Chelsea 2017/18 thread - FA Cup Champs, League chumps
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) is joined by CEO Duncan Drasdo and Financial Director Andy Green from the Manchester United Supporters Trust for a special episode on all things behind the scenes at Old Trafford including a brief history of MUST and their aims today, views on INEOS and Sir Jim Ratcliffe so far, and the Old Trafford regeneration.
They'd be foolish to sack him.
I said that about Mourinho also. Weird club.
I said that about Mourinho also. Weird club.
Yeap,easy money.
That's it.
What an awkward interview though, the interviewer was so cruel. He kept hitting at him without sympathy.
Won't be a surprise if it turns out to be his last interview.
He’s basically begging them to sack him
Not sure there's really any other alternative at this stage considering he's clearly unhappy and doesn't want to be there. Ideally Mourinho wouldn't have been sacked considering he's by all rights their greatest ever manager, but again - the players had turned on him and little else could be done.
What really needs to happen is a general change of culture within the club. Although...at the same time, in spite of the constant turmoil they find themselves in, they've managed to win more PL titles than anyone else in the last three or four years, and are the only club since us to have a CL to boot, fluky as it may have been. So suppose they can argue their approach works to some extent.
They will probably be a different team in champions league as the players still have a chance to win it.
We were dire under Moyes in the league but the players upped their game in the CL.
That's it.
What an awkward interview though, the interviewer was so cruel. He kept hitting at him without sympathy.
Won't be a surprise if it turns out to be his last interview.
"So, Antonio, just how badly did you feck that one up, you loser?"
That game tonight reminded me of the game vs Leicester in Jose's 3rd season implosion.
Just doing his job.That's it.
What an awkward interview though, the interviewer was so cruel. He kept hitting at him without sympathy.
Won't be a surprise if it turns out to be his last interview.
We lost the first leg to Olympiakos
I think they'll keep him till the Barcelona game, at least, whatever the results.
The interviewer made it extremely awkward for the interviewee with the way he was asking Conte to single out and name players that he deemed were mistakes in the starting XI, and of course Conte refused to comment on it.
They look nothing like a Conte team
Must be civil war at Chelsea between him and the club
Must be civil war at Chelsea between him and the club
Great job by the interviewer. No B.S. went right to the point.
Didnt do too bad against Bayern.
Wow he looks fed up.
I'm against sacking him, they won the league last season and they still have a real good chance finishing fourth or even third, 5 points or so is nothing if they can bounce. They would be stupid to sack him IMO.
Someone at Chelsea hates Conte and is having a laugh. It's sort of fun how you can take such a good team and feck them up.
That way I suppose he gets a nice handshake... what are the options for the club?
Except that the roots are barren.
This could be the start of a serious long-term decline for Chelsea.
If they finish outside the top 4, Hazard is surely off to Barca or somewhere ... and he's pretty much irreplaceable.
On top of that, they now have new stadium to start funding. Even if the actual start of construction is a long way off, the design and planning permission process is expensive all by itself. And Abramovich looks like he's lost interest in bank-rolling them much further.
If they finish outside the top 4, Hazard is surely off to Barca or somewhere ... and he's pretty much irreplaceable.
On top of that, they now have new stadium to start funding. Even if the actual start of construction is a long way off, the design and planning permission process is expensive all by itself. And Abramovich looks like he's lost interest in bank-rolling them much further.
Please please please Roman give it to Van Gaal. I assure you he lays the foundations.
Literally the most clueless post I’ve read.
Hazard has zero help and is being played as a false 9. Seeing as the midfield is atrocious and has zero creativity and the human turnover machine it’s no wonder Chelsea is in shambles.
His first move would be for Eva Caneiro and Sophie Rose to get the players horny. Then he'd bench Hazard.
The problem isn't so much the results but the fact Conte's fallen out with the board and evidently doesn't want to be there.
Maybe yes maybe no. IMO I don't think managers throw the towel that easy.
Chelsea are now turning into a club that don't want to spend in line with their expectations (or at least the fans expectations).
That's two managers in a row who've been frustrated at the sub par player signings they've been handed a year after overachieving and winning the league.
That's two managers in a row who've been frustrated at the sub par player signings they've been handed a year after overachieving and winning the league.
Did we? Drew the first leg at home without threatening then got beaten 3-1 over there after somehow taking the lead
I don't think it's him throwing in the towel easily as such, he's evidently been unhappy all the while and is constantly clashing with the board. He wants out and I struggle to see him staying beyond this season.
Surely I'm not the only one spotting the irony here?
Conte gave up months ago.
The only questions are when he'll be chopped, and who they'll get in to replace him.
The only questions are when he'll be chopped, and who they'll get in to replace him.
They will not sack him until after the Barca game if he is to be sacked.
I'm not a massive fan of Conte but that interviewer had some front. Between pushing him for names and the "I didn't just say Barkley, did I?" comment it would've been very tempting to chin him.
I think the opposite will happen. He will be sacked before Barca match to get a reaction from the players like the year they won CL ( though he was sacked after first leg against Napoli)
His problems started when he alienated Diego Costa. The board must take some of the blame but falling out with a striker like Costa was very damaging for him and Chelsea.
Who is leading these revolts? Surely it's not someone who is new or shit as people wouldn't respect them.
My money is on the Belgians.
My money is on the Belgians.