if I'm being harsh but at the moment, Mount is to Lampard what Oscar was to Mourinho - a functional player who works hard in the team and can some produce some good moments here and there but ultimately not consistent to be really good at the highest level. Obviously given Mount's age, it is still to early to form that last bit as a conclusion for him but otherwise, it sure feels that way right now with Mount. 

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1 minute ago, Magic Lamps said:

-----------------Mendy---------------

Azpi----Zouma---Silva--Chilwell

----------Kova-----Kante-----------

Ziyech-------Havertz------Pulisic

---------------Werner----------------

 

Is our best lineup IMO. If we see it for a few, say 5 matches in a row and still do not improve even my patience has run out. Until then I will keep preaching to have faith.

Given the fixture congestion, I highly doubt we'll see the same lineup for more than 2 consecutive games or 3 at most and I highly doubt Lampard will just leave Mount out even when everyone is available. He will find a way to fit him in somehow. 

[killer1257 3,282]

Yes, but they can't be the solution to all our problems. 
But on the bigger picture, besides those CHO and Mount moments, what exactly was our plan today? We scored a goal but were pretty much toothless otherwise. We didn't look like we had a plan to break down Spurs' back 3. We basically just kept passing the ball to oblivion.

What do you expect. Since I have been a Chelsea fan, we rarely created many chances to begin with. We do not have creative players and we rarely had since I am a Chelsea fan. Jorginho, Kovacic and Mount are side way passers. You need guys like Cesc in our midfield to create chances.
Breaking a back 3 needs creativity

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[OneMoSalah 8,776]

21 minutes ago, Tomo said:

Absolutely no Pochettino and most definitely no Simeone.

If the time comes where it's clear Lampard can't take us to the next level then Ten Hag is the perfect choice.

After watching Frank de Boers fall from grace after leaving Ajax, I would be hesitant about approaching Erik ten Hag. Not just for us, I dont think ten Hag would of faired well at Bayern either when they wanted him. I think the demands on him at Ajax are nothing compared to a Bayern or a club like us despite Ajax’s success under him. His CL success was good to see and for someone who likes to see these clubs will lesser resources provide a shock, it was refreshing but I think he still has a bit to go before he will get a job of that magnitude.

Nagelsmann, Allegri and Pochettino would all be ahead of him If the club were looking to go for someone else I would think.

Its a weird time now because the number of hugely successful coaches around has dwindled. Clubs have to take a chance more than ever now with younger coaches.