23 Dec 2018 15:26:19
Just a couple of thoughts on the season so far.
I'm hearing a lot of fans already not happy with sarri, I think this is an absolute joke. I think given time and some good additions to the squad we can bring the quick fluid football we all want to see. After the ups and downs of the last few seasons our main objective should be to finish top 4. Which means we are still in all competitions and are currently sitting in the objective spot. With any new manager we were always going to have games like the wolves and Leicester while still learning the managers way of playing.
One of my main concerns would be the contract situation with hazard. I'm sure he doesn't want to ruin his reputation by forcing a move but he knows he holds all the cards and the club have found themselves in a awful mess. Be honest with ourselves, we should of sold him after the World Cup when we could of got near the £200m mark. Now coming up to one year left on his contract we would be lucky to get half of that for a player who has clearly stated his desire to play for another team. Don't get me wrong I'd love him to finish his career at Chelsea but the club cannot match his ambition in terms of purchasing top quality players. I think the club should say sign or leave, then we move on and move some ageing players on also. Let's start seeing more of Loftus-Cheek and CHO and bring in some pacey exciting young players to help them.
Overall I think we are having a decent season with some big wins and big loses with top 4 the priority.
23 Dec 2018 16:33:20
good post and very fair assesment we all no we need a number 9 pity conte got rid of diego.
23 Dec 2018 17:48:45
NWBLUE your post is spot on mate. first and foremost the slating of Sarri must stop, it's immature and stupid. It's the same fans that wanted Sarri replace Conte calling for his head now. It's funny because I remember clearly that TOMB wanted Conte to stay and did not want Sarri initially. However, now that we have Sarri as our manager he is behind the man through thick and thin. That is what you call a mature fan. Someone who sticks by the boss no matter the situation. Some fans who wanted Sarri more than TOMB are slating Sarri heavily.
As explained previously we cannot blame Sarri for yesterday's loss, afterall we hit two posts and if im honest they should have been easy goals and would have been with more composure. Also hazard, Rudiger and Willian missed chances too. It should have been 3-4 goals for us.
Pep struggled in his first year, however when given the opportunity to buy his players he grasped it and now look at the machine that's been created.
It's clear, we need a striker, attacking right winger and a left back. Once we have quality in those positions we will be a force. If we had a goal scorer like Diego Costa then non of this happens.
23 Dec 2018 18:44:11
a right midfielder and a number 9 are priorities. wev nothing from a creative sense bar hazard let's be real about that. willian an pedro are decent and i like both of them but they don't offer enough consistantly although at least with pedro he runs himself to the ground.