We don't need to buy a first choice goalkeeper, just bring back Petrovic. Maresca came to Chelsea giving it large listened to nobody and ignored the fact that Petrovic was brought in to replace Sancez, when we bought him in January last season. Since then Petrovic has grown into a real high quality goalkeeper. Just look at his latest stats.
I was listening to Hawksbee & Jacob’s on Talksport yesterday afternoon where, as is customary on the day after a Chelsea game, Andy Jacob’s was giving his views on all things Chelsea. He talked about the dreary, risk averse, flair-free style of football we play, with “inverted” this and that, inadequate strikers and goalkeepers etc. Danny Kelly pitched in more generally about how the game now has “psychological” coaches/managers who run a “my way or the highway” regime over the team. All quite depressing really.
It’s all about systems not players. Maresca would not even pick Messi at his best because he wouldn’t fit into his system. He is not the only one. I’m 65 and I have never found football so dull and risk averse.
Trouble is will broadcasters feel the same way and reduce the money they pay to the Premier league. Will clubs suffer badly due to a possible future cut in their share of any broadcasting revenue. Will the best players in the Premier league want to move to the warmer climate of Spain. The quality of the Premier league has fallen this season when it came to the title race and the performance of our big clubs. Liverpool have done exceptionally well but where was their rivals? All the other biggest clubs have failed.
We don't need to buy a first choice goalkeeper, just bring back Petrovic. Maresca came to Chelsea giving it large listened to nobody and ignored the fact that Petrovic was brought in to replace Sancez, when we bought him in January last season. Since then Petrovic has grown into a real high quality goalkeeper. Just look at his latest stats.
I was listening to Hawksbee & Jacob’s on Talksport yesterday afternoon where, as is customary on the day after a Chelsea game, Andy Jacob’s was giving his views on all things Chelsea. He talked about the dreary, risk averse, flair-free style of football we play, with “inverted” this and that, inadequate strikers and goalkeepers etc. Danny Kelly pitched in more generally about how the game now has “psychological” coaches/managers who run a “my way or the highway” regime over the team. All quite depressing really.
It’s all about systems not players. Maresca would not even pick Messi at his best because he wouldn’t fit into his system. He is not the only one. I’m 65 and I have never found football so dull and risk averse.
Trouble is will broadcasters feel the same way and reduce the money they pay to the Premier league. Will clubs suffer badly due to a possible future cut in their share of any broadcasting revenue. Will the best players in the Premier league want to move to the warmer climate of Spain. The quality of the Premier league has fallen this season when it came to the title race and the performance of our big clubs. Liverpool have done exceptionally well but where was their rivals? All the other biggest clubs have failed.