Frank Lampard Jr. confirmed as Chelsea manager

Originally Posted by puressence

3-1 comfortable 2 up first 15

I admire your optimism.

They’re going to struggle badly without Hazard and none of their current players are going to give a flying £#%&! who fat F£#%&! once was for the club.

Prediction? Pain.....

Originally Posted by utd99

They’re going to struggle badly without Hazard and none of their current players are going to give a flying £#%&! who fat F£#%&! once was for the club.

Prediction? Pain.....

I can see a new manager bump from him, but then they fall away badly.

Originally Posted by Clownbones

I can see a new manager bump from him, but then they fall away badly.

That’s more of a thing if there’s a release of bad vibe by replacing the manager mid season. Chelsea have a transfer embargo and just lost their best player by an absolute mile. These players won’t give a £#%&! what Lampard was 10 years ago. He’ll be trying to get them to do things that his great Chelsea side did automatically and they just won’t do them, no matter how many speeches he gives.

He was a fool to take this job so early in his managerial career, and at this particular juncture; unless of course he has no faith in his abilities and was unsure if it would ever come around again. I’d say he’s exponentially more likely to be gone by Christmas than Solskjaer is.

Originally Posted by utd99

That’s more of a thing if there’s a release of bad vibe by replacing the manager mid season. Chelsea have a transfer embargo and just lost their best player by an absolute mile. These players won’t give a £#%&! what Lampard was 10 years ago. He’ll be trying to get them to do things that his great Chelsea side did automatically and they just won’t do them, no matter how many speeches he gives.

He was a fool to take this job so early in his managerial career, and at this particular juncture; unless of course he has no faith in his abilities and was unsure if it would ever come around again. I’d say he’s exponentially more likely to be gone by Christmas than Solskjaer is.

Yeah, good point. I think he's onto a hiding to nothing there. Which is a shame. I actually don't mind him and he cares about Chelsea. I don't see that being reciprocated.

I think it's got draw written all over it.

'Six pointers' on the opening day so often end in stalemate as neither side wants to start with a defeat. Just get it out of the way.

Originally Posted by Clownbones

I can see a new manager bump from him, but then they fall away badly.

new manager bump theyve just lost to a team from china

Originally Posted by puressence

new manager bump theyve just lost to a team from china

And I'm sure Lampard will look back on that pre-season friendly as the beginning of the end.

Lampard wont want to lose - question is whether we can break them down. An early goal and we get a comfortable win.

I can't see anything but them struggling this season (hahaha), they needed to improve massively after last season, and instead they have lost probably the best player in the league.

Hudson-Odoi and Pulisic won't be able to make up what they've lost in Hazard, never mind what they'd need to improve on last season.

On top of which Jorginho must be £#%&!ing crazy right now. His move to City got shanghai’d, and now Sarri’s not even there anymore.

Hints of van Persie being sold the vision only to be turning out for Moyes a year later; though at least he got a title out of the deal.

Two of Chelsea best young players snapped their achillies tendon at the end of last season, no sportsman has ever come back from that injury the same player.

They're £#%&!ed

Originally Posted by Clownbones

And I'm sure Lampard will look back on that pre-season friendly as the beginning of the end.

Already written his exit press release i heard

Just beat Barca

Originally Posted by TheFatGoth

Just beat Barca

who had neither Messi or Suarez playing, and changed their entire line-up at half time

#leaguechampions

Originally Posted by waynes ear's

who had neither Messi or Suarez playing, and changed their entire line-up at half time

#leaguechampions

Chelsea won the first half 1-0

stat £#%&!er

Originally Posted by TheFatGoth

Just beat Barca

everyone beats barca in pre season

we did last year

Originally Posted by Sparky***

everyone beats barca in pre season

we did last year

Didn't play them last year

Played em the year before and got beat

Originally Posted by Sparky***

everyone beats barca in pre season

we did last year

Originally Posted by TheFatGoth

Didn't play them last year

Played em the year before and got beat

Good shout.

Originally Posted by TheFatGoth

Didn't play them last year

Played em the year before and got beat

did we.

was it madrid we played last year then? I