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It's interesting to see how since mid-Sarri Chelsea's board has started making more and more decisions re: transfer activity.
It's time to realize that from this point on, Chelsea doesn't have managers, they have head coaches.
Sarri BECAME a head coach, Lampard was...
It's time to realize that from this point on, Chelsea doesn't have managers, they have head coaches.
Sarri BECAME a head coach, Lampard was...
a head coach and Tuchel is a head coach. They don't decide which players to keep, sell or sign. They can come with input, sure but they don't make the final decision, like a manager usually would.
When Mourinho came back, he decided to sell our 2-time POTY Juan Mata...
When Mourinho came back, he decided to sell our 2-time POTY Juan Mata...
to acommodate Oscar. He also decided that Kevin de Bruyne wasn't good enough while not at all trusting Lukaku, instead signing Loïc Remy as back-up.
He also decided that Mohammed Salah wasn't good enough, so he played Willian instead.
He also decided that Mohammed Salah wasn't good enough, so he played Willian instead.
This resulted in Mata being sold to Man Utd and de Bruyne and Lukaku seeking permanent moves away from the club.
Next year, granted Pedro was a good signing by Josè but the rest of the transfer window was an absolute disgrace, for reasons the board aren't completely...
Next year, granted Pedro was a good signing by Josè but the rest of the transfer window was an absolute disgrace, for reasons the board aren't completely...
guilt-free of.
When Conte was brought in he made some really good signings for his style of play(Luíz, Alonso, Kantè) but Luíz ended up having a big fallout with 2 of his 3 managers at the club causing him to get no playtime under Conte and to be sold by Lampard.
When Conte was brought in he made some really good signings for his style of play(Luíz, Alonso, Kantè) but Luíz ended up having a big fallout with 2 of his 3 managers at the club causing him to get no playtime under Conte and to be sold by Lampard.
He was a problem from day 1 of 2017/18.
Marcos Alonso is still causing us problems today and the board has got big issues getting rid of him as he's on big wages and no one wants him enough.
Conte's second summer though, MY GOD.
Marcos Alonso is still causing us problems today and the board has got big issues getting rid of him as he's on big wages and no one wants him enough.
Conte's second summer though, MY GOD.
I've seen some people say that that window was ALL on the board and while some if it was, don't you dare tell me Conte wasn't more to blame.
All of Antonio Rüdiger, Davide Zappacosta, Emerson Palmieri, Danny Drinkwater and Tiemoue Bakayoko were his suggestions.
All of Antonio Rüdiger, Davide Zappacosta, Emerson Palmieri, Danny Drinkwater and Tiemoue Bakayoko were his suggestions.
And as shameful as it was from the board to miss out on Lukaku in the way they did(not helped by Raiola being a d*ck), Mórata was ALL Conte. He was his clear back-up, not the board's.
How much grief haven't, and aren't still these guys causing the club?
How much grief haven't, and aren't still these guys causing the club?
Ruben was loaned out because Conte wanted a more experienced option. Ola Aina was loaned out because he wanted a more experienced option. Aké and Zouma were loaned out because he wanted a more experienced option.
Yeah, sure, those players shouldn't have started for Chelsea...
Yeah, sure, those players shouldn't have started for Chelsea...
at the time, that's not the point. The point is this: Were they worse than the players that were signed in their positions for over £100m combined? Absolutely not. That was on Conte, not the board.
It's also worth to mention how Conte just decided to sell Diego Costa...
It's also worth to mention how Conte just decided to sell Diego Costa...
costing the club MILLIONS in the process.
When Sarri was brought in, Jorginho was signed on his recommendation and he had a big say in signing Kepa(who Lollichon didn't even want but suddenly didn't have a say).
That's 2 players that Chelsea has been, unsuccessfully, trying...
When Sarri was brought in, Jorginho was signed on his recommendation and he had a big say in signing Kepa(who Lollichon didn't even want but suddenly didn't have a say).
That's 2 players that Chelsea has been, unsuccessfully, trying...
to offload.
And I have it on GOOD authority that Sarri was really shut down in the transfer market in January(when the board started taking matters into their own hands).
He was not given a say on the club's pursue of Pulisic, he was shut down on his number 1 targets...
And I have it on GOOD authority that Sarri was really shut down in the transfer market in January(when the board started taking matters into their own hands).
He was not given a say on the club's pursue of Pulisic, he was shut down on his number 1 targets...
Elseid Hysaj, Leandro Paredes AND Nicolo Barella(he wanted both). Barella would in hindsight have been a good signing but the two others? An absolute disaster.
The board shut him down on Barella because they felt it would mean losing Mason Mount. Did they make the right...
The board shut him down on Barella because they felt it would mean losing Mason Mount. Did they make the right...
decision? Yes, absolutely.
They loaned Higuaín for him so that he would shut up about Hysaj as that would mean the loss of Reece James. Again, the right decision.
Since then they seem to have taken over full control. Granted, Frank got some input on the signings of...
They loaned Higuaín for him so that he would shut up about Hysaj as that would mean the loss of Reece James. Again, the right decision.
Since then they seem to have taken over full control. Granted, Frank got some input on the signings of...
Ben Chilwell and Hakim Ziyech but all the rest were largely, if not all the boards' decisions. Mendy was signed purely on Lollichon and Cech's scouting. All the players we have been linked to in the summer are pure board targets.
Is this the right way to do it?
Is this the right way to do it?
If Chelsea want to keep the chopping and changing coach system they've been doing then I think it is. Sign great players that the scouts want and think fits and bring in a manager that fits them.
If you want to build a project(which I want) then it's absolutely NOT the right..
If you want to build a project(which I want) then it's absolutely NOT the right..
decision.
However, it seems like the board wants to go with the first option of the two and as long as that is the case, I think they should keep making the decisions because having manager's that's only staying for 1-2 years building a squad of THEIR vision...
However, it seems like the board wants to go with the first option of the two and as long as that is the case, I think they should keep making the decisions because having manager's that's only staying for 1-2 years building a squad of THEIR vision...
does more harm than good for the club and it will always leave us with a lot of deadwood that was good for one manager but not for the next.
