Actually he did. The Lukaku deal stalled when AVB was appointed and only went through a couple of weeks later. Roman put full faith in AVB for making signings that could contribute to the first-team right away hence Oriol Romeu
Not a question of not wanting him, he didnt have a choice in the matter, not as if he had any power to renege the deal.
I'll be worried about Spurs if AVB adapts to the team he has. Big mistake at CFC was playing the way he did at Porto with players that don't suit it, sign of a good manager is adapting and playing multiple ways.
I still think he's a class act but he was too naive at Chelsea and perhaps stubborn.
Everyone praises the likes of Rodgers and Martinez for sticking to their footballing principles and 'playing the right way' regardless of their situation. AVB is hired to change Chelsea's footballing philosophy to something akin to his, and he's criticised for doing that.
He needed to do it slowly and gradually instead of a sudden change. Plus he needed the right players. Martinez and Rodgers are different matters altogther. He was rightly criticized
By Chelsea fans. Most other people I spoke to thought it was unjust.
You brought him into play that way, it's how he plays, it's how he manages. If you didn't like that, and weren't willing to go through the pain and time to allow him to bring in players more technically suited to his game, that's your mistake, not his. Right man, wrong job.
By Chelsea fans. Most other people I spoke to thought it was unjust.
You brought him into play that way, it's how he plays, it's how he manages. If you didn't like that, and weren't willing to go through the pain and time to allow him to bring in players more technically suited to his game, that's your mistake, not his. Right man, wrong job.
Nail hit on head. It's not as if it was some surprise.
He should have understood that it would be a gradual process and he could not have done it so suddenly. For a man of his tactical prowess and ability, I doubt it would have been difficult to devise a new tactic that was suited to the current squad rather than play something alien to them. He was remarkably stubborn in that aspect and he lost his job
Not to mention he did show he can adapt his tactics... Played a deep defensive line and a more conservative tactic vs Valenica which was a key game for us back then.
Not willing to go through the pain and time? This man was leading us on a path where we would have just made it into the Europa League. Would we have been able to attract the players of the calibre of Hazard or provide a viable destination for Modric then? No. So much for the rebuilding job over the summer. We would have had to make do with lesser players
It's like Barcelona hiring Big Sam and wondering why he isn't playing tiki taka.
AVB's laughing all the way to the bank though. Added an 8 figure sum to his bank balance and largely kept his reputation in tact. Not bad for half a years work.
You shouldnt have hired him then. Its really that simple. You bought him for one style of play, and then expected him to play another.
No. I think he was right to change but not straight away and shouldn't have outed Lampard like he did (going by rumours).Everyone praises the likes of Rodgers and Martinez for sticking to their footballing principles and 'playing the right way' regardless of their situation. AVB is hired to change Chelsea's footballing philosophy to something akin to his, and he's criticised for doing that.
He could have rebuilt the squad the summer he came in them. Its his fault he did not do that... Then he spent the rest of the season trying to stick a square peg in a round hole.
Problem is he could have changed to another style of play if he wanted to. He did it in key games and we got the results. He was just stubborn about his 'philosophy' and that cost him his job.
He should have understood that it would be a gradual process and he could not have done it so suddenly. For a man of his tactical prowess and ability, I doubt it would have been difficult to devise a new tactic that was suited to the current squad rather than play something alien to them. He was remarkably stubborn in that aspect and he lost his job
Not to mention he did show he can adapt his tactics... Played a deep defensive line and a more conservative tactic vs Valenica which was a key game for us back then.
Not willing to go through the pain and time? This man was leading us on a path where we would have just made it into the Europa League. Would we have been able to attract the players of the calibre of Hazard or provide a viable destination for Modric then? No. So much for the rebuilding job over the summer. We would have had to make do with lesser players
Not really.... His reputation was damaged albeit not as much as it should/could have been due to conflicting media reports that the ego of senior Chelsea players cost him his job which was only partly true
Lal.
The gradual process should have started 3 years ago. If he started gradually you'd remain 3 years behind target, he had no choice to go quick because of the continuing incompetence from the Chelsea management. The Chelsea squad are all adults, I doubt it would have been difficult for them to not throw their toys out of the pram when they're dropped or asked to do something they don't want to do.
RDM hardly had outstanding league form, sacking him did nothing to change your EL course. Yes, you're in the CL now. That's luck rather than foresight, even the most optimistic of Chelsea fans would have struggled to see you qualifying by winning it at the time. We've been through this multiple times, one dud season doesn't set expectations for players. They know your resources, they know your ambition, they aren't going to reject you on the basis of you performing badly one year. Or maybe we should get on the phone to Jordi Alba, since Barca aren't the right club for him if he wants to win trophies.
AVB is far more reputable than RDM, you can attract the likes of Hazard because you won the CL. To say you would have had to do with lesser players with AVB is utter nonsense trying to rationalise sacking him.
Most prospective employers are intelligent enough to realise that he was given an impossible, lose-lose job. Inter looked into him. Liverpool looked into him. Spurs, with Levy one of the shrewdest chairmen around, still wanted him. Real reputation damage, there. A top 4 team 5 months after he was sacked, I'm sure he's weeping.
You have gone off somewhere else entirely with that first paragraph. Yes I agree the ego of the senior players hampered him but I dont understand what you mean that they should have done what he asked them too. Would it have made the situation any better? Incompetent players willingly playing a system not suited to them
RDM came in at a difficult time. Still got amazing results.. 4-1 vs Napoli, 5-1 vs Spurs etc. Judge him next season
Wrong.One dud season could change that. Players do look at ambition, finances etc. but we would have been hard-pressed to attract high-calibre players like Hazard and hopefully Modric particularly due to competition from the Manchester Clubs. We would have had to make do with lesser players like Moses
Lol AVB is pretty reputable, not so much that every player in the world is dying to play for him. Only the Porto ones and a few other and out of them only Moutinho is a viable target.
Except he couldn't, we've been over this. Finances and sheer player turnover dictated that it wasnt possible.
You shouldnt have hired him.
Ultimately did Liverpool hire him? No they preferred Rodgers. He was behind a man who was in the Championship 2 seasons ago
I think Spurs could have gone for a better managerial candidate in Moyes and they were talking to other managerial candidates after talking to AVB. Shows tremendous faith in him eh?
Ultimately did Liverpool hire him? No they preferred Rodgers. He was behind a man who was in the Championship 2 seasons ago
I think Spurs could have gone for a better managerial candidate in Moyes and they were talking to other managerial candidates after talking to AVB. Shows tremendous faith in him eh?