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Think there's only 1 person making an idiot of themselves over this issue.
Just got a real bee in my bonnet about the refs this season and I can take my Utd hat off when discussing other sides.
Chelsea Discussion 2022/23
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Think there's only 1 person making an idiot of themselves over this issue.
Just got a real bee in my bonnet about the refs this season and I can take my Utd hat off when discussing other sides.
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No need whatsoever for that shit. I just have a different opinion that's all.
And well done @SuperRash, for liking the post, why am I not surprised.
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How long are we giving Potter? In their last 16 matches they've won 2, drawn 4 and lost 10. In those 16 matches they've scored a whopping 6 goals, and only managed one in their last 6 matches.
Annoyingly we don't play them until the 22nd of April, so they've likely sacked Potter or sorted themselves out by then.
EDIT: For reference: in our last 16 we've lost 1, drawn 3 and won 12, scoring 37. Interesting enough, counting back 16 matches brings us to the 3-0 home win v Bournemouth on Jan 3. For Chelsea, it's a 1-0 home defeat v Arsenal on Nov 6th.
Annoyingly we don't play them until the 22nd of April, so they've likely sacked Potter or sorted themselves out by then.
EDIT: For reference: in our last 16 we've lost 1, drawn 3 and won 12, scoring 37. Interesting enough, counting back 16 matches brings us to the 3-0 home win v Bournemouth on Jan 3. For Chelsea, it's a 1-0 home defeat v Arsenal on Nov 6th.
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I think he'll last the season; even a new manager bounce isn't going to get them top four.
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It's looking harder to keep him as the fans are starting to turn
There's no real signs of any progress, the whole thing looks a mess.
Must be impossible for him to organise decent training sessions when there are 30 odd first team players kicking about they need a massive clear out this summer.
There's no real signs of any progress, the whole thing looks a mess.
Must be impossible for him to organise decent training sessions when there are 30 odd first team players kicking about they need a massive clear out this summer.
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They remind me a lot of us last season to be honest.
A few windows where the signings haven't really worked the squad has got to bloated and they've kind of ended up drifting through a season.
They need to make some tough calls like we did last summer and probably allow a number of players to go.
I don't think Potter will survive that cull to be honest but this season is basically done for them so probably best to let him see it out and have a look at who's on the market in the summer.
A few windows where the signings haven't really worked the squad has got to bloated and they've kind of ended up drifting through a season.
They need to make some tough calls like we did last summer and probably allow a number of players to go.
I don't think Potter will survive that cull to be honest but this season is basically done for them so probably best to let him see it out and have a look at who's on the market in the summer.
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Potter has been on a hiding to nothing really with the club buying all these players in. If he fails which he is doing at the moment, people are like how is he doing so bad with the money spent? But on the flip side if Chelsea were suddenly doing well, it would have been entirely put on spending so much money, more so than Potter doing anything.
Some of their new recruits have been average so far as well. Fernandez is not exactly looking like a £100m plus player.
Some of their new recruits have been average so far as well. Fernandez is not exactly looking like a £100m plus player.
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If the owners are spending this much on the players, they're going to expect more than Potter is delivering at the moment, and aren't going to be shy about bringing in a big name manager to replace him.
Top 4 is gone for them this season, so league position doesn't really matter, unless they value the EL, and even then, it'd take a hell of a run to make that. There is something rotten about their squad/culture in the same way there was under Ole at the end and certainly under Rangnick. Either they back the manager and clear out the issues, like happened under ETH, or sack the manager and hope a new voice solves their issues. Traditionally, Chelsea have opted for the latter approach.
Top 4 is gone for them this season, so league position doesn't really matter, unless they value the EL, and even then, it'd take a hell of a run to make that. There is something rotten about their squad/culture in the same way there was under Ole at the end and certainly under Rangnick. Either they back the manager and clear out the issues, like happened under ETH, or sack the manager and hope a new voice solves their issues. Traditionally, Chelsea have opted for the latter approach.
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You would think the owner wants him to settle in as many of the new signings as possible with the remainder of this season being a right off.
Get players like Wesley Fofana, Enzo and Mudryk bedded in with the Style of football he wants play. Is he going to stick to a back 3 or ditch it? Thiago Silva is now injured for 6 weeks so maybe he tries to build a back 4. He has got to pick his XI and give it a run of 4 or 5 games to get into a team.
I imagine there’s a lot of players in that dressing room who are uncertain about their future given all the new arrivals. that is tough to manage and he probably needs a bit of help from the people above him to address that.
Get players like Wesley Fofana, Enzo and Mudryk bedded in with the Style of football he wants play. Is he going to stick to a back 3 or ditch it? Thiago Silva is now injured for 6 weeks so maybe he tries to build a back 4. He has got to pick his XI and give it a run of 4 or 5 games to get into a team.
I imagine there’s a lot of players in that dressing room who are uncertain about their future given all the new arrivals. that is tough to manage and he probably needs a bit of help from the people above him to address that.
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Is that what Boehly et al want? I’d have thought they brought in so many players in Jan to get them qualified for Europe, alongside squeezing as many new signings through the FFP loophole as possible.
I’d imagine Aubameyang isn’t particularly good for dressing room morale. From what I recall he had a reputation going back to his Dortmund days, which were sunshine and roses compared to his life with Chelsea.
I’d imagine Aubameyang isn’t particularly good for dressing room morale. From what I recall he had a reputation going back to his Dortmund days, which were sunshine and roses compared to his life with Chelsea.
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There was no way they were making top 4 maybe they can crawl into the Europa with a good run but even that looks unlikely at this point. They're likely looking at Fulham and hoping they fall away so they can get up to 7th which I think is now a conference league place as we won the league cup.
It's easy to point a finger at Auba but he's come back to work with Tuchel who's then sacked straight away and he's then not in favour with the new manager, you can see why he'd be a bit fed up. I think the finger points in a lot of directions before it reaches him as the person to blame.
Sounds like there's a lot of players waiting on new deals and a lot of players who know the club want them out which is not what you want as a new manager. Reminds me a lot of us with Rangnick.
It's easy to point a finger at Auba but he's come back to work with Tuchel who's then sacked straight away and he's then not in favour with the new manager, you can see why he'd be a bit fed up. I think the finger points in a lot of directions before it reaches him as the person to blame.
Sounds like there's a lot of players waiting on new deals and a lot of players who know the club want them out which is not what you want as a new manager. Reminds me a lot of us with Rangnick.