Finney Is Back
Luka Modric
Indeed.... The fact that Conte couldn't even get us to beat Sheffield United in the last 16 of the FA Cup gives me no indication that he would've had us beating that incredibly good Liverpool team in that final.
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Antonio Conte - officially NOT the coach of THFC
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Finney Is Back
Luka Modric
They put in large bids for both of those players but didn't get them, yet they still went out and paid money for two good players. We signed a couple of freebie has-beens.
glorygloryeze
Ian Walker
Anyone else predict an announcement of Conte leaving 'by mutual consent' in the hour leading up to the first England match after the starting line-ups have been announced?
ricky2tricky4city
Tom Huddlestone
Both.
ricky2tricky4city
Tom Huddlestone
'Put in a large bid'....
...where have I heard that before.Same line....but means something different, eh.
You'd find it hard to find a Chelsea fan who was sad to see Jorginho go.
Finney Is Back
Luka Modric
Depends how long it takes to agree the terms of the NDA I think.
Finney Is Back
Luka Modric
80% of football fans haven't actually got a clue about football though. He was a good signing for Arsenal as he gives them reasonable cover for Partey.'Put in a large bid'....
Same line....but means something different, eh.
You'd find it hard to find a Chelsea fan who was sad to see Jorginho go.
glorygloryeze
Ian Walker
Depends how long it takes to agree the terms of the NDA I think.
Hmm, that good ol' NDA....Do all clubs have them wrt to coaches and players or are we quite different in that regard compared to other clubs?
If there was ever a manager mad enough not to care about an NDA it's probably Conte, plus it's not like he has years left on his contract anyway so....
glorygloryeze
Ian Walker
Where/why did it go wrong vs SCBC though? Was it specific things on the day or systematic problems we've seen for a while?
I can't quite make up my mind because losing a two goal lead in 25 minutes vs the bottom side is shambolic either way...
I can't quite make up my mind because losing a two goal lead in 25 minutes vs the bottom side is shambolic either way...
He's never won a knockout tie in the CL either has he?
But sure, he'd have been the difference maker had he managed to get a team with Sissoko & Winks as his midfield options to the final in the first place- the world some people live in...
glorygloryeze
Ian Walker
He's never won a knockout tie in the CL either has he?
But sure, he's going to be the difference maker
Won one with Juve in 2012/13 to be precise...but your overall point stands regardless
Gazza
Frederic Kanoute
It really doesn't matter who we get in, the squad needs a massive overhaul ... get rid of the dross and get some hungry players in .... pochettino anyone? @Gutter Boy
glorygloryeze
Ian Walker
Massive overhaul? Really? Maybe two/three players in central midfield (top destroyer OR top creative type), a top class centre back and goalkeeper and i think we'd be more able to hold out the likes of Wolves, Leicester and Southampton at least
Gazza
Frederic Kanoute
If that's our ambition as fans and a club you would be right
Mrs Vert
Wilson Palacios
ricky2tricky4city
Tom Huddlestone
I must get a t-shirt with that on.
markysimmo
Johnny nice-tits
No, reality is this squad with some simple tweaks
- Dump the 3 at the back, it's gives us nothing
- Play an extra man in midfield ffs, can we not leave our midfielders outnumbered every fudging game then complain why they struggle and/or didn't track runners?
- Play people on form
- Use the squad to keep energy/tempo up
- Take the fudging handbrake off, stop expecting automatons
Do that, and you would have beat Villa, Wolves, Leicester, Southampton, do that and you would be 2nd right now.
Add a CB to play alongside Romero, a creative midfielder to off another supply route and a long term Hugo successor and you will have a decent side (bring back and properly evaluate Gil, Spence, Udogie)
Chrissivad
Sergei Rebrov
Which should mean all signings are club signings.
I'm just worried that if he is the one finding our managers, he has gone for defencive ones so far .. but I'm sure he won't have the full say on the matter
monkeybarry
Ian Walker
Didn't see the game - I was hiking through Water Buffalo poo in Thailand.
Just saw the interview. If Conte is genuine (and I've had serious doubts about that for a while), then next game he needs to have dropped all of the players he is referring to - otherwise his authority is completely gone. Although I think it has been for months and Levy is letting a few things play out to weed out the problems at the club and start afresh with a project from the summer. Probably with Poch.
All a bit of a cluster fudge really.
Just saw the interview. If Conte is genuine (and I've had serious doubts about that for a while), then next game he needs to have dropped all of the players he is referring to - otherwise his authority is completely gone. Although I think it has been for months and Levy is letting a few things play out to weed out the problems at the club and start afresh with a project from the summer. Probably with Poch.
All a bit of a cluster fudge really.