If you asked me one manager who I’d back for years & one manager that would change the mentality I’d say Mourinho, him & Chelsea will always have a special relationship, yes he’s not the same Mourinho but we’re not the same Chelsea. It could work
🚨 “I don’t know of Poch’s position being in doubt. To the contrary, the hierarchy will be want to building with him but everyone knows this is a results industry and I’d expect them to review how he is doing in the summer” (@David_Ornstein) #CFC
🚨 Chelsea owners, directors still trust Mauricio Pochettino, no discussions over his future, they wait for a fantastic player like Nkunku to be back, also to have players like Chilwell, Broja, and Lavia to give Poch chances to change the situation. (@FabrizioRomano) #CFC
I love Christopher Nkunku but the way our hierarchy have briefed journalists into him being the main reason we are not winning / scoring enough is incredibly dangerous to the player, he is not Kylian Mbappe.
The final 3 for the @CAF_Online Men’s player of the year.
•Mohamed Salah 🇪🇬
•Achraf Hakimi 🇲🇦
•Victor Osimhen 🇳🇬
Who will be crowned the King 👑 of African Football next Monday in Marrakech?
Colwill: "It is a transitional phase, but we can’t keep saying that. We have to improve quickly, start winning games and playing our football every single game instead of just every now and then."
Rayan Cherki, very disappointing in the Lyon kit, has now been made transferable in January, for as little as £17m. Chelsea and West Ham haven’t arrived back on the scene yet. (@sebnonda@footmercato)
Levi Colwill:
"VAR has something against me right now, I don’t know what I’ve done to them. Against Brighton they tried to give a pen, and then when I got pulled [by Scott McTominay] they didn’t give anything. It is what it is. It was a frustrating night..."
[via @ChelseaFC]
If Dante who is 40 years can play high line, Thiago Silva can also play high line but he needs a speed demon like Wesley as a partner.
For me, we are conceding too many chances at the minute. We have two options, we either go 3atb or we press high and apply more pressure on the ball.
Spurs and Villa aren't defensively wonderful individually but they play high and apply good pressure on the ball, limiting face-offs against their defence.
That's a viable way to play without a natural DM. If we can defend high effectively, it will reduce the pressure our defence faces.
17 points behind Arsenal.
15 points behind Liverpool.
13 points behind Villa.
8 points behind United.
Level with Brentford and Fulham.
Serious questions need to be asked about the manager and recruitment team.
I will make no apology, NONE, EVER - for constantly reminding you all that Todd Bohzo's sacking of this man, was the ground zero for the complete implosion of expectations, standards, and quality at Chelsea Football Club.
"But LeEds, But SouThHamPton", don't wanna hear it - he lost 16 games over 2 seasons. For perspective - Pochettino has lost 6 games in 4 months, and he isn't even competing in European Competition.