Other football - 2020/21

[El Rojo]

2 hours ago, m0e said:

I get the likeable part, but where has he shown anything to suggest he's a quality manager?

 

I'm genuinely curious.

 

He's had access to some serious talent, has absolutely no pressure to deliver, and has produced what exactly?

 

I reckon he's well overrated, just like Tuchel and Pocchetino, but with much less to show than those two.

Think he’s done as well as can be expected with the squad that he has, especially against ‘bigger’ sides. Nice, solid football and utilised Traore really well too. I wouldn’t say he’s had as good a squad as the current top four, Spurs, Leicester and even Everton to work with either. 
 

No doubt the fact that he’s a good guy is adding a level of unconscious bias too though. 

 

I know they’ve had a decent level of investment, but Pochettino and Tuchel have had significantly better players at Spurs and Chelsea (and at PSG obviously) so I’m not sure that’s an entirely relevant  comparison. 
 

Agree completely that Pochettino is overrated and I hope that Tuchel is! 

[TheHowieLama]

2 hours ago, m0e said:

I get the likeable part, but where has he shown anything to suggest he's a quality manager?

 

I'm genuinely curious.

 

He's had access to some serious talent, has absolutely no pressure to deliver, and has produced what exactly?

 

He took them up and then into Europe twice in three years - it's Wolves FFS. 

[3 Stacks]

I don't think Nuno is anything special and his football stinks.

[m0e]

14 minutes ago, TheHowieLama said:

He took them up and then into Europe twice in three years - it's Wolves FFS. 

Well, when you put it like that..  

 

It's not 'good, old Wolves' though is it?

 

It's the Portugal B team!

 

Dyche has done a much better job with Burnley, for example.

 

Anyway, I'm going to stop caring about Wolves for now.

 

Big tings this weekend, innit.

[TheHowieLama]

Dis weeken - ya

[A_S]

It's worked out well that the final round of La Liga matches isn't on the same day as the Premier League. An obvious standout match to watch each night! 

[Lee909]

What channel is La Liga on these days

Same with Serie A

 

Am i fuck paying them cheeky bastards at 11 Sports £10 a month for the odd weekend i'd watch. 

 

 

Massive game in Serie A with Atalanta hosting AC Milan

I think Atalanta have secured top 4 as isn't Italy on Head 2 Head rather than GD? if so they hold that over Juve. 

 

 

Hopefully Atletico,Napoli,Milan and Lille all get over the line this weekend. 

 

 

 

[Jairzinho]

Can't see anything other Milan getting absolutely battered by Atalanta. Hope not, like.

 

Think the Spanish games are on La Liga TV now. It's about a fiver a month.

 

 

[Lee909]

3 minutes ago, Jairzinho said:

Can't see anything other Milan getting absolutely battered by Atalanta. Hope not, like.

 

Think the Spanish games are on La Liga TV now. It's about a fiver a month.

 

 

Always the chance in Italy though that as Atalanta are already in they just roll over to fuck Juve. The other week it was looking like a draw would suite both and you could put good money on a 0-0.

[Anubis]

They should be forced by law to offer a crowd noise only alternative.

[sir roger]

Good luck to Neil Critchley , doing a good job at Blackpool , in the play off final against Lincoln or Sunderland. Quite emotional last night with the players displaying tee shirts with the little lad hit by lightning.

[Chocoholic]

Brentford are a step closer to making it to the Premier League after beating Bournemouth in their play-off semi-final. Their play-off record is poor, though, having lost 4 finals before, most recently last year. Swansea are at home to Barnsley later, a goal up from the first leg.

 

The Bees finished on 87 pts, ahead of 4th placed Swansea on 80. It would be nice to have a new club in the Premier League as opposed to the reappearance of another of the many yoyo clubs.

 

Historically, they spent 5 years in the old First Division, reaching as high as 5th in 1935/6, before eventually being relegated to the 4th Division by 1962.

[dockers_strike]

Sunderland levelled the score on aggregate against Lincoln in the first 32 minutes.

 

[Anubis]

Lincoln have been fucking awful. Could easily have conceded three or four that half. Their players need to take a long look at themselves.

[Trumo]

Lewandowski scored his 41st Bundesliga goal of the season to break Gerd Muller's record of 40 from 1972.

 

Werder Bremen are relegated along with Schalke. Hamburg went down recently, Kaiserslautern have been in the 3rd tier, Koln are a yo-yo club, and both Gladbach and Dortmund are too inconsistent to pose a title threat to Bayern's dominance. The only way Bayern can fail to win it again is if the players decide they've had enough and can't be arsed any more, and/or if their is infighting amongst the players, coaching staff and the board. The other big guns in Germany are miles off the pace.

[Bjornebye]

Atletico just need a win now. Fuck Real. 

[Bruce Spanner]

If anybody wants to report these cunts to the police for showing La Liga games illegally then forward this link on to the fuzz.

 

http://www.usagoals.video/c/football/spain-primera-division/22-05-2021/valladolid-vs-atletico-madrid/1/

 

How do they fucking sleep?

[Anubis]

Fair play Lincoln. Have totally dominated since half time and just scored. Now 2-3.

[Anubis]

Lincoln pen. Missed.

[Bjornebye]

I hope they're filming Sunderland Till I die again this year. Probably not with covid 

[Jairzinho]

Final La Liga fixtures all about to kick off.

 

Atletico win and they win the title. 

[dockers_strike]

Sunderland blowing it here. Bob wont be pleased.

[Anubis]

Lincoln miss a big chance followed by Sunderland hitting the post and putting the follow up wide. Proper Liverpool finishing on show...

[Anubis]

Another bad miss from Sunderland. 

[Anubis]

Lincoln miss a big chance.