BlueHaze
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You are through now no matter what?Thanks mate!!
You are through now no matter what?Thanks mate!!
Right?! I am not against ten Hag at all but people in here seem to believe he is the answer to all our problems…The hard on for Ten Hag on the Caf is hilarious!
Poch before him for me, I guess I am not hipster enough.
You can be sure PSG will be fully focused in Feb, same as Real Madrid and Barcelona… and in/out games are usually won by the teams with higher attacking talent.I’ve argued all week that Poch would be an idiot to stay just on the off chance of a CL win. City, Liverpool, Bayern, Chelsea would all beat them. They just aren’t a great side, the front 3 fool people but the 2018/19 squad/team was miles better.
I’m sure the game before the CL final they drew at anfield being the far better side. Seem to remember sissoko missing a 3 on 1 with the keeper late on.
Yes and no. Busquets obviously is better than any DM PSG has, but that 2015 Barca team had Rakitic as clear first choice. Xavi was in his final season there aged 35. Rafinha got 35 appearances! They were significantly worse than prime Barca in midfield that year and looked better when MSN could just play on the counter and be devastating than when they dominated possesion and I think Verrati would have been first choice along with Busquets and then one of Rakitic/Xavi/Iniesta.This PSG team has nowhere near the level of midfield as that Barca team. Other than Veratti PSGs midfielders are bang average. Fred would walk into that midfield.
Kimpembe is overrated as well. Messi is nowhere near the player he was during that Barca campaign either. People seem to compare this PSG to the great teams like the Madrid 3x in a row winners and that MSN team when in reality it's nowhere near it. PSG fans just seem to think that now they have Messi they're entitled to a champions league, I hope they get Zidane because even Zidane wouldn't win the UCL with this lot.
Stand corrected. He’s the man, he’s doing his thing!
Ed Woodward likes thisYou can be sure PSG will be fully focused in Feb, same as Real Madrid and Barcelona… and in/out games are usually won by the teams with higher attacking talent.
To be fair he did win the cup last season.Poch has never convinced me. Don't get why everyone loves him so much on here. Didn't like the way Spurs played under him, can't get PSG to play well despite having the best players in the world, never won anything.. it's all very meh. Not a bad manager, but not a great one either. Surely we can do better?
To be fair he did win the cup last season.
Individual player wise this team is better. What make a team would need the influence of the manager, which Tuchel is better and elevate that 18-19 than the sum of the parts, this season PSG has shown.On paper it clearly wasn't.
Some said they were bigger than us when they wouldn’t sell Sancho, when Bellingham chose them.That's what happens when you're a small team and have some of your best players out injured.
Well you said nothing..
The only thing that worries me is that Poch is willing to compromise his tactical principles to accommodate big egos. If he does that at Old Trafford we will be back to square two if not one.I’ve argued all week that Poch would be an idiot to stay just on the off chance of a CL win. City, Liverpool, Bayern, Chelsea would all beat them. They just aren’t a great side, the front 3 fool people but the 2018/19 squad/team was miles better.
Well, that was silly.Some said they were bigger than us when they wouldn’t sell Sancho, when Bellingham chose them.
- Unless Pochettino forces an exit in the coming weeks, it appears that United will have to wait until next summer to secure his services.
- Conversations have already taken place with Ernesto Valverde, the former Barcelona manager. Lucien Favre, previously at Borussia Dortmund, is also a possibility, as is Laurent Blanc and Ralf Rangnick.
- The executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward is also playing a leading role in the recruitment process. The co-chairman Joel Glazer will have the final say on whoever is appointed.
Sometimes you need what’s called balance. But you can’t have it when you have to play some players no matter what. And that’s the case at PSG.Struggled against Burnley and Wolves, tbf.
Weird that people seem to be using "Neymar, Messi, and Mbappe won't press" as the excuse, rather than the fact that he can't use those three world class players in a different way to what he's always done. Ideally, you want a manager that is some sort of tactician, and can put together a winning team from the best players available - not one that struggles to fit good players in a team just because they aren't submissive enough.
Yes sir! Officialy in the R16You are through now no matter what?
Happy for you bro!Yes sir! Officialy in the R16
The same 18-19 team who lost against United's C team? What an elevation! It's obvious Tuchel is a better manager but I don't see what made this 18-19 team special, even if it was unlucky we lost against a United team we should have trashed.Individual player wise this team is better. What make a team would need the influence of the manager, which Tuchel is better and elevate that 18-19 than the sum of the parts, this season PSG has shown.
Agreed, that's why I said other than Veratti. Personally I would go for a Busquets, Veratti and Iniesta. The thing is though PSG don't have an equivalent to Busquets who I'd say was probably the most important midfielder for Barca.Yes and no. Busquets obviously is better than any DM PSG has, but that 2015 Barca team had Rakitic as clear first choice. Xavi was in his final season there aged 35. Rafinha got 35 appearances! They were significantly worse than prime Barca in midfield that year and looked better when MSN could just play on the counter and be devastating than when they dominated possesion and I think Verrati would have been first choice along with Busquets and then one of Rakitic/Xavi/Iniesta.
I have zero idea who would win a battle between Herrera, Gueye and Fred to start next to Verrati, with Danilo sitting. They all seem interchangeable.
Well, team sports with free-flowing rules just favor firepower against defense. Both Simeone and Allegri played 2 CL finals not so long ago, both not winning any. I still have PSG favorite against any other team in this CL, if they get Ramos back and have Verratti fit to cover for the noblest a*ses.Ed Woodward likes this
But the "you have to play some players no matter what" thing - is that fact, or theory? Poch's calling card is playing his first 11 players constantly no matter what, until they are burnt out or crippled.Sometimes you need what’s called balance. But you can’t have it when you have to play some players no matter what. And that’s the case at PSG.
It’s a nightmare of a club for any manager as Tuchel showed.
Monaco,Lyon and Chelsea did that tooAgree. Yet another set up completely cucked by City. Liverpool are the only team in the last 5 years to make City look incompetent. That’s what we need.
....that he's not enjoying himself at PSG at all and there are problems backstage, that PSG might be looking at ZZ anyway and he knows it, that he always wanted a go at managing UTD, and that he fears the chance might not come round again. That's all it tells us.Too much hyperbole in here he’s not shit, but he is what he is. I mean if he is genuinely considering leaving PSG midsession, with a guaranteed title it tells you what he is about.
Football is changing, you can't carry players out of possession anymore.But the "you have to play some players no matter what" thing - is that fact, or theory? Poch's calling card is playing his first 11 players constantly no matter what, until they are burnt out or crippled.
Not sure why anyone would want to not play 3 of the best forwards in the world, anyway, just because they want to turn attackers into defenders. Zlatan would have been crap if he was forced to run around like Kane.
Knocked pep out the champions league with spurs.I like Poch ive just never been 100% convinced. Has he ever beaten Pep or Klopp?
Yeah we need to go head to head with those clubs, just don't see the relevance to LVG here. He may have gone head to head with the big clubs but that is of no use if you can't finish top 4 in what probably was the lowest quality PL season ever.Wh
Maybe with the squad at the time, but the point is that approach with the right recruitment will allow us to go head to head with these clubs. For a club whose roots are to attack we lately seem so happy to quickly concede dominance to any team that can actually play football.
Our approach to dealing with teams that pass and move well shouldn't be to concede and let them do whatever hoping we can hit them on the counter. We should be looking for coaches who can implement a similar style of dominance. I just don't see any excuses anymore, we spend as much money as anyone yet teams like Brighton seem more interested in actually playing football than we do.
Spurs played entertaining football during his reign, in my opinion. Some people claim he was the manager who introduced modern attacking football in PL; the way the best teams play today. Maybe it was Tottenham supportersDidn't like the way Spurs played under him
Neymar Cavani missed the game. PsG soundly beat us at OT, and in tactical fashion which saw the end of Pogba hot form as and advanced midfielder. Marquinhos marked his off the game. Pogba missed the return leg. Other team caught on containing Pogba. Ole then stopped trusting Pogba in that position, and in turn started his McFred love which grew into a big problem for us. I believe got more pragmatic since that season since you can't trust these guys not losing concentration and messing up.The same 18-19 team who lost against United's C team? What an elevation! It's obvious Tuchel is a better manager but I don't see what made this 18-19 team special, even if it was unlucky we lost against a United team we should have trashed.
Think you have to arrive at judgement that there is a lack of the necessary ‘processing’ power, or a willingness to disregard context because of an emotional predisposition to an outcome.Exactly. How can you judge Poch when he can’t coach the way he wants to coach? Look at our defensive record with Ronaldo this season. And that’s with one player not working. PSG have three. Not only do they not press, they don’t defend and they don’t do what the manager wants because like you said, he doesn’t have control over them. I don’t get why people can’t see the difference this makes.
Nah, let them fightAlso whole thing’s gone binary again, Ten hag is bestest ever so Poch is crap etc. Maybe…. Just maybe… they are both excellent coaches… insane idea I know.
I also think it’s funny United fans turning up their nose at any of the managers linked to the job. We had Solskjaer as manager. It’s like driving an old banger and arguing which is better a Porsche or a Ferrari…Think you have to arrive at judgement that there is a lack of the necessary ‘processing’ power, or a willingness to disregard context because of an emotional predisposition to an outcome.
Also whole thing’s gone binary again, Ten hag is bestest ever so Poch is crap etc. Maybe…. Just maybe… they are both excellent coaches… insane idea I know.