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DandeNumeruno:
in that case, allow me to make it worse for you. A giant cockroach and a giant rat making out.

doom patrol is bonkers.

WTF

When I first heard "DOOM PATROL", the name alone kinda trow me off. Then, I heard it's a DC comics ish sh!t. Sorry, I don't do those super heroes, super villain peice of ----, where people, or perhaps, creatures don't die. And even if they did die, don't stay DEAD.

watch cockroach and ant making out? That's like watching NIKITA with 5 otherz Niggaz.

[quote author=Godwin5766 post=79397621][/quote]No Wahala. Pep's status is not the major purpose of the write up though.

seborrhic:
Your point is totally hogwash.
Conte won the English premiership in his first year as coach with virtually no new signing.
He made Christenson and Moses outstanding players.
He won the FA cup in his second season.
Ancelotti won the premiership in his first season,Mourinho won in his second season on his second spell.
So what goddam point are you making.
Sarri is a failure,forget any useless trophy he won.
His football was rubbish.
Go watch Conte's or Ancelloti's matches and compare with that of Sarri.
Why was Di Matteo not rated and retained despite winning the Champions league with Chelsea,the only coach that has done that?
Mr Man,look beyond the trophy and study the coach and you would realise,Sarri being let go is the best decision Chelsea has ever taken as his spell in Juventus would prove.
No reasonable person expects Lampard to win the league or any major trophy in his first season,but if he can make Chelsea competitive again and play exciting football in his first season,that's progression.

Competitive again and play exciting football?

What part of that is missing with Sarri's football? How can you be NOT competitive AND still finish 3rd while winning one final and taking perhaps, the best footballing side in the game right now to penalties after 120 minutes of football?

You're funny to be honest. And it's a bit rich advising me to look beyond the trophy. If you yourself take your advice and look at the underlying factors that brought Sarri to Chelsea, you'll admit, EVEN IF IT WILL KILL YOU that Sarri only Shinning light is to champion a truly beautiful style of play that even Football romantics like Sacchi and Pep, and his Ardent critics give him his dues. That's what Chelsea Saw and that's why Juventus let Allegri go after Ajax exposed their mechanical style inappropriate for an elite European Club.

Lampard can play kick and rush and people will still think that's better than Pep's Barca Tiki-taka. For a club who are notorious for wanting immediate and tangible "Progress" each season, I wonder how you're going to claim such progress if he finishes outside the top 4.

And again, Sarri ASKED TO LEAVE. The Club clearly wanted him to continue.

proxillin:
A coach that doesn't know the role..best position of player is ot. A Gud coach. He wasted a whole season for our best player Kante.. Kante has bee forgotten..

Lampard will make EPL remember kante again..

That Jogiho is advanced Bakayoko..what a scam

There is no rule that said the player with the most defensive prowess should be at the base of midfield. You have to have a broad mindset when analysing football tactics and systems. Sarri has said it times without number, he prefers the most technically gifted of his midfielders to be at the base for the major purpose of STARTING ATTACK. Kante is very very very good at sitting at the base to STOP ATTACKS.

HENCE, a players best position is not written in sands. It is a factor of the style and tactical system that player operates in.

See, forget where Kante is playing or where he's not. As a Chelsea supported, did Sarri and Chelsea achieved the only realistic objectives of top 4? Yes or no? Don't you think you're out of order to try and teach who plays where to the coach?

proxillin:
They r making us believe we can't win a game without hazard..

We won four games without him when Injured or rested..

We will change our game.

You will know clearly next season. Just be patient

mvem:
so what are you insinuating.... And klopp winning UCL in 3 years is a very big big achievement that many coaches don't have till today. Klopp was meant to build the Liverpool team from scratch and now he has made Liverpool formidable once again. I wonder what you expected klopp to have done with that squad in his first and second season. Do you know Liverpool even over achieved by carrying mediocre team to Europa leagues final and later ucl final which they lost....

Okay... Like you need more context.

Klopp arrived at Liverpool after Rodgers had finished second in the EPL. Granted, they lost Suarez and began struggling midway through the season. Then Klopp arrived. Finished 5th or 6th.

First full year, won nothing and finished 4th. Second year, won nothing and finished 4th. Third year, won CL.
During all this years, Klopp has almost completely changed the whole first eleven. Except Henderson, wijnaldum and milner. That's the progression. But it's a SOLID ONE.

Contrast that with Sarri's. Sarri was able to give Chelsea a clearly distinct identity faster than Klopp was able to with Liverpool. Sarri only bought two players but was able to accomplish all this with 3rd place above a Tottenham team who went to the UCL Final.

Chelsea beat Mancity, Liverpool, Arsenal, Tottenham at various stages of the season. Except Mancity, they were able to do it with style too. All in his first season without preseason.

Pep had lesser achievements in his own first season despite having vastly superior players than this current Chelsea squad even after 3 years.

So no. I'm not trying to downplay Klopp's achievements. I'm only trying to highlight that Both Klopp and Pep had inferior first seasons when compared to Sarri. With time and players, Sarri is the kind of coach who will eventually get Chelsea to City and Liverpool's level. His gradual progressions season through seasons suggests that at Napoli.

proxillin:
LolZ...we are happy with that..

We have not lost any game in Hazard's absence...end of story

That's because Hazard played all the games. Or are you insinuating that hazards was a hindrance rather than a crucial member?

proxillin:
Other fans are trying to cry us whereas we were the laughing stock of last season. They even called sarriball sorryball.

They r now angry we got rid of him..they r. Afraid now..

See them with fake cries..bad belle people

We didn't get rid of Sarri. Rather, he got rid of us. Sarri sacked Chelsea.

seborrhic:
Good riddance.
This is one of the times when winning a trophy does not disguise your inefficiencies and disgusting image you portrayed of a great club.
Anyone who claims Chelsea would miss Sarri should go back and relearn how to watch football.
Again,good riddance to disgusting rubbish.

Anybody who read your comments will assume Chelsea Sacked or let Sarri go. Go and read Chelsea's statement again. SARRI ASKED TO LEAVE. He summarily said fuvk Chelsea and their misguided fans.

What are those deficiencies in Sarri's game that you're talking about? Klopp for all his charms and gegenpressing, has won only the champions league for 3 years and half he has been at Liverpool.

Pep, the best in the world could only JUST finish 4th in his first season.

Sarri was able to implement a different style of play without preseason. Buying just two outfield players. Finished 3rd and won a trophy (quite easily to be frank). Chelsea played fantastics football against Liverpool in the Carabao Cup and at Stanford Bridge in the EPL. That's the model of Sarri's Football when it works.

Lampard will surely portray a fantastic image of the club by wearing tailored suits and looking dapper like a Hugo Boss model. Since you believe Chelsea have so many great players and finishing 4th while winning the Europa league is good enough, loosing Hazard shouldn't stop us finishing in the top 4. Afterall with Hazard, people think we should be top of the league.

okeniti:
Would like to see what he does with his midfield options of Khedira, Can, Bentacur, Pjanic, Matuidi and Ramsey. Fantastic headache to have.

Pjanic will be his jorginho. Ramsey will be his Kovacic. And Bencantur will be his Kante.

I don't see Matuidi starting up to 10 games.

SyrusdeHansome:
Big fool!
Every reasonable football fan knows that Messi is overrated. He knows he can't function outside Barca that's why he doesn't have any ambition of playing outside the club. A country that parades the likes of Aguero, Dimaria, Dybala, Higuain, with players like Icardi not even making the squard shud be retaining the world cup but that keep making excuses for Messi. If he's that good let him leave Barcelona nd I'll start to bliv in him, but 4 now he's simply a hype.

Reporter -: who's the best player in the world?
Arsene Wenger :- Messi.

Reporter :- who's the best player in history?
Arsene Wenger :- Messi

ZombieTERROR:
Sarri that removed the best DM in the world from his position.... Certainly won't be missed.. Likewise Hazard

Other players will step up...
This is a good news for the blues

The "best Dm" finished 5th last two seasons ago when he played there. The bottom line is with only Hazard and Kante the two world class players, finishing their is the miracle of the season.

Lampard will surely play Kante in his position at the base of midfield. But that won't stop Chelsea finishing outside the top 4. Chelsea fans will either shout fuvk every player or fuvk Lampard next season.

troubleseller:
Whoever selects the end credits music for Handmaid's Tale is a genius.

Bro, it's like anything or anybody associated with the Handmaids tale is a genius.

I totally Stan that series and can't wait to see Alfred and her fellow tremendous Casts continuing telling this masterpiece of a story.

Mk93:
if only hazard and Kante are world class, which of those players you mentioned is world class?

Okay. forget I mentioned world class. you wanted available players who are better than those already at Chelsea, you have it.

Mk93:
there are no world-class players but we were still able to qualify for UCL and win a trophy. how many available players in the market are better than the present players at Chelsea? no coach will last forever in a club so if he fail, he get the sack

What are you saying? How many available players are better than those at Chelsea?

Lemme help you...


Coutinho, Dybala, Adrien Rabiot, James Rodriguez, Kai Hervizt, Fekir, Nicholas Pepe, Koulibaly. Many!

If people could have Sane and Mahrez as benchwarmers, then Chelsea can find better players than Luiz, Willain, Giroud, Higuain, Pedro, Barkley

For the record, Chelsea had only two world class players: Hazard and Kante.

ntyce:
Zidane and Pep had world class players at their service, a rookie would have achieved with same team.
Sarri was also a very tested coach,he grew thru the ranks and well respected.
I see Chelsea taking this route only if they don't expect to achieve much next season.
With the transfer ban and loss of Hazard, a top 6 with Lampard is dicey.

Thanks for providing context for all this sentimental Chelsea faithfuls.

Comparing Sarri and Lampard is plainly ignorance. Sarri got to where he is with his coaching abilities. Lampard achieved what Derby has been able to achieve 3 times in 5 years: The Playoffs without promotion. So, nothing new or remarkable.

I have nothing against Lampard. My major gross is with the naive Chelsea fans who go to the stadium to shout "fuvk sarri-ball". The man felt unwelcome. At the end, he achieved more than Pep in his first season despite having far less quality players to call upon.

Chelsea as a club didn't help either. Nobody to give Sarri assurances he will not be sacked before next season. Coupled with Hazard's loss, it's easy to see why Juve will be hard to turn down.

Chelsea fans don't realize how average the squad is compared to Liverpool and City. Only Hazard could actually get into their team. I remembered how we played against City with Conte two seasons ago. Both 1-0 losses, but Conte's game plan was simply a betrayal of football. I've never hated a Chelsea game like those. Less than 18% of the ball in some instances.

Sarri was able to change our style without preseason. Signing only two players who actually added because Courtios and Kepa was just swaps.

Next season, many people will LOVE SARRI. not because Lampard is bad or worse, but because the squad is not as good as people want to believe. Mount, tomori, Hudson odoi, Abraham are all FA cup standards. With no real striker and no chances creator, I don't think Chelsea will score more than 60 goals next season. In essence, Lampard is actually keeping the Chelsea bench warm for the next manager after the ban is over.

tomju:
My friend choose one. When they meet in Champions league who will you support? Referee?

Abeg help me tell all these plastic fans. I would never support a club because of a particular player. I'm a Chelsea fan and I naturally love Eden Hazard. In fact, the only player I would pay to watch ahead of hazard is Messi. I prefer Barca to madrid before and would still do even if hazard now plays for them.

8stargeneral:
Barcelona in danger next season

forget guy, I'm not a Barca fan but nothing would stop them from winning Laliga again. Madrid will improve but won't win laliga ahead of Barca. Messi is still the deciding factor.

As a chelsea fan, I wish for hazard to win the CL though since that's the only club trophy he's yet to win. And it's easier than Laliga to be honest. But Barca, Man City, and Liverpool are favorites anyways.

KoiceReloaded:
If you still haven't gotten into it at this late stage, then The Expanse is not for you, and it's okay.

I agree with you in regards to Holden, he's acting is rather bland, but the trick is not to focus on him, rather, focus on other interesting characters around him... and the worldbuilding.

Yeah I figured. The expanse I probably won't ever dig it.

johnyace:
The Expanse is quite slow but Trust me it gets more interesting after season 1, I find nothing wrong with it.

I agree with u on "the man in the high castle" Loved that show but can't say I prefer it to The Expanse

I think I'm in episode 3 of season two already. Besides, a slow start is not a problem for me. All the best shows are slow burners.

I don't think the expanse is a bad show. Just that it's so highly rated and the acting in my opinion doesn't do justice to a supposedly 8.4 series.

So, I decided to start some fresh series recently and after seeing a list of someone's recommendations on this board.

I decided to try just two after subjecting both to my almighty assessment criteria .

The Expanse

My first series of this genre. Its highly rated almost everywhere. But... But... Mhen After watching almost up to half the show, I'm completely lost as to why it's so highly rated. Perhaps, its biggest score is in the production efforts. All those space thingy that's fine. As for storyline, I'll say good. Not exceptional, just Good.

Now, cast and acting Wait... I'm like, Hey, did they acted that show? The police detective was great, I'll admit. But that's where the performance starts and ends in my opinion. The crew, oh my, the crew . One word. Misfits. Or Miscasts. Most especially the supposedly crew captain and series lead. His attempts to sound like and behave like a boss is laughable. Amos should be the boss instead of eh eh...
What's his name again? ... Holden I think. Perhaps, some PR people suggested Holden since the Mindhunter guy is Holden also. Their similarity begins and ends with the good looks. Nothing else. I'm surely done. And the pilot is not even funny like. Not the first episodes. I Mean the crew's pilot. Sorry I can't remember his name


The Man in The High Castle

Yes. A complete constrast to the above. Everything, Everyone was/is brilliant. My kind of stuff. The title is quite deceptive as to what the film is all about. Overall, it was a completely satisfying watch for me. Good story and great cast. Great performances.

Talking about performance, shout out to Inspector Kido. Absolute, absolute Excellente. He doesn't even need to say anything. His facial expressions does all the Magic.

Wow wow wow!!! The day I wish will never come cry

Eden Hazard was a Blue.

As a Chelsea fan, I'm undoubtedly disappointed to be losing Hazard. However, he has truly served us well for 7 years. Besides, it's hard to hate a guy of hazard's personality and demeanor.

He made me fall in love with the beautiful game again. There is no greater site in football than to see Messi play. Then comes Hazard. Wish you the best Eden.

Neimar:
U nr go still win UCL

maybe Laliga

barca is waiting 4 u

It's easier to win the UCL than Laliga or major league for that matter. It's only 7 games and the best team don't always win since the margin for error is too small.

Besides, I think the UCL is what's possibly remaining for Hazard to achieve. I definitely don't think Madrid can challenge Barca next season, inasmuch as Messi still exists.

Wow wow wow!!! The day I wish will never come

Eden Hazard was a Blue.

As a Chelsea fan, I'm undoubtedly disappointed to be losing Hazard. However, he has truly served us well for 7 years. Besides, it's hard to hate a guy of hazard's personality and demeanor.

He made me fall in love with the beautiful game again. There is no greater site in football than to see Messi play. Then comes Hazard. Wish you the best Eden.

oshe11:
Chelsea is and will ALWAYS remain a title contender

Sarri= Maradona

No Tactical Prowess

Man City kinda game is always different when Aguero is playing compared to Jesus

Just as it is different when Gundogan or Debryune is playing

Etc

I can continue if U want

Pep's game is flexible

Same as Klopp, same reason he confused Barca when he introduced Shaqiri in the 2nd leg

When you say title contenders, do you mean Europa league or the EPL?

Lemme repeat, if Hazard leaves and the ban is imposed, Chelsea won't finish 4th. They could win the FA cup or league cup. Those are never a measure of a teams strength.

Allegri is a master chameleon, he can even put a striker for a goal keeper. Even he was won't finish 4th. Pep won't finish 4th too with our squad.

All the other top 6 had strikers who scored at least 10 goals. We none. We bought Higuain because that's what we could afford. Don't tell me sarri doesn't know how to use strikers. Higuain and then Dries Martens score more than 30 for Napoli with Sarri.

In a team where only Hazard could actually create real chances, and you expect Sarri to win the league when Sane and Jesus and Gundogan and Debruyne were on the bench. Oh, add Mahrez.

The Next manager will BEG FOR SARRI'S SEASON.

OGHENAOGIE:
for every coach Chelsea has sacked they end up winning trophy...so it makes no difference besides sarri want to leave to juventus and if I were in his shoes I would do juve is a bigger platform than Chelsea...

Lemme tell you why real football Chelsea fan should be worried.

The way Liverpool and City are now, they'll always be excellent because of the strong foundations laid over the years. This is a team with great individual players and yet, they play with a SYSTEM. 4th that's why Liverpool could be losing salah and firmino and still score four again Barca.

SARRI is also a system coach but good systems takes time to implement. Pep and Klopp have 3 years already.

In my opinion, Chelsea will not win the league until a manager stays uninterrupted for more than two years for as long as Klopp or Pep are still in the EPL.

seborrhic:
Short-sightedness is not seeing the bigger picture and only reacting to short term glory.
Sarri has not conformed to the lofty standards expected of Chelsea's coaches.
Short-sightedness is proclaiming that Sarri is now a good coach,because he won Europa,despite the glaring shortcomings he exhibited all season long.
Short-sightedness is settling for short term cup wins over longer term glory,improved standards of play and regular progress,as Mancity and Liverpool have achieved.
10years in the saddle and I bet everyone Sarri cannot win the premiership.
Allegri maynot win the premiership or champions league in the next 2 seasons,but what his type will give is lift Chelsea back to the standard of being serious contenders for trophies and an appealing style and pattern of play.
By the way,I hope the rumour of Lampard being considered is a joke.
My own picks would be an Allegri,a Tuchel or that former Barcelona coach that won them the champions league or even a Fonseca.

I stomach Alot of the ------- you said until you mentioned Allegri and an appealing style of play. I concluded there and then that you watch little football.

One of the major reasons Allegri was let go was the archaic style of play Juve exhibited against Ajax. Allegri has been in Juve for 5 years and before sarri came to Napoli. Sarri transformed their style into something truly beautiful that even football romantics like Sacchi and Pep and even Allegri admitted that it was pleasant to watch.

oshe11:
Lol......
U dnt know what I am talking abt.......

Watch Tottenham's game against Ajax(1st leg)
After conceding, Pochettino had to tweak his formation and played Sissoko(Early Sub) just to gain momentum bt all Sarri does is remove Morata n replace with Giroud, replace Kovacic with Barkley n Pedro with Willian wether we are winning or not

I understand perfectly what you're trying to say.

In peoples eyes, playing 5-4-1 and then 4-3-3, then 3-5-2 and then trow in a striker for a midfielder and launch the ball route one style is what is term as being tactical. I say Bullshit.

How many times has Pep or Klopp done any of that? At the end of the day, you don't dictate how a coach meets your target, as long as they're meet. What was your initial expectations for the season? Did you expect us to win the league? Pochettino is flexible but it matter little when they face a truly better team than them.

We didn't play exhilarating football but it was by no means Bad. Only Liverpool and City played better.
Klopp and Pep first season was nothing but a struggle for both.

kleverley:
you and I know so well that Chelsea struggled last season,no doubts about that ...
if not for the inconsistency of man utd and arsenal at the latter stage of the season Chelsea wouldn't have made the top four...
generally,Chelsea weren't up to their standard last season

Don't miss the point. Inconsistency is the biggest problem of a growing, maturing team. Chelsea were never going to finish above City and Liverpool in the first place.

The table at the end of 38 matches said Chelsea is the best of the rest teams.

kleverley:
you're on point
I'm a Man utd fan...
I was under no pressure when Chelsea met with utd last season..
its the first time in years since Chelsea couldn't win united in a full season and <b> 3 meetings

That's the problem. Progress is not measured by beating one particular team, yet alone Man Utd.

kleverley:
I , as a rival supporter, would wish him to stay at Chelsea..because I discovered that Chelsea under sarri is nothing but harmless...
I bet you they aren't any threat...
unlike Chelsea under conte and JM

Except you're a Man Utd supporter, HARMLESS Chelsea beat you at least once last season.