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  1. Sarri heating up. From WAGNH

     

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    Front page news in Italy this morning, right next to all the Champions League drama between AS Roma and Liverpool at the Stadio Olympico last night, is yet another blurb about Chelsea’s interest in Napoli head coach Maurizio Sarri.

    And this one goes a step further than most until now, specifically talking up Chelsea’s willingness to pay Sarri’s €8m release clause (plus €500k early termination penalty), which expires at the end of this month.

     

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    Front page of Gazzetta reports that Chelsea may pay Sarri's €8m release clause. His staff is learning English.

     
     

    The article itself is not yet online, but Football Italia have relayed the rest of it, which also claims that not only have Chelsea’s “intermediaries” met with Sarri’s agent, but the coach has instructed “some of his staff” to begin learning English. Sarri himself already speaks or at least understands English, apparently, so at least we’re good to go there.

    Whether Sarri would actually push for this move remains unclear. As per a report yesterday, he remains very much focused on the last three games of the season even if the Scudetto is now basically gone after last weekend’s shambolic 3-0 loss to mid-table Fiorentina. Napoli trail Juventus by four points. He also remains discussions with Napoli owner Aurelio De Laurentiis over a contract extension, with his demands (€4m per year) and the owner’s offer (€3.5m per year) not all that far apart. Sarri is also “demanding” some transfer spending, which is a bit ironic given that he’s not supposed to be as hung up on that as, say, Antonio Conte. But perhaps all managers are the same in the end in some respects.

    A few recent reports have struck a slightly different tone however as wekk, implying that perhaps it’s a good time for both Sarri and Napoli to move on. The 59-year-old’s three-year tenure in the shadow of Mt. Vesuvius has brought a fair amount of acclaim but no actual trophies (a constant theme of Sarri’s long journeyman career), and possibly it’s time for a bit of a minor ‘rivoluzione’, with the likes of Koulibaly, Jorginho, and Mertens also on the way out for big money.

    With Arsenal sensationally linked with Jürgen Klopp’s assistant this week, Chelsea remain at the top of the Sarri narrative and Sarri remains at the top of Chelsea’s list, as far as we can tell. That is only if Conte is to leave, which we remain hopeful isn’t a foregone conclusion.

     

  2. If you feel adventurous you can Youtube how to unlock your CPAP and adjust it for her.

    I bet the 4cwp setting is simply the bottom of the ramp.  When you start your CPAP the newer units have a ramp setting.  You can have it off or up to 45 minutes.  It will start at 4cwp and move up to your therapeutic pressure hopefully while you sleep to make it more comfortable.   

  3. 18 minutes ago, Noah Fence said:

    Anyone use the cleaning systems?  Wondering if they are worth the cash.

    I have several patients that use and love their cleaning systems.

    On 4/20/2018 at 9:54 AM, PW119 said:

    I'm late 40s and my snoring seems to be getting worse.  I'm sure if I quit drinking and lost 50lbs, the problem would get better.  But that's not an option.  Looking for a little advise:  do I got to a sleep center, buy a CPAP on line, or.... Thanks in advance.

    Get a sleep study.  If you purchase a CPAP online and it turns out you have complicated or central sleep apnea, it can make it worse.  You could also go and get an Overnight Pulse Oximetry if strapped for cash and see if you have any significant desaturations throughout the night, these can be ordered through your PCP and generally cost $40.  They give a decent idea, but are not perfect.

    On 4/20/2018 at 5:05 PM, Apep said:

    When it comes time to get a CPAP machine, look into getting one that auto-titrates. Automatic adjustments seem to produce better sleep, for me at least. Then get something like thisfor travel.

    The Auto-CPAP is certainly an option but I have plenty of patient's that do much better on a CPAP that is set.  With an Auto-CPAP you are counting on a machine to determine the correct pressure and I often have patient's that wake up in the middle of the night with their Auto-CPAP hitting the top end of their range as it has missed the sweet spot.

    On 4/23/2018 at 12:19 PM, Deej said:

    Doctor told me sleep apnea made it 50% more likely that I would die in my sleep. Since I'm assuming most people would rather die in their sleep, I told him he might want to come up with a better sales pitch. 

    It increases risks of stroke, heart attack, congestive heart failure, hypertension, arrhythmias, depression, anxiety among other ailments.

    As well, this one generally makes men interested in getting checked.

    Erectile Dysfunction in Patients with Sleep Apnea – A Nationwide Population-Based Study

    19 hours ago, Bosco said:

    Glad this thread was started as I feel a little better reading some of your experiences.  I was diagnosed in the last couple of months with apnea.  Loud snorer.  I see my sleep doctor next week to get fitted.  Apparently I was approved by insurance for an APAP machine, not a CPAP.  Anyone have one of those?  Apparently it self-adjusts throughout the night based on your breathing patterns.  Supposed to be better than CPAP in that regard.  My biggest fear is being able to sleep with some contraption on me.  And I'm a stomach sleeper.

    Read above, Auto-CPAP isn't for everyone.  If you do get an Auto-CPAP, when you go in for your compliance evaluation, try to get them to narrow the range of pressures.

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  4. Article about recent formation changes.

    https://theprideoflondon.com/2018/04/24/chelsea-antonio-conte-new-tactics-roles/

     

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    Chelsea: Antonio Conte’s new tactics and roles hint at his intent for 2018/19

    Antonio Conte used the last three games to introduce new tactics, formations and roles en route to three Chelsea wins. He is acting like a manager preparing for another year at Stamford Bridge.


    Antonio Conte’s critics often argue that, after revolutionizing the Premier League with the 3-4-3 last season, he never followed up on that innovation. His changes to the 3-4-3 this season were subtle at best, repetitive at worst. A false-nine here, Pedro a bit deeper there. Cesar Azpilicueta pushing a bit higher towards wing-back, Marcos Alonso coming central while Chelsea set up their offence. None were as dramatic – in form or impact – as the 3-4-3 in October 2016.

    Over Chelsea’s last three games, Antonio Conte has made his most significant changes since the original 3-4-3. He has introduced new formations – both mid-game and from the start – and new roles for players in existing formations.


    Conte responded to going down 2-0 at Southampton with an immediate double substitution, which reshaped Chelsea into a 4-2-3-1. Davide Zappacosta came off, and the remaining four defenders all shifted one place to the right along the defensive line. Marcos Alonso became a left back and Cesar Azpilicueta became a right-back. Pedro came on for Zappacosta, joining Eden Hazard and Willian to form a three-man retaining wall of wingers. Within 20 minutes, the Blues were up 3-2.

    In the next game against Burnley, Conte finally played the formation that defined his time at Juventus: 3-5-2 with two true strikers. Olivier Giroud and Alvaro Morata gave a commanding performance, showing the gulf between a 3-5-2 with Eden Hazard as a shadow striker and a “real” 3-5-2.


    Against Southampton in the FA Cup semi-final, Conte once again broke his pattern. First, he stayed with Willy Caballero in net and Eduardo on the bench. Last season, Asmir Begovic only made it as far as Wolves in the fifth round. The stakes around the FA Cup are much higher this season, but Conte is trusting his back-up keeper further along the competition. Admittedly, this could be about the quality of Chelsea’s opponents: last season they faced Manchester United and Tottenham in these stages, whereas this season they played Leicester and Southampton.

    Second, Antonio Conte made a bold and unpopular substitution to enact a formation shift and protect the lead against Southampton. He withdrew Willian, who had barely put a foot wrong all game and is still the club’s most consistent forward. Tiemoue Bakayoko came on to bolster the midfield in a 3-5-2. Twelve minutes later, Pedro came on for Cesc Fabregas, maintaining the 3-5-2 but giving it more press.

    This three-game series of changes contradicts one common narrative and calls into question another. Conte’s detractors charge him with being rigid and uncreative. After binning everything to start anew with players like Marcos Alonso in the 3-4-3, they say, Conte is now out of ideas and sends out the same XI to do the same thing every week, even as results go the wrong way. His approach to Barcelona and Manchester City reinforced this impression of fatal sclerosis. But here he is, still introducing new ideas for his players and tactics in match-week 34.

    Conte is also not acting like a man counting down his final matches in charge. Managers on the plank tend to take one of two approaches: coasting with what works because why bother changing, or throwing as many kids on the pitch as possible because who cares. Instead, Conte is making the kind of changes that have an eye to the future. He is still trying to find the right suit for the club, and the right suit for the individual players. If Antonio Conte knew he was one month away from the sack, why would he care about transitioning an aging Pedro into a new, perhaps more appropriate role? Why would he dabble in four-man defences and dual-striker attacks, unless he was bracing himself for another summer with limited transfer activity and high expectations?

    The two narratives overlap in the timing of Conte’s changes. Conte waited to introduce them until after Chelsea bowed out of the Champions League and were a distant hope for fourth place.

    This timing shows his risk-reward calculation more than risk aversion. He assessed Chelsea had a greater chance for success in both competitions under the earlier formations. Chelsea would have had a higher chance of losing in a new formation against those top sides. They may have lost with more flair and excitement, but Conte is not interested in losing beautifully or with style. He gave Chelsea their best chance to win, and they lost ugly. Had they won, it too would have been ugly. A win is a win and a loss is a loss. Football is the one realm where Italians may ignore aesthetics.


    The Blues have less to lose now, but not nothing. They still have the FA Cup and fourth-place is still a possibility. If anyone can engineer a late season run, it is Antonio Conte. If anyone can engineer a late season collapse, it is Tottenham Hotspur. The risk and rewards are both less than they were in February and March, but they are more balanced in Antonio Conte’s eyes.

    Perhaps – despite eight months of rumours to the contrary – Antonio Conte will be at Chelsea next year. He is too proud to quit, and would not want to surrender his £9 million pay-out by doing so. Chelsea may be realizing there are no better replacements on the market, particularly when any replacement would cost them that £9 million pay-out on top of the new wages.


    Antonio Conte is acting like a manager who not only cares about the remaining month of football, but the remaining 13 months of his current contract. That alone breaks the narrative that he cares about nothing much at Stamford Bridge.

     

  5. My bad, this is the stat I read

    "This was Antonio Conte's 100th match in charge of Chelsea in all competitions - only Jose Mourinho (72) has won more of his first 100 games in charge of the Blues than Conte (65)"

  6. Well, I'm certainly in camp Conte, I don't think he is the issue. I think the issue will always be the management at CFC (see UTRich rants). Our previous Technical Director quit on November 6, 2017 and we still haven't replaced him. We have become notorious in the past 5-10 years of being overtly difficult to work with on transfers and feel that likely falls on Roman (see Lukaku, Sandro). The other frustration currently is how we have handled players like Matic, Salah and KDB.  It seems if we had any sense at all we would be able to see the talent, but who knows.

    The current replacements I wouldn't hate that are mentioned are Sarri (great teacher, but would he be provided enough time), Jardim (very versatile dealing with Monaco's selling). Past that it drops off.

    Bipolar CFC is tough to deal with but Conte is the 2nd fastest Chelsea manager to 100 wins only behind the Special One. I'd hate to see him go, but I certainly expect him to.

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  7. Starting putting together a random playlist for the summer and was curious if anyone else has certain artists that just make them think of the summer.

    My top would be Tom Petty, Weezer and Sublime for whatever reason.

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