brownindian

So heir apparent to David Luiz then ..... :P

I know it was only Malmao, but It is a breath of fresh air to see our wingers get the ball and atack the goal and try to shoot rather than pass it around to the other side.

Is that his best position though ? I am not criticizing - I a glad that he is getting minutes, but i think he has played in a DM and a CB role in the past, No ? Seems like he may be our answer for total football

How ?

That is why they will be hiring a football manager and not any of us fans :).

Keep in mind that what i am suggesting is more in terms of formation to show what we can do. Dont critique me cos i did not include CHO or Andreas - they can be slotted in i place of experienced players as well. -----------------Kepa--------------------- ---------Rudiger - Cahill - Luiz - -------- Zappa ----------------------------Alonso ---------------- Kante--------------------- Willian----------------------------Hazard ---------- Higuain-------- Giroud-------- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -----------------Kepa--------------------- ---------Rudiger - Cahill - Luiz - -------- Zappa - --------------------------Alonso ---------------- Kante--------------------- Pedro------------------------------Willian ----------------Hazard-------------------- -------------- Higuain--------------------- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -----------------Kepa--------------------- Azpi ------Rudiger -----Cahill ----- Palmieri ------------ Jorginho------- Luiz ---------------- Pedro-------------Hazard------------Willian ----------------Higuain----------------------

What you are talking about is fixing things in the long term and you have a point. For right now, the questions is given the current squad what line up would you put out there to prevent 4-0 mauling from teams like Bournemouth.

Maybe the fact that they are in cups means midweek competition while we can concentrate on the league.

Of the top of my head If I was in the board - I would talk to Zola about this situation - find out what he would do to fix the situation. If Zola is able to identify our weaknesses, talks different formations we have found our caretaker - else interview a few more behind closed doors and find out a caretaker. For this squad Sarri is not the solution and we still have the opportunity to make top 4. We need the top 4 glam and the Champions League money.

Europa League / Carabao Cup and top 4 are still attainable. This is a very pivotal moment - how the club acts in the next few days will determine our outcome for this season.

You are just jealous

i dont think they are going to get it - These people have made up their mind that the board and the players are to blame and that Sarri is the best, might as well not even bother arguing with them. What you and i may call crap others may call abstract art. Might as well save our blood pressure.

Do you remember when Arsenal had 2 sets of fans WENGER-OUT! fans and the WENGER-IN! fans ? The same thing is happening at Chelsea. I think one set is not going to convince of the other so it is best to just not even bother arguing.

To win the league YES - We need to invest better. To get to top 4, Heck no !!! Our squad is good enough to get that 4th position. If the new manager can be tactically astute and flexible then we can easily get into the top 4 and even win the Europa League. Our form has been so sh*tty of late that we are convincing ourselves that it is cos our players are crap but the there is more to it.

I think the football we are playing is far worse that the merry go around. And after Ancellotti, I would argue that most of the managers that were fired were for a valid reason.