Former Chelsea caretaker Guus Hiddink has left the Turkish national team coach position by mutual agreement. Does this put added pressure on Villas-Boas and would Chelsea fans welcome their former coach back, in the event that the young Portuguese manager was replaced?
I seem to remember Gus saying at the time he was here that he did not foresee managing beyond the next 3 years! I think he may not be looking to find another managerial position!
Doubt it will put pressure on AVB, Guus is 64/65? He'd only have about a year/two managing us if AVB did somehow get the sack which he wouldn't, so there wouldn't be any point in appointing Guus, AVBs here to stay and i personally think Guus will take a short-term contract at a minor club e.g. ajax or somewhere then retire after a year or two, maybe even that russian team Anzhi
No, but I would like to see him go upstairs as director of footy. I think AVB will be at Chelsea for a very long time.
I wonder if Roman has tested Gus on your suggestion Ginge. That sounds like a mighty good pairing to me!
On one hand that sounds good and we all love Guus but...let's let AVB do his thing. Not sure the DOF role is really required and always seems to cause some conflict. AVB will be a success if he is given time and backing I'm 100% sure of that.
The team is in the middle of a transition at the moment, every team has to go through it at some point...Fergie has done it about 5 times now, and even finished fifth one year... AVB has played too high a line sometimes, esp given the lack of pace in our defence but hopefully is learning from that, but also is starting to shape the team to his style... By the start of next season we should see something a little more complete and then the year after it will be his own. With Hiddink upstairs to help with that, it would be class, and also may ease Romans trigger finger a little bit as well...
I understand all that and it's a fair shout...I'm just worried it could be seen as stepping on AVB's toes or worse, a back up for if/when something goes wrong (like a better Avram Grant) putting unnecessary pressure on a young man in a massive job.
I really want AVB to stay on at Chelsea, because if he goes and Hiddink comes back in there is a very good chance that you'll start to play proper football again. As I have said before, AVB has severely weakened you, so obviously I'd want him to stay
We often finished 11th under Hoddle. That was a time of massive change and I saw the improvement each year. I don't remember any serious call to ditch Hoddle.
I think that is very harsh on AVB. He is really early into the job and credit to him, rather than just relying on the old guard and old systems, he is trying a more expansive game and bringing on the odd youngster also like Sturridge. Whilst in this transition there will be slip ups gut i guarantee come the new year we will be looking much better. Don't forget that apart from City all they other 'big' clubs have been on the end of the odd hiding this season not least of all Spurs. Does it mean all them managers have severely weakened their teams too?????
Definitely not, AVB just needs to admit how poor our defence has been. Every time he's questioned on it he seems to shut it out completely, buy his own CB, own RB and add a bit of creativity in the centre.
I don't even think that you need any new signings, to be honest. The system's wrong. You'd probably look far less ropey at the back if you pushed Luiz into the holding midfield role and picked Alex at centre-back.
I'd disagree, they're all moulded into Mourinho's style and with the age it's always going to be hard to change that. New signings to fit the system which AVB used in his 1st class season at Porto would be best.
