Who will the next permanent Chelsea manager be?

[chrisb]

@Max Fowler, thanks, I can see that now but what are all the other numbers for?

[Max Fowler]

1 minute ago, chrisb said:

@Max Fowler, thanks, I can see that now but what are all the other numbers for?

It's broken down into Open play and Set play goals (and xG for both) - but yes that is a bit too geeky!!

[Max Fowler]

 

Yes Raz.
IMO the way people go in on him is too much - clearly struggling for confidence amidst all the changes.

He can be big for us next season.

And he has a point here!

 

 

[boratsbrother]

2 hours ago, Max Fowler said:

 

Yes Raz.
IMO the way people go in on him is too much - clearly struggling for confidence amidst all the changes.

He can be big for us next season.

 

 

 

I couldn't disagree more!

If anything he's got off lightly for his dreadful, lacklustre performances this season. A season in which he's been even worse than the great lump everyone couldn't wait to get rid of. I can  stand by players who are out of confidence and form but never with those who sulk and don't give their best and his effort the other night was a disgrace! Cucu has had an appallingly bad season, but I can cut him some slack because he does at least go out their and give his best, however poor that might be.

First to go this summer must be those with bad attitudes and Sterling is one of those!

[Mark Kelly]

4 hours ago, Chelsea_Matt said:

 

I want to see some of this. Sitton is available btw 🤣

I love this , he picked me up in his cab once , nice guy .

3 hours ago, Max Fowler said:

 

Yes Raz.
IMO the way people go in on him is too much - clearly struggling for confidence amidst all the changes.

He can be big for us next season.

And he has a point here!

 

 

He speaks well in this but actions speak louder than words , he's a senior player and should be pulling the boys together not hiding.

[Michael Tucker]

2 hours ago, Mark Kelly said:

 he's a senior player and should be pulling the boys together not hiding.

Is he 'hiding' though? I'm not sure that he is, tbh.

[Chelsea_Matt]

4 hours ago, Michael Tucker said:

Is he 'hiding' though? I'm not sure that he is, tbh.

I would put it this way. He doesn’t appear to be trying very hard. Like 90% of this bunch of cowardly mercenaries.

[chrisb]

34 minutes ago, Chelsea_Matt said:

I would put it this way. He doesn’t appear to be trying very hard. Like 90% of this bunch of cowardly mercenaries.

Agreed.

Against Arsenal he looked like a Tyrannosaurus Rex kicking a porcupine. Not one of his passes found a teammate.

 

disclaimer - no porcupines were injured in the writing of this post

Edited May 6, 2023 by chrisb

[thevelourfog]

4 hours ago, chrisb said:

Against Arsenal he looked like a Tyrannosaurus Rex kicking a porcupine. Not one of his passes found a teammate.

Absolutely ridiculous comment.

Porcupines evolved about 30 million years ago, long after the Tyrannosaurus went extinct.

[Bison]

I mentioned earlier in the season that after a Brighton game Adam Lallana spoke incredibly highly of Roberto De Zerbi and made it sound like he was a monumental upgrade on Potter (looking at the season they're having it's hard to argue otherwise). I cringed listening to that interview because by that point it was already clear that Potter was crap and we were going nowhere under his management. 

And now here's Lewis Dunk talking about how relentless De Zerbi is on the training ground:

We gave them 20m to go and hire a better manager (who was a free agent at the time by the way). I will never get over that. 

Edited May 6, 2023 by Bison

[Ham]

Now..... Announce Poch. 

We're safe. 

[Liquidator]

Or Mourinho .....

[Chelsea_Matt]

39 minutes ago, Liquidator said:

Or Mourinho .....

👀

[chara]

7 hours ago, thevelourfog said:

Absolutely ridiculous comment.

Porcupines evolved about 30 million years ago, long after the Tyrannosaurus went extinct.

Hmm...a prickly subject indeed....mind you I recall watching a huge porcupine shuffle arrogantly along the top of Boreas Pass here watched patiently and calmly at a safe distance by my great GWP Pedro some years back,,actually bigger than Raheem I think and I challenge anyone to kick one of those!

And..phew...I can now sleep at night!

[ROTG]

29 minutes ago, Chelsea_Matt said:

👀

 Big Ange 😀

[xceleryx]

7 hours ago, ROTG said:

 Big Ange 😀

Works for me. 😊

[Michael Tucker]

Desperation has obviously kicked in..🤣

[chrisb]

Reported in the Telegraph that Nagelsman will cost in excess of £10M in compensation to Bayern if Sp*rs want to appoint him as their next manager. Potentially another reason why we didn’t take it any further.

[Mark Kelly]

15 minutes ago, chrisb said:

Reported in the Telegraph that Nagelsman will cost in excess of £10M in compensation to Bayern if Sp*rs want to appoint him as their next manager. Potentially another reason why we didn’t take it any further.

And why Spurs are now targeting Xavi Alonso.

[Sleeping Dave]

On 05/05/2023 at 16:11, Mark Kelly said:

They did and he did

Why are you being so vague? Do you know what salary he was offered? 

Let me put it this way, do you believe that Mount would have turned down a reasonable offer if it meant he could play on at his boyhood club? Sometimes in these situations I think it’s helpful to think what would make Mount say no to an offer. The salary was too low or some other facets of the deal wasn’t on par with what he expected. Mount comes across as a very reasonable lad with considerable maturity. I really can’t see that he would have turned down a fair offer due to unreasonable expectations on his salary. 

[Mark Kelly]

56 minutes ago, Sleeping Dave said:

Why are you being so vague? Do you know what salary he was offered? 

Let me put it this way, do you believe that Mount would have turned down a reasonable offer if it meant he could play on at his boyhood club? Sometimes in these situations I think it’s helpful to think what would make Mount say no to an offer. The salary was too low or some other facets of the deal wasn’t on par with what he expected. Mount comes across as a very reasonable lad with considerable maturity. I really can’t see that he would have turned down a fair offer due to unreasonable expectations on his salary. 

Form reports I heard he was offered £180k per week and turned his nose up as James had been offered £200k and accepted . The reason I was vague is because it's what was reported but like most things has in all likelihood been spun out of all proportion to suit the side reporting it.

[xceleryx]

Meet the backroom staff Mauricio Pochettino will bring with him to Chelsea: The assistant who convinced the Argentine to move to England, an Olympic champion, and his son who works as a sports scientist!

Mauricio Pochettino’s impending arrival as Chelsea manager will see the Argentine become the fourth man to lead the Blues in Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali's still fledging tenure as co-controlling owners.

The former Tottenham and PSG boss will take over Chelsea with the club at a low ebb, with the prospect of a first bottom half finish in the Premier League since 1996.

Pochettino will face a significant in-tray, including managing the bloated squad which contributed to Graham Potter’s departure last month, with interim Frank Lampard also unable to get a tune out of the club’s big-money arrivals.

The 51-year-old will be able to count on his long-standing coaching team to help him pick through the issues and seek to make Chelsea capable of challenging for the Premier League and European honours again.

Jesus Perez - Assistant manager

Spanish, 51-years-old

Pochettino has described Perez as being 'an extension of myself', with the Spaniard considered the person the Argentine trusts the most, alongside his wife Karina. The pair have been cited by Pochettino as the people who 'keep order in my life'.

Perez and Karina were the driving force behind Pochettino's decision to accept the Southampton job back in 2013, despite his initial reservations over his inability to speak English at the time. Pochettino has since joked that Perez had a vested interest due to being able to speak English himself. 

The Spaniard had been a late arrival to Pochettino's set-up having been appointed as an under-21 coach at Espanyol by the club's sporting director Ramon Planes in 2010. Despite initial caution, Perez was integrated into Pochettino's inner circle due to being the only person at Espanyol at the time who could work on prototype match analysis software.

Perez is best known for being the fitness expert on Pochettino's staff. His work led to both Southampton and Tottenham becoming considered among the Premier League's fittest teams during their tenure. The gruelling fitness regime overseen by Perez was also viewed as helping Luke Shaw and Harry Kane's development.

Pochettino's right-hand man followed the Argentine to PSG after serving alongside him at Espanyol, Southampton and Spurs. During their time in North London, Perez was known for attending press conferences alongside Pochettino due to his better grasp of English, with the Spaniard a quiet but constant presence.

Perez had a rare moment in the spotlight in early 2021 when he briefly had to take charge of PSG matches after Pochettino had tested positive for COVID-19.
 
Miguel D'Agostino - Assistant manager

Argentine, 51-years-old.

The relationship between Pochettino and D'Agostino, known as Miki, goes back to their time as team-mates at Newell's Old Boys in the early 1990s. The two centre backs formed a close friendship at the club while playing under Marcelo Bielsa.

D'Agostino later had spells in Chile, Ecuador, France, Mexico and Spain during his playing career, before retiring in 2003.

His early coaching career included roles at Canet-en-Rousillon, Brest and Dubai CSC, before he began scouting for Pochettino’s Espanyol in 2009.

D’Agostino then became a full-time part of the set-up, with the Argentine filming training sessions and overseeing analysis.

In his 2017 book Brave New World, Pochettino told the story of how D'Agostino nearly drowned after being thrown overboard on a rafting trip, where the coaching staff were accompanied by Spurs chairman Daniel Levy.
 
Toni Jimenez - Goalkeeper coach

Spanish, 52-years-old. 

Arguably the highlight of Jimenez’s playing career came early on, with the goalkeeper having been selected as part of Spain’s squad for the Barcelona 1992 Olympics, despite having been yet to play in the top flight.

Jimenez played all of Spain’s matches at the tournament after seeing off competition from future Real Madrid and Valencia goalkeeper Santiago Canizares. The hosts, whose squad included Pep Guardiola and Luis Enrique, claimed Olympic gold with a 3-2 win against Poland at the Nou Camp.

While Jimenez would only go on to play three times for Spain’s senior national team, he enjoyed a strong career at club level by playing for Rayo Vallecano, Atletico Madrid and Espanyol.

Jimenez became Pochettino's team-mate during his second spell at Espanyol, before ending his playing career in 2004. Having initially worked as a director at the club, Jimenez formed part of Pochettino's set-up with the pair having completed their coaching badges together.

Spurs captain Hugo Lloris revealed the role Jimenez and Pochettino had on his game back in 2017.

'When I first met Toni and Mauricio, I started spending more time in the gym and looking after my body, developing more muscle and improving my technique,' Lloris sad. 'I spend a lot of time with him and with Toni looking at videos and they showed me what they expected from me. 

'The first few weeks, you wonder if what they are trying to do will work but after you start to notice at training and later in the game and then you think, "Okay, maybe they’re right".'
 
Sebastiano Pochettino - Sport scientist and fitness coach

Argentine/Spanish, 28-years-old

Sebastiano, the oldest of Pochettino's two sons, has been the newest addition to the coaching set-up. 

He initially started working for Tottenham in 2016 as a sport science assistant, before being promoted to the first team’s sport scientist and fitness coach. His promotion made him the youngest sports scientist in the Premier League at the age of 22.

Pochettino then held the same role at PSG and looks likely to do the same at Chelsea.

His initial appointment to Tottenham’s coaching staff in 2016 came as he received a first class honours degree from Southampton Solent University in Applied Sports Science, while he worked at the university as a strength and conditioning coach.

Pochettino later completed a Masters in the 'Integrative Biology of the Adaptations to Exercise for Health and Performance' at Paris-Saclay University.

The fluent English, French and Spanish speaker has said he specialises in providing injury prevention and strength and conditioning sessions.

Mauricio Pochettino dismissed suggestions of nepotism back in 2017, insisting that players trusted his son and suggested he could one day work for another manager.  

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-12010851/Meet-backroom-staff-Mauricio-Pochettino-bring-Chelsea.html

Edited May 7, 2023 by xceleryx

[Chelsea_Matt]

10 minutes ago, xceleryx said:

Meet the backroom staff Mauricio Pochettino will bring with him to Chelsea: The assistant who convinced the Argentine to move to England, an Olympic champion, and his son who works as a sports scientist!

Mauricio Pochettino’s impending arrival as Chelsea manager will see the Argentine become the fourth man to lead the Blues in Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali's still fledging tenure as co-controlling owners.

The former Tottenham and PSG boss will take over Chelsea with the club at a low ebb, with the prospect of a first bottom half finish in the Premier League since 1996.

Pochettino will face a significant in-tray, including managing the bloated squad which contributed to Graham Potter’s departure last month, with interim Frank Lampard also unable to get a tune out of the club’s big-money arrivals.

The 51-year-old will be able to count on his long-standing coaching team to help him pick through the issues and seek to make Chelsea capable of challenging for the Premier League and European honours again.

Jesus Perez - Assistant manager

Spanish, 51-years-old

Pochettino has described Perez as being 'an extension of myself', with the Spaniard considered the person the Argentine trusts the most, alongside his wife Karina. The pair have been cited by Pochettino as the people who 'keep order in my life'.

Perez and Karina were the driving force behind Pochettino's decision to accept the Southampton job back in 2013, despite his initial reservations over his inability to speak English at the time. Pochettino has since joked that Perez had a vested interest due to being able to speak English himself. 

The Spaniard had been a late arrival to Pochettino's set-up having been appointed as an under-21 coach at Espanyol by the club's sporting director Ramon Planes in 2010. Despite initial caution, Perez was integrated into Pochettino's inner circle due to being the only person at Espanyol at the time who could work on prototype match analysis software.

Perez is best known for being the fitness expert on Pochettino's staff. His work led to both Southampton and Tottenham becoming considered among the Premier League's fittest teams during their tenure. The gruelling fitness regime overseen by Perez was also viewed as helping Luke Shaw and Harry Kane's development.

Pochettino's right-hand man followed the Argentine to PSG after serving alongside him at Espanyol, Southampton and Spurs. During their time in North London, Perez was known for attending press conferences alongside Pochettino due to his better grasp of English, with the Spaniard a quiet but constant presence.

Perez had a rare moment in the spotlight in early 2021 when he briefly had to take charge of PSG matches after Pochettino had tested positive for COVID-19.
 
Miguel D'Agostino - Assistant manager

Argentine, 51-years-old.

The relationship between Pochettino and D'Agostino, known as Miki, goes back to their time as team-mates at Newell's Old Boys in the early 1990s. The two centre backs formed a close friendship at the club while playing under Marcelo Bielsa.

D'Agostino later had spells in Chile, Ecuador, France, Mexico and Spain during his playing career, before retiring in 2003.

His early coaching career included roles at Canet-en-Rousillon, Brest and Dubai CSC, before he began scouting for Pochettino’s Espanyol in 2009.

D’Agostino then became a full-time part of the set-up, with the Argentine filming training sessions and overseeing analysis.

In his 2017 book Brave New World, Pochettino told the story of how D'Agostino nearly drowned after being thrown overboard on a rafting trip, where the coaching staff were accompanied by Spurs chairman Daniel Levy.
 
Toni Jimenez - Goalkeeper coach

Spanish, 52-years-old. 

Arguably the highlight of Jimenez’s playing career came early on, with the goalkeeper having been selected as part of Spain’s squad for the Barcelona 1992 Olympics, despite having been yet to play in the top flight.

Jimenez played all of Spain’s matches at the tournament after seeing off competition from future Real Madrid and Valencia goalkeeper Santiago Canizares. The hosts, whose squad included Pep Guardiola and Luis Enrique, claimed Olympic gold with a 3-2 win against Poland at the Nou Camp.

While Jimenez would only go on to play three times for Spain’s senior national team, he enjoyed a strong career at club level by playing for Rayo Vallecano, Atletico Madrid and Espanyol.

Jimenez became Pochettino's team-mate during his second spell at Espanyol, before ending his playing career in 2004. Having initially worked as a director at the club, Jimenez formed part of Pochettino's set-up with the pair having completed their coaching badges together.

Spurs captain Hugo Lloris revealed the role Jimenez and Pochettino had on his game back in 2017.

'When I first met Toni and Mauricio, I started spending more time in the gym and looking after my body, developing more muscle and improving my technique,' Lloris sad. 'I spend a lot of time with him and with Toni looking at videos and they showed me what they expected from me. 

'The first few weeks, you wonder if what they are trying to do will work but after you start to notice at training and later in the game and then you think, "Okay, maybe they’re right".'
 
Sebastiano Pochettino - Sport scientist and fitness coach

Argentine/Spanish, 28-years-old

Sebastiano, the oldest of Pochettino's two sons, has been the newest addition to the coaching set-up. 

He initially started working for Tottenham in 2016 as a sport science assistant, before being promoted to the first team’s sport scientist and fitness coach. His promotion made him the youngest sports scientist in the Premier League at the age of 22.

Pochettino then held the same role at PSG and looks likely to do the same at Chelsea.

His initial appointment to Tottenham’s coaching staff in 2016 came as he received a first class honours degree from Southampton Solent University in Applied Sports Science, while he worked at the university as a strength and conditioning coach.

Pochettino later completed a Masters in the 'Integrative Biology of the Adaptations to Exercise for Health and Performance' at Paris-Saclay University.

The fluent English, French and Spanish speaker has said he specialises in providing injury prevention and strength and conditioning sessions.

Mauricio Pochettino dismissed suggestions of nepotism back in 2017, insisting that players trusted his son and suggested he could one day work for another manager.  

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-12010851/Meet-backroom-staff-Mauricio-Pochettino-bring-Chelsea.html

Appreciate this. What I don’t get is why the media are publishing this when we don’t know anything concrete about Poch to Chelsea. At all. Fills some space I guess. 

[chara]

10 hours ago, Michael Tucker said:

Desperation has obviously kicked in..🤣

Sign him up now if he can actually kick in goals...how much ?😁

[chara]

Thanks @xceleryx...long but informative... I was struck by the emphasis on the fitness/conditioning/injury issues.... 

Did the players look fitter this week?.... or just more application?