The Next Manager?

[Thor 2,451]

You wanted time for a permanent manager to be instated - so give it time. 

Getting Lamps in to motivate in the time being and light a fire is the best thing for now.

[Fulham Broadway 16,950]

16 minutes ago, Thor said:

You wanted time for a permanent manager to be instated - so give it time. 

Getting Lamps in to motivate in the time being and light a fire is the best thing for now.

This is exactly what Pat Nevin said - take your time, rush into it and it can be a costly mistake. Having Frank as interim is a prudent pragmatic approach.

[Dan Lee 47]

Thinking too much! Analyzing too much! Stop complains and support the team. We have to see how it goes before critising everything.

From when we become a soccer expert compared to Frank? 

Edited April 7, 2023 by Dan Lee

[sydneyblue 14]

my oh my.... I read this forum, and enjoy all of the differing opinions........

I know I don't post a lost but I shall chime in here.

Many here say that our club has lost its passion, leadership and is a rudderless shit show of entitled social media obsessed lazy little kids who have no idea what this club is about   ........ "prime Drogba...... Prime Terry la la la  would make a difference......"

And many believe the all time top goalscorer of this club (211 if i'm not mistaken).... from fucking midfield ! .... doesn't have it within him to show some of the aforementioned passion and pride for this club that everyone begged for whilst under potter.

....... for a handful of matches?

Good luck super frank....... Chels through and through!! KTBFHH 

It wasn't that long ago that many of us feared that Chelsea FC may cease to exist.

⚽ 💙 ⚽ 💙 ⚽ 💙 ⚽💙 ⚽

Edited April 7, 2023 by sydneyblue

[OneMoSalah 8,797]

6 hours ago, Vegetable said:

If I was to be super optimistic, it depends on how you see things - if Nags/Enrique declined joining now (there was such rumor) or the board got fixated on the mission of destroying the club aka looking for someone more adequate for long term vision we need a caretaker till end of season anyway. Whatever Bruno had to do, Frank may be do better just due to his experience

Stopped reading after this. Experience? What experience? 2 sackings? 2 lost dressing rooms? 2 soft soft teams who looked devoid of ideas and any spirit. Sure 

[Strike 7,265]

16 hours ago, TheHulk said:

He seems to have done something about his hair

[Cosmin 2,484]

 

[Strike 7,265]

6 hours ago, NikkiCFC said:

Don't think there is a any possibility for that but if he somehow do good you can bet huge group of fans would call for his stay. 

But that will be prevented before, as I'm sure club will announce new manager for next season maybe later in April, maybe early in May. 

Or this is a hoodwink. Owners know a transfer ban is coming for their spending. They’ve got Lampard since he has navigated this situation before 😀

 

[Strike 7,265]

16 hours ago, Thor said:

I actually like this for the rest of the season. 

The players need someone who will explain to them how privileged they are to play here and what it means to be a Chelsea player. 

Our players don't lack skill. They lack heart and grit. Getting a legend in to tell you that you're a spoilt sack of shit and playing like one might be what lights a fire. 

This theory was already disproved couple of years ago. This DNA nonsense is what got Frank to the club in the first place and has been hired again now without too much of a recruitment process. 

[Vegetable 830]

4 hours ago, OneMoSalah said:

Stopped reading after this. Experience? What experience? 2 sackings? 2 lost dressing rooms? 2 soft soft teams who looked devoid of ideas and any spirit. Sure 

I said he has experience, not that he is a good manager 🤪

Bruno is coaching staff member, Lampard was an actual manager, so yeah, he has some experience - knows how organize work, how to handle pressure, how to handle press, how to talk to players and won't get caught with easiest of tricks pulled on him. Basics. May be not great, but at least not lost in the dark. 

Still think he will be taken bit more seriously than Bruno with all respect, and perhaps Potter as well, so will take some pressure off from player's minds. Yet I'd of course prefer proper manager.

 

31 minutes ago, Strike said:

The players need someone who will explain to them how privileged they are to play here and what it means to be a Chelsea player. 

Our players don't lack skill. They lack heart and grit. Getting a legend in to tell you that you're a spoilt sack of shit and playing like one might be what lights a fire. 

I read see this kind of opinions more and more often recently and can't resist the feeling it's not quite true. We are not PSG/Madrid kind of starlet affair due to thank god quite cautious recruitment in terms of mentality. Being depressed/unmotivated due to internal issues at the club, lack of leadership, clear plan, atmosphere and energy is quite different thing, than having one's head in their ass. This is generalization ofc, but we are not the team of 26 Dembele's in his prime shithousery phase (and actually luckily avoided buying him after all).

 

Edited April 7, 2023 by Vegetable

[Gundalf 804]

5 hours ago, OneMoSalah said:

Stopped reading after this. Experience? What experience? 2 sackings? 2 lost dressing rooms? 2 soft soft teams who looked devoid of ideas and any spirit. Sure 

Who would u want as intermin?

[turgi 71]

I admit I am biased, but I love this guy and hoping he'll do well.

If you look at his results, they are not very bad comparing to the ones who came after him.

[lucio 5,418]

1 hour ago, Gundalf said:

Who would u want as intermin?

Benitez

[Cosmin 2,484]

2 minutes ago, lucio said:

Benitez

1. Why? and 2. Can you imagine the outrage, considering the context? 

[lucio 5,418]

9 minutes ago, Cosmin said:

1. Why? and 2. Can you imagine the outrage, considering the context? 

Because he's objectively better than Frank lampard. He's won a European trophy as an interim at Chelsea before. Who cares about fan outrage , we'd be managed by Jose still if we listened to the SB crowd 

[Cosmin 2,484]

7 minutes ago, lucio said:

. He's won a European trophy as an interim at Chelsea before. 

So has Di Matteo + Benitez did that 10 years ago. Besides, appointing an interim during this stage of the season is not something meant to help us improve results. It’s meant to improve the mood around the team and the fans too. Lampard is clearly a better option than Rafael Benitez, from that perspective. Benitez would’ve made the whole club look like a joke even more than we do now. 
 

And that “we have the chance at winning the UCL” narative is naive at best.

[YorkshireBlue 3,126]

16 minutes ago, lucio said:

Because he's objectively better than Frank lampard. He's won a European trophy as an interim at Chelsea before. Who cares about fan outrage , we'd be managed by Jose still if we listened to the SB crowd 

I thought you was joking, but your serious? Just when I start to think your not as bad as I thought you do another post that blows my mind!!! 

[lucio 5,418]

2 minutes ago, YorkshireBlue said:

I thought you was joking, but your serious? Just when I start to think your not as bad as I thought you do another post that blows my mind!!! 

Is it necessary to make personal comments? I recall you saying lampard was a turd just yesterday. With that in mind is suggesting benitez is better so outrageous? If it was up to me I'd hire neither. Was just the first available name that came to my head