World Football Thread V

[MikeH]

He looks really cool though doesn't he.

[reds4ever]

Originally posted by MikeH
He looks really cool though doesn't he.

This had nothing to do with the Liverpool stuff, I really used to like him, he was a breath of fresh air. Don't know if the FA politics have worn him down but he's turning into a right whinging b@stard!

[MikeH]

If you watch his press conferences he often is but the press focus more and more on his negative aspects the better Chelsea do.

[reds4ever]

Chelsea are bearing the brunt of the current "boring football" bandwagon the press has jumped onto. I havn;t seen Chelsea play enough to comment, but if you play two wingers then you have to play Dragba and then the system is what it is.

[MikeH]

We've scored the most goals and created the most chances (as evidenced by the shots at goal stats) but still we're called boring.

[reds4ever]

Well I wouldn't call Frank Lampard repeatedly thrashing a ball into Row T "chances", but there you go.....:O)

[MikeH]

Brave of you to comment on Lampard after Gerrard's woeful shooting, especially from free kicks, last night.

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by MikeH
We've scored the most goals and created the most chances (as evidenced by the shots at goal stats) but still we're called boring.

The game usually is boring if it is lopsided, esp when it is very lopsided.

[MikeH]

So it's everyone elses fault for being bad then?

Anyway, we have only had one easy win this season.

It's all media hype and bullsh1t.

[reds4ever]

Originally posted by MikeH
Brave of you to comment on Lampard after Gerrard's woeful shooting, especially from free kicks, last night.

Anything to keep Jose from going ino another 6 month sulk. We gave the baby a point!!

[reds4ever]

Originally posted by MikeH


It's all media hype and bullsh1t.

to be fair to UR Mike, he probaly hasn't seen whats going on in the press.

[Adam Smith]

Question from an unknowledgable fan

Suppose you wanted to put together a Champions League caliber club side on an adequate budget. (We're not talking Chelsea here, but enough that you could get the players you need to be competitive.)

Which current (or currently available) manager would you want choosing the players (edit: and developing talent)?
Which current (or currently available) manager would you want coaching on the sidelines?

(In US pro sports these are usually two separate positions: general manager and coach, respectively. Not sure how it works in euro football. Please advise.)

Consider this a world wide market - you can pick someone from any country to put together your team.

[MikeH]

Isn't he Dutch? They get the BBC.



If not, sorry for thinking you were dutch.

[reds4ever]

It doesn't mean he's glued to it waiting for Premiership news......

[MikeH]

Re: Question from an unknowledgable fan

Originally posted by Adam Smith
Suppose you wanted to put together a Champions League caliber club side on an adequate budget. (We're not talking Chelsea here, but enough that you could get the players you need to be competitive.)

Which current (or currently available) manager would you want choosing the players?
Which current (or currently available) manager would you want coaching on the sidelines?

The way it works in European football is you usually have one manager who picks the team and coaches from the sidelines, but they have their own staff to assist them with coaching etc.

For me it'd be out of Mourinho, Benitez, Hiddink or Deschamps. I'd go for Mourinho personally, his budget at Porto was pretty miniscule. But assuming Mourinho and Benitez are now too expensive for our adequate budget outfit I'd go for Hiddink just ahead of Deschamps. Hiddink's got great experience getting a lot out of moderate talent. Look what he did with Korea in the world cup and with PSV last season...

The problem with these 'adequate budget' sides is that they tend to get broken up immediately after they do well because the top teams with big budgets poach their best players.