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Enzo Maresca - Chelsea "Head Coach" *Official NOW SACKED*

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21 minutes ago, Sexyfootball said:

Call me old fashioned, but I still like my keepers to be good at actual saves, stop shots that you'd expect to be goals, keep clean sheets etc etc. Surely far more important than a handful of nice passes mostly to defenders 🙂

I'm sorry but i don't like it when this argument is rolled out, no one disagrees keepers shouldn't be good at saving shots (even Pep replaced a good ball playing keeper because he wasn't do that enough).

But it doesn't change the fact keepers being good passing is a big requirement in today's game.

14 minutes ago, Argo said:

I'm sorry but i don't like it when this argument is rolled out, no one disagrees keepers shouldn't be good at saving shots (even Pep replaced a good ball playing keeper because he wasn't do that enough).

But it doesn't change the fact keepers being good passing is a big requirement in today's game.

Courtois is dog sh*t at ball playing and Madrid have done alright with him.

Realistically, a keeper needs to be competent in passing 10 yards to a CB or a little dink out to a full back. 

Further afield than that its usually a contested header anyway so they might as well put their foot through it and pray. 

    2 hours ago, Sexyfootball said:

    Call me old fashioned, but I still like my keepers to be good at actual saves, stop shots that you'd expect to be goals, keep clean sheets etc etc. Surely far more important than a handful of nice passes mostly to defenders 🙂

    You can build from the back overloading midfield with the help of an able keeper. This is one reason why City for example usually get out of there.

    Historically we have been awful at that although we have tried to build from the back for at least 10 years. 

    Alex Ferguson was absolutely right when he said a top keeper wins 15 points a season. 
     

    None of our keepers look capable of anywhere close to that.

    The keeper is the one position that should be exempt from the rule of signing players under 26. I think I read that Oblak is available for a much reduced fee although he would be on massive wages. He’s good enough to justify it I’d say.

    I remember when Jose said we were getting a 50mil player (equivalent of 100mil now I guess) and it turned out we were getting Czech back from injury. I remember the clip quite clearly actually.

    A young goalkeeper is ok but I do remember reading their prime is at the older end. The Netherlands goalkeeper is 21 right? But he's a 1 off.

    Anyway, I agree...I don't mind a young keeper as an understudy but someone with a voice and some maturity to command and direct his def would be preferred.  Petrovic is still number one for me out of our current lot.

    Edited by Simplymo

    11 hours ago, 19seventyone said:

    Alex Ferguson was absolutely right when he said a top keeper wins 15 points a season. 
     

    None of our keepers look capable of anywhere close to that.

    The keeper is the one position that should be exempt from the rule of signing players under 26. I think I read that Oblak is available for a much reduced fee although he would be on massive wages. He’s good enough to justify it I’d say.

    Yeah but can he bring a ball down on the half turn to spin an attacker and float a ball 30 yards with a rabona under pressure? 

    19 hours ago, Scott said:

    We had more stability under Roman who would sack Champions League winners.  

    I think stability is the long term goal. We gave Potter and probably Poch a hell of a lot longer than Roman would have. Potter would have been sacked before Xmas had Roman been here.

    18 minutes ago, Ukraine Bolt said:

    I think stability is the long term goal. We gave Potter and probably Poch a hell of a lot longer than Roman would have. Potter would have been sacked before Xmas had Roman been here.

    But Roman didn't replace sacked managers with managers from the likes of Brighton or a  Championship side.

     

     

    4 minutes ago, TheCeleryKing said:

    We got a new Doctor apparently.  Chelsea have reportedly hired former Bournemouth club doctor Craig Roberts.  Anybody know anything about him? Is he good with the sports science and doctoring type of thing? God knows we need to have a lot less injuries this season.

     

    Dunno, I'm going have a look , Jesus,.our club !

    13 minutes ago, TheCeleryKing said:

    We got a new Doctor apparently.  Chelsea have reportedly hired former Bournemouth club doctor Craig Roberts.  Anybody know anything about him? Is he good with the sports science and doctoring type of thing? God knows we need to have a lot less injuries this season.

     

    Yeah, lots of good things about him on line, lots of experience, got an excellent reputation as director of medical teams etc etc, seems to be well respected.  He left Bournemouth last December.

    Let's hope it works out

    1 hour ago, TheCeleryKing said:

    We got a new Doctor apparently.  Chelsea have reportedly hired former Bournemouth club doctor Craig Roberts.  Anybody know anything about him? Is he good with the sports science and doctoring type of thing? God knows we need to have a lot less injuries this season.

     

     

    1 hour ago, The Rising Sun said:

    Yeah, lots of good things about him on line, lots of experience, got an excellent reputation as director of medical teams etc etc, seems to be well respected.  He left Bournemouth last December.

    Let's hope it works out

    I read an article a few days ago that it was a major revamp in that dept. 4 pronged dept to deal with all the injuries. I found these 2 links but I can't find the other indepth article I read.

    Tbh...with the issues we have in rgds to injuries, I want them to spend all the money they can on it. We actually have a decent squad if we can get them out of the nurses office.

     

    https://trainingground.guru/articles/chelsea-hire-ex-bournemouth-medical-director-to-lead-revamped-team

     

    https://blueco.substack.com/p/chelsea-overhauls-medical-department

     

    4 minutes ago, Mod said:

    A behind-closed-doors training game so not directly a friendly! Mudryk, Nkunku, and Noni had 2, and I think it was Chilwell the other scorer!

    Nice...yeah, couldn't find anything on the website just now.

    Wait mudryk! You sure...lol

    Naaa, good lad.

     

    I need to get my sh*t sorted before the proper friendlies on the 25th. First match I usually spend trying to see if I can recognise all the new ppl. Hahaha

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