If this is true it stinks of amateur hour again. Also if true why let Rodgers spend 20million in January ? But hypothetically lets say it is true ... would you be happy to write this season off(its a write off anyway) and start fresh in June with Carlo ? A premier league, champions league , serie a , and fa cup winner. I know I would
Because Brendan said when he came in the summer ''he'll not work under a DoF'', that was one of his demands.
Goes against my instincts but I suppose it depends on where we finish in the league ( not talking about 4th lol). I mean if we are seriously down the league the owners could pull out the abject failure excuse for ending another multi year project. While he is a fantastic manager with winning pedigree, I'm not sure another broken agreement with these owners would sit comfortably with me. First backtracking with KD & then with BR. I'd be seriously worried about the clubs reputation if we didn't improve vastly next year. Where the hell would we go from there? Yet another false dawn only with a current world class manager. Owners that now couldn't be trusted & yet nowhere near the funds that Chelsea have to keep attracting managers. On the other hand; if installed, he'd surely be able to attract talent on his name alone.
I'm certain BR will be given another season, if we are no where near challenging 4th by Christmas then it will be bye bye.
Lets not derail another thread Kenny. We've made a opinions clear on each other. If you're going to contribute to the thread (not telling you what to do but suggesting) why not your own thoughts on the topic rather than just laughing/crying at mine lol? Otherwise we'll likely get hashed again & its his thread!
Ancelotti's name alone would influence signings yes, also his experience would make players play or they'd be ****ed out on their ear. As I said its hypothetical because we just don't know if its true. But if it is true Ian Ayre has been a bit 2 faced to Brendan hasn't he , Who knows Brendan might walk before being pushed it's like Rafa and Klinsman all over again.
I hope not, I'm fed up with bedding in seasons and transitional seasons, its all we've had since 2010 and its doing my head in. Results are bad because the players are adapting to woy, results are bad as the players are adapting to Kenny, the results are bad as the new players are finding their feet at their new club, the results are bad as the players are adapting to rodger's style - ENOUGH ADAPTING ALREADY!
And had/have **** players Who world class would sign for woy ? we got poulsen, jones and konchesky, cole too who world class signed for kenny ? Suarez only who world class signed for Rodgers ? ............................................. Who would sign for Carlo ? quite a few of his ex players I'd imagine , players with experience of the manager and of winning.
we cant keep changing managers every 5 mins, the football is good and Sturridge seems to have given us more options in the league attacking wise, bit more luck and we are fine there. Europa we only have Suarez to get the goals, if he hasn't got his shooting boots on where do the goals come from? Gerrard, well every one knows his shooting prowess so he is closed down very quickly and doesn't get many chances ,Downing, please don't make me laugh, Henderson he still looks confused in games,Sterling he doesn't add much in attack for me, and certainly doesn't add goals, Borini is he a striker, i still have my doubts as seen nothing from him, Shelvey he adds something but trouble is he has too many games where he is poor, who else is there? Suso, why isn't he given more chances, he can be no worst than what we have seen and has the skill to unlock defences. assiadi, again why is he not playing. maybe its just me but looks like Brendan is having too much confidence in the wrong youngsters, and ignoring the ones who could give us better options going forward.
If we were linked with Ancelotti right after Kenny left, then he'd definitely be a candidate. But as others have pointed out, we can't keep changing manager all the time. Ferguson has instilled a winning mentality after being at the club for so long. Embedding a mentality and culture does not happen overnight. I do believe Rodgers needs time and I am confident that he will get it right. But we need to stop losing and conceding so easily. Again, I'm sure this is will improve with time. What I will say is that this summer can make or break Rodgers. Whilst I belive he should be given a lot of time, I think the owners will judge him and make a decision on whether to keep him after next season. He needs to buy very well this summer and no more Allen and Borini's for £25m (whilst they may be good for the future, we need players who are for the present). In addition, it's time we got proven class. Assaidi, Borini, Allen may come good but they're not at the right level yet. Big name players are required and I'm talking about Falcao, Messi, Ronaldo etc - I'm talking about Eriksen, Strootman, Soldado etc (just using them as examples). They are very good players with big club/international experience.
Tht's a very good point, and I share the same concerns. Suso is such a classy player on the ball - he knows how to keep it and he's not easily dispossessed. This is the problem with our midfield at the minute. Players like Henderson, Shelvey, Allen, Borini, Sterling can't keep the ball when there are 2 players around them. Class players know how to use their body and get out of tight situations. For our 'passing game' to be successful, we need to be able to draw out defenders - that requires players to have a)confidence to receive the ball in these tight areas and induce the challenge, and b)the technical ability to do this. It just seems that we only pass to players who are in acres of space and then at the sign of danger, they quickly release it.
I'm 100% in the 'no, let Rodgers have time' camp. Ancelotti is obviously a top manager and BR is very much unproven so there is not much debate between the qualities of the two. However, I do not want us to be a club that chops and changes their manager every season like a certain London club! Ancelotti won't pull any trees out the ground, he would have to be given time too. The difference is, Ancelotti is much older and won't be around for another decade Edit: thought he was older than 53
BR reportedly made it clear before joining that he wouldn't work with a DoF. However, I do recall reading that he would build a team/network of people for scouting etc too. Can't see us getting Ancelotti to be a glorified scout though
I like the way Brendan plays, I don't however like the way he manages. Somehow I wonder whether it's his fault, but he just doesn't seem to have the same presence as Rafa or Kenny did, I know I'd find it hard to listen to him and not think "Oh, just shut up." I do think he needs another season, he'd have 2 more transfer periods and by the end of next year we could have a huge difference in the squad depending on investment. Let's face it, whoever comes in it's going to start a miracle and jump us back into the top 4, so we might as well languish in possible mid table with Brendan for another season. I still think the biggest thing that needs to happen this summer, bigger than any other manager coming in, would be for someone from an experienced passing side like Barcelona to come in so our players can see what they're meant to be doing.
