EPL 2021 / 2022
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In these trying times it's always good to find some joy in the world
Going to Old Trafford and winning 5-zip definitely sparks joy.
Add in Ronaldo losing his shit and should have been sent off, while Pogba also lost his shit, and WAS sent off, and Salah scored 3.
The top 3 all had huge wins and it looks pretty much like it's them fighting out the title
Spurs lost again, and that doesn't appear to be going well at all.
If Newcastle don't start winning games they might end up the richest Championship club in history -
And still Ole keeps his job, at least until Saturday. Looks like all he needs is a win against another team (some time soon) or maybe even a draw and he can stay indefinitely. The Liverpool game had the look of a manager on his way out due to the fact that it was entirely predictable that they would be thrashed (in fact Scholes during the week had said that "if they play like they did against Atalanta, then Liverpool could be 3 or 4 nil up by half time").
Spurs are also reeling at the moment so it is entirely possible that United will beat them. Strange days. And hard to see it being anything but a 3 horse race for the title from here.
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@kiwipie said in EPL 2021 / 2022:
And still Ole keeps his job, at least until Saturday. Looks like all he needs is a win against another team (some time soon) or maybe even a draw and he can stay indefinitely. The Liverpool game had the look of a manager on his way out due to the fact that it was entirely predictable that they would be thrashed (in fact Scholes during the week had said that "if they play like they did against Atalanta, then Liverpool could be 3 or 4 nil up by half time").
Spurs are also reeling at the moment so it is entirely possible that United will beat them. Strange days. And hard to see it being anything but a 3 horse race for the title from here.
i think they have something like Spurs in to City in to Chelsea over the next 3 weeks. I probably wouldn't chuck a new manager in to that either. That's assuming there is one ready to go.
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@bovidae said in EPL 2021 / 2022:
Not the EPL, but Barca have sacked Koeman after another defeat. That club is a dumpster fire.
it's insane how they have fucked that place up so badly
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@mariner4life said in EPL 2021 / 2022:
@bovidae said in EPL 2021 / 2022:
Not the EPL, but Barca have sacked Koeman after another defeat. That club is a dumpster fire.
it's insane how they have fucked that place up so badly
I'll say, its amazing how fast they have gone from world beaters to also rans. Some of the best football I have ever watched has been at sitting in Camp Nou
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@bayimports said in EPL 2021 / 2022:
@mariner4life said in EPL 2021 / 2022:
@bovidae said in EPL 2021 / 2022:
Not the EPL, but Barca have sacked Koeman after another defeat. That club is a dumpster fire.
it's insane how they have fucked that place up so badly
I'll say, its amazing how fast they have gone from world beaters to also rans. Some of the best football I have ever watched has been at sitting in Camp Nou
that period where they, and Spain, won basically everything on offer was incredible.
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@bovidae said in EPL 2021 / 2022:
The presidents of the two big Spanish clubs have too much control but never take responsibility for their financial mismanagement that hamstrings the club.
yeah they were flat broke anyway and now have this on top.. lol
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The Spurs saga is bizarre. Replacing Poch with Mourinho was strange, firing Mourinho just before the League Cup final was strange, appointing Nuno after making it clear he was their 7th choice was strange and then firing him almost immediately when he performed as everyone expected was strange. Meanwhile Kane's value is dropping fast.
Conte will probably get a tune out of that squad though at least in the short term.
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@kiwipie said in EPL 2021 / 2022:
The Spurs saga is bizarre. Replacing Poch with Mourinho was strange, firing Mourinho just before the League Cup final was strange, appointing Nuno after making it clear he was their 7th choice was strange and then firing him almost immediately when he performed as everyone expected was strange. Meanwhile Kane's value is dropping fast.
Conte will probably get a tune out of that squad though at least in the short term.
Levy is the constant. He has built a great stadium but in terms of football decisions he is shite. He is pennywise pound foolish and has pissed away all the work Pochettino did. Failed to back Poch when he wanted to retool the squad then fired him because the team got stale and stopped playing for him. Signed Jose who got a bounce but eventually had the same players stop trying for him too. Nuno never had a shot and still there are about 6 or 7 players from the Poch era who, with the exception of Son should probably all be sold. Held onto players like Rose, Eriksen, Ali far too long and either ended up getting nothing when they left or let their value decline by keeping them. Lost revenue from UCL or EL because the team foundered and we couldn't get a high enough spot in the league to qualify. If Conte signs on he should do so on the proviso that Levy backs out from all football operations and let's Conte and the DoF build and manage the squad as they see fit. He might be able to get Kane back on board, but he needs to sell on at least 6 players and buy in some replacements. We have some promising young players who are showing up some of the tired older ones with their effort
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@canefan Conte negotiations fell over in the summer due to the lack of any transfer budget. So that must have changed as Conte is a done deal. It just hasn't been announced yet.
I think a lot depends on how much Conte/Levy want instant success. They are in a great position now to build something properly for the future if they do it right. The squad needs a refresh & perhaps introduce a few more academy players. Young players will want to play for them now with their colossal stadium & strong fan base.
But if they throw everything at a trophy this season, then I think they'll be in the same position at the end of the season at which point they'll probably fire Conte & bring Pochettino back. Who they should never have sacked in the first place.
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@majorrage Levy should have given Poch a chance to rebuild the squad as reward for a number of very good years. He didn't, the players were getting stale and stopped listening as Poch predicted, and he lost his job. Several of those players are still there. Unless Conte thinks he can turn them around they should be shipped out soon. We got rid of several in the offseason, and new players like Romero, Royal and Gil look very good, along with young academy players like Skipp and Tanganga
