The Tuchel Thread

[Gundalf 804]

I really want a squad clearout, a massive one. Passion, ambition, loyality -> skill. 

[Pizy 18,419]

So it’s Potter unless he turns it down, then.

Hope he’s allowed to bring his entire coaching staff and absolutely everything he asks for in order to replicate what he has done at Brighton. And these players better buy in.

[whats happening 1,534]

i bet he will turn us down, saying he wants to stay at brighton for this season.

 

35 minutes ago, Gundalf said:

3 players with shit personality. Werner is as shit for Leipzig btw. 

I wish we sign Streich from Freiburg. His philosophy is that when signing a player, its not his footballing ability which should be criteria number 1, its personality. Character comes first, skill after. 

yes you can do that in small clubs like freiburg, not in big clubs like Chelsea.

[King Kante 1,500]

13 minutes ago, Milan said:

With Potter being English, the media will cut us some slack again. Lampard could get us relegated and he would still be protected.

For sure. English manager means we will probably be elevated to the Utd category of commentary whereby we get protection on the 50/50's. Dippers will still get the best coverage, but they would still get that even if they hired Ian Huntley as their groundskeeper for their academy tbf. 

Edited September 7, 2022 by King Kante

[Clockwork 1,794]

Luis Enrique would be my top choice, wait after the World Cup.

[Gundalf 804]

1 minute ago, whats happening said:

i bet he will turn us down, saying he wants to stay at brighton for this season.

 

yes you can do that in small clubs like freiburg, not in big clubs like Chelsea.

U can still implement that personality is the biggest criteria. Why would anyone buy this kebab merchant from Ajax for example?

[King Kante 1,500]

4 minutes ago, Pizy said:

So it’s Potter unless he turns it down, then.

Hope he’s allowed to bring his entire coaching staff and absolutely everything he asks for in order to replicate what he has done at Brighton. And these players better buy in.

Don't see him turning us down. I think how quickly this has gone means we have had this lined up. I suspect the club got agreement with Potter some days/weeks ago that he would join. The only thing we needed to do then was to match the clause. 

If that isn't the case, then this is some real ass clown stuff. If he turns us down and then we have to go on a hunt, we'll be deservedly 'a banter club'. 

[Strike 7,251]

Just now, Clockwork said:

Luis Enrique would be my top choice, wait after the World Cup.

Really like his teams. But we've moved 3 months too early. Can't see us going interim till WC

[Gundalf 804]

 

[LegenTerry 270]

So it's Potter. He would not travel to meet the board if he was not interested. 

Welcome and good luck. Specially with some ego pricks in the squad. 

 

[OneMoSalah 8,785]

7 minutes ago, Clockwork said:

Luis Enrique would be my top choice, wait after the World Cup.

Luis Enrique 🤣 ffs he had one class season at Barcelona when he won a treble with the worlds best front line. Hes done fuck all else at club level.

 

£20m compensation for Potter apparently. “Throwing money at it” narrative will continue.

Also Sky now running that Boehly and co wanted rid of Tuchel for a while. And want Potter to change ethos, coach players and cosch the new players. I mean I know its only a report but what the fuck did Boelhy and co expect TT to do, none of that? I mean it really is laughable isnt it… biggest circus in town.

Edited September 7, 2022 by OneMoSalah

[Blues Forever 1,232]

6 minutes ago, Clockwork said:

Luis Enrique would be my top choice, wait after the World Cup.

Him, Mancini, and Flick could be available after world cup. Hope we don't make another mistake with Potter or Poch.

[Milan 17,859]

One thing you cannot deny is that Brighton have been playing some simple, yet very good attacking football. Which is something we would have to go very very long time back to see that at Chelsea.

So fingers crossed Potter can replicate that here. Which would great. But he will be up against some rotten apples.

[Blues Forever 1,232]

2 minutes ago, Milan said:

One thing you cannot deny is that Brighton have been playing some simple, yet very good attacking football. Which is something we would have to go very very long time back to see that at Chelsea.

So fingers crossed Potter can replicate that here. Which would great. But he will be up against some rotten apples.

Potter will face against many players with bigger egos than at Brighton.

[LAM09 6,782]

I'm actually shocked they've sacked him. We just signed Auba who was certainly a signing Tuchel was asking for & he's gone less than a week later.

I hope the next appointment is one that's carefully considered.

[lucio 5,418]

Sacking tuchel for potter is embarrassing. Gonna sit this season out. 

[DH1988 1,306]

3 minutes ago, Blues Forever said:

Potter will face against many players with bigger egos than at Brighton.

Every coach has to make his name somewhere and I'm past cherry picking 'elite' ones from other teams. With Todd's model and the youth we've invested in, I'd prefer Potter, it fits with their profile.

I'm disappointed with the sacking, I love Tuchel and I think asking him to be so involved in transfers was a catastrophic mistake, it's funny because I was listening to a podcast with the Brighton CEO and he was chatting about how they handle their transfer windows, I'm sure it's not different to other clubs, but there was a real insistence on following that process, whereas we seemed to jettison Marina and Co (correctly) with no DOF lined up, it's then highlighted how poor our transfer scouting department is - not youth, just the general target identification, hence the scatter gun approach.

Poor management from us and I feel for Tuchel, I really noticed his growth as a manager during our time and I'm disappointed because we absolutely played Spurs off the park, showing the 'possible' and his wish to get Raheem, turning out to be great so far. Sad that we let Rudi go, in terms of leadership and fire, managers are on the touch line and if the players had half the energy Tuchel did, we'd be far better off, so ultimately the coach is reliant on those on the pitch, leaders which we lack.

 

/rant

[Alabama 1,992]

Another manager bite the dust....

Hope terrible and poor players like Pulisic and Ziyech are happy now...