They love an ouel Ole vs Poch debate, or something.Why does people care so much about Poch?
Amadeus traumatized half of the caf.Why does people care so much about Poch?
The funny thing is that Bayern were by far the better coached side.Good win but seemed like a freak result to an extent. With Lewa fit instead of Chupa-Chups, Bayern probably would have won that game 6-3 or summat. Fancy them in the return leg assuming he is back.
If you’re going to call people ‘stupid’ make sure it don’t turn round and bite you back.Not sure what's so funny.
Don't think they played well at all last night. 25 shots to 4. All they did was sat back and countered. It helps when you have Mbappe too.
Ole gets slated for playing that defensively.
You thought PSG were good last night? They were comfortably outplayed on the ball I thought. Bayern swarmed them and were missing Lewandowski badly.If you’re going to call people ‘stupid’ make sure it don’t turn round and bite you back.
Best explanation of a game right here. There is absolutely nothing good in the way they performed last night, another night and they'd have been out. I'm a Pochettino fan, but his PSG stint so far has been far from impressive, especially the last night. He is not only adored for results (frankly, how can he be), but for the style. And so far, he is below expectations.I don't think defending deep and playing counter-attack is a bad thing per se if it's the occasional set-up and not a weekly thing. Nothing shameful about it against Bayern.
But the point of defending that way is precisely protecting your box so you don't concede many clear chances, trying to surprise at the break. If you are a red carpet anyway and concede 31 shots (4.14 xG) and barely cross midfield with 6 attempts (1.54 xG) then you don't need a bit of luck but a miracle, which is what happened yesterday.
If it's more the players or the manager, difficult to know. But it's the second CL game in a row where they look like a broken toy in the hands of the opposition. That second game against Barcelona was very poor, it could have ended in accident and yesterday got even worse.
Honestly and with all due respect to the man, I'm not sure if PSG made the right call with Pochettino, regardless of the ball going in or not. Better than Ole and whatever people want, but he couldn't be farther from being the aggressive winner that teams like PSG are looking for to win the CL desperately. Pochettino has been excellent at developing players and building his own basis patiently at Spurs, without much pressure around. But when he had a proper team to aim for something they were melting under pressure in key days with very unconvincing displays, with the rare occasional exception.
When I see this PSG team they look the same bottlers again, always at the brink of a mess. They got away with it against Barcelona, but if Lewandowski is there and the tendency of the game remains the same, I can't see how these guys are going through, and then they have to beat a pair of teams more. The fact of not leading their league is laughable by the way, like the guy is allergic to trophies.
Honestly I don't know how a PSG team desperate to win the CL by the quickest route avoids a good tactician like Allegri for example, and hires a minimum goals achiever like Pochettino. Difficult to understand.
It's a gimmick he plays on here that has become very tiresome.Was he always trolling? I feel like he's a genuine Poch fan who just reslised that he could rile people up by going ott with the praise.
Regardless, yeah his recent efforts have been lacking. That one looks like someone parodying a ca. 2018 Amadaeus post rather than the real deal.
This sounds like an Ole bashing comment (I know it's not clearly haha!)Poch I believe is a great coach, but not sure how much you can give him credit here, he relied heavily on Neymar, Mbappe and Navas individual talent mixed in with Bayern poor finishing.
I'm on the contrary not the Ole fan because of the style, and because I don't like Ole style, I really can't see how I could praise Pochettino for last night. What I think is that United should strive to become in terms of play something like Bayern, and that is going to take years to build. Sadly we where among the elite for years, but sustained period of poor decisions has led us where we are now.This sounds like an Ole bashing comment (I know it's not clearly haha!)
MUFC didn't play well, Ole relied on Bruno's individual brilliance and West Ham's poor finishing (rinse and repeat)
This is coming from a self confessed Ole Fanboy here too! haha!
I am seeing 9 out of 10 posts panning Poch and 1 out of 10 panning Ole. I think you might have ignored too many posters.I see the Poch brigade are back and as intolerable as ever after stealing a win against Bayern.
Amadeus traumatized half of the caf.
The Glaston effect.Amadeus traumatized half of the caf.
Where did I said anything about Ole? You might want to turn my post into an Ole vs Poch one, but that's not the reality. It's just an observation on the rapturous praise given to Poch by the usual posters after what was a very fortunate results in what is a pretty disappointing season.I am seeing 9 out of 10 posts panning Poch and 1 out of 10 panning Ole. I think you might have ignored too many posters.
Unbelievable. He knocked out the best team in Europe and should have destroyed them in the second leg, if psg were more clinical. 9 out of 10 times, psg would have won that second leg by three goals or more with the chances they had. Who can argue that Pochettino isn’t one of the top two managers in football now? Now if they want to win this competition, they would need to get Marquinho, Verrati and iquardi back. You can’t argue that Pochettino had an easy ride so far after knocking out Barcelona and Bayern.
PSG lost that game 1-0. Just trying to set Amadeus off.Unbelievable. He knocked out the best team in Europe and should have destroyed them in the second leg, if psg were more clinical. 9 out of 10 times, psg would have won that second leg by three goals or more with the chances they had. Who can argue that Pochettino isn’t one of the top two managers in football now?
Unless he wins the CL and Ligue 1, we can't even say he is top 4. Pep, Klopp, Zidane, Flick all comfortably better. He along with Naglesmann has the most potential to be after Pep and Klopp though.Unbelievable. He knocked out the best team in Europe and should have destroyed them in the second leg, if psg were more clinical. 9 out of 10 times, psg would have won that second leg by three goals or more with the chances they had. Who can argue that Pochettino isn’t one of the top two managers in football now?
If he’s the second, does that mean the Lille manager is the first?Unbelievable. He knocked out the best team in Europe and should have destroyed them in the second leg, if psg were more clinical. 9 out of 10 times, psg would have won that second leg by three goals or more with the chances they had. Who can argue that Pochettino isn’t one of the top two managers in football now? Now if they want to win this competition, they would need to get Marquinho, Verrati and iquardi back. You can’t argue that Pochettino had an easy ride so far after knocking out Barcelona and Bayern.
Yeah with Bayern missing Lewa, Tolisso, Gnabry, D Costa..Unbelievable. He knocked out the best team in Europe and should have destroyed them in the second leg, if psg were more clinical. 9 out of 10 times, psg would have won that second leg by three goals or more with the chances they had. Who can argue that Pochettino isn’t one of the top two managers in football now? Now if they want to win this competition, they would need to get Marquinho, Verrati and iquardi back. You can’t argue that Pochettino had an easy ride so far after knocking out Barcelona and Bayern.
Well done mate, no better reply than this I don’t see how he can respond to this one.If he’s the second, does that mean the Lille manager is the first?
They are better equipped than Bayern. City play similar football to Bayern but are just better at it even though Bayern has better players. PSG play football which is almost designed to beat teams like City.I think they're perfectly equipped to knock out City
Unbelievable. He knocked out the best team in Europe and should have destroyed them in the second leg, if psg were more clinical. 9 out of 10 times, psg would have won that second leg by three goals or more with the chances they had. Who can argue that Pochettino isn’t one of the top two managers in football now? Now if they want to win this competition, they would need to get Marquinho, Verrati and iquardi back. You can’t argue that Pochettino had an easy ride so far after knocking out Barcelona and Bayern.
Unless he wins the CL and Ligue 1, we can't even say he is top 4. Pep, Klopp, Zidane, Flick all comfortably better. He along with Naglesmann has the most potential to be after Pep and Klopp though.
PSG were missing Marquinhos and Verratti too. Icardi, Bernat and Florenzi out too.Yeah with Bayern missing Lewa, Tolisso, Gnabry, D Costa..
Let's not overhype the great Poch
It isn't overlooked but at the end of the day, to be considered top or near top you have to win the league or the CL.
what Pochettino has done at spurs have been overlooked by people who doesn’t understand football. But, it is good to see that at a big club he is able to be as effective. The scary part is that, this psg team isnt fully his team yet. I am interested to see which players he brings in and truly turn them into a monster. If I was Pochettino, I would focus on getting Pogba as he suits the flair of players found in that psg team and his attacking philosophy. Pogba should be the best midfielder on the planet, but he needs a coach like Pochettino to bring that out of him. Maybe also get Salah as well And a top striker if Mbappe leaves. As well as a left back.
Anyway, the Machester City game will be as tough. If psg are not clinical, they could go out in the semi fin against them.