the fox Posted 13 March 2018 Share Posted 13 March 2018 45 minutes ago, Babylon said: So it's the other teams that are boring really as they just aren't good enough. it because in the last 3 season, every manager that adapts a new style with a decent squad wins the league. It was Claudia, than Conte and now Pep (2 of them where in their first season with said clubs) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donut Posted 13 March 2018 Share Posted 13 March 2018 1 minute ago, the fox said: it because in the last 3 season, every manager that adapts a new style with a decent squad wins the league. It was Claudia, than Conte and now Pep (2 of them where in their first season with said clubs) Yeah ,youre totally right. Man City are bang average, its an overrated achievement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the fox Posted 13 March 2018 Share Posted 13 March 2018 (edited) 15 minutes ago, Donut said: Yeah ,youre totally right. Man City are bang average, its an overrated achievement. ?? Who said that? They are pretty good imo but people are going way overboard with the hype. They ain't the "all-time" special like people are making out to be. it's just recency bias. People drooling over david silva and kdb and they are not even half the players xavi and iniesta were. Edited 13 March 2018 by the fox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox in the North Posted 13 March 2018 Share Posted 13 March 2018 21 minutes ago, the fox said: Think english people should know this best. Real Madrid has the pedigree that man united had in the time of SAF. Madrid feasts on the possession based sides. They have a better midfield and attack than man city and when time comes, Pep will fail again without a game winner like messi. I agree they have the pedigree. However this season there have beeen points where teams such as Real Betis and Levante have taken points from the Bernabeu, to such an extent that’s practically been unheard for a while. One of the problems has been is that the central midfield (Kroos and Modric) has been getting stretched, which I definitely think Man City can do to Madrid. I’d be very interested to see how this Man City team would fair against Madrid, though I do think they would struggle against Barcelona with Barca playing more direct this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark 'expert' Lawrenson Posted 13 March 2018 Share Posted 13 March 2018 45 minutes ago, the fox said: ?? Who said that? They are pretty good imo but people are going way overboard with the hype. They ain't the "all-time" special like people are making out to be. it's just recency bias. People drooling over david silva and kdb and they are not even half the players xavi and iniesta were. That Barca team you mention with Xavi and Iniesta were the best team I’ve ever seen (albeit on TV) even as a neutral they were amazing to watch. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzie the Fox Posted 13 March 2018 Share Posted 13 March 2018 Man Utd v Sevilla has been a total bore-fest so far. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark 'expert' Lawrenson Posted 13 March 2018 Share Posted 13 March 2018 4 minutes ago, Suzie the Fox said: Man Utd v Sevilla has been a total bore-fest so far. I’ve got it on but not really watching it, even the commentators sound bored. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the fox Posted 13 March 2018 Share Posted 13 March 2018 (edited) 33 minutes ago, Fox in the North said: I agree they have the pedigree. However this season there have beeen points where teams such as Real Betis and Levante have taken points from the Bernabeu, to such an extent that’s practically been unheard for a while. One of the problems has been is that the central midfield (Kroos and Modric) has been getting stretched, which I definitely think Man City can do to Madrid. I’d be very interested to see how this Man City team would fair against Madrid, though I do think they would struggle against Barcelona with Barca playing more direct this season. It's the fatigue from the last 2 years that's doing that to them. Kroos was never a "high motor" kinda midfielder and isn't known for his physical ability and the Luka injuries are taking away from his tank. but real madrid in the CL are something else. I remember what xavi said recently. It was something like "Real Madrid players hurt you by doing nothing" iirc. They play a lot of zone defence instead of man to man because 1, thier midfield isn't that athletic and 2, they are just smarter than everyone. Napoli were very unlucky against Man City! They had the blueprint but ghoulam's injury and their missed pen hurt them a lot. Man City likes to control the tempo and pressure the opposing fullbacks which is not gonna be that good of an idea seeing that Real Madrid has 2 world-class FBs. Real Madrid made a living by abusing their counter attacking prowess and their heading abilty. real madrid won't shy away from a challenge and are more than happy to give you the ball and just spam counter attacks. Edited 13 March 2018 by the fox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the fox Posted 13 March 2018 Share Posted 13 March 2018 Looking forward to another Jose masterclass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nalis Posted 13 March 2018 Share Posted 13 March 2018 The 'big 6' obsession in the media is getting to cringe levels: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43365136 How can you compare the likes of Hasselbaink, Shearer and Cantona's record against the current top 6 vs Aguero and Rashford when Man City and Spurs were two mid table teams at best when the latter 3 were playing? At least make it comparable to the top 6 opposition their respective eras. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark 'expert' Lawrenson Posted 13 March 2018 Share Posted 13 March 2018 oh dear Man Utd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlloverthefloorYesNdidi Posted 13 March 2018 Share Posted 13 March 2018 Jose has fuched this tie completely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post st albans fox Posted 13 March 2018 Popular Post Share Posted 13 March 2018 Who the hell cant beat Sevilla in the last 16 of the CL ????????? 5 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woznotwos Posted 13 March 2018 Share Posted 13 March 2018 We only played shite European teams apparently hence our progression. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st albans fox Posted 13 March 2018 Share Posted 13 March 2018 Sevilla lay to bed the ghost of the king power ............ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammo Posted 13 March 2018 Share Posted 13 March 2018 A result that merely adds to the stature of our win v Sevilla last season. Brilliant stuff. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerard Posted 13 March 2018 Share Posted 13 March 2018 30 minutes ago, st albans fox said: Who the hell cant beat Sevilla in the last 16 of the CL ????????? Mourinho should have asked Shakespeare for the blueprint on how to beat Sevilla in the R16 of the CL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkie1999 Posted 13 March 2018 Share Posted 13 March 2018 Just watched the highlights, Wes scoring, schmiechal saving a peno, nasri sent off. What a night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winteriscoming Posted 13 March 2018 Share Posted 13 March 2018 Still hoping we sign nzonzi in the summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeGuy Posted 14 March 2018 Share Posted 14 March 2018 (edited) 4 hours ago, Fox in the North said: I agree they have the pedigree. However this season there have beeen points where teams such as Real Betis and Levante have taken points from the Bernabeu, to such an extent that’s practically been unheard for a while. One of the problems has been is that the central midfield (Kroos and Modric) has been getting stretched, which I definitely think Man City can do to Madrid. I’d be very interested to see how this Man City team would fair against Madrid, though I do think they would struggle against Barcelona with Barca playing more direct this season. Madrid or Bayern would be the worst draws for Man City. Let's hope they only meet in the final. Real have nothing else but the CL to save their season and they'll focus only on that. Don't let their Liga form fool you, they have enough quality and experience, above everthing else, to dispatch on the counter a great but very inexperienced Man City. Bayern are flying under everyone's radar but they're firing on all cylinders since Heynckes too over (again). Solid contenders for the CL win. Edited 14 March 2018 by ZeGuy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeGuy Posted 14 March 2018 Share Posted 14 March 2018 The rags are out. This made my evening. Bore off Mourinho, you and your shitty, negative football. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxonMaui Posted 14 March 2018 Share Posted 14 March 2018 ?☺️?? lovely to see Borinhio dumped out of the CL by Sevilla. Sweet, sweet sweet!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark 'expert' Lawrenson Posted 14 March 2018 Share Posted 14 March 2018 5 hours ago, ZeGuy said: The rags are out. This made my evening. Bore off Mourinho, you and your shitty, negative football. Man U seemed to think they’d got the job done drawing away but It just proves if you’re the Home side in the first leg a 0-0 draw is a pretty good result, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARTY_FOX Posted 14 March 2018 Share Posted 14 March 2018 Nice to see most realise how impressive it is that we knocked Sevilla out rather than laughing at United for going out to them. What is it now, we're the only team to beat them in European knockout competition for 4/5 years is it? Incredible. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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