Not really... When Jose first came to the club he got some class and fairly young players. He had a young Cech, Terry, Lamps, Drogba, A.Cole, J.Cole, Robben, Duff, a solid Makalele, Carvalho, Eidur etc... They were all coming into their prime or in their prime and that was perfect. And thus we won 2 league titles under him and other cups... Now we have Cech in goal who is now not as good as our star in Spain, a back four whereby Cole is reaching his end... As is Terry... Ivanovic is playing really poorly and Luiz is being extremely reckless plus his defending has been all over the shot. In midfield Lamps is reaching the end, Essien should have gone ages ago, Van Ginkel who is injured, Mikel who is actually playing alright this season and Ramires who on his day is class. We have the '3 amigos' and then Schurrle and Willian to rival them so that doesn't need touching. Our attack... Well... Neither of the 3 we have are good enough. So you can see that changes are needed. Previously we had AVB who got some good players but his tactics and the way to use the players was terrible and Rafa.. who knew he would only be at the club for a certain period of time and so he didn't plan for the future in any way. Thus when Jose pikced up the squad, a lot of changes had to be made. I agree that we needed strengthening in other areas than in the '3 amigo' department but now we have 5 class ones all fighting it out and that will see us through for about 8-10 years. Now we focus on other areas and this is why NOW Jose needs the time. We'll get back Lukaku and sign one other striker which Jose knows he can work with... In midfield we'll ship out the dead wood and bring in some fresh new talent plus we have some great youngsters coming through. And in defense we need replacements for Cole, Terry and probably Ivanovic. In goal we have Courtois who will be number 1 for a long time to come. So in all if we ship out the strikers bar Lukaku and the dead wood in attack, defense and midfield while bringing in fresh new talent in those areas which we haven't really focused on for a while, then we're cruising. Plus with a manager like Jose who will figure out the right tactic with the new players, we're laughing tbh! We're in for Guarin of Inter who would steady up the midfield.. In for Lewandowski who is world class plus we want Ross Barkley and Luke Shaw. Already those 4 signings improve our side massively. So I have no idea why you think it will 'end in tears' when really the future has potential to be very bright indeed.
Phew, glad to hear that Bucks, I know you are up there with our most committed fans and always want whats best for CFC. Like you, I think several of our sacked managers could have been very successful without the hair trigger shotgun pointed at them. We desperately need a year or two of consolidation, to build a team around a core of players with the subs as good as the starters.Adding a player or 2 each year sure beats rebuilding. My Jose problem is simply that he seems more worried about his personal records and popularity than he should. He also needs to take his share of the hits, like the team and players during the rebuilding phase. If it means losing a game or two while trying new things ,so be it. This time around he seems tetchy and stubborn. Wish he would just chill out, better times are just around the corner .
