More... http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/jan11c.html Must say this - if true - is in really poor taste, what with the timing of the release/leak 'n all.
Hey Clanblue, if Ranieri does get sacked, which I hope doesn't happen because he's a top bloke, completely unlike those tossers Wenger and Ferguson. Then would you prefer Capello to Eriksson?
Don't really know alot about the man to be honest, but, if given the choice i would say yes, mainly because i don't want SGE.His continued use of the bloody diamond thing and the long ball over the top to the big heed of Heskey is indicative enough for me of the type of play that would be the staple at Stamford bridge. It's just my opinion now mind you, but this poxy "rotating diamond" bollox is more detrimental to the progress of the team than helpful. Simple and straightforward 4-4-2 for the league, no frills and no bloody experimental continental formations. If i was to have my pick of managers it would be Martin o'Neill.
His record is very impressive, but in some ways I reckon he's even more rigid than Eriksson, almost always 3-5-2 with the wingbacks looking to knock the ball into the box at every opportunity. Although saying that, he has got Larsson and Petrov playing good football at Celtic so who knows. Eriksson did get Lazio playing good football in his last job, they had Veron and Crespo in there, it only really went completely pearshaped after he signed the precontract with England. I hope Ranieri stays in his job, his teams play good football and he almost never harasses the referee as aggressively as Ferguson, or perpetually claims to have never see anything his players do wrong like that arrogant french twit. In Italy when Chelsea win it is "Chelsea win" or "Abramovich wins" or "Gudjohnsen wins". When Chelsea lose it is "Ranieri loses" When I don't put Damien Duff in the squad, my mother, who is 84 years old, asks why? She kills me about it, it is true! Claudio Ranieri
Same everywhere though isn't it, players bottle it and the manager gets the sack eh. Regards O'Neill. I think it's a case of him being clever enough to realise that particular set us is effective for him with the players he has.Take Sutton for example - he was great during the SAS years and that was in no small part due to players like le Saux who could leg it down the wing and put in killer balls. He then came to Chels where we had a reputation for playing attractive football under Hoddle, Gullit and Vialli, it was kept simple really, on the ground passing it around and generally a very "continental" way of going about it. Why we ever bid £10 million for him is one of the greatest mysteries of Chelsea.he thrived on crosses and long balls and we were playing keep the ball. Anyway, O'Neill knows the strenght of his players is the point. I would highly doubt he would go with 3 at the back at Chelsea.He was a rather solid, if unspectacular/flair amanger at leicester, but, he did get them motivated and his tactical awarness was second to none. I like Ranieri but i sometimes think his lack of tactical knowledge of the English game - despite being here for a number of years now - is holding the team back.
O’Neil? I don’t think so, he shows promise as a manager but he’s nowhere near the finished article yet. The O’Neil of defensive boring Leicester football? The Heskey fan Martin O’Neil? Sure, he’s had some success in Scotland, but lets face it anyone could manage one of the top two in Scotland and maintain them as one of the top 2 in Scotland O’Neil would not be the best choice of manager for such an International side as Chelsea and O’Neil does not have the tactical know how to win anything in Europe. Claudio is doing a good job IMHO. Bur IF WE HAD TO, given a choice, how about bringing Vialli back?
Originally posted by BridgeMonkee O’Neil? I don’t think so, he shows promise as a manager but he’s nowhere near the finished article yet. The O’Neil of defensive boring Leicester football? The Heskey fan Martin O’Neil? True enough, but he was damn effective with the players he had.Motivation was the key.Regards Heskey - he did the most astute thing that anyone has done with him in the last 5 years...he sold him. Originally posted by BridgeMonkee Claudio is doing a good job IMHO. Bur IF WE HAD TO, given a choice, how about bringing Vialli back? Vialli? Um....
If Motivation was the key, Vialli could be the man? To be honest, I just don't see any great managers emerging at the moment. I've just never liked O'Neil, I find him dour and humourless. Claudio should be given the rest of this season at least, after that, why not another? Sir Red Face got 6 years didn't he.
Its amazing how little good will there is for Svensson despite the good job he's done everywhere Seriously, the man wins. He coaxed the world's best form out of Veron. His Heskey fetish - I can't defend that. But I think Eriksson will change his style if he goes to Chelsea. He wasn't a rigid triangle guy at Lazio, although he did employ it since he had the right players for it. Eriksson would do a good job at Chelsea - he has everywhere. And he's familiar with Veron and Crespo already, which is good. Capello - he's a Roma guy, which means I don't like him, and I don't know how much of an upgrade he'd be over Ranieri. I want Claudio to stay, but I wish he'd stop tinkering. He can tinker in the League Cup all he wants, or on the training pitch, but against Premiership teams you're likely to be caught out overthinking things. And please, please, please, Claudio, make sure that Geremi and Makelele are never half the midfield. They completely grind our passing to a halt.
Capello? It's a possiblity but my money is still on Sven leaving England after Euro04 to coach Chelsea.