2013/14 Premier League

[Jimbo]

Didn't he once say if his name was Allardici he'd be in charge of a Big Club?

Avram Grant is available, if Sam decides to move on...

 

[Mong]

No idea. Can't imagine which big club would want to play his style of football.

 

[BunniesMan]

Tactics against the better teams will always let you down. You're right though I do think you have a decent team with a few holes which can be filled easily.

We need gears. In a match against a big team when we've got the momentum it's fine to play our usual style but when they're in the game or on top of us we need to rediscover the clinical counter attacking game we could deploy in our vintage years.

The invincibles era didn't always have 70% of possession. They knew when the time was right to shut up shop and wait for a mistake and then capitalise the way Chelsea did against Liverpool.

For that we need more pace upfront and on the left. We need to buy a left wing version of Walcott and we need a mobile striker.

Ramsey and Wilshere are the ideal box to box CM pair, they should form a wall infront of the CB's, Ozil pulling the strings at CAM with 3 fast quality finishers on his wings and infront of him.

And most importantly learn to play with a 2nd gear when 5th gear isn't the right option.

 

[saint.nick]

I'm still trying to work out what I did wrong or where I said I was on his side with his statements.

You never said you were on his side, but IMO you should have told your mate in this thread that he was way out of line and disrespectful. I'm sorry to go on about this, but it utterly pisses me off when people go and talk such disrespectful bullshit and then try to claim a moral high ground. I'll end it there.

Bunniesman, I really think Liverpool should somewhat parked the bus against Chelsea, don't you think? Forget about sticking to a philosophy that's worked for you- when you have a massive chance to get one hand on the title with 2 games left after, while knocking your opponent out of the race at the same time, then you need to be a lot more pragmatic than simply sticking to a philosophy that's a bit blunt against Chelsea, as proven by City and Atletico.
Get more players behind the ball, coax the Chelsea players to push forward for a goal, expose their weakened defence without Terry and Cahill, let SSS do their work against that, and then wolah.

 

[Haffa]

You never said you were on his side, but IMO you should have told your mate in this thread that he was way out of line and disrespectful. I'm sorry to go on about this, but it utterly pisses me off when people go and talk such disrespectful bullshit and then try to claim a moral high ground. I'll end it there.

Piss off. Whally already did as did others. I'm not a moderator, if he was out if line there are plenty of people to pull him up.

 

[saint.nick]

Other people who pulled him up weren't moderators either.
'There are plenty of people to pull him up'...If he wasn't your mate I bet you'd be one of those 'plenty of people' too. When you see an old lady fall over near you, are you just going to stay there and think, 'there are plenty of other people to pull her up'? Anyway, I'll try to end my case here. If you have a problem, inbox me.

 

[Haffa]

Other people who pulled him up weren't moderators either.
'There are plenty of people to pull him up'...If he wasn't your mate I bet you'd be one of those 'plenty of people' too. When you see an old lady fall over near you, are you just going to stay there and think, 'there are plenty of other people to pull her up'? Anyway, I'll try to end my case here. If you have a problem, inbox me.

lol. Thanks Captain Morals, I wasn't even logged on for half the time he was talking. But continue to put the blame on me.

So now its gone from "No one is on your side jimbo, apart from your BFF haffa of course" to "You never said you were on his side, but" to "When you see an old lady fall over near you, are you just going to stay there and think, 'there are plenty of other people to pull her up".

If you have an issue with how I acted inbox me. I'll tell you what I think.

 

[Helmet Man]

 

[Helmet Man]

Great to see Mile Jedinak's name within the team

 

[Helmet Man]

Bunniesman, I really think Liverpool should somewhat parked the bus against Chelsea, don't you think? Forget about sticking to a philosophy that's worked for you- when you have a massive chance to get one hand on the title with 2 games left after, while knocking your opponent out of the race at the same time, then you need to be a lot more pragmatic than simply sticking to a philosophy that's a bit blunt against Chelsea, as proven by City and Atletico.
Get more players behind the ball, coax the Chelsea players to push forward for a goal, expose their weakened defence without Terry and Cahill, let SSS do their work against that, and then wolah.

They should have done that. If they go into the Champions League next season with the same approach they have showed against Chelsea then i don't see them going far. They need to know when and not to play free flowing attacking football.

 

[saint.nick]

lol. Thanks Captain Morals, I wasn't even logged on for half the time he was talking. But continue to put the blame on me.

So now its gone from "No one is on your side jimbo, apart from your BFF haffa of course" to "You never said you were on his side, but" to "When you see an old lady fall over near you, are you just going to stay there and think, 'there are plenty of other people to pull her up".

](*,) Jesus, I thought you would have taken the obvious hint, but you didn't.
I said inbox me because I think people like BM are starting to get sick of seeing this fight prolong on and on and on in the thread, and I was starting to feel like a dick for contributing to that, hence why I gave you an option to continue it by inboxing me instead of dumping it in here.

you have an issue with how I acted inbox me. I'll tell you what I think.

I already told my issue, and I chose to then end it here, at least on this thread. If you have a problem with what I'm saying now, inbox me, otherwise I'm saying no more. I won't reply to you on this space if you keep going. I'm sick of talking about it here, and so are others too. Zip it.

 

[saint.nick]

They should have done that. If they go into the Champions League next season with the same approach they have showed against Chelsea then i don't see them going far. They need to know when and not to play free flowing attacking football.

Lol, I actually keep changing my mind about it. I've heard good arguments from both free-flowers and bus-parkers...

 

[Haffa]

Zip it.

This......Last word.

 

[Haffa]

Tottenham approach revealed by Frank de Boer

The Ajax coach Frank de Boer has confirmed that Tottenham Hotspur have approached the Amsterdam club to test his interest in coaching the club.
In an interview with the national broadcaster NOS on Tuesday, De Boer said he had been informed of Tottenham's call by the Ajax football director, Marc Overmars.
De Boer added that until the season ends next week, he is concerned only with Ajax, who clinched a fourth consecutive Eredivisie title on Sunday. Then, he will be willing to entertain the possibility of a change, though the 43-year-old coach said he is satisfied at Ajax, his first major coaching job.
"I'm going to listen and talk," he said. "Then I'll make my feelings known. I want to add something to a club, so that people can say that they see the hand of Frank de Boer. Liverpool are a good example of this with Brendan Rodgers."
The current Spurs manager Tim Sherwood had criticised those "touting" for his job after the weekend win over Stoke. "At every press conference at our training centre, it was 'you're keeping the seat warm for someone else'. Yeah, I am but the seat's getting quite hot," Sherwood said.
"Every press conference I do it's 'this manager's coming in … [Louis] Van Gaal … then [Glenn] Hoddle, this one and that one.' Some of these managers are actually touting themselves for my job. I don't think that's right. It's something that doesn't sit well with me.
"If anyone ever asks me about another job I just tell them that they've got another manager. Until they haven't got a manager and until I haven't got a job, say nothing."
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/apr/29/tottenham-approach-frank-de-boer-ajax

Would be a decent appointment IMO.

 

[Big Sam]

Would be a decent appointment IMO.

Koeman would be good too. He's got Feyenoord back into the CL after a fair few years. And he's off-contract.

 

[Twizzle]

I dont think there is a manager in Europe that we haven't approached.

 

[thorson1987]

Moyes is after a gig.

 

[Haffa]

I dont think there is a manager in Europe that we haven't approached.

Harry Rednapp?

It would be tough for Levy to know where to turn. He's tried hardened English Gaffas, European Gaffas, and the mediocre one. This next appointment is pretty crucial.

 

[Twizzle]

Moyes is after a gig.

pass

Harry Rednapp?

It would be tough for Levy to know where to turn. He's tried hardened English Gaffas, European Gaffas, and the mediocre one. This next appointment is pretty crucial.

I agree, with the money we spent and squad depth we were prepared for multiple campaigns but didn't happen.

Looks to be between a couple of Dutch and a couple of Germans atm, but changes weekly, all being kept quiet atm.

 

[Big Sam]

Moyes is after a gig.

I predict Newcastle.