Duchene2MacKinnon
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The new faces all look worse, that’s not an issue with tuchel.
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Blender
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Disagree that they look worse. The new faces have looked out of sync, and you need to play them to fix that. We're never going to improve when we keep rolling out cooked players that were garbage under Tuchel and Potter just because the new players look disjointed.
Paulie Gualtieri
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Fun stat: Real Madrid have scored more in England than Chelsea have since October.
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What do we think, does Potter get sacked? I hope Chelsea does ship him and West Ham takes a run at him if they stay in the division.
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They might sack him just because the record has been so bad. Either he's the problem and the coaching staff and ownership are not on the same page, which is a huge issue. Or he's not the problem and he's being pressured to start these underperforming veterans, which is a huge issue.
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Conte please keep resting and let Stellini cook.
Skipp is filling in extremely well for Bentancur. Sarr and Bissouma are no slouches either.
Emerson has really turned it around. Maybe he just needed competition?
Richarlison is still unconvincing. Danjuma should get more of a chance.
Skipp is filling in extremely well for Bentancur. Sarr and Bissouma are no slouches either.
Emerson has really turned it around. Maybe he just needed competition?
Richarlison is still unconvincing. Danjuma should get more of a chance.
Would seem insane to make all these signings and then push underperforming vets on him. My money would be that being on Potter himself.
Sort of feel bad for him. Had a great thing at Brighton, and now he’s in this giant fishbowl at Chelsea.
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If that isn't it the issue is that coaching and ownership are clearly not on the same page as to what the plan should be, which raises the question of why they committed to Potter and brought along half his staff, and hired directors that are supposedly pro-Potter?
Firing Potter will cost $$$$ did they bring 50 Brighton guys with him.
They spent a shitload on ??? Playerd...
Lmao Enzo at 120 was ridiculous
They spent a shitload on ??? Playerd...
Lmao Enzo at 120 was ridiculous
No doubt it speaks to higher level executive dysfunction. In general, I just get the sense that Boehly is the type of guy to listen to whoever got in his ear last. It’s easy to throw money around on shiny objects, but I don’t think he actually has much of a plan beyond the PR dopamine hit he gets every time pundits or supporters fawn over the latest move, be it Potter, his staff, or a nine-figure signing.
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I was very much in the camp that Potter shouldn’t be fired, but it seems increasingly like that might be the only option because ownership doesn’t seem willing to do whats necessary to keep him effective in charge of the team.
By that I mean you basically have 2 options.
1.) let the players “win” and sack the manager. Hole a new manager gets a good bounce out of them and then rely on the summer to ship out enough dead weight to turn the mentality around.
2.) Publicly and emphatically back the manager. Tell the supporters (and players) that direction from the ownership is that if players are unwilling to compete and buy in they can train with the U21s until they shape up or are sold. Be clear that results don’t matter for the rest of the season it’s all about effort and buying into the team, even if that means playing a bunch of 17 year olds.
So far it seems like either Potter isn’t on board with option 2 or ownership isn’t so it’s basically gonna continue being a train wreck until either that attitude happens or they go with option 1.
By that I mean you basically have 2 options.
1.) let the players “win” and sack the manager. Hole a new manager gets a good bounce out of them and then rely on the summer to ship out enough dead weight to turn the mentality around.
2.) Publicly and emphatically back the manager. Tell the supporters (and players) that direction from the ownership is that if players are unwilling to compete and buy in they can train with the U21s until they shape up or are sold. Be clear that results don’t matter for the rest of the season it’s all about effort and buying into the team, even if that means playing a bunch of 17 year olds.
So far it seems like either Potter isn’t on board with option 2 or ownership isn’t so it’s basically gonna continue being a train wreck until either that attitude happens or they go with option 1.
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I... went and took a nap after about 20 minutes. Been a long weekend. Just caught up on the highlights and, well, I don't envy you guys but I still think you write this year off and let him cook. I do understand the concern though
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Literally zero lines to Havertz and nothing between Fofana and James. Just total disconnect on the right side.
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This is a typical pass map for Havertz, unfortunately.
Power Man
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I don't envy the referee in this game, that was a tough match and I would have personally given Emerson and Ziyech a red card. Can we seriously just relegate both of these teams? It was like watching the thug derby, with so many dislikeable players on both squads like Kane, Romero, Son, Mount, Richarlison, Dier, Tanganga, and Emerson.
Grahame has lost the plot, in what way was Loftus-Cheek relevant today? How can you start a garbage player like Felix instead of Auba? How can you leave Badiashile on the bench and play Koul? Did Endo even play? He's feeling the desperation to the point he's turning into Pep 2.0. Chelsea is done though, Silva was probably their best player this season after Reece James and coming off injured isn't a good sign.
Grahame has lost the plot, in what way was Loftus-Cheek relevant today? How can you start a garbage player like Felix instead of Auba? How can you leave Badiashile on the bench and play Koul? Did Endo even play? He's feeling the desperation to the point he's turning into Pep 2.0. Chelsea is done though, Silva was probably their best player this season after Reece James and coming off injured isn't a good sign.
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The crazy thing there to me is Fofana. Do his teammates not want to give him the ball?
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Not sure. He's just getting back into full fitness and he came on cold today, so I thought he was ok considering, but just nothing happened on the right side. Considering James has been one of our best players the last few years, leaving him isolated like this is a disaster.
