Recent content by marcus agrippa

Not really surprising TBH. We've all been in dysfunctional corporate environments which some are able to navigate and rise by figuring out how to ingratiate themselves to key shot-callers (who are often themselves so incompetent or out-of-the-loop that they perceive superficial qualities as...

Don't know about that. Anecdote: went out to dinner with some friends recently, and got served by a Moroccan waiter. Struck up a conversation with him about their World Cup, and mentioned several of their players. The second I mentioned Amrabat, he gave me an immediate dap. Certainly this guy...

ETH says a lot of things in the press, dodges quite a few questions, and generally gives very little away re: what he actually thinks. Best to look at what he does. First thing he does when the lads come back in preseason is call Maguire in and strip him of his captaincy. What other...

Well, Sky are reporting it as well, and we know Maguire (or his reps) use them for PR (Keane hinted at that some time ago) ... Maguire angry and confused. Not short of options. He has dealt with adversity before. He has fought hard before... bla...PR..bla...LOL

Oh ... I'm hoping he makes an impact. This gon' be good!

Sorry ... what? Comparing Park to Weghorst? Gimme a break! Park: CL semifinalist with PSV before he joined us (ran a prime AC Milan close before getting knocked out); almost ALWAYS scored against Arsenal; unselfish player with a decent touch, an awareness of space, and most of all a team...

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Especially when results start nosediving. Then it'll just be confirmation (fair or not) of what they already think. I remember Keown talking about that situation once, and he said that, to the players, the manager just becomes a 'talking head': you don't listen to what he says, he's just a voice...

Glad I'm not the only one who sees this. FIFA got lucky that the ref was great today, but things like that shouldn't happen at this level.

His going after them is useful for our own longterm objectives: getting them gone. A player of his profile, etc. You know the Glazers will be scrambling. It can't look good to (potential) investors, sponsors, etc.

Siding with Ronaldo how? Was Rangnick a trainwreck better suited to building a club's structure than to coaching a football team? Yes. Did it make sense hiring a guy who hadn't coached in years to coach a badly coached side? No. Furthermore, we failed to even secure him adequate coaches to...

"But the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright Brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown." Just saying (or rather Carl Sagan just saying). IMO...

The guy you're quoting is something else. I think he's all the way into the rose-tinted part of the Chelsea spectrum. Fact is, they've spent an f-load this past summer to no particular plan, fired their manager mid-stream, gotten in an unproven one on a long contract (so I assume they're going...

I've watched three of their games since Potter took over, and I have to say they look poorly coached. Surprising, since I actually rate Potter. Players don't have a clue what to do in possession. It's a tricky one with Potter. He doesn't really have a track record, nor does he strike me as...

That's just it. He's not trying to turn back toward the GK or CB. He just couldn't control the ball well enough to make it respond any other way than chaotically, which meant that's what ended up happening. Dreadful player. 100 m? :lol: