Essential The Official Football (Soccer) Thread - The Slotification of Liverpool is nearly complete

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I'm not counting a final as success breh :heh:

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

(oops not FA was league cup)


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.
 

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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.
 

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Assna fans really thought they could share Munich with us :scusthov:

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
 

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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.
 

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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 :francis:

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.
 
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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.
 

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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
 

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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.
 

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Apart from Saka? What other credits does Emery deserve that Arteta built upon?
That alone deserves credit for getting him into the team and letting him develop. Arteta immediately comes in and buys Willian :mjlol:

Oversaw Saliba transfer, who again Arteta was forced into playing.

But he got us to a Europa League final, got us disciplined playing a more possession based style building from the back again post Wenger, we were pragmatic trying to right the ship defensively due to the squad. I mean Arsenal was a mess when he came in. Had this fraudulent team on a 20 game unbeaten run or something like that in the league. He had his faults and I was ok with his dismissal but the behind the scenes work he did to get things on track definitely helped Arteta.

I mean, the FA Cup was Emerys team. Arteta almost got fired but ESR saved him and then he proceeded to bush the young breh :russ: No one ever talks about that. We weren’t winning shyt, Chelsea would’ve been the nail in the coffin and ESR came in the team and shyt on them. Rest is history
 
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