Willian's mom just lost her battle with cancer, he is flying back to Sao Palo for the funeral and will probably miss the Leicester match. Incredibly sad, hope Conte gives him as much time as he needs.
Amazing he has played as much as he has with that weighing him down. Some things more important than the game I agree. That said not sure who replaces him if Moses isn't fit. Haven't heard how he is.
Nike deal was just "officially" announced by Nike and Chelsea jointly. Can't wait to by some actual Chelsea shit beyond a jersey. Everything Adidas makes is shit
You serious? If conte gets fired before Boxing Day we won't have a top 25 manager the next two hires we make. We pay well but not well enough to ruin your reputation and we don't provide the players like real or Barca to actually win. Conte will get time. Unlike mourinho who rubs everyone the wrong way and roman still harbored negative feelings for conte isn't bad off the pitch and doesn't embarrass the club with stunts.
Any sign of poor results and the board will try to get rid of him because he wants to blame the players (board). It'll be a power struggle. Just inevitable. The back line is shit and it isn't Conte's fault but Roman trusts the board.
I think roman watched mourinho bitch about EVERYTHING and thought he put his ego in front of the team and had great players. At Chelsea when the new manager comes in we always have won because we had great players like drogba, lampard and Terry. Our season stabilized but we didn't look good under hiddink. We were lucky enough to bring in another elite manager. A guy who got the absolute most out of a shit Italy team. He can't win with this defense. Roman Might trust the board but he isn't an idiot. I think that is what the meetings with conte were about. I think he basically outlined that we need to get 4th but that he will back him 100% next summer if we get champions league back
Conte confirmed that John terry is fit and then said he has 4 CBs and he has to pick 3 so that confirms that we will play 3 at the back again. With Willian out I wonder if we move Moses into his position, play azpi at wingback and then play terry, Cahill and Luiz at the back.
I understand why conte made the like for like sub and brought on Pedro but Pedro is tucking awful. Amazing first half from everyone else though
would be 4-0 if we had even a below average player instead of pedro. Rest of the team is playing fantastically. Kante looks so much better in a 2 man. Matic looks better having kante next to him. hazard looks better with alonso's width. Moses has been fantastic. Defense hasnt been tested much but no shockingly bad plays. Costa has linked up well. Pedro just sucks a big bag of dick
Oh that touch from Challobah and Moses! Everyone put in a shift and the kids are starting to contribute.
My guess is that Conte kept yelling at him to press high and he said bring a sub if you want that. Was weird tho.
Could have had 3 or 4 and a clean sheet. Still need some buys in January but feeling better about challenging for CL.
I am assuming costa said to bring him out because if he got a yellow he is out for the Manchester United game next week. Conte basically told him to fuck off. Obviously family comes first but I really hope Willian is back. If he isn't back for next Sunday's game conte needs to play chalobah or Ruben or even batshuayi instead of Pedro. Conte has rarely subbed early as our manager. Especially when we are playing well. Pedro was just that bad. Also 3 academy players not named John Terry on the pitch at the same time in a premier league game for more than 10 minutes? Never thought I would live to see the day.
http://www.espnfc.us/blog/tactics-a...lsea-system-continues-to-impress-vs-leicester Really good article on the new 3-4-3, why it worked and also how we successfully switched to the 3-5-2 with costa/hazard at striker when we subbed in chalobah for Pedro to kill off the game. Very good read.
Always tough to say on those injuries. I am hoping he gets a few u21 games so he can get himself back in game shape before we bring him back. Tough injury to come back from
Conte said he should be back next week. I guess by the first full week in November he will get a match
been a while since we had a game this enjoyable. Obviously tactical formation changes have made a huge difference, but I think Alonso has been a difference maker for this team.