Change is needed

[BLionheart 516]

It is clear that big decisions need to be made regarding Ancelotti , players and letting off old players . CFC is crumbling and everything seems to be falling appart . Change is needed and it has to take place fast .

we have seen a lot of topics lately about which players should continue and which should leave , which players should we be buying and which positions needs strengthening , is carlo good enough or should he be sacked just like the others ....

no one can deny that we need new players , that the likes of kalou , anelka , hilario and ferrera are not good enough for chelsea or that Ancelotti's position is under threat .

but the kind of change that we need is not all that , it's very simple we need our football club to be run by professional footballers and they need to get all the support they need , we need to change the culture and the way the club is run from inside ....

things will get more clearer this month , whether carlo will stay or will he be sacked , he has confirmed that we need new players

but will he get all the support he needs to get world class players like David Luiz or will we end up looking for cheaper options like cahill or samba , will the under 20's start to get chances now that the senior players have done every possible thing to prove that youngsters can't do worse , i mean what's worse than getting 10 points out of possible 33 ....

i think the next 3 or 4 months will be a great indicator to where this club will be within the next 3 or 4 years.

[Swoopz 183]

[zolayes 14,489]

always thought this might be a transition season just thought the transition would be smoother ,,,but KTF an General Macarthur famously said "We will be back"

[Henrique 9,133]

always thought this might be a transition season just thought the transition would be smoother ,,,but KTF an General Macarthur famously said "We will be back"

In fact the quote was "I'll be back", and was said by Terminator back in 80s.

[St Abramovich 175]

In fact the quote was "I'll be back", and was said by Terminator back in 80s.

He was referring to "We will be back" said by Douglas MacArthur during WW2.

[NattyBlue 44]

lmao

I thought this was a transition season too, gone horrible and tits up so far, a shame really...

No faith in the youth players that we put in to supplement our squad is what has cost us up until now imo.

[EskWeston 696]

Change is needed in the squad. Our Key players are old and our youngsters are too young to take over that responsibility yet. I would seriously go big time in the summer to sort our squad out.

[zolayes 14,489]

He was referring to "We will be back" said by Douglas MacArthur during WW2.

thanks for correcting Henriques ...his knowledge of History obviously is limited.

[Styles 9,790]

Our tansition period was never really going to be smooth. With Spurs and City's emergence the days of the better clubs having a transitional period yet still qualifying comfortably for the Champions League is long gone.

Besides our transition would be a lot better if it was a result of blooding in young players with real potential. In fact is it really a transition? The squad is just getting weaker and there are no players aged 20-25 in the first team other than Mikel...

[Kostas 1,468]

Besides our transition would be a lot better if it was a result of blooding in young players with real potential. In fact is it really a transition? The squad is just getting weaker and there are no players aged 20-25 in the first team other than Mikel...

Exactly.

Moreover it's not like we're trying to nurture players during this "transition"..

[Manuf 1,448]

Our tansition period was never really going to be smooth. With Spurs and City's emergence the days of the better clubs having a transitional period yet still qualifying comfortably for the Champions League is long gone.

Besides our transition would be a lot better if it was a result of blooding in young players with real potential. In fact is it really a transition? The squad is just getting weaker and there are no players aged 20-25 in the first team other than Mikel...

Agree with the rest, but:

[Styles 9,790]

Exactly.

Moreover it's not like we're trying to nurture players during this "transition"..

Essentially it is just bad form at best or a serious decline at worst.

If the fans are angry now imagine how things will be when we really do have a transitional period?

[Styles 9,790]

Agree with the rest, but:

Sturridge and PVA get pity minutes. There is no real plan for either player, especially Sturridge.

Ashley is 30 and will probably be around until he is 34. I doubt PVA will stick around long enough to replace him.

Ramires is one. Hopefully he will improve on the basic skill set of a footballer soon because his control and passing are really poor. I will pray for him.

[Fulham Broadway 16,863]

It doesnt matter how much fantasy football is played on this site, as far as I can see the reason the 'youngsters' seem to be getting less time than expected is cultural.

There is a long held tradition with Italian managers, be it Serie A or the national team of playing the established 'old guard' and a reluctance to blood new players.....

[Styles 9,790]

It doesnt matter how much fantasy football is played on this site, as far as I can see the reason the 'youngsters' seem to be getting less time than expected is cultural.

There is a long held tradition with Italian managers, be it Serie A or the national team of playing the established 'old guard' and a reluctance to blood new players.....

That's fine when you have a squad of 25 players that you can rotate in case of injuries, form etc. The reluctance to use them however is beyond stupid when you only have 16 senior outfield players. And Sturridge is an u21 England international, 99% of the clubs in England would give him a proper chance. Unfortunately for him he is at the only club which does not give a f**k about his current ability or potential.

[Fulham Broadway 16,863]

That's fine when you have a squad of 25 players that you can rotate in case of injuries, form etc. The reluctance to use them however is beyond stupid when you only have 16 senior outfield players. And Sturridge is an u21 England international, 99% of the clubs in England would give him a proper chance. Unfortunately for him he is at the only club which does not give a f**k about his current ability or potential.

Mourinho always said 2 for every position, which makes sense in my book,

We have the smallest squad in the Prem equal with Wigan or something last time I looked, and you couple that with an Italian manager whos footballing traditions equate to playing the 'old guard' and that explains a lot as to why we are where we are......

[Kostas 1,468]

There is a long held tradition with Italian managers, be it Serie A or the national team of playing the established 'old guard' and a reluctance to blood new players.....

Sounds a but oversimplifying to me. But if that was the case surely we should have never gone for an Italian manager especially with our core players aging and RA's investment in the academy.

[Styles 9,790]

Mourinho always said 2 for every position, which makes sense in my book,

We have the smallest squad in the Prem equal with Wigan or something last time I looked, and you couple that with an Italian manager whos footballing traditions equate to playing the 'old guard' and that explains a lot as to why we are where we are......

So then Ancelotti really isn't the man to guide Chelsea through a transitional period?

Some of his misdemeanors include; playing Ferreira at CB against Sunderland with Bruma available, again playing Ferreira at LB against Marseille when PVA was on the bench. Continues to play Kalou ahead of Sturridge.