What should Chelsea do?

[sammsky1]

In your opinion, what should Chelsea do?

Should Abromovich fire Mourinho. If so when should he do it and who does he hire?

If he keeps Mourinho, how does Mourinho turn this situation around?

 

[Theafonis]

The priority must be to keep Mourinho. Then some heavy investments in defense and midfield is needed.

 

[sammsky1]

Personally I think this season is done for them. Its highly unlikely they will make top 4.

But I also think they should stick with Mourinho, give him £150m in the winter and summer and allow him to rebuild afresh.

Its clear that the chemistry between players and managers not working. But for once, Id like to see the manager given the backing, especially at Chelsea where player power has been too influential for far too long.

If I were Mourinho, I'd get rid of John Terry and Fabregas: Both seem destructive influences working against him. He also needs to quickly revitalise Hazard. And he needs to buy Stones and Pogba, whatever the cost.

He may be disliked by many, by Jose Mourinho is a fantastic football manager, they should back him for at least another year.

 

[RedDevilCanuck]

Sell Hazard to us. Recall Drogba.

 

[rimaldo]

get him on the plane, bring him back from spain.

 

[MarkC]

Got to keep him i'd say, needs to send a message to the players that he is going nowhere so if they don't get their act together it's them that will be out the door.

Think Chelsea players led by JT have always felt they decide when the managers time us up. Once they realise it's them on the chopping block things might change.

Personally and I don't like to see Chelsea or their fans enjoying any success i'd like to see Mourinho stay in England. He's far more entertaining than anyone they are likely to bring in and the league loses a little if he goes.

I've said previously if I was Mourinho i'd play the kids.

 

[Skills]

Get themselves relegated. Then Savage can be Terry's specialist pundit for next season.

 

[littlepeasoup]

By all accounts they played pretty well against Stoke and were unlucky not to leave with at least a point, but I still think there are fundamental problems with their squad, as was the situation with us when LVG took over.

They need to get back to being a solid defensive unit first and foremost. When you think of the successful Chelsea sides, they didn't ship many goals.

 

[Red Dreams]

They need to weed out those not giving 100%. Throw in some youth players who Want to play for the club.

There obviously are stuff going on within the club. This has obviously affected the team too.

Jose has his hands full.

 

[Invictus]

Disband the club.

 

[The Purist]

They should sack him but thankfully they won't and they'll continue dropping points.

I know they'll talk about 'long term'.. (and hopefully so), but with Mourinho there is no long-term. The problem isn't the players or their attitudes - it's him. He's lost the dressing room and he will lose any dressing room he stays in for any matter of time because when the going gets tough he's too immature to take any flak or relief off of his players and instead throws them under the bus.

 

[carvajal]

I think the players don´t trust Mourinho, for personal reasons or simply because they are bored. If they really want to keep him then they should sell the stirrers. Realistically this is very difficult to happen so I think he will be sacked to try to get some kind of reaction.

 

[Il Prete Rosso]

They need to weed out those not giving 100%. Throw in some youth players who Want to play for the club.

There obviously are stuff going on within the club. This has obviously affected the team too.

Jose has his hands full.

They loaned out most of their youth players. Haven't you heard? Their transfer policy is disgusting when it comes to youth players and giving young players a fair chance to break into their first team.

 

[Someone]

There's no doubt that given time, mourinho will turn it around, but there has to be questions about how he isn't coping well mentally and how it's affecting his players.

Personally i'd sack him, because i wouldn't want someone like him running my club, but he's a still great manager in his own right.

 

[David Court]

I cannot stand Chelsea or Mourinho but...........I'm feeling sorry for them

 

[siw2007]

If they are going to sack Mourinho, then they must have someone else lined up before they do it. As good as a manager he is, he is just another chapter in Chelsea's managerial merry-go round. The fans might want managerial stability but they may never get it. To hire a big name manger or the flavour of the month, let them win a few trophies and get rid once things go wrong and start the process again. It's in their DNA and it works for them. It's not a big deal because a lot of clubs run the same way and find success the same way. I don't think Mourinho is one to stick with for too long anyway because of his overly confrontational personality which leaves him falling out with everyone and his poor track record of nurturing talent.

This season, Mourinho should look at his squad and decide who the cereal culprits are and indefinitely drop them. It'll be a test of their character because if they are serious about performing then they will train hard to get back in the team. I agree with others that some of the younger players just need to be thrown in there.

 

[Wumminator]

Mourinho's a cracking manager. They should stick with him. He just needs 150 million (to spend on Cuardardo, Luis, Salah and Van Ginkel) replace a load of players in the prime of the careers (who have turned awful under him) and play youth (something he has never ever done and part of the reason Chelsea are struggling)

 

[Tommy]

Keep Mourinho, and give him what he needs to turn it around. There's not a better manager for Chelsea in world football right now, so just keep the faith in him, and he'll get it right.

 

[Stack]

They should sack Mourinho

 

[Tincanalley]

Save up their pennies and buy back the soul of the club. Get rid of Roman.

 

[Wumminator]

This season, Mourinho should look at his squad and decide who the cereal culprits are and indefinitely drop them.

That's the thing though, all he will do is claim they should have had more (al)Penalties.

He's an absolute crunchy nutter and he's about to snap, crackle or pop.

 

[siw2007]

That's the thing though, all he will do is claim they should have had more (al)Penalties.

He's an absolute crunchy nutter and he's about to snap, crackle or pop.

I personally wouldn't trust him with re building the team. I don't think Roman is going to financially support him ( he didn't this summer, when they needed it desperately) and he is just going to throw his toys out of the pram which will makes matters worse. The club has invested loads of money in it's youth policy, it's about time they get someone to actually use it properly.

 

[duffer]

That's the thing though, all he will do is claim they should have had more (al)Penalties.

He's an absolute crunchy nutter and he's about to snap, crackle or pop.

You blame the boss too much. Losing lucky charms like Drogba and Lampard really hurt us and most of our early season woes were All-Branislav Ivanovics fault.

 

[Wade3]

Allow Mourinho a complete squad overhaul and let him buy whoever he wants. I don't think that was the case this summer, at least not initially and by the time they realized some major investments were necessary, the market didn't offer those anymore.

 

[JinnerJamie]

get him on the plane, bring him back from spain.

I can only assume you're referring to Rafa?

 

[charlenefan]

This can only realistically end in Mourinho's sacking be it now or if they fail to finish top 4

 

[Roman Bellic]

Bluecafe.

 

[Sigma]

I think the players need to be tested, i.e bring in reinforcements and make a place in the first 11 harder to achieve.

 

[izec]

He lost the dressing room, the team doesnt play for him anymore. If it wasnt Mourinho, everybody would say sack him. I dont see it getting better, they need to spend huge amount of money in January to replace the players that dont bother/arent good enough anymore. It is a tricky situation. They need to look long term, but the sacking would be tempting if it wasnt for a lack of managerial options and the sacking being expensive.

 

[RedTiger]

Sell all the deadwood and start recalling the loaners.

 

[2 man midfield]

Stick with him. They won't make the same mistake after last time.

 

[PedroMendez]

Mourinho seems to be clueless what to do, so sacking him is probably the right thing to do. He failed to integrate youth players last season, when the team was in a comfortable position. He was also completely unable to dress the issues, that the team had despite winning the league, during the summer. Neither does he have quick-fix and he also seems to be unable to lift the team to an european top level. I don´t see any reason to keep. him.

 

[Gol123]

Back the manager, drop all of the players and ruin their careers. They are all on lengthy contracts so letting them turn to shit and releasing them for free would be pretty easy. That's what I would do but I am a slightly hysteric fan who is devastated to see a bunch of overpaid cnuts ruining the club he supports.

 

[GlastonSpur]

Allow Mourinho a complete squad overhaul and let him buy whoever he wants. I don't think that was the case this summer, at least not initially and by the time they realized some major investments were necessary, the market didn't offer those anymore.

They won't finish in the top 4 and so they won't have CL football to offer (except in the unlikely event that they win it this time around). So recruiting top talent will become a whole lot harder.

 

[Tommy]

They won't finish in the top 4 and so they won't have CL football to offer (except in the unlikely event that they win it this time around). So recruiting top talent will become a whole lot harder.

United signed Di Maria after finishing 7th, so I don't see why Chelsea wouldn't be able to bring in top talent for what is almost certain to be just one season out of the top four at most.

(I'm not saying Chelsea are the same size as United, but a single year outside the top 4 isn't going to be much of a deal breaker, in my opinion).

 

[cyberman]

United signed Di Maria after finishing 7th, so I don't see why Chelsea wouldn't be able to bring in top talent for what is almost certain to be just one season out of the top four at most.

(I'm not saying Chelsea are the same size as United, but a single year outside the top 4 isn't going to be much of a deal breaker, in my opinion).

Angel didn't want to be here and nobody else could offer the fee we paid and he had already burned his bridges at Madrid so staying was not an option.
The players that are and will be linked, the likes of Pogba and Koke, will have many suitors and they would really need to crave being a Chelsea player to give up CL football for at least a year.
This and Chelsea are routinely named as the main rivals for the signature of Bale next summer if he decides to move. This rules them out of that potential race.

 

[Brwned]

There's nothing a manager can do to turn it around when the players stop playing for him. They're not defending badly because they have poor defenders, they're defending badly because the team spirit is terrible, the workrate is below par and people are unsure of their responsibilities in key moments because no-one's communicating. It's a systematic issue not an individual one.

The only way throwing a shitload of money at the problem would work is if they literally replaced over half the first team. Even then you're hoping the new players escape the poisonous atmosphere and avoid slipping into the same malaise. Given Mourinho's been sulking since the very beginning of the season that seems unlikely.

I get why people don't like this idea of player power but I don't get why they're so quick to take the blame away from Mourinho. It is his fault and no-one else's for losing the dressing room. It's just poor man management. Of the 14 players that played today, only 3 weren't bought by him (Terry, Hazard and Ramires). He brought in the players he needed with the mentalities he wanted and yet now he's saying they have a weak mentality. That's embarrassing. Sir Alex had many poor runs of form but he never lost the dressing room.

Whether he's a great manager or not is neither here nor there at this stage. He's now in an untenable position and needs to go.

 

[Loon]

Jamie Redknapp is loving this.

 

[ZDwyr]

Keep Mourinho (unless it looks they they will get relegated) and let him sell all those players that just do not care.

 

[buckooo1978]

The players aren't really showing the character you get from some great managers

There is one manager out there who is sure to be talking about his players being outstanding week in week out