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- Thread starter Awesome Animals
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A tough away game at Galatasaray will do them far better than sitting on the bench against Norwich will.
I just think SAF has to start playing Clev/Ando regularly now. They're not so young anymore, they need to be getting first team football or they'll stagnate.
Amazing Curva Sud, amazing Stadium
I like how every third scarf is 'INTER TI ODIO' (Inter I hate you), haha. I saw one that said 'ODIO TUTTI' (I hate everybody) during a recent Roma match, must get my hands on one. Even though I can't bring myself to really hate anybody lately. 99% of the fans here are awesome, regardless of the club they support. <3
Still, there's Napoli, Inter ...
Two flags Arnie!
The_Hitcher89
Member
Why do Kate and
give a shit about Jack? Sawyer is the boss
Juliet
Oh yea, duh. I'm led in bed, that's my excuse. Won Serie A with Napoli last night, Ancelotti's just taken the AC job again and Conte's gone to Roma.
I've been waiting for your arrival haha
If Benitez wants to get back to management he needs to get back in the public eye, Chelsea is a simple way to do that. Even if he just had an average season, 3rd place and out of the cups it would probably still go a long way to repairing his reputation with some of the more idiotic sections of English football - think back to Aston Villa fans deriding the chance of La Liga & CL winning Benitez going to manage them, only to end up with fucking Alex McLeish.
The_Hitcher89
Member
One of the more infuriating forum-visits I've experienced
But Alex McLeish won the Carling Cup. He's potentially the greatest manager of the 21st Century
KidA Seven
Member
Not like the oldies didn't prove to be anything other than old.
I laughed, too. It's such a 'Chelsea' move.
It's not much worse than sacking Benitez for Hodgson, to be fair, and there were some sections of Liverpool support who were in favour of the switch. I was in the crowd at Jeremy Kyle on the day Hodgson became manager, and it was Kyle himself who revealed that Hodgson was the confirmed new LFC boss, and I literally said 'oh fuck off'.
After that I warmed to him in pre-season, as an amicable enough chap, and after I'd accepted that Rafa was in the past. And then we started getting outplayed by shit teams at home. And then he started talking about his friend Fergie. And then we lost the merseyside derby and he was happy with the performance. And then I had an anal prolapse in anger.
Yeah the comparison of narrow defeat in a hostile Istanbul stadium to our complete surrender in Norwich is an apt one.
Fair enough.
It's always just a matter of time with that mad fucker.
When Conte comes back and stops the bribery so the FIGC stay off him for a while, Juventus will crash and burn and Zeman will take Roma on an undefeated run up until the 2016/17 season
We sold the naming rights to SportFive, it's up to them to find an important sponsor after which the stadium will be named. They better hurry, because everybody is already calling it Juventus Stadium by default.
In other news, Juve's YouTube channel posted a nice tribute / doc video about the legendary Gaetano Scirea, easily the most beloved player in our club's history. Compared to him even Del Piero comes in second. English subtitles included.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Oj5KGhVqTE
Forever in our hearts, Gai. <3
Schoelsy played well when he came on.
mocolostrocolos
Member
I'm sorry for Di Matteo.
Football killer deserved more credit.
I think Benítez will replace him and won't end the season in the Blue Bench.
Football killer deserved more credit.
I think Benítez will replace him and won't end the season in the Blue Bench.
The_Hitcher89
Member
Always Juventus Stadium.
Awesome Animals
Member
Now, I hope all of betting GAF placed a bet on RDM to not last the season.
EDIT: WHAT?! LAMBERT GOT A MATCH BAN?!
EDIT: WHAT?! LAMBERT GOT A MATCH BAN?!
Was going to do it but couldn't be arsed.
Saw this on twitter. Torres is a curse tbh. Sell that fucker.
No wonder del Bosque is afraid to pick him.
Saw this on twitter. Torres is a curse tbh. Sell that fucker.
I bet this would be part of the reasoning for our apparent pursuit of Benitez.
Gareth Bale
Member
No surprise about Di Matteo. Take this with a pinch of salt, but I heard a rumour during the summer that Abramovich wasn't exactly pleased with the manner in which they won the Champions League, i.e. 1-9 formation and luck. It's well known that he wants them to play a certain way.
What I would be concerned about if I was a Chelsea fan is that maybe the owner now thinks he has a good system to maintain a certain level of success; replace the manager and buy new players. I remember typing out a long post when AVB got fired and Chelsea fans were calling their club and its set up a joke, about how they accept the owners decisions when the alternative is a financially unsustainable club. I hope for that reason Guardiola stays well away from Chelsea.
What I would be concerned about if I was a Chelsea fan is that maybe the owner now thinks he has a good system to maintain a certain level of success; replace the manager and buy new players. I remember typing out a long post when AVB got fired and Chelsea fans were calling their club and its set up a joke, about how they accept the owners decisions when the alternative is a financially unsustainable club. I hope for that reason Guardiola stays well away from Chelsea.
Phantast2k
Member
Soo, can Torres get back to being awesome with Benitez in charge?
Rafa Benitez is going to get the job it looks like.
Zola is Watford manager. He wouldn't leave for a temporary job. lol
Zola is Watford manager. He wouldn't leave for a temporary job. lol
Tim the Wiz
Banned
The problem isn't just a specific dichotomy of youngsters versus geriatrics. It's balance. Fergie loves his rotation but it's come unstuck because our midfield is just plain short a few reliable, quality players.
Scholes in particular is still a fine option, so long as he's playing alongside energetic water carriers. But when Michael Carrick is the key player in your midfield, then you've got a problem. Carrick-Scholes, Carrick-Giggs, or - holy shit - Scholes-Giggs is doubling down on lethargic football. Their technical ability might have saved our bacon last season after Scholes came out of retirement, but it was never sustainable and even low-table sides know they can attack our midfield and maybe get something out of the game if our forwards aren't on song.
Yes, Anderson and Cleverley should be playing more, but at the same time, they do have to be handled with care given their recent injury history. And Fletcher actually looks like he might pull off a remarkable comeback, but he's also a long way from reliable. And so who's left? Powell looks decent, and he'll certainly become a good player. Petrucci and Cole will hopefully get a run-out in the CC. But these aren't dead-set first team players yet. We needed to buy another midfielder in the summer. Not only do we have an issue with reliable players in this area, but we'd already lost Hargreaves and two excellent midfielders on the cusp in Pogba and Morrison.
I don't think all is lost, though. United will still push the league the whole way, given the strength of our attack. And this may even be a good thing in the oneiric long-term. There's only one area that needs spending in the summer and it's become ridiculously painfully obvious. Now watch Fergie buy another winger.
The_Hitcher89
Member
benitez?(fry or bacon, make an emoticon out face pls)
i thought chelsea wanted to play attacking football.
Their tactic of 'pass the ball to Mata, Hazard or Oscar and see what happens' has done them the world of good in the last month. Under Rafa, those 3 will have less freedom, but you can bet your arse that he won't put up with Luiz and Cahill fannying about constantly out of position. He'll also inject a bit more intelligence into Mikel in terms of positioning
Tim the Wiz
Banned
Heh, I wonder how many Chelsea managers Torres will outlast.
Sorry, I'm not sure I'm getting this. Is Rafa known more for defensive football?
The_Hitcher89
Member
I'd call it organised more than defensive, others would disagree though
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