Chelsea International Banter 2

18 Apr 2026 23:11:40
This is the Man United side that was being ridiculed under Amorim, they were absolutely awful, a punchline of a football club when he was sacked - they’re now ten points clear of us, and the joke is most definitely on us now.

Carrick might not be the most tactically astute coach in the world, he’s unlikely to be innovative on the training ground, but he has on very clear saving grace: he knows what it means to be at a club like United. Carrick understands the demands, the pressure of expectations and the attitude that is required to meet them. He’s lived it, breathed it and been successful in it before, not as a coach but as a player.

Rosenior never came close to a club like Chelsea, or United, as a player. He has no foundation for what the expectations really are, nor for the pressure those expectations create.

Now that he’s there for the first time, as a coach, he’s so far out of his depth that he just comes across as a rabbit in the headlights. He can’t inspire confidence, in fact he can’t inspire much at all.

Despite this, despite his poor performance, both tactically and inspirationally, the blame has to be laid with those who appointed him. What were they thinking? It’s been poor coaching appointment (and/or management) after poor coaching appointment. The writing has to be on the wall for Rosenior, you simply can’t go into next season with any expectation of success whilst he’s head coach. But, it has to be on the wall for those who appointed him too. You can’t let the same people be in charge of another head coach appointment. That would be absolute madness.

19 Apr 2026 06:23:50
J, I enjoyed your post and you raised some good points and questions.

Going forward, I just can't see the owners changing direction and although I think LR will be our manager for next season, if the owners do change anything it will probably be just a manager change.

19 Apr 2026 07:11:23
Good post, J.

19 Apr 2026 07:38:12
"I think we're behind Liam. Of course, it's a results business, but we think he can be successful long term."

Those were the words of Egbahli, before the Man Utd game. What would need to happen to results for them keeping Rosenior to make sense at this point? We're not talking about a team who can't get a win, we're currently talking about a team who can't score a goal!

It doesn't matter how successful they think he can be, very rarely is football anything but a 'now' sport.

Now is all that matters. If we don't win a significant amount of matches between now and the end of the season, along with the FA Cup, he'll be gone. They will have little to no choice.

19 Apr 2026 09:09:35
J, your theory about what should happen is understandable. Today I am not sure I have a logical argument to make against your assessment. Mine is just a hunch. The owners will not change direction, and that includes the manager.

19 Apr 2026 10:03:48
Unfortunately Tom, there's little room for logic at Chelsea Football Club right now.

19 Apr 2026 10:57:26
J,

I totally agree with everything you have said.

19 Apr 2026 11:34:28
J, my gut feeling or hunch has no logic.

18 Apr 2026 21:57:52
1993 last time we lost four in a row. Keep breaking records. Liam your doing a great job.

18 Apr 2026 22:05:57
Wonder if we scored in any of those games.

18 Apr 2026 22:11:59
At least we only conceded 1 goal. Normally it's 3. LR is obviously improving matters, and the SD's/owners can sleep happier tonight.

18 Apr 2026 22:42:39
The SDs will, I am sure, Bill, have had their contracts extended after the CWC win. I think that win, as we predicted, probably came at some cost to us this season in the EPL.

18 Apr 2026 21:55:36
Look like a team with limited ideas with a manager who looks completely shell shocked.

Garnacho had a complete shocker and I cannot believe Gusto is a better player than Josh.

Of course we were the better team but if you don’t score you can’t win.

18 Apr 2026 22:06:40
Tom we could get rid of this entire squad atm and not miss a single player the team has stooped to a new low, the owners have ruined the club, the manager looks lost, the players look lost, the fans are hating life watching this dross and absoloute rubbish players every week garnacho and gittens for 110 million sums up the owners embarrassing useless persons

18 Apr 2026 22:41:15
We were the better team, Tom? Remind me again, who won the game?

18 Apr 2026 22:58:54
Poch,

Who brought in the dross?

18 Apr 2026 23:01:23
Bill, I was very much alone when I said some time ago that I prefer results over performance any day of the week. I still feel the same.

My view just confirms that; being the better team means nothing if you can't score and win a game.

18 Apr 2026 23:05:55
The owners, the SDs, the manager, and the players. We have no idea if we replace them all that things will get better, and, yes, things can get worse. As it has for other clubs.

18 Apr 2026 23:16:57
Tom

We can't get rid of the owners for 7 horrible years, however, we should get rid of the SDs, who, let's face it, were responsible for bringing Garnach to the club when us fans thought it was a stupid idea and a waste of money.

18 Apr 2026 23:37:09
Bill, us fans also think changing owners, SDs, managers and players will bring about success!!
One min they want Poch sacked, then Potter, then Maresca, and now LR.

I agree this can't go on, but I also don't believe that change guarantees success.

18 Apr 2026 23:50:28
But you have to at least try, Tom.

19 Apr 2026 06:36:04
Bill, we have been trying. Maybe it's because they keep trying is actually the problem.

Out of the last six managers, I have wanted only one. So, I have never really been happy. I know virtually nothing about the SDs other than, from the outside, there doesn't appear to be a singular person in charge.

I never wanted these owners, but then I didn't want any of the interested consortiums, but it appeared we were between a rock and a hard place with that deal.

18 Apr 2026 21:55:35
Positives - Hato, Enzo, Cucu
Negatives - Rosiener tactics, Rosiener subs, Rosiener philosophy.

I know it won't change anything but I want to see him sacked.

18 Apr 2026 21:17:53
Whybis Guiu never given a start? Jaoa Pedro injury and Estevao one huge blows.

18 Apr 2026 21:59:55
Maresca had said he was a joke in training, so maybe he's reverted to the same attitude. It doesn't make a lot of sense, as Delap is useless and our strikers don't typically get any service at all, so they need to create their own chances. Guiu always seemed to run himself into the ground and chase every ball.



Estevao is a tough one, but to be honest, the less the youth play under Liam, the better, as it's very clear the players don't get coached on how to open space and create opportunities.

18 Apr 2026 22:04:37
I didn't Delap was our worst performer tonight, that dubious honour surely went to Garnacho.

18 Apr 2026 20:54:57
Watching at home and just about to get stuck into some large JD’s.

We have missed a string of easy chances, Garnacho lets a player drift by him and we are 1-0 down yet again.

Far too passive with and without ball.

The natives are understandably not happy. Fingers crossed we come out with a more aggressive second half performance!

18 Apr 2026 21:51:22
Drink the bottle. It's f****** laughable. This club don't know how long we have to keep suffering with the same s***.

18 Apr 2026 21:58:23
I can't remember how long the gap was between winning our second title? Oh yes, it was fifty years. That's how long some of us had to put up with s***.

18 Apr 2026 23:10:13
Will be longer with this shower at the elm.

18 Apr 2026 23:38:29
Maybe. It then becomes a test for supporters.

19 Apr 2026 15:01:01
The tests are already happening, Tom. They're already displaying it.

19 Apr 2026 16:19:32
My point is, supporters have historically gone to games and supported the club through tough times that include relegation and almost going bust. That's what, in my opinion, fans do. It's very easy to support a team when it's doing well.

18 Apr 2026 20:50:38
Delap is the worse forward I’ve seen at Stamford Bridge. The man’s useless. I hate the board. I hate Liam. He’s the worse manager I’ve seen. The club has been destroyed. Look at the players we have, it’s f****** embarrassing.

18 Apr 2026 21:59:54
Delap was by no means the worst player in Chelsea blue tonight, and I have seen a lot worse CF's playing for us.

18 Apr 2026 22:04:50
Nib, totally right, mate. We had posters and fans on here slating Maresca and calling for him to be sacked. He's been a total disaster since he left. Unbelievable.

18 Apr 2026 22:38:08
Greenaway, it was Poch, it was Potter, it was Maresca and now it's LR.

I have lost count the amount of times a poster has said "it can't get worse," it can.

18 Apr 2026 20:46:30
Well the positive is the goal came just before the half, so as we have all seen, Liam will be able to get the boys fired up for the second half .

18 Apr 2026 21:50:00
Fired up, really!!! Why do they need firing up? They're f***ing rubbish, the lot.

18 Apr 2026 22:01:37
Tongue in check, Nib.

It's obvious the lads don't listen to a word that comes out of this numptie's mouth. I don't know why I bother waking up.

18 Apr 2026 22:02:03
Because we were passive in the first half and only slightly more aggressive in the second half.

18 Apr 2026 20:26:17
Strange to think that just by waking up at 3am, I put in more effort than this lot who get paid big money for the privilege!

This season has been a disgrace for the effort we've seen on far too many occasions.

18 Apr 2026 12:57:27
Another 3am kick off but how do you not get up for the chance to stuff United?

18 Apr 2026 21:05:35
Get yourself to bed, pal.