17 minutes ago, carrickblue said:

For once I agree with Jamie Carragher

"I feel for Graham Potter, but it was inevitable,' he added. 'You don’t change Tuchel for Potter. Ridiculous decision to start with."

I saw Tim Sherwood yesterday doing some post match analysis after our game, not that I care much for the man and his antics but he kept it real. 

Said we made wrong appointment, Potter has been given chances but he's not delivering what is minimum expected at this level and has to go. 

Right call via Todd, timing was a bit of a surprise, but I guess enough is enough even for his pride. Potter was just out of his depths right from the start, not only result wise but the way he handled this job. He said this is the most difficult job in the world, not a good look for a manager that's going to manage a 500M+ team.  There's no identity, if he was a long ball merchant, I'd settle for it as long as he sticks with it and keep working on it. Anyway, he will get a huge payout and not worried about being blasted all over social media for a while. We will go for the manager that fits the bill, hopefully NOT Pochettino.

6 minutes ago, Denisovich said:

I've been watching Serie A when I can this season. I think he's doing a good job with Roma and they're playing decent ball (at a time when Serie A is the best it's been in years). And he's had a strange couple of jobs before that – United backed the players over him, and Spurs are just Spurs. I'm not convinced the "outdated tactics" argument, which I've heard quite a bit, is entirely accurate. I'd love to see it anyway. Plus his family still lives on London, right?

I don't think he's done a bad job anywhere since leaving Chelsea, but he hasn't done anything spectacular either. The guy who won the treble with Porto and Inter seems to be gone. 1.64 PPG at Tottenham vs 1.88 PPG for Conte for example. He's still decent but I think there's better options available

3 minutes ago, Term_X said:

I just think we’re better off with system managers who stick to an idea, Potter & Nagelsmann like to mess around too much. De Zerbi & Enrique still the standouts for me but I just want Boehly and co to really take their time with this one, no hasty moves or anyone fresh from a sacking.

I would love De Zerbi to come here, but I imagine Brighton would charge us a fortune

13 minutes ago, Denisovich said:

Nope, I'm with you there. I don't think there are great options available right now. I know Nagelsmann is seen as one of the best young managers around, but his age and German-only experience concerns me. I personally think a Jose return would be great – steady the ship, commands respect so will get an immediate reaction from the players, and is a born winner, despite the difficulties he's faced over the last few years. I'm sure most fans would be happy to see him back home.

I wouldn't be and if it happens I will give up my membership.

53 minutes ago, EastWest said:

Please no Nagelsmann. He's so overrated. He can't handle a big squad like Chelsea or Bayern 

If he was still at Bayern I bet everyone would be wishing he’s available 

21 minutes ago, Mário César said:

Im the only one that thinks that hire niglesmann its a risk?

Every managerial appointment can be classed as a risk. 

But you manage that risk with the balance of probability of success based on the antecedents of the manager. 

That's where GPs appointment and the blind hope he'll come good was baffling. 

1 hour ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Doesn’t Nagelsmann also have a bizarre fascination with playing no wingers or STs and just flooding the pitch with attacking mids?

All I hear is worrying things. 

I'm not 100% sold on him, but both of those are not correct. 

In terms of strikers, Poulson played a lot under him at Leipzig. Lewandowski obviously played last season, and he has actually got 34 chupo-moting banging them in this season. So last 4 years he has played with a fairly traditional 9.

No wingers is a little more understandable as he played 3421 at leipzig, similar to Tuchel with Nkunku and Werner behind Poulson. However he play 442 quite a bit aswell, and at bayern he has generally played 433/4231, with the likes of Sane and Gnabry playing out wide.

What is massively pi$$ing me off is this continual narrative about our hire and fire approach.  Just listening to Pat Nevin go on about it.

Can these Sky idiots not see the contradiction when they say that Potter is the 13th sacking of the season, breaking the previous record. 20 teams, 13 sackings in one season.

Who has this long term model that we are the antithesis of.

Klopp is there because he is a serial winner of the CL. Guardiola a serial winner of everything else.

Arteta is probably one, but let's be honest,  they had little option as they had bu&&er all money after paying off the bill for the Emirates. And most gooner fans were crying for him to be bombed as well.

There is no reason why we can't employ an elite manager that can turn us into a winning force in football again and keep their job for 5 - 7 years. If they have the ability to continue being successful, like all of the other teams around.

24 minutes ago, Drogba1 said:

I disagree, as screwed as this season is the manager has been by far our biggest problem. The recruitment hasn't actually been bad since Vivell came in. 

 

Though you could say the real biggest problem is Boehly's erratic decision making, though he was incredibly patient with Potter, Roman would have sacked him 10 times over by now

Oh I was not saying Vivell is the Medusa head.

I’m surprised he’s been sacked, I thought he would be given until the end of the season. I’m glad he’s gone, we played mid table football at best for about half a year

4 minutes ago, big blue said:

I'm not 100% sold on him, but both of those are not correct. 

In terms of strikers, Poulson played a lot under him at Leipzig. Lewandowski obviously played last season, and he has actually got 34 chupo-moting banging them in this season. So last 4 years he has played with a fairly traditional 9.

No wingers is a little more understandable as he played 3421 at leipzig, similar to Tuchel with Nkunku and Werner behind Poulson. However he play 442 quite a bit aswell, and at bayern he has generally played 433/4231, with the likes of Sane and Gnabry playing out wide.

Getting the likes of Chupo Moting turning into prolific forwards is really promising. I don't know what results will be like, but I'm very confident the goals will start to fly in 

3 minutes ago, WhiteWall said:

 

Klopp is there because he is a serial winner of the CL. Guardiola a serial winner of everything else.

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That makes RdM a serial winner of the CL. He's won it once, too.

59 minutes ago, WhiteWall said:

In terms of decision making I put it in the same bracket as Hugh Grant leaving Liz Hurley in bed to get busted for getting noshed off by a fat ugly prostitute in downtown LA.

Guiness record for longest delay in using a pop culture reference to attempt a joke... 🤔 Great success 🥸🥸, wait... never mind...

4 minutes ago, Backbiter said:

That makes RdM a serial winner of the CL. He's won it once, too.

Yes I shouldn't have put serial winner of CL. I should have said serial winner, including the CL 

7 minutes ago, TheRealDavidK said:

Guiness record for longest delay in using a pop culture reference to attempt a joke... 🤔 Great success 🥸🥸, wait... never mind...

What?

41 minutes ago, bisright1 said:

Who else would it be? 

What's funny to me is that a week ago this would 100% have been Anthony Barry. 

Conte. Or my personal choice is postecogleu. Or Klopp 

I didn’t think it would happen till end of the season, but now that it has seems pretty inevitable. No idea what happens next. I guess key is not to commit to anything yet, get someone who can motivate the players for the balance of the season. There’s the potential for a post-sacking bounce. Not going to make any predictions. However,  real would have much preferred facing us with the former status quo. 

8 hours ago, abister1 said:

He will get sacked at the end of the season. If he doesn't then it's obvious Todd doesn't know what he's doing and I'll be at the bridge with the "you don't know what you're doing Boehly" banner first game of the bridge next season. 

At this point it's almost ike a parody. I do wonder if there is a luckier man in football and I will bet my house on the fact that after his Chelsea tenure he will never go near any big team again as the world can see his deficiencies laid bare. 

TT just landed an even bigger job than Chelsea, go do same Graham, I dare you. 

Well he's been sacked now and I can keep the banner at home now the parody is over. 

Come on GP, go get that big job as TT did. Let's see you do it for your fans who tout you as a managerial big thing deserving of a big job like Chelsea. 

35 minutes ago, Drogba1 said:

I would love De Zerbi to come here, but I imagine Brighton would charge us a fortune

We should just buy Brighton and finish the job 😄

57 minutes ago, bisright1 said:

Who else would it be? 

What's funny to me is that a week ago this would 100% have been Anthony Barry. 

Well not someone so closely associated with Potter's tactics and decisions that it's unlikely to change anything?

53 minutes ago, Pottery said:

Who has gone with him ?  

Most new managers want and get there own players and have a clear out.  Not possible here with £600m of players got in last year

You claimed you were a Brighton fan yet post about Chelsea all the time who do you support mate ? 

13 minutes ago, abister1 said:

Well he's been sacked now and I can keep the banner at home now the parody is over. 

Come on GP, go get that big job as TT did. Let's see you do it for your fans who tout you as a managerial big thing deserving of a big job like Chelsea. 

Wow !

You can't get the feller out of your head mate. 

16 minutes ago, abister1 said:

Well he's been sacked now and I can keep the banner at home now the parody is over. 

Come on GP, go get that big job as TT did. Let's see you do it for your fans who tout you as a managerial big thing deserving of a big job like Chelsea. 

Isn't he linked with Leicester? It's probably just an easy rumor given the events, but if Leicester's priority is survival, be a very bold move.

Expensive lesson for Boehly, but how else is he going to learn? I don't think he will pay out the 60M, so probably not as expensive as we believed.

47 minutes ago, WhiteWall said:

What is massively pi$$ing me off is this continual narrative about our hire and fire approach.  Just listening to Pat Nevin go on about it.

Can these Sky idiots not see the contradiction when they say that Potter is the 13th sacking of the season, breaking the previous record. 20 teams, 13 sackings in one season.

Who has this long term model that we are the antithesis of.

Klopp is there because he is a serial winner of the CL. Guardiola a serial winner of everything else.

Arteta is probably one, but let's be honest,  they had little option as they had bu&&er all money after paying off the bill for the Emirates. And most gooner fans were crying for him to be bombed as well.

There is no reason why we can't employ an elite manager that can turn us into a winning force in football again and keep their job for 5 - 7 years. If they have the ability to continue being successful, like all of the other teams around.

Looking for our third manager in one season might be responsible for any hire and fire comment