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Unless Potter conjures up some magic spell out of his ass and makes the team perform better i just don’t see anything to be positive about him. Right now the club is cursed, down to injuries, performances and morale. I don’t know what kind of juju the club is under right now, but it’s something out of a horror movie.

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16 hours ago, NikkiCFC said:

I don't see a point to sack him now. Season is over except CL. All PL games for the remaining of the season are glorified friendlies. No chance for Europe and we won't get relegated. Position in between does not matter. 

Exactly. Im somewhat hoping for a Conte 2017 situation next year. Full preseason, no international football, means 1 game per week, means fewer injuries (hopefully), more time to tactically prepare for the opponent. I would give him at least till October. There is nothing to rescue in this season, so any manager that would come in now would get wasted.  

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15 hours ago, OneMoSalah said:

I don’t think people understand, if we finish outside the top 8, we aren’t signing any top players in the summer. Nada. Zilch. Because they will all go somewhere else for the CL/to compete for trophies.

After we finished 10th 2016, we signed Ngolo Kante.  

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13 hours ago, Vytis33 said:

Pep backed Potter let's not forget that.  I'm sure he had our best interest in mind...

 

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Pep also told Arsenal fans to have patience with Arteta and that he will become good. Ig some gooners were laughing back then as well. 

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Todd Boehly brutally sacked long-term Chelsea physio over Zoom, ditched medical director in staff cull and failed to fix injury-prone squad – how much of Blues crisis is bad luck?

https://talksport.com/football/1301784/

Chelsea manager Graham Potter truly cannot catch a break.

Two minutes at Craven Cottage on Thursday night summed up his lack of luck quite brilliantly.

Chelsea players are dropping like flies

With the Blues back on level terms and dominating, Denis Zakaria became the latest addition to a long, long injury list in the 56th minute.

Moments later, a moment of madness from new loan signing Joao Felix resulted in a straight red card on his debut.

Just like that, Potter was without two more key players, with Felix to miss the next three games as Chelsea wait to discover the full extent of Zakaria’s thigh problem.

Potter’s opportunity to turn things around vanished and Fulham went on to inflict a seventh defeat in the Blues’ last ten matches.

The irony is that Felix was rushed into the starting XI because of all the players missing – and perhaps that lack of time to climatize contributed to his rash challenge.

Having agreed to cover 100 per cent of his £250,000 wages, along with a £10million loan fee to Atletico Madrid for a five-month deal, Felix’s suspension will cost Chelsea around £3m.

It all begs the question: at what point does this stop being bad luck and, instead, point to more systematic failings?

Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly, who took over in May, has spent more than £300million on players – and the Blues are currently tenth.

Having acted as interim director of football, the American billionaire has assembled a squad of players who don’t fit and get injured all the time.

While the sheer extent of Chelsea’s injury problems is unfortunate, how many games can players like Reece James, Ben Chilwell, N’Golo Kante, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Wesley Fofana be expected to play in a season, given their records?

Despite the spending spree, the Blues do not have a squad they can depend on to survive a rigorous domestic campaign. Their most reliable player, in terms of fitness, is 38-year-old Thiago Silva.

Is it just wild coincidence that such terrible recruitment and an unprecedented injury crisis occur the season after Boehly culled the long-term staff who took care of these things?

While the departures of Bruce Buck, Marina Granovskaia and Petr Cech dominated headlines, the medical team was also dismantled.

Head physiotherapist Thierry Laurent was reportedly sacked on a short Zoom call after 17 years at the club.

Meanwhile, the club’s medical director Dr Paco Biosca was also given his marching orders after 11 years at Stamford Bridge.

The biggest casualty, of course, was manager Thomas Tuchel – another decision which looks increasingly curious by the day.

Could they have prevented any of this? Maybe not.

But Boehly made this target for his back by ripping up successful, pre-existing methods and insisting his were better. With that comes responsibility when it all goes to pot.

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23 minutes ago, Vesper said:

ditched medical director in staff cull and failed to fix injury-prone squad

Thought he sacked his celebrity clinic first, but it would mean TB admitting mistake and actually fixing it, so dunno what was I thinking.

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Well as well-being Todd getting rid of every structure that was here before also does not help. 

It is clear that he wants his guys. 

And that's why I'm convinced that potter will continue to be here because is his guy. 

Usually these type of things tend to be the result. Caos for the first season or two. But then start to rebuild. 

Continue to expect Chelsea to be bad maybe well into next year. I will say it will take the 3rd season of Potter to turn the whole club around. 

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44 minutes ago, Vegetable said:

Are those the guys on shrooms that were discussed here before? There's clearly a circlejerk around Potter that sees only what it wants to see

Or then don't take your non expert opinion on the matter.

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4 hours ago, Gundalf said:

After we finished 10th 2016, we signed Ngolo Kante.  

And who was the manager? The pull of the manager is just as important. If its Pep, Ancelotti, Mourihno or KIopp, every top player knows they are winners and will still want to work with them. Potter doesnt have that pull. Will any top player ever want to play for Brighton? Sadly thats where Chelsea is heading to.

 

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11 minutes ago, didi007 said:

And who was the manager? The pull of the manager is just as important. If its Pep, Ancelotti, Mourihno or KIopp, every top player knows they are winners and will still want to work with them. Potter doesnt have that pull. Will any top player ever want to play for Brighton? Sadly thats where Chelsea is heading to.

 

This is what i said a couple of months ago and got a lot of crap for it. Noone except the ownership wants potter.

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26 minutes ago, didi007 said:

And who was the manager? The pull of the manager is just as important. If its Pep, Ancelotti, Mourihno or KIopp, every top player knows they are winners and will still want to work with them. Potter doesnt have that pull. Will any top player ever want to play for Brighton? Sadly thats where Chelsea is heading to.

 

 

14 minutes ago, Hashishi said:

This is what i said a couple of months ago and got a lot of crap for it. Noone except the ownership wants potter.

Nkunku signed. Enzo agreed personal terms. Felix left highest paid manager in the world for Potter. What are you talking about? And ironically you mentioned Conte and Kante when is well known fact many players rejected us because they didn't want to work with him and his temperament. 

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1 hour ago, NikkiCFC said:

 

Nkunku signed. Enzo agreed personal terms. Felix left highest paid manager in the world for Potter. What are you talking about? And ironically you mentioned Conte and Kante when is well known fact many players rejected us because they didn't want to work with him and his temperament. 

If they are being offered silly money £200k + pr wk  earnings, of course they will sign...

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