MrsGaffer

Kovacic has been okay, only a loan anyway so he isn’t ‘deadwood’ To me someone like Zappacosta is the definition of a deadwood, cost quite a bit but isn’t good enough and doesn’t play, and would be better off sold. Higuain similar to Kovacic, only a loan and hasn’t been as bad as others think either. People have high expectations due to him being a big name but I think he deserves another year with a pre season to hit the ground running

Brilliant 1st season but glad he’s gone if I’m honest. Collapsed 2nd season, also some of his signings, what the f**k were they about?! We have a circus of a board but the manager gives his approval to signings and surely he didn’t want Drinkwater etc? Alonso since winning the title, Zappacosta, Bakayoko, Morata all big wastes. It’s telling that Sarri’s signings however have been much better and hasn’t brought in any deadwood. Conte is a great short term manager and I do expect him to do well at Juve or Inter or wherever, just advice them to get rid in 2 seasons before it gets messy!

I’m a female coach like Emma Hayes, hence the username, creative eh ?? Coached both men’s and women’s football for local teams at youth level, under 16. Without a doubt men’s football is a higher level, but that’s a positive for me, less coaching as they’re good enough! I’m more hands on coaching girls due to the quality difference and they’re less tactically informed than men. In Emma’s case, perhaps it’ll be nice to have some world class quality. However dealing with millionaires personalities, and the scrutiny she could face will be a problem. Indeed a female being a football manager can be a strange concept to some, I’ve always been a football geek since a young age, didn’t win many friends in school for that mind! I’ve seen some Chelsea ladies games and some interviews of Emma’s and she’s tactically brilliant, and has a great understanding of the game. However I’m not going to be biased towards her as a fellow female coach and say she deserves the job as we’re in a transitional period and Sarri deserves more time to rebuild, who’s done a solid enough job and met expectations all things considered, got top 4 and has a chance of a trophy next week. Got rid of some deadwood, brought quality players in and implementing a new style which I believe just needs a bit more extra quality to compete. If Sarri leaves in 2-3 years with us in a good shape, maybe it’s the time for Emma. But in a transitional period, it’s not worth the adaption for her and scrutiny it would bring.

I’d keep Higuain - risk but reckon with a full pre season and will have a better understanding of the league, he can get better. Been banging them in for every club his entire career. 5 goals I think he has in the league is solid, fully adapted and knows Sarri well from Napoli I think he can get better but not guaranteed of course, age doesn’t stop for anyone! Giroud - Good backup, little complaints there, great for FA Cup and League Cup and off the bench. Good vs sh*te teams but cannot be 1st choice Bats/Abraham - Not seen much of Bats on loan, wasn’t really lighting things up when he was with us. Little bit similar to Giroud without the experience or physicality, he will score v bottom half fodder but not big teams. Could get a good fee for him. As for Abraham, possible 3rd striker. There’s a big jump from the championship to the premier League, personally wouldn’t risk him being a starter Morata - On loan for 2 years anyway but in the possibility we bring him back, do we really want to repeat this disaster again? ? Had potential at the start but couldn’t hit a barn door towards the end, and you could say not a big enough sh*thouse for a Chelsea striker. Especially when we’ve had Drogba and Costa..