Blarmy Posted 25 January 2021 Share Posted 25 January 2021 1 hour ago, Carl the Llama said: Tbf, as much as it's beyond stupid to make the objective point that losing to a side who have been in the top 6 for the last 18 months means you're out of your depth, could they have meant it in the sense that from Abramovic's point of view it's not good enough to lose to title rivals? I might be giving too much benefit of the doubt idk. Yeah I think you are. That’s effectively them saying “you lost to a very good team! That’s unacceptable and I’m firing you!” It’s losing to bad teams that should get you fired, not good teams. Having said that, I can’t believe that people who’s job is involved with professional football can still think we’re crap and it’s therefore the ultimate insult to lose to us, so I don’t think it’s that either. Might be some kind of jealousy-induced knee-jerk reaction by people who think simply throwing money at a sports situation should guarantee results, just like it does in every other facet of their lives. Toys/pram etc. Dunno. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mozartfox Posted 25 January 2021 Popular Post Share Posted 25 January 2021 Strangely no one has blamed Chilwell yet....... come on FT your slipping. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LC/FC Posted 25 January 2021 Share Posted 25 January 2021 39 minutes ago, Sampson said: He wasn't here for a single season, he was just here to see out the final 4 or 5 games of the season and make sure we didn't get relegated after Rob Kelly was sacked. Which to be fair, we weren't. He was only ever a caretaker here Holy Crap! My mind totally forget Rob Kelly was even manager... It seems permanently stuck in remembering him as Levein's assistant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corky Posted 25 January 2021 Share Posted 25 January 2021 Enjoying the shock that a club who routinely sack managers have routinely sacked a manager. Only this time it would be different because it's Frank and he's a legend and they deserve time etc. Only change this time is that he's not been sacked after winning a trophy. I don't think they ever really wanted him but it suited to go through the transfer ban and losing Hazard. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out Foxed Posted 25 January 2021 Share Posted 25 January 2021 48 minutes ago, LC/FC said: Holy Crap! My mind totally forget Rob Kelly was even manager... It seems permanently stuck in remembering him as Levein's assistant. Kelly was decent as was Frank Burrows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighPeakFox Posted 25 January 2021 Share Posted 25 January 2021 If any of you fancy being offended, check out the illustration on Paul Scholes' Facebook page. To say that it is being a just a bit previous would be putting it mildly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1972 Fox Posted 25 January 2021 Share Posted 25 January 2021 4 hours ago, kingcarr21 said: Put money on a Werner hat trick The ever obliging Wanderers of Wolverhampton! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hankey Posted 25 January 2021 Share Posted 25 January 2021 3 minutes ago, HighPeakFox said: If any of you fancy being offended, check out the illustration on Paul Scholes' Facebook page. To say that it is being a just a bit previous would be putting it mildly... I don't have to check out Scholes's Facebook page, there are plenty of other pundits that piss me off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoareyaaa Posted 25 January 2021 Share Posted 25 January 2021 2 hours ago, mozartfox said: Strangely no one has blamed Chilwell yet....... come on FT your slipping. is that the end of Chilwell at Chelsea new manager comes in sees his weaknesses and drops down the rankings 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkerleeds Posted 25 January 2021 Share Posted 25 January 2021 2 hours ago, SemperEadem said: An impressive at the time away win at Sheffield Wednesday Fairly sure he was in charge for Barnsley and Preston away too? Two of my favourite away days during that period. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koke Posted 25 January 2021 Share Posted 25 January 2021 Tuchel will be gone by summer 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koke Posted 25 January 2021 Share Posted 25 January 2021 Standard Chelsea politics once again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winteriscoming Posted 25 January 2021 Share Posted 25 January 2021 2 minutes ago, Koke said: Tuchel will be gone by summer 2022 Might be gone summer 2021 if they don’t get top 4. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozartfox Posted 25 January 2021 Share Posted 25 January 2021 1 hour ago, whoareyaaa said: is that the end of Chilwell at Chelsea new manager comes in sees his weaknesses and drops down the rankings DD deja vu? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucey Posted 25 January 2021 Share Posted 25 January 2021 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-9185783/amp/Frank-Lampards-sacking-mooted-Chelsea-summer-loss-Leicester-final-straw.html?__twitter_impression=true Having originally wanted to give Lampard an opportunity to turn Chelsea’s season around, last week’s feeble loss to away at Leicester appears to have been the final straw for Abramovich following weeks of disappointing results. Lampard has the worst points-per-game ratio of any manager in the Abramovich era, a statistic that hasn’t gone unnoticed. Sources have indicated that Abramovich, despite preferring to wait until the summer to make a change when more of his preferred replacements would have been more readily available, accelerated his initial interest in Tuchel immediately after the loss at the King Power Stadium after conceding a new boss had to appointed immediately to save the club’s season. Indeed, it is understood Tuchel could have been in place prior to the win over Luton on Sunday but Covid travel restrictions meant Lampard was afforded one more game. But whatever the result against Luton, the decision to eventually replace Lampard with Tuchel was made. The fact Tuchel is available now following his recent sacking form PSG a key factor in his appointment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worthosoriginals Posted 25 January 2021 Share Posted 25 January 2021 2 hours ago, HighPeakFox said: If any of you fancy being offended, check out the illustration on Paul Scholes' Facebook page. To say that it is being a just a bit previous would be putting it mildly... Is he still drawing a cock and balls with crayons? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglodanglo Posted 25 January 2021 Share Posted 25 January 2021 45 minutes ago, Koke said: Standard Chelsea politics once again. Rumour has it an experienced player had the audacity to only give a 9 out of 10 match review to a youngun and it all kicked off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Posted 25 January 2021 Share Posted 25 January 2021 22 hours ago, Miquel The Work Geordie said: He was a footballer though my brother, can't have him in this. Yeah I get that, just overall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Spudulike Posted 25 January 2021 Popular Post Share Posted 25 January 2021 2 hours ago, whoareyaaa said: is that the end of Chilwell at Chelsea new manager comes in sees his weaknesses and drops down the rankings I hope it works out for our Ben, I bear no animosity. Without knowing what's going on he must be casting a backward glance at the club that made him and seeing all the togetherness and smiles. A quick look at the bank balance might make him feel better if that's his motivation. 6 months is clearly a long time in football and if he came back now he'd be 5th choice. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aus Fox Posted 25 January 2021 Share Posted 25 January 2021 2 minutes ago, Spudulike said: I hope it works out for our Ben, I bear no animosity. Without knowing what's going on he must be casting a backward glance at the club that made him and seeing all the togetherness and smiles. A quick look at the bank balance might make him feel better if that's his motivation. 6 months is clearly a long time in football and if he came back now he'd be 5th choice. 5th choice?? I think that’s a bit of a stretch, I agree Justin’s performances have gone beyond Chilwell and I’d be happy for him to be first choice. But Ben would be 2nd choice as a LB right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st albans fox Posted 25 January 2021 Share Posted 25 January 2021 11 minutes ago, Spudulike said: I hope it works out for our Ben, I bear no animosity. Without knowing what's going on he must be casting a backward glance at the club that made him and seeing all the togetherness and smiles. A quick look at the bank balance might make him feel better if that's his motivation. 6 months is clearly a long time in football and if he came back now he'd be 5th choice. We won’t ever find out cos he isn’t coming back ..... and yes, his bank balance looks great and he is still England first choice left back ..... I’m not concerned for his mental well being ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raw Dykes Posted 25 January 2021 Share Posted 25 January 2021 33 minutes ago, Aus Fox said: 5th choice?? I think that’s a bit of a stretch, I agree Justin’s performances have gone beyond Chilwell and I’d be happy for him to be first choice. But Ben would be 2nd choice as a LB right now. Castagne and JJ would definitely be ahead of him at LB. Possibly Ricardo, as well. Not coming back, anyway. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spudulike Posted 25 January 2021 Share Posted 25 January 2021 1 hour ago, Aus Fox said: 5th choice?? I think that’s a bit of a stretch, I agree Justin’s performances have gone beyond Chilwell and I’d be happy for him to be first choice. But Ben would be 2nd choice as a LB right now. Castagne, Justin, Ricardo and probably Thomas all ahead of him now. All of our current crop of full backs can play LB. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post peach0000 Posted 25 January 2021 Popular Post Share Posted 25 January 2021 Just now, Spudulike said: Castagne, Justin, Ricardo and probably Thomas all ahead of him now. All of our current crop of full backs can play LB. I’m sorry but this is just pure revisionism. Chilwell was/is a very good left back and to say all four of those are ahead of him is just false. Thomas in particular shouldn’t even be in the conversation and Ricardo Pereira has never played left back for us so I’m not sure you can claim he would be either. In fact Ricardo has only played left back 24 times in his career almost exclusively at Nice. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Aus Fox Posted 25 January 2021 Popular Post Share Posted 25 January 2021 6 minutes ago, Spudulike said: Castagne, Justin, Ricardo and probably Thomas all ahead of him now. All of our current crop of full backs can play LB. If we only had Chilwell and Thomas as full backs Chillwell starts every week. Thomas is a good up and coming professional, but no way is he ahead of Chilwell in his game. Ricardo is a RB and when everyone is fit and playing well he starts there, he’s never competing. Castagne is debatable, I still think he’s better as a RB. Justins form this season has played him into the side and I think he’ll be our first choice and has improved on what Ben offered. I still don’t get that stick Ben Chilwell gets. A young lad who came through our youth ranks to play for England, left for what he thought was a better opportunity to win things - bagging us £50 million quid in the process. I hope Chilwell goes on to have a great career and we can be proud of his achievements as a player we’ve helped develop. 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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