The pain of losing this match is still greater than the joy of having been right when I said Benitez is a snob. I said this even before he took charge of Chelsea's first training. I knew it. We have his past and quite frankly if this is the guy who is meant to "save" our season, then It doesn't get worse than this.
The Rotation Policy
This is exactly what made Inter get rid of this pot -bellied Spanish twat. We all witnessed. He went 17matches winning less streak. Well, 14more to go at Chelsea and we will match this record. Id rather "the king of guesswork"
If it is not broken, dont fix it. You dont change a winning team unless you have injuries and or suspensions. That's the unwritten rule of football. Start with your best trio score goals and then give others an opportunity. Mata Oscar and Hazard have had an amazing first ten matches and they were developing a system that most of us compared to Messi, iniesta and Xavi system. I have never seen any of these three miss Barca games unless when suspended or injured. Going by our trend, Mata having been benched the last match, Oscar benched today, its most likely Hazard will be benched the next game. The fluidity, the understanding that was developing between these three is being interfered with. This isnt saving us. Its actually burying us deeper!!!
Formation
What formation did Chelsea play in the first half and why did Chelsea stick to it even when Westham were coming at us in the second half? Why couldn't we change to 4-4-2 and have Moses and Torres partner together in attack after Westham equalized? Why was the intention of bringing Oscar for Hazard and Marin for Moses at different times during the match? Well, due to tactical errors we leaked in additional two goals and gave a way a match that we had a lot going for in our favor in the first half. Modern football is too technical. It requires sound judgement. A technically gifted coach would have understood that immediately Westham were coming at us, a change was needed. A tactical change. Not a mere change in personality! In football, you change personalities only when you are leading and the opponent is already out. You can then say, "alright, Hazard is tired, let me bring on Oscar to play the same role Hazard was playing". But if your opponent is coming at you, identify the problem, sort it tactically and then execute your winning strategy.
Our Strikers
I clearly now understand what Di Matteo was put through. We all know what Torres has become. He scored his first goal for Chelsea against Westham. Everyone thought he would score today. Its same old story. Di Matteo had to content with this atmosphere. I cant help but feel sorry for this guy. The policy at Chelsea is, stick with Torres, you wont win matches and probably you will be fired. Bench Torres and you will be fired. This is what my beloved Chelsea has become. Either way, when it comes to Torres you will be fired, unless you are only commenting about him.
Moving On
I obviously cant wait for the new manager. There are those who were happy Di Matteo was fired so that Pep would come in. Some call him the king of tiki-taka (I really dont know why, Barcelona still play tiki taka 6months after he left, and we all know he didnt invent it) The most important thing for now is that no high profile manager will work for a trigger happy boss like Abramovich, if not for the money? I bet Benitez is there for the same. "I have a contract, fire me and pay me"! This is
just sad.
Pep says he wishes to coach United. Not because of their stars, but their stability. The same stabilty he enjoyed at Barcelona, together with being given the free will to manage the club without outside interference like Abramovich does. Ferguson has the free powers to buy the players he wants, and play them whenever he feels its right. No chairman, club president or owner interference when it comes to managing top teams would lead to stability.
I bet this is what could scare Pep and any other manager away. He would be told to play a striker who has not scored in two months. Its just sad!
I will support him yes, not because I like him but. Its just that unfortunately he is the boss, but that wont stop me from counting the days left before we get rid of him. Deep down my heart, I wish that day was ......NOW!!!!!!!
Next match is Sunderland away, see you then!!
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