Andre Villas-Boas And The Future

I’m still standing with AVB. I stood with Tebow when everyone said he couldn’t play and I will do the same with AVB when people say he needs to go. Just gotta have faith that he can turn it around.

Right wing, left attacking mid, and right back. If AVB fixes those spots in the summer. We should be good for next season.

Yes, that means no Hazard. Thank god. I can’t stand his over-hype by other Chelsea fans. I rather pay 35-40m on Gotze than Hazard.

SACK THEM ALL

By the recent speeches, its evident that if AVB stays over for the summer, massive changes are here!!i have heard from many sources that abt 15 players thru out our system could leave, all that said-this is a big test for roman, come summer

if he lets AVB start his man slaughter, then CFC will have to stick to him for 2 more windows unconditionally….else it would be better to let go..next summer is crucial-excited

its tough to have faith in a man who failed to see the glaring flaws in a squad which was pretty much obvious to everyone else in the run in to the 2011/12 season. he remained adamant the squad was good enough to challenge for all four trophies, and here we are with only a realistic shot at the FA cup, as if that’s not bad enough by CFC standards, he hasn’t the courage to blood in the kids; McEachran, bertrand, Lukaku, Hutchison et al, then what do we see in January when Alex and Anelka departed with kalou and drogba at the nations cup and us short on QUALITY… he brings in Cahill… Cahill!!! enough said!

I’m sure when Carlo was sacked all Chelsea fans were bemoaning the clubs policy of consistently sacking managers on a seasonal basis, we need to accept that there may be dry runs which last for a season or two and that we must remain faithful to our manager during these runs if we ever want to come close to having someone like fergie who consistently wins trophies.
4th to me is a remarkable achievement if you compare our squad to other squads of the “big six” as it is full of players in fast decline and In ruts of bad form. I’m all for AVB!

I’d like to give a Manager more than just a season. But if they dont sort out RB problems and some attacking problems (which we may already have the solution in Piazon). But personally i can see next season with AVB in charge going the same way. However i think it might come good after that. He has being implementing his policy of youth and the importance of it but he hasn’t but them to the test and played and of his youthful singings except Romeu who has being one of our better players

we knew AVB had been brought in for the future. whether people acknowledged it as a transitional year or not, we knew the squad had to change. despite the late charge, last year’s winter slump was alarming and could only get worse with the same players one year older. in my opinion the inconsistency of those same aging players — Drogba, Lampard, Cole, Malouda, Terry to some extent — has been a big factor in our poor and inconsistent results this season. i don’t see AVB as to blame for this. in any such seismic transition of style and management there is going to be a difficult transitional period, and i just don’t think Chelsea fans mentally accept that. i agree that some of AVB’s lineups can be debate but frankly there is a lot we also don’t know … we don’t see McEachran every day in training, or account for his physical fragility … Lukaku is still very raw, Hutchinson just came out of retirement, there must be SOMETHING about Bertrand we don’t see in training every day like AVB. Mata, Ramires, Sturridge, Romeu and Luiz are the future of Chelsea, and i pray that AVB is as well. he needs more than 3/4 or even a full season to really show what he is about, just as Ferguson did. let him shape this team. if we jump on his back now we are only playing out the storyline of impatience that could have been predicted at the beginning of such a transitional year.

as for the future “project,” i give props to AVB for not wanting to spend 20 million on Willian if he felt it would negatively influence having 40 available to spend on Hazard or Moura in the summer. it is a gamble no doubt, but a calculated risk not a frivolous one. i believe in AVB.

Sturridge and Romeu?

I think the reason Villas-Boas didn’t/hasn’t been playing McEachran, Lukaku, etc is because he wants youngsters to gain experience and prove themselves at the top level before he throws them in the mix. That might be a bit too cautious but I’m willing to go with it and to me it makes sense. That being said, for next season he should make sure he won’t have to rely on a youngster to be a back up to a first team player (Like Bertrand being a back up for Cole with Aanholt being loaned which blocks any loan deal for him) if he doesn’t trust them anyways.

I don’t doubt the skill of AVB, he’s proven himself before. Sure it is a different league and team, but doesn’t make him suddenly incapable of understanding the game (for those that favor the argument that his lack of years of experience somehow means he shouldnt be allowed to work in the PL- what a disgrace to English football! )

It is just a little baffling for me that we started off on a decent foot, the team looked excited totally behind it, and then suddenly there was one bad result that wasn’t even the fault of AVB’s tactics or the way the team had been playing, and they just seem so unsure. Good results and bad results have happened since, and the only thing that seems consistent is inconsistency. I have to imagine that he is still implementing part of his plan for next year now… it won’t be a fresh slate, and even he calls it a transition year. But it is looking a little concerning, to say the least.

Definitely makes me wonder what will happen come summer… it seems like half the squad would need sold and replaced… which could well happen. I do know that I sort of gravitated to Chelsea on the basis of what I thought he would make of the team (foolish? maybe). But I have to admit I had my own interpretation of the style he was talking about, and I’m not sure I am all that accurate, seeing some of what I’ve seen so far. I am pretty reliant on something good coming of it and not reverting back to the style of years past, so I sure do hope things work out!

I WANT MY DADDY BACK!!! How could you not want a guy like Mourinho back to right the ship in the middle of a huge rebuild? He is one of the best minds in the game if not THE best we would be dumb not to consider bringing him home to the Bridge. I believe Mourinho has more pull and influence when it comes to influencing players to come play here too.

And, of course, so does Kalas.

It appears that “big clubs” aren’t given the same leniency in terms of rebuilding that teams in American sports are. But that’s what this is: a rebuild. We need to display more patience. We should also keep in mind that AVB came to Chelsea in the middle of the summer, and maybe wouldn’t have had very long to evaluate the squad. I think after a year he’ll be in a better position to identify specific weaknesses to address. But back to the point. Might we go trophyless this year? Sure. Are we in danger of missing CL next year? Yes. Do I trust that we are moving in the right direction? Absolutely.

I apolozigze before hand for the long post, First time posting, don’t usually but felt compelled to say this. ive seen every game this year, I think AVB has the skillset and determination to succeed at Chelsea. Yes, it is a rebuilding year, as much as I want to see them win everything all the time, they can’t and they won’t thats life, especially during a rebuilding year with the growing competiton from around the league. Chelsea atm is one of the biggest clubs in europe, and throwing a young manager to the wolves because hes having a hard time adjusting is a bit harsh. yes he’s made some moves he shouldn’t and not made ones he should have, but the more the public bashes him, the more he becomes uncertain in his ways. Let the man do the job he was hired and bring in the people he wants so he can do that job. It will take time but give the man a proper shot. as for transfers malouda and kalou need to go(yes mal was a disgrace, and has been since is shooting star wish came true to have a good season a few ago) and wingers need to be brought in, torres and sturridge need more help than mata can give, while everone else in midfield seems to be like foosball players, but overpaying in this tranfer window was not an option. If they really want to join they can join in the summer for a lot less. as for the game, yes those penalties shouldn’t have been, but giving up the third was unnacceptable. if you got this far. thanks for reading. GO BLUES, all the way from CANADA!