Excuses excuses excuses.

If Emenalo was responsible for the fiasco of the last summer transfer window then he should be sacked.

This is not to excuse the players and manager for current performances. They should be doing better. But performances are not entirely unrelated to the state of the current squad.

If Emenalo is in any way responsible for the current imbalance of the squad: an ageing back line, fullbacks being played out of position or deemed too inexperienced to start, an inadequate midfield, an over reliance on Hazard upfront and only really one striker of any note, currently struggling – then he needs to be replaced with someone who can foresee what needs to be done or who, at least, is in tune with the concerns and demands of the manager.

AFAIC, if Emenalo has personally overseen the sales of Luiz, Luis, Mata, De Bruyne and Lukaku while bringing in players of lesser quality then that should be a sacking offence on its own.

 

It's one thing to claim we got good value from player sales. It's something else if the overall effect is to totally weaken the depth and quality of the squad.

 

However, if Jose was complicit in our recent transfer debacles then he should take his share of responsibility too and not pass the buck on to Emenalo. 

 

But if it comes down to a choice between Emenalo and Jose being made a scapegoat then I reckon Jose is more valuable to the long-term success of the club.

If sacking Emenalo would mean the players would start playing great again then I'd personally go over there and help him clear his desk.

If sacking Emenalo would mean the players would start playing great again then I'd personally go over there and help him clear his desk.

Don't get me wrong, I think the current team should be doing better and that is down to many things.

Emenalo's role and responsibility is different. And I doubt any of us know who is entirely responsible for player ins and outs at the club.

But I'm assuming that Emenalo has a key say in recruitment and squad planning in consultation with the manager.

If it's the case that Emenalo has been decisive in getting rid of certain players while failing to recruit adequate replacements with the overall result that the squad is weaker than it would otherwise be, then that impacts on how well the team is doing. And how well the manager can do his job.

Especially if the manager identifies key areas of the squad that needs addressing and you fail to meet his demands.

My personal opinion is that the Board need to take responsibility for a string of poor decisions in the transfer market that has left the squad thin and unbalanced. And if the person in overall responsibility is Emenalo then he should be removed from any future say in such a key area.

Edited October 26, 201510 yr by Socrates

I have long stated he is a massive issue and cause of unrest behind the scenes , it is not something new and has been going on for a while . Do a google search of images Emenalo and Mourinho and some very interesting and telling pictures are returned.

Carlo booted him off the bench and froze him out of first team activates , that sums up all his coaching ability ................

He is not to blame for current players under performing on the pitch but I would ask questions about his conversations with players away from the manager and first team squad , he is to blame for not listening to the manager and finding the players he needs who are ready to play at first team level.

He offered to resign in June 2013 when Jose returned which was declined ..................that shows what the two think of each other and how one gets too involved in areas he shouldn't be.

I don't think this is clutching at straws but a massive internal battle that has now come to the surface in the summer of 2015

Yes that black guy is our problem. Let's get rid of him and the team will magically start playing again for mourinho.

I wonder if you had the same feelings when he was signing all those great players for us.

Edit: oh so now not only did he have no hand in signing all those players he was actually responsible for them leaving. What an evil man. I'm guessing he's only at Chelsea because of PC gone mad right?

  

I blame that black security guard who hi fives the players when they enter the dressing rooms.

We like to keep racism out of this forum so , as youre the only one refering to it, you can f**k off if that's a problem for you.

I thought the Russian lady was responsible for negotiating the fees which many are crediting Emenalo for.

We like to keep racism out of this forum so , as youre the only one refering to it, you can f**k off if that's a problem for you.

Apparently you've kept sarcasm off this forum as well.

Apparently you've kept sarcasm off this forum as well.

oh, is that how you are trying to justify what you said?

Well you'll have to explain the sarcasm because all that's written is a clear inference that the Chelsea fans whom don't like Emenalo, dislike him because they are racist.

I'll wait.

It was only a short while ago that we were praising his transfer acumen, now he's the bogeyman? Fair enough then.

It was only a short while ago that we were praising his transfer acumen, now he's the bogeyman? Fair enough then.

Actually a short while ago we were praising Mourinho. Emenalo has done nothing worthy of praise for over a year now and has had just as many failures as successes in his best years. Funny you got those two mixed up.

See the sarcasm that doesn't resort to calling people racist because they dont like a club director who just happens to be black?

Keep showing your true colour s kiddo.

Lmao. Mate common don't lean towards that route. That isn't the reason why they want Emenalo sacked

But it's fun mate. It gets a few idiots hot and bothered. Lmao

But it's fun mate. It gets a few idiots hot and bothered. Lmao

Yes, the people who are adverse to your jumping to racism, they are the idiots....

Yes, the people who are adverse to your jumping to racism, they are the idiots....

It's just bantz mate, top quality bantz to call people racist lol lmao omg.....

The stupidity of this comment in my opinion is rousing. What's Emenalo got to do with the problem currently being faced in regards to the on-pitch sluggishness being displayed by well paid professionals with a manager rated top 3 in the world? Nepotism exists everywhere in the world and if as some suggest he is only here because of his friendship with the owner then it's not a crime. You can sack him if you don't like him but I guess you can't as you're not the boss. Some have criticised the way in which the flair players of the team have been either sent away or had their creativity stifled by Mourinho's desire to be functionally mechanical and effective rather than the aesthetically satisfying ball play most times displayed in the days of Benitez(I do not like him by the way) and fair play to that critique. It's a valid concern. Let's remember that Emenalo had a lot to do with the recruitment of those same flair players. In football sometimes you buy duds so don't expect a 100% success rate. They might be philosophically different but football is changing fast. Its more about our manager not adapting to the evolution of football and being stubborn(Something we've all at one point or another accused Wenger of) that's our biggest problem this season. We don't know better than the special or happy one in relation to bringing the trophies home but I believe a lot of us have a basic appreciation of football to know that the LB position is usually played by a LB though can be occupied by a versatile player if short of cover in the LB. We can sometimes have situations where a manager is forced to play players out of position out of necessity but where I begin to find my stomach churning is when I hear a manager make a proclamation that he knows his best RB is Ivanovic(A player so disgustingly poor at that position since last season and has only missed the starting line up due to being forced out by injury) more so when the versatile player covering the LB position is a RB who is a damn good RB with evidence to prove. I'm not in Mourinho out camp because whilst we may not achieve what we would like to this season, I can appreciate he has earned the right to at least try to change things. It's not any one clubs divine right to be successful every season and to be honest I find it a tad boring. It's what gives the excitement and fuels the passion of the game when one season a "usual" can fall off the radar thus allowing another club to take that spot and provide the excitement to its own fans. I'm sorry if it feels like I've rambled but the point to this post was to say please in our moment of confusion or discontent at CFC 2015 let's be on the side of commenting and criticising sensibly. Let's not do a Mourinho (how not to behave) as I saw somewhere in the boards

 

That's what the serial killer said when the police caught him. 'Murder is normal, happens everywhere'. And the police were like 'Yeah, go on then'.

 

Sorry, that's just about the worst line of argumentation I've ever read on this forum. Apologies, if your post is good after that as I stopped reading it. Emelano is an unproven little vermin that kissed asses to get where he is. Well done for getting the gig at Chelsea, but he will never get credit for that from people like Mourinho. 

 

And besides, it does not take a genius scout to figure out Mata, Hazard, Courtois or Lukaku are promising players. We were well aware of them before Emelano infected our club.

 

You may have noticed that I hate nepotism.

Whenever Mourinho's in trouble, his devoted fans always find someone else responsible. No matter what, it's always somebody else's fault. Somehow Ancelotti had only himself to blame, RDM was too inexperienced, Big Phil was too Brazilian and Benitez was too fat.

But not Jose. He can do no wrong and if there's a problem, it just means somebody didn't give him the players he'd wanted or gave him the wrong players, or better yet, the owner hired people to undermine the genius. Grant was the fall guy back in 2007, now it's Emenalo. 

 

The funny thing is, when Mourinho's team wins, his fans see him as a sole reason for the success. For some inexplicable reason the evil Emenalo didn't prevent him from winning the title last season. Whenever the new player doesn't work out, 'he was forced on Jose'. But what about the good transfer business? Is it all down to Mourinho?

 

The truth is, it's him. JM is a brilliant manager and has a larger than life personality, but he's not perfect. He has made some serious mistakes in the last few years and now it's catching up to him. Happens to the best of us, it's just the first time for him and he's not taking it well.

 

I'd be willing to write this season off and put my faith in Jose, but he needs to at the very least start acting like he cares about the club more than himself. It's bad enough we're losing on a pitch, but when he's constantly losing it off of it, it makes things so much worse. Unless he shows some real maturity and soon, I'd lose all hope in the idea of him staying long term and building something at CFC.

Edited October 26, 201510 yr by abramovich

Well now that we've finally figured out the problem at Chelsea, we can all stop arguing about Mourinho and the players and have a big Emenaloout campaign. As soon as he's gone we might even have a chance at the treble.

Actually I never wanted Carlo gone and was quite saddened that RDM was sacked when he was still in the top four, especially for the interim to be Benitez. I believe I am no where near being alone in this. To me, those are further proof that the board/Roman act rashly, with the club suffering as a result, and are indeed looking like they will repeat that mistake....yet again.

Only problem is, we have a far worse squad now that lack the mentality to win regardless of the manager than we did after Mourinho's first stint.

It's not to say that Emenalo is the root of all evil at Chelsea. But his incompetent approach to the last transfer window has planted a seed that has kept growing uncontrollably ever since. It takes water to grow, however, if that makes sense. Mourinho didn't do himself any favours alienating his staff and the players could have guessed that turning up for pre season overweight will be a problem. Mourinho was visibly frustrated that we did not but a single top player, and rightly so, but the way he and some players dealt with their frustration was not right.

 

Still, I want our transfers to be planned and executed by professionals with sophisticated networks and relationships across the continent.

I really could use a 'fall-guy' at work right now...

I really could use a 'fall-guy' at work right now...

Just go with the manager, seems a popular choice.

Just go with the manager, seems a popular choice.

Problem's I'm the manager so I would be needing a fall-guy. Hmm, I think there's someone in the HR department...

Our so called abysmal transfer window is the result of selling half our future to win now. With a little more patience and forward thinking the likes of De Bruyne, Mata, Luiz, Lukaku could've contributed.

 

Besides bringing up our transfer dealings is strawman at this point. The League champions are currently battling relegation not on the cusp of Top 4. We're in unprecenented terrority under Roman despite the various much maligned coaches he's hired. The same squad that isn't even aging shouldn't have dropped off this badly.

Edited October 26, 201510 yr by Gilvorak

This is an extreme opposite to the ' Jose wants to get sacked' thread. Of those players we sold in the last 2 seasons, most of them were under played by Jose. The only one I could argue against was Cech, but from what I heard it's the boss sanctioned the move in the end. Jose didn't pick Mata for his lack of defensive work, dropped KDB for complaining about match time, even Felipe Luis couldn't get regular football because Azpi/Ivanovic were every game.  Lukaku was never given a proper game. What did Emanalo suppose to do, keep everyone for the sake of it? Even Jose said in better days he doesn't like a big group of players. In layman's terms, I don't have time to take care of your feelings, you do what I ask or else. As for the signings, of course we made some poor ones, all due to Emanalo? He did get Jose Pedro, who despite a brilliant first 90 minutes just faded, Emanalo again? Way too easy to blame the other guy.

That's what the serial killer said when the police caught him. 'Murder is normal, happens everywhere'. And the police were like 'Yeah, go on then'.

Sorry, that's just about the worst line of argumentation I've ever read on this forum. Apologies, if your post is good after that as I stopped reading it. Emelano is an unproven little vermin that kissed asses to get where he is. Well done for getting the gig at Chelsea, but he will never get credit for that from people like Mourinho.

And besides, it does not take a genius scout to figure out Mata, Hazard, Courtois or Lukaku are promising players. We were well aware of them before Emelano infected our club.

You may have noticed that I hate nepotism.

Then you need to get your head out of your ass and take a good look at the world around you.

At the end of the day Jose has more or less run the same 11 players into the ground, has no intention of integrating promising youth talent into the first Team, which Fergie was a master at or trying other player options when we have nothing to lose ... As soon as Ivan's injury free he's a nailed on starter, once again and the whole Premiership will be rubbing their hands with glee ... This time around Jose only has himself to blame ... Full stop.