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Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by lordfalcao(m): 7:07am On Jan 02
Ibime:
Enzo Maresca clashed with Chelsea over team selection, he didn’t want decisions on line-ups or substitutions taken out of his hands.

Chelsea insist their model hasn’t changed and that any input on rotation came only from the medical staff, focused on player workload.

Maresca believed the problems went deeper, he felt pressure from above to rotate and boost the value of several young players.

— @JacobsBen




Chelsea coach is not a coach but an asset manager or portfolio manager, sharing minutes everywhere to maintain asset value after TDs have bought hundred wingers. Have been stating this fact since Clearlake came in

All those funny substitutions of Gittens, Tyrique, Delap, Blomblom, Felix, JP, centrebacks pairings and constant wholesale changes of wingers every match around 60 mins regardless of the needs of the match are testament to this.

Maresca simply got tired of being a portfolio manager and wanted to be a football manager. Ease of Conference league last season confused these clowns that you can overstock with mids everywhere and rotate anyhow, but now there is no conference league but serious business. CWC final and certain big games shows that Maresca knows what is needed to lock down big games and didn't make funny team changes or substitutions in those games. The rest of the time, he was just an asset manager for Clearlake
The strategies and transfers structures of the club also was what Maresca was no longer comfortable with.
Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by lordfalcao(m): 7:34am On Jan 02
Bluelines69:
I’ve made peace with this sunderland doing the double over us, they’re very good
if were to exist in football, if our defenders were not doing escorts services
Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by odizeey(m): 7:53am On Jan 02
From what I'm reading una don enter wahala with Todd Boehly.

How can you compete with these limitations? Nawa o
Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by afrodoc2: 8:35am On Jan 02
odizeey:
From what I'm reading una don enter wahala with Todd Boehly.

How can you compete with these limitations? Nawa o
Like I have always said on our thread, one of the worst types of billionaires is an American billionaire. The only type worse than that is an audio billionaire.

Arab money uber alles.
Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by Ihebu4chelsea(m): 8:39am On Jan 02
odizeey:
From what I'm reading una don enter wahala with Todd Boehly.

How can you compete with these limitations? Nawa o
Big wahala oooo, and no be Like say them even send anybody! Thank God we've won it all, Time to detach emotions completely from football!!
Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by Gucciboy: 8:51am On Jan 02
After Pochetino was sacked, Cole Palmer posted a farewell message for him, appreciating for making him an elite player. But Still hasn't posted anything for Maresca though.
Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by lordfalcao(m): 9:05am On Jan 02
I have witnessed the club win all available trophies for club in my lifetime.

I will just lower expectations from now, as far as this ownership is concerned, anyway we win, I rejoice and if we see trophy, e better
Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by airmark(m): 9:07am On Jan 02
@sportsweb, CAF need to apologize to your jakujaku Jackson.

Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by Whizlight(m): 9:22am On Jan 02
Thazard:
Popizaino don't respond to any of them.


Na setup.
He should better reply ooh. Popiziano who should we get now that we have finally oust marresca?
Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by Sportsweb: 9:55am On Jan 02
airmark:
@sportsweb, CAF need to apologize to your jakujaku Jackson.
Where is your Victor Oshmen?
Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by akwesenana:
Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by BlueRayDick: 10:15am On Jan 02
akwesenana:
Where's lookman with 2 goals and 2 assists?
He's right there on the left side of midfield na
Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by andrewbaba44: 10:32am On Jan 02
Gucciboy:
Why not? They have a more talented squad than Chelsea
Your midfield is quite okay ,your full backs of cucurella and James are both class

Your forward line na error ,your cb na average and that’s with colwill and chalobah ,the rest na gba
Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by akwesenana: 10:40am On Jan 02
BlueRayDick:
He's right there on the left side of midfield na
Shieeeeeeet.
Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by drisham(m): 10:57am On Jan 02
popizaino:
Lol.

Did Aston villa spend more than us to be were they are?
The Manager has been there for 3yrs now

They've built something

Plus they started the season with 0 wins in 5


You would have slaughtered the manager if it was at Chelsea
Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by rooftops: 10:59am On Jan 02
The worst thing to have is a confused owner because they are not going anywhere anytime soon.
Na just to adjust reality remain for me.
Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by drisham(m): 11:02am On Jan 02
airmark:
This Rosenoir looks like another Potter. A long hike for us again. angry
Omo ehn
I just tire


On the plus side , we have palmer , estevao an improved cucurella and caicedo then Reece James

If the manager picks the right players he will succeed
Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by drisham(m): 11:07am On Jan 02
nateevs:
I have several posts reiterating this point. He was simply a development manager looking after assets.

Anyone who didn't understand this framework just didn't pay attention. It was clear in the hire brief. The business model looks to employ someone who plugs completely into the board's recruitment plan at all levels.

The football manager will have no veto over purchase and sales of assets, but will be a positive promoter of the model by ensuring value retention in assets, considerably, at all times. This is why he needs to share minutes and manage players.

Considering the SOW, Maresca has been the best tool the board of clowns could find. Despite the constraints, he over-achieved.

All you needed was to see team setup against big teams, and how he tactically outclassed his peers time after time. Unshackled, we had a tactically astute and adaptive manager who knew football to the core. Those who know know.

No respectable manager will continue indefinitely with such technical constraints. It might work for a season.... once you win something, you expect more power over your squad. If you don't get it, and you won't with this clown board, it ends just like this.
I've dared the marescaout gang to bring a more successful manager than him under blueco
No answer

Bring your suggested replacement no answer

I just hope whoever they bring does better sha
Cos I no fit allow agenda ruin my club

22/23 was a dark season
Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by drisham(m): 11:09am On Jan 02
odizeey:
From what I'm reading una don enter wahala with Todd Boehly.

How can you compete with these limitations? Nawa o
People don't know that maresca Is the least of our problems
Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by Odunharry(m): 12:11pm On Jan 02
diggz:
Nihilistjnr, odunharry.
Happy Birthday! Make una do giveaways 😀
Boss, You Wan make I carry water from bucket put inside beach? cheesy grin cheesy

Happy New Year to you
Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by Caicedobets(m): 12:16pm On Jan 02
drisham:
Omo ehn
I just tire


On the plus side , we have palmer , estevao an improved cucurella and caicedo then Reece James

If the manager picks the right players he will succeed
If Palmer could give Maresca two trophies then I see no reason why Uncle Rose won't be able to so if he picks quality players
Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by odizeey(m): 12:19pm On Jan 02
afrodoc2:
Like I have always said on our thread, one of the worst types of billionaires is an American billionaire. The only type worse than that is an audio billionaire.

Arab money uber alles.
🤣🤣 Americans dey do things to football sha. It is well.
Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by odizeey(m): 12:20pm On Jan 02
Ihebu4chelsea:
Big wahala oooo, and no be Like say them even send anybody! Thank God we've won it all, Time to detach emotions completely from football!!
I'm telling you. It's their club now. They can do what they like. Chai.
Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by odizeey(m): 12:22pm On Jan 02
drisham:
People don't know that maresca Is the least of our problems
Because it didn't make sense to me that he would use two different squads for league and cup competitions.

So na Boehly dey run things since.
Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by Sportsweb: 12:29pm On Jan 02
Liam Rosenoir preferred lineup is 3-4- 2-1.

Could look like: GK: Robert Sanchez

Center backs: Fofana, Chalobah, Achampong

Wing backs: Cucurella, James,

Midfield: James, Caicedo

Double ten: Palmer and Estêvão.

JP up front
Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by afrodoc2: 12:33pm On Jan 02
odizeey:
🤣🤣 Americans dey do things to football sha. It is well.
They just don’t understand football. If you hear American commentators (and even some of their ex-players) talk about football you will laugh.
Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by Sportsweb: 12:34pm On Jan 02
Can Rodri and Nico play together?.
Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by WhoDeyHause: 12:40pm On Jan 02
Sky Ugbowo sports: Breaking news. Information just reaching us says that Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca has been relieved of his duties despite him shouting Boehly egbami to the board for mature players and more control. We'll update you in the coming days on ongoing developments as regards his new replacement.

‎Egbon Nateevs:

Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by WhoDeyHause: 12:41pm On Jan 02
WhoDeyHause:
Sky Ugbowo sports: Breaking news. Information just reaching us says that Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca has been relieved of his duties despite him shouting Boehly egbami to the board for mature players and more control. We'll update you in the coming days on ongoing developments as regards his new replacement.

‎Egbon Nateevs:
Egbon Ibime:

Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by StarchAndBanga: 12:43pm On Jan 02
WhoDeyHause:
Sky Ugbowo sports: Breaking news. Information just reaching us says that Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca has been relieved of his duties despite him shouting Boehly egbami to the board for mature players and more control. We'll update you in the coming days on ongoing developments as regards his new replacement.

‎Egbon Nateevs:
U no try oo

Some of us were looking forward to ur trolling of these Barca bots after we trashed them but u were nowhere to be found
Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by WhoDeyHause: 12:45pm On Jan 02
Epa Diggz:

Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by WhoDeyHause: 12:48pm On Jan 02
StarchAndBanga:
U no try oo

Some of us were looking forward to ur trolling of these Barca bots after we trashed them but u were nowhere to be found
Na hustle my brother. No vex for me lahor.

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