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DickEmery posted:Mourinho is a bad choice because he'd want to be bigger than the club but van Gaal flouncing because he has a bigger ego than the Special oval office is a perfect fit. I've never said Mourinho would be a bad choice because of his ego. He'd be fairly good at ripping the team apart, and then not leave anything behind worth managing after 3 years. Van Gaal brings through youth teamers.
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In case anyone's curious how Carragher and Neville view this weekend's events, have a clip. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdmxV-7QvJ8 EDIT: To get rid of the time stamp. Neville was spot on about Liverpool's aimless play. Eric Cantonese fucked around with this message at 22:41 on Apr 28, 2014 |
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Eric Cantonese posted:Zidane is a classy dude who doesn't undermine people to better himself. Giggs is not. Look at those brows of his. They scream "underminer".  is everton playing today??
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Eric Cantonese posted:Van Gaal has been a consistently successful manager. I don't want him at Man-U. He was very successful with a once in a generation crop of Dutch players at Ajax. He took Bobby Robson's Barcelona team to a couple of La Liga titles and won the Bundesiga on easy mode. At both those clubs when it went wrong it went wrong huge, he was sacked with the teams in Moyesian positions. As good as his current stint with the Dutch national team is, he hosed it up before. Of course he's better than Moyes, but I just don't think he's the magician everyone makes him out to be.
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Eric Cantonese posted:In case anyone's curious how Carragher and Neville view this weekend's events, have a clip. Haha Neville calls Mourinho a big gay manager. "Big game manager"
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DickEmery posted:He was very successful with a once in a generation crop of Dutch players at Ajax. He created the current Bayern side. He has a track record of successfully rebuilding teams before the inevitable meltdown. If you don't think Van Gaal is a great manager you're deluded. He's not going to be a long term option, he's going to go in there, tear poo poo up, lay down good foundations, then have a huge meltdown after which a new manager comes in and doesn't have to deal with the legacy of Fergusson.
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Spangly A posted:yes definitely keep a coach who is reported to have been insubordinate to his last manager, everyone will clamour for that job. Oh please, name me ONE TIME where Giggs betrayed the trust of someone close to him
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Calling it: Liverpool: draw v Palace, win v Newcastle Chelsea: win v Norwich, win v Cardiff City: draw v Everton, win v Villa, win v West Ham All 3 teams end on 84 points, finishes City/Pool/Chelsea on goal difference alone
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Bagpuss_UK posted:Calling it: Everton are essentially out of the CL spots and will offer only modest resistance. City are going to win out, book it.
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cheese posted:Everton are essentially out of the CL spots and will offer only modest resistance. City are going to win out, book it. Everton will have a go at City, too many players with something to prove and a manager that gives a poo poo and can draw up a good game plan means they will come out flying. No Mirallas is bad news, and I think city will be able to handle the pressure. I'm super excited to watch Coleman and baines against what I assume will be Clichy and Zabs, and Barkley vs Toure will be good as well. Ultimately I think city's forwards being healthy again will prove too much, and city will take it 1-2. But 1-1 wouldn't surprise me.
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You forget that City have newly poo poo centerback Vincent Kompany and famously poo poo keeper Joe Hart.
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Smeef posted:You forget that City have newly poo poo centerback Vincent Kompany and famously poo poo keeper Joe Hart. Kompany at least knows lukakus Belgian magic tricks and hart has been ace lately. As long as it's not so overcast and gray such that Naismith turns translucent, I think the CBS can handle things.
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Hey, I was at the office today so I couldn't watch the game but I heard that Arsenal were cool and good. Is this correct?
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double sulk posted:Hey, I was at the office today so I couldn't watch the game but I heard that Arsenal were cool and good. Is this correct? Incorrect, they scored off a flukey free kick from a soft foul, giroud shot twice right at the keeper (a Full Giroud) and Ozil scored the rebound from an offside position, and Giroud had a ball bounce in off his head but I am pretty sure he did it accidentally. Poocastle Pooshited is uncool and bad. The only good part of the game was when Yaya Sanogo came in and some poster did a racism and thought it was Abu Diaby.
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double sulk posted:Hey, I was at the office today so I couldn't watch the game but I heard that Arsenal were cool and good. Is this correct? Their midfield had almost complete control all day, they lacked a bit of class in the finishes, but what else is new.
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Spangly A posted:I've never said Mourinho would be a bad choice because of his ego. He'd be fairly good at ripping the team apart, and then not leave anything behind worth managing after 3 years. Chelsea got to the CL final the year after Mourinho left, and ended second in the league, won the FA cup the year after and the league after that. Real Madrid is doing pretty well in the CL semi finals the year after he left, and have still a chance of winning the league. Pretty impressive for teams ripped apart with nothing worth managing left. Puseklepp fucked around with this message at 05:34 on Apr 29, 2014 |
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Puseklepp posted:Chelsea got to the CL final the year after Mourinho left, and ended second in the league, won the FA cup the year after and the league after that. Inter though...
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Puseklepp posted:Chelsea got to the CL final the year after Mourinho left, and ended second in the league, won the FA cup the year after and the league after that. Porto did pretty great too.
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ayb posted:Inter though... Thats Rafa's fault, not Jose's
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and if we're arguing managers are responsible for the team the year after they left, Fergie was the worst manager ever.
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double sulk posted:Hey, I was at the office today so I couldn't watch the game but I heard that Arsenal were cool and good. Is this correct? They were playing against Newcastle, who are tanking so shamelessly it's almost an art. 
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As of the Swansea game, Sunderland have no longer scored the more goals at SJP as Newcastle in this calendar year. Now it's the same number.
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MrL_JaKiri posted:As of the Swansea game, Sunderland have no longer scored the more goals at SJP as Newcastle in this calendar year. Now it's the same number. That's nothing, City once went from New Years day to the end of the season without scoring a single goal at home, somehow we survived. It was pretty poo poo to watch, many never made it away from the concourse bars...
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Spangly A posted:yes definitely keep a coach who is reported to have been insubordinate to his last manager, everyone will clamour for that job. Oh come on. As if any decent coach wouldn't end up on the outs with loving Moyes.
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PirateBob posted:Oh come on. As if any decent coach wouldn't end up on the outs with loving Moyes. that's part of it, but there's an old boys mentality personified by giggs
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Spangly A posted:I've never said Mourinho would be a bad choice because of his ego. He'd be fairly good at ripping the team apart, and then not leave anything behind worth managing after 3 years. He left Real Madrid in reasonably good shape, with mostly young players, almost no one over thirty. That core of players (since the new signings haven't played as much) have Madrid second in the league, Cup winners, and in the CL semifinals.
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Dudley posted:and if we're arguing managers are responsible for the team the year after they left, Fergie was the worst manager ever. Yes, Fergie left a poo poo team behind him. The players could not give a gently caress. That is exactly why it needs to be ripped apart. Fucks sake lads I'm surprised some of you can tie your own shoes.
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Shearer thinks Steve Bruce should become Man utd manager because he knows the club and I agree with him
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Jose posted:Shearer thinks Steve Bruce should become Man utd manager because he knows the club and I agree with him Instead of a cv he should send in a video of him getting distracted during a press conference by a Rooney goal on the tv.
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Good advice, Alan Shearer. The board will definitely consider this.
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Pedro De Heredia posted:He left Real Madrid in reasonably good shape, with mostly young players, almost no one over thirty. That core of players (since the new signings haven't played as much) have Madrid second in the league, Cup winners, and in the CL semifinals. That, and he spunked 30m Euros on Coentrao.
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Jose posted:Townsend has picked up an injury and might not go to the world cup
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Jose posted:Townsend has picked up an injury and might not go to the world cup No Wilshere, no Townsend? Squad's shaping up nicely boys!
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Jose posted:Townsend has picked up an injury and might not go to the world cup  - England fans
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Jose posted:Townsend has picked up an injury and might not go to the world cup Was he going anyway? Surely Sterling, Ox and Lallana were all ahead of him?
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