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Menez refused to come on as PSG drew 0-0 with Ajaccio at Parc De Prince. Fail.
Lucas Moura made his debut though
Lucas Moura made his debut though
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How does it go? Cutting off your face to spite your nose?
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Nothing like a fucking bycicle kick from the 18 in a 5-4 game. Bless you, bless your hearts Bundesliga.
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So media are starting to get on the Chelsea fans a bit lately. They're wondering if Chelsea's home form, considering their away form, is a result of the negativity brought to stadium by the fans towards Rafa. Interesting theory. They're also questioning if Chelsea can really draw a big name following Rafa. What manager is going to walk into that situation where you apparently have little say in transfers and are going to possibly be fired even if you win the Champions League.Comment
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So Ajax got fined 10,000 for these. Dont know why.....Lol
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Some guy on r/chelseafc responding to a thread regarding the home support:
Oh dear, you've fallen for the media bullhshit that we're failing at home because of the atmosphere. I call it bullshit cos that't what it is, total and utter bullshit.
We lost to Swansea because of two freakish errors and we had a terrible striker up front. We had more chances with Ba on for 10 minutes than we did with Torres for 80.
We lost to QPR cos we dropped our best players, the manager made his subs too late and they got lucky with a scuffed shot which Cech may well have saved if he'd been fit.
Drawing with City is not a bad result. We drew with Southampton because Rafa failed to make a change when the game had obviously changed and we paid the price. The players are at fault as well for poor defending. It was nothing to do with the fans. None of it is. Stop talking shit.
The booing is at the end - something after the final whistle doesn't affect the result. I fail to see how fans making a noise for Frank is going to depress the team, that's just silly. Players are concentrating on the game, they do not pay attention to the lyrics of chants, and as most are foreign they generally wouldn't understand them anyway. In any interview with players they always say they don't notice specific chants when they're on the pitch.
Also the atmosphere is nothing like you seem to think it is. Yes there's been booing of Torres, but boo or cheer he's always been shit so it's not really an issue. Standing and clapping in the sixteenth minute is hardly going to traumatise the team so they're unable to play anymore. Chanting for Di Matteo has been limited to the 16 min thing and the end when there's not time left. The fans are not a factor.
There is also the fact that our away support is ALWAYS louder and more aggressive than our home support.
Plus we score the most when we are counterattacking which lends itself to being better on the road as the opposing team goes for it rather than at home where the opposing team sits back.
As far as the manager thing goes, I agree it's gonna be tough to get a big name in, but money talks. Also there are so incredibly few managers in football that have a say over transfers these days with how often managers change. It's becoming far more like american sports with the GM/coach situation. I'd say only Moyes, Wenger, and Ferguson have it in the premier league.
The Chelsea manager hasn't been picking players since Mou left.Comment
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I agree with most that you said, except for the bit about managers not having their say in transfers. You can't really name many clubs in England that have the same setup that Chelsea do, which is far more continental in nature. English clubs and managers abhor the idea of someone making the signings for them.
Look at Brendan Rodgers at Liverpool (who tried and failed to employ a DOF). He signed Borini how he's worked with in the past, Sturridge who he claimed he'd been trailing for a long time, singed Allen who he worked with at Swansea, and tried signing Sigurdson. Hell even Mark Hughes had free reign of transfers at Fulham and QPR, while 'Arry was pulling in every player he could get his hands on with Spurs and looks to be doing the same thing with QPR now. Laudrup is bringing in every Spanish player he knows of from his time there.
It's to the point where I think if Chelsea do want a big name manager they'll have to give him more say in transfers, but then again, if their recruitment is right with regards to players, then big name manager isn't really needed. Just one who can manage a team.Comment
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Fair enough, but I do think things are trending the way of more teams having a "GM" role, especially the smaller clubs. I don't think it makes sense to have decisions with long-term ramifications being made by a manager that might not be there for more than 1 or 2 transfer windows. I mean Mark Hughes is a good example of how free reign can go wrong.Comment
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Paul Pogba has scored two superb long goals.
Here's the first:
and the second: http://www.101greatgoals.com/gvideos...tus-v-udinese/Comment
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Altidore with a hat trick today
Love how the fans sing "Born in the USA"
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