Football Thread 2013/14 |OT20| I don't really give a shit what any title is
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I just don't see the board allowing german internationals to leave just because of Pep. If he wants to get rid of some foreign players then sure, it's going to happen but Schweinsteiger, Kroos, Muller, etc won't be sold.
He's also getting destroyed in a few weeks in the DFB Pokal. That's going to be another hit in his image to the board members.
If the squad turns against him, like they turned against LvG, then I do see him leaving next season. And I think that's going to happen sooner or later
Marc
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He just won, unreservedly, young player of the season and Roman loves him. I bet Mourinho is closer to leaving than Hazard. Especially after admitting he plays shit football but it gets results, when Roman wants both and Mourinho is likely to win nothing this season.
Nah, they may allow him to leave if he asks to. But they won't sell him, he's an "emblem" of the club, and we don't know if Kroos is staying beyond 2015.
We probably will get rid of minor players like Contento, Pizarro
, DvB, etc. But the german core is staying for sure. And I'm sure a part of that core are against Guardiola alreadyWe did it with Ballack, Effenberg, Scholl, Matthäus and many others too.
We wont let our young players leave. Even Götze will stay, but predict less and less playtime for some others. The only question is who will join us. Lewandowski is a starter because he can actually play a false 9 and has incredible playing skill. If reports are correct then we get upgrades to our defence with Laporte and Luiz (yes, he is better than Boateng and Dante combined). Lets see who will join Thiago and Lahm and replace Ribery.
are you forgetting Rode m8?
They'll both abandon ship this Summer for some Gazprom-funded project.
Nah, they may allow him to leave if he asks to. But they won't sell him, he's an "emblem" of the club, and we don't know if Kroos is staying beyond 2015.
We probably will get rid of minor players like Contento, Pizarro
Dont underestimate the absence of Hoeneß. There is no comfort zone anymore. Pep was afraid of sitting Ribery on the bench because Hoeneß would never have let him. We will get rid of some bench players, yes. But the change will come. The "German Core" will stay at Bayern regardless and there is no agenda against Pep inside the club, they played to good this season. van Gaal and Guardiola are very different.
Jack you're as blind as Bla.
stop
El Topo is the only one with a more realistic point of view now
The_Hitcher89
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Everton don't play MoyesBall anymore though. City will slice through their midfield with Barry gone, they won't be able to do anything.
That was a Sammer/Hoeneß move to grab a german talent before Dortmund gets him. He will suffer the same fate as Kirchhoff before him. This isnt the time to rely on talents that will help us in 4 or 5 years. They can stay in the squad and learn, but Pep and Bayern know that there is no time for experiments. Our standard is higher and we need players who could achieve that. This time had to come eventually, key players are getting old and transition is coming. I like it that way. The alternative would be United with Moyes.
Vivalaraza
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Standards are slipping guys.
We need a team meeting.
We need a team meeting.
Jinxed.
I think Pep must look carefully at his tactics for next season. Bayern aren't Barcelona. The set up of players they have aren't the same at all, so what he needs to do is try to adapt his system so it's compatible with the players he has. He needs to use Bayerns strengths and fix their weaknesses, because that is what they need to do if they want to be up top. Bayern's counter offense has taken a huge step back in favor of possession football. The notion that you're going to outplay your opponent if you keep the ball isn't going to work if your opponent's going to out run you, and with a lacking defense, you're just going to ask for trouble.
Bayern has very much the problem that Barca has, and that is that they get too reliant when they have such domination and control over the ball that they're two steps behind when they have to defend. Since they rarely get to defend as they have the ball so much, the defense is going to suffer cause of the slow play, as such, there's going to be a fast response from good opponents. There needs to be a balance, because too much of something good is detrimental.
With the fast players Bayern has, it would be ideal if he deployed a hybrid of fast play and possession, as it would be hard to adjust to that. Tiki-taka might of been the greatest 2008-2012, but it's very much different now. It's too predictable now.
Bayern has very much the problem that Barca has, and that is that they get too reliant when they have such domination and control over the ball that they're two steps behind when they have to defend. Since they rarely get to defend as they have the ball so much, the defense is going to suffer cause of the slow play, as such, there's going to be a fast response from good opponents. There needs to be a balance, because too much of something good is detrimental.
With the fast players Bayern has, it would be ideal if he deployed a hybrid of fast play and possession, as it would be hard to adjust to that. Tiki-taka might of been the greatest 2008-2012, but it's very much different now. It's too predictable now.
Leon Osman is going to give a midfield masterclass.
James McCarthy will have Yaya in his back pocket.
Up the toffees.
I just want to believe
The_Hitcher89
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This season's been missing a paid FPL
not really
Jagielka is probably going to be back.
I wish Distin was playing, but Stones is good cover.
Mirrallas will be a miss too.
I'm just thinking about it realistically. Look, they got Pep because they wanted his philosophy and they pay him record wages because thats what they want in the future. The board wont sack him. Why would they anyway? The season is good so far. Players getting older or doesnt fit into the system is something normal. Of course they coudl unite and play against him, but why should they? They missed on title (the biggest) in the last KO stage. Not a big deal. This hyperbole of some people here and in the media is hilarious.
Milchmonster
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I respect your opinion about Pep. Yet I don't give a fuck about it. You can think whatever you want. You can write whatever you want. All fine by me. But if you keep calling me a joke character or blind just like now, the mods can ban you once more. I don't think I ever went personal on you. Why should I? No idea why you cannot accept other opinions. No idea what's going on. Maybe you need help with something? I would help you in an instant. Cause I like you as a poster. Make of it what you want. Either ignore me or talk to me on a nornal level. But stop those shenanigans when it comes to my person
You didnt want Ramos too.
The_Hitcher89
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Who'd have thought a fucking europa league semi which one side proclaimed not to care about would be the match to tear us asunder
Stones has been great cover.
As long as Alcaraz don't play, our defence will look competent. Mirallas will be a miss, but I reckon we will play with a different tactics now that we got turned over by Southampton playing the same tactics with no Mirallas.
Maybe Naismith on that right hand side with Barkley playing as a striker/attacking midfield.
you heard me
bone_and_sinew
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Everton 1 City 2
Yaya and Kun with the goals.
Yaya and Kun with the goals.
Sviatoslav
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Two days away and I'm already getting nervous
Loko v Zenit on Sunday. Nothing else is one at the same time, all you cunts should watch. AVB pls, don't play Kerzhakov.
Loko v Zenit on Sunday. Nothing else is one at the same time, all you cunts should watch. AVB pls, don't play Kerzhakov.
Two days away and I'm already getting nervous
Loko v Zenit on Sunday. Nothing else is one at the same time, all you cunts should watch. AVB pls, don't play Kerzhakov.
what are avb's stats at zenith like?
Lambda Pie
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Two days away and I'm already getting nervous
Loko v Zenit on Sunday. Nothing else is one at the same time, all you cunts should watch. AVB pls, don't play Kerzhakov.
i will, Sviat. gotta support AVB taking over Russia.
Two days away and I'm already getting nervous
Loko v Zenit on Sunday. Nothing else is one at the same time, all you cunts should watch. AVB pls, don't play Kerzhakov.
Soon you will have Shaktar reign over the russian pl, there will be nothing left of zenit :lol
He's been class whenever I've watched him.
What do you think of McGeady? Not good enough to start or has Naismith been that impressive?
Milchmonster
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I didn't want Ramos. Zorc/Klopp/Watzke wanted him, though.
I don't think that was the case for Rode.
LabouredSubterfuge
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This is what happens when EPL isn't front and centre in this thread. You fuckers start flinging shit like lobotomised chimps.
bone_and_sinew
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Can't, gonna be working. That's a hell of a title race from the look of the standings.Two days away and I'm already getting nervous
Loko v Zenit on Sunday. Nothing else is one at the same time, all you cunts should watch. AVB pls, don't play Kerzhakov.
Everton has only lost two games at home this season.
City have not won half of their away games.
Believe hitch.
Sviatoslav
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Won all 6 games with him in charge. Although I attribute some of that to getting rid of Spalletti's cancerous influence.
pls. Shaktar is poop. We smacked them around last time we played them in the CL. They can barely handle the Ukrainian league these days.
Shatner's Bassoon
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bjaelke sure loves Chelsea.
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