Welcome Mauricio Pochettino

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1 hour ago, Vesper said:

Chelsea owner who never wanted Pochettino came “armed with data” to prove 2 failings of the coach

https://Chelsea.news/2024/05/Chelsea-owner-who-never-wanted-pochettino-came-armed-with-data-to-prove-2-failings-of-the-coach/

Ben Jacobs is as well connected as they come at Chelsea, and we were expecting some really juicy information from him on the events at Chelsea tonight.

Mauricio Pochettino has been sacked, and information about the surprising move is coming from all over. Jacob’s angle focuses on how the ownership side came to this decision.

It was already previously reported that Behdad Eghbali, one of the “co-controlling owners” was not a fan of the Pochettino appointment in the first place. Reports were that he was “never fully convinced” by the decision to bring the former Spurs boss in.

Given that, he was never going to go easy on Pochettino, and it sounds like he led the charge on the club side to part ways. Jacobs reports that “especially” Eghbali “came armed with data” to the end of season meetings with Pochettino. A lot of the data this season was good and pointed towards the improvement we finally saw in the last two months, but they apparently focused on the team’s struggles with missing big chances, and at set pieces.

I like data and empirical evidence to back up decisions as much as Boehly and co. But football is also about people and dressing rooms. The players will now be thinking here was a manager here who's getting things right. By all accounts, the manager market is weak and for that reason alone, this was an avoidable decision. 

 

[Fernando 6,585]

Next season we will start good regardless who is the coach mark my words. Because we always do good into the next season when we finish the season on a strong. 

The next manager will reap the rewards of the first season of poch. 

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5 hours ago, milka said:

Tuchel will never come back here he wait United . No one elite gaffer will go to Chelsea . We hunting McKenna and Justin Bieber .

Tuchel is hardly elite. His league record is pretty bad and I'd stay clear of him even if he were interested. I liked his leadership but for years, he just wasn't able to think of what to do with his attackers the last time he was here. His time in Bayern is also very unflattering. 

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6 hours ago, whats happening said:

give fabregas a chance.

The job will be available again in October. 

[bluesman2610 1,415]

I guess some can stop blaming TB now as he’s just the face doesn’t make decisions since that first window

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2 minutes ago, bluesman2610 said:

I guess some can stop blaming TB now as he’s just the face doesn’t make decisions since that first window

Was just about to say this. He's the face of the club, gets all the shit but clearly Eghbali is the guy. 

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You can see how much love he got from certain players who were performing for Poch. This doesn’t sit well with them. The board fucked up

[cosmicway 1,333]

Poch's secret of latter day success is he dispensed with man to man marking.
The running off the ball was to find spaces and create attacking situations rather than "safety first" - hence we were able to score more goals.
The drawback was no clean sheets.
Another thing going for him was many of the opposition were tired. Spurs and Villa for example did not last the marathon.

I don't know, do you approve of this ?
Or are you looking forward to a Mou type of system ?
But the last Mou team had of course teeth up front. Eden - Diego - Cesc.

Anyway with the exception of the Arsenal match we were happy the last few weeks.
The big titles "Poch out" all but disappeared.
Overall he was better than Tuchel in his last two months - Potter - Lamps but now whether we like it or not some new adventure begins.

Edited May 22, 2024 by cosmicway

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3 hours ago, cosmicway said:

Current odds for next Chelsea manager via Sky Bet

Roberto De Zerbi- 15/8

Ruben Amorim- 5/1

Kieran McKenna- 6/1

Sebastian Hoeness- 6/1

Thomas Tuchel- 7/1

Jose Mourinho- 10/1

Antonio Conte- 16/1

Julian Nagelsmann- 16/1

Looking like de Zerbi is the standout candidate. 

Hoeness recently extended contract and rejected Bayern. Nagelsmann- too is tied till 26

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Just now, Strike said:

Looking like de Zerbi is the standout candidate. 

Hoeness recently extended contract and rejected Bayern. Nagelsmann- too is tied till 26

Brtn did not impress me this year.
I liked Bournemouth better.

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3 hours ago, Strike said:

Tuchel is hardly elite. His league record is pretty bad and I'd stay clear of him even if he were interested. I liked his leadership but for years, he just wasn't able to think of what to do with his attackers the last time he was here. His time in Bayern is also very unflattering. 

Considering what we've been getting lately, yeah he is. 😆 De Zerbi just like Potter had no "time" at Bayern. It'd be a dream job for either one.

5 hours ago, Pizy said:

Just got done watching a video about De Zerbi’s tactics and continue to think he’d be ideal. He has that same sort of obsessive, maniacal approach to coaching that Pep does. This is what this squad needs: extreme tactical discipline and understanding EXACTLY where to be at all times. Like City, like Liverpool, like his Brighton side last season. The movements, the triangles, the positioning is masterful and it comes as effortless second nature to the players.

We need this sort of micromanaging coach badly. It just so happens that he’s now right there to be had without any trouble of dealing with his club.

He’s the only name that’s we’ve been linked to now that I’d be happy with at this point.Theres a reason his style caught the eye of these clubs that are renowned for playing beautiful, controlled football as a successor to legends like Guardiola.

This idea that a manager will come and make players become what they are not is really bizarre to me. It works at lower tier sides, but not at this level in a level playing field. It's really more about the players. The manager either adapts to the players he's got, or he goes to the market and signs what he wants, but it's still the players executing on the pitch.
The right tactics can get you there, being competitive, but in the end it's always the top players making the difference, which is why they are so expensive.
Also, Brighton was absolutely dreadful this season.... another few rounds and they would end fighting relegation.

43 minutes ago, cosmicway said:

Brtn did not impress me this year.
I liked Bournemouth better.

You are being nice here. Brighton, for me, was one of the worst sides in the PL this season. I "made" myself watch their games to see what the was fuzz about and saw absolutely awful football played.

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Didn't see his sacking coming especially after that late run we had at the end of the season. Although he did used to only make changes in the team when there was no other choice left and not because of the players performance.

Curious on who the board will choose as the next manager...