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Yeah Hazard's issue is clearly a fitness issue currently when before it looked like more.
Seen worse individual defenders than Rahman in a title winning/challenging side(City use Kolarov and Clichy...). Rahman is 21 years old and inconsistencies in form is common. Cesc has never been able to play a full season at top form and that was clear when Chelsea bought him so unsure about the relevancy of that comment, especially when it's clear Chelsea need a box to box midfielder and will probably buy one in the summer to lessen Fabregas' load. If Ramires was actually good enough to play consistently in that position for cover then Fabregas would be able to play a whole season with more consistent performances. The main thing of course is to keep the current squad but I don't think that is a problem. I'm not sure if you lot are expecting Verratti and Bale but football doesn't work like that. Where as I don't say we need to bring in a entire team we do need to look at the current players and see what they can do not for next season but if they can ensure we have credible title run season after season after season, If we don't finish at most 5 points behind the winners then we have failed. Its not where we are that's the problem for me, Its where we could have been that's the issue. We should be so much further along now then we are. The new ground is a major major project, Not only are we not moving (unlike Arsenal,City and West Ham) we have the C.P.O issue to deal with. The people involved need to be the very best we can get. They need to balance that with running the team etc, Are they capable? I not so sure |
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The Chelsea "project" (and that's not just the current players but the whole show) should be further ahead then it is, City are very close to us and that's in a shorter amount of time, We have not closed the gap on Utd, While not saying we should be close to them but we should be that much closer then we are.
We need the best of everything going forward as the league is going to get tougher and tougher as the new tv deal kicks in. Some clubs who was not that far from us are going to have access to more investment then ever before and even more when some get new grounds. We need the best manager we can get. We need the best players available to us. We need the best C.E.O available to us We need the best kitman(or person) available to us We need the best publicity dept available to us ( that is something we really need to look at). The end of the season is the perfect time to do that (we have had them before but failed to do so). If we not sure that every single dept is the best available then its going to cost us down the road. If we look at everything and think we have got that then fine and we should go ahead making small tweeks here and there as needed but we should not be scared to make major changes if needed |
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Lots of reports saying that Antonio Conte has agreed "in principle" to become Chelsea's next manager. Not sure what to think about that, he did well at Juventus but I haven't really followed his career. I would have preferred Simeone, but that's probably because he's just more familiar. What do others think ?
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Decent enough choice, Very up and down career overall but on the main has performed.
Hopefully Italy will have a short tournament in the Euro's as the sooner he can start the better. Would be one of a very short list of managers we could hope to attract who are also good enough. Middle of the road appointment but I think that's about as expected. Could have done a lot worse (Rogers,Rafa,Pellegrini etc) |
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He was my choice right from the start. Got some personality about him.
Mind you, I read on Sunday it was Simeone so I talk it all with a pinch of salt. As The Don says, far better than those others. Perhaps Dixie can tell us what Talksport are saying. Strange we never see him after a good result
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Lots of reports saying that Antonio Conte has agreed "in principle" to become Chelsea's next manager. Not sure what to think about that, he did well at Juventus but I haven't really followed his career. I would have preferred Simeone, but that's probably because he's just more familiar. What do others think ?
This is my list (in order): 1. Simeone 2. Allegri 3. Conte 4. Koeman |
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On a positive note, looks like there is still only one London team who has won the CL
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He was my choice right from the start. Got some personality about him.
Mind you, I read on Sunday it was Simeone so I talk it all with a pinch of salt. As The Don says, far better than those others. Perhaps Dixie can tell us what Talksport are saying. Strange we never see him after a good result ![]() As according to a "expert", Arsenal have done well when playing Barca, Of course results utterly and completely disprove that but hey what do results matter, Then again should I really expect any thing more from one of the spice boys |
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On a positive note, looks like there is still only one London team who has won the CL
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Also there is still only one Liverpool team who has won the Champions League
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We are setting very low standards if we say "I have seen worse teams with worse defenders". It's settling and that is something we should never do.
I said I have seen teams win the league with a weaker squad, so I don't think that the strength of the current Chelsea team is an issue. Depth in all honesty is the main issue of Chelsea, which I have said where it can be improved upon already. Quote:
Where as I don't say we need to bring in a entire team we do need to look at the current players and see what they can do not for next season but if they can ensure we have credible title run season after season after season, If we don't finish at most 5 points behind the winners then we have failed.
Well of course Chelsea are supposed to be challenging for the title every season but sometimes that doesn't happen. Barcelona were 8/9 points behind Real in 2012. Real were 15 behind in 2013, they win a double in 2014. It happens and whenever it does happen the team will try and strengthen itself to make sure it doesn't happen again.
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Its not where we are that's the problem for me, Its where we could have been that's the issue. We should be so much further along now then we are.
Good luck doing that when Real buy the likes of Ronaldo and Bale for 165M combined due to the money they've accumulated over 50+ years of on the field success. Barcelona the same with Suarez and Neymar. They are established clubs who are able to afford that kind of transfer. Chelsea can't at this moment in time, especially now with FFP to consider. Fernando Torres is the closest to that kind of transfer for Chelsea.
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The new ground is a major major project, Not only are we not moving (unlike Arsenal,City and West Ham) we have the C.P.O issue to deal with. The people involved need to be the very best we can get. They need to balance that with running the team etc, Are they capable? I not so sure
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All in all, we agree that there is not much wholesale change needed in the side, but it is very hard to get to such a domineering level in the premier league. Bayern have first dibs on the german market, Real are super rich and Barcelona have the greatest attacking trio in history. On the pitch(bar for this season) there is not much difference between Chelsea and PSG. Juventus, Dortmund or Atlético in the past few years. Realistically you're left with hoping the market for quality English players improves/using youth squad which takes a long time to implement or somehow finding the money for players like Bale/Rodriguez before Real and Barcelona get their hands on them. These are literally the only ways that Chelsea can get to 'where they could have been.' |
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Lots of reports saying that Antonio Conte has agreed "in principle" to become Chelsea's next manager. Not sure what to think about that, he did well at Juventus but I haven't really followed his career. I would have preferred Simeone, but that's probably because he's just more familiar. What do others think ?
Conte did a fantastic job in the league for Juventus but wasn't very great in europe(got to Europa league semi final I guess) but he turned a Juve side that came 7th/6th regularly to win the title unbeaten in his first season. In his final season where he actually had a decent striker to use instead of Vucinic and Matri Juventus got the points record for the title with 102 points. He definitely has high pedigree as a manager. The main issue is that he utilises 3-5-2 quite a lot, which means Chelsea need a quality CB and it doesn't utilise our forwards correctly. He does use 4-3-3 as his other go to formation, so I guess it's more the case of the fact he had 3 quality CBs that he needed to use. Bonucci in particular for his ball playing. He tends to play more possession oriented football, but that's probably more down to the fact that there was a clear lack of pace in the juventus team with nobody running behind the lines as often. Reckon with the players Chelsea have got. He would play a more suitable style(4-3-3 namely with an emphasis on fast transition and high pressing). Allegri I would prefer due to his notably higher tactical versatility and his better european pedigree. |
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Lots of reports saying that Antonio Conte has agreed "in principle" to become Chelsea's next manager. Not sure what to think about that, he did well at Juventus but I haven't really followed his career. I would have preferred Simeone, but that's probably because he's just more familiar. What do others think ?
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Simeone is not coming and has said this multiple times, he's a better manager to have due to his european prowess so he would be the first pick.
Conte did a fantastic job in the league for Juventus but wasn't very great in europe(got to Europa league semi final I guess) but he turned a Juve side that came 7th/6th regularly to win the title unbeaten in his first season. In his final season where he actually had a decent striker to use instead of Vucinic and Matri Juventus got the points record for the title with 102 points. He definitely has high pedigree as a manager. The main issue is that he utilises 3-5-2 quite a lot, which means Chelsea need a quality CB and it doesn't utilise our forwards correctly. He does use 4-3-3 as his other go to formation, so I guess it's more the case of the fact he had 3 quality CBs that he needed to use. Bonucci in particular for his ball playing. He tends to play more possession oriented football, but that's probably more down to the fact that there was a clear lack of pace in the juventus team with nobody running behind the lines as often. Reckon with the players Chelsea have got. He would play a more suitable style(4-3-3 namely with an emphasis on fast transition and high pressing). Allegri I would prefer due to his notably higher tactical versatility and his better european pedigree. As mentioned he turned Juventus from mid table strugglers to dominant champions. Andrea Pirlo and Gigi Buffon cannot speak highly enough of Conte after playing for him. And is it not fair to say that some of Allegri's success at Juventus can be attributed to Conte's work? He's one of the only managers to lead a team to an undefeated season, led the same team to three successive league titles, whilst finding top talent along the way. Other managers like Klopp and Simeone might get the recognition but Conte deserves it too for the work he has done in his managerial career. So if he is to be Chelsea's next manager, I would gladly welcome him to the Bridge in anticipation of the job he can do at the club. |
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Rumours that Borussia Mönchengladbach are prepared to offer a club record €15m for Christensen. He's apparently had a great season so far on loan with them, and only 19 years old !
Admittedly, I haven't seen him many times, but he impressed me on those few occasions. An intelligent player with enormous potential and a touch of class. We would be mad to sell, and then pay £40/50m for Everton reserve Stones. |
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Rumours that Borussia Mönchengladbach are prepared to offer a club record €15m for Christensen. He's apparently had a great season so far on loan with them, and only 19 years old !
Admittedly, I haven't seen him many times, but he impressed me on those few occasions. An intelligent player with enormous potential and a touch of class. We would be mad to sell, and then pay £40/50m for Everton reserve Stones. Stones should be off the table now. Play Christiensen and zouma next season |
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Christensen went on a 2 year loan to BM, next season will be the 2nd year of that unless there's provision in the agreement to recall him earlier.
I agree we should keep Christensen and see how he develops, but I don't think a Zouma and Christensen partnership is viable at the moment. You'd want a more experienced CB alongside either of them. With Miazga now at the club too, it's probably better to leave Christensen on loan at BM next season seeing as he seems to be doing well, and then take it from there. Stones isn't needed, having already got a few promising young centre-backs. |
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Stones isn't needed, having already got a few promising young centre-backs.
Get the new blood we already have in the team, rather than splash out on stones - already a one season wonder. I am fed up of pundits making excuses for him. "hes young", "still learning his trade". Not what you look for in a £50m rated player. I hope Willian sighs a new deal soon. He is really looking like the player we thought we had signed. Pedro is also showing glimpses of why we signed him. Here is a question, what are we going to do with Cuadrado? he is playing really well on loan. Salah is also playing very well, its a shame Jose didnt want him and sold him! |
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Christensen went on a 2 year loan to BM, next season will be the 2nd year of that unless there's provision in the agreement to recall him earlier.
I agree we should keep Christensen and see how he develops, but I don't think a Zouma and Christensen partnership is viable at the moment. You'd want a more experienced CB alongside either of them. With Miazga now at the club too, it's probably better to leave Christensen on loan at BM next season seeing as he seems to be doing well, and then take it from there. Stones isn't needed, having already got a few promising young centre-backs. Having said that, I could see Christensen and Zouma forming a great partnership in a couple of years time. If all goes well, they would compliment each other. The power and strength of Zouma with the more cultured ball playing skills of Christensen. Stones may become the player all the hype suggests, but he also looks a season or two away from that. For £40m+ I'd be wanting a player who is ready to step straight into the team and make a difference, it's too much to pay for "potential". Everyone was raving about Mangala, but he's been a disappointment since moving to Man City. |
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Here is a question, what are we going to do with Cuadrado? he is playing really well on loan.
I do think Salah had some potential though, and agree that we should have given him more of a chance before offloading him. |
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No, I wasn't suggesting Christensen is ready to step straight into Chelsea's team just yet.
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Having said that, I could see Christensen and Zouma forming a great partnership in a couple of years time. If all goes well, they would compliment each other. The power and strength of Zouma with the more cultured ball playing skills of Christensen.
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I'd sell him, he's clearly better off playing in Serie A. I just don't think he's particularly suited to the physical demands of the Premier League. I don't know how many assists he's got but I see he's only got 3 goals in 29 appearances for them this season.
I do think Salah had some potential though, and agree that we should have given him more of a chance before offloading him. 9 in 22 for Roma Jose selling him was another of his mistakes. |
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We should offer terry a new 12 month deal, keep cahill and make sure brana is kept as cover as a CB only.
Get the new blood we already have in the team, rather than splash out on stones - already a one season wonder. I am fed up of pundits making excuses for him. "hes young", "still learning his trade". Not what you look for in a £50m rated player. I hope Willian sighs a new deal soon. He is really looking like the player we thought we had signed. Pedro is also showing glimpses of why we signed him. Here is a question, what are we going to do with Cuadrado? he is playing really well on loan. Salah is also playing very well, its a shame Jose didnt want him and sold him! I think Willian is close to signing a lucrative new contract. He seems very happy with us so I can't see any reason why he wouldn't sign. Agree with you about Pedro. He got a lot of stick from some fans, but it was an entirely new footballing experience for him and he arrived when we were in a mess. You don't get a CV like he has without being a pretty special player. It was only a question of whether he could replicate it in the EPL, and I think he can. He'll certainly be a valuable squad player (which he basically was for Barca) even if he's not an automatic first choice. |
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Agree with you about Pedro. He got a lot of stick from some fans, but it was an entirely new footballing experience for him and he arrived when we were in a mess. You don't get a CV like he has without being a pretty special player. It was only a question of whether he could replicate it in the EPL, and I think he can. He'll certainly be a valuable squad player (which he basically was for Barca) even if he's not an automatic first choice.
When our forward players link up properly and are in the mood, it is quite incredible to watch them. We have a fantastic team (the players are PL champions after all), its just so sad that it went so very wrong at the start of the season. |
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Perhaps Dixie can tell us what Talksport are saying. Strange we never see him after a good result
![]() ![]() To be fair though, we are just about the only club left that shows respect and takes every competition seriously. ![]() Even when we became the first CL champs to go out in the group stages the following year and could easily and maybe understandably have turned our noses up at the 'tin pot' Europa League, our team went out there and gave it everything they had. it was a good trophy to win as it meant we became the only British club to have won three different Euro trophies. |
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Apparently Conte will be your manager next season, happy with that?
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