milo
Jack L. Jones
I don't think so. If City have an off season, we are as well placed to take advantage as anyone.
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The FA Cup 2017/2018
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I don't think so. If City have an off season, we are as well placed to take advantage as anyone.
BrainOfLevy
Michael Carrick
PL title win. It’s the sort of thing you can probably dine out on for the 5 years after.
BrainOfLevy
Michael Carrick
I should actually qualify that though, because it depends on the context of the club. Would City be happy with 5th and the FA Cup next year? I’d say no, unless 1st-5th were maybe separated all by 3 points max. Similarly Chelsea have fallen.
Right now I’m delighted with our season. But let’s say in 2 years, we’ve had the new stadium, we are paying proper top club wages, and maybe we get a Bale type signing in there. If we still aren’t winning anything, then I’m going to be disappointed. Right now though the only reason it’s a top 6 rather than a big 4 is because we made it so - we are being compared to the rest of the top clubs rather than the Saudi Sportswashing Machine’s and Everton’s of this world because we’ve been so consistent. That’s something to be celebrated, not talked down.
MKSpur
Christian Ziege
The former obviously - but in isolation per season Cl qualification over FA cup.
Would you rather win the league and never win a trophy ever again like Leicester? In the short term it’s hard to selfishly say I wouldn’t.
Last time we won a cup our best two players got poached ‘for Cl’ football. The last non top 6 clubs to win the FA cup got relegated. It’s not a binary decision but once the hangover wears off Chelsea are still in the Europa next year, will sack their manager and every player will be taking a pay cut and the best ones may decide this a reason to leave.
Man U under guaranteed trophy winner JM came 2nd with no pots and lost a final. None of their players are going to Chelsea next year.
Bedfordspurs
Vinnie Samways
The decent players at Chelsea’s will ride this high but once at the WC will be reminded their playing Thursday nights again next season if they stay and it’s not a one off ... but if you leave a CL club will want you
What would you do? The top ones will leave having won trophies there and leave Chelsea much weaker IMO
MKSpur
Christian Ziege
I’m not sure any of it is important any more - Leicester won the league and Kanté went to Chelsea but Vardy signed a longer term deal and turned down goons.
It’s a relationship between player and club, Keane was seemingly loyal when he thought he’d found his level but then had his head turned by Liverpool after we’d actually won something. Was never the same player as he’d lost the goodwill he’d earned here to get 90 mins and play centrally.
Dawson seemed loyal (and has proved even more
So to Hull) but May have felt he was lucky to be here. A lot of men don’t cheat because they don’t get many offers!!
Goon Sanchez has won less than he did last year, do you think he’s that bothered?
A 35 year old player would probably take a domestic cup, a 23 year old would take the pay rise and exposure to the European elite instead.
Bedfordspurs
Vinnie Samways
CL is massively important for any player worth their salt
Kante left for a mega pay rise and to a much bigger club
Players like Dawson and Keane were never elite player.
Players like Willian, courtois and hazard need the CL
nayimfromthehalfwayline
Andy Thompson
It gets me thinking, how much real quality do Chelsea even have these days?
A couple of key players leave leaves them with a bang average squad IMO.
A couple of key players leave leaves them with a bang average squad IMO.
Hazard, Kante, Willian & Courtois, lose two or three of those (especially Hazard) and they would struggle badly.
Not because the rest of players they own are brick, but because the whole system is based on chaos, new high profile manager driving exceptional players to results for one season, new manager bump drops slightly, they fade, fire, rinse and repeat.
Logic would see them pick the core of team, build a method to truly evaluate the 38+players they have out on loan plus their academy for 2-3 players a year, spend to cover balance or requirements of new manager. Thank fudge they have no logic/plan.
nayimfromthehalfwayline
Andy Thompson
Willian cant even get a game it seems, which is madness.
Baleforce
Arthur Rowe
I agree, he's the best player they have imo
nayimfromthehalfwayline
Andy Thompson
Would be hard to put him ahead of Hazard, but he cant be far behind.
Bedfordspurs
Vinnie Samways
SteveAWOL
Chris Jones
Understandable that he’s not a fan of Conte... although this photo has quite a few Chavs saying that he should go for disrespecting their gaffer...
Daisuk
Dimitar Berbatov
Haha, saw that yesterday. Whatever you think of your coach, that's just ridiculous.
Got to love it from a Spurs point of view though. 
Rorschach
Sonny Walters
Respect and honour is not one of traits that comes to mind when I think of Willian.
Seedy Ron
Jimmy Neighbour
Or Chelsea.
nayimfromthehalfwayline
Andy Thompson
If that were a Spurs player, Id feel torn on it. While I can understand his frustration, thats no way to behave.
Not sure Id want him out, but I think itd be only right he be severely reprimanded.
MKSpur
Christian Ziege
Looks like he’s taken a lead out of his managers book and trying to force his way out. He’s definitely won them a few games when he has played so hopefully he will go and weaken them, along with Hazard.
You’re right, it’s two.