Alonso?
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Best available ,good record especially with youngsters. Hope he'll take no **** from the dressing room egos, and play his best players in their best positions. Eliminate the focus on possession, get everyone to understand which goal they they need to run towards, and then to put the ball in the net. With the useless "Football Directors "still in place, he will earn every penny he's paid to get a tune out of their idea of talent.
Getting rid of the dross like Garnacho, Delap, Neto, Tosin, Badashile,Fofana, Mudryk, Guiu, Gittens would be a good start. The big decision sell Fernandez or Palmer, they don't play well together. Both need to be in the same position, just behind the striker, where Fernandez nearly always plays and usually underperforms. Palmer has gone backwards trying to find somewhere he can play to his strengths.
All that to do before we address strikers and defenders.
I note Alonso will be called MANAGER. That's a good start , but will it happen or just be another season of washing toddlers nappies ??
Getting rid of the dross like Garnacho, Delap, Neto, Tosin, Badashile,Fofana, Mudryk, Guiu, Gittens would be a good start. The big decision sell Fernandez or Palmer, they don't play well together. Both need to be in the same position, just behind the striker, where Fernandez nearly always plays and usually underperforms. Palmer has gone backwards trying to find somewhere he can play to his strengths.
All that to do before we address strikers and defenders.
I note Alonso will be called MANAGER. That's a good start , but will it happen or just be another season of washing toddlers nappies ??
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Agree with everything you have said CP.
This really could go either way.
I think had we stuck with Maresca we might have made CL, thats not to say I was a big Maresca fan, his football was torrid and some of his decisions were baffling, but the bottom line is, as frustrating and turgid as some of our performances were under Maresca, we never lost 6 on the bounce under him!! Rosenior was just an experiment that didnt work, the less we dwell on that the better
Garnacho, Delap, Tosin, et all have got to go.
Problem is they are all on stupid money, with stupidly long contracts....so it aint gonna be easy shifting them all without pay outs!
If you are on a 7 year, 100-150k a week contract, with 5 years left, you aint gonna just volunteer to bin it at no cost, to replace it with a 3 year 80k a week contract at a smaller club, and here in lies the problem.
This really could go either way.
I think had we stuck with Maresca we might have made CL, thats not to say I was a big Maresca fan, his football was torrid and some of his decisions were baffling, but the bottom line is, as frustrating and turgid as some of our performances were under Maresca, we never lost 6 on the bounce under him!! Rosenior was just an experiment that didnt work, the less we dwell on that the better
Garnacho, Delap, Tosin, et all have got to go.
Problem is they are all on stupid money, with stupidly long contracts....so it aint gonna be easy shifting them all without pay outs!
If you are on a 7 year, 100-150k a week contract, with 5 years left, you aint gonna just volunteer to bin it at no cost, to replace it with a 3 year 80k a week contract at a smaller club, and here in lies the problem.
Yep and a problem of our own making. Our owners are slow learners and on the road to nowhere with their " Project"
Their way, that wealth and power always wins, is failing at Chelsea. That same American mindset failed their nation in Vietnam, in Iraq twice, in Afghanistan, and now in Iran. and has now made Chelsea and America a laughing stock world wide.
Let's hope least for Chelseas' sake, that they adapt and sort things out.
Their way, that wealth and power always wins, is failing at Chelsea. That same American mindset failed their nation in Vietnam, in Iraq twice, in Afghanistan, and now in Iran. and has now made Chelsea and America a laughing stock world wide.
Let's hope least for Chelseas' sake, that they adapt and sort things out.
Sunderland fan here, I think you will do very well next season under Alonso, his playing style, ability to change tactics and the team togetherness he creates. There are some mega talented individual players at Chelsea but it is a team game.
Agreed - I’ve seen similar practices played out at OT courtesy of the Glaziers; as I’ve said before we’re stuck with a bunch of enthusiastic amateurs with little or no idea of what makes a team tick or the importance of leadership and a spine (quality central defender, central midfielder and forward….just a thought). Say what you like about Roman but he understood that the trophy cabinet doesn’t like; at least we won’t have the embarrassment of competing for the Conference cup…the equivalent of the Full Members cup where you might as well pop into a sports shop and buy your own trophy.
Can't be true can it,
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia on His Dream Move to Chelsea-The Club I’ve Admired Since Childhood:
“Since I was a kid, Chelsea Football Club has always been the club I admired the most. Growing up, I fell in love with London because at the age of 15 I used to visit my uncle there-a big Chelsea supporter. We would joke and talk about me one day playing for the Blues, and he would take me to Stamford Bridge to watch matches. Those moments left a special mark on me.
Now, seeing the project taking shape under manager Xabi Alonso makes me even more excited. I can clearly see Chelsea becoming one of the best clubs in the world again. The energy, the history, the fans-everything feels right.
I’ve already won everything with PSG, and I’m grateful for that chapter. But I’m someone who always looks for new challenges. If the door ever opens for me to join Chelsea, I wouldn’t hesitate for a second. It would be a dream come true.
For now, I stay focused on the present and we’ll see how everything unfolds. What I can say is that I have a lot of friends at the club and we’ve had many good conversations. Chelsea is not just a big club-for me, it’s the best club in London and in England as a whole.”
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia on His Dream Move to Chelsea-The Club I’ve Admired Since Childhood:
“Since I was a kid, Chelsea Football Club has always been the club I admired the most. Growing up, I fell in love with London because at the age of 15 I used to visit my uncle there-a big Chelsea supporter. We would joke and talk about me one day playing for the Blues, and he would take me to Stamford Bridge to watch matches. Those moments left a special mark on me.
Now, seeing the project taking shape under manager Xabi Alonso makes me even more excited. I can clearly see Chelsea becoming one of the best clubs in the world again. The energy, the history, the fans-everything feels right.
I’ve already won everything with PSG, and I’m grateful for that chapter. But I’m someone who always looks for new challenges. If the door ever opens for me to join Chelsea, I wouldn’t hesitate for a second. It would be a dream come true.
For now, I stay focused on the present and we’ll see how everything unfolds. What I can say is that I have a lot of friends at the club and we’ve had many good conversations. Chelsea is not just a big club-for me, it’s the best club in London and in England as a whole.”
Well, no beating around the bush there.
Let’s hope our “Football Directors” can read!!