Chelsea Banter Archive March 04 2012

 

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04 Mar 2012 23:00:04
i would just like to say i think avb was a gentleman and conducted himself impecably.i think lampard is a disgrace to cfc a future legend{not in my eyes anymore}. i always loved the cfc way us against the rest and jose epitomised this,did frank ever criticise the special ones tactics no, y he would of been told to f off thats y.jose chased stevie g for 3 years wud lamps of survived that, i think not,frank you r finished and if you had accepted this like giggs scholes sol campbell henry carragher gary neville and phil and rio .then avb could of built for the future but not one of the above have complained when dropped at such an age but you r different why ,you are an arrogant t**t that is why, 2 years ago you were my club legend above terry drogs makelele desaiilly zola osgood dixon,hollins nevin to name a few.but now i rate u about the same as benayoun why because you had a great career and you ruined somebody elses because of your ego.you tried it with england at the start of the year with the media and you got dumped for wilshire and parker WERE R U NOW IN ENGLAND FINISHED.now you did it with chelsea and went crying to media behind managers back and he never said a bad word about you just dropped you y because you r past it.FRANK NAME ! TOP TEAM IN EUROPE YOU WUD GET IN IN TOP 3 IN THERE league.sad day for cfc avb good luck to you frank lampard good riddance has been a s**t stirring t**t for years .who ever takes charge. please drop him bossi malouda meireles and studge all poor thanks gareth 1973

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I actually couldn't agree more Gareth. Sad day for cfc and i am so so gutted and dissapointed and feel for AVB. I hate the fact that the players didn't do him justice. Players like lampard, cole are a disgrace for running to the media. You don't do that FULL-STOP. As for LAMPS being a legend, to me his a complete DISGRACE and is rightly dropped by England.

AVB done 12 hour stints at at the chelsea training ground sometimes, he was the first and last person to leave. If that isn't dedication what is?? Apparently some players didnt like AVBs time keeping. That to me is shocking, why would you stroll into work anytime you want.... Peter Cech in his interview awhile back stated the work avb does for the team is alot and i am disgusted and the players who got what they want e.g. lampard talking to media saying his relationship with the manager isn't ideal.....why would you do that after a win??

Unlike the past ONE thing certain is that these players won't get a lifeline because Roman has blamed the players for the managers demise and promised BIG changes.

Shak

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04 Mar 2012 22:39:14
I think AVB did not do well because he did not have a good assistant. A good assistant does a lot for a coach, especially for a coach with little experience. Porto was the perfect situation for AVB, and I think his assistant, Pereira, took care of a lot of the day-to-day training duties. An example of the importance of the assistant was demonstrated in the sacking of Ray Wilkins. Ancellotti is a players' coach and I think Ray was the "ass kicker" in daily practices and such. Of course AVB was inexperienced in facing adversity, but having a Steve Clarke/Wilkins probably would have done wonders for him. An English former player as an assistant is a necessity for any foreign manager in a the Premier League.

Not only do CFC need a player clean-out, I think they need a clean-out of the board. Things are not being done correctly and everything starts at the top. Roman needs to be able to trust who is in charge to make the right decisions, and I don't think the board is making the right decisions.

For the first time in a while I am worried about the state of the club and I really hope we can figure it out soon.

KTBFFH

Cleveland Blue

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04 Mar 2012 22:27:30
genuinely gutted to see avb go. No manager can come into a club and win it straight away without the kind of money that mourinho had. i honestly think they shouldve given him until this time next year at least just to see how the team changed to avb's plan.

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04 Mar 2012 22:26:47
jose or pep to come chelsea manager in the summer , abit suspicious that roman is going to wait till the summer to get a manager and jose and pep are probably going to leave there teams ?

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04 Mar 2012 22:17:22
AVB is going to be a great manager but unfortunately for him he was at the RIGHT job but at the WRONG time. Some senior players deffinetely need to apoligise to him. He has taken the blame for all these players on numerous occasions this season because they haven't performed for him. E.g. yesterday we lost but if sturridge scored when faced with them two sitters it so easily could have been 2-0 and if drogba scored when he went through rather than pass it would have been 3-0. Neither of you can say these chances were difficult?? Thats what i mean these players have no passion to play for AVB but one thing these players should know is your playing for our club and us. Once again players get what they want!!

Dissapointed for AVB. Good man and a very good coach in the making. Wish him all the best.

Shak

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The 'senior' players can now put their dummies back in their mouths, they have what they want. Whilst I agree that AVB did have some tactal errors , he needed help from the been there and done that brigade, which he had very little. Every player has a sell by date and we are no different. Our players are getting older and their form is dropping, they need to help the players comming through just as they were helped when the were just promising players. I am sad to see AVB go, but blame must be laid at the players feet as well as his. Whoever comes in will have to build a new team, so the quicker we bite the bullet and wipe out player power at our club the better the better we will be. Let the older players leave and bring in some hungry young talented players who are willing to adapt to diffent tactics.
AVB thanks for trying.

Bluetrick

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04 Mar 2012 21:57:11
Cheers Ads {Ed002's Note - We can't go there Ads.}

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04 Mar 2012 20:33:32
Ed2: do you think Mourinho is a target to become ourvmanager this summer. He's back to London tommorow. Coincidences justbdo not fall in line like this, do thy?
Krikstatevis {Ed002's Note - I am not going to speculate right now.}

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04 Mar 2012 20:29:55
How many players in the ancelotti era did he identify and wanted came to Chelsea?

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04 Mar 2012 18:52:57
Transfer plan's change then ED? new manager new ideas?

CFC1905 {Ed002's Note - Obviously not yet. In the big scheme of things I doubt there will be much change.}

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This is what is precisely wrong with our club. There are people making big decisions on transfer dealings who don't seem accountable for their decisions.

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04 Mar 2012 19:00:10
Just been listening to avram grant on the radio and said Roman watches dvds of players and if he likes them he will buy them!

Well I think that might be the problem with Chelsea Roman sticking his nose in and not giving the players that the manager see fit for his system of playing style!

Butt out Roman let ppl who know the game do it their way!

Pinky {Ed002's Note - It is not quite as simple as that of course.}

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Roman is to hands on! Buying players like torres and sheva! Both flopped and why is that! Cos Mabe the manager can't get the best out of them in a system that the manager wants to play! And is under pressure to play them!

Pinky

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That's as bad as the people on here who were crying out for Willian, just because they saw some videos on YouTube, when the fact is he's not good

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04 Mar 2012 17:23:04
ED AVB is still very young i belive he was the right man for the job at the wrong time in 3-4 years time he could be a superb manager he need's a bit more experience though could you see him returning in the future? {Ed002's Note - For a third stint? No, I think it unlikely. I would note he is now second favourite with Paddy Power to be the next Liverpool manager.}

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With kenny moving upstairs?

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Hope he gets the job and takes his pals Meireles and Bosingwa with him.

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Ed i think he means third stint as in his stint was when he was working for chelsea not as a manager

jono

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04 Mar 2012 16:45:15
whos will want to be chelsea manager when they just sack them
ld {Ed002's Note - Anyone who believes that can be successful.}

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Anyone looking for three years pay after working for less than a season!

LIVERPRES

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I really dont get how so many liverpool fans come on to this page to give us sh*t. We have been playing poorly, had to sack the manager and yet we are 7 points clear of you. Get a grip

Melbourne CFC

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Yes we lost somegames but played better than the opposition.even rvp said lfc should have won.even when we loose at least we try 100% not like yr mafia.disgrace to football.i dont like him im not playing for hi.give me lfc anyday.jimmybosun.ynwa

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I am not going to fight you for LFC. You can have them everyday of the week. You are absolutely clueless if you think loosing 1-2 means you played between than Arsenal. To play better than a team you need to score atleast 1 more goal than them.

Melbourne CFC

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Ha its so funny how many liverpool fans come to our forums,their club must be really boring.they care about our club as much as we do apparently,you can also tell by the amount of disagrees whenever someone talks crap about their club but none of us ever agrees so it goes to show how insufficient they are intellectually.

aL

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Lol - you look clueless now Melbourne CFC - you can play better and still lose. I think you mean "to win a game you have to score one more goal". By your statement - every time you have lost or drawn a match, you were either outplayed or matched by the other team. Now that logic is clueless!

LIVERPRES

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04 Mar 2012 16:43:16
Ed, is it possible Chelsea will get a temporary manager in until the end of the season. For example Benitez, capello, Zola? Or will they stick with Di Matteo?

Thanks In Advance

FT9 {Ed002's Note - An announcement has already been made. What is so tough to understand about the words: "With immediate effect Roberto Di Matteo has been appointed first team coach on an interim basis until the end of the season."}

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So categorically no other manager until the summer!? {Ed002's Note - I cannot say categorically, but that is the plan as I understand it.}

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04 Mar 2012 16:33:15
Mancini's first 40 games for Manchester City: Won 20, Drawn 9, Lost 11.
AVB's first 40 games for Chelsea; Won 20, Drawn 10, Lost 10.

Sometimes it's okay to have a little patience.
Yes AVB made mistakes, and yes he tried to change things too quickly. With a bit more experience, he may have acted differently. But at least for once we had a manager that had the courage to do things a little differently and finally break up a team that has been going downhill (minus one season) since Mourinho left. Unfortunately we don't have a board that shares the same courage.

Who are we going to appoint now? Who would want to come?! The next manager is going to face exactly the same problems that AVB faced, and now he knows he's not even going to get 6 months to make it work.

Abramovich made us what we are, but at the moment, he's killing all the good work he's done at the club. We're going to be in 'transition' for the next 5 years if we keep changing managers.

And please don't let any one tell me that a man who has previously managed MK Dons and has been sacked from WBA is better equipped to get us in the top 4 than AVB.

OF {Ed002's Note - Changing managers has not done any harm to the club at all. Three league titles, a Champions League final, several semi-finals, FA Cups - it is working just fine.}

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I agree, historically we have done very well the season after changing managers. However, we had a far superior starting XI back then than we currently do and that's a huge part of the reason why. How is anyone expected to progress the club forwards, and to shake up the quite evident problems in the dressing room when as soon as results start to go deteriorate; they get sacked.

We would be in a far superior position now if we had stuck with Mourinho than we currently are. Sacking managers may have been positive for us in the short term, but it's starting to cost us dearly in the long term.

Sacking AVB is based on recent results, yes? So from that, we can assume that the club is very worried about attaining a top 4 position this season, correct? So who at the club think that Di Matteo is better equipped to achieve that than Villas-Boas? What message is this sending to the current playing staff?

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Scolari's chelsea record
20 wins
10 draws
6 losses
Jordan

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04 Mar 2012 16:02:51
I wouldn't mind giving it to Poyet with Wilkins backing him up!

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04 Mar 2012 15:48:21
I thought that I heard that Di Matteo did not have a good relationship with the players either. Additionally, is he tactically any different from AVB to make any difference? Thoughts?

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My concern is not the relationship with the players but his coaching. We have conceded far too many goals this season and that was a major problem with WBA when he was there. The players have got to stand up and be counted and represent the club with pride and give their all to try and get something out of the season, 4th place is a must

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04 Mar 2012 15:30:15
Sad to see AVB go.What is the point?
roan {Ed002's Note - The point is that it was not working out with the results.}

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But Ed sacking AVB and appointing Di Matteo
makes little sense as he was actively involved in AVB's decision making process and in the team selections.
roan {Ed002's Note - Di Matteo will only keep things running through to the end of the season and he will be given any help he needs. He understands that issues about the results not meeting expectations and the conclusions drawn about how training was going. Everything will be fine in the end. You all worry too much - it is only a game.}

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AVB will go to inter milan and build 1 hell of a team and prove all you doubters wrong in a couple years. ancelotti couldnt get this chelsea side going his second season , u knw y because its the players!

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At the start of Ancelloti's 2nd season we were on top form and top of the league, it only started going wrong when Wilkins was sacked and Lampard and Terry got injured. Then Torres arrived!

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04 Mar 2012 15:25:00
It is possible that both Guardiola and Mourinho will be available come summer. The club would have not passed on them anyway, so why not sack him now? He is the worst manager Chelsea has ever had. Well, i at least can't remember the gentlemen before Hoddle was here.

So the players did not respect him? What is wrong with you? Do you get some sort of automatic respect because you are a manager? Do you not have to earn it just as much as players have to earn their place on the pitch in training? If he did not have the respect - it is his fault. If he did not get the players he wanted - he should have made demands upon or prior to appointment and not moan about who he would like just this week. He said he is comfortable with thid squad to win all four trophies. With the squad he has got. Now good riddance, hope he goes somewhere in EPL and screws sombody elses team with the same enthusiasm. What a pathetic chap.

JG

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You are the biggest plum i have eva encountered, talk absolute tosh so people read your posts to cause a reaction. How about do us all a favor and pipe down for a while? Posted the same s**t about 20 times in the last week, we get it ok.

PB

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You really have no understanding of Chlesea FC or football in general and I must say no respect from anyone on here. 'If he did not get the players he wanted - he should have made demands upon or prior to appointment and no moan' you must confuse yourself at times JG. No club will agree to demands of such nature in writing, what if AVB said he wanted Messi and the club are contractually obliged to do everything to get him? Made demands upon his appointment, he had signed an agreement upon his appointed so upon his appointment he cannot make demands to be entered into a contract he has already signed.

It had nothing to do with the players not respecting him for his managerial talent it was down to players who are past it complaining about being on the bench. When we already know alot of that stuff is hyped by the media. Like Cole in the Champions League who had to take a medical a couple of hours before the game.

Your a blob and we all know your the only person who clicks agree to your own posts and disagrees with the people who go against you.

Melbourne CFC

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Ed002 was that your genius idea to turn it into blob?

Melbourne CFC

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04 Mar 2012 15:17:57
Guys I know exactly what is going to happen. Benitez will be appointed within a week b'cos he will play Torres and get the best out of him as he did at Liverpool, this will only be until the end of the season tho then we will bring Mourinho back in the summer.

Why do people not want Rafa Benitez? He did win the champions league with Liverpool and he has a good eye for talent.

FT9

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Maybe he will buy Gerrard Alonso Mascherano and Carragher and also change the shirt colour to Red so that Torres feels at Home, Get a life the club does not revolve around Torres, get ris and get someone who can score whatever

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Dirk Kuyt proves he does not have an eye for talent

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Liverpool fan here, Benitez would have won us the league if we had decent owners...

In 2004 we finished 7th i think then hired him...

2005 bought luis garcia for pennies, Alonso for £9 Mil, Won us the Champs league and finished 5th

2006 Bought the likes of Renia 6 Mil Agger 5 Mil Lucas 8 Mil and won us the F.A Cup and turned us into top 4 side.

To follow that was the likes of Mascherano Torres, Another champ league final, runners up of the league,
He also had David Villa signed for £10Mil but it was pulled by the owners.

Also our youth academy is fantastic now we have some unbelievable quality coming through, and the set up is all because of Rafa.

Of course he made bad signings, but he had to try and find a gem with pennies,

He can not be any worse than your last lot of managers, and "The special one" all he does is spend a shed load of money offer daft wages to any decent player, then he leaves the club in debt with massive bills.

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Would rather have Kuyt than Torres ,tell me a striker with a worse strike record than Torres,you cant cos theyre aint one,andnone of this crap we arent playing to his strengths,he aint got any,AVB has made mistakes but the players need to holdtheir hands up too,whoever comes in needs a clearout,how many millions has it cost now with the hiring and firing,should not have sacked Ancelotti.

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04 Mar 2012 15:08:36
Finally. He should have gotten a sack in december, not when we are so down and low. Lets have a drink to that.

Don't get onto RDM just yet. Would have prefered Benitez?!? You must be out of your mind.

Look most have suggested that their aunties or dogs or three year olds would have done a better job, so please... Roberto can't be any worse.

And he was a club hire, not AVB's.

JG

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04 Mar 2012 14:51:32
Aberdeen/Chelsea Fan here. I am so mad to see AVB has been sacked, as per other managers, when clearly the fault lies with some over rated and over paid players. I watched the game versus WBA, and it was clear to see half the TEAM were not interested in fighting for their manager. Not just this game but through out the season the same players just do not seem to try 100% When you are One-nil down, with minutes remaining, why is Malouda constantly making backwards passes, Drogba looks disinterested at best, Sturridge was running scared all day. To his credit Torres came on and no one can say he did not give 100% I could go on but what is the point, these players know they have let Chelsea down once to often. Time for a huge clear out this summer, and please not Benitez or Cappello, time to move forwards with entertaining football, not 10 behind the ball all day.

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04 Mar 2012 14:50:09
First off I’d like to say good luck to AVB, he found himself in an impossible situation and I bet that there is a small part of him that is glad to be out! He will end up at another top club and will no doubt be a success somewhere; this was just not his time.

Bobby Di Matteo now finds himself in charge till the end of the season, this appointment really suggests that Chelsea are consigned to a season with no success; this in itself is very disappointing. However the other thing that it does point to is that they are looking to one of two managers to take the job in the long term…Mourinho or Guardiola!

Mourinho has indicated that he won’t be at R. Madrid next season and his preferred move would be a move a Premiership club, a Premiership club that he can remain at for a long time. Mourinho would undoubtedly be the popular choice with the majority of the fans, me included, and if the fractures formed from his exit of the club can be healed then he may be the boards first choice too. My concern would be that Mourinho comes to the club for a couple of years and, despite stating he wants to stay for a long time, goes after two or three seasons; the club needs continuity over the next ten years.

Guardiola is out of contract at the end of the season, he has done a wonderful job at Barcelona, a team widely regarded as one of the best footballing teams of all time that has the silver-wear to back it up. I would like to see him in the Stamford Bridge dugout but just can’t see him leaving Barcelona, why would he leave? The job he has done at Barcelona is also a very personal job to him, would he be as big a success at another club?

There are other managers that have been linked to the job…Benitez, Cappello etc. None of these would suit the club, there would be uproar in the stands if Benitez came into the club. For me the aforementioned Mourinho and Guardiola are the only two men that I would like to see take over the managers seat at the club.

One thing is for sure, whoever gets that job needs to be backed and needs to be allowed to make THEIR changes at the club, to the playing and coaching staff.

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04 Mar 2012 14:46:39
Best day of the season so far but sacking Avb is only half the Job done! Write this season off and clear the old deadwood and the players who course unrest in the dressing room!

Only Jose will ever do for me and i hope Roman can be a man and swallow sum pride and move heaven and earth to get him back home! And give him fall control.


Pinky

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04 Mar 2012 14:32:53
So AVB has been sacked! What an expensive mistake, how can you employ a manager to oversee a 3 year project and then not support him, I've never been a fan of AVB I said before judging him on his record at Porto was pointless as Porto this year without him have only lost 1 league game, a case of right place right time! I can only see one or two managers now able to get us back on top, either the return of the special one or pep, all in all though whoever comes in needs to bring in 5 or 6 new players!
Come on you blues
10menwenttomoe

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04 Mar 2012 14:15:22
Hey ED, if we do manage to get mourinho ( seems a possibility ) would we have more of a chance of signing Higuain etc, also is there any interest in Real Madrids 18 year old defender Raphael Varane? {Ed002's Note - It is rather too early for such discussions, sorry.}

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04 Mar 2012 14:14:16
No Offence to Matteo but AVB is a better manager than he is, either they should have got someone in, or not sack him at all.

Shambles.

PR!

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04 Mar 2012 14:10:25
I personally would love to see Pep come over, whether or not this is realistic I'm not sure. I doubt we could tempt Mourinho back even thought he has been linked with a return to England...

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Who would be interested in coming a club with such man management issues and an owner who likes to hire and fire at least twice a year? Only those tempted by an over inflated wage packet or having an ego bigger than Frankie's. Do you really want this for your club?
KJS

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Frankies ego? You are talking about the best EPL player of a decade, who did his best and gave his best for the club every season.

He has balls to tell the manager his opinion, Ancelotti did not have a problem with that as he knew that with his pedigree and reputation noone was challenging his authority. Everyone said he won't handle this dressing room. It is his fault he did not. Anco, Hidding and Mourinhondid not have these problems with the same group of players.

JG

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But they all went the same way out as AVB. You will have no credibility as a club if your owner does not stop playing reality playstation. You need stability and sticking power.
KJS {Ed002's Note - How has Chelsea changing managers been a problem. Three league titles in recent years, consistently doing well in cup competitions. Words like "stability" and "sticking power" are just nonsense. The club seek success and if that means changing staff then so be it.}

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Ed: you are my hero. I'd rather have a new managervevery year and win gsmes, than have Wenger for 15 years and no chance for trophy in znother 15. Great stability. Fantastic long term planning.

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04 Mar 2012 13:54:44
Hi ed is it true that Guardiola is interested in the chelsea job? {Ed013's Note - Just paper rumour}

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Why would any manager want to come to your club for? what to be sacked next season makes sence

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04 Mar 2012 13:45:55
Absolutely devastated, Di Matteo in charge until the end of the season??? He is part of AVB coaching team, the team selection and tactics are a coaching teams decision, if they got rid of him fine but to put Di Matteo in charge when he did a poor job at West Brom is baffling. All you posters who had AVB h8 posts have got your wish. Be careful what you wish for.

PB

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With you mate. Feeling pretty low at the moment.

OsgoodIsKing

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Some sensible people on the site. Always know i can rely on the both of you to bring me back to planet earth after JG takes me to mars.

Devastated.

Melbourne CFC

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04 mar 2012 13:45:47
please not benitez!!!

pleeeaasssseeee!!!

osgoodisking

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After Chelsea's treatment of AVB you deserve Benitez.
KJS

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04 Mar 2012 13:44:25
I feel sorry for AVB. I think its so unfair on him. The players have treated him disgracefully. They need to take a long look at themselves because this can't keep happening. I wish him all the best in the future and i hope one day he can come back and lead us to glory. Such a shame because hes a great guy.

I'm actually upset for him. I think its the right decision but i feel bad for the guy.

OsgoodIsKing

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I agree with you totally on this . The players need to support the club and manager no matter who he may be.

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04 Mar 2012 13:44:16
So avb gone and di Matteo til end of season, what a cringe

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04 Mar 2012 13:42:26
AVB Gone and Robbie until the end of the season.

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04 Mar 2012 13:42:16
Avb gone, pointless! Who r we going to get at the time! :/

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04 Mar 2012 13:41:43
AVB Sacked !!

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04 Mar 2012 13:41:15
GUESS WHOS BEEN SACKED!

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Well you Chelsea "fans "have your wish now. Good luck to the guy, he was on a loser from the start...no patience nor support for him.
Hope he goes on to greater things and "builds" a fabulously successful team who wipe the floor with you in Europe (if you get there). What goes around comes around! I feel sorry for him and the true fans of your "club"

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04 Mar 2012 13:40:12
AVB has gone !

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04 Mar 2012 13:39:52
9th May 2010 - Good times.

I remember having to work that day, so i went in the gym, put the match on and stood there and watched us thump Wigan 8-0. The sun was shining outside and i finished early, i went out after that and got absolutely steamboats! Celebrated us being Champions! What a day that was! We were the best in England by an absolute marathon, winning 7-0, 6-0, 8-0 etc all season. God i'd give anything to get that feeling back, night outs seemed so much better when you knew Chels had won and we were top of the league. Next day i'd get a Sunday paper and read about the result, then go to work on Monday and give it the Mancs.

We need Jose back or i won't be feeling like that anytime soon. I know we want exciting football and Jose didn't give us that. But i would sacrifice 90 minutes of a boring 1-0 win so that i could have another season of happy weekends and gloating Mondays.

OsgoodIsKing

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You'd rather endure a dull 90 minutes every week, just to get one up on other people. weird

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Sad life!

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Wasn't that when ancellotti was in charge

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No i'd rather win every week and be the best again. Don't know why, its almost as if footballs a competitive sport the way i go on? One day though you never know, i might be happy to settle for second best and enjoy watching us lose, and when that happens i'll go support Liverpool.

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Your own team is doing a pretty good impression of Liverpool at the moment....with the exception of a trophy that is. Perhaps that's because you have their cast offs...the fabulously successful trio of Torres, Mereiles and Benayoun!
KJS

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You plank Yossi plays for Arsenal you obviously didnt watch your own teams game yesterday.Dont know why you dont stick to FIFA.

Derek

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On loan

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04 Mar 2012 13:38:49
Avb gone Chelsea are jokers

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04 Mar 2012 09:10:44
Everyone can see just how poor yesterday was! We had absolutely nothing going forward and when we went behind there was no urgency to get back into the game; we just looked consigned to our fate! The starting 11 that we put out was the best we could have fielded but the bench, it worried me that our only offensive options on the bench were...Torres (can't score a goal) and Malouda (can't do anything)! What was Miereles or Obi Mikel going to offer if they got brought on? I would rather Lucas Paizon was there as he would of come on with drive and hunger, two qualities that everyone lacked yesterday! Ive always been positive that we would get a top four finish but yesterday drove that positivity out of me; I can't see us playing Champions League football next season!

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04 Mar 2012 02:10:46
I believe the biggest and first mistake avb did at chelsea was the way he treated anelka and alex when they wanted to leave,he showed them no respect and i personally think thats when he lost the respect of the dressing room.there more ways for a person to stamp their authority than acting like a tough guy.he needs to learn a thing or two about people management.

aL

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He's gone now so come on Chelsea beat Spam
From a Leeds fan
Ps Hope you get the Golden one back come on you blues !! Gj

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Thanks mate

Nova

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I May be a Leeds fan, But if I had to choose another team It would be you Chelsea Gj
Good luck go get The Special one !!

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04 Mar 2012 01:57:06
Having watched the West Brom game i can't help but conclude that AVB has lost the support of the dressing room (and that is not to say that i am laying all the blame at his feet). However, there was not a single person on the team who seemed prepared to work their socks off for the manager and/or each other. It was one of the more disheartening performances i have witnessed because it didn't look like we wanted to be there...

J22

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04 Mar 2012 00:05:33
this is the first season i have been up for manutd against tottenham. i dont like it

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04 Mar 2012 00:04:41
were only 3 points behind arsenal but i think we have a better chance of getting ahead of spurs given their run in. but only if our own performance improves

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