Chelsea will be ‘trying again’ to sign Juventus 20-year-old Kenan Yildiz in January, after submitting a €80m bid this summer. Enzo Maresca is a big admirer of the player and could be leading the Club World Cup winners’ pursuit. (calciomercato via SportWitness)

Right but Pep has lost repeatedly to every Spurs manager, they arent better than him

comment by Blarmstêvão (U14547)
posted 21 seconds ago
Right but Pep has lost repeatedly to every Spurs manager, they arent better than him
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To be fair, I do deem Pep's 12 year gap of winning the CL to be a blotch on his record, including the banter loss to Spurs.

Mourinho not winning the CL with us is a legitimate criticism of his record.

comment by Blarmstêvão (U14547)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by Devil (U6522)
posted 46 minutes ago
I'm casting my mind back to the late noughties when Liverpool fans tried to assure us Benitez was better than Mourinho, if anyone can remember that?

Now around 20 years later Benitez is completely finished, and Jose's become what Benitez was (i.e. alright cup manager, bog standard league manager) and pretty much everyone's in agreement he's washed
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Was absurd thinking at the time

However Rafa was always better tactically than Jose’s current ineptitude, its sad to see for me. Retire ffs and take your rightful spot in PL punditry
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Yeah all accounts of Benitez from players he's worked with & journalists who know him personally all paint the same picture - tactically elite, but man management leaves a lot to be desired! If tactics were everything coaches like Emery would be in Pep's position, people like Klopp would be mid, and Harry Redknapp would've never coached in the Premier League.

That's why Jose has always been better. He's a FAR better leader than Benitez ever was.

comment by NPE - World Champions (U22712)
posted 16 minutes ago
Benitez did beat Jose in two CL semis when we were at our peak, and did a brilliant job at Valencia tbf. I think his peak is much higher than where Mourinho now is tbh.
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Benitez's Valencia team were very good. I can only remember snippets of them but my memories are all very positive about them.

They were an entertaining team too, played really nice looking football. I think Benitez fall into the same mindset Tuchel did when he came to England, thinking he needed to be more tactical to thrive, and as a consequence (like Tuchel) he never really washed out that "boring" repuation afterwards.

comment by NPE - World Champions (U22712)
posted 1 hour, 7 minutes ago
comment by Blarmstêvão (U14547)
posted 21 seconds ago
Right but Pep has lost repeatedly to every Spurs manager, they arent better than him
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To be fair, I do deem Pep's 12 year gap of winning the CL to be a blotch on his record, including the banter loss to Spurs.

Mourinho not winning the CL with us is a legitimate criticism of his record.
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I prefer winning the CL for the glory and prestige

But league titles are definitely the better test of the managers

And doubles and trebles the ultimate sign of an elite coach

Sources say Jackson was messaging friends on the eve of the two sides’ league-phase opener game at the Allianz Arena, making it clear just how motivated he is to perform well.

“The way he was talking, I am convinced he is going to score.”

~ @TheAthleticFC

comment by Blarmstêvão (U14547)
posted 12 minutes ago
comment by NPE - World Champions (U22712)
posted 1 hour, 7 minutes ago
comment by Blarmstêvão (U14547)
posted 21 seconds ago
Right but Pep has lost repeatedly to every Spurs manager, they arent better than him
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To be fair, I do deem Pep's 12 year gap of winning the CL to be a blotch on his record, including the banter loss to Spurs.

Mourinho not winning the CL with us is a legitimate criticism of his record.
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I prefer winning the CL for the glory and prestige

But league titles are definitely the better test of the managers

And doubles and trebles the ultimate sign of an elite coach
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I dunno, Brian Clough won two league titles in 40 years. I'd take his back-to-back European Cups at Forest over plenty of managers with more leagues.

* 30 years

Chelsea's Chief Revenue Officer, Casper Stylsvig has departed Stamford Bridge less than 2 years into the role – with the club STILL without a shirt sponsor. (Mail)

comment by CFC_Steve (U1194)
posted 19 minutes ago
Sources say Jackson was messaging friends on the eve of the two sides’ league-phase opener game at the Allianz Arena, making it clear just how motivated he is to perform well.

“The way he was talking, I am convinced he is going to score.”

~ @TheAthleticFC
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Let's hope he's one of his regular couldn't hit a barn door with a banjo modes

comment by CFC_Steve (U1194)
posted 23 hours, 45 minutes ago
🗣 Vincent Kompany: "I've already watched probably 40 games of Chelsea last season. They're an interesting team to observe.

But I don't think there's a lot of mystery around them, and I know the coach very well. I'll quickly see tomorrow whether we've done our homework."
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His eyes probably bled

comment by NPE - World Champions (U22712)
posted 1 hour, 1 minute ago
comment by Blarmstêvão (U14547)
posted 12 minutes ago
comment by NPE - World Champions (U22712)
posted 1 hour, 7 minutes ago
comment by Blarmstêvão (U14547)
posted 21 seconds ago
Right but Pep has lost repeatedly to every Spurs manager, they arent better than him
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To be fair, I do deem Pep's 12 year gap of winning the CL to be a blotch on his record, including the banter loss to Spurs.

Mourinho not winning the CL with us is a legitimate criticism of his record.
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I prefer winning the CL for the glory and prestige

But league titles are definitely the better test of the managers

And doubles and trebles the ultimate sign of an elite coach
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I dunno, Brian Clough won two league titles in 40 years. I'd take his back-to-back European Cups at Forest over plenty of managers with more leagues.
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Multiple CLs is a different feat to one

Plenty of managers have one european cup that i dont think are super amazing. The last winner for instance

Bayern Munich are unbeaten in their last 34 home group stage/league phase matches [W32 D2], since a 2-3 loss against Manchester City in December 2013.

Expected starting XI

Neto, Pedro, Palmer
Enzo, Caicedo, James
Cucu, Tosin, Trev, Gusto
Sanchez

Chelsea are thought to have had offers for shirt sponsorship, but none have resulted in a deal. The club have reportedly looking for between £60m and £65m a season, with new Saudi airline Riyadh Air strongly linked.

(@MikeKeegan_DM)

We clapping Jose or nah vs Benfica

comment by Our Bald Manager > Yours (U1641)
posted 15 minutes ago
We clapping Jose or nah vs Benfica
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We whould

I think we turn up tonight, play well and lose

Kane scoring is inevitable

comment by Sheriff JW Pepper (U1007)
posted less than a minute ago
Kane scoring is inevitable
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Jackson scoring?

Enzo Maresca's Chelsea can expect an INTENSE press from Bayern. With 50 Cent blasting in the background, they started training with a passing exercise between two teams. One of them had to pass from the back, the other had to press as if their lives depended on it. The losing team had to do 10 press-ups each when the whistle was blown. (@kierangill_DM) #CFC

You can easily get in behind that Bayern high line.

We will win