Parky 739 Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 3 hours ago, azinopik said: I'd love to see Brendan's fluid system at Chelsea Yea but then leak 3 goals for every 1 goal scored. His a cheap Pep imitation full of holes.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernando 6,585 Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Juande Ramos almost became Chelsea manager - Marcos Alvarez http://espnfc.com/chelsea/story/2786018/juande-ramos-almost-became-chelsea-manager-marcos-alvarez -via ESPN FC http://es.pn/fcapp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petre.ispirescu 4,928 Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 8 hours ago, Tomo said: Is he quite stubborn in his ways of attacking? Like for example will he tone it down a bit against teams better equipped to play attacking football than us? Ie Arsenal, Barcelona, City? What is his Chile team like from a defensive POV? Last thing I ever want to see is a repeat of that 5-3 against Arsenal. Nah, he is not a "gung ho all out attack" manager. He's clever, knows how to find balance between attack and defence. Favours a three at the back formation as he's a Bielsa/Guardiola adept, obsessed with having the ball most of the time, wing backs bombing forward and players occupy attacking positions to recover the ball quickly. Best example would be the Copa America Final where naturally you'd think he'd revert to a four at the back formation knowing he's going to face the likes Messi, Aguero, Di Maria, Lavezzi, Pastore, but he didn't. Went for three at the back, but guess what?! None of them was a natural central defender. All of them defensive midfielders - Gary Medel (1.70m), Marcelo Diaz (1.65m) and Francisco Silva (1.78m). Clever move if you ask me because Argentina did not possess that big of a hight advantage, but Sampaoli had to deal with other thing and that was Argentina's pace upfront. That's why he brought small, but quick defensive midfielders to play at the back. It was not the most entertaining final, but you could see how solid Chile looked and how they limited Argentina to only two shots on goal, both in the 1st half. So yeah, you could say he goes into a more pragmatic approach when facing dangerous opponents, but does not derail that much from his own philosophy. Sampaoli is flexible, as I said, favours a three at the back formation that easily switches to 5-3-2 when having to defend, or a 3-1-3-3 when going forward. His tactical knowledge is infinite, likes to experiment a lot while keeping a balance in his team. Today he arrived in Chile and a number of fans insulted him after Sampaoli said he does not want to work, nor live in Chile anymore because of the scandal that Chilean Federation involved him in after the Copa America (some documents leaked that show Sampaoli depositing money in British Virgin Island accounts etc). He will be a free agent in the next days and I also read in Chilean media (although they quoted a Spanish outlet) that he is keen to take over at Chelsea and the negociations have begun. Sampaoli and Abramovich had a chat and he asked Roman, in the eventuality of him becoming the next Chelsea manager, to do everything to sign Alexis Sanchez. He sees him as the catalyst for a new Chelsea and wants to build the team around him. Fernando, Muzchap, The Skipper and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xPetrCechx 13,573 Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 48 minutes ago, Fernando said: Juande Ramos almost became Chelsea manager - Marcos Alvarez http://espnfc.com/chelsea/story/2786018/juande-ramos-almost-became-chelsea-manager-marcos-alvarez -via ESPN FC http://es.pn/fcapp with a club where there are no guarantees of continuing even if you do a good job." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 It's only half a season but Maurizio Sarri is one to watch. Doing wonders at Napoli. 11Drogba 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,140 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Maybe go for Benitez, I mean looks like we maybe close to signing Pato, we already have Papi and Falcao looks like he's staying. Good times. Adnane and Henrique 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adnane 1,101 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Might not mean much, but the Atletico transfer ban could mean that their squad stays the same over the next year and a half. Simeone already stated he was really happy in Atletico and now with the ban, I don't see the Colchoneros giving him green lights as an eventual manager would surely require even the slightest change of personnel. Doesn't change a whole lot in the matter, but just makes me believe more and more that this one might be out of reach this season. stroey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adnane 1,101 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 28 minutes ago, Special Juan said: Maybe go for Benitez, I mean looks like we maybe close to signing Pato, we already have Papi and Falcao looks like he's staying. Good times. Bring back Kalou for the experience, sell overrated players like Hazard, Matic, give Fabregas the armband and buy a bunch of Barcelona rejects, Bojan, Affelay, Munir... We might have a go at CL then. Special Juan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizy 18,952 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Sacking Mourinho will look even more stupid if we end up without Simeone. TheIceMan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea Legend 11 4,062 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 On 1/11/2016 at 5:37 AM, Kieran. said: Pellegrini's an asshole but he's not as terrible of a manager as you're all making him out to be. I would be interested seeing what he could do here. Ya so long as he comes with Navas I'm all for it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea Legend 11 4,062 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 I want Cholo! Does he leave Atleti when they're at their lowest though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henrique 9,133 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Great article about Simeone's tactics: http://www.fm-base.co.uk/forum/share-download-fm-15-tactics/275763-diego-simeone-inspired-l-4-4-2-l-counter-attacking-pressing-artisan-15-3-0-a.html Stats 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manpe 10,861 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Where does this popular opinion that Guardiola takes only easy jobs comes from? Tomo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xPetrCechx 13,573 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 16 minutes ago, manpe said: Where does this popular opinion that Guardiola takes only easy jobs comes from? Its true. Essien19 and stroey 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manpe 10,861 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Where does this popular opinion that Guardiola takes only easy jobs comes from? Its true. True, because...? The Skipper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xPetrCechx 13,573 Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 12 hours ago, manpe said: True, because...? Why? Cos his job at bayern is one of the easiest. everyone can win the league with them. The same with barcelona.Average manager like Enrique won 5 cups. They have the best players. He was just lucky to get them at their top form. Look what pep does with bayern in europe... Ridicules. And city? The easiest one in england. stroey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post! Adnane 1,101 Posted January 15, 2016 Popular Post! Share Posted January 15, 2016 (edited) This misconception of "easy" jobs is really annoying me tbh. If people think Pellegrini has an easier job than, say Toni Pullis, then they really should reconsider all the difference in pressure and expectations in both jobs. The teams avoiding relegation (not necessarily West Brom) do have pressure and expectations not to go down, but people don't give them as much stick as they would give to favorites when they don't achieve, and that's quite normal, because no matter how much small teams spend nowadays, the expectations and investement of the title favorites will always be higher, and thus less tolerant to failure. What are the two hardest jobs in club football at the moment ? Can anyone argue it's not Barcelona and Real Madrid ? Aka two teams within top 3 budgets in the world and with the best transfer appeal to world class players ? And the "Bundesliga is easy" excuse is just as wrong, Guardiola is really good at analyzing teams defensive weaknesses and coming up with out of the box offensive mechanics to break them up, that's why his sides always look this dominant in their leagues ( the only thing i can concede is that he had a supernatural footballer in his Barcelona days, which made it a bit easier as that dude gives his team an incredible aura due to his inevitable danger ). Edited January 15, 2016 by Adnane Henrique, The Skipper, Tomo and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azul 1,615 Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 Latest rumours are that Abramovich wants Ranieri in the summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manpe 10,861 Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 2 hours ago, xPetrCechx said: Why? Cos his job at bayern is one of the easiest. everyone can win the league with them. The same with barcelona.Average manager like Enrique won 5 cups. They have the best players. He was just lucky to get them at their top form. Look what pep does with bayern in europe... Ridicules. And city? The easiest one in england. He's a Barcelona man, managed Barca B before being promoted, so that doesn't count. Even then he took them to another level. Bayern is the only real example and it is not enough to make some kind of final judgement on his preferences. In fact he has only managed two clubs in his life, whatever way you look at it it is too small sample size to form any substantial conclusions. The fact he chose Bayern over us makes it sound like sour grapes more than anything. Tomo, Spike and The Skipper 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xPetrCechx 13,573 Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 Heynckes's Bayern >>> Pep's Bayern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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