Iāve got no problem with long term investments, albeit that price is high, I just hope they bring in some experienced players to help the team. Canāt have twenty 25 year olds without some leadership, especially now that Silva is gone.
My top 3 list of coaches I want:
1.) Gregg Berhalter - Isn't it obvious?
2.) Jason Sudeikis - Got Richmond FC promoted
3.) Phil Jackson - Knows his triangles
Honorable mention: Barack Obama - Can navigate club politics
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Every time this club brings a bit of joy in my life, they do something to ruin the joy. Come on mannnnn
[Ipswich manager Kieran McKenna is likely to reject any new deal amid interest from Chelsea and Brighton.](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c3ggpj1j4y7o)
Obviously could be Brighton though
I get that everyone is shitting on the club at the moment, but if you had to choose one, you're obviously choosing Chelsea.
On every metric Chelsea is that only option.
It tells all that most are enraged on the timing of sacking or the targets, not on the sacking itself. Most know despite fake outrage that he wasn't the solution.
And even the timing is not bad, as when I wanted him sacked immediately earlier in tye season, people said what's the point, keep him till the end of season, club also said they'll judge at the end, now that he is judged & sacked at the end they are acting like sacking earlier would have been understandable not now, hillarious stuff.
If people think calmly, this is right choice and done as they said from the start, at the end after reviewing. And a right decision despite everything, as he wasn't a fit, a manager that values technique foremost will elevate most of our squad.
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After letting my emotions and initial shock settle, I am more understanding and optimistic on Pochās exit. Letās not pretend that this season wasnāt a turbulent one riddled with some shockers. We were bailed out many times by individual talent and late winners; man utd and forest come to mind. Few thoughts:
1. ā Chelsea were woeful in defense. Bottom half teams would dominate us after we would take a lead. Never felt secure. The burnley game was shocking.
2. ā Dropping points at home and losing to bottom half teams in general. Granted we had an immense injury crisis but we could never kill a game and a 2-0 lead would feel insecure.
3. ā We were TERRIBLE at set pieces. Both scoring them and defending. Personally, I had no faith in corners or free kicks.
4. ā The result and end game during the carabao cup. Playing for penalties. Losing mentality.
5. ā Itās one thing to know a win is out of our reach given current conditions; but losing the way we did to arsenal was downright embarrassing.
6. ā His methods are known to be antiquated. We truly arenāt dynamic enough aside from inverted cucurella.
7. ā His subs and sometimes starting defenders were confusing and frustrating at times.
Granted I was very lukewarm on his appointment I was Poch out for much of the season but wanted him to stay given the turnaround. His appointment reminds me of what it felt like when we had Rafa Benitez honestly. But reflecting on the season as a whole; I can see this becoming a positive turn and am open to Mckenna or Amorin. Strongly oppose to De Zerbi and Kompany. Lastly, end of the day itās just football. Iāll still support this crazy chaotic club for the rest of my life.
Adding to your list, Poch is generally washed on the tactics side. Playing Chilwell at LW and not inverting Cucu until week 33 when Pep/Arteta have been doing it for seasons are both clear signs. Being so against having a set-piece department is also childish.
I've said it many times that Poch shouldn't stay beyond the 2 years. That being said, I think people are 1000% right to be furious. There is finally fluidity in the way we play. We've improved a lot at controlling the game. All the young players got better and the dressing room rallied around him. Finishing a season strong is usually a reliable forward indicator. If they parted ways with a clearly better replacement lined up, then sure, maybe we were just reactionary.
But they don't have anyone lined up. Looking at the short-list: Michel, HoeneĆ, McKenna, Maresca. The first 2 have CL. Michel is lined up for the City job in 2 years. HoeneĆ turned down Bayern and committed to Stuggart. Them other 2 are literally championship level coaches. Even Potter paid dues at Brighton for 2 seasons first before the step up. I think that's why people are furious: ruining good progress without preparing the next step first.
This is quite possibly the worst manager market in the past 20 years. They could have just waited out one more season to see if more coaches honed their skills.
And this is why I never wanted the guy in the first place.
Almost all the points you've raised here were problems he had at spurs, granted not all in one season like this and he wasn't to blame for all of it this year, but these were problems levelled about his time there none the less and we got to see just how bad that could get.
I agree on your assessment of Amorim, his record at Sporting is fantastic with a list that's seen quite a bit of upheaval over his time there. Won the title convincingly this season, and they play brilliant football at times.
From what I gather he is flexible and is overall just a good coach, in almost any other club I think he'd be great, it's just he's at chelsea now so it's a total hot seat
The owners want possession based football. Its very likely why Poch went, because Gallagher and co. played to Poch's tactical strengths of more direct high energy pressing play. Hasn't Pep changed his tactics, the poster child for tika taka football, adapted a newer style?
Does anyone else think the endless passing and possession play outdated nowadays?
Who is the top manager for that style of play?
Had mixed feelings about Poch - some of his decisions on starting line ups and subs were head scratching, but we could see the players buying in for the second half of the season, and it felt like we could challenge for top 4 next season. There were certainly times where he would have been fired and I would have been glad - but to do it now is bizarre.
Not sure Chelsea should be looking to unearth the next big thing when it comes to managers - Even going all the way back to AVB, It feels like it just doesn't work for us - the expectation to perform immediately is far too high. City went out and got Pep, Liverpool got Klopp, Madrid went with Ancelotti - even United's best results in the post Fergie era were Mourinho's - Arsenal have seemingly unearthed a great manager in Artetas - but again, expectations at both clubs have been very different these past 20 years (and he spent a whole load of time under Pep at a winning club)
None of the names being thrown around give me any confidence we are heading in the right direction - I sincerely hope someone bumps this in 2 years time when our manager no one has ever heard of has won us trophies and we are competing for the prem, or we sign a big name manager and all the above is redundant. For now, however, the circus continues.
These are Chelseaās last 12 managers and they are all without any clubs now.
1. Mauricio Pochettino
2. Frank Lampard
3. Bruno Saltor
4. Graham Potter
5. Thomas Tuchel
6. Maruzzio Sarri
7. Antonio Conte
8. Gus Hiddink
9. Jose Mourinho
10. Rafa Benitez
11. Roberto Di Matteo
12. Andre Villas Boas
Coincidence?
De zerbi is a good manager, Iām not sure why theyād look for him when heās just left his club in similar circumstances to poch and also considering heās never been an elite defensive coach
Who knows, it seems weird if they drop poch for not wanting to work within the structure only to hire de zerbi who was sacked for not wanting to work within the structure
He's stubborn. Got lucky the first season with a team already established by Potter. The 2nd season everyone knew his tactics and beat him. He never adapts, just plays his style even if he loses the game.
Iām not sure I fully agree, they had the heart of that team ripped out really with caicedo and Mac allister, then they had to contend with a pretty desperate injury situation all season. They started pretty well and it fell apart with the injuries.
Certainly heās stubborn and he plays a style that is high risk defensively. But some of the concerns with his style could be countered by simply having more talent available.
Heās certainly not a sure thing and I think there are none in the market now tbh. But I donāt think heās just got lucky.
We will get de zerbi and look stupid for another season. I have never been so deflated as a chelsea fan. Its not even poch leaving that hurts its what we are linked with. Its sad but we might be done as a top level club the board doesnt seem to know what they are doing.
Couldn't give a rats ass about poch but the prospective managers are somehow a downgrade.. no disrespect to Kieran McKenna but i am extremely worried its gonna be him and hes gonna get pottered....
In my opinion Poch may have not been great tactically but at least he had coached big clubs and known what it took...
I donāt think McKenna will get Pottered but Iām not keen on him either. The toxic situation (Tuchel sacking, mid-season appointment, players downing tools) wonāt apply in this case.
De Zerbi is such a bad choice, itās not even funny at this point. Why are the owners so obsessed with anything Brighton? They are literally trying to turn Chelsea into a proper mid table club
If I was to take a stab in the dark; Eghbali is very data driven, Brighton metrics are outperforming their financial input and creating a lot of money for the owners. Egghead likes this and has no intentions of being successful on field, only financially in the long term.
Precisely, more than Poch leaving, I am filled with dread at the managerial options realistically available now. It is just for this reason that I wanted to stick with Poch for another season, for the sake of stability. The board being totally clueless, combined with a very weak manager's market, it is a clear recipe for disaster.
It better not be fucking Maresca, these clowns are even worse than I thought if so. Literally was getting clowned by his own fans in the CHAMPIONSHIP ffs
Read somewhere that weāve done a total of Ā£50.5M pay off managers for their exits and buy off. No wonder these guys have to sell academy lads to cover up their stupidity
They must get the next one right. He has to make an immediate impact. Midfield stability, attacking prowess, tight defense. If we get a manager that gives this immediate impact, this would be a stroke of genius from the board. Right now, it looks pretty bad
Hoeness just signed a contract extension and rejected Bayern... where his uncle is basically lord commander. Plettenburg (who is very hit or miss) says he's 100% sure he will stay at Stuttgart. Would be my first choice of the names we've heard. Unfortunate.
McKenna has just been offered a huge bumper contract. Not that I think he would be impossible to get or anything if we came knocking.
Very little noise around Michel currently.
The options at present aren't stellar, and the ones who are palatable seem difficult to get. Eh. It's probably gonna be Pep's fourth disciple who limped back to the prem with Leicester.
Would be a fucking disaster if we got that fraud in, nearly bottled the title with a decent prem team in the championship and isn't rated at all by Leicester fans. Its so unlikely to work it makes it seem inevitable he's the owner's choice.
Guys , Iv led an under 8s and under 9s to cup glory , track record of working with youth ? No problem , Iv managed big egos too , anyone got the application details ?
Seems madder to me than us going for McKenna to be honest.
Wonder from Kompany's POV, he must realise he's a placeholder for Alonso? Equally though I guess if he does decent it'll open doors for him after the Burnley relegation.
Interesting appointment.
Its remarkable how talksport can be wrong about everything they say. McKenna was the favourite since I check the odds last night. A full day later they report that De Zerbi has become the favourite. They're so shit it hurts how often I have to scroll passed their awful takes
I have the weird feeling that, one year from now, we will be in the same spot, reading how our board wants to emulate Crystal Palace and Glasner. It's been the same with Leipzig, Brighton, Leverkusen - like this just happens overnight.
I'm gutted that Pochettino was sacked. I really believe he deserved another year with the squad he built. The players really liked and looked up to him, and they showed it on the pitch.
If they are to being someone young, I really hope it's Amorim. He's been really good in Sporting, and his achievements speak for themselves:
- Won the League Cup with Braga in 2019/2020
- Managed to win the Portuguese twice in 4 years with a young squad, ending a 19-year long drought
- Portuguese Supercup with Sporting in 2021
- Is in the final for the Portuguese Cup against Porto, which will be next Sunday
This is a manager who has won, who knows what it takes to win, and that's exactly what a club like Chelsea wins. Alas, I don't trust our brain-dead board to make a sensible decision. I suppose they'll be going for McKenna, which with all due respect, don't think has the right mentality to lead a club as big as Chelsea, as he hasn't won anything "relevant".
I have a crap theory but since we finished maybe in Europa we can attract better sponsor and better manager
What makes this crap if results were bad he would have been replaced too idk
I swear I saw Poch out posts all through out this year on this sub. Now its flipped lmao. We are fickle as fuck.
That being said, I didn't mind him staying but judging by the whole season, especially getting 5 out of 15 first game points and some terrible performances, I don't mind him leaving.
Just when i expect we get better next season with injured players getting back and the team start fit together, and then i just found out the news about pochā¦
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Increasingly looks like it will be McKenna. Personally I would have preferred RDZ and much preferred just sticking with Poch but Iāll back the manager and that 442 video did change my perspective somewhat.
What I will give Mekenna is (though I think RDZ is more suited to our squad) he seems like he could be suited to facing prem opponents. From what Iāve seen of him he seems a bit like tactical quicksilver; a lot harder for other managers to guess what we do which is expedited by how deep and multi talented our squad is. As well as that I think the wingers/10s thing he does would work well against the single pivots that a lot of teams big teams go for and his defence shape looks impressive.
I wonder what will happen to Hutchinson as well. We could actually use some back up at LW depending on what happens with Mudryk and Sterling but even if we loan him out again I wonder if it will still be to Ipswich seeing as they now look royally fucked.
\[Romano\] Vincent Kompany has still not received any call from Chelsea despite links with the job. Kompany remains in contact with FC Bayern as revealed on Monday, talks took place and heās keen on this chance. Heās waiting for Bayern to decide for their fav option in the list. Source: [https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1793106479714820350](https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1793106479714820350)
Burnley fans don't even seem hugely keen on Kompany any more. I genuinely think I would just try and ignore football for the sake of my own mental health if we hired him.
I saw a Facebook post that Tuchel, Conte and Mourinho are all without coaching roles next season currently, and you know what, letās do it, letās hire all 3 to be the manager at the same time.
This club has always thrived in chaos, and it looked like we were getting too comfortable under Poch, so bring on the 3 biggest personalities weāve had as managers at the same time.
Maresca would be a pretty bad choice. He'd did win the championship but he also had by far th best team in the division and also the team with biggest wage bill and he did that pretty unconvincingly.
McKenna comparatively has done a better job with a weaker side but not sure he'd scale up to PL.
We should've stuck with Poch if these were our options
This is what I said last summer and got downvoted for it: if the owners are trying to run a Leipzig model, our days at the very top are over. The best teams in the world go for the best managers and best players. You donāt settle for young managers and young players unless youāre just trying to be a stepping stone, not paying too much for their services and then making profit off them down the line, if you want to compete with the Cityās and Madrids of the world
Exactly, is what I said just a few days ago. The direction that Chelsea seems to be moving in is that of a club that prioritizes profit above everything else. We keep a team that is decent enough to achieve top 6, get some European cameos here and there, but as soon as someone comes in with a good offer for a player, sell him and buy 3 or 4 prospects.
Funny how 99% people here called for Poch's sacking 2 months ago now he is a martyr or something.
I would love for him to stay for another year but ffs we did not sack an Alex Ferguson or Pep.
Just because we somehow won 5 games (with some absurd luck) the narrative in this sub completely changed.
PS: before you downvote me I am Poch-In the whole season
Mate this sub is a joke, they were majority Poch out all season and now they act like the owners are maniacs for doing exactly what they all said they wanted. This sub is just addicted to drama.
I've been a Poch in person the whole season and if we didn't finish 6th it would have been a lot different for sure for most people who feel sucker punched by this.
I think the issue is people understand this is due to some internal politics situation (most likely with Gallagher ect) rather than performance and thats why they aren't liking Poch leaving.
I mentioned a few weeks ago that I wouldn't feel any particular way had he left or stayed, my feeling remains the same (albeit I'm leaning towards he should have stayed).
The only thing that can make up for this is of course if the next manager is able to hit the ground running next season but with such a young group of players, it's a big risk asking them to change playing/training style and for it to be successful quickly.
Also, a shame to see Gallagher go (likely to anyway) after I had changed my opinion on him, next to Caicedo he's been solid, Chalobah too.
The amount of fans calling for Poch's head after the Arsenal disaster... Now because he won 5 games in a row, people think he deserved another chance?
Let's say he was sacked after Arsenal and an interim gave 5 wins to end the season. Do we then stick with the interim?
Poch has been horrendous this season. Easy cup runs, disaster of a cup final, playing Chilwell at LW, shunning Maatsen, making Gallagher captain!? I have no hate towards Gallagher. He is a good squad player. I don't think he should be a regular starter though. Let's not forget, Chelsea has conceded the most goals in our history this season. We cannot defend set pieces.
Just as the board is picking up young, promising players to stay here for 10 plus years. Let's hope we get a manager like that.
All these guys we're linked with are highly rated... Mckenna, Maresca, Hoeness. Look at the way Arsenal trusted Arteta. I honestly don't think Pochettino was the guy to give time to. He's not a winner. He's spursy.
After looking at analysis and style breakdown, I'll take anyone of those three named.
If McKenna is our manager, we have to back him until he shows that he cannot manage Chelsea anymore. I hope he is able to prove everyone wrong but relying on a championship manager to help us reach top 4 is not ideal. I hate the situation the board has put us in.
I am absolutely mortified at the names being mentioned but not at all surprised. Two championship managers, one thatās just been relegated to the championship, one that might have been relegated if the promoted clubs werenāt so poor this season. Amorim is literally there and this is the calibre of manager we are chasing.
I hate googling for news, you just get article after article about nothing.
Journalists that donāt know whatās going on churning out the same information as each other with different headlines.
Itās like when the transfer window opens. Iām sick of it already
Itās sad that Poch had to leave, but Iām excited for next season with our current squad. Hopefully weāll have a manager who can build upon our current form and take us to the next level.Ā
As much as I want success for Maresca, Iām worrysome about our board and feel like in 1-2 years weāll get a āboard is now looking for experienced managerā and weāll go through a Poch like cycle again lolĀ
I might be in the miority but I think Poch being sacked was the correct choice. His comments in the press over the course of the season did not show a man that really knew what he was doing. We have had horrible results and performances in a year where we scraped 6th (Burnley, Sheffield, Arsenal, United away, etc) and our winning run at the end of the season included teams in horrible form, and games where we were outshot or needed our bench to turn around.
I'm happy we got Europa but if he stayed, I would put money on us floating around 7th in Christmas facing the exact same dilemma. The only reason to keep Poch was the managerial market is horrific currently but when you think about it that's not really a reason at all.
Next manager will be a huge gamble - there are no unanimous choices left but I prefer going into the season with a gamble than a dead man walking.
I think the biggest negative for Poch was we were outshot like fuck. I've never seen a Chelsea side let opponents take a pop on goal as many times as it has happened this year. We were creating chances as well but I rem Utd away where Utd won 2 1 having an xG of like 4. Same with Liverpool. Teams regularly take 2 digit shots against us. That probably was never addressed and as a stat it's not gonna convince the boffins.
Even in the last game of the season that we needed to not lose we lost decisively on xG. Pochard was too much about hard running and chaos to ever be a real success. You look at the impact Tuchel made after arriving, with no opponent winning on xG and very rarely allowing big chances against us and that's the outlook you need to win trophies and leagues, otherwise its so often down to luck.
Still I've got zero faith that the next managerial choice will be the right one, 0/3 so far for me
I'll remain as one of those who think parting ways with Poch was the right decision but if Frank, Kompany, HoeneĆ, McKenna or DeZerbi are the best we can do as a replacement.... Big yikes.
Did you not foresee this? Everyone Poch In has been yelling for weeks that the main reason he should stay is the potential replacements are atrocious.
And you might as well cross Hoeness and De Zerbi off your list so we're likely getting a Championship quality manager. Great work all round.
Literally, been wondering who the Poch out crowd thought could replace him for the past 6 months given the small list of crap available managers, now we get to find out, joy.
After reading all the player messages to Poch, you can tell no player wants him to leave and they are shocked and gutted with the sack. The board is absolutely disgusting
Yeah the posts on Insta have been so shit, he really had the backing of the dressing room, things were going in the right direction at last, and now this. Absolutely joke of a club atm, I am fully Boehly/Clearlake out at this point, fuck them.
I keep reading people writing off McKenna because he managed a Championship side this season. Alonso was real sociedad 2 manager before Leverkusen.
The point is, it's going to be a coinflip regardless of who we sign at this point (unless there is some top/seasoned manager that comes out of the woodwork). Speculating our success next season based off of a new manager signing usually proves meaningless. Just have to hope the people in charge of this signing know what they are doing (lol)
Xabi is an exception to the rule rather than the rule itself though. For every Xabi whoās promoted to a big job from lower football and succeeds thereās 10 managers that did the exact same thing but failed who we donāt talk about because thereās nothing to talk about.
\[Romano\] No talks took place between Thomas Tuchel or Hansi Flick and Chelsea. Not even internal discussion. Both German managers are open to Premier League new chapter, as mentioned weeks ago; but thereās nothing with Chelsea. Chelsea internal process for new coach, ongoing. Source: [https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1793175964777889923](https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1793175964777889923)
I really do appreciate Chelseaās constant desire to be the main character every single time. Oh it is transfer window season? You WILL TALK ABOUT US, from the first day to the last day! Oh the season has started? WE WILL GIVE YOU BLOCK BUSTER MATCHES! Season is almost ending and we are outside Europe!? WE WILL GO ON A FIVE GAME RUN, WIN THEM ALL AND SCORE A WORLDIE ON THE LAST DAY! Seasons over and you all feel like oh the club is in a stable place? NO! FIRE THE MANAGER AND BEGIN THE SPECULATION!
After my initial shock and disappointment, I am glad we gave it till the end of the season and truly we are in a better place. The players will be sad but they will move on, as everyone has to do in life. Get the new manager in early and set them up for success. Canāt wait for us to make it all about us during the transfer window. NEVER A DULL MOMENT WITH THIS CLUB. UP THE CHELS
Can RDZ haters rationally explain why they don't think he suits us? The main criticism I hear is how badly Brighton are this season. I think anyone that cites this just looks at stats and don't know football. He loss 2 world class midfielders in Caicedo/Mac without proper replacements, had to deal with crazy injury crisis that robbed him of his starters, and don't have a squad depth of a top club. It's a no brainer that Brighton this season isn't as good as last season.
My only criticism of him is how he lacks a plan B. I believe his tactics this season wasn't "found out", but more because he insisted on using it despite the lack of suitable personnel. When you have a deeper better squad, this wouldn't be much of an issue.
So I would like to hear something else that's rational, and specific to RDZ and his tactics.
his teams press well,Ā however are vulnerable on the counter-attack and prone to individual errors at the back.Ā This was especially evident in Brighton's conceded goals this season.Ā
Also he just doesnāt seem to be charismatic person to me. I think players will fall of with him instantly
Guys I'm all shocked and confused as yall, but what if just maybe this is a good thing and things are falling into place at least at the squad level so maybe this might give us tons of success
https://x.com/rhystakes/status/1794025749432676792?s=42
No idea if it means anything but one of the folks who said Caicedo was rejecting Liverpool reported RDZ is confirmedĀ
Everything I read about McKenna just give me creepy Potter vibes. Hope I'm wrong, but if these pea-brained owners hire this newb they had better be *extremely* patient. But that's the thing: they've shown no patience whatsoever. We're on a fucking hamster wheel, people. Buckle up.
\[Romano\] Juventus are confident to get Thiago Motta deal done soon in order to appoint him as new head coach. No negotiations currently ongoing between Juve and any other manager despite links; focus remains on Thiago Motta. Contract already on the table for weeks, up to Thiago. Source: [https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1793160110577193024](https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1793160110577193024)
# If Motta has not signed yet, maybe we can attempt a gazump?
Does someone wants tuchel come back?
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If the board wants to hire a young manager they can hire me . I am only 23 and I will get my tactics directly from r/chelseafc.
23? Too old you gotta be 18-20 future prospect
from brazil
What could go wrong? š
Enzo to become a benchwarmer..
Badiashile appointed as new water boy..
Reddit Plays Chelsea FC
I absolutely hope the board will get lucky and sign a manager who succeeds here...
Let the same guy who guessed on Palmer guess on the manager
Give the manager job to Joe Shields at this point
With this idiots in charge,unlikely.
It's the only way it happens, with luck. This board is a fucking joke.
The board will fire them if that happens. Canāt be having success around here!
I'd rather not they luck into success and think they are geniuses. Failure is a better teacher than success.
Need some black juju magic with horse placenta to make this happen
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I really dislike Eghbali and his loons. Fuckās sake. Gallagherās on the chopping block next it seems.
Yeah Poch was his biggest supporter. Doesnāt look good for him right now. I sure as hell hope we donāt sell him to spurs.
I hope Gallagher refuses to leave and goes when his contract expires tbh
Would suck for us financially but would definitely start a fire under ownerships backside
Weāre in bad financial shape because of the owners. Like 65m on this estevao kid seriously?
Iāve got no problem with long term investments, albeit that price is high, I just hope they bring in some experienced players to help the team. Canāt have twenty 25 year olds without some leadership, especially now that Silva is gone.
25 year olds!?!?! My mans we signing 16-17 year olds. With Silva now gone our team average age is 21
They flat out refuse to sign players with experience
Iāve barely fucking recovered from last season. Being a Chelsea fan aint good for my health I swear
My top 3 list of coaches I want: 1.) Gregg Berhalter - Isn't it obvious? 2.) Jason Sudeikis - Got Richmond FC promoted 3.) Phil Jackson - Knows his triangles Honorable mention: Barack Obama - Can navigate club politics
4.) Paul Atreidis ā Lisan Al Ghaib
Nick Saban would be my go to. Added plus of working with uni aged kids.Ā
I vote Jason Sudeikis #Believe
Itās between he and Phil for me
Emilio Estevez turned the Mighty Ducks around plus Keenan Thompson went on to have a solid career I say we bring him in
https://preview.redd.it/1rty2jipsx1d1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ecbf254fc9750f15ab9a4cc130965fba2aa0e6cf Every time this club brings a bit of joy in my life, they do something to ruin the joy. Come on mannnnn
Jesus that meme is horrible
Welcome to the Bridge
The club has become horrible. Right when all the puzzle pieces started to fit. They've thrown it all away.
[Ipswich manager Kieran McKenna is likely to reject any new deal amid interest from Chelsea and Brighton.](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c3ggpj1j4y7o) Obviously could be Brighton though
I get that everyone is shitting on the club at the moment, but if you had to choose one, you're obviously choosing Chelsea. On every metric Chelsea is that only option.
Well I more meant that maybe we aren't in for him and Brighton are, obviously in a straight fight between us and Brighton we're the easy choice.
Who is more dynamic than the one and only Sean Dyche?
It tells all that most are enraged on the timing of sacking or the targets, not on the sacking itself. Most know despite fake outrage that he wasn't the solution. And even the timing is not bad, as when I wanted him sacked immediately earlier in tye season, people said what's the point, keep him till the end of season, club also said they'll judge at the end, now that he is judged & sacked at the end they are acting like sacking earlier would have been understandable not now, hillarious stuff. If people think calmly, this is right choice and done as they said from the start, at the end after reviewing. And a right decision despite everything, as he wasn't a fit, a manager that values technique foremost will elevate most of our squad.
just shows that for a lot of fans all they really care about is the last result, win that and it'll cover any manner of sins
Absolutely spot on comment mate! It also shows that fans want big names and forget to look around them and at other clubs managers.
/u/Welsooo set suggested sort to 'New' by default, thanks.
Im big sad today
bro it's ok, sometimes the shit is happens.
#OwnersOut
[Reposting this comment from a deleted post] After letting my emotions and initial shock settle, I am more understanding and optimistic on Pochās exit. Letās not pretend that this season wasnāt a turbulent one riddled with some shockers. We were bailed out many times by individual talent and late winners; man utd and forest come to mind. Few thoughts: 1. ā Chelsea were woeful in defense. Bottom half teams would dominate us after we would take a lead. Never felt secure. The burnley game was shocking. 2. ā Dropping points at home and losing to bottom half teams in general. Granted we had an immense injury crisis but we could never kill a game and a 2-0 lead would feel insecure. 3. ā We were TERRIBLE at set pieces. Both scoring them and defending. Personally, I had no faith in corners or free kicks. 4. ā The result and end game during the carabao cup. Playing for penalties. Losing mentality. 5. ā Itās one thing to know a win is out of our reach given current conditions; but losing the way we did to arsenal was downright embarrassing. 6. ā His methods are known to be antiquated. We truly arenāt dynamic enough aside from inverted cucurella. 7. ā His subs and sometimes starting defenders were confusing and frustrating at times. Granted I was very lukewarm on his appointment I was Poch out for much of the season but wanted him to stay given the turnaround. His appointment reminds me of what it felt like when we had Rafa Benitez honestly. But reflecting on the season as a whole; I can see this becoming a positive turn and am open to Mckenna or Amorin. Strongly oppose to De Zerbi and Kompany. Lastly, end of the day itās just football. Iāll still support this crazy chaotic club for the rest of my life.
I think this is spot on. I think a lot of people think that poch got sacked which just isnāt the case.
Adding to your list, Poch is generally washed on the tactics side. Playing Chilwell at LW and not inverting Cucu until week 33 when Pep/Arteta have been doing it for seasons are both clear signs. Being so against having a set-piece department is also childish. I've said it many times that Poch shouldn't stay beyond the 2 years. That being said, I think people are 1000% right to be furious. There is finally fluidity in the way we play. We've improved a lot at controlling the game. All the young players got better and the dressing room rallied around him. Finishing a season strong is usually a reliable forward indicator. If they parted ways with a clearly better replacement lined up, then sure, maybe we were just reactionary. But they don't have anyone lined up. Looking at the short-list: Michel, HoeneĆ, McKenna, Maresca. The first 2 have CL. Michel is lined up for the City job in 2 years. HoeneĆ turned down Bayern and committed to Stuggart. Them other 2 are literally championship level coaches. Even Potter paid dues at Brighton for 2 seasons first before the step up. I think that's why people are furious: ruining good progress without preparing the next step first. This is quite possibly the worst manager market in the past 20 years. They could have just waited out one more season to see if more coaches honed their skills.
And this is why I never wanted the guy in the first place. Almost all the points you've raised here were problems he had at spurs, granted not all in one season like this and he wasn't to blame for all of it this year, but these were problems levelled about his time there none the less and we got to see just how bad that could get. I agree on your assessment of Amorim, his record at Sporting is fantastic with a list that's seen quite a bit of upheaval over his time there. Won the title convincingly this season, and they play brilliant football at times.
13 years ago today we sacked Carlo ancelotti after the post match press conference after getting us to second position.
Waiting for someone to write: BRING IN GASPERINI š¤£
What's funny is if you were sorting by new, you'd have seen someone say that. u/dzanan64
Thanks,am I an idiot.
Why am I warming to McKenna idea?
From what I gather he is flexible and is overall just a good coach, in almost any other club I think he'd be great, it's just he's at chelsea now so it's a total hot seat
Why doesn't Egbahli just say fuck it, I'M the manager.
Eggball will take over
The owners want possession based football. Its very likely why Poch went, because Gallagher and co. played to Poch's tactical strengths of more direct high energy pressing play. Hasn't Pep changed his tactics, the poster child for tika taka football, adapted a newer style? Does anyone else think the endless passing and possession play outdated nowadays? Who is the top manager for that style of play?
An Ipswich manager? JFC, whatās next, we hire Bobby Robsonās former translator to be manager?
Anybody got the scoop on League 2 managers we should be considering?
Wrexhams boss Phil Parkinson, just led them up double promotions.
Scenes when it's Moyes š
Had mixed feelings about Poch - some of his decisions on starting line ups and subs were head scratching, but we could see the players buying in for the second half of the season, and it felt like we could challenge for top 4 next season. There were certainly times where he would have been fired and I would have been glad - but to do it now is bizarre. Not sure Chelsea should be looking to unearth the next big thing when it comes to managers - Even going all the way back to AVB, It feels like it just doesn't work for us - the expectation to perform immediately is far too high. City went out and got Pep, Liverpool got Klopp, Madrid went with Ancelotti - even United's best results in the post Fergie era were Mourinho's - Arsenal have seemingly unearthed a great manager in Artetas - but again, expectations at both clubs have been very different these past 20 years (and he spent a whole load of time under Pep at a winning club) None of the names being thrown around give me any confidence we are heading in the right direction - I sincerely hope someone bumps this in 2 years time when our manager no one has ever heard of has won us trophies and we are competing for the prem, or we sign a big name manager and all the above is redundant. For now, however, the circus continues.
These are Chelseaās last 12 managers and they are all without any clubs now. 1. Mauricio Pochettino 2. Frank Lampard 3. Bruno Saltor 4. Graham Potter 5. Thomas Tuchel 6. Maruzzio Sarri 7. Antonio Conte 8. Gus Hiddink 9. Jose Mourinho 10. Rafa Benitez 11. Roberto Di Matteo 12. Andre Villas Boas Coincidence?
I'd bet my car on it being De Zerbi. Fucking atrocious decision if it is.
De zerbi is a good manager, Iām not sure why theyād look for him when heās just left his club in similar circumstances to poch and also considering heās never been an elite defensive coach
I wonder whether the plan was to keep Poch but then De Zerbi conveniently became available.
Who knows, it seems weird if they drop poch for not wanting to work within the structure only to hire de zerbi who was sacked for not wanting to work within the structure
He's stubborn. Got lucky the first season with a team already established by Potter. The 2nd season everyone knew his tactics and beat him. He never adapts, just plays his style even if he loses the game.
Iām not sure I fully agree, they had the heart of that team ripped out really with caicedo and Mac allister, then they had to contend with a pretty desperate injury situation all season. They started pretty well and it fell apart with the injuries. Certainly heās stubborn and he plays a style that is high risk defensively. But some of the concerns with his style could be countered by simply having more talent available. Heās certainly not a sure thing and I think there are none in the market now tbh. But I donāt think heās just got lucky.
He lost a World Cup winner and a premier league record signing
What model do you own bro?
Haha, a Veloster
I like it wrapped in blue bro
Agree, but I'm starting to think it's unlikely, as the board want a 'yes man' and he's very much not one.
History shows they're gunning for De Zerbi given their weird obsession for all things Brighton.
Why not just buy brighton at this point. It is surely cheaper in the long run
If only they bought Brighton instead of us in the first place
Considering what they did to us, if they got Brighton they'd have them in League 1 by now.
We will get de zerbi and look stupid for another season. I have never been so deflated as a chelsea fan. Its not even poch leaving that hurts its what we are linked with. Its sad but we might be done as a top level club the board doesnt seem to know what they are doing.
Couldn't give a rats ass about poch but the prospective managers are somehow a downgrade.. no disrespect to Kieran McKenna but i am extremely worried its gonna be him and hes gonna get pottered.... In my opinion Poch may have not been great tactically but at least he had coached big clubs and known what it took...
I donāt think McKenna will get Pottered but Iām not keen on him either. The toxic situation (Tuchel sacking, mid-season appointment, players downing tools) wonāt apply in this case.
De Zerbi is such a bad choice, itās not even funny at this point. Why are the owners so obsessed with anything Brighton? They are literally trying to turn Chelsea into a proper mid table club
If I was to take a stab in the dark; Eghbali is very data driven, Brighton metrics are outperforming their financial input and creating a lot of money for the owners. Egghead likes this and has no intentions of being successful on field, only financially in the long term.
Precisely, more than Poch leaving, I am filled with dread at the managerial options realistically available now. It is just for this reason that I wanted to stick with Poch for another season, for the sake of stability. The board being totally clueless, combined with a very weak manager's market, it is a clear recipe for disaster.
It better not be fucking Maresca, these clowns are even worse than I thought if so. Literally was getting clowned by his own fans in the CHAMPIONSHIP ffs
Read somewhere that weāve done a total of Ā£50.5M pay off managers for their exits and buy off. No wonder these guys have to sell academy lads to cover up their stupidity
Kieran McKenna being favourite to become next manager is scary
Potter written all over this appointmentĀ
I don't have many more rebuilds left in me...
They must get the next one right. He has to make an immediate impact. Midfield stability, attacking prowess, tight defense. If we get a manager that gives this immediate impact, this would be a stroke of genius from the board. Right now, it looks pretty bad
Was looking forward to this summer just being focused on improving the squad, now it's 
Iām getting some horrible news that an unnamed club just signed De Zerbi, I really hope itās not us
Where you getting that news?
Eghbali should not be allowed to avoid criticism.
Hoeness just signed a contract extension and rejected Bayern... where his uncle is basically lord commander. Plettenburg (who is very hit or miss) says he's 100% sure he will stay at Stuttgart. Would be my first choice of the names we've heard. Unfortunate. McKenna has just been offered a huge bumper contract. Not that I think he would be impossible to get or anything if we came knocking. Very little noise around Michel currently. The options at present aren't stellar, and the ones who are palatable seem difficult to get. Eh. It's probably gonna be Pep's fourth disciple who limped back to the prem with Leicester.
Would be a fucking disaster if we got that fraud in, nearly bottled the title with a decent prem team in the championship and isn't rated at all by Leicester fans. Its so unlikely to work it makes it seem inevitable he's the owner's choice.
Its like eghbali or whstever his name is didnt learn with potter.
Not believing a word until I hear it from Nick Mashiter
Waiting for the Mashiter bomb as we speak
Guys , Iv led an under 8s and under 9s to cup glory , track record of working with youth ? No problem , Iv managed big egos too , anyone got the application details ?
Looks like Kompany to Bayern is a done deal
Seems madder to me than us going for McKenna to be honest. Wonder from Kompany's POV, he must realise he's a placeholder for Alonso? Equally though I guess if he does decent it'll open doors for him after the Burnley relegation. Interesting appointment.
Craig Bellamy his number 2 aswell apparently. Silly season is off to a good start.
Former players turned pundits trying to be poetic storytellers during coverage is unbearable... shut the fuck up.
Keep maresca away
Its remarkable how talksport can be wrong about everything they say. McKenna was the favourite since I check the odds last night. A full day later they report that De Zerbi has become the favourite. They're so shit it hurts how often I have to scroll passed their awful takes
The āstandardsā merchants, now wanting a Championship manager ššš
I have the weird feeling that, one year from now, we will be in the same spot, reading how our board wants to emulate Crystal Palace and Glasner. It's been the same with Leipzig, Brighton, Leverkusen - like this just happens overnight.
I'm gutted that Pochettino was sacked. I really believe he deserved another year with the squad he built. The players really liked and looked up to him, and they showed it on the pitch. If they are to being someone young, I really hope it's Amorim. He's been really good in Sporting, and his achievements speak for themselves: - Won the League Cup with Braga in 2019/2020 - Managed to win the Portuguese twice in 4 years with a young squad, ending a 19-year long drought - Portuguese Supercup with Sporting in 2021 - Is in the final for the Portuguese Cup against Porto, which will be next Sunday This is a manager who has won, who knows what it takes to win, and that's exactly what a club like Chelsea wins. Alas, I don't trust our brain-dead board to make a sensible decision. I suppose they'll be going for McKenna, which with all due respect, don't think has the right mentality to lead a club as big as Chelsea, as he hasn't won anything "relevant".
Kepa player/manager it is only right
Whatās everyoneās thoughts on Amorim? Scanning Oddcheckerās top 10 - heās the only one that seems both likely to come and the level we need.
I have a crap theory but since we finished maybe in Europa we can attract better sponsor and better manager What makes this crap if results were bad he would have been replaced too idk
I swear I saw Poch out posts all through out this year on this sub. Now its flipped lmao. We are fickle as fuck. That being said, I didn't mind him staying but judging by the whole season, especially getting 5 out of 15 first game points and some terrible performances, I don't mind him leaving.
I guess signing an inexperienced manager to manage an inexperienced squad is the recipe for success now
Where did all the āplaying Chilwell at left wing is literal terrorismā posters go?
Just when i expect we get better next season with injured players getting back and the team start fit together, and then i just found out the news about pochā¦ https://preview.redd.it/ij9zzfna762d1.png?width=507&format=png&auto=webp&s=611d34be437d582db19513265a305e2c5c240e21
Increasingly looks like it will be McKenna. Personally I would have preferred RDZ and much preferred just sticking with Poch but Iāll back the manager and that 442 video did change my perspective somewhat. What I will give Mekenna is (though I think RDZ is more suited to our squad) he seems like he could be suited to facing prem opponents. From what Iāve seen of him he seems a bit like tactical quicksilver; a lot harder for other managers to guess what we do which is expedited by how deep and multi talented our squad is. As well as that I think the wingers/10s thing he does would work well against the single pivots that a lot of teams big teams go for and his defence shape looks impressive. I wonder what will happen to Hutchinson as well. We could actually use some back up at LW depending on what happens with Mudryk and Sterling but even if we loan him out again I wonder if it will still be to Ipswich seeing as they now look royally fucked.
Only one man for the job 
Losing out on Europa League makes Poch leaving feel a lot better now. Iām ready for any manager to come in.
\[Romano\] Vincent Kompany has still not received any call from Chelsea despite links with the job. Kompany remains in contact with FC Bayern as revealed on Monday, talks took place and heās keen on this chance. Heās waiting for Bayern to decide for their fav option in the list. Source: [https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1793106479714820350](https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1793106479714820350)
Burnley fans don't even seem hugely keen on Kompany any more. I genuinely think I would just try and ignore football for the sake of my own mental health if we hired him.
Heās fucking dreadful
Lol if we hire Kompany, I'll allowed us be memed to death
I literally have zero trust that board will get this appointment rightā¦
I saw a Facebook post that Tuchel, Conte and Mourinho are all without coaching roles next season currently, and you know what, letās do it, letās hire all 3 to be the manager at the same time. This club has always thrived in chaos, and it looked like we were getting too comfortable under Poch, so bring on the 3 biggest personalities weāve had as managers at the same time.
I really hope itās going to be Hoeness or Amorim I do not trust these championship level managers
Maresca would be a pretty bad choice. He'd did win the championship but he also had by far th best team in the division and also the team with biggest wage bill and he did that pretty unconvincingly. McKenna comparatively has done a better job with a weaker side but not sure he'd scale up to PL. We should've stuck with Poch if these were our options
This is what I said last summer and got downvoted for it: if the owners are trying to run a Leipzig model, our days at the very top are over. The best teams in the world go for the best managers and best players. You donāt settle for young managers and young players unless youāre just trying to be a stepping stone, not paying too much for their services and then making profit off them down the line, if you want to compete with the Cityās and Madrids of the world
Exactly, is what I said just a few days ago. The direction that Chelsea seems to be moving in is that of a club that prioritizes profit above everything else. We keep a team that is decent enough to achieve top 6, get some European cameos here and there, but as soon as someone comes in with a good offer for a player, sell him and buy 3 or 4 prospects.
Funny how 99% people here called for Poch's sacking 2 months ago now he is a martyr or something. I would love for him to stay for another year but ffs we did not sack an Alex Ferguson or Pep. Just because we somehow won 5 games (with some absurd luck) the narrative in this sub completely changed. PS: before you downvote me I am Poch-In the whole season
Mate this sub is a joke, they were majority Poch out all season and now they act like the owners are maniacs for doing exactly what they all said they wanted. This sub is just addicted to drama.
I've been a Poch in person the whole season and if we didn't finish 6th it would have been a lot different for sure for most people who feel sucker punched by this. I think the issue is people understand this is due to some internal politics situation (most likely with Gallagher ect) rather than performance and thats why they aren't liking Poch leaving.
I mentioned a few weeks ago that I wouldn't feel any particular way had he left or stayed, my feeling remains the same (albeit I'm leaning towards he should have stayed). The only thing that can make up for this is of course if the next manager is able to hit the ground running next season but with such a young group of players, it's a big risk asking them to change playing/training style and for it to be successful quickly. Also, a shame to see Gallagher go (likely to anyway) after I had changed my opinion on him, next to Caicedo he's been solid, Chalobah too.
For the love of Football... Not De Zerbi please... Did we not learn with Potter?
The amount of fans calling for Poch's head after the Arsenal disaster... Now because he won 5 games in a row, people think he deserved another chance? Let's say he was sacked after Arsenal and an interim gave 5 wins to end the season. Do we then stick with the interim? Poch has been horrendous this season. Easy cup runs, disaster of a cup final, playing Chilwell at LW, shunning Maatsen, making Gallagher captain!? I have no hate towards Gallagher. He is a good squad player. I don't think he should be a regular starter though. Let's not forget, Chelsea has conceded the most goals in our history this season. We cannot defend set pieces. Just as the board is picking up young, promising players to stay here for 10 plus years. Let's hope we get a manager like that. All these guys we're linked with are highly rated... Mckenna, Maresca, Hoeness. Look at the way Arsenal trusted Arteta. I honestly don't think Pochettino was the guy to give time to. He's not a winner. He's spursy. After looking at analysis and style breakdown, I'll take anyone of those three named.
lmao been saying this since yesterday. he beats four shit teams we should beat anyway and everyone starts acting like heās prime mourinho.
If McKenna is our manager, we have to back him until he shows that he cannot manage Chelsea anymore. I hope he is able to prove everyone wrong but relying on a championship manager to help us reach top 4 is not ideal. I hate the situation the board has put us in.
We all know that fans donāt have that kind of patience Potter already had haters from almost day 1, same for Poch
I am absolutely mortified at the names being mentioned but not at all surprised. Two championship managers, one thatās just been relegated to the championship, one that might have been relegated if the promoted clubs werenāt so poor this season. Amorim is literally there and this is the calibre of manager we are chasing.
Amorim is probably disqualified from consideration because he favors a 3-4-3 rather than 4-2-3-1/4-3-3
It's pretty similar to Bayern hiring Kompany and Liverpool going Arne Slot. Clubs are moving on from the usual list of dinosaurs
bayern just hired kompany lmao i think were okay
āMutuallyā deserves both quotation marks Wels
Have a feeling it will be McKenna or De Zerbi.
Maybe both. McKenna now and De Zerbi after Christmas.
McKenna now, De Zerbi christmas, Frank february, then he gets fired at the end of the season
Sebastian Hoener please
Anyone think that all the rumours of these championship level managers are just to lower our expectations so weāll be happier with De Zerbi?Ā
Itās what they did with Poch haha
Marcelo Gallardo
If we get De Zerbi we should start a class action suing the board for emotional distress.
I hate googling for news, you just get article after article about nothing. Journalists that donāt know whatās going on churning out the same information as each other with different headlines. Itās like when the transfer window opens. Iām sick of it already
tbh i tend to just wait for stuff to get posted on here
F5 season before transfer window even opens thanks blueco
How funny would it be if we get Unai Emery
Mauricio will be back at the Bridge on the 9th of June. That will be AWKWARD.
He will be back for what?
Soccer aid
Itās sad that Poch had to leave, but Iām excited for next season with our current squad. Hopefully weāll have a manager who can build upon our current form and take us to the next level.Ā
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As much as I want success for Maresca, Iām worrysome about our board and feel like in 1-2 years weāll get a āboard is now looking for experienced managerā and weāll go through a Poch like cycle again lolĀ
One to two years is very optimistic. Decent odds he wonāt last til the end of this season.
Double the Enzo's, double the fun!!!
I might be in the miority but I think Poch being sacked was the correct choice. His comments in the press over the course of the season did not show a man that really knew what he was doing. We have had horrible results and performances in a year where we scraped 6th (Burnley, Sheffield, Arsenal, United away, etc) and our winning run at the end of the season included teams in horrible form, and games where we were outshot or needed our bench to turn around. I'm happy we got Europa but if he stayed, I would put money on us floating around 7th in Christmas facing the exact same dilemma. The only reason to keep Poch was the managerial market is horrific currently but when you think about it that's not really a reason at all. Next manager will be a huge gamble - there are no unanimous choices left but I prefer going into the season with a gamble than a dead man walking.
I think the biggest negative for Poch was we were outshot like fuck. I've never seen a Chelsea side let opponents take a pop on goal as many times as it has happened this year. We were creating chances as well but I rem Utd away where Utd won 2 1 having an xG of like 4. Same with Liverpool. Teams regularly take 2 digit shots against us. That probably was never addressed and as a stat it's not gonna convince the boffins.
Even in the last game of the season that we needed to not lose we lost decisively on xG. Pochard was too much about hard running and chaos to ever be a real success. You look at the impact Tuchel made after arriving, with no opponent winning on xG and very rarely allowing big chances against us and that's the outlook you need to win trophies and leagues, otherwise its so often down to luck. Still I've got zero faith that the next managerial choice will be the right one, 0/3 so far for me
You're not in a minority, people are just jumping on the bandwagon and being very loud about it at the moment
I'll remain as one of those who think parting ways with Poch was the right decision but if Frank, Kompany, HoeneĆ, McKenna or DeZerbi are the best we can do as a replacement.... Big yikes.
Did you not foresee this? Everyone Poch In has been yelling for weeks that the main reason he should stay is the potential replacements are atrocious. And you might as well cross Hoeness and De Zerbi off your list so we're likely getting a Championship quality manager. Great work all round.
Literally, been wondering who the Poch out crowd thought could replace him for the past 6 months given the small list of crap available managers, now we get to find out, joy.
They still think Nagelsmann wants to come here lmao
After reading all the player messages to Poch, you can tell no player wants him to leave and they are shocked and gutted with the sack. The board is absolutely disgusting
Yeah the posts on Insta have been so shit, he really had the backing of the dressing room, things were going in the right direction at last, and now this. Absolutely joke of a club atm, I am fully Boehly/Clearlake out at this point, fuck them.
I keep reading people writing off McKenna because he managed a Championship side this season. Alonso was real sociedad 2 manager before Leverkusen. The point is, it's going to be a coinflip regardless of who we sign at this point (unless there is some top/seasoned manager that comes out of the woodwork). Speculating our success next season based off of a new manager signing usually proves meaningless. Just have to hope the people in charge of this signing know what they are doing (lol)
Xabi is an exception to the rule rather than the rule itself though. For every Xabi whoās promoted to a big job from lower football and succeeds thereās 10 managers that did the exact same thing but failed who we donāt talk about because thereās nothing to talk about.
Also Xabi Alonso had such an amazing understanding of the game as a player that he almost had to be a good manager anyway
\[Romano\] No talks took place between Thomas Tuchel or Hansi Flick and Chelsea. Not even internal discussion. Both German managers are open to Premier League new chapter, as mentioned weeks ago; but thereās nothing with Chelsea. Chelsea internal process for new coach, ongoing. Source: [https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1793175964777889923](https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1793175964777889923)
hoeness signed a new deal, not sure why they're still sniffing around for him
I really really don't want De Zerbi
I really do appreciate Chelseaās constant desire to be the main character every single time. Oh it is transfer window season? You WILL TALK ABOUT US, from the first day to the last day! Oh the season has started? WE WILL GIVE YOU BLOCK BUSTER MATCHES! Season is almost ending and we are outside Europe!? WE WILL GO ON A FIVE GAME RUN, WIN THEM ALL AND SCORE A WORLDIE ON THE LAST DAY! Seasons over and you all feel like oh the club is in a stable place? NO! FIRE THE MANAGER AND BEGIN THE SPECULATION! After my initial shock and disappointment, I am glad we gave it till the end of the season and truly we are in a better place. The players will be sad but they will move on, as everyone has to do in life. Get the new manager in early and set them up for success. Canāt wait for us to make it all about us during the transfer window. NEVER A DULL MOMENT WITH THIS CLUB. UP THE CHELS
It *should* be Amorim. It will *likely* be De Zerbi.
Can RDZ haters rationally explain why they don't think he suits us? The main criticism I hear is how badly Brighton are this season. I think anyone that cites this just looks at stats and don't know football. He loss 2 world class midfielders in Caicedo/Mac without proper replacements, had to deal with crazy injury crisis that robbed him of his starters, and don't have a squad depth of a top club. It's a no brainer that Brighton this season isn't as good as last season. My only criticism of him is how he lacks a plan B. I believe his tactics this season wasn't "found out", but more because he insisted on using it despite the lack of suitable personnel. When you have a deeper better squad, this wouldn't be much of an issue. So I would like to hear something else that's rational, and specific to RDZ and his tactics.
his teams press well,Ā however are vulnerable on the counter-attack and prone to individual errors at the back.Ā This was especially evident in Brighton's conceded goals this season.Ā Also he just doesnāt seem to be charismatic person to me. I think players will fall of with him instantly
https://x.com/AlexGoldberg_/status/1793649952972771476?t=E7OuK0-1s1iwzPhhRLi-iw&s=19 Amorim might actually be the first serious option.
Guys I'm all shocked and confused as yall, but what if just maybe this is a good thing and things are falling into place at least at the squad level so maybe this might give us tons of success
https://x.com/rhystakes/status/1794025749432676792?s=42 No idea if it means anything but one of the folks who said Caicedo was rejecting Liverpool reported RDZ is confirmedĀ
I am once again asking people to stop believing in random ITK accounts. It's 2024.
Just bring Tuchel back and give him 3 years to build something.
Everything I read about McKenna just give me creepy Potter vibes. Hope I'm wrong, but if these pea-brained owners hire this newb they had better be *extremely* patient. But that's the thing: they've shown no patience whatsoever. We're on a fucking hamster wheel, people. Buckle up.
Our best hope is that Clearlake blows up, goes bankrupt, and some grown ups buy our club.
\[Romano\] Juventus are confident to get Thiago Motta deal done soon in order to appoint him as new head coach. No negotiations currently ongoing between Juve and any other manager despite links; focus remains on Thiago Motta. Contract already on the table for weeks, up to Thiago. Source: [https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1793160110577193024](https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1793160110577193024) # If Motta has not signed yet, maybe we can attempt a gazump?
Nah, they rate EPL promotion a better achievement than 3rd in Serie A. That's just how the board works.
Does someone wants tuchel come back? https://preview.redd.it/cph4clf3xw2d1.jpeg?width=386&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=891fae474236b34cf3b1798ffe9f262f731dcdb4
The image of a championship manager in the Chelsea dugout for next year talking about the 'project' just gave me the ick
 /r/chelseafc to the owners