The Next Manager?

[Special Juan 28,146]

Matt Law- Chelsea make contact with JN and Luis Enrique

[ZAPHOD2319 4,819]

 

[OneMoSalah 8,886]

1 hour ago, ZAPHOD2319 said:

 

If he is happy there, just don’t bother pursuing him. Wrong move for us and wrong move for him regardless, needs to experience football in a more competitive division and demanding club before making a move to a club like us.

Plus I think since Villas-Boas, its not exactly as if any young Portuguese managers/coaches have achieved anything special that jumps out at you. 

Edited April 4, 2023 by OneMoSalah

[Hashishi 148]

This situation was so predictable from the moment that fat fucker sacked Tuchel. His signings weren't immaculate but we didn't have a good recruitment set up so it wasn't all down to him. It was Boehly himself who went out and spent 600m, over wonderful food, on a bunch of dregs and not one of them can score a goal ffs. 

There is not a manager who can save us. Not while the clown show at the top is going on.

[TheHulk 2,482]

4 minutes ago, Hashishi said:

This situation was so predictable from the moment that fat fucker sacked Tuchel. His signings weren't immaculate but we didn't have a good recruitment set up so it wasn't all down to him. It was Boehly himself who went out and spent 600m, over wonderful food, on a bunch of dregs and not one of them can score a goal ffs. 

There is not a manager who can save us. Not while the clown show at the top is going on.

Outside of Mudryk january has been pretty good, it's the summer that's a colossal waste.

[Superblue 6,372]

41 minutes ago, TheHulk said:

Outside of Mudryk january has been pretty good, it's the summer that's a colossal waste.

It's taken its time but if Fofana can stay fit I think he'll be a massive player long term for us. Looks very good in that RCB in a 3 but I also think long term there's a lot of potential in a partnership of Fofana and Badiashile.

I wouldn't give up on Sterling either. I think in the right system and with the right manager, he can still be an asset here and I certainly would look at getting rid of other attackers like Pulisic and Ziyech before him.

But overall can't get away from it, that summer window is shaping up as a bit of a disaster. The January window looks significantly more positive and at least had a much longer term approach.

[Tomo 21,751]

1 hour ago, Superblue said:

It's taken its time but if Fofana can stay fit I think he'll be a massive player long term for us. Looks very good in that RCB in a 3 but I also think long term there's a lot of potential in a partnership of Fofana and Badiashile.

I wouldn't give up on Sterling either. I think in the right system and with the right manager, he can still be an asset here and I certainly would look at getting rid of other attackers like Pulisic and Ziyech before him.

But overall can't get away from it, that summer window is shaping up as a bit of a disaster. The January window looks significantly more positive and at least had a much longer term approach.

I like Badiashille but Colwill is on another level to him, the later with Fofana if all goes well is elite and then some. 

Fully agree re Sterling, i'd like us to try the system of Nkunku/Felix as a false 9 with him playing on the defenders shoulders.

[Superblue 6,372]

1 minute ago, Tomo said:

I like Badiashille but Colwill is on another level to him, the later with Fofana if all goes well is elite and then some. 

Fully agree re Sterling, i'd like us to try the system of Nkunku/Felix as a false 9 with him playing on the defenders shoulders.

I like Colwill a lot too. To be honest we're in a really good spot here with three of the best young centre backs around and Thiago Silva who at present, might just play until he's 45.

Whoever becomes the next manager also needs to decide on whether this group is better equipped to play as a back 3 or back 4. Chilwell and James are legitimately two of the best wing backs around and unless someone can devise a way in which they can attack in a similar manner within a back 4 set up, there has to be serious consideration over how to get the best out of them. At least if the wing backs were to remain, we have a strong crop of centre backs to add to them.

[ZAPHOD2319 4,819]

 

[cosmicway 1,333]

Tuchel out of the cup to midgets Freiburg.

[lucio 5,418]

1 hour ago, cosmicway said:

Tuchel out of the cup to midgets Freiburg.

Those midgets are currently occupying a champions League spot 

[cosmicway 1,333]

3 hours ago, lucio said:

Those midgets are currently occupying a champions League spot 

So do ostersunds and Jeunesse esch.

[lucio 5,418]

2 minutes ago, cosmicway said:

So do ostersunds and Jeunesse esch.

Not in Germany ahead of Leipzig Leverkusen and Frankfurt 

[cosmicway 1,333]

7 minutes ago, lucio said:

Not in Germany ahead of Leipzig Leverkusen and Frankfurt 

Small quantities.
Name the last year a team other then BM won the bundesliga.
 

[lucio 5,418]

1 hour ago, cosmicway said:

Small quantities.
Name the last year a team other then BM won the bundesliga.
 

Dortmund a while back. Bayern didn't win the cup in either of the last 2 seasons or even make the final. . Freiburg got to the final last year too , so it's clearly not the major upset you are making it out to be.

[cosmicway 1,333]

15 minutes ago, lucio said:

Dortmund a while back. Bayern didn't win the cup in either of the last 2 seasons or even make the final. . Freiburg got to the final last year too , so it's clearly not the major upset you are making it out to be.

Dortmund won it when I was a cub scout.

[ZAPHOD2319 4,819]

 

[ZAPHOD2319 4,819]

They keep saying Nags is the preferred candidate, but the owners seem to like the experience of Enrique who laid out exactly how he would use the young players in a high pressing defense and how he would use them specifically in attacking play. He came really wanting the position right now.

[Special Juan 28,146]

The most talks have been held with JN but nothing face to face until now as Enrique is now in London.

I think it will all come to a head by the end of the weekend and we will know who's taking charge

[Reddish-Blue 2,510]

2 minutes ago, ZAPHOD2319 said:

They keep saying Nags is the preferred candidate, but the owners seem to like the experience of Enrique who laid out exactly how he would use the young players in a high pressing defense and how he would use them specifically in attacking play. He came really wanting the position right now.

Yeah, there were reports saying Vivell wants Nagelsmann (as they've worked in a similar RB model setup) but it's understandable that the owners would look at experienced candidates with so many young-ish players in the first team.  

Enrique would be an interesting choice.