Jackie Broon Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 (edited) 9 minutes ago, nufcjb said: Imagine 96/96 was ro repeat itself but we were to come 1st instead of 2nd next season? Really think no European campaign, a good window that helps to solve our current issues and a well prepared amd problem free pre-season under our belt will give us a good chance of having a good season ahead. We had a pretty weak season before then95/96 title tilt, similar to this one. Hopefully, we get this one out of the way on Sunday and look ahead to a brighter future. Yeah, although it was just a weak second half of the season then, we were flying up until the second leg of the Bilbao tie. So there was more of a base to build on then. Edited May 19 by Jackie Broon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Spaceman Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2026/05/19/chelsea-man-city-legal-claim-enzo-maresca-pursuit-guardiola/ Chelsea to launch legal complaint over Man City’s Enzo Maresca pursuit Stamford Bridge club unhappy with the effect Italian’s abrupt departure had on their season which could result in no European football I'll get the popcorn in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robster Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 3 minutes ago, Dr.Spaceman said: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2026/05/19/chelsea-man-city-legal-claim-enzo-maresca-pursuit-guardiola/ Chelsea to launch legal complaint over Man City’s Enzo Maresca pursuit Stamford Bridge club unhappy with the effect Italian’s abrupt departure had on their season which could result in no European football I'll get the popcorn in. MONEY FIGHT Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe1984 Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 Pep leaving City? Those charges coming soon then? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie Broon Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 It's hard to see what Maresca has done to deserve such a big job, seems like pepotism. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fak Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 40 minutes ago, Jackie Broon said: It's hard to see what Maresca has done to deserve such a big job, seems like pepotism. Won the Europa Conference League? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elbel1 Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 2 hours ago, Jackie Broon said: It's hard to see what Maresca has done to deserve such a big job, seems like pepotism. Got another 3 years of Chelsea having that 'word champions' monstrosity on the front of their shirts because of Diet Pep Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froggy Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 14 hours ago, Jackie Broon said: It's hard to see what Maresca has done to deserve such a big job, seems like pepotism. To play Devil's advocate, I don't see what he's done wrong to get the criticism he does. He did well at Chelsea despite being under basket case Boehly. He'll be a success at City. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie Broon Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 Should I have added a ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 Maresca is a capable manager. But he's not Pep. Pep had 6 seasons out of 7 getting 86+ points. Maresca can do well but he won't do that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jemo96 Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 Antonio Conte leaving Napoli Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fak Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 20 minutes ago, The College Dropout said: Maresca is a capable manager. But he's not Pep. Pep had 6 seasons out of 7 getting 86+ points. Maresca can do well but he won't do that. Unless they appointed Klopp or Luis Enrique their next manager was always going to be a downgrade. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 (edited) Conte would have been a shoo-in for the Man City job before the hair transplant Edited May 20 by joeyt Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 Bournemouth looked really good last night, whoever gets their manager is getting a goodin. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBG Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 Conte making himself available for when Alonso goes? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cf Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 Any chance Iraola stays on with them if they get CL? Seems mad to get them there and then leave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 Just now, Cf said: Any chance Iraola stays on with them if they get CL? Seems mad to get them there and then leave. Marco Rose already appointed for next season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 On 19/05/2026 at 21:32, nufcjb said: Imagine 96/96 was ro repeat itself but we were to come 1st instead of 2nd next season? Really think no European campaign, a good window that helps to solve our current issues and a well prepared amd problem free pre-season under our belt will give us a good chance of having a good season ahead. We had a pretty weak season before then95/96 title tilt, similar to this one. Hopefully, we get this one out of the way on Sunday and look ahead to a brighter future. 94/95 wasn’t similar to this one tbf - we just had a bad final month of the season. We also knew that the obvious issues in the side (no LW with Sellars constantly injured; no top CF after the sale of Cole; a new GK) would be fixed in the summer. The team still looked good and played well. This season has been pretty awful, and there is a lot of fixing needed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geogaddi Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 (edited) Maresca going to Man City reminds me of when Moyes replaced Ferguson, it was pretty obvious it was never going to work but they went ahead and did it anyway and we all know how that turned out. It just looks like a totally bizarre appointment basically because he is mates with Pep. I will be very surprised if he wins the league with them which is what the expectation will be. Edited May 20 by Geogaddi Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collage Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 2 minutes ago, Geogaddi said: Maresca going to Man City reminds me of when Moyes replaced Ferguson, it was pretty obvious it was never going to work but they went ahead and did it anyway and we all know how that turned out. It just looks like a totally bizarre appointment basically because he is mates with Pep. I will be very surprised if he wins the league with them which is what the expectation will be. At the same time, they have a good team, and with the right recruitments in the summer, can be that you don't have to be a "great" manager to lead them to the title. But will be interesting I guess, with Pep you just knew they would win or be thereabouts, now it's more up in the air. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfcastle Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 (edited) 1 hour ago, TheBrownBottle said: 94/95 wasn’t similar to this one tbf - we just had a bad final month of the season. We also knew that the obvious issues in the side (no LW with Sellars constantly injured; no top CF after the sale of Cole; a new GK) would be fixed in the summer. The team still looked good and played well. This season has been pretty awful, and there is a lot of fixing needed. Definitely not the season that comes to mind for me when thinking of a similar one to this apart from the boring games against Manchester City. There's not many I'd put above 94/95 for results/performances/entertainment probably not even 96/97. This season has been more reminiscent of the Dalglish, Gullit, Souness seasons. Just middling. Edited May 20 by Wolfcastle Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgarve Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 2 hours ago, Geogaddi said: Maresca going to Man City reminds me of when Moyes replaced Ferguson, it was pretty obvious it was never going to work but they went ahead and did it anyway and we all know how that turned out. It just looks like a totally bizarre appointment basically because he is mates with Pep. I will be very surprised if he wins the league with them which is what the expectation will be. Don’t know about that he got champions league football with Chelsea , won a trophy, won the world club thing and it tailed off partly because of their mad recruitment which isn’t his fault Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geogaddi Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 35 minutes ago, tgarve said: Don’t know about that he got champions league football with Chelsea , won a trophy, won the world club thing and it tailed off partly because of their mad recruitment which isn’t his fault Champions league is the absolute bare minimum for Chelsea though , that club would cup is just a glorified friendly tournament. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFEE Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 Am I the only one to think Maresca has done a good job at both Leicester City and Chelsea? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 Certainly done a lot better than those that followed him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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