Chelsea

Kids get all sorts, man. Just a roller coaster of good health and ill health at this age

You’re not wrong. I had to google “does my child have an autoimmune disease” to find reassurance that in reality kids always get sick all the time at these ages.

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That Max Rushden article is a load of shite. Pontificating nonsense.

Having a personality doesn’t mean being angry and yelling (Although showing you have a backbone perceptually does help your cause). It just means having something about you. It means having something that the players can rub off. Ancelotti is one of the most chill coaches visually and it’s blatantly obvious that effect rubs onto the players.

Besides what’s the big deal if fans want to see some fire in him. Losing matches as a Chelsea coach is kind of a big deal. Well personally speaking for me it’s great watching Chelsea lose.

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But you’re still equating “having something about you” with being angry and yelling. You can absolutely have a backbone without doing those things. Some of the best attorneys I worked with never raised their voice or looked upset but also never gave an inch during trial.

This is absolute bollocks. Nobody is mentioning being angry.
You used ETH as a manager before. Nobody seen him rant but everyone knows by how he handles himself he is in charge.
Everyone knew that Ragnick wasn’t. Ever since you messed round with that Pashun thing you’ve backed yourself into a corner on anything that’s not a textbook narrative.

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Hardly.

My point is that it’s all backwards looking analysis. If Potter was winning his demeanor on the touchline would be praised.

Nobody questioned Potter’s demeanor when he was at Brighton. Was that because they were winning? Or punching above their weight?

I just think the media paints these narratives about coaches that is 99% total nonsense. We have absolutely no idea what goes on behind closed doors.

And if you want to use Ragnick as an example, look at the way Man U brought him in. The way he was hired but not given control basically broadcast to the players that it didn’t matter if they listened to him.

It was overlooked at Brighton by an over eager section of the press who fell in love with Xg stats.
If he was winning he would rightly get plaudits. He isn’t and we have to look at reasons why not.
Nobody is really pushing or questioning this personality in the press but I think personally it’s a significant factor.

How did I equate that? My post clearly paints how it doesn’t mean that. (Isn’t it you bringing up angry and yelling anyway?) I said that showing you have a backbone does help your cause. Because it’s a spectator sport.

I think his system that’s got a dead zone at the nine and the absolute insanity of Clearlake’s approach matters way more than his personality. He was never a good fit for that club.

I’m content with pointing and laughing tbh.

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Nah.

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Fuck all that. We’ve always been a classy club. Chelsea as a club and fanbase exemplify some of the worst parts of football. That hasn’t changed.

And even on the pitch, we did allot with a little for so long. As apposed to spending over half a billion to play ugly inert football and finish mid table.

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There is nothing to admire about Chelsea.
The club is full of entitled, plastic, racist supporters, who’s success has come from dirty oil money.
But as classless as they are, I still despise spurs more. :grinning:

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For a team with such an array of attacking talents, they sure do play some god-awful football.

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My manager, my club owner.

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Lol, they’re gonna have 40-50 players on the books come summer and they’ll be without Europe. That Chelsea wholesale shop will be fun.
They’re gonna have to let so many players leave for free or on loan.

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Maybe we can pick up some decent deals haha

I can actually see many top clubs shop from them, and the funny thing Chelsea will have no choice but to deal with them.

City are definitely getting Cucurella or Chilwell off them for a cut-price, lol.

Tbh, I still think Potter is a decent manager. But a job with big expectations like Chelsea may have come a bit too soon for him. Would’ve probably done well at a club like Everton imo.

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