EPL 18/19
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@mariner4life said in EPL 18/19:
Get in!
Well done for seeing off another minnow. Bit troublesome for a while but you wore them down.
MUFC 19 points (repeat 19 points!) behind Liverpool after 17 games.
One of the opta stats was that Man U have conceded 29 Premier League goals this season so far where last season the conceded 28 total!!!!!
Gutted the Gunners lost and ended their streak
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CL draw was made yesterday:
Schalke v Manchester City
Atletico Mardid v Juventus
Manchester United v Paris St Germain
Tottenham Hotspur v Borussia Dortmund
Olympique Lyonnais v Barcelona
AS Roma v Porto
Ajax v Real Madrid
Liverpool v Bayern MunichCity have the easiest task while Klopp will be facing a familiar opponent.
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Jose Mourinho leaves Manchester United with immediate effect. He was sacked at the start of training this morning. I am no fan of Manure, but Mourinho has been taking the piss out of a proud club with his arrogance and nonchalance this season. A deserved firing.
Jose Mourinho leaves United
The club makes an announcement regarding the manager's position at Old Trafford.
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CL draw was made yesterday:
Schalke v Manchester City
Atletico Mardid v Juventus
Manchester United v Paris St Germain
Tottenham Hotspur v Borussia Dortmund
Olympique Lyonnais v Barcelona
AS Roma v Porto
Ajax v Real Madrid
Liverpool v Bayern MunichCity have the easiest task while Klopp will be facing a familiar opponent.
Don't mention the war!
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CL draw was made yesterday:
Schalke v Manchester City
Atletico Mardid v Juventus
Manchester United v Paris St Germain
Tottenham Hotspur v Borussia Dortmund
Olympique Lyonnais v Barcelona
AS Roma v Porto
Ajax v Real Madrid
Liverpool v Bayern MunichCity have the easiest task while Klopp will be facing a familiar opponent.
Don't mention the war!
Achtung!
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He's never been the same since it turned bad with Real Madrid. Two uninspiring stints at Chelski and Yanited, I would not give him another high profile gig.
He did win the title in his Chelsea uninspiring stint but that was maybe despite him rather than because of him as it fell apart very fast afterwards.
He'll get another gig, they always do. He needs to be at a smaller club where his "they are all against us" mentality can take hold. He's been found out in the last few years as today's top coaches are very detailed tacticians working to get the best out of the talent they have.
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@majorrage said in EPL 18/19:
@kiwipie found out?
More outdated. Multiple titles, twin champions league, amongst others.
His character is divisive and it’s fair for many not to like, but his record is pretty damn impressive.
Found out is probably not the way to put it.
His record speaks for itself, he's won everywhere, managing some of the world's great players. I think he's a shit bloke, but fuck he's been an incredible manager.
But something has gone wrong somewhere. The best coaches right now seem to be able to not only buy good players, but improve the ones at the club. Kopp has definitely done it at Liverpool; Pep has definitely done it at City as well. Pochettino and Emery have also done it. What's probably doomed Jose (on top of the results) is the complete lack of development of any player on the United list. He's bought a bunch of players for an insane amount of money, failed to integrate them/get the best out of them, and then in some cases cast them aside pretty early. The players he has inherited have stalled in their development. The absence of a plan, or tangible development would have done for him as much as being in danger of dropping to the bottom half this weekend.
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@mariner4life yeah fair call on all fronts.
I’m a fan of the guy but his last 2 teams have clearly not really played for him - perhaps the ego outgrew itself.
Not a fan of pogba tho. Reminds me of bale in the prestige. Two different blokes.
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@majorrage said in EPL 18/19:
@kiwipie found out?
More outdated. Multiple titles, twin champions league, amongst others.
His character is divisive and it’s fair for many not to like, but his record is pretty damn impressive.
I'm happy with "Found out" - doesn't diminish what he achieved in the past of course. But if you're the "Special One" you're found out as soon as you stop being special.
But I agree with everything written by yourself and mariner4life.
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Pre-Christmas, midwinter madness today in the Premier League.
Lowly Crystal Palace beat Manchester City 3-2 at the Etihad in a major upset. Townsend scores arguably the goal of the season with a 30 yard volley. Liverpool will be the Christmas leader. Is the title going back to Anfield after 29 years?
https://sinceliverpoollastwonatrophy.co.uk/league-title/
Man Utd beat Cardiff 5-1 in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's first game. First time they have scored 5 in a league game since Sir Alex Ferguson was their boss. Pogba and Lingard were very fired up. It all suggests Mourinho was a significant problem for them.
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As my brother pointed out to me, in the last decade only twice has the Christmas leader failed to win the title. Both times that was Liverpool. Despite that I'm getting my hopes up.
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