Just now, Theafonis said:

Those managers are basically Conte-light, pragmatic in thought and approach even if they have differing styles. Actually Sarri is just another Ancelotti, I don't think he has much of back bone -- would allow the board to walk all over him and then sack him. Need to find a balance between these extremes. 

Dare I say we need Wenger to help us qualify for CL as we build the stadium, we already have Giroud, bring Ramsey with him. Let's get Arsefied

Just seen his interview...............He does not seem interested unfortunately. Remember last season he said that he doesn't sleep after a defeat, I'm betting he sleeps fine at the moment. 

Might have to do something about his friend dying. Just a wild guess though.

I wonder what Roberto Di Matteo is doing now, didn't he get us to a CL final?

2 minutes ago, JoseBlues said:

8 minutes ago, Osgood is Good said:

Just seen his interview...............He does not seem interested unfortunately. Remember last season he said that he doesn't sleep after a defeat, I'm betting he sleeps fine at the moment. 

Might have to do something about his friend dying. Just a wild guess though.

Doesn't explain the lack of interest before "his friend" died though. 

Doesn't explain the lack of interest before "his friend" died though. 

Did u watch his interview before the game? He was visibly choking. Cute with your "friend".

I can‘t believe that the Italian match-fixer is still our manager.

After driving out our best striker, he doesn‘t care to play the replacements he got.

Furthermore, he is even pushing Hazard and Courtois out.

Can‘t wait to see the back of the fraud.

He used to moan at Juventus that his team isn‘t strong enough for the CL and got fked over in those matches. Then Allegri came and took this team two times to the CL final consecutively. 

Edited March 4, 20188 yr by ZAYN-CFC
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This tells you everything you need to know about this guy. He's totally lost his senses. Always in fear of the opposition, in awe of them thinking about how they can hurt us not how we can damage them. That's the difference between him and managers like Guardiola who set up their teams to impose its will on the opposition.

Looking for Hazard to create what exactly? No one in blue was even remotely near him for 90% of his time on the pitch and his "service" was aeriel balls like he was Drogba not a 5'8 winger. Laughable on so many levels. 

10 minutes ago, sonic90 said:

Dare I say we need Wenger to help us qualify for CL as we build the stadium, we already have Giroud, bring Ramsey with him. Let's get Arsefied

NO !!!!

Have you seen the way Arsenal play these days ? 

It's staggering how he's gone from winning the league and the hearts of the fans to ...this. It's like he's compressed Wenger's entire twenty year Arsenal Career into just two seasons.

I can't accept Conte's excuse that the squad isn't good enough. It may not be good enough to win the 2 big competitions, but it should be capable of getting top 4. You don't see Klopp and Pochettino constantly saying their squad isn't good enough, they probably realise how damaging that can be to a players confidence.

“Conte says you must use your brain when you play against City, otherwise you risk losing three or four nil. He says conceding the goal so soon after half-time made it very difficult for us to come back.”

No matter how you dissect those comments, he comes across as ridiculous. 

I can't even think of a single match that was won with Hazard as the "false-9". Its a running joke at this point, and even more so when using that tactic against the same man who basically made it popular. 

3 minutes ago, brownindian said:

NO !!!!

Have you seen the way Arsenal play these days ? 

Heh I was joking, but anyway bring Welbeck too

4 minutes ago, JoseBlues said:

6 minutes ago, Osgood is Good said:

Doesn't explain the lack of interest before "his friend" died though. 

Did u watch his interview before the game? He was visibly choking. Cute with your "friend".

Still doesn't explain his lack of interest prior to this game. I have been on Conte's side but his decisions have to be questioned. As for the cute comment, if you are looking for an argument, look in the mirror.

Mourinho‘s worst bus-parking was better than any sh*t The bald fraud in our dugout puts up.

Our squad is more than good enough for top 4. Get moses and alonso out and emerson and zappa in. Or bring back luiz or cahill and put azpili at LB to add more of a defensive presence plus he can attack.. If 3 cbs cant defend even with kante in front of them then they're not good enough.

The only position in the first 11 I cant decide who I want there is CM next to kante. Hazard and willian on the wings with giroud or morata up front.

 

 

 

3 minutes ago, ducavis said:

“Conte says you must use your brain when you play against City, otherwise you risk losing three or four nil. He says conceding the goal so soon after half-time made it very difficult for us to come back.”

No matter how you dissect those comments, he comes across as ridiculous. 

Is this the first time in football history a top manager has just gave up? Its really strange how someone who is as tactically obsessed as Conte has become this. 

Playing smart against Man City, but put all players in the defence and let City move the ball like they want is a smart move?

Didn't understand what Conte expected from the team, I just feel for the fans who came to support but saw 11 players watching good football. I respect losing, but there is a way and what we showed today is disgusting performance. Top 4 is in danger and playing that defensively will destroy ourselves. Conte will have to pay for that, I respect him for what he did to us last season, but this season something is very suspicious happening around, it's not the same Conte, he has no passion on the line, his tactics are just going and defend, using Hazard as false 9 is just destroying the top class player, don't wonder why he will leave in the summer. 

I don't think firing him would be good or not, but everything goes towards it.

7 minutes ago, ZAYN-CFC said:

I can‘t believe that the Italian match-fixer is still our manager.

After driving out our best striker, he doesn‘t care to play the replacements he got.

Furthermore, he is even pushing Hazard and Courtois out.

Can‘t wait to see the back of the fraud.

He used to moan at Juventus that his team isn‘t strong enough for the CL and got fked over in those matches. Then Allegri came and took this team two times to the CL final consecutively. 

Hey newby, couple of defamatory statements there - tone it down a bit - don't think this site wishes to be a defendant in a law suit.

It must be humiliating for highly technically gifted players like Hazard, Willian and Fabregas to "play" (and I use that loosely) this way while they cast envious glances to the total football being played by Guardiola's team. Players are tired of the over the top defensive approach and it shows in the body language. 

not the biggest fan of gray or keys, but they make good points here. 

 

Oh but he doesn't want to go for it and lose 3-0 instead he prefers to not even try and be humbled 1-0 because he's less concerned about not getting crushed than winning.

Sounds a lot like one Jose Mourinho Mark II. 

Edited March 4, 20188 yr by The Liquidator

Hopefully the board will learn from this and not put in such ridiculous severance packages.

4 minutes ago, The Liquidator said:

Oh but he doesn't want to go for it and lose 3-0 instead he prefers to not even try and be humbled 1-0 because he's less concerned about not getting crushed than winning.

Sounds a lot like one Jose Mourinho Mark II. 

Isn’t that a dig at Wenger?

7 minutes ago, youlots said:

Hey newby, couple of defamatory statements there - tone it down a bit - don't think this site wishes to be a defendant in a law suit.

The term you are referring to was used by a famous PL manager without any consequences.