Official - Carlo sacked

[eldo 868]

We need a team which plays a defined style, a team which promote youth players from our academy, a team which favorise the talent over the experience. And we need a coach with fresh ideas, a 'new school' coach, not a conservative. At the moment we are doing exactly the contrary.

The youth involvement is fiasco. We had 5 youth at the start of the season, where are they ? One at Bolton, one at Fulham and two at Leicester. Did they get playing time ? No. Did the coach trust them ? No.

Sturridge exemple is the better to illustrate the situation. During a periode we had in one hand : a striker with the Malaria, two who were underperforming and an other one who doesn't have the level to be titular. On the other hand we had a young promising player who whenever he played was better than Anelka and co. Though he didn't have playing time at all...

We can't expect from someone who has said that he loved experienced players to built a team for the futur.

When he left Milan, they had to rebuilt the whole team....

Promoting them isn't that easy. It needs to be the right time. Youth is very debatable.

No they haven't. They still need to do that.

[calculatingInfinity 1,472]

If you ever want proof Jose aint over-rated take a quick look at Inters games against Chelsea and Barcelona last season then have a quick look at the same team a year on against Schalke.

Even if it was close to the same team that is a very unfair comparison, Inter have been really unlucky with injuries this season and a lot of the players were not in shape for the match really like CL most scoring player last year Milito who only just returned for the match against Schalke. I agree that Mourinho is the best manager out there but there is more than the manager to do with Inter's terrible form at the moment.

[Term-X 7,891]

Villa Boas would be great imo. Anyways, i think he sign a precontract with Liverpool.

No, he hasn't.

In fact he recently came out and said it was all lies.

[J.F. 1,484]

Mou has rejected a proposal by Chelsea

[LDN Blue 7,903]

Another tabloid report backed up by no evidence.

[chrismada9 1,948]

Pep Guardiola number 1 choice to replace Carlo

Source: Mirror Football

[J.F. 1,484]

Pep Guardiola number 1 choice to replace Carlo

Source: Mirror Football

no thanks, i really don't want him to replace CA.

[chrismada9 1,948]

neither do I for that matter. I think the Chelsea board really need to make an effort in trying to keep Carlo, and a majority of the fans need to back him more. The players have done what they can to give him some encouragement to carry on as boss, players like Frank Lampard and JT have said their pieces about him. Hopefully, if he stays on for another season, and he starts working with a much younger and fitter team, who spark off an amazing bit of chemistry between each other, getting us some good results, Carlo's job will be a lot safer, and we'll get a lot more success.

It's because we endure one spot of crisis, that the board decide that a manager's time in charge is up. No wonder we've chopped and changed so much! On the strength of that, I start to think that their patience is very thin with these top class managers (Scolari, Grant et al), which I honestly believe is ridiculous!

[J.F. 1,484]

Carlo to stay, but we MUST find new ass. manager!!

[HRiver 1,512]

Ass manager, that doesn't sound right

[chrismada9 1,948]

Carlo to stay, but we MUST find new ass. manager!!

yeah exactly! That's partly the reason for his mishaps in management this season. He's looked like a wotsit in a trance most of the time because he hasn't had anyone to talk to since the sacking of Wilkins. If anything, it's Ron Gourlay's fault for saying the wrong things at the wrong time, and the whole squad has been left to pick up the pieces.

To put bundles of pressure on a top class manager, for a mistake that the board originally made is totally uncalled for IMO, that's why I continue to back Carlo, because I know he can turn things around for us, if he's able to work with the right sort of people.

Edited April 17, 2011 by CJ Revo

[J.F. 1,484]

Chelsea will judge the performance of manager Carlo Ancelotti at the end of the season, chief executive Ron Gourlay has told BBC's Sportsweek programme.

Ancelotti won the Double in his first season but Chelsea were knocked out of two cups and have failed to keep pace with Manchester United this campaign.

"Carlo has a contract until end of 2012," Gourlay told the BBC.

"Let's see where we are at the end of May then we'll judge the coach and other people at the football club."

Taken from a piece on the BBC site, Gourlay also says the following:-

He added: "I don't see Drogba leaving at all. We're talking of strengthening team not weakening it. It's absolutely not the case."

"Roman is ambitious as he has ever been," he said.

"Money is available for strengthening and with one eye on the future. We're driven if there are the correct players available at the right time. Fernando and David became available at the right time and therefore the process kicked in.

busy summer?

[dave30 728]

im thinking yes for only 2 reasons but im undecided i really do like the guy but hes to stubborn. i personally think we need a manger who is willing to take some chance with the Younger players Josh mceachran and others such as Borini or Cork never get a look in under Ancelotti and i cant see that changing . If he is to go i would really like the Club to take the Chance with a English speaking gaffer bring him in and let him really build a team give him time i know theres not many top U.K managers out there but why not take a chance on Hughes or Moyes or even Brendan Rodgers .

[J.F. 1,484]

http://www.sport.co.uk/news/Football/52735/Chelsea_owner_eyes_Barcelona_big_name_duo.aspx

[spuz 143]

This new assistant manager that everbody talks of. I hope he's some kind of miracle worker.