And no one has ever explained it. A minor knock for Gazza?The only fault I have with Jose is playing vorm against Norwich , that was utterly bizzare
And no one has ever explained it. A minor knock for Gazza?The only fault I have with Jose is playing vorm against Norwich , that was utterly bizzare
You see, up until recently, I'd have disagreed with that. But, after reading the THST minutes and Levy's comments, which made me feel unutterably deflated, I can't bring myself to disagree any more.haha this is still going strong.
What a thing to argue about.
For me it doesn't really matter who is the manager if they are constantly hamstrung from above.
We aren't going to appoint anyone who's going to magically transform this team, we aren't going to get anyone who us fans will be patient with, there can be no project because we won't show the patience for that either. This needs more money throwing at it than our dear leader is ever likely to chuck at it unless we sell Kane. Simplistic I know and I don't mean outrageous amounts before anyone has a hissy about doing a Leeds, but that's the truth of it and right now we aren't the club for that.
So Mourinho is manager? meh. Eddie Howe? meh.......Nagelsmann? haha and meh. On the football side, this club has gone fucking stale in almost every respect but no, lets not point the finger at the architect of it all, lets all bicker about Jose fucking Mourinho as if getting rid will go any way at all to solving our problems in the long run.
I said it a few weeks ago, this club needs a re-set at the top. The 'philosophy' ain't working and isn't ever likely to. We're a massive club and its time we started to fucking act like one.
All my onions of course
Oh, but being told that Mourinho is yesterday's man in one form or another 117 times over the last 50 pages is almost Swiftian in its sophistication, yes?4 months? Really
We heard you mate. I don't think you will have to write the same post for the 117th time in the last 50 pages. It's getting a bit boring.
The big question is, should the football season get postponed for a couple of weeks, how many times can this thread go round in circles discussing the same points?
Yeah, I make you right there mate. Cracking joke.Looks like vinny samways with his pint checking the SC threads for who or what to disagree with next.
Just thought I would add a bit of fun in to an otherwise depressing situation glad you took it in good heartYeah, I make you right there mate. Cracking joke.
Always mate, I'm always up for a laugh.Just thought I would add a bit of fun in to an otherwise depressing situation glad you took it in good heart
And furthermore, how has Simeone turned Athletico into a well-drilled machine? Because he's had time to do so.
Sorry mate been posting in both threads recently, my bad.
And no one has ever explained it. A minor knock for Gazza?
He lost six of his first 20 games.Simeone joined midway through a season after previous manager sacked when losing to a third division in Cup and languishing in League, that first half season he won the Europa League, second season they won Copa del Rey and Euro Super Cup and had best league finish for 17 years and third season they won La Liga.
Simeone turned Atletico into a well drilled machine from literally the first time he stepped into the Vicente Calderon, not because of time,
I think that's vastly unfair.
I'll take some responsibility for some of my posting, but to call me out publicly when there have been plenty of others giving it full beans. Harsh.
Noted though.
Haha! Totally.I have a strange image of you as Ndombele and A&C as Jose....
He lost six of his first 20 games.
You're right, it was five - but they were all in his first 22 matches, not 20, including to such heavyweights as Mallorca (who finished 17th that year), Levante (who finished 14th), and Zaragoza (13th).Don't see how, as he only lost 5 in 31 in all competitions the whole half season he was there , despite them losing 7 of the previous 10.
Like I say, he turned them around from the moment he walked in, not because of time
I was going to edit my last post, but what I wanted to say got a bit too longYou see, up until recently, I'd have disagreed with that. But, after reading the THST minutes and Levy's comments, which made me feel unutterably deflated, I can't bring myself to disagree any more.
And the thing of it is, that the 'doing a Leeds' argument can't hold water any more because we're no longer a financially small club with the revenue that we look to generate through increased gates and worldwide marketing. We're not up to Man U or Real's level (yet) but we're not what Leeds were when they began their reckless helter-skelter dash to near-oblivion.
Again, I can't express how demoralising I found Levy's comments about spending. I've tried to give myself some optimism in thinking maybe he's saying that to keep the wolves at bay when it comes to pricing or some other cunning ploy. But then when the rumours about Kane wanting out (and I fully acknowledge that they're only rumours), having said he'll stay as long as we match his ambition, has left me very despondent.
I can only hope that....
Nope. I can't even hope for anything specific. I can only hope.
I just can't see levy changing his stance on spending and yet many claim it's a big summer ahead, but we have been here before with the same boring approach to transfers.Given the track record of the club and its penny pinching approach to signings and sales, the only way I can see JM getting funds ffor fresh faces is doing a 'Bale sale' with Kane. He isnt used to that and likes a lone striker. Be interesting to see what he does.
The ineptitude of succession planning and team building with the board is borderline incompetence. Hopefully JM has some influence upwards.