Essential The Official Football (Soccer) Thread - Football Mourns, The Terrorists Won

[OneManGang]

What a p*ssy! I knew he was a coward but God damn! Bro been going through it all season, probably has night terrors before big games

 

[ThrobbingHood]

I promise you I thought of this exact scene when I read that Arteta quote yesterday.

 

[MVike28]

I promise you I thought of this exact scene when I read that Arteta quote yesterday.

Glad he fessed up to being a coward that was a rare glimpse into his psyche

No wonder every big moment involves him freezing up

Now if he played MLS in midfield or at least rotated him with Spanish midget we’d be so clear of city

It’s an indictment on him that it took this long

 

[Yippee Ki Yay]

I had this conversation with my friend a while ago. All the successful managers who played professionally, were either defenders or midfielders. It’s rare they were strikers.

Why? My theory is that defenders/midfielders have a different tactical understanding of the game. That’s not to take away from strikers but their game is based more on instinct (which is difficult and can’t be taught).

Unless somebody in here can prove me wrong, my theory applies to 90% of successful managers, if not more.

Fergie
Dalglish
Cruyff
Heynckes

And in the modern era
Klopp
Inzaghi

 

[SlowPaceThrillah]

I had this conversation with my friend a while ago. All the successful managers who played professionally, were either defenders or midfielders. It’s rare they were strikers.

Why? My theory is that defenders/midfielders have a different tactical understanding of the game. That’s not to take away from strikers but their game is based more on instinct (which is difficult and can’t be taught).

Unless somebody in here can prove me wrong, my theory applies to 90% of successful managers, if not more.

I want to say Fergie was a forward, could be mistaken though

 

[ThrobbingHood]

Fergie
Dalglish
Cruyff
Heynckes

And in the modern era
Klopp
Inzaghi

That's a good list but didn't Klopp play most of his final years as a defender?

And I wouldn't put Inzahgi in that list of sucessful managers yet.

 

[null]

Gallagher gonna be the one to save Tottenham from relegation.

con-man galloper

 

[DapMeUp!]

Getting outplayed like this by this spurs side is a sackable offense

 

[Yippee Ki Yay]

That's a good list but didn't Klopp play most of his final years as a defender?

And I wouldn't put Inzahgi in that list of sucessful managers yet.

Yes i think you are correct there but he started as a striker

And with Klopp as well i think he was successful because of his personality and the fact players loved him and would run through a brick wall for him not because he was some tactical genuis like Pep

 

[num123]

 

[TobiOT]

Getting old man. Wasn't that long ago Ross Barkely was a prospect at Everton and Sancho is 26.

 

[DapMeUp!]

Getting old man. Wasn't that long ago Ross Barkely was a prospect at Everton and Sancho is 26.

I said we are all finished when I saw Walcott rocking the silver beard

 

[hood b. goode]

What a p*ssy! I knew he was a coward but God damn! Bro been going through it all season, probably has night terrors before big games

I promise you I thought of this exact scene when I read that Arteta quote yesterday.

Glad he fessed up to being a coward that was a rare glimpse into his psyche

No wonder every big moment involves him freezing up

Now if he played MLS in midfield or at least rotated him with Spanish midget we’d be so clear of city

It’s an indictment on him that it took this long

Barcelona: La Masia grads straight in the 1st team

City: Pep will give academy players (Lewis, Oreilly etc) a chance to beat out big money signings

Arteta watched Rice / Zubi get worked to death and refused to give Norgaard or MLS a damn minute

 

[phcitywarrior]

Emery is a fukking dikkhead

They’re getting super outplayed rn

Tbh, UCL is all but guaranteed for them. Just need 3pts from 9 and they still have Burnley away. EL is the bigger prize at this point

 

[MVike28]

Life, death, taxes and Villa ending in 5th

Bums

Emery is a loser