AVB and Chelsea

AVB is learning on the job but at least he is willing to stick it through , he is still learning about the competition in barclays, how to handle the media, and the pamper geriatrics we have. In AVB i trust

And let him buy his side, it should be ready to compete long-term in two seasons

I think AVB needs to be given time, to mould his own side, to learn the EPL and media and time for Chelsea. We, as the club, needs stability and to create a system based on youth development rather than quick fixes that cost a lot of money to maintain. For the first time in the RA era things are not going Chelsea’s way and RA and the fans need to stop this knee jerk reaction of scrapping things if they do not work instantly. Patience and stability will be the key to a long and successful CFC.

I have been calling for his head. There are many reasons why i think his dismissal would be a good thing, but every time I articulate them I am met with reasonable objection and arguments speaking to the reasons he should stay, none have been “He must stay because he is a good coach”, most of the reasons are, “He needs time to mold the time in his image”…to that I say given the microcosm that this season serves for the long term, is his the image we want to mold the team into. I don’t know but that is just my opinion. Others say “If we fire him, a new coach won’t make a difference especially mid season.” Again a very reasonable assertion, but a heavy misconception; reason being, Scolari was fired, Guus came in, there was no transitional period, there was no lull, the team went on a tear which culminated in us winning the FA Cup and being cheated out of a Finals spot by Ovrebro. Also consider Martin O Niel at Sunderland, when Bruce was booted out he took over and turned things around, Sunderland is doing decently now with no significant change in player personnel. The most significant reason though is “We need to stop this player power, how many managers will the players get rid of before we realize they are the common denominator.” Again top of the class kind of thinking there but alas the statement is somewhat amiss methinks; Yes Chelsea, since Roman took over, have been the revolving door for managers and a home for the key players. But wait, let us do an analysis. Ranieri was fired, he came second and Roman felt it was not good enough and wanted more glamour, there was no player-manager strife there. Mourinho came in he was fired for thinking that he could assert himself to an oligarch, he got fired for not being subordinate enough. I somewhat blame the owner (although if I were him I also would not tolerate insolence, especially when I am the kinda person that is buddy buddy with Putin) there coz the players were reportedly crying over the loss of their leader. Grant was a stop gap, Hiddink was beloved but had other engagements, and a lot of the players including the old guard really like(d) Carlo, who wouldn’t the consummate gentleman that he is, there was no player-manager strife there. So who was it that the player power got rid of???? Scolari! and I challenge anyone on here to counter my statement when I say good riddance with regards to Scolari, he was not that good a coach in club circumstances, though a master of it at National level, he just could not adjust, I mean he benched Drogba in his prime and was having constant run ins with key players such as Ballack. So in essence, the only managers that there actually has been a public revolt against from key players are AVB and Scolari, we know how Scolari was, I think I can glean from that that AVB may just need the boot as well. I mean think about it this way, players know more about the game than us the fans, they know a quality coach when they see one, I do not think they see one when looking at AVB.