Well, here we go again. The coaching carousel continues to spin at Chelsea Football Club. I really thought that Mauricio Pochettino would have the chance to take this young squad further, and build on what was achieved. And things were achieved last season. I firmly believe steps were taken in the right direction to get… Continue reading Pochettino out, Maresca in, as Chelsea ring the managerial changes again.
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Give Pochettino ’til the end of the season.
Two weeks ago, I was all geared up to write my ‘Pochettino out piece’. I was at the 4-2 defeat to Wolves and like every other home fan there, had been thoroughly disappointed by what I had seen. At the start of the season, my hopes were for Chelsea to have a couple of decent… Continue reading Give Pochettino ’til the end of the season.
My Chelsea mid-season report.
If you had asked me at the start of the season ‘where would you like Chelsea to finish?’, my reply would have been for them to finish in the European places and have a good run in the cups. We’re halfway through the season now, and Chelsea are not far off achieving those aims of… Continue reading My Chelsea mid-season report.
Chelsea are a funny team to watch. Pochettino has much work to do.
Chelsea are in an interesting position this season. The table would suggest that they are not too far ahead of where they were towards the end of last season, despite a new head coach and hundreds of millions spent in the transfer window last summer. However, ask most supporters and they would be more positive… Continue reading Chelsea are a funny team to watch. Pochettino has much work to do.
The season’s not got going for Chelsea but I do have hope.
Well, we’ve arrived at the first international break of the season, and it’s a good time to look back at how the start of the season has gone. Well, from a Chelsea point of view, not brilliantly. This was seen as the season where Chelsea’s owners could really get sorted and implement their plan to… Continue reading The season’s not got going for Chelsea but I do have hope.
What do Chelsea need to do this summer?
Well for one thing, they need to sort out who the hell is going to be in the squad next season. At the moment, the squad is far too big and unwieldy. So, we are going to see a lot of players leave, maybe even some we don’t want to see go. I think the… Continue reading What do Chelsea need to do this summer?
Manchester City are one step closer to history and Sheffield Wednesday pulled off the impossible.
Manchester City will win the Champions League this year. All respect to Inter and you do have to give it because they made the final having started the group stage in a group with Barcelona and Bayern Munich. But Manchester City have just taken things to another level recently. Not only have they made the… Continue reading Manchester City are one step closer to history and Sheffield Wednesday pulled off the impossible.
Frank’s back for now, but Chelsea need to get their next move right.
Well, I did not expect to see Frank Lampard back at the helm at Chelsea so soon, even if it is only until the end of the season. I said at the time that Lampard was sacked that I hoped he would return someday, and be able to make a material success of the job.… Continue reading Frank’s back for now, but Chelsea need to get their next move right.
Pep Guardiola may have just caused the next major shift in football tactics.
Pep Guardiola has done an awful lot to change football over the course of his career, both as a player and more famously as a manager. As a player, he was part of Johan Cruyff’s Barcelona ‘Dream Team’ that won four La Liga titles on the trot, as well as the European Cup. As a… Continue reading Pep Guardiola may have just caused the next major shift in football tactics.
Will Conte be Tottenham manager for much longer?
Well, I am not sure that Antonio Conte was ever the right pick for Tottenham. Spurs are a club who make a big deal out of playing football that is exciting to watch, that has flair and passion at it’s heart, that takes risks. Well, that is not who Antonio Conte is as a manager… Continue reading Will Conte be Tottenham manager for much longer?
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