milka 3,393 Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 I wouldn't be surprised if Boehly and co decide to bring back Conte or Ancelotti even Jose Mourinho . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucio 5,418 Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 1 minute ago, milka said: I wouldn't be surprised if Boehly and co decide to bring back Conte or Ancelotti even Jose Mourinho . Ancelotti is off to Brazil they say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmin 2,484 Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 19 minutes ago, Mário César said: LOL we have a good squad and almost fit our best players will play like kanté ofc we have a chance as others teams have Of course, we have a world class team on paper. But we cannot put the ball in the back of the net. We just cannot score, that’s a fact and it won’t change without a striker. We won’t have a striker in the UCL. Not even Aubameyang. We do have a tiny chance, but it is not a realistic scenario. At least not realistic enough to justify any kind of rush in appointing a permanent manager. Laylabelle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucio 5,418 Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 I think ancelotti might be too old for the long term vision. Great coach though. Better idea than conte Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laylabelle 9,536 Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 Wonder who they'd brought it if he was still a manager...hopefully they get the next appointment right but have many doubts they know what they're doing and simply picking names out a hat. Our changes against Real..who knows. It'd not like we're scoring for fun! Or scoring at all. Maybe that could've changed but probably not in the space of 4 or 5 days... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mário César 1,284 Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 27 minutes ago, Cosmin said: Of course, we have a world class team on paper. But we cannot put the ball in the back of the net. We just cannot score, that’s a fact and it won’t change without a striker. We won’t have a striker in the UCL. Not even Aubameyang. We do have a tiny chance, but it is not a realistic scenario. At least not realistic enough to justify any kind of rush in appointing a permanent manager. lol we won with havertz and werner even 2 weeks ago before international break Real had a lot of problems and we beat them 2 years ago and go to extra time last year after making mystakes in the first leg that cost us its hard ofc but its not impossible we can not think in that way maybe hire a new coach can give us a psycological boost lets wait and see but I don't like people say that we don't have chances to win... we won it 2 years ago I can not accept this kind of mentality and kind of standards lucio 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucio 5,418 Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 1 minute ago, Mário César said: lol we won with havertz and werner even 2 weeks ago before international break Real had a lot of problems and we beat them 2 years ago and go to extra time last year after making mystakes in the first leg that cost us its hard ofc but its not impossible we can not think in that way maybe hire a new coach can give us a psycological boost lets wait and see but I don't like people say that we don't have chances to win... we won it 2 years ago I can not accept this kind of mentality and kind of standards I agree , it's not in Chelsea's nature to just throw the champions league. Our two wins came at unlikely times. I don't think Frank is the ideal tactical fit to make it happen again but maybe... Imagine him knocking out tuchel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mário César 1,284 Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 25 minutes ago, lucio said: I agree , it's not in Chelsea's nature to just throw the champions league. Our two wins came at unlikely times. I don't think Frank is the ideal tactical fit to make it happen again but maybe... Imagine him knocking out tuchel. My hope is that we finally have kanté and our squad is almost fit lucio 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegetable 830 Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 1 hour 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 You may have a point, but I guess the fans are determining and I don't think it's a bad thing. We are borderline circus at the moment already and each another decision of the board sparks the mix of laughter and tears, so with Benitez who is sort of literal meme here, I guess we'd literally explode or raid the offices 😂 lucio 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmin 2,484 Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 (edited) The players and the staff should do everything that they can to win the UCL. But we are not players nor members or the staff. We can only analyze and see for ourselves that the odds are not in our favour. Specially not against Real Madrid, who always manages to find a way in Europe, and then against City or Bayern. Of course, odds were not in our favour in 2008, 2012 and 2021. Yet we still managed to reach the final and to even win the competition twice. It is possible, but it's not realistic enough to base your whole strategy on it. Also, in 2008 Grant was our manager, then Di Matteo in 2012. Don't tell me they were tactical geniuses. It wasn't about that. We were only able to go (almost) all the way through thanks to the spirit of the team. And if you ask me, Lampard is 10x more qualified than Benitez to bring up the spirits in this Chelsea team. So even from that regard, I still think he is a decent option. Plus, even if we signed a permanent manager right after Potter was sacked, let's say Enrique or Nagelsmann, there is no way they could've had such a great impact in only a few days time. Frank knows plenty of our players, he knows the club, the league. He doesn't need time to adapt. For me, a new manager who can have a clean slate and a full pre-season with the squad is the best option. The only important thing is that we go for the right option. Whoever that is. Edited April 7, 2023 by Cosmin mkh and Fulham Broadway 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post! ZAPHOD2319 4,819 Posted April 7, 2023 Popular Post! Share Posted April 7, 2023 Knock off the personal insults. You can debate what someone is saying without trying to make it personal. If the people that are doing that this morning continue, there will be a week posting suspension handed out. it is hard enough being a Chelsea fan right now. There is no reason to make it harder. Reddish-Blue, Fernando, Johnnyeye and 2 others 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YorkshireBlue 3,279 Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 3 hours ago, lucio said: 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 What part of my post was personal? Secondly no Chelsea fan wanted benitez here the first time,.never mind a second, the mere thought of having that fat twat back in the dug out is enough to make me sick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucio 5,418 Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 20 minutes ago, YorkshireBlue said: What part of my post was personal? Secondly no Chelsea fan wanted benitez here the first time,.never mind a second, the mere thought of having that fat twat back in the dug out is enough to make me sick. "Just when I start to think your not as bad as I thought you do another post that blows my mind!!! " I get that no one wanted him the first time. I understand nobody wanting him now too. however, he conducted himself well and got us 3rd and a European trophy so maybe deserves some more respect and not insults. I remember plenty of fans at the bridge thanking him after his last game. Johnnyeye 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucio 5,418 Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 Not our greatest or most liked manager but certainly doesn't deserve abuse to this day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mário César 1,284 Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 my hope in ucl is that second game is in london and not madrid Play first leg at Bernabeu is very good for us lucio and Johnnyeye 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHulk 2,482 Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 9 minutes ago, lucio said: Not our greatest or most liked manager but certainly doesn't deserve abuse to this day Agreed did a good job when he was here and right the ship but not surprised some here bash him, the same people were bashing Tuchel as well blaming him for everything a few months ago to cover up for Potter being shit. Atomiswave, lucio, Johnnyeye and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Armour 4,448 Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 The worst thing Benitez did was throw away our first CWC cup, but aside from that, his team was solid, if not spectacular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmin 2,484 Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 Benitez was not liked because of the things that he used to say when he was the manager of Liverpool. If Mourinho was to take over at Liverpool, he would've had the same treatment. Mind you, Mou never said anything bad about their fans, like Benitez said about Chelsea fans. Rafa came good in 2012-2013, after all, but remember that he was arguably a worse manager for Everton than Frank was. He is kind of finished as a manager. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mário César 1,284 Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 tbh, that after benitez came was so sad lost the world cup and I remember we could won carling cup that year and we lost semi final against swansea lol besides that we did OK and was very important manage won europa league that year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gundalf 806 Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 (edited) Are we really discussing that fat waiter now lol. Even Scolari would be a better option. Some really love to moan about things using this forum as a weird self-help group. Edited April 7, 2023 by Gundalf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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