The on topic thread

[Fryer Tuck]

thats why he was a shit coach. the best managers are the ones who watch various leagues and learns from them. if you only watch epl, wtf are you gonna learn, how to be run like a headless chicken?

Yeah, nothing to do with adapting to the culture, understand what exactly you have at your disposal, or how to handle a squad in the first place.

There's a big difference between being a good analyser of the game, and being a manager of a football club.

It's not like you can get some worldly armchair critic off their backside and suddenly coach a team.

Because Sandro Mazzola would do a much better job.


That said... English coaching is at an all-time low. When Graham Potter is currently the best English manger out there, you've got serious issues.

 

[RossFC]

 

[RossFC]

 

[go you pups]

Lol at the Redknapp bit

 

[Magma]

 

[Sozabarus]

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Should have given him them in City colours..

 

[moomba]

Worth mentioning Aguero setting a new City goal scoring record night. 178 in just 264 appearances. What a signing he's turned out to be.

Might make a team of the year one day too.

 

[ADL9798]

Looks like Sterling has really stepped up a gear this season. Has already just about matched his career best tally for goals in a season, and we're only 14 games in.

City fans/anyone else who has seen more of him than I have this season, what's the story? Has Guardiola given him a different position/role or is he just putting his chances away more consistently?

moomba Magma

 

[FAITH]

Look at the players around him, even you could score that much with those guys feeding you.

 

[Magma]

Looks like Sterling has really stepped up a gear this season. Has already just about matched his career best tally for goals in a season, and we're only 14 games in.

City fans/anyone else who has seen more of him than I have this season, what's the story? Has Guardiola given him a different position/role or is he just putting his chances away more consistently?

moomba Magma

he's incredibly confident. it was building last season but he has just stepped it up a new gear this season. similar story with stones. they just have that confidence about them.

 

[Bojan KantKick]

 

[moomba]

Looks like Sterling has really stepped up a gear this season. Has already just about matched his career best tally for goals in a season, and we're only 14 games in.

City fans/anyone else who has seen more of him than I have this season, what's the story? Has Guardiola given him a different position/role or is he just putting his chances away more consistently?

moomba Magma

He's playing inside a lot more this season (helps to have fullbacks with the legs to provide width). I think he's looking more confident and more assured with his role in the team this year as well. So probably a bit of a combination of a slightly different role and natural development.

He's got to put it together over a whole season but I think he's got another couple of gears to find still.

 

[SM]

Surely has to be on the wind up.

 

[kangaspurs]

Schwarz knows what's up.

 

[jod23]

Nobody gonna mention Evra the dirty campaigner doing a Cantona?

 

[RossFC]

 

[ADL9798]

Nobody gonna mention Evra the dirty campaigner doing a Cantona?

Sounds like Marseille have terminated his contract. Guessing this isn't the testimonial and lap of honour he would've been expecting for his retirement.

 

[Magma]

he has only been suspended for now. if you get in someone's face screaming and shouting god knows what at them you deserve to get put on your arse.

 

[Bojan KantKick]

Nobody gonna mention Evra the dirty campaigner doing a Cantona?

He was responding to racist abuse.

 

[SM]

Nobody gonna mention Evra the dirty campaigner doing a Cantona?

Huh? He was racially vilified and you want to call him a 'dirty' campaigner?

 

[Magma]

well it's how they reacted when he was last racially vilified.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

He once dressed up as panda as a result of racism, he was just living a boyhood dream.

Get that close to players and I no sympathy for the fan.

 

[Zidane98]

He was responding to racist abuse.

Haven't read any reports saying that yet. Most saying a fan was getting stuck into him calling him shit and he lost it.

 

[RossFC]

Is it true that he got a red card before the game started?

Has that ever happened before? Did Marseille play with 10 men for 90 minutes or did they get a late replacement because the game hadn't started yet?