Welcome Mauricio Pochettino

[DDA 9,690]

I'm taking a break from football for abit. Concentrate on other aspects of life. This shit is killing me. I'm not enjoying the sport whatsoever, even when we win I don't enjoy it. Been suffering since just before TT left. These owners have destroyed our identity. I honestly think their intentions were to build something special but have completely misjudged the reality of how football works. First time in my life where I will take a backseat and switch off from everything Chelsea related. Haven't missed a game in over 10 years. I wish all good health to everyone who is crazy enough to carry on self harming by watching this dross. They don't deserve our attention. They don't deserve our support. They get paid millions and walk around in Extram time of a cup final as if it means nothing. Beyond heart broken watching this club go through this. See you guys soon and hopefully things change for the better sooner rather than later.

Edited February 25 by DDA

[MoroccanBlue 5,306]

1 minute ago, DDA said:

I'm taking a break from football for abit. Concentrate on other aspects of life. This shit is killing me. I'm not enjoying the sport whatsoever, even when we win I don't enjoy it. Been suffering since just before TT left. These owners have destroyed our identity. I honestly think their intentions were to build something special but have completely misjudged the reality of how football works. First time in my life where I will take a backseat and switch off from everything Chelsea related. Haven't missed a game in over 10 years. I wish all good health to everyone who is crazy enough to carry on self harming by watching this dross. They don't deserve our attention. They don't deserve our support. They get paid millions and walk around in Extram time of a cup final as if it means nothing. Beyond heart broken watching this club go through this. See you guys soon and hopefully things change for the better sooner rather than later.

Good for you. I’m thinking about doing the same. I can take defeats, but not like this, when we’ve spent billions and this is what it’s generated. 
 

Any rumor of signing a U23 year old I hope the fans genuinely protest. 

[robsblubot 3,508]

While I fear our main troubles are not down to the manager choice, in football at this level if you lose you should go. Give a chance to someone else.

Regardless whether Poch stays or go, I for one, would be very disappointed if our starting XI isn't much changed come next season.

[Clockwork 1,794]

Spent billions and still not addressing or allocating the most resources into the three most important players on the pitch Gk, DM, and ST.

Sanchez is subpar, Patrovic is not good enough with his feet. His constant long balls is annoying, and just gives the other team the ball back quickly.

Caicedo is not a DM, he is a B2B. He is best used like Kante, that aggressively closes down on players and wins back the ball. Enzo is no holding DM, he is also not general like Jorginho or have his ability to control a midfield. 

ST- Need a reliable ST.

This was obvious before all the spending.

Poch is not the guy to lead this project, he is too much of a bootlejob like he always been.  

[robsblubot 3,508]

41 minutes ago, Clockwork said:

Spent billions and still not addressing or allocating the most resources into the three most important players on the pitch Gk, DM, and ST.

Sanchez is subpar, Patrovic is not good enough with his feet. His constant long balls is annoying, and just gives the other team the ball back quickly.

Caicedo is not a DM, he is a B2B. He is best used like Kante, that aggressively closes down on players and wins back the ball. Enzo is no holding DM, he is also not general like Jorginho or have his ability to control a midfield. 

ST- Need a reliable ST.

This was obvious before all the spending.

Poch is not the guy to lead this project, he is too much of a bootlejob like he always been.  

Mostly agree.

Not sure what Caicedo is tbh and esp not sure we need what he does that bad esp if we improve in the coming years. He's a decent passer for ex, but at this level "decent" isn't quite what we look for for the center of the park. Against Liverpool Caicedo defended well, but that quick transition Kante was a master of was nowhere to be found in our midfield (def not in Caicedo's game).

I'm actually curious as to how much insight Poch had into building the squad, or at least the final moves in the transfer market. Or perhaps he's just a yes-man and said everything was fine all the way?

Edited February 25 by robsblubot

[xPetrCechx 13,563]

"When you start accepting defeats just because your team played well, a performance for people to be proud of... I think when you get used to it, that's when the big clubs stop being big clubs."

- José Mourinho, 2019

[xPetrCechx 13,563]

Pochettino says Chelsea played for pens: “The team felt maybe penalties would be good for us” (@BobbyVincentFL) #CFC

GTFO!

[Laylabelle 9,359]

1 minute ago, xPetrCechx said:

"When you start accepting defeats just because your team played well, a performance for people to be proud of... I think when you get used to it, that's when the big clubs stop being big clubs."

- José Mourinho, 2019

There have been some times where we've lost and still felt proud of the team despite...this season however none of that! Our defeats have had the woeful performance to go with it.

I dont see us so much as a big club. Or  not the way we used to be. We're not a team to fear playing. Not a staduim to fear playing at

[xPetrCechx 13,563]

3 minutes ago, Laylabelle said:

There have been some times where we've lost and still felt proud of the team despite...this season however none of that! Our defeats have had the woeful performance to go with it.

I dont see us so much as a big club. Or  not the way we used to be. We're not a team to fear playing. Not a staduim to fear playing at

You mean Chelsea fears to play at SB...

[TheHulk 1,859]

Fucking loser.

[Vytis33 1,144]

"I feel proud?"  Did he really say that??  Embarrassing

[Laylabelle 9,359]

10 minutes ago, xPetrCechx said:

You mean Chelsea fears to play at SB...

Think we just have a fear of playing in general. 

[Vegetable 830]

Still can't get over how surprised some folks are. Poch was trashed and laughed off FOR YEARS by the same people, who magically shut up when this absolutely ridiculous, no-go appointment of not only Tottenham manager but The Tottenham Man was done.

He has never shown anything out of ordinary with meh Tottenham squad. He couldn't handle the galactic PSG pack, he couldn't handle PSG when things went south there. He never has been nowhere near the level of what Chelsea was before the takeover, he is quite the level of what we are now, but I can't see him getting us back where we belong, especially with this ingenious recruitment, and can't even blame the guy for it. People expecting him to go on Mou or Tuchel -like campaign are just delusional.

From 12 to 8 in six years? More realistic, but I think the time passed had shown that the argument of him building the foundations, system, youth yada yada is invalid. He won't, as there is hardly environment and level of power to do so.

[Vesper 28,864]

Pochettino snubbing Todd Boehly 😳

Sacked in the morning? 

Blue Billion Pound Bottlejobs.

 

 

[Blue Armour 4,290]

52 minutes ago, xPetrCechx said:

Pochettino says Chelsea played for pens: “The team felt maybe penalties would be good for us” (@BobbyVincentFL) #CFC

GTFO!

Honestly, that sounds about right.

Who did Chelsea beat on the way to the final? Newcastle were the toughest opposition.

Easy ride to the final.

This is a midtable side, with a run-of-the-mill coach.

A clownlake masterpiece.

[Blue Armour 4,290]

46 minutes ago, TheHulk said:

Fucking loser.

Indeed. What a cheap excuse.

How young was that Liverpool side that played in extra time?

This current Chelsea roster is midtable at best, but a coach with better attitude could have done far more 

[Blue Armour 4,290]

16 minutes ago, Vesper said:

Pochettino snubbing Todd Boehly 😳

Sacked in the morning? 

Blue Billion Pound Bottlejobs.

 

 

He still shook hands with Eghbali.

Would have been more to it if he had snubbed the both of them.

[Reddish-Blue 2,347]

17 minutes ago, Blue Armour said:

Indeed. What a cheap excuse.

How young was that Liverpool side that played in extra time?

This current Chelsea roster is midtable at best, but a coach with better attitude could have done far more 

It doesn't even matter if they threw on 3 16 year olds for their debuts in extra time, the fact that we can't score a goal in 90 minutes sums up our season perfectly!

20 minutes ago, Blue Armour said:

Who did Chelsea beat on the way to the final? Newcastle were the toughest opposition.

And even then, we only beat them thanks to Trippier losing his mind on the pitch, gifting a goal and them not being able to convert in the penalty shootout.