Recent content by Theonas

I think language is a big one yes. If you want to be at the top of almost any modern field, being able to communicate in English is pretty much essential. If an alien came to Europe and asked which one language could I pick up that would help me get by the most almost anywhere, that would be...

Fair enough. Oh it definitely exists! I am not English but I definitely don't blame them for it. In fact I think they're still extremely humble considering how much the entire world works around them :D

@Bosnian red and @Iker Quesadillas You do have a point about current Real even though I can argue that they still have plenty of seasoned veterans who understand the club and do for Real what Ramos, Casillas and co. used to do. I think what I am trying to convey here is that Real are not a club...

No. He is one of my favourite managers, maybe my favourite after Sir Alex actually. The man is just the perfect mix of cool and dignified. Having said that, he is perfect in a very specific setup. He needs to be at a club where tactical input is limited to big games and the main requirement on...

Any country that has cultural influence and financial superiority rarely displays much respect or acknowledgment of others. It's why Americans don't learn other languages as much as Europeans and why they play their own sport and call the winner world champions. It's the same for the English...

Every top manager including SAF complained about the scheduling in England. They are not all stupid. You can't compare to how the game was 30 or 40 years ago. You can compare with the scheduling around Europe and you see Ligue 1 postponing PSG game last week before their CL tie. La Liga moved...

Today actually reminded me of 2000. We were the treble winners, best team in the world in my eyes at least at the time and then we play Real. Wasn't old enough then to be aware of Real's pedigree in the CL and what d'ya know. They kill us with that Redondo piece of improvisation and Raùl's...

If that's the criteria you are using, which league is the best in the world according to you?

Liverpool are definitely not winning the PL after tonight :D

I think Sir is supposed to have sounded him out to follow him but he'd already given his word to Real or something like that.

The PL had two golden periods, the one you are talking about and the one recently where Chelsea, Spurs, City and Liverpool all reached finals and there was 7 finalists out of a possible 12 between 2018 and 2023 which is an incredible record. The other measure of the strength of the PL in the...

When did any of their players show it at this level though? There have been plenty of standout PL performers who never managed to replicate the same form at this level. Rice, Ødegaard, Saka, Martinelli should be all on the cusp of world class but they're yet to show it.

Old Atlético would be proud of this Real's performance. How can you have all these players and play like that?

If we're talking world wide appeal and brand recognition among even the casual viewers in the 21st century, then it's Real Madrid, Barcelona and Manchester United. Followed by the Italian giants, Liverpool and Bayern. If we're talking about status within the footballing fraternity, then it's...

14 teams scored more than us this season. Luton and Brentford scored more goals than us. If that tells us anything, it's that our problems are most definitely not personel and they won't be solved by personel change alone.