Meh. Let them continue to support him while he drags Chelsea to oblivion.
What? Our club was a fecking mess last season and you lot have a much stronger squad to what Rangnick inherited. Form wise? Nothing similar whatsoever: Rangnick lost 8 in 31, and Lampard has lost 6 out of 6. Rangnick was shite, but Lampard has been far worse.
I mean I think we're all super happy with how things are going over there, but it's an interesting point with regards to the bias English managers get, and the way the media can peddle a narrative.
Oh absolutely. I'm really not sure why he's getting the support he is. His record for his last 20 games is shocking. He really shouldn't be managing, but here he is.
It's funny with the Keys and Gray comments, because they're making fun of the idea that foreign managers bring a footballing idea that is impossible for English coaches to bring, but if we're going to look at English managers only then the last one to win it was over 30 years ago, and no British manager has won a league title since Fergie, with the last nine (soon ten) titles being won by dirty foreigners coming here and teaching us English lads how to play the game.
Probably not. He may be forced to spend a few years in the wilderness (go to Scotland, perhaps, to win a couple of titles and rebuild his reputation a bit), but i think he'll make a comeback at some point. In any profession, at the very top of the pyramid, it's all about connections and, judging by the immunity Franky enjoys, it doesn't look like getting another PL job will be a problem. More so because most of this protection comes outside Chelsea. One could argue that our club and quite a few among our legends consciously tried to shield Solskajer from criticism, but this is on the verge of ridiculous. The only mitigating factor in his favour is Chelsea's mismatched squad, which is difficult to train or manage. Even if he wanted to keep a core of players to work with, as a caretaker, he doesn't have the authority to make such calls.
Regarding this topic, I'd say certain English male players and managers get just as easy a ride in the press, if not easier than women.
Maybe that explains why Chelsea are such a mess. Fat Frank can't resist eating the olives so he can't even illustrate his lineup using Latin produce.
Objectively speaking they're not wrong. They can only commentate on what's infront of them. Kudos for ETH for turning things around but at that time we too are worried
You were worried after 2 freak results?
Now we know it's freak. Back then?
We still knew it. Well, people with their head screwed on did.
Wouldn't surprise me if Franks first point/points will come against United.
Yeah, what Semper said. If you were honestly worried about Ten Hag after 2 games, well I really don't know what to say to you.
Nah it was 2 games in. They've never spoke to Klopp, Pep or even Lampard the way they was almost laughing at ETH in that interview
It’s… the managers job to motivate them.
Poor Frank only gets the pimentos.
So do I..and I support Chelsea, I would want any other teams to go through those awful team selections and terrible tactics (except Liverpool )
And Sterling.. Good grief, he is useless!
I agree he must be a bad manager, but if I were to add a bit of nuance I would say he is also really bad at picking his jobs (and maybe somewhat unlucky). He did reasonable well at a lower level with Derby, partly because he could use his Chelsea connections to get some good young players on loan, but then he took the Chelsea job knowing fully how that usually turns out for a manager. Once the expectations were raised, when they bought Havertz, Werner, Chilwell, etc. he was shown for what he was - a manager with very little experience hired mostly based on his playing exploits. After that he accepted to manage an Everton side with bad ownership that was already flirting with relegation, and now taking over a Chelsea side in complete disarray. Chelsea needed an experienced manager to come in and steady the ship after they fired Potter, similar to what they have done in the past with Hiddink as a good example. Surely, Lampard could make that analysis.
