Speaking of a "CEO of football" is that something the owners are even thinking of addressing or are they happy with the structure as is, which lets be honest is a real mess and is costing us important targets.
I think we should look at Newcastle and Manure to set our expectations for next season.
Eddie Howe joined them on 8th November 2021 with them lying 19th, 5 points from safety. He took over an inferior squad in a far worse position than Pochettino is inheriting. They finished 4th and reached their first cup final in 24 years.
Ten Hag took over at Manure after they finished in 6th, 13 points adrift of 4th place. Rangnick left behind a dysfunctional club but 12 months on, they finished 3rd, won the League Cup, and reached the FA Cup final
There's no reason why Pochettino can't get us into the top 4 next season and get into at least one domestic cup final.
Wow Alex - no Norwegian approach from you then! Yes Newcastle have done great - but compare their recruitment with ours. Trippier, Pope and Botman for starters - put those in Chelsea's side last season and that makes a load of difference. Man Utd just needed a decent manager and a couple of very good buys in Martinez and Casemiro. Chelsea's recruitment last year we don't need to comment at length on - just to say the thick end of £600m spent while failing to address the 3 positions we really needed to is just unbelievable! The club is now in a hell of a mess and recovery will take more than a season.
Top 4 next season I would say is absolutely a non-starter - Man City, Man Utd, Arsenal and a revitalised Liverpool for me. Subject to summer recruitment I think Newcastle could struggle to repeat top 4. I like the look of Villa as well. I think Villa and Newcastle will be the sides Chelsea need to aim for next season - top 6 at best. I do agree we could have a good cup run though .... as long as we don't get a repeat of last season's two opening round draws vs Man City away!!!
Yep - no midweek football (very good point!) should enable us to catch the likes of Brighton, Spuds, Fulham and Brentford and the extra matches may even test Newcastle and Villa. I am not pessimistic about next season though top 4 is out of reach for me. I'll be taking my next holiday in Norway at this rate!
The point was to lower expectations in the short term. Also it’s worth noting that Newcastle and United benefited in the league by ours and spurs being awful, that might not be the same situation next season
Speaking of a "CEO of football" is that something the owners are even thinking of addressing or are they happy with the structure as is, which lets be honest is a real mess and is costing us important targets.
I think we should look at Newcastle and Manure to set our expectations for next season.
Eddie Howe joined them on 8th November 2021 with them lying 19th, 5 points from safety. He took over an inferior squad in a far worse position than Pochettino is inheriting. They finished 4th and reached their first cup final in 24 years.
Ten Hag took over at Manure after they finished in 6th, 13 points adrift of 4th place. Rangnick left behind a dysfunctional club but 12 months on, they finished 3rd, won the League Cup, and reached the FA Cup final
There's no reason why Pochettino can't get us into the top 4 next season and get into at least one domestic cup final.
Wow Alex - no Norwegian approach from you then! Yes Newcastle have done great - but compare their recruitment with ours. Trippier, Pope and Botman for starters - put those in Chelsea's side last season and that makes a load of difference. Man Utd just needed a decent manager and a couple of very good buys in Martinez and Casemiro. Chelsea's recruitment last year we don't need to comment at length on - just to say the thick end of £600m spent while failing to address the 3 positions we really needed to is just unbelievable! The club is now in a hell of a mess and recovery will take more than a season.
Top 4 next season I would say is absolutely a non-starter - Man City, Man Utd, Arsenal and a revitalised Liverpool for me. Subject to summer recruitment I think Newcastle could struggle to repeat top 4. I like the look of Villa as well. I think Villa and Newcastle will be the sides Chelsea need to aim for next season - top 6 at best. I do agree we could have a good cup run though .... as long as we don't get a repeat of last season's two opening round draws vs Man City away!!!
Agree with that, Jonathan.
Yet 3 good signings within the spine of a team, no midweek football, and a decent manager should make us strong contenders for top 4
Yep - no midweek football (very good point!) should enable us to catch the likes of Brighton, Spuds, Fulham and Brentford and the extra matches may even test Newcastle and Villa. I am not pessimistic about next season though top 4 is out of reach for me. I'll be taking my next holiday in Norway at this rate!
The point was to lower expectations in the short term. Also it’s worth noting that Newcastle and United benefited in the league by ours and spurs being awful, that might not be the same situation next season
Fair point about it being a strange season