QUOTE(gry @ Apr 17 2019, 12:43 PM)
Pep first season no silverware
Klopp first season, no 8 in the league
Sarri first season, one cup final, but unlikely to stay in top four but still in Europa League. Maybe we can trust the process but the difference is, klopp n pep won something before, and Sarri we can question his ability to change different tactic, or good during team talk. This season, after good performances in first half, we totally changed to different team after that. What he is doing during team talk? Plus if we concede first, it difficult to win the games. No longer became chelsea we used to know.
If we sell hazard 100m, michy 35m, morata 50m, bakayoko 35m, drinwater 15m, zappacosta 15m, willian 30m, we nearly got 300m to spend next season but 8 doubt whether we can trust Sarri for long term.
Recall Reece James, Mason Mount, Tammy Abraham. We already secure Pulisic. If we can get Jovic, Nicholes Pepe, and Ben Chiwell, we actually got very good squad already.
This the problem being pampered all the time by Roman want instant success
Sarri performance good at beginning, got worst at middle and stable for now. If the performance goes opposite way, all will hail him as genius.
For me, I need to see the full season performance as yardstick compare with previous season. As at now, i see improvement overall in term of playing style, result and given limited transfer players Sarri wanted(Jorginho only).
Hopefully this transfer windows, sell all those high paying deadwood and start a hungry, young and new generations of players take over and move forward.
i also understand why all managers use the same old international players than our young inconsistent and unproven players. Most newly appointed manager will not rock the boat by fielding untested young players and causing disharmony among team players. If me, i would do the same cos I would rather have 15-16 so call old players on my side than 22-25 players disharmony fighting each others over starting place. Only those established manager like ferguson and wenger and certain extend Mourinho(chelsea 1st time 2nd season with us) can do that. Even Mourinho the mighty in MU are not spare this season when those superstar players starting not performing and Mourinho try banished them but can't do much
Ya, he stubborn but i think all good/great managers also stubborn. Some kena sacked too even got great result previously
Let see what happened when we don't have Hazard next season and those over aged 30 players leaving.
I also hope Sarri can maintained or improved this year season with more of his type of players by giving our young players a chance with the support of the board and Roman.
But we will never know the board thinking at the end of the season. They might sack and appoint another manager just for fun. I think nobody really know what the board/Roman prioritise now. Long term projection or short term success? Create biggest pool of young talented players but don't promote them by buying young rising star within same age? Investment target profit/breakeven due to CL and branding income? Rumour to sell Chelsea since there is no news on the new stadium and Roman personal wealth problem since his purchasing power already can't do much even in EPL?
Just don't buy for the sake of buying because of transfer ban.