Is there anything Andre Villas Boas has done to guarantee the fans that things might change? If it is players, why can’t he use the young guns who are dying to be involved? Sturridge is on form, saving Chelsea team every now and then, why can’t he be played as a Center forward? Why does Andre Villas Boas stick Mata to the left of the midfield even when it is evident he is a play maker? Is is rocket science to understand that formations change every now and then depending on the opposition, score and the players at hand.
I have supported Chelsea long enough to understand Chelsea’s abilities and ambitions and just like the Chelsea fans who walk down Fulham road every match day to sing for the "Pride Of London" we know what Chelsea team can do. It’s never been about the players. Nowhere in the world do we expect players to learn the coach, it’s the coach who ought to learn his players. If your system doesn’t fit a player, it can never be all the players and if it is, then as a coach you ought to come up with a system that suits your players. As a coach you make most of your player’s abilities. Here are examples, Kolo Toure was once a mid fielder at Arsenal, Didier Drogba was once a center back , Yaya Toure was a striker but their coaches realized they could make most of their abilities in different positions. Back at home, Osborne Monday is a midfielder, but he plays much better at right back in a 4-5-1 formation for Sofapaka. Thats the difference between a coach and a wanna be coach.
Chelsea has a young, able player in every position. Why cant they be relied upon if it is the so called Player power that is threatening its campaign?
We have been true Chelsea fans even before Abramovich arrived with his money bags. We had ambitions then, and we do now. Our expectations have obviously changed. So as a coach, you either meet our expectations or we shall continue singing Jose Mourinho's name every match day. And of course, in return we expect a bunch of excuses from Avb. We probably didnt win because Ramires runs too much or Drogba hasnt done his hair yet.....Nkt!
I recall when Mou was at Chelsea, Frank Lampard was runner up Fifa world player of the year behind Ronaldinho. Mourinho then said, that actually Lampard was the best player in the world. This is a player who can shoot, dribble, give along pass, give a short pass and very dangerous on dead ball situation. Of course the whole world knew Lampard was good, but definitely not better than Ronaldinho.
Exist Chelsea and he goes to Inter. During his CL winning season, Mourinho told the Italian press to forget about Christiano Ronaldo and Messi. That the best player in the world was Wesley Sneider. That the guy always gave him what he asked for, played with passion and followed instructions to the core. A season before CL winning season, he claimed Ibrahimovic was the best player he ever saw. Infact, at one time while Sweden were playing in a world cup match, Mourinho convinced Moratti to ensure Ibrahimovic was brought back to Milan via his own private jet. Mourinho said,
The same Mourinho, swapped Ibrahimovic with Etoo the following year and went on the press to say that was "best business he has ever done in football history and that only a stupid coach wouldn’t go for such a deal. Am sure at the moment, if you ask Mou who the best player is, he will definitely say Christiano Ronaldo, closely followed by Ozil and Benzema.
My point is, as a coach you have to make your players believe in themselves. Convince them they are the best, make them believe no other player is better than them. That is always the first rule in management, which sadly lacks at my beloved Chelsea. The buck, will ultimately stop somewhere. And in the words of one football pundit, Avb better make his move before Abrahamovic makes his.
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