The Next Manager?

[ChelseaFanUK 1,014]

Sarri should have realised his "sarriball" wont work yet and adjusted to suit what he has at his disposal.  If that means Jorginho has to be dropped and/or Kante back in his best role so be it.  Sometimes go 2 uptop, sometimes drop Alonso.... play Cahill when Luiz or Rudiger have a poor game.  Heck, even go 442 and use Drinkwater.   JUST ROTATE AND ADJUST, FFS

 

His ignorance and stubbornness is going to cost him.  Conte for all the shit he got 2nd season, realised a change was needed against Arsenal, and during the game, he went 3 at the back and we won the league.  FWIW, I think he will see it out, (we'd have sacked him by now i imagine), get another window to bring in his players, if our board let him, but continue this and he will be out by xmas this year

[!Hazard! 3,394]

31 minutes ago, kellzfresh said:

'Some players have privately started to complain that everything is “too tactical” and that there is now an overload of instructions that they can’t keep up with. Others wonder whether this squad is actually tactically intelligent enough to really learn this'. (Miguel Delaney, Independent)

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/manchester-city-chelsea-fc-result-final-score-goals-maurizio-sarri-job-next-a8773131.html

I think we need a new manager that doesn't do too much tactics so that our players can cope. Too much tactics is not good for the players, a new, preferably defensive manager is needed so that they can understand and move forward.

/s

We might have plenty of 'technical players' in the squad but it's becoming too apparent that the players simply do not have the intelligence to handle this football nor do they have the fighting spirit to keep on improving and impressing the coach or the fans.

In the Ajax system, football IQ is one of the key areas scouts look for when identifying talent and intelligence is very much interlinked with their definition of technique.

“Technique is not being able to juggle a ball 1000 times. Anyone can do that by practicing. Then you can work in the circus. Technique is passing the ball with one touch, with the right speed, at the right foot of your team mate" – Johan Cruijff

Clearly our board are simply happy with stepovers and backheel tricks when signing the likes Willian, Alonso and Barkley who wouldn't make the bench at true possession-based team like City even if all their other players were injured or in a coma.

 

[Special Juan 28,141]

He brought his mate Jorginho with him, shoved the best DM in world football to a position that's alien to accommodate his mate.

Whilst Kante has done OK we are losing out on his qualities for the sake of Jorginho. Right now Jorginho is offering nothing apart from stupid fucking stats on 5 million passes a game.

 

[Warning_Hazard 156]

2 minutes ago, Jason said:

 

Is there a convincing argument as to why Sarri should stay based on what he's doing THIS season? Most, if not all, of the arguments I have seen are basically backing the manager for the sake of it.

He came in asking and saying we needed players, got 1 i mean 1 fekin player and imo not many would get much more out this lot! If we go buy a ton of quality then fails you could say feck him but i highly doubt that will happen. So weve got a shepard with a herd of shitty goats half of which have foot and mouth! 

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7 minutes ago, Special Juan said:

Yes they are.

I'd give Sarri the plaudits for actually trying something different, something he hasn't done all season. He's getting pelters because he's one dimensional and not seeing the faults.

emerson rlc and odoi have played a fair bit this season, im not sure fringe players would make us good enough to compete.

our spine is shitty

no lamps no terry no drogs no cech

terry use to wreck players after defeats, all i heard was they sat in silence.

imo its the players

this aiint a man u 2.0

[Special Juan 28,141]

1 minute ago, Warning_Hazard said:

emerson rlc and odoi have played a fair bit this season,

I'm talking about starting, not cameo roles.

[Vesper 30,195]

3 minutes ago, Special Juan said:

I'm talking about starting, not cameo roles.

CHO has played 74 minutes of EPL football this year

608 total minutes of 'top flight' football BUT

only 213 minutes all year played versus Big Five league level comp (only 153 minutes if you remove the Community Shield)

no wonder he wants to leave

 

 

even with that tiny amount, he still would track out to 13-14 goals and around 19 to 20 assists over a full year's minutes (granted it is hard to accurately extrapolate with so few minutes)

 

[Special Juan 28,141]

74 minutes, deary me.

[Clockwork 1,794]

9 hours ago, Jason said:

 

Is there a convincing argument as to why Sarri should stay based on what he's doing THIS season? Most, if not all, of the arguments I have seen are basically backing the manager for the sake of it.

The most convincing argument i can make for Sarri is that if he stays on, we will more likely to see a much needed revamp of the squad. If a new manager comes in, the players will definitely get a fresh start and a new beginning. 

[Jase 43,479]

Just now, Clockwork said:

The most convincing argument i can make for Sarri is that if he stays on, we will more likely to see a much needed revamp of the squad. If a new manager comes in, the players will definitely get a fresh start and a new beginning. 

Revamping the squad is one thing but are we seriously gonna be happy with a stubborn manager and basically a one trick pony?

[MoroccanBlue 5,383]

6 minutes ago, Jason said:

Revamping the squad is one thing but are we seriously gonna be happy with a stubborn manager and basically a one trick pony?

Depends what Sarri can bring to the table when he has his players

[Clockwork 1,794]

1 minute ago, Jason said:

Revamping the squad is one thing but are we seriously gonna be happy with a stubborn manager and basically a one trick pony?

No and i am far from being a Sarri backer, but i look at this way i personally see the squad a bigger issue and maintain that Sarri is not the right manager. For me at least there is the foundation for the next guy. I consider the current squad a bigger issue than Sarri. 

 

[Jase 43,479]

Just now, MoroccanBlue said:

Depends what Sarri can bring to the table when he has his players

Sarri has already shown he's a stubborn man and only knows one way of doing things, despite not having the players that suit his style. If he's not willing to adapt now, he's not going to do so in the future. Assuming he stays and gets his players, I'm almost certain we'll still criticize him for being stubborn, inflexible, predictable etc. The likes of Mourinho, Conte etc all had players their suit them in the past and we still criticized them for the some of the things we do with Sarri now.

[Jase 43,479]

2 minutes ago, Clockwork said:

No and i am far from being a Sarri backer, but i look at this way i personally see the squad a bigger issue and maintain that Sarri is not the right manager. For me at least there is the foundation for the next guy. I consider the current squad a bigger issue than Sarri. 

It's ironic you mentioned laying the foundation when Sarri continues to play the old guys and not the younger players who should be the future of the team. I think more than anything, we need a Director of Football.

[OneMoSalah 8,886]

8 minutes ago, Jason said:

Revamping the squad is one thing but are we seriously gonna be happy with a stubborn manager and basically a one trick pony?

Change is needed and it definitely wont be easy.

There is a huge air of complacency from top to bottom at the club, board to manager to players.

For me, Sarri should get to see the season out, stubborn or not. He has more about him than Villas-Boas, who many have compared him to, and quite frankly as I mentioned in another thread, this changing manager every year or whatever is clearly not sustainable anymore. Its works for 12 months then its same again. A serious reboot is needed all across the club lol. People wanted attractive football when we won playing uglier under Jose and Conte. Roman included. Its not been good recently but its one of them where if we change again its like starting from scratch, papering over the cracks, pinning all the blame on the manager as opposed to everyone from board level to the players. No planning or no consistency. Sarri wants revolution as opposed to an evolution, clearly, although its not working. Even if he doesnt see this season out, its clear that it is desperstely needed. 

[Jase 43,479]

 

[Jase 43,479]

Banking our season in a clueless manager over the next five games. Oh, those are gonna be so fun to watch...

[MoroccanBlue 5,383]

9 minutes ago, Jason said:

Sarri has already shown he's a stubborn man and only knows one way of doing things, despite not having the players that suit his style. If he's not willing to adapt now, he's not going to do so in the future. Assuming he stays and gets his players, I'm almost certain we'll still criticize him for being stubborn, inflexible, predictable etc. The likes of Mourinho, Conte etc all had players their suit them in the past and we still criticized them for the some of the things we do with Sarri now.

Which if it comes to that point, it would be justifiable to sack him. 

As clockwork mentioned, I see far too many average players on the team that hold us back vs Sarri's tactics. 

[Jase 43,479]

Just now, MoroccanBlue said:

Which if it comes to that point, it would be justifiable to sack him. 

As clockwork mentioned, I see far too many average players on the team that hold us back vs Sarri's tactics. 

Which if it comes to that point?  Sarri hasn't shown anything THIS season to suggest we should give him THAT long! He admitted that he doesn't know how to motivate the players and then said how he doesn't know what's the problem with us right now! Seriously, is there a convincing argument out there as to why Sarri deserves to stay based on what he's doing THIS season? So many want him to stay just for the sake of backing the manager, especially after what's happened!  

[coolhead23 1,147]

If Sarri has to go then everyone has to go along with him else nothing will change ... the manager is always the fall guy for us while everyone around enjoys the circus. 

Has Sarri done enough, no ... he has been too rigid but then he hasnt received any support on the field as well off the field.