Change is needed

[Fulham Broadway 17,308]

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.

[Fulham Broadway 17,308]

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.

Lol you expect sense from the Chelsea board ? ''I have a really good idea lets sack Mourinho and bring in Avant a Clue,later on we can sack ray Wilkins '' , ''Brilliant Roman I like the sound of that'' .as they clap like seals and nod like dogs shown a card trick

Gourlay, Buck et al are not real football people, Fuckwit Yesmen for the dollar.

[Fulham Broadway 17,308]

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.

I think Ancellotti is a very talented manager in some respects, but as I said the Italian tradition could be an achilles heel. You're right about the tactical/substitutional mistakes,, and without a man of 38 years at the Bridge offering assistance he looks somewhat lost and needs Emanalo like a fish needs a bicycle.

The problems lie deeper though -an autocratically run club through one man who has many other 'interests' -a board that are business people, and dont realise you need continuity at a club, resulting in dipping morale, and lack of forward planning in terms of reinvesting for the future.

They also need to realise they would be high and dry without the fans....

[EskWeston 696]

Carlo has to take his share of the blame for our current problem, reluctance to make REAL changes to a seriously underperforming team and poor sub choices can only be laid at his feet. However there are plenty of other things wrong at this club at the moment, the biggest of which is the way the club is run.

[Fulham Broadway 17,308]

Yes -see my previous post.

Esk, I hear you were 30 a few days ago ? Listen you're a bit young for my team, but any chance you could bring your boots Sunday and play ?

Yours Sincerely

CA

[Jose M 140]

"There is surely only so much extreme wrenching a body can take before it starts to be unrecognisable in its original form."

Giles Smith

That pritty much explains it all. 30 odd year old players CANNOT play game in and game out knowing even if they are slightly fatigued that their isnt any experience to come on from the bench.

[EskWeston 696]

Yes -see my previous post.

Esk, I hear you were 30 a few days ago ? Listen you're a bit young for my team, but any chance you could bring your boots Sunday and play ?

Yours Sincerely

CA

Absolutely, i put on a few pounds over christmas but i am sure it will be fine. If Drogba can play with Malaria that i can play with a little excess baggage

[Fulham Broadway 17,308]

Absolutely, i put on a few pounds over christmas but i am sure it will be fine. If Drogba can play with Malaria that i can play with a little excess baggage

Excellent. Probably right back if thats OK. I might take you off after 70-75 minutes and bring on Van Sturridge, McAanholt, or some kid that Arnesen thought was ok if thats alright, just to please the fans ?

Yours sincerely

CA

[Term-X 7,891]

Excellent. Probably right back if thats OK. I might take you off after 70-75 minutes and bring on Van Sturridge, McAanholt, or some kid that Arnesen thought was ok if thats alright, just to please the fans ?

Yours sincerely

CA

Lmao.

[Mohamed Ammar 1]

Really , I think carlo is not the problem ... we don't have to sack carlo despite latest defeats

we need a support , just 3 players and every think will be ok again

carlo made a brilliant victories last season with us , and the begining of this season was awesome , but injures and weak subs are the main problem

we needs stability and supporting and every thing will be ok

In Carlo , We Trust

[strong centreback 157]

I think the problem is that the 'football board' whom have put ancelotti in the position of having youngsters supplementing the more established player have done it to quick, whilst im all in favour for having them in there, and was saying it needed to happen last year to kick start the process of blooding them, I feel the board have gone about it all the wrong way the youngsters should be in the same position as last year only getting more minutes that is being part of the squad but not having any major expectation on their young shoulders, kakuta is expected to be able to produce when he comes on as he is one of our few attacking options, sturridge isnt being used properly he needs to play as the centre forward with the ball being put through for him to latch onto, not out on the right. Bruma and van aanholt are in just the right positions squad wise but are not being giving enough opportunity when the chance presents itself ala ferreria picked ahead of them at leftback against marsaille and centreback against sunderland, van aanholt for me looks like he could do a number on the left wing for us as he has a lovely cross and loves getting to the byline something Drogba would love im sure, mceachrean for me is the only one being integrated properly for me not a lot of pressure on the boy and getting a healthy amount of minutes when he does come on/start.

Matic could of been handy with hindsight instead of letting him go on loan to vittesse, alot of mistakes by the 'football board' which apparently have a majority say-so in the shape/size of the squad, ballack/belletti could had been kept about for another season to lighten the load on the centre midfield if they knew matic was off for a year, and they should have strengthened our attack even if it was only one player it would have made a difference over the last couple of months, we were in for neymar most of the summer yet when we didnt get him what happened? did the club just think oh well better luck next summer? if they were after him then they knew that was an area of the squad which needed strengthening/inproving and for going into the season knowing that they should get it in the neck , not ancelotti, there are countless options we could of gone for after it became apparent neymar wasnt coming, hazard, mata, suarez, bust the bank of abramovich for pato (my prefered option), so its not a lack of potential targets its more the 'football board' being irresponsible and the problem is that its ancelotti that has to grab a hard hat and the 'football board' he hold the purse strings and generally choose the targets dont get slaughtered because ancelotti is the manager/first team coach and that is the traditional person to send the bause to when things go wrong, when in fact he is only partially responsible.

Its like being in a head chef in a restaurant and you ask for a nice cut of meat with which to make your sunday special you inform the owner that you want a nice cut from a good butchers you know of but its a little expensive but you get what you pay for, the owner then goes and gets the meat but from a cheaper butchers or doesnt bother at all and tells you to use the meat in the freezer, thus your special isnt as you want it but if a customer complains its not the restaurant owner that gets blamed its the guy cooking the food.

[Fulham Broadway 17,308]

Some valid points there SB. Like the butchers cut of meat analogy, which isnt too disimilar to Mourinhos Waitrose Class A eggs one.

As far as I can see the bottom line is the way the clubs run. Once the owner via the board start interfering in what should clearly be the Managers jurisdiction the whole thing is undermined.

Ancelotti must feel like shit. Can anyone imagine Ferguson going to work and being told ''Oh by the way The Glazers sacked Ronnie Whelan at half time''. Wouldnt happen. Or the gooner board sacking Rice out of hand.

Its not just that though, once you have , what I call non-football people making decisions that affect the club, the players, and ultimately the fortumes of the club, without any thought of the repercussions, the whole thing is doomed. There is no continuity, confidence goes, and the sooner Abramovich realises that he has to leave the football decisions to the football people the better.

[Laylabelle 9,534]

Exactly thats what seems to be the issue Roman sticking his nose in when really its not needed.Just give the dosh and stop interfering elsewhere.Sackign Ray and then seems to be bringing his own people on board and doesnt help when he seems to decide who he wants brought it.Sure Jose didnt want Sheva and that seemed to cause tension which didnt end well