Honestly, I'm shocked that you went out in the first round. I thought you had one of the strongest teams in the competition, and you carried yourself excellently with the tactics and the debate. You certainly gave the impression that you knew the system and your players thoroughly, and that carries alot of weight for me.Knew was always gonna lose in first round with Michels
Anyway I am glad that I did not win by manager's votes since I don't believe in relegating scan voters to second class citizens.
@Annahnomoss @Balu - I had to distance my self for tiki taka as much as possible since it is toxic for scan voters now days. As it I got killed by them, I probably exaggerated it but the crux of the argument is the same, there are some key differences between total football and how even Barca played (let alone Spain). Bayern under Pep still mix it up but Barca at times refused to adopt any other attacking tactic that their usual to the detriment of losing key matches.
Well done @MJJ , that was a mighty debate you had with Crappy and you countered him well! I still have my reservations about the Baggio/Del Piero axis as your main avenue of attacking, but you have a nucleus of great players and it'll be good to see how you strengthen now. Lippi as an international manager opens up a few tasty options.