The Next Manager?

[DDA 9,691]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3367947/Chelsea-consider-Manchester-City-manager-Manuel-Pellegrini-long-term-replacement-Jose-Mourinho.html

I'm surprised many people in the comment section believe Pellegrini would be a good option.

Yea but if you read the comment section on most DailyFail articles it is 99% of the time full of clueless idiots. They come out of nowhere on those articles.

[Blue Gino 377]

Emenalo never wanted the club to hire Mourinho in fact he asked the club to hire Pellegrini and then asked the club to let him go to facilitate the hiring of Mourinho but was denied. Emenalo watched on as Mourinho got rid of Emenalo's signings like Mata, KDB and Schurrle and that had to sting. Now with Jose gone, Emenalo can put his stamp on things once Guus is finished. Emenalo's vision of Chelsea is similar to Arsenal: attractive football, young talent found on the cheap and promotion of youth to the first team. Pellegrini will check all those boxes as Emenalo's ideal manager. Like it or not. Sincerely a clueless idiot. ?

[Muzchap 8,966]

Pellegrini is tactically inept though, yes he plays with flair, but when Yaya and Silva aren't working the team is easy to beat, that's my main concern

There seems to be some arguments around possession based football - for me tika taka isn't the only form of possession based football, I honestly don't mind about possession too much, it's what you do when you have the ball that counts.

How many times last season did the pundits bang on about, they had 70% possession but still lost...

Possession <> winning

Although, I do admit it's impossible for the other team to beat you if they don't have the ball.

I was hoping for Simeone or maybe Hiddink staying for a season, so I'm still ok with that - just think Pellegrini would be a step backwards, he has massively underachieved IMHO with City.

[El P. 1,354]

Whatever happens... We need to STOP relying on managers to do miracles for our squad and build our own identity, not depending so much on manager we have. Buy sort of players for a football you want to play, and bring manager who you think can work out with those players.

With that attitude you can change managers every two years, and it would be all good, just target those who are proven with a type of play you wanna play.

If we bring Simeone and stick with this players, it's no good. If we bring Guardiola and stick with this players, it's even worse.

This squad is suited for some a little bit attacking play manager. Not Simeone who is all warrior-defensive, not Guardiola who said himself that we need 10 new players (to play attacking), right?

Don't know what will happen, but I know that we must build our own play by buying right type of players. The worst thing is, with no playing identity... When you are in position like that and you sack manager - you are completely lost. Just like we are now.

[MefiX19 1,092]

Why we need to have some super star manager? It doesn't mean that we gonna win PL and UCL easy if Guardiola or Simeone would be our manager. I want some new ideas, new blood into managment, some young manager that can laugh with players, someone like Pochettino, Koeman, Emery. They are not overhipped like AVB was and they do wonders with their teams. Emery: EL, Koeman: Soton were 2nd half season and their team were all in vacation in Liverpool, Pochettino: Doing really great job with Spurs and Soton, Spurs are looking like top4 team.

[LDN Blue 7,903]

This Emery fellow is flavour of the month all of a sudden huh?

[LDN Blue 7,903]

Simeone will not leave Atletico. He loves everything about that club. He screams similarities in terms of Mourinho and I for one would like this club to transition out of such a tedious philosophy.

While that's a nice picture, it's a fallacy.

He'll get bored or something, but as a manager curiosity will get the better of him and he will manage elsewhere. Money talks, if Chelsea have the intention and the blank cheque to match the Simeone will be leaving Atletico Madrid.

Whether he should or not, is another issue. I agree with you that we should go for a more open/positive manager, but Simeone would do wonder for organisation and defence.

[DYC. 7,542]

Pellegrini is tactically inept though, yes he plays with flair, but when Yaya and Silva aren't working the team is easy to beat, that's my main concern

There seems to be some arguments around possession based football - for me tika taka isn't the only form of possession based football, I honestly don't mind about possession too much, it's what you do when you have the ball that counts.

How many times last season did the pundits bang on about, they had 70% possession but still lost...

Possession <> winning

Although, I do admit it's impossible for the other team to beat you if they don't have the ball.

I was hoping for Simeone or maybe Hiddink staying for a season, so I'm still ok with that - just think Pellegrini would be a step backwards, he has massively underachieved IMHO with City.

The whole possession thing is such a silly discussion. If you pull of moves succesfully, you retain the ball. The higher the succes rate, the higher the possession.

Dortmund and Arsenal don't play the same footbal but they both average very high possession stats. Like you said, 'possession football' goes so much further than just one specific style of football.

Attacking football is about getting forward, playing the ball vertically and taking risks rather than obsessing over keeping the ball for long periods of time.

[Spike 12,049]

This Emery fellow is flavour of the month all of a sudden huh?

Unai emery has been popular and respected since his Valencia days

[Rhino's Skin 972]

have any from this forum applied for the job yet?

If so....I can provide a good reference for you

[Pizy 18,418]

Pellegrino being backed with a HUGE transfer kitty (I'm talking £150m) would be the only way I can see him being accepted by our fans. If he gets a few top class players in straight away like we did with Cesc and Costa and shows to the supporters that we'll be set up nicely I think we'll be happy.

Otherwise there could almost be a Benitez-like reaction.

I'm just trying to think of positives here to reassure myself in case this actually happens. He's an admittedly classy and understated guy who can play attractive, attacking football so it's no wonder our hierarchy would want him. He's proven that if he's backed in the transfer market he can succeed so you would hope that if we appoint him our board wouldn't sign any more Papy's, Hector's, or any other nobodies.

[Clockwork 1,794]

We have to be honest with ourselves, challenging for the title next season is not a reality at the present moment, unless Guus works his miracle and get us back in the top 4 this season.

You can't have this type of season, and think we will realistically challenge for the title next season. Mou has set this club back a few years, and it will take a few years to get back to where we were. Look at United they are still trying to recover from Moyes fuck up, so will we for the next few years thanks to Mou Mouyes.

Also realize that we are in risk of losing our best players, its going to be difficult keeping our good players if other clubs come after them. Secondly without CL football we have to settle for 2nd tier players, we aren't likely signing impact players.

It is going to be a process, next season get back to top 4 then go from there.

[Pizy 18,418]

We have to be honest with ourselves, challenging for the title next season is not a reality at the present moment, unless Guus works his miracle and get us back in the top 4 this season.

You can't have this type of season, and think we will realistically challenge for the title next season. Mou has set this club back a few years, and it will take a few years to get back to where we were. Look at United they are still trying to recover from Moyes fuck up, so will we for the next few years thanks to Mou Mouyes.

Also realize that we are in risk of losing our best players, its going to be difficult keeping our good players if other clubs come after them. Secondly without CL football we have to settle for 2nd tier players, we aren't likely signing impact players.

It is going to be a process, next season get back to top 4 then go from there.

Agree with all of this except for potentially losing our best players. Honestly, Hazard is the only one any top clubs would be after considering our other star players have been so poor recently.

Hazard is far and away our best and most important player. No chance we'll sell him. Short of him handing in a transfer request and pulling a Raheem Sterling I think Roman and the club will refuse any offers. The supporters would go mad if we sold him.

We may become Liverpool of the past decade if we start selling players. We won't allow that to happen.

[Leif 6,006]

If you want Simeone here I presume you like your toast with nothing on it

[Fernando 6,484]

Why we need to have some super star manager? It doesn't mean that we gonna win PL and UCL easy if Guardiola or Simeone would be our manager. I want some new ideas, new blood into managment, some young manager that can laugh with players, someone like Pochettino, Koeman, Emery. They are not overhipped like AVB was and they do wonders with their teams. Emery: EL, Koeman: Soton were 2nd half season and their team were all in vacation in Liverpool, Pochettino: Doing really great job with Spurs and Soton, Spurs are looking like top4 team.

Guardiola and Simeone came out of nowhere.

So I don't understand the people who think we will die without the "best managers in the world"

We need to gamble on something like that for us. Hecks for all we know Terry might turn out like Simeone.

Has the passion, learned from the best and got the backing from everyone at the club.

[Ossie the King 634]

If you want Simeone here I presume you like your toast with nothing on it

I think the only toast we're thinking about is the one after we win something.

I presume you want Pep or Santa to come here. I'm joking of course. One of those isn't really possible.

[DYC. 7,542]

Agree with all of this except for potentially losing our best players. Honestly, Hazard is the only one any top clubs would be after considering our other star players have been so poor recently.

Hazard is far and away our best and most important player. No chance we'll sell him. Short of him handing in a transfer request and pulling a Raheem Sterling I think Roman and the club will refuse any offers. The supporters would go mad if we sold him.

We may become Liverpool of the past decade if we start selling players. We won't allow that to happen.

Don't forget about Courtois and to a lesser extent Willian (and possibly Pedro). I agree with you. I don't believe in the club being forced to sell at all. There's only a handful of clubs able to afford the fees and wages. Don't think the elite (Bayern, Barca, Real) will be interested in them. Though I can see Real wanting Courtois and Pedro could return to Barca possibly. English clubs don't stand a chance so that leaves you with PSG. Don't think Hazard or Courtois would make that move. Willian and Pedro maybe.

The likes of Cesc, Diego and Oscar could leave but I don't expect it. Wouldn't hurt the club too much either.

The only problem I see is the new blood. People always say look at Utd. Signings a la Schneiderlin, Herrera, Blind, Rojo, Schweinsteiger, Depay, Martial aren't upgrades. It will be hard. A top 4 miracle will be necessary for better signings in 2016.

[Bosnian Blue 2,471]

Steve Holland for me over Pellegrino.