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To be honest Maverick1973 i have got no problem with either of them leaving. or both leaving at the end of the season. i will be disappointed but still i won’t throw the towel. at the end of the day i get used to these kind of scenarios repeating. we had lost so many great managers as well as great players. so its not a surprise for us Chelsea fans. but i was hoping that a club to be stable for now and give the manager to build a dynasty finally. but if the club is skeptical about giving full control, and like i said before with good reason. then the manager must either accept or move on. but both outcomes are possible. it can either be the club gives some form of control for Conte to sign, or Conte accepts and continues, or both sides agree to terminate his contract by mutual consent. and if reports from the press in the last few months are to be believed, the third option is the likely one.
Hazard said consistently that he wants to play for Zidane, what happens with the deal if Real Madrid opt to sack him at some point in this season or at the end of it? will Hazard still want to join them? or will he sign a new contract or still want to join Real Madrid? Courtois is understandable as he has been with Athletico before and will not have to adapt with the City. and he is the most replaceable of the two. but i have full confidence in Roman and the club to handle this matter carefully.
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Spot on 999, that also frustrates me. by constantly moaning about the transfers Conte is giving the impression that all is not well at the club. which gives the media and enemies outside the club the ammunition to destabilize the club. aside from that i’m also a massive fan of Conte. as for the Hazard and Courtois. i don’t like their attitude towards the club. they should sign or shipped out with significant amount. after all we had been successful without keeping anyone. and i’m confident the club can replicate that success in the next decade.
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Sean
I think its universally accepted nowadays that, if you want a guaranteed quality, you have to pay a huge amount to get it. that is what United has paid for Pogba’s quality, that is what City paid for Walker and Mendy, that is what Barcelona paid for Coutinho, that is what PSG has paid for Neymar, and that is what Liverpool have paid for Van Dijk. quality comes at a cost. clubs know that and will hike up the price for the big boys.
As for Conte and his future, in his last press conference on Friday, he has put the ball in to the club’s court. but i feel he himself isn’t doing enough, by constantly moan about the club’s decision isn’t helpful for me. personally i had been his biggest fan even before he arrived at Chelsea. he has alot of passion and is a no nonsense man. although at a times he may cross the red line. i.e. the Costa sms, and the “Senile Dementia” comment. but largely he is the perfect manager for Chelsea. but you can’t keep a man against his wish, if he wants to sign then i will be the happiest Chelsea fan, if he don’t although i will be disappointed massively, at the end of the day i have my loyalty to Chelsea Football Club, and whoever comes to that hotseat will have my full loyalty. likewise Hazard and Courtois should either sign or declare that they want to leave. you can’t hold the club hostage, and it can’t drag forever. big summer is ahead of us, i’m confident the club will get it right, fingers crossed.
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Conte only wants total and full control on transfers. And i agree with him. But this is getting annoying stage. The club should either give him what he wants as he earned the right. Or else they should prepare the man to take over from him. And i hope that is Carlo and not Simone. I don’t want another manager who is not settled or feeling home sick. Allegri could be that sort.
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Yeah you are right there there. Hazard needs to spend more time in the box than he spends deep in midfield. He is creating jam in the middle which. He is taking Fabregas position. Which forces Fabregas to drift out wide. That makes him ineffective. Morata got zero service today. Who is to blame? Him or our creative players?
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People are slating Morata whilst exempting criticsm from Hazard and Fabregas. Both players had been poor for along time now. Hazard hasn’t score from open play since early december against Newcasstle. And since the Real Madrid speculation has come out he has been poor. The question is has he agreed a deal in principle? I have to say i have given up on him. drama after after about his future, and his goals and assistant ratio are poor. Sterling is scoring and assisting better. But Hazard is one of the best in the world? Is he unhappy at Chelsea? Why? Because judging by his body language i have seen a player who is bot bothered to be in fighting for the team. Fabregas and Bakayoko are very poor. They contribute nothing to the team. That begs this question why are we insisting on them? I have my concerns about Hazard playing as no 10. He is a winger who likes to cut inside. Pedro or Willian should be starting next. Take Bakayoko and Fabregas of the team. Put Pedro and Drinkwater in there. 3-4-3 is the way forward.
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Take Bakayoko out of the team for God’s sake ! The man is just a passenger. He is contributing zero. Where is Pedro?
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I think if we want to break down teams that sit deep and soak up pressure. then playing Hazard behind Morata isn’t an option. go for 3-4-1-2 formation rather than 3-5-1-1. i would like Fabregas to be the man occupying where Hazard occupies currently occupies. and i would be comfortable if Hazard is deployed as a second striker alongside Morata not behind him.
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Sean
I think the club has a valid reason to be skeptical about giving him 100% full control. as we may recall the last time we did that under Mourinho, we lost Salah, Lukaku, De Bruyne. and when you lose those kind of talents, you will understand the backlash that the club faced from the Media and its own fans myself included. so i would understand if they are reluctant to give the manager full powers to buy players as well as dispense them at free will. I think consulting him when we need a player and giving him the final say when we are selling/extending contract will not do any harm. in order to keep our current manager. personally i’m in the opinion that the Club needs to fully give him control about who he wants and who he doesn’t. with that the Manager will have full authority in the dressing room. imagine if a player know that its not the manager that has signed them, but the club? do you think they will have 100% loyalty for the manager? that has been the downfall of many of the recent Chelsea managers, and Conte is fully aware of that.
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Sean
I think the problem is about the transfers. it has nothing to do with home sickness or whatsoever. sometimes you will see Conte moans about transfers. i don’t think if it would be like that if Conte was given full power to buy players he wanted and sell those that he deems surplus. hopefully common sense prevails and Conte is kept beyond 2019.
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I did go for a score draw probably 2-2 as both teams will attack and score.
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No actually Conte has confirmed that his family is living with him in England. I think the problem isn’t about home sickness. its about power struggle behind the scenes. Conte wants to have more say in who comes in and who moves out. but the club is reluctant to give him that power. and with good reason as they are mindful about the number of talents that we lost cheaply under Mourinho when he was given powers. but i still think Conte is our best pet and we should trust him Nilly-willy. its pitty that all of this is happening to manager who knows what is he is doing. give the man the control and he will stay.
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Still i’m not defending what Holgate has done, it has been dangerous and like i said was punishable at the time. but in his defense the lad is still young and naive. give him the benefit of doubt. it was the heat of the moment and the passion. let us not forget that it was Liverpool V.S Everton. one of the biggest rivalries in the world. the passion may have got the better of him. i don’t think if he has the intention of deliberately hurting Firmino. some players do certain things in the heat of the moment. i remember Lampard was once sent off at Anfield in 2008/09 season. can you say he is a malicious player? Gerrard was sent off against United in his last season at Anfield, can you say he is malicious? all of these cases are no. players do somethings protecting their club badges. and that is what Holgate did. i would understand if the ref has booked him, as it was endangering Firmino and the spectators to some extent.
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Now this article sheds light about the front runners for this job. Diego Simon, Allegri, Sarri, Luiz Enrique. of the those four men. i’m skeptical about Luiz Enrique, Allegri. i don’t know much about Sarri. and Simone is similar manager to Conte. which means why are we letting Conte go if we are hiring a carbon copy? Roman and board need to think twice before we let Conte. he is my number one target for the job. and i feel he is the manager who will finally end this player power culture in our dressing room. Simone is too hot tempered for my liking. and Allegri is the opposite. but if one of those is to be taken. i will take Allegri grudgingly. i’m Allegri skeptic and has been when he was first linked with us in 2016. but he is the balance between Sarri and Simone.
http://breaking.com.ng/nigerianews2017/allegri-simone-in-battle-to-replace-conte/.
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Antonio Conte has refused to commit his future to Chelsea. Well there is morethan meets the eye. i will be very disappointed if we lose such a talented Manager. but on the other hand i trust Chelsea to make the best decision for the club. hopefully it will Carlo and not Allegri who will succeed him.
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Zidane? I hope you posted that with a tongue in cheek 999. Personally my preferred candidate is Conte. But if that is not possible Carlo is a safe choice for me. I’m a massive fan of Carlo and would be happy to take him back. I had never been a fan of Allegri. I felt that the Italian league has lost its competitiveness in the last decade or so. Only once has a team from outside Inter and Juventus has won. And that was 2011 in AC Milan. I feel the PL is a step too far for Allegri. But i hope to give him the benefit of doubt. People were skeptical about Conte. But he turned out to be such success.
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999
I think Holgate will definitly get a ban for that tweet. But i don’t think he will get anything for the Firmino shove. As the ref saw and decided to take no action as for the racisim issue? I think it could be a laguage barrier. Holgate was seriously upset. And let us not forget that he is young and naive in sending those tweets.
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Nowadays age is only numbers. Cristaino Ronaldo is almost 33 and yet won the Ballon D’or last month. Sanchez is 29 but City can get 5 years from him. he is fit and strong lad. and crucially he has got pace. i do understand why Pep would want him. and if City gets him, he will prove to be a great signing for you guys. on a selfish perceptive i would rather have him join an abroad club like Juventus. but that said he is likely to join City. but don’t rule out an upset, and i won’t be surprised if Mourinho nicks him.
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I think we should restrain ourselves from jumping to the bandwagon. what Holgate did was dangerous and was punishable at the time. but the way i saw the lad was so upset with Firmino. may be it could be language barrier and both men didn’t understood what other was saying. i think there are occasions when the lip readers got it wrong. the JT case was one, the Zidane vs Materazi one in 2006 world cup final. so you can’t rely totally on lip readers. if Holgate felt something is said along the lines which he doesn’t understand. the FA has the right to investigate, and i’m pleased that they are taking every racism case seriously. if Firmino is cleared there is no need to jump on the back of Holgate. because that will discourage the reporting of the potential cases in the future. but that said Firmino has every right to be upset with Holgate at that moment. let us wait the FA report. England is doing better and cases of racism are far and few in England as compared to Italy and Spain where its normal occurrence.
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I don’t buy in to the idea that Liverpool will approach this game as the underdogs. no i reject that, Liverpool are at home and they have enough fire power to hurt City, and just bought Van Dijk who could be a weapon on both boxes, plus the usual suspects of M-F-S upfront City will have their work cut out. but don’t under estimate these City team, its very hard to find weaknesses in them. but as i said the onus is on Liverpool to break City and win. they are the home team. and City is granted they won’t sit back and soak up pressure. they will want to dominate. expect interesting and enjoyable game. i hope the referee restrains himself from ruining the game like he did earlier at Etihad. if he tries to keep 11 vs 11 on pitch, you can’t predict who will win.
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