13 hours ago, Sexyfootball said:

I think the same.

Rules out Fabregas of course, and also Felipe Luis, who they supposedly spoke to already, so we shall see ... perhaps Luis has a chance as he is not someone that built a strong relationship with the match-going fans.

Funny thing is they wanted Filipe Luis to leave Flamengo to take over from Rosenior at Strasbourg, and he said no. Lost his job as a result of that nonsense because his employers found out.

8 hours ago, Caps_Lock_King said:

• Matt Law

Chelsea’s players are a bunch of cry babies

There is always an Antonio Conte quote. And it is amusing to consider what Chelsea’s last FA Cup-winning manager would have made of the club’s current crop of cry babies.

A few months before Chelsea last lifted the Cup in 2018, Conte was asked whether Eden Hazard, the club’s brightest spark at the time, was happy with being substituted so regularly in games.

“Only here [in England] is there this situation,” Conte said. “You are very worried about whether a player is happy or not. This is not important. My first task is to do the best for the team and the club. Not to make every player happy. Otherwise we’d risk finishing 20th in the table.

Every press conference there is always this question about whether I’m worried about making my players happy. No. I’m worried to win.”

Hazard might not have fancied Conte much, but he scored the winning goal in the Cup final against Manchester United that season for a Chelsea team that included Cesc Fàbregas, N’Golo Kanté, César Azpilicueta and Gary Cahill.

If Conte thought he had some prima donnas to deal with, then he should consider himself lucky he was not dumped with the present-day Chelsea cry babies who supporters are worried could suffer another meltdown in Sunday’s FA Cup semi-final against Leeds United.

One can only imagine how Conte might have reacted to Marc Cucurella’s barber apparently leaking team news, as he did before the embarrassing defeat to Brighton, or his players smirking at one another as they huddled around a referee before losing a game at home to Newcastle United. It would not have been pretty.

Sure, there are some exceptions. Reece James, Moisés Caicedo and Trevoh Chalobah – who was a substitute in the 2018 final – have all taken responsibility in different ways. It is also fair to assume that, on past evidence, Levi Colwill would have stepped up had he been fit.

But, looking at the majority of the rest, Conte might have really worried that they could have led Chelsea to relegation. Some at the club may believe that is unfair, but if Cucurella and Co have an image problem then that is on them – and the Spaniard’s barber.

Liam Rosenior, in what proved to be his final pre-match press conference as head coach, said that he was trying to help change perceptions of his players. Their reaction was to throw him under the bus with one of the worst Chelsea performances in living memory against Brighton.

In his role as a television analyst, Cahill, who was part of the Conte school of hard knocks, accused the players of giving up at the Amex Stadium – but it was Rosenior who paid the price for their no-show.

Chelsea may well try to push some of their cry babies out behind Rosenior this summer, with Alejandro Garnacho likely to be one of many the club would welcome bids for.

But, on this season’s evidence, who in their right mind would try to sign Garnacho, Wesley Fofana or Robert Sánchez, or offer Chelsea the kind of money they would want for performative vice-captain Enzo Fernández?

Under two different permanent managers, this collection of Chelsea cry babies – at least one of whom believes he is good enough to play for Real Madrid – have twice won just once in nine games in a single season. They managed the feat before Rosenior was sacked, as well as before he officially took charge.

Fofana has more points on his driving licence (50) than Chelsea do in the league (48). Add in the fact that the team’s on-the-pitch disciplinary problems followed them from Enzo Maresca, the former head coach, to Rosenior and there is a clear pattern of underperformance and misbehaviour amongst the players.

No wonder they are so happy to hide behind Rosenior, the owners and the sporting directors when the s--- hits the fan. Those responsible for signing them need to take their share of the blame, but the players seem oblivious to the fact that supporters see many of them as being the most dislikable bunch they can remember.

A victory against Leeds would only confirm the belief of some that the Chelsea cry babies can only turn it on when they get their own way. A defeat would further prove how out of touch with reality they are when it comes to their own talent.

Either way, and just as Conte was not, nobody at Chelsea should be worried about whether the players are happy. They are yet to earn anybody’s concern.

Matt Law's a c**t anyway. Bottom feeder

2 hours ago, Deino said:

Matt Law's a c**t anyway. Bottom feeder

May be, but our players are still a bunch of useless, entitled, unlikeable, self-absorbed dingleberries.

What I would give for a Ferguson, Clough, jose mk1... damn, even bielsa would do! make the cry baby f**kers run and fight.

16 hours ago, TheCeleryKing said:

The chance to participate in a competitive league. The Premier League is the best league in the world at this moment in time. The French league is pretty dull. PSG win the league pretty much every year. A manager might appreciate that kind of challenge that the Prem offers.

That said our board did interview Enrique for the job before and didn't think he was suitable. I think they based their decision on their vast knowledge of the game.

I notice quite a few premier league players choose to move to Bayern over the last few seasons, where Bayern pretty much win the title every season. The premier league may be the most watched, the best PR, not necessarily the best. I'm not exactly salivating at the thought of watching Burnley v Brentford anytime.

1 hour ago, Speedie said:

I notice quite a few premier league players choose to move to Bayern over the last few seasons, where Bayern pretty much win the title every season. The premier league may be the most watched, the best PR, not necessarily the best. I'm not exactly salivating at the thought of watching Burnley v Brentford anytime.

Augsburg vs St Pauli on the other hand ... none of us can get enough of that LOL

2 hours ago, Sexyfootball said:

Augsburg vs St Pauli on the other hand ... none of us can get enough of that LOL

St.Pauli - you gotta love them.

1 hour ago, TheCeleryKing said:

St.Pauli - you gotta love them.

I was just about to reply the exact opposite. German Celtic, horrible bunch.

Iraola is keen to manager us per Romano.

19 minutes ago, The Boehly Babes said:

I was just about to reply the exact opposite. German Celtic, horrible bunch.

Fantastic Fans.

Cooprative ownership - owned by the fans - IF only we had that.

54 minutes ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Iraola is keen to manager us per Romano.

If nothing else, his more direct way of playing will be good news for most of our underperforming attackers. I’d say Neto, Gittens, Garnacho, Mudryk and Delap all fit a direct side way more than controlled possession football - which makes me question why they were bought in the first place

Current administration load of sh*t, however “ Here we go, he we go, here we go, here we go…”

On 24/04/2026 at 14:28, BordeauxBlue said:

Yes, he could easily be their next manager as it looks like Pep is going.

Play football with a lifelong City supporter. He obviously hopes Pep is staying but if not then hopes owners go all out to get Kompany.

When I mentioned Maresca, the reponse was "f**k, no!".

3 hours ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Iraola is keen to manager us per Romano.

The funny thing about Iraola is that he is everything we are not as a team.

Ever since he came to England, his Bournemouth is always one of the clubs with the fewest passes in the league and play a direct game. Whereas Chelsea come after a few years of a totally opposite style of play in which we like to bore the sh*t out of everybody with tons of passes in between the defenders and the central midfielders.

Another thing is that Iraola's Bournemouth is always at the top when it comes to intensity, counter pressing and distance covered. Chelsea is last this season in every one of those kind of aspects, we were outrun by every single opponent this season 😂

Even Semenyo said this week or the other week that Iraola is all about "run, run, run".

I mean, his ideas are good, but it would take some time to go from a squad that is used with underperforming to a one that would demand a lot of sacrifice, especially in a World Cup summer with a restricted pre-season.

At least Iraola does not care about being involved in transfers, so this is music to our board's ears 😂

I think Iraola is a decent manager but would be a disaster waiting to happen the more I think about it, with the injury issues we have had in recent times and the multiple competitions (if we qualify for Europe) & coming off the back of a World Cup I think the players will struggle big time

10 minutes ago, dan_cfc said:

I think Iraola is a decent manager but would be a disaster waiting to happen the more I think about it, with the injury issues we have had in recent times and the multiple competitions (if we qualify for Europe) & coming off the back of a World Cup I think the players will struggle big time

One thing is the sure, the players would not know what hit them when they find out about the running expectations. I say bring it on.

15 minutes ago, petre ispirescu said:

The funny thing about Iraola is that he is everything we are not as a team.

Ever since he came to England, his Bournemouth is always one of the clubs with the fewest passes in the league and play a direct game. Whereas Chelsea come after a few years of a totally opposite style of play in which we like to bore the sh*t out of everybody with tons of passes in between the defenders and the central midfielders.

Another thing is that Iraola's Bournemouth is always at the top when it comes to intensity, counter pressing and distance covered. Chelsea is last this season in every one of those kind of aspects, we were outrun by every single opponent this season 😂

Even Semenyo said this week or the other week that Iraola is all about "run, run, run".

I mean, his ideas are good, but it would take some time to go from a squad that is used with underperforming to a one that would demand a lot of sacrifice, especially in a World Cup summer with a restricted pre-season.

At least Iraola does not care about being involved in transfers, so this is music to our board's ears 😂

Probably that last sentence means he will be heavily considered. No doubt if we end up hiring him, Alex Scott will be his KDH.

1 hour ago, petre ispirescu said:

The funny thing about Iraola is that he is everything we are not as a team.

Ever since he came to England, his Bournemouth is always one of the clubs with the fewest passes in the league and play a direct game. Whereas Chelsea come after a few years of a totally opposite style of play in which we like to bore the sh*t out of everybody with tons of passes in between the defenders and the central midfielders.

Another thing is that Iraola's Bournemouth is always at the top when it comes to intensity, counter pressing and distance covered. Chelsea is last this season in every one of those kind of aspects, we were outrun by every single opponent this season 😂

Even Semenyo said this week or the other week that Iraola is all about "run, run, run".

I mean, his ideas are good, but it would take some time to go from a squad that is used with underperforming to a one that would demand a lot of sacrifice, especially in a World Cup summer with a restricted pre-season.

At least Iraola does not care about being involved in transfers, so this is music to our board's ears 😂

He played at Athletic Club, a team known for their high intensity. As an example, they ran an average of 117 kms per game in the CL this season vs the 112kms for Chelsea. It’s only natural that he’s going to want to play high intensity football as a coach.

11 minutes ago, RMH said:

He played at Athletic Club, a team known for their high intensity. As an example, they ran an average of 117 kms per game in the CL this season vs the 112kms for Chelsea. It’s only natural that he’s going to want to play high intensity football as a coach.

Yup.

Comes from the Bielsa school of football.

6 hours ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Iraola is keen to manager us per Romano.

6 hours ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Iraola is keen to manager us per Romano.

Mr. Here we go is on the BlueCo payroll. On of the few to ignore the protest completely.

1 hour ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Yup.

Comes from the Bielsa school of football.

He did play under el loco Bielsa, two seasons. Oh, what a right flank with Iraola and Susaeta…

If true, I’m indifferent. Can understand why many don’t want him.

Would be very surprised if it ends up being someone else.

If we were to appoint Iraola it would be a[nother] lesson to never listen to anything that comes out of the club or their appointed mouthpieces.

"Anonymous source from inside the club: We're looking to appoint a total c**t to kick the living sh*t out of this insipid dressing room"

"Chelsea are proud to appoint Andoni Iraola on a 57-year contract"

38 minutes ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Would be very surprised if it ends up being someone else.

Squad will need a small overhaul to fit his play style, could be the end of Reece as well. Unless Iraola has a change of heart.