He's tough on players is Stan, even a turn around in form like Cesc has achieved doesn't gain forgiveness from Stan. Iv'e probably been a bit harsh on Bakayoko and Zappa myself, and need to remember my own advice, don't judge on 1st seasons form.
Come on CP. Last season Tony did that all season. Drop Cescy show up collect 3 pts. I don't understand how it is different this season. Project Cescy is a luxury - Chelsea cannot / should not afford. Simples!! Thank you Cescy, please leave us in January.
What you don’t understand Stan is the finer nuances of football. One shoe doesn’t fit all Stan hence why I called/ hoped Conte would start with Willian & Pedro. Huddersfield were always likely to be a potential booby trap like West Ham. I think Conte possibly got the team selection wrong in that one. Playing speedsters like Willian & Pedro ensured a faster start which was what was missing against the Hammers. It’s who you are playing that dictates the team selection in my view and one that Conte got right this time. Fabregas is a massive player for us but not a starter every game. I sort of get your point but I don’t get slamming the team you love every time something goes tits up.
Just like you called Huddersfield, I called before Spammers game that Antonio & Adrian will be a pain in our backside. Was I wrong? I may not know all the nuances, but I know simple blank & white stuff. When did I slam the team????? I call out the poor performers.
You did get the West Ham call right, but in pretty much all of the 4 or 5 previous games, Fabregas was among our best rated players . Against Huddersfield, Alonso was rated by the majority of pundits as 8/10, Hazard being top at 9/10. The obvious point is that all players have on and off days, and often it's the set up of our Team and/or the oppositions team that determines how well they can play. With Rudiger behind him, Alonso is better than with Cahill etc. Behind the front 3 Fabregas is better than in front of the back 3. There's a place and a need for each player, and the Manager needs to think more about the balance v's the type of opponent.
Remember I went on about Dave & Alonso on the left and move Cahill & Moses to the right last season? I agree that combinations are making Cahill & Alonso collectively very poor. Agreed that Cescy can start against teams like West Brom where he will get the ball and he will be covered as well. Cescy can never ever play 2 games in 1 week. These are basic stuff - Conte already knows. But he shoots himself in the foot for some weird reason. That reason could be Milan or Paris. Cannot think of others
Drop Simon and Lovren, Klopp will finish top 2 every season. Drop Cescy we will finish top 2. Drop Gay, Manu will finish outside top 10 every season. It is plain & Simple. Black & white. Bigger teams are as strong as their weakest link. Smaller teams are as strong as their strongest link.
So if we drop Cesc and Liverpool drop their weak links, both sides are guaranteed top 2?!! What about City then? Us dropping players suddenly going to make them lose games and drop out of the top 2? Utter bollox as usual.
City is city because of the awful chasing pack. Already they will be 6 pts less if pool & us took those 2 games with right 11 rather than 10 players . This is not rocket science.
And they would still be 9 points clear at the top of the league, so what's your point, other than to piss everyone off with your nonsense as usual? Sorry I just realised that this thread is entitled "#4 to cost us top 10 finish"..... TOP TEN FINISH? I thought it said Top 4 finish..... Top TEN? Top ****ing TEN? Are you mentally retarded? I am 100% convinced you are a rival supporter trolling us now with a sock account, I am sorry but no one is that stupid.....
Nah, it's everybody. My guess would have been HIAG but he is so much better and more inventive than Stan.