Essential The Official Football (Soccer) Thread - RIP Diogo Jota

[gho3st]

He still succeeded at Madrid and won cups at man u, when he had to go to the dust cabinet at spurs and a washed roma he somehow couldn't do it anymore same story in Turkey right now.

Eh Lets not rewrite history..he under-delivered at Madrid. . He had to be forced to play attacking football breh. He had prime Di Maria and Prime C Ronaldo on each wing, Benzema upfront, Prime Ozil....

 

[Yayo Toure]

Arteta has a loser mentality. I hope he keeps the job for a long time. Him and Declan Rice can trade excuses for years to come.

 

[DapMeUp!]

it's worse than you think

fa cup final
europa league final

I'm not counting a final as success breh

 

[SCORCH]

Assna fans really thought they could share Munich with us

 

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I'm not counting a final as success breh

he got fired before the final by levy at spurs. to spite him.

(oops not FA was league cup)

Mourinho fired by Tottenham 6 days before cup final | FOX Sports

Tottenham has fired Jose Mourinho after only 17 months in charge and just as he was preparing to coach the club in the League Cup final

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the final at roma should be seen in the context of their previous recent achievements.

it's not the league but he did well enough.

 

[DapMeUp!]

Arteta just can't strike the right balance.

He has the right idea of being solid at the back first but doing so at the expense of attacking freedom too often.
He got burned by the gung-ho football we played during the first title challenge and has been pulling season by season ever since.

 

[SubZeroDegrees]

@SubZeroDegrees Martinelli developed, but just into a nice squad player. They need a starter.

Martinelli hasn't been the same since Xhaka dipped. He should've addressed the position last summer, which it could be more Edu fumbling than Arteta. So I won't hold you on that.

 

[SubZeroDegrees]

True hater. Watching your biggest opps fall live.

 

[Yippee Ki Yay]

Assna fans really thought they could share Munich with us

And as they have already got to a final and lost ( no one wins it in their first final) it's hopefully PSG time

Mbappe must be sitting at home thinking why did I move.. but then if he stayed would they be in the final
They are a better team now without him and the other superstars

 

[phcitywarrior]

They didn't need a stop gap striker before the January windows closed. They needed an upgrade.

Then the window closed and they lost Jesus and Havertz soon after. The need changed from upgrade to stop-gap. That said, a stopgap doesn't really change the result of the CL semifinal IMO.

Jesus cannot be relied upon and Havertz ain’t the mans to bag em the goals. Poor squad building IMO

Nah… cesc is built from the same cloth as arteta…he’s done a great job at Como tho…I don’t want any of these pep disciples…w/o billions and Messi pep would be a loser

If Cesc doesn’t come to Arsenal I’d like to see him at Roma, especially if Tinkerman gets em to UCL.

Iraola is great BUT. We need to see how he does when his team has to play every 3-4 days not every 6-7-8 days. That style has a short life cycle as it is.

We’ll only know how he does if he’s given the chance. Kinda like you need experience to get a job but the job is the experience needed to get the job.

We won’t know he how does with a team in Europe unless he’s managing a team in Europe. Someone will have to take a punt on him.

However, if the Cherries get 8th and City win the FA cup then Cherries will be in the Conference league so that may be the litmus test for him. Rooting for him, I’ve always liked him since his Rayo days. Sid Lowe flagged him as one to watch.

 

[phcitywarrior]

PSG ain’t winning this thing. Inzaghi not letting the big one slip twice. He’s a very good cup manager.

Let’s all be real. Pep is out of blood this upcoming season.

It might get ugly

I don’t think City getting back to the City of a few seasons ago…they’ll be competitive but the chinks in the armor have been laid bare for all to see.

 

[SubZeroDegrees]

200 mill in fukking January and I don’t expect them to stop in the summer either. Anyone acting like Arsenal is on some linear path to a trophy is STILL just blindly optimistic. It gets harder every year.

Definitely it will get harder. Last two seasons Arsenal was lucky they wasn't hit with an injury crisis. They finally have one with a small squad this year. I except more injury layoffs next season. Arteta and Berta have to add more players this summer.

 

[SubZeroDegrees]

Trump will turn the World Cup into a shytshow.

 

[Premeditated]

PSG ain’t winning this thing. Inzaghi not letting the big one slip twice. He’s a very good cup manager.



I don’t City getting back to the City of a few seasons ago…they’ll be competitive but the chinks in the armour have been laid bare for all to see.

Inter always loses to new teams they face


Inter are just the new Juve

 

[Kunty McPhuck]

Jesus cannot be relied upon and Havertz ain’t the mans to bag em the goals. Poor squad building IMO



If Cesc doesn’t come to Arsenal I’d like to see him at Roma, especially if Tinkerman gets em to UCL.



We’ll only know how he does if he’s given the chance. Kinda like you need experience to get a job but the job is the experience needed to get the job.

I'm talking specifically his style of play. It's cool when you have a week between matches. Every 3-4 days players getting killed. Don't you remember Newcastle last season? What about Anges crazy style thst involves a lot of running. Spurs have a big squad and yet they struggled.

We won’t know he how does with a team in Europe unless he’s managing a team in Europe. Someone will have to take a punt on him.

I've seen his style before and it all ends the same way. He has to adapt the higher he goes. And he uses to being the underdog so far. That's why Arsenal's too much of a jump at the present for him.

However, if the Cherries get 8th and City win the FA cup then Cherries will be in the Conference league so that may be the litmus test for him. Rooting for him, I’ve always liked him since his Rayo days. Sid Lowe flagged him as one to watch.

He's a great coach but he has red flags that need to be answered. He's ideal for a team at rock bottom like Spurs that need an injection of something different. Arsenal need higher quality of player.