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So because I expect the club to buy good players rather than bad players, I’m in the wrong?You’re the one complaining about signing nobody at all
So because I expect the club to buy good players rather than bad players, I’m in the wrong?You’re the one complaining about signing nobody at all
the Russian literally paid Fun time frank millions to leave us to kick off the academy effort and moreRuben Loftus Cheek has been at Chelsea since he was 8.
Tammy Abraham has been at Chelsea since he was 7.
Mason Mount since he was 6.
Same with Fikayo Tomori.
Same with Hudson-Odoi.
It isn't money
you really believe Poch decided he didnt need any new players those two windows? I think the truth is somewhere in the middle - he wanted a cadillac but Levy would only pony up the dough for a used Ford.
You’re blaming everything on us signing nobody but can’t grasp that not getting unobtainable targets means getting lesser quality players or nothing at all. Can’t have it both waysSo because I expect the club to buy good players rather than bad players, I’m in the wrong?
move to the States - its ever on the major outletsChecking sports news every now and then, kinda dreading what I'll see there each time I click.
We were some stupid third party image few away from buying Paolo fucking Dybala this summer and you mean to tell me that Poch had unattainable targets last summer?You’re blaming everything on us signing nobody but can’t grasp that not getting unobtainable targets means getting lesser quality players or nothing at all. Can’t have it both ways
Today was the day to do that no? We lost 7-2 and off the back of that he still decided to pick Eriksen, Toby & Jan!
It's a good start, but I think the tactics are only half of it. He has to completely bin the players who don't want to be here and play some youngsters if needs be.Shocking to suggest that Poch “isn’t a manager.” You mean to say that the bloke who’s taken us four consecutive top four finishes, not to mention a CL final, with a fraction of the investment of the other clubs vying for those places isn’t even a manager at all? Come off it.
We saw some signs that Poch was willing to change things today. The reversion to a 4-2-3-1 and the restoration of a DM to the side suggest that he’s seen that the diamond needed to be binned. Problem was that the only DM he had to choose from has barely played in a year and was miles off the pace, and the team witnessed its captain suffer a horrifically gruesome injury/gift the other team the lead in the first three minutes, which seemed to just compound the feelings left over from Bayern.
I wouldn’t be shocked or even disappointed if he were sacked now, but if he does stay I think there are some signs he’s going to change things tactically from here on. The question is whether he can find players to implement the tactics who will actually play for him.
Does anyone seriously enjoy watching us play anymore? We're just devoid of a proper tempo, criminally lacking in movement as well.
Why the hell are we not seeing any improvement?
It just feels like rinse and repeat every week and the longer it goes on the more it's being exposed through our results.
We're going to be in the bottom half of the table this season if this contiues.
Why would nearly signing Dybala this year make every player in the world available to us the year previous?We were some stupid third party image few away from buying Paolo fucking Dybala this summer and you mean to tell me that Poch had unattainable targets last summer?
At the start of every new season under Poch I’ve said exactly the same thing on here - that what I really want to see is some evidence that Poch has any capability to make a team out of eleven players.Do you honestly think we've been less than the sum of our parts for the past six years? Obviously we're in a crisis now, and I don't know if Poch will be able to get the players playing for him again, but given the investment (or lack thereof) in the squad I don't see how you could say anything other than that Poch has had us punching above our weight, i.e. the exact opposite of less than the sum of our parts.
The problem is the alternatives. Sanchez is no use. And GLC is injured
It was neither of their faults. Poch wanted De Jong, by all accounts Levy did ‘pony’ up the money, as De Jong himself said he had s good offer from us but felt he owed Ajax a bit more time.Truly can’t believe there are people that think that was Pochettino fault.
Didn’t Levy offer 8mil for Grealish? He was a joke that entire summer. You think it was Pochettino fault we didn’t sell anyone too?Why would nearly signing Dybala this year make every player in the world available to us the year previous?
the Russian literally paid Fun time frank millions to leave us to kick off the academy effort and more
ah forget it
So you don't think he's gotten the best out of our players over the years? Think of how much the likes of Walker, Rose, Dier, Kane, Dele, Son, Dembele etc. grew under his tutelage. Not to mention all the players who blossomed under him at Southampton. We were a cohesive, well-oiled machine in the years we pushed Leicester and Chelsea for the title. I don't think it's really within the realm of reason to suggest that Poch can't get the most out of players or that he's incapable of getting a team to play together.At the start of every new season under Poch I’ve said exactly the same thing on here - that what I really want to see is some evidence that Poch has any capability to make a team out of eleven players.
We have punched above our weight, but that’s because our Chairman has been able to work wonders with a fraction of the revenue available to others.
None of that makes any difference if our coach isn’t capable of getting the best out of our players.
Players aren't playing for him mate, they're tired of his voice and his methods - you can see it.