Red the Bear
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Not every team has master Woodward taking care of its financial well-beingWe could really use the money
not sure about the others
Not every team has master Woodward taking care of its financial well-beingWe could really use the money
not sure about the others
Are you watching the Italian supercup as well?1-2 Benzema
2-2 Fati
2-3 Valverde
They have 0 chemistry though.The Mendy-Vinicius pairing reminds me of the Evra-Ronaldo combo on the left.
Best to assume he is. And the DR. Congo Super League game tonight between Don Bosco and Vita Club.Are you watching the Italian supercup as well?
yeah why? need goals?Are you watching the Italian supercup as well?
Just wanted to know if its worth watching.yeah why? need goals?
I always wondered how cluttered his monitor set up gets.Best to assume he is. And the DR. Congo Super League game tonight between Don Bosco and Vita Club.
Shit.I missed ET. How did Memphis do?
It's kinda meh...Just wanted to know if its worth watching.
Also you should be busy.
Thanks for the heads up.It's kinda meh...
El clasico was the match of the day
He's doing just fine , ancelotti's teams were never full on dominating wherever he has gone, he has always managed star laden teams and credit to him he seems to be a good man manager. Its just that this real side isn't as good as the 13/14 sideAncelotti is not good enough of a coach for this level anymore, we still have some ridiculous players that can solve everything anyways, and barcelona showed they're actually a good side, flawed for sure, but good. They just spent half the season without forwards. With Pedri and Ansu Fati back i expect they will start getting much better from here on. They were always good at pinning teams back and winning the ball back quickly with their counterpress, just lack attacking edge. Defensively they desperately need to drop Busquets for De Jong, and Xavi needs to get Dest back into his plans. As it stands they can't defend in transition at all
There's a difference between not being as good as 13/14 and being overly reliant on the heroics of 3-4 players to grind out resultsHe's doing just fine , ancelotti's teams were never full on dominating wherever he has gone, he has always managed star laden teams and credit to him he seems to be a good man manager. Its just that this real side isn't as good as the 13/14 side
Real need an overhaul and even then you'll be quite a distance from competing in Europe again. Football is cyclical and laliga is facing a downward trend , your midfield is composed of dinosaurs and some your biggest singing have been flops. All things considered he's doing a decent job even if he is no longer a top 5 coach.There's a difference between not being as good as 13/14 and being overly reliant on the heroics of 3-4 players to grind out results
And i'm not basing that on this one game, but rather the whole season. Barcelona actually still have better advanced underlying numbers in the league than we do
Kroos and Modric might be dinosaurs but they didn't go extinct. Still easily 2 of the very best midfielders in the world. With Vini's explosion the attack is finally back to our minimum standards, and we can still defend when we put our mind to it. Biggest issues are Casemiro, the wingbacks and the third attacking spot. But a better manager than Ancelotti would have this team a lot closer to, say, Liverpool, than it isReal need an overhaul and even then you'll be quite a distance from competing in Europe again. Football is cyclical and laliga is facing a downward trend , your midfield is composed of dinosaurs and some your biggest singing have been flops. All things considered he's doing a decent job even if he is no longer a top 5 coach.
It started earlier. What you describe is how his Bayern side played as well. He seems like a genuinely nice guy but I am afraid he is no longer up to managing at the highest level. It’s man management without a modern tactical approach.There's a difference between not being as good as 13/14 and being overly reliant on the heroics of 3-4 players to grind out results
And i'm not basing that on this one game, but rather the whole season. Barcelona actually still have better advanced underlying numbers in the league than we do
Been that way since 2019/20. It's an unabashed and unrepentant money grabWhy are there four squads in the Supercopa this term? I don't recall this in past years.
And why in Riyadh?
Not doubting their quality as they would embarrass our midfield week in week out but the clock is ticking and they don't have much more left and it's not an easy task to replace those players.Kroos and Modric might be dinosaurs but they didn't go extinct. Still easily 2 of the very best midfielders in the world. With Vini's explosion the attack is finally back to our minimum standards, and we can still defend when we put our mind to it. Biggest issues are Casemiro, the wingbacks and the third attacking spot. But a better manager than Ancelotti would have this team a lot closer to, say, Liverpool, than it is
This should be a great team, not a team of great players
I’d say your defense could definitely use some work but yeah, we need to get rid of the old guardNot much in it between the two teams today, but if i would point out the reason we(RM) won is that we don't have obvious weak links like Barca does, they can become a decent team fairly soon again, but they have to ditch the likes of Busquets and Alba to get there.
I think he is a very good manager still, but he isn’t overachieving which is the requirement to be a coach of a super club these days. He has worked wonders with Vinicius, it’s not a coincidence that both Calvert-Lewin and Vinicius Junior suddenly turned into refined players when they played under Ancelotti.Ancelotti is not good enough of a coach for this level anymore, we still have some ridiculous players that can solve everything anyways, and barcelona showed they're actually a good side, flawed for sure, but good. They just spent half the season without forwards. With Pedri and Ansu Fati back i expect they will start getting much better from here on. They were always good at pinning teams back and winning the ball back quickly with their counterpress, just lack attacking edge. Defensively they desperately need to drop Busquets for De Jong, and Xavi needs to get Dest back into his plans. As it stands they can't defend in transition at all
Our defense is mostly fine, i think, but we need a new RB.I’d say your defense could definitely use some work but yeah, we need to get rid of the old guard
I find it next to impossible to judge a manager like that, for a player it's easily doable but for a manager ? I don't know as there are so many more parameters impacting him more than players individuallyReal Madrid fans should be grateful to Max Allegri who decided to return to Juventus back in May because according to his agent it was all done and he only had to sign his contract with Real. Things would have been even uglier with him in charge and he is still rated as a modern and in his prime coach.. But its true that what we are seeing now is the ceiling of Ancelotti as a coach and he is past his prime. Real Madrid is not as good as his 2013/2014 side and he can't make them better. Let him win his missing La Liga title and let him go managing Roma after the inevitable sacking of Mourinho there... And if its true that Florentino wants to create another Galactico era with signings such as Mbappe and Haaland he needs a better coach..
Dembele always reaches this level. Looks promising, but can't finish to save his life. Maybe he could have improved on that were he not injured all the time, but he doesn't seem to have that top mentality.Vinicius is an absolute problem. Him an Benzema have to be the top attacking duo in world football at the moment. Modric is always class. Dembele looked like he was playing for that 400k/pw contract. Very entertaining match. Ancelotti was coaching Everton before and he couldn’t get a tune out of them but my word RM look dangerous on the counter.
According to Understat, Barcelona should have won the league last year and should be tied with us this season.And i'm not basing that on this one game, but rather the whole season. Barcelona actually still have better advanced underlying numbers in the league than we do
They're good indicators of overall team performance over time. The better they are, the more likely you are to win. Barcelona of the last few seasons are a bit of an aberration, because Ter Stegen has been bad, their inability to defend in transition means teams always get BIG chances against them, and that combination plus bad luck with oppo's finishing turned into a ton of goals. And at the other hand everyone bar Messi and Ansu Fati couldn't finish their dinner. They're actually a good case study for advanced stats and xG VS player qualityAccording to Understat, Barcelona should have won the league last year and should be tied with us this season.
Past a certain point, "underlying numbers" don't mean anything compared to actual numbers.
'Time' is doing a lot of work in this statement.They're good indicators of overall team performance over time.
'Time' is doing a lot of work in this statement.
And so are we, in all honesty. But we shouldn't be. We should be better than thisThey're actually a good case study for advanced stats and xG VS player quality
I agree with this. Modric and Kroos are phenomenal players and replacing them is going to be very, very difficult. Valverde is decent box to box but I don't see him ever reaching their level. And while Camavinga has a really high ceiling, he's much too young to start taking over from them. The pressure players are under in Madrid is something else.Not doubting their quality as they would embarrass our midfield week in week out but the clock is ticking and they don't have much more left and it's not an easy task to replace those players.
I'd attribute some of visits improvements to carlo as it seemed Zidane was failing to get a tune out of him despite his best efforts, same with your defense as it seemed very unlikely to be this good after varane's departure.
Yeah a good coach would go a long way to modernize the team and rejuvenate it but im pretty sure that'll take some time , and for what he's given to work with as transitional manager he's done just fine, so I really think you're underselling carlo right now.
Perez has an obsession with trying to get the biggest name out there so while their interest in halland may not have any basis in reality, they're definitely going to go all in on mbape .I agree with this. Modric and Kroos are phenomenal players and replacing them is going to be very, very difficult. Valverde is decent box to box but I don't see him ever reaching their level. And while Camavinga has a really high ceiling, he's much too young to start taking over from them. The pressure players are under in Madrid is something else.
I don't know if the press talking about Haaland to Madrid has any basis in reality, but if I was Pérez, I'd be looking at investing in a couple of midfielders with that money instead of blowing it all on a striker (I'm assuming that Mbappé will be a Real player when I say this).