Pellegrini

[jpkokko]

he's 56! dyslexic 'journalist'

 

or mistyping?

[Captain]

Do the fans want Pellegrini?

 

I know I do.

 

Some on here have been rather vocal about getting a British manager this time.

[Guest Numero Veinticinco]

Some on here have been rather vocal about getting a British manager this time.

 

Personally speaking, I couldn't give a fuck if he's Martian. I want the best man for the job; not a person that happened to exit a vagina on the same piece of demarcated territory that I was.

[Drewas]

Think he would be a great choice. A track record of achieving with an under achieving team and did a great job with Real Madrid.

 

My only concern is whether he will 'get' the premiership.

[Brownie]

I enjoyed that video and i've always enjoyed watching his teams play. Whether he could adapt his style to the Premier League I don't know, but as I said yesterday, if Kenny isn't taking over then I hope it will be Pellegrini (although i'm expecting Hodgson).

[Guest LFD]

So am I right in saying judging by that video his preferred formation is 4-2-2-2?

 

All our threat under Rafa was central, might be the same under Pellegrini if that's true.

[RobbieOR]

So am I right in saying judging by that video his preferred formation is 4-2-2-2?

 

All our threat under Rafa was central, might be the same under Pellegrini if that's true.

 

Considering we have no wingers I think we have no othe options.

[Torvald Utne]

Can he get the premiership though, you know, the league where they play football different to everyone else because we are sooo special and only and an Englishman born and bred can understand it.

[Guest LFD]

Can he get the premiership though, you know, the league where they play football different to everyone else because we are sooo special and only and an Englishman born and bred can understand it.

 

Well Rafa couldn't...

[Dicko]

Well Rafa couldn't...

 

You're a hypocrite.

[Guest Numero Veinticinco]

Well Rafa couldn't...

 

Had nothing to do with his nationality though, did it.

[Guest LFD]

You're a hypocrite.

 

I haven't said that only Enlgish managers can get to grips with this league.

 

But I personally don't think Rafa ever did.

 

He was able to get our team up in big European games against Barca, Real, Chelsea etc - but how hard is it to motivate Gerrard, Torres and any player to get up for the big games?

 

But week in, week out in the Premiership we rarely saw him get the best out of the players and I think his cautious approach hindered the team.

 

How is that hypocritical?

[Guest LFD]

Had nothing to do with his nationality though, did it.

 

I agree, it was a tongue in cheek comment.

[Dicko]

I haven't said that only Enlgish managers can get to grips with this league.

 

But I personally don't think Rafa ever did.

 

He was able to get our team up in big European games against Barca, Real, Chelsea etc - but how hard is it to motivate Gerrard, Torres and any player to get up for the big games?

 

But week in, week out in the Premiership we rarely saw him get the best out of the players and I think his cautious approach hindered the team.

 

How is that hypocritical?

 

I didn't start chatting about Rafa.

 

If people want to debate whether he should or shouldn't have gone - start a thread on it. But lets not take over this thread.

 

Well Rafa couldn't...

See.

[Guest Numero Veinticinco]

I haven't said that only Enlgish managers can get to grips with this league.

 

But I personally don't think Rafa ever did.

 

He came within a bad disallowed goal and a draw into a win from winning the title, mate. He did it whilst having his hands tied.

 

Out of interest, who was the last English manager to win the league?

[fowler9]

Howard Wilkinson!

 

man for the job!

[hamstrung]

Richard Buxton is L4Lad.

He seems to have got his shit together after his social experiments.

Still I'll wait til' TB, Rory Smith & Hunter confirm it.

 

Had forgotten about him. The original forum loon.

[NorgieReds]

Strange statements. Nearly the same about Mascherano and Pellegrini. Could it be a mix up in the press?

 

Piccioli about a possible move for Mascherano to Inter: We are evaluating the move hard and in the next few days we will have a new meeting to better establish the details of this transfer deal."

 

Piccioli about Pellegrini: "We are evaluating the operation and will soon have a new meeting to better define the final details of the contract."

[Gary Mac Legend]

So we want to play more like Barcelona? Whilst remaining British? Fat Sam it is, even Rafa agrees he's a model for Barca

[Guest LFD]

See.

 

No I don't.

 

He came within a bad disallowed goal and a draw into a win from winning the title, mate. He did it whilst having his hands tied.

 

Out of interest, who was the last English manager to win the league?

 

Howard Wilkinson.

 

But I am not saying only English people can get a grip of this league, I am just saying Rafa couldn't in my opinion.

[rebel23]

I remember Villarreal being unbeaten against the Mancs in the CL and grinding out a few 0-0 results, they were very tactical and organized. Pellegrini likes to play good football but he is also very tactically aware

[Guest Numero Veinticinco]

Howard Wilkinson.

 

But I am not saying only English people can get a grip of this league

 

Nah, I'm not saying you are. I'm expressing the opposite. An English manager hasn't won the league since 1992. That doesn't suggest us English can do it, let alone the only ones that can.

 

Not that any of that actually matters. Geographical accidents of birth are just as irrelevant as skin colour or hair length or whether you can roll your tongue or not. We need the best manager we can get, fuck their nationality, race or any other arbitrary factor.

[Guest LFD]

We need the best manager we can get, fuck their nationality, race or any other arbitrary factor.

 

Dam right.

[rebel23]

looks like there is an offer for Pellegrini, will he take it or not ? I think looking at what he did with Villarreal he may fancy it even with restrictions

[llego]

Cue speculation that since hes coming to Liverpool, he must know of an impending takeover.

 

My mate saw wealthy arabs in tesco etc