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The biggest issue is not the addition of fresh players to the team. The problem is that the players are unable to engage in good gameplay and contribute to the team's success. I believe Pochettino has signed all of the good players he requires for the team, but what he lacks now is the ability to put them into good play by encouraging them to interact with one another and share the same chemistry on the pitch. Pochettino may have done better as manager of Tottenham Hotspur than he is now at Chelsea. I believe he should be given more time to try again. Chelsea is already a dead team; resurrecting a team from the dead is difficult, and it will take time for Chelsea to restore their form. I feel horrible about their situation right now.
Chelsea head coach Mauricio Pochettino himself said on this occasion that his team will be strong when it is full, because he has 12 injured players in the list, which was supplemented by Caicedo, Cucurella and Madueke, and it so happened that young guys and two goalkeepers are on the bench. I myself think that Pochettino is not the coach who is constantly trying to get results from the players available at the moment at any cost, but a more systematic specialist who builds his team with his own style. But it takes time and patience on the part of the club's management and fans.
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We haven't heard from him for a long time, now Julian Draxler is confirmed to be joining Al-Ahli SC. It seems that at PSG he was isolated and was never included in the coach's list, even last season he was loaned to Benfica. He actually still has one season left on his contract with PSG, but considering there is an offer from Al-Ahli, it seems like there is an opportunity for PSG to sell him immediately. I think it is a shame that talents like Julain Draxler are not utilized properly in Europe. However, this is also the right decision for Julian Draxler to leave PSG and continue his career in the Qatar League. Julian Draxler signed a contract lasting until 2025 with Al-Ahli SC.
It is a shame that Julian Draxler was unable to achieve the career that he was predicted to reach, this is a player that was regarded as one of the top prospects to shine in the future but has failed to reach the peak of his game. It saddens me that his bright career was dimmed by unfortunate circumstances but it is not a bad idea to take on a new challenge outside Europe, you can never know what the future holds. It could be a blessing.
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Manchester City didn’t do so much in this summer’s transfer window, they focused mainly on strengthening crucial positions in the team. IMO I think Jack Grealish has been an important player in the team since joining from Aston Villa. The good thing is that Manchester City are getting the results for their investments so no need reminiscing on the amount spent on acquiring Grealish or any other player who has been part of the transformation process for City.
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Pochettino may have done better as manager of Tottenham Hotspur than he is now at Chelsea. I believe he should be given more time to try again. Chelsea is already a dead team; resurrecting a team from the dead is difficult, and it will take time for Chelsea to restore their form. I feel horrible about their situation right now.
He will remain coach for as long as possible in Chelsea.

 It is not an easy job and problem that he has inherited as coach. The ability to win games is there at Chelsea, they are not just using their opportunities properly yet. The problem with Chelsea team is not the players, the problem is that the coach has not been able to find the best Chelsea XI to start games since the best Chelsea XI that he put together in the preseason was scattered due to injuries to many of the key players.
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Lol. Pochetino has experience in the Premier League managed Tottenham Hotspur but still struggling with Chelsea.

Mauricio Pochetino is different from Graham Potter. I do believe, Pochetino still is not the man for Chelsea.

Pochetino already made some good additions to his side but they still do not look good. Caicedo is a good player, he might not flourish with the squad this season but will do next. Playing him behind Enzo Fernandez will be the best. Then, there'll be need to get an attacking midfielder. Nicholas Jackson needs to convince me enough. Still not the right man, could be Borja!

The biggest issue is not the addition of fresh players to the team. The problem is that the players are unable to engage in good gameplay and contribute to the team's success. I believe Pochettino has signed all of the good players he requires for the team, but what he lacks now is the ability to put them into good play by encouraging them to interact with one another and share the same chemistry on the pitch.

Pochettino may have done better as manager of Tottenham Hotspur than he is now at Chelsea. I believe he should be given more time to try again. Chelsea is already a dead team; resurrecting a team from the dead is difficult, and it will take time for Chelsea to restore their form. I feel horrible about their situation right now.
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Real Madrid might extend Modric's contract according to some rumours. However I don't think this will happen. Maybe Kroos would stay for one more season at least. But Modric is way older than him now. I think it is time for Real Madrid to part ways with Modric and give more chances to younger midfielders.

But I must really admit that Modric is still doing really good. It has been a great joy to watch him at Croatia recently. He can still have even more than a full match on the pitch as we have seen him play for 120 minutes for Croatia recently.
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Chelsea have spent a lot of money on transfers in the recent 2 years. It must be around €1b in total which is unbelievable.  Shocked

But still this team are having serious problems on winning games in the EPL. It is really difficult to understand. They have started to replace their managers more often lately also and they still can't find what they want. What is the real reason behind this? Isn't there still a decent level of chemistry among the players? I know that Nkunku is injured also but still the team effort is really not good enough.

I think whoever coaches Chelsea will have the same problems. They have had a long period of wrong planning. Now it's not realistic to expect someone to come in and change everything in an instant. I hope they give Pochettino enough time. Even Mourinho can't fix everything at once. Nobody has a magic wand.

I think Chelsea need to have players with leadership qualities, Didier Drogba was such a player. They made a lot of transfers. But they haven't done one right transfer.
The truth is that Chelsea has been very poor since the start of last season but got worse after the new owner Todd Boehly sacked their former manager Thomas Tuchel from his job as the club manager. Graham Potter was immidiately appointed as Tuchel,'s successor but had one of the worst performances of a Chelsea manager over the last two decades.
Mauricio Pochettino isn't a magician and shouldn't be expected to come into the club and bring instant positive change but truth be told, getting just five points out of a possible 15 points is just to poor for manager his Pochettino's calibre
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I think whoever coaches Chelsea will have the same problems. They have had a long period of wrong planning. Now it's not realistic to expect someone to come in and change everything in an instant. I hope they give Pochettino enough time. Even Mourinho can't fix everything at once. Nobody has a magic wand.

I think Chelsea need to have players with leadership qualities, Didier Drogba was such a player. They made a lot of transfers. But they haven't done one right transfer.

 I think it's too early to start critising Pochettino's ability to handle the team, i think they need to give him time to put the club in other because it's not easy for any coach to just come into a team that's crumbled and change it immediately, several other coaches have tried and failed so let's give Pouchettino some more time to prove he's the right man to handle the managerial role at Chelsea.
 
 Well i understand their fans anger given that Chelsea spent a lot of money to recruit players and take the team to a better standard but they're not performing as expected so far and the fans are wondering if they wasted a lot of money for nothing, i noticed that since Todd Boehly took over ownership of Chelsea the club have not been the same and have been struggling since last season regardless of the huge amount they spent to revive the team.
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Chelsea have spent a lot of money on transfers in the recent 2 years. It must be around €1b in total which is unbelievable.  Shocked

But still this team are having serious problems on winning games in the EPL. It is really difficult to understand. They have started to replace their managers more often lately also and they still can't find what they want. What is the real reason behind this? Isn't there still a decent level of chemistry among the players? I know that Nkunku is injured also but still the team effort is really not good enough.

I think whoever coaches Chelsea will have the same problems. They have had a long period of wrong planning. Now it's not realistic to expect someone to come in and change everything in an instant. I hope they give Pochettino enough time. Even Mourinho can't fix everything at once. Nobody has a magic wand.

I think Chelsea need to have players with leadership qualities, Didier Drogba was such a player. They made a lot of transfers. But they haven't done one right transfer.
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Lol. Pochetino has experience in the Premier League managed Tottenham Hotspur but still struggling with Chelsea.

Mauricio Pochetino is different from Graham Potter. I do believe, Pochetino still is not the man for Chelsea.

Pochetino already made some good additions to his side but they still do not look good. Caicedo is a good player, he might not flourish with the squad this season but will do next. Playing him behind Enzo Fernandez will be the best. Then, there'll be need to get an attacking midfielder. Nicholas Jackson needs to convince me enough. Still not the right man, could be Borja!

There are things we need to address concerning Chelsea, Pochettino and the players, the board are out of the question because they have given him the money to sign any player he need which he did and has the power to use any of the player as he wish but nothing good is coming out from Chelsea, last season was more better because they started on a good foot print which Tuchel left for then Potter collapse everything and since then, they are not in good condition anymore. We need answers of what is really happening, I'm not sure I have seen Chelsea this bad since they've been one of my favorite club.

Pochettino was interviewed today after they draw their match with Bournemouth, no goal score and non was conceded but still doesn't prove they are good to me. What baffle was the statement he made that he understood that the fans are angry but that's not his concern because the team are in right track. He thinks he knows everything but I think he should ask Graham how he was dragged last summer, it wasn't a funny experience in Chelsea for him.
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Chelsea is equipped with some young promising squad with a bright future if properly well managed and well coached by a good tactician like Pochettino unfortunately the clubs fans are hungry for an instant result which is absolutely not possible, the team needed some time for their players to gel with each other atleast next season
Lol, Pochettino is nothing different to Potter.

Even though Potter were making many mistakes in big transfers, but there are some good players e.g. Enzo, Nkunku, and Sterling.

What Pochettino done in this season? nothing, there's no successful transfer until now. Signed Cole Palmer for 44 Million Euros, contribute nothing. Signed Robert Poor Sanchez for 23 Million Euros and lend Kepa to Real Madrid. Signed Caicedo for 128 Million Euros, and other young players that playing in an unknown league.

Lol. Pochetino has experience in the Premier League managed Tottenham Hotspur but still struggling with Chelsea.

Mauricio Pochetino is different from Graham Potter. I do believe, Pochetino still is not the man for Chelsea.

Pochetino already made some good additions to his side but they still do not look good. Caicedo is a good player, he might not flourish with the squad this season but will do next. Playing him behind Enzo Fernandez will be the best. Then, there'll be need to get an attacking midfielder. Nicholas Jackson needs to convince me enough. Still not the right man, could be Borja!

At the time he came on as coach the club management didn't have much time to choose a worthy person. As a coach he's pretty good if you don't look at his Chelsea coaching alone, no? It's just that maybe he really isn't right for this club. A huge amount of money has been spent on the transfer window, but there has been no result, and it's been 5 matches already.
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I do not understand why the Chelsea authority does not realise that this coach is just not good enough to be handling a team like Chelsea. They need a better coach with top-level experience. That is probably the only way they are going to improve their performance. And at this point, they have tried everything. They should definitely try to bring in a new coach and see how he does. And by saying a “New” coach, I mean a coach that actually has a good amount of experience in managing top-level clubs successfully. At this point, I don't think signing players are going to help them.
In fact, behind the bad performance of Chelsea, we cannot only blame the manager, because in addition to the tactics of Chelsea, the weaknesses of the players are also included in this topic. If we see, it is not possible that Chelsea coach Mauricio Pochettino has no experience in the Premier League or does not understand. Rather, it is not like that; he also knows the tactics and has experience in the Premier League. Despite this, the problem is that Chelsea does not have that player who meets the criteria for making a club perform. Yes, even if it is accepted that some things are due to the manager's lack, then the player is also included. So the meaning of the saying is that the cause of Chelsea's bad morale is not only the manager but also the player or club transfer chief. If Chelsea had emphasized defense or attack instead of midfield, I think they would have easily qualified for next season's Champions League in addition to their performance in this season's Premier League. Hopefully, Mauricio Pochettino can make a change in the coming days.
Actually, I agree with you that when a club doesn't have good performance, it doesn't mean it's the coach's fault, but we also have to assess from the player's side whether the player has good playing qualities or has talent that is able to contribute to the club consistently like some players at other big clubs. .
But here I will judge from both sides without taking anyone's side and however, if this is not the coach's fault and we are related to Chelsea players, then why this summer did Chelsea spend a lot of money to buy the players the coach wants?
From this question we all know that the fault lies on both sides between Mauricio Pochettino and the current players because after all some of the players bought were Pochettino's choice so if they fail to improve Chelsea's performance this will definitely be the coach's fault because they chose the wrong players and are one-sided. as a player who was bought at a high price, he should have shown his enthusiasm to maximize cooperation with other players to form a better strength but in reality he failed.
So both parties, the Chelsea coach and players, are able to make changes so that if this fails, it is certain that the fault lies with the players and coach.
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I would have really liked to see Tuchel continuing to manage the team instead of getting sacked. As far as I know the reason of his getting sacked was different rather than the team performance. But still I believe that he was the best manager for Chelsea. We are talking about a manager who won the Champions League title with this team in his first year which is insane.  Cheesy

Potter was a bad choice and we saw that. Now I just hope that Pochettino can figure a way out but I don't know. They drew with Bournemouth by 0-0 this time and the bad series continues. They are already 10 points behind the leader after leaving only 5 weeks behind.  Sad
Chelsea"a problem started immediately the English government forcefully took over the club and sold it to Todd Boehly and his partners. If it was in the religious or cultural palace it would be assumed that nemesis is catching up with these new investors that went ahead to buy Chelsea even when they knew that it was unrightfully seized. From then the club has kept making mistakes after mistakes.  The first fatal blunder was to sack Thomas Tuchel and they began to sign overestimated players that added no quality to the club. They have kept wasting money till this season.

I don't think coach Pochettino is the only problem because he has a lot of experience and has even led an English club Tottenham Hotspur to the Champions League finals in 2018-19 when they lost to Liverpool.  In terms of quality players, they have some of the best in the world. They also have the best management that is ever willing to support the technical team and the players. I am beginning to suspect that Chelsea has joined the League of the Cursed clubs in Europe.
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Lol. Pochetino has experience in the Premier League managed Tottenham Hotspur but still struggling with Chelsea.

Mauricio Pochetino is different from Graham Potter. I do believe, Pochetino still is not the man for Chelsea.

Pochetino already made some good additions to his side but they still do not look good. Caicedo is a good player, he might not flourish with the squad this season but will do next. Playing him behind Enzo Fernandez will be the best. Then, there'll be need to get an attacking midfielder. Nicholas Jackson needs to convince me enough. Still not the right man, could be Borja!

It's the same as last season, right? Chelsea had quite a lot of transfers of good players but there wasn't any improvement at all. Chelsea may be under a curse. and it's hard to get them to grow.

If the situation continues like that, maybe Pochettino's career at Chelsea is just waiting for his dismissal. like the hot news right now. Pochettino commented on fans being patient, arguing that all players need to adapt. but we'll see how Pochettino is this season, or at least the half of the season we will see.
Till half of the season, is the time I think the management of Chelsea will expend before considering finding a replacement for Pochettino. It isn't his fault really, but if I must say, new players have to adapt to the new environment and style of play as well as team phsychi before being expected to deliver much in return.  
The team needs a very creative player who can really be calm with the ball and link up the attack and midfield with dribbles and accurate passes. Otherwise what we have witnessed in their style of play so far will be replicated in their other competitive games.
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I do not understand why the Chelsea authority does not realise that this coach is just not good enough to be handling a team like Chelsea. They need a better coach with top-level experience. That is probably the only way they are going to improve their performance. And at this point, they have tried everything. They should definitely try to bring in a new coach and see how he does. And by saying a “New” coach, I mean a coach that actually has a good amount of experience in managing top-level clubs successfully. At this point, I don't think signing players are going to help them.
In fact, behind the bad performance of Chelsea, we cannot only blame the manager, because in addition to the tactics of Chelsea, the weaknesses of the players are also included in this topic. If we see, it is not possible that Chelsea coach Mauricio Pochettino has no experience in the Premier League or does not understand. Rather, it is not like that; he also knows the tactics and has experience in the Premier League. Despite this, the problem is that Chelsea does not have that player who meets the criteria for making a club perform. Yes, even if it is accepted that some things are due to the manager's lack, then the player is also included. So the meaning of the saying is that the cause of Chelsea's bad morale is not only the manager but also the player or club transfer chief. If Chelsea had emphasized defense or attack instead of midfield, I think they would have easily qualified for next season's Champions League in addition to their performance in this season's Premier League. Hopefully, Mauricio Pochettino can make a change in the coming days.
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Chelsea have spent a lot of money on transfers in the recent 2 years. It must be around €1b in total which is unbelievable.  Shocked

But still this team are having serious problems on winning games in the EPL. It is really difficult to understand. They have started to replace their managers more often lately also and they still can't find what they want. What is the real reason behind this? Isn't there still a decent level of chemistry among the players? I know that Nkunku is injured also but still the team effort is really not good enough.

Chelsea have spent on good players, and some average in between for the last few years, but things weren't like this when the former owner Abrahimovich managed the club.

They haven't spent on the right manager else, they shouldn't have brought in a low quality coach who haven't witnessed life at the top to Chelsea. They don't have what it takes to handle Chelsea. Graham Potter and Frank Lampard should not have stayed as coach for so long. Same now goes with Pochetino, he is no winner, he will learn from his loses but that will take the club too long for the goals they need achieve this season. Nkuku is no problem, Chelsea needs a good coach and then a good  central player ( Victor Oshime )

I would have really liked to see Tuchel continuing to manage the team instead of getting sacked. As far as I know the reason of his getting sacked was different rather than the team performance. But still I believe that he was really the best manager for Chelsea. We are talking about a manager who won the Champions League title with this team in his first year which is insane.  Cheesy

Potter was a bad choice and we saw that clearly. Now I just hope that Pochettino can figure a way out but I don't know. They drew with Bournemouth by 0-0 this time and the bad series continues. They are already 10 points behind the leader after leaving only 5 weeks behind.  Sad
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Chelsea is equipped with some young promising squad with a bright future if properly well managed and well coached by a good tactician like Pochettino unfortunately the clubs fans are hungry for an instant result which is absolutely not possible, the team needed some time for their players to gel with each other atleast next season
Lol, Pochettino is nothing different to Potter.

Even though Potter were making many mistakes in big transfers, but there are some good players e.g. Enzo, Nkunku, and Sterling.

What Pochettino done in this season? nothing, there's no successful transfer until now. Signed Cole Palmer for 44 Million Euros, contribute nothing. Signed Robert Poor Sanchez for 23 Million Euros and lend Kepa to Real Madrid. Signed Caicedo for 128 Million Euros, and other young players that playing in an unknown league.

From my point of view, there are a series of obstacles for the Chelsea squad. In fact, I assume that Potter did not participate in the signing of the players brought in by Todd Boehly. Potter, was only assigned to do what the big boss ordered. with the large number of players brought in, plus the players available, Potter had to manage the problems that occurred in the Chelsea dressing room. but in fact, Potter failed even though he had been given many newcomers. Finally, he was fired.

Before Pochettino became coach, there were two strong candidates who were predicted to be Potter's replacement. Nagelsmann and Luis Enrique, in fact both of them resigned. We can examine and speculate, it seems that something is not in accordance with the wishes and plans of the coach and the owner. then, Pochettino came and accepted an offer from Todd Boehly. Well, we can see now, almost all of Chelsea's players are dominated by young players. In fact, some of them are either talented or not at all, but we can see in the five matches they played, which ones played well and which ones didn't, apart from several players who were injured.
Again, from my point of view, Chelsea has several young players who have talent. however, they lack established players as well as experience. In the end, Pochettino found it difficult to lift this team the way he wanted. Plus, Chelsea doesn't have a striker who can really be relied on to score goals for his team. Well, despite what you say, I don't know if this is Pochettino's or Todd Boehly's policy. but what is certain is that Pochettino still has the task of bringing his team to the level they want. if not, then his career may not last long.
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Lol. Pochetino has experience in the Premier League managed Tottenham Hotspur but still struggling with Chelsea.

Mauricio Pochetino is different from Graham Potter. I do believe, Pochetino still is not the man for Chelsea.

Pochetino already made some good additions to his side but they still do not look good. Caicedo is a good player, he might not flourish with the squad this season but will do next. Playing him behind Enzo Fernandez will be the best. Then, there'll be need to get an attacking midfielder. Nicholas Jackson needs to convince me enough. Still not the right man, could be Borja!
Chelsea present situation is complicated, we're unable to scout out the problem because almost all the players are playing like mediocre players, no experience at all. The keep gambling with the ball on the pitch, they're not here for business, always losing the ball to their opponents. The new signings are not also helping matters, they're the ones making everything worse, I just hope they're able to find there peak again. Anything that's happening to Chelsea is definitely not Mauricio Pochettino fault, though he would share blames in the poor performance of the club.
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Lol. Pochetino has experience in the Premier League managed Tottenham Hotspur but still struggling with Chelsea.

Mauricio Pochetino is different from Graham Potter. I do believe, Pochetino still is not the man for Chelsea.

Pochetino already made some good additions to his side but they still do not look good. Caicedo is a good player, he might not flourish with the squad this season but will do next. Playing him behind Enzo Fernandez will be the best. Then, there'll be need to get an attacking midfielder. Nicholas Jackson needs to convince me enough. Still not the right man, could be Borja!

It's the same as last season, right? Chelsea had quite a lot of transfers of good players but there wasn't any improvement at all. Chelsea may be under a curse. and it's hard to get them to grow.

If the situation continues like that, maybe Pochettino's career at Chelsea is just waiting for his dismissal. like the hot news right now. Pochettino commented on fans being patient, arguing that all players need to adapt. but we'll see how Pochettino is this season, or at least the half of the season we will see.
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Since Sir Alex Ferguson left Manchester United, the club has lost their status as one of the best clubs in Europe despite all the huge expenses by the management of the club that's led by the Glazers. So many managers has been hired and so many has also been fired because of lack of poor results which is why most people believes the club's main problem is from the owners of the club hence the call for the Glazers to leave the club.
I've tried to wrap my head around the popular opinion that the Glazers are the reason behind the club's decline but couldn't come with anything as to why they're considered as the reason behind United's poor performances despite all the huge money they've invested in the club.
After Sir Alex Ferguson decided to quit, there were many names of top coaches who worked with Manchester United, and in fact in their hands Manchester United was still not like when he was with Sir Alex. But we have to see from the beginning of Sir Alex Ferguson's coaching, he was not only immediately successful at the beginning of his coaching, he also had a difficult time at that time. But he had a good and clear vision to build Manchester United from 0. He dared to promote young players who eventually became stars for Manchester United, and that I did not see from the coaching era afterwards. It may also be because the opportunities of the coaches who came after him were not so long-lived and had to end working together.

The Glazer family is indeed cited as one of the reasons why Mancheser United has not risen, and some time ago the supporters also protested for the Glazer family to sell Manchester United. I don't know for sure their internal problems, but I believe when there is a big protest coming it means something is wrong.
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