Chelsea Thread - 2021/22

[mccity]

They're a very difficult team to play against since Tuchel came in. I'm stating the obvious here but the two games against Chelsea feel like they will be title deciders.

I'm hopeful they drop some silly points to weaker sides throughout the season. I'm not sure they've got either City or Liverpool's relentlessness about them. Even though on the day I'd rate them good enough to beat anybody.

 

[Deleted member 81382]

I'm hopeful they drop some silly points to weaker sides throughout the season. I'm not sure they've got either City or Liverpool's relentlessness about them. Even though on the day I'd rate them good enough to beat anybody.

I know their upturn in form was largely down to having much better coaching but part of me hopes they were just riding a wave in those last few months of the season and they won't be able to sustain it for a whole campaign.

 

[Damocles]

I know their upturn in form was largely down to having much better coaching but part of me hopes they were just riding a wave in those last few months of the season and they won't be able to sustain it for a whole campaign.

It's always worth remembering that Roberto Di Matteo won the Champions League as a manager. Momentum of a new appointment can carry you a long way.
Not that I think this is happening with Tuchel but it's not impossible.

 

[Deleted member 87819]

It's always worth remembering that Roberto Di Matteo won the Champions League as a manager. Momentum of a new appointment can carry you a long way.
Not that I think this is happening with Tuchel but it's not impossible.

Tuchel is easily one of the top 5 managers in Europe if not top 3

 

[waspish]

Tuchel is easily one of the top 5 managers in Europe if not top 3

Well he has the chance to prove it in this 38 game season the true test..

 

[Deleted member 87819]

Well he has the chance to prove it in this 38 game season the true test..

He doesn’t need to prove anything. The level of tactical accomplishments in his career already puts him on that level. And he’s the current European champion

 

[KentBlue]

Tuchel is easily one of the top 5 managers in Europe if not top 3

That’s as maybe, but personally I would not like to see his style of football week in week out.

 

[Deleted member 87819]

That’s as maybe, but personally I would not like to see his style of football week in week out.

A lot of people say the same about Pep. To each their own

 

[waspish]

He doesn’t need to prove anything. The level of tactical accomplishments in his career already puts him on that level. And he’s the current European champion

Cup knock outs any manager can win the league is where you judge a manager and him winning the Premier league is when I’ll say yep top manager !

 

[Deleted member 87819]

Cup knock outs any manager can win

Can we stop pretending that winning the Champions League is a minor accomplishment? And he was a finalist the year before too