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General Premier League Thread 2020-21 - Mod Notes in 1st post. [Updated 17/12/20]

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  • #8312
    kowloonkev
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,233 ✭✭✭kowloonkev


    ctrl-alt-delete wrote: »
    3-0 Leeds, I wonder could Allardyce do that with these Leeds players

    Leeds haven't even played that well. The goals were all individual mistakes or individual brilliance.

    Simon Harris is monitoring the situation...



  • #8313
    ctrl-alt-delete
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 15,935 ✭✭✭✭ctrl-alt-delete


    4-0 now, deflected shot.


  • #8314
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 45,738 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    How many games (or percentage of) need to be played for a valid season? Or was that way ever voted on?


  • #8315
    jayo26
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,779 ✭✭✭✭jayo26


    The man is a genius, up there with Pep as the best tactical coach in premier league.


  • #8316
    event
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,361 ✭✭✭✭event


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    Hard to shout for either manager. I suppose Sam edges it.

    Can’t take to Bielsa at all. Not sure what all the fuss is about.

    His team seems to play the same way regardless if they are leading 3-0 or losing 0-3. If he was a younger English manager (Eddie Howe anyone ?) he’d be laughed out of the place, for being naive, but because he’s foreign it’s some masterstroke.

    Then there’s the time he was caught cheating in ‘spygate’. Sending spies to watch his opponents training sessions, all season, to gain an unfair advantage. Sending the spies with the tools they needed to break in and then watch (binoculars) the training sessions. Pretty disgusting form of cheating. I think his defence was that everyone does it.

    We should be able to teach children integrity, sportsmanship and endeavour through sport. Not teach them that cheating is acceptable.

    I think that cheating/spying was in the season they won promotion too.

    Then his refusal to speak English seems weird and childish. I’ve read it’s because he doesn’t want to insult English people by speaking it poorly but I’ve also read it’s because he doesn’t want to make a mistake and for his English to be misinterpreted. Neither seem an acceptable explanation.

    Whereas Sam just seems greedy but we are already used to that in soccer.

    I’d still rather watch the current Leeds playing than a Sam team but I’d like to see them relegated and to try and win promotion without the cheating.

    Hopefully Sam gets relegated too and I don’t have to watch his style of football. Hopefully once relegated club owners will stop reaching out to him too.

    Show us on the doll where Bielsa touched you.

    That post has some load of drivel.
    He should speak English so the media can take it apart?
    His translated interviews are still 100 times better than the rubbish that comes from Wilder and others. Would you rather he moaned about the refs, VAR, fixture congestion, state of pitches, injuries and suspensions like all other managers?


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  • #8317
    marklazarcovic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,223 ✭✭✭marklazarcovic


    jayo26 wrote: »
    The man is a genius, up there with Pep as the best tactical coach in premier league.

    Nxt utd manager surely


  • #8318
    gimli2112
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,428 ✭✭✭✭gimli2112


    jayo26 wrote: »
    The man is a genius, up there with Pep as the best tactical coach in premier league.

    he's real old school in the mould of Busby, Shankly and Clough imo.
    He'd never make it at a top club though he's too much of a genius.


  • #8319
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 45,738 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    West Brom, championship looking likely.


  • #8320
    jayo26
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,779 ✭✭✭✭jayo26


    marklazarcovic wrote: »
    Nxt utd manager surely

    Would not say no.


  • #8321
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 45,738 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    gimli2112 wrote: »
    he's real old school in the mould of Busby, Shankly and Clough imo.
    He'd never make it at a top club though he's too much of a genius.

    :D


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  • #8322
    jayo26
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,779 ✭✭✭✭jayo26


    gimli2112 wrote: »
    he's real old school in the mould of Busby, Shankly and Clough imo.
    He'd never make it at a top club though he's too much of a genius.

    I dont agree I think he be fantastic just need a club that would accommodate him.


  • #8323
    ctrl-alt-delete
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 15,935 ✭✭✭✭ctrl-alt-delete


    Harsh throwing the fact that Bielsa does not speak English at him as a negative, I mean it could be seen as a negative that some of the English speaking managers speak English.

    I will say though he should at least make an attempt a la Barton and McClaren.


  • #8324
    Princess Consuela Bananahammock
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,779 ✭✭✭✭Princess Consuela Bananahammock


    6 wrote: »
    How many games (or percentage of) need to be played for a valid season? Or was that way ever voted on?

    I vaguely remember someone saying two thirds, but that sounds a bit unlikely.

    Everything I don't like is either woke or fascist - possibly both - pick one.



  • #8325
    martyos121
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,567 ✭✭✭✭martyos121


    marklazarcovic wrote: »
    Nxt utd manager surely

    You’d think the best tactical coach in the Premier League alongside Pep would be aiming higher than that. Lampard could be gone soon, why settle for a Europa League side?


  • #8326
    Father Hernandez
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,470 ✭✭✭✭Father Hernandez


    marklazarcovic wrote: »
    Nxt utd manager surely

    Doubt any Leeds manager would move to Man United with their rivalry/history.

    All his work undone in an instant.


  • #8327
    ctrl-alt-delete
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 15,935 ✭✭✭✭ctrl-alt-delete


    kowloonkev wrote: »
    Leeds haven't even played that well. The goals were all individual mistakes or individual brilliance.

    Yeah I am sure that will be drilled into them at halftime, without them it would be still 0-0.


  • #8328
    theoneeyedman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,468 ✭✭✭theoneeyedman


    Big Sam doing a wonderful job, 1 point from 9 now. A masterclass.....


  • #8329
    gimli2112
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,428 ✭✭✭✭gimli2112


    theoneeyedman wrote: »
    Big Sam doing a wonderful job, 1 point from 9 now. A masterclass.....

    where'd he steal a point from?
    ah fcuk!


  • #8330
    eigrod
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,255 ✭✭✭eigrod


    jayo26 wrote: »
    Fair play to Bielsa he getting alot of scrutiny for his tactics but he is sitting there all calm on the sideline showing klopp how it should be done against westbrom.

    Delighted to see them play well with proper attacking football.
    jayo26 wrote: »
    The man is a genius, up there with Pep as the best tactical coach in premier league.

    Makes no sense - Pep got the same result at home to WBA as Klopp got, except WBA sacked their manager of that game a week later. Klopp really gets under your skin, which is great to see.


  • #8331
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 22,384 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    ctrl-alt-delete wrote: »
    Harsh throwing the fact that Bielsa does not speak English at him as a negative, I mean it could be seen as a negative that some of the English speaking managers speak English.

    I will say though he should at least make an attempt a la Barton and McClaren.

    Now Marcelo, we'll go over it again...

    "The boys done well..."

    "They is sick as parrots in that dressing room..."

    "He done him, and the ref had to see it..."


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  • #8332
    thelad95
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,812 ✭✭✭thelad95


    West Brom, Sheffield United and Fulham must be three of the poorest squads to ever grace the Premier League. They'll pick up odd points and wins here and there with "cup final" type performances ala West Brom at City and Liverpool and Fulham at Leicester but there is nothing looking like any type of consistency from any of them.

    I don't think relegation has ever been more certain, I give these sides absolutely no chance of survival.


  • #8333
    gimli2112
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,428 ✭✭✭✭gimli2112


    maybe Arsenal can save one of them?


  • #8334
    martyos121
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,567 ✭✭✭✭martyos121


    ctrl-alt-delete wrote: »
    Harsh throwing the fact that Bielsa does not speak English at him as a negative, I mean it could be seen as a negative that some of the English speaking managers speak English.

    I will say though he should at least make an attempt a la Barton and McClaren.

    Any excuse to post this again:



  • #8335
    marklazarcovic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,223 ✭✭✭marklazarcovic


    eigrod wrote: »
    Makes no sense - Pep got the same result at home to WBA as Klopp got, except WBA sacked their manager of that game a week later. Klopp really gets under your skin, which is great to see.

    Your hardly taking his posts seriously are ya ? Come on man.


  • #8336
    eigrod
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,255 ✭✭✭eigrod


    marklazarcovic wrote: »
    Your hardly taking his posts seriously are ya ? Come on man.

    Sorry, I shouldn’t have.


  • #8337
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 45,738 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    martyos121 wrote: »
    Any excuse to post this again:


    Classic.

    Up there with Le Joey Barton


  • #8338
    ERG89
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,611 ✭✭✭✭ERG89


    Deserved lead for Arsenal that. Did Potter expect Arsenal to not score as soon as they did he made changes.


  • #8339
    kowloonkev
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,233 ✭✭✭kowloonkev


    thelad95 wrote: »
    West Brom, Sheffield United and Fulham must be three of the poorest squads to ever grace the Premier League. They'll pick up odd points and wins here and there with "cup final" type performances ala West Brom at City and Liverpool and Fulham at Leicester but there is nothing looking like any type of consistency from any of them.

    I don't think relegation has ever been more certain, I give these sides absolutely no chance of survival.

    I think you're forgetting how clueless Graham Potter is.

    Simon Harris is monitoring the situation...



  • #8340
    ctrl-alt-delete
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 15,935 ✭✭✭✭ctrl-alt-delete


    Another great strike for Leeds, 5-0.


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  • #8341
    event
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,361 ✭✭✭✭event


    ctrl-alt-delete wrote: »
    Harsh throwing the fact that Bielsa does not speak English at him as a negative, I mean it could be seen as a negative that some of the English speaking managers speak English.

    I will say though he should at least make an attempt a la Barton and McClaren.

    Why should he make an attempt, honestly?


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