Got a little bit arrogant/complacent in the second half but everything up to the fourth goal was outstanding. Moved the ball so well, everyone made the right passes & movements, absolute joy to watch.
Based off these last two performances Gilmour looks a star. Along with Mount that's two young players who if you didn't know better you'd swear they were 25 y/o+, so mature with the ball. I'm one of Jorginho's biggest admirers but he should feel threatened now, Gilmour's got the agility to navigate through tight spots when the movement around him isn't supportive that Jorginho lacks.
What was so pleasing about this game was many of the outcasts/scapegoats had games that defied critics of all varieties in the fanbase. Pedro & Willian were immense. Barkley's decision making the last two matches has improved (not faultless, but much better). Mount showed levels of technical skill in the first half that he's criticized for. Alonso had a decent game at LB. Giroud had another good game befitting of a reliable 2nd choice. Games like this where players prove people wrong, myself included, are so satisfying
Well done boys
Best Performance This Season
posted on 8/3/20
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Super Frank
posted on 8/3/20
"Everton manager Carlo Ancelotti suffered his joint-heaviest league defeat as a manager, with this equalling a 0-4 defeat against Atlético Madrid as Real Madrid manager in February 2015." Thrashed.
These type of thrashing were long overdue...create bucketload of chances every match, fairly clinical today. Clicked.
posted on 8/3/20
You really, really, REALLY didn't like Sarri did you mf?
posted on 8/3/20
First post was a jibe at all the previous managers that didn't have inherent belief in young players
(Sarri being the worst of a bad bunch).
Didn't like Sarri's disingenuous ways and gross mismanagement of players
posted on 8/3/20
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posted on 8/3/20
I liked all those previous managers you're referring to for completely different reasons, well Mourinho & Conte for the same reason but you get what I mean.
Someone who got into football management the way Sarri did - from the bottom with no experience, qualifications or contacts - would hold the belief that young players need to earn their spots (just like he did), I never held that against him. Just as Lampard's experience coming up through the game being the type of player he was would lean him towards taking chances on young players with maturity & work ethic (just like Uncle Arry did).
Personally I find them both inspirational. Sarri's journey into football proves if you're a big enough nerd anything's possible, and Lampard's entire career proves work ethic can make you the best at whatever your passion is
posted on 8/3/20
It was a Kloppesque performance in terms of getting the best out of what you have available, and Sarriesque in style
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Know exactly what you mean
posted on 9/3/20
Sarri's Chelsea style could never perform with the pizzazz and extract the most that Frank has produced from these lot consistently.
Particularly in the cohesive pressing. Incomparable.
Sarri's style is much too rigid and stifling. Frank's style the antithesis of that.
Kudos to Frank (& Jody) for implementing philosophy to good effect almost immediately, despite being disadvantaged (injured players) for most of the season.
Some experienced managers struggle to apply their style, with quality players available at their disposal (See Sarri at Juventus, Ronaldo bailing them out frequently).
How an average Lyon didn't win by more than one-goal margin in first leg I'll never know (Ronaldo will probably manage to get them through in the 2nd leg), that's how bad Sarri's Juventus performances have been this season.
Juve fans have been dissatisfied of his nondescript methodology.
posted on 9/3/20
Elated that we've got current management to oversee squad overhaul going forward.
Frank deserves control, for the efforts he's put in making headway and having the best interests of the future (of the club) at
posted on 9/3/20
It's different management styles. Lampard's clearly more tactically pragmatic in terms of base setup which lends better to the instant gratification nature of the modern game, but Sarri's inflexibility I took at face value when he said "once you perfect plan A, then you move onto plan's B, C & D". Again reflective of a man who very slowly worked his way up the management ladder, patience isn't a problem for him nor is being preoccupied with others lack of patience.... "Chelsea isn't pressure, managing in tier 8 of Italy is pressure" (words to that effect).
I completely agree with you about the different priorities of both though. Sarri's priority was enjoying himself coaching a team to play his football, plainly said it in his first press conference, so in a sense his motives were selfish (not disingenuous though) in a way you can't argue with Lampard's.