The Next Manager?

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Come on, Lampard!!! Welcome back

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5 hours ago, Jason said:

According to Duncan Castles, Lampard has agreed to take the job after receiving reassurances from Roman...

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/sport/roman-abramovich-makes-phone-plea-to-lampard-to-take-chelsea-job-8tps6ml06

If true, a sensible assurance and a huge deal for Chelsea to do this. Good time for Frank to take the job when priorities have been reset.

 

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9 hours ago, manpe said:

My worry is that when things go bad, which they inevitably will, then he will be shat on by everyone and sacked by the clueless board. I wouldn't mind him coming in, I love Lamps, but he will need to be shown massive patience. 

I have such low expectations for next year it will really take some truly shambolic managing for months on end to get me going cray

I will be pretty happy if we just stay in the top 6

I also am actually really excited if Lamps comes on board and CHO immediately renews

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On 14/06/2019 at 10:47 PM, MoroccanBlue said:

Why City being banned from the Champions League is going to be a piss take as they will steamroll the league that season. 

If they are out of the CL, and if they can beat Victimpool twice, they (and this is insane to even ponder, and has a one in a million chance of happening) MAY have a shot at a perfect 114 point season. If that is ever to happen in a big Six league, then it would be this shitty team in a non Europe year. They will need to tweek a few things still I think. I think they need to sell Danilo and get Cancelo and deffo need a LB (as Mendy is hurt far too often) and they need a DH DMF (Fernandinho is simply too old (34 and 35yo next season) now to play even a full EPL-only season and remain healthy) and they need another WC CB (as I have always said, I do NOT rate Stones that high, and Kompany and Otamendi are gone-- and Otamendi has been shite for ages)

RB Cancelo (by far the best for them) or  Sergi Roberto or Wan-Bissake (not sure if he is a good fit for their system though) or Ashraf Hakimi (Pep style young 19yo) or Youcef Atal (OGC Nice, super young fullback)

LB (same targets as us) Telles, Chilwell, Junior Firpo, José Gayà (if they were truly cray, they should make offer for Alaba)

DH DMF  Rodrigo (Atletico Madrid, perfect, archetypal Pep DMF, absolute is the next Busquets) or Ruben Neves or Tanguy Ndombélé (I think he is capable of playing there under Pep) or Igor Zubeldia - Real Sociedad (similar to Rodrigo, a tad smaller, is also a perfect Pepe DMF)

CB  de Ligt, KK, José Giménez, Varane, Marquinhos (I think he would be perfect) maybe roll dice with Umtiti, or go with youth in Rúben Dias, or finally, a wild card, Iñigo Martínez (Athletic Bilbao), IMHO probable the most underrated CB in Europe over the last 5 years, he is now 28. Insane passer and pacey, good size. He would be a monster in the Pep system and he still has 3 or so good years left.

They sort those, they COULD, with a lot of luck, possible do the impossible: 38 wins, no draws, no defeats (it will all come down (if they have not already fucked up) to those 2 Bindipper games)

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On 14/06/2019 at 9:03 PM, Iggy Doonican said:

Allardyce or Pullis.

full stop RIOT if some shite like that EVER went on, roflmaoooooo

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Massimiliano Allegri Reveals Why He Is Not in the Running for Chelsea Manager Role

https://www.90min.com/posts/6390713-massimiliano-allegri-reveals-why-he-is-not-in-the-running-for-chelsea-manager-role

Massimiliano Allegri has ended speculation that he might be appointed Chelsea manager, or any other vacant post in the near future, by revealing that he plans to take a year away from football. 

With Maurizio Sarri's announcement as Juventus manager expected imminently, Allegri had been tentatively linked with a move to Stamford Bridge - although Frank Lampard remains the strong favourite.

Allegri, who left Juventus at the end of the 2018/19 season, has now dismissed any notion that he could take over at Chelsea, professing his desire to take a sabbatical from football management to focus on his family and friends.

Speaking at an event on leadership in Milan, as quoted by Football Italia, Allegri said: ''I am going to take a year off to recharge my batteries and take my personal life back in hand, rediscover after many years the affection of my family, children and friends.  

''The last 16 years have felt like being in a blender. You have to take time away from what you usually spend with family and friends. 

''I'll use this year to recharge my batteries ahead of next season.'' 

Allegri left Juventus as one of the most successful coaches in the club's history, having won five consecutive Serie A titles, alongside four Coppa Italia titles, two Supercoppa Italiana titles and reaching the Champions League final twice.

 

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[Iggy Doonican 4,186]

I'm 100% sure the fans will never turn on Lamps doesn't matter how bad things get and they certainly won't be bad as some our making out. David Webb took over in 1993 with the team struggling. Webbie was a legend and his appointment got the fans onside straight away and while you couldn't call it a feel good factor it was important that one of our own took over and we climbed the table and then Hoddle took over which wasn't a universally popular decision with him being a Tottenham legend.

It does amuse me the way Chelsea fans are perceived that we are entitled and passionless and yet when we let our feelings known we're spoilt and constantly moaning. When Mourinho got sacked and we played against Sunderland and we let the players know how we felt that's what Chelsea fans are all about we're not fucking mugs and if your not pulling your weight manager or players we'll let you know.

So if Frank is the manager we've got to cut him some slack and look at the bigger picture. While the club is not exactly in turmoil things could be a lot smoother (they never are at Chelsea) Roman's hiatus, the transfer ban, injuries to key players so get behind Lamps and Carefree.

[xPetrCechx 13,563]

Please, end this saga!

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

We're not getting a replacement, so Sarri to stay then. Sorry Juve.

[Laylabelle 9,351]

Well seeing as we have no transfer window and a signing to drag out for all of summer we instead have this I guess. 

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1 hour ago, Iggy Doonican said:

I'm 100% sure the fans will never turn on Lamps doesn't matter how bad things get and they certainly won't be bad as some our making out. David Webb took over in 1993 with the team struggling. Webbie was a legend and his appointment got the fans onside straight away and while you couldn't call it a feel good factor it was important that one of our own took over and we climbed the table and then Hoddle took over which wasn't a universally popular decision with him being a Tottenham legend.

It does amuse me the way Chelsea fans are perceived that we are entitled and passionless and yet when we let our feelings known we're spoilt and constantly moaning. When Mourinho got sacked and we played against Sunderland and we let the players know how we felt that's what Chelsea fans are all about we're not fucking mugs and if your not pulling your weight manager or players we'll let you know.

So if Frank is the manager we've got to cut him some slack and look at the bigger picture. While the club is not exactly in turmoil things could be a lot smoother (they never are at Chelsea) Roman's hiatus, the transfer ban, injuries to key players so get behind Lamps and Carefree.

I am prepared to cut Lamps a tonne of slack, he is walking into a really fucked up situ that he had zero part in making.

We survived 2 shit seasons in the last 4, 2015–16 (a fucking nightmare) but we snapped back with a monster EPL season, and then 2017-18 (and even there we won a major trophy, the FA Cup) and got another trophy last year so this club has proven we can overcome adversity.

If you look at Derby last year, and subtract out our two lads (Tomori and Mount) they really had fuckall in terms of even potential, (let alone present) top class talent and Lamps still got them one goal away from being in the EPL. Waghorn? Tom Lawrence?  Jack Marriot?? LOL Those 3 are nowhere near EPL level. Lawrence is closest and he might slot in a bottom 5 EPL team like BHO or the dreadful (I have NO idea how they got 2nd place, Chris Wilder FULLY earned his MOTY award, their entire market value is only £29m!) Sheffield United squad.

Those 3 players were, after Tomori and Mount, their best players, along with Jayden Bogle. Bogle is only 18, and he MAY be an EPL right back someday, but that is neither here nor there at this time, and yet Lampard got a massive FIFTY games and almost 4400 minutes out of the lad. Derby's entire team last season was worth less in Transfermarkt's total market value than what we paid for just Pulisic, less than what we paid for just Jorginho. I think he had a great year. Put him in charge of West Brom or Stoke and give him Mount and Tomori, and either of thsoe, especially the Baggies, would have finished in top 2. Derby is going to finish bottom half of the table next season if Lamps leaves.

 

[Kajo 176]

I think after last season our funs should to restrain their judgement of a manager until the season ends. Because it's awkward as F what had Sarri achieved here and how he was treated.

[Duppy Conqueror 1,494]

for me Roman has always respected footballers above coaches. he probably respects Lampard above any coach he`s hired for us before.

we don`t need a puppet master coach ,those are for teams with weaker talent (i know we aren`t the most talented of squads any more,but coupling the fact that we now require to use a fair few of those we have loaned out,our squad would be stronger) look at all Lampard has played with he`s had pretty much every kind of personality of player in the dressing room. e.g Drogba,Ballack,Crespo,JT, Ashley and Joe Cole,Gerrard,Scholes,Rio etc...

i don`t expect us to go deep into the European Cup campaign,i`m not entirely expecting us to even finish 3rd in the Premier League but am expecting us to look in a much better position to challenge in year two than i would have expected with a more rigid puppet master coach like Jose,Conte or Sarri.  

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4 minutes ago, Mana said:

Di Matteo is a respected footballer at Chelsea.

i said Roman respects footballers more meaning who has played for us during his time as owner..Roman didn`t know Chelsea when RDM was in his pomp. 

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16 hours ago, manpe said:

My worry is that when things go bad, which they inevitably will, then he will be shat on by everyone and sacked by the clueless board. I wouldn't mind him coming in, I love Lamps, but he will need to be shown massive patience. 

I agree mate, he needs time and patience, lets hope it all pans out even with this clueless board of ours.

[Fulham Broadway 16,835]

When Frank comes, he should have a clause that he can come on for the last 10 minutes for late runs in the box to score a classic Lampard winner

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-7146839/Frank-Lampard-agrees-Chelsea-guaranteed-two-years.html

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